And .... the Building Begins

The day Grade 6s have been looking forward to for a month has finally arrived – they started building their electric cars! It was a busy, messy, fun time. We will have more building time on Thursday and Friday.

 

We had novel study time today. Students met in groups to discuss Chapter 7 of The City of Ember. Students had some time to read Chapter 8 in class. Their response should be completed for homework if they did not get done in class. Our next discussion takes place on Thursday.

 

Students attended French and math classes today. In math, students wrote their unit test.

Thank you to everyone who sent in items for our bake sale. Students in our class divided up duties to sell items during both recesses and lunches. Thanks for all the hard work, 6s.

 

The class has begun to work on their summative task for our energy unit. They had the choice between and easier project and a very challenging project. We had takers on both options. All work is to be done in class as students will be assessed on their ATL skills. The project groupings are as follows:

Group Members	Project
Aamna & Yashmeen	Hydroelectric Generating Station
Vishva & Sofia	Tidal Power Plant
Divyansh & Aanika	Uranium Power
Pooshne & Jasmeet	Uranium Power
Jaiden & Eva	Solar Power
Emana & Daniel	Solar Power
Himmat & Charlie	Uranium Power
Emaan & Mahhdi	Wind Power

 Devices are needed for this summative task on Thursday and Friday.

International Day takes place in a few weeks. Our class has chosen to represent Madagascar. We had a further discussion on how to represent Madagascar. Students have chosen to research and present as follows:

Group Members	Topic	Presentation Type
Divyansh & Daniel	Animals	PowerPoint
Pooshne & Emaan	Architecture	TBD
Jasmeet & Himmat	Food	PowerPoint
Emana & Aanika	Art & Dance	PowerPoint
Charlie & Jaiden	Sports	PowerPoint
Vishva, Eva, & Aamna	Economics	PowerPoint
Sofia & Yashmeen	Music	Poster and playing music samples

Students are also asked to research and prepare a traditional dish from Madagascar for International Day. Let me know when you have decided on a dish.

 Students should be studying to prepare for tomorrow’s energy unit test. Consider using the mind map and yesterday’s study suggestions with students. When studying I …

·         Read through all notes at least 3 times (mostly out loud)

·         Test myself - Make lists/summaries/draw diagrams of all I can remember without looking at my notes

·         Check to see what I have forgotten/omitted/can’t remember – Reread/ go over these sections again

·         Explain difficult concepts to someone (family members, pets, teddy bear)

·         Ask a family member to quiz you

We are golfing tomorrow. Come to school in your gym uniform.

Homework and Reminders

·         Study for the Energy unit test – this takes place tomorrow

·         Car materials should all be at school – students have begun building

·         Read Chapter 8 of The City of Ember and complete the response for Thursday

·         Work on your chosen research about Madagascar

·         Choose 4 Zentangle designs for your pinwheel

·         Devices are needed for Thursday and Friday this week

Wednesday, October 2

·         Energy unit test

·         Golfing Trip – wear gym uniform

·         Bake Sale - Peanut & Nut-Free Products

Friday, October 4^th

·         Nea Archi Event (for new families), 7 pm – 9 pm

Friday, October 11^th – PD Day (No school for students)

Monday, October 14^th – Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, October 17^th – International Day

Friday, October 25^th - Fall Fundraiser trip to Glow Zone

Tuesday, October 29^th

·         Picture Day

·         Bake Sale by

Tuesday, October 29^th – Bake Sale

Wednesday, October 30^th –

·         Casual Day

·         Bake Sale

Thursday, October 31^st- Harvest/Halloween Spirit Day