We
had two sessions of inquiry time today. In the first session, we reviewed HDI
concepts. Students learned about the Global Village concept. Ask your child what
this is and what surprised them.
Later
in the day students received their Ambassador’s Tea Party Packages. They learned
that they will learning about a developing country and its PEPS connections and
needs/offerings (causation). We reviewed the expectations of the project.
Students then looked at the 2019 HDI Rankings and chose a developing country to
work on. Student choices are:
|
Name
|
Country
|
|
Emaan
|
Tanzania
|
|
Mahhdi
|
Mozambique
|
|
Charlie
|
Morocco
|
|
Vishva
|
Guyana
|
|
Emana
|
Marshall
Islands
|
|
Aamna
|
India
|
|
Daniel
|
Senegal
|
|
Eva
|
Nepal
|
|
Yashmeen
|
El
Salvador
|
|
Sofia
|
Honduras
|
|
Khooshali
|
Equatorial
Guinea
|
|
Jaiden
|
Viet
Nam
|
|
Himmat
|
Iraq
|
|
Aanika
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
Divynash
|
Papua
New Guinea
|
|
Pooshne
|
Haiti
|
|
Jasmeet
|
Nigeria
|
Stduents
then sprang into action, researching at least two PEPS features related to
their country. Students who did not complete these 2 sections are to complete
them for homework. No extra sections may be completed at home – this will be
done in class tomorrow. Developing country brochures are due on Friday. Devices
are needed for the rest of the week.
Students
are reminded to study for the unit test. All developing countries that were chosen
by students today have been pinned and may be on the unit test. Study hard,
everyone.
Devices
will be needed all next week.
Students
are bringing marked work home today. Parents. Please ask to see, review, and
sign your child’s ‘Welcome to ____, Canada’ video and the Canada v. USA Venn
diagram.
Students attended music, phys. Ed., French, and math class today.
In math Today, Ms. Joseph introduced the new unit - Probability. She reviewed Friday’s
homework on converting between fraction, percent and decimal. She modeled how
to use tree diagrams to solve probability problems. A tree diagram is used
to show possible outcomes in a situation that has two or more actions. Students
discussed the possible outcomes of tossing two coins while using a tree
diagram. They practiced Q 4 from the textbook. For homework they are to complete
Q 1-6 from page 409.
Continue fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart.
The next Caribou contest will be taking place Wednesday, February
26th, 2020. Students are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. They should
bring their own charged devices.
The interactive question for Grades 2-10 will be Bomb Defuser and for Grade 11/12 it will be GeomeTree requiring a construction involving lines and circles. Because Caribou’s GeomeTree site can be used to solve the interactive question, this site will be blocked at noon on Tuesday, February 25th. Both interactive questions are accessible from Caribou’s Games/History page. Contact Caribou directly if you have any problems with the games. There will be no history question in the February contest.
The interactive question for Grades 2-10 will be Bomb Defuser and for Grade 11/12 it will be GeomeTree requiring a construction involving lines and circles. Because Caribou’s GeomeTree site can be used to solve the interactive question, this site will be blocked at noon on Tuesday, February 25th. Both interactive questions are accessible from Caribou’s Games/History page. Contact Caribou directly if you have any problems with the games. There will be no history question in the February contest.
March Lunches
The lunch site is now open. It will close on
Wednesday, February 26th, at 3:00pm sharp. The special
of the month is French Toast with Whipped Cream and Syrup. All
payments are to be made through QuickBooks by March 6th.
Tomorrow is Casual Day. There is a bake sale taking place tomorrow.
Pancake Tuesday is taking place tomorrow.
The oral competition against the Maples takes place on Thursday.
Homework and
Reminders
·
Study for the
unit test:
o
Map work –
continents, oceans, lines of latitude (3) and longitude (1), compass rose, all
pinned countries (see below)
o
PEPS (definitions
& examples)
o
Trade, imports,
exports (definitions)
o
A province/territory
in terms of its PEPS features
o
Canada’s top
trading partners
o
Compare USA &
Canada using PEPS
o
HDI (Definition, explain
how ranking works, factors that determine a country’s ranking, developed v
developing countries)
·
Study the
locations of the following countries: Portugal, Croatia, the United Kingdom, the
Philippines, India, Pakistan, Japan, UAE, Kenya, Luxembourg, Canada, Aruba, Bangladesh,
Germany, South Korea, USA, Russia, Italy, China, Tanzania, New Zealand,
Madagascar, Mexico, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Norway, Thailand,
Greece, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Australia, Cuba, Argentina, South Africa, Malaysia, Tanzania, Mozambique,
Morocco, Guyana, Marshall Islands, India, Senegal, Nepal, El Salvador,
Honduras, Equatorial Guinea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Haiti,
Nigeria
·
Try a game like ‘Blank
Map Quiz’ – an app available on Google Play
·
Show you parents
your ‘Welcome to ____, Canada’ pkg and your Canada v. USA Venn diagram
·
Devices needed
all week
Math:
·
Q. 1 – 6 on P.
409 of the textbook
French
–
No homework has been assigned
Upcoming
Dates
- Tuesday, February 25th
- Casual Day
- Pancake Tuesday
- Bake Sale
- Wednesday, February 26th
- Pink Shirt Day
- Caribou Math Contest– Arrive at 7:15 am
for a 7:30 am start. Bring own charged device
- Bake sale
- Thursday, February 27th
- Oral Competition, SJA v Maples
- Friday, February 28th
- Jump Rope for Heart Event
- Developing country brochure due
- March 2 – March 6: Spirit Week
- Monday, March 2nd
- How we organize ourselves unit of
inquiry test
- Pajama Day
- Tuesday, March 3rd
- Ambassador’s Tea Party
- Book/Movie Character Day
- Wednesday, March 4th
- Grade 5 and 6 Ski trip to Glen Eden
o Whacky
Wednesday/Crazy Hair Day
·
March 9 – 20: March
Break
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