Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Circuit Diagrams


We began our in-class time by taking up yesterday’s math homework. Our new math lesson was about addition and subtraction. This was a pretty straight forward lesson and the Grade 6 class prefers using place value when adding and subtracting. The twist on the lesson was that students had to check the reasonableness of their sums using estimation (rounding to the nearest hundred) and inverse operations when checking differences. Ask your child to explain what is meant by the ‘inverse operation’.  Students again had a good chunk of class time to work on practice problems on p. 62 & 63 of the MMS textbooks.  Students who did not get done in class are asked to complete all questions for homework. Some students again chose to stay in during second recess to work on their math homework. Some students are even tutoring each other!  It is wonderful to see this and hear the conversations between students.

 I have begun conferencing with students individually to assess their report writing against the rubric and checklist we have created. As we meet, we are making a list of individual student strengths and areas for improvement. Our goal is to have all conferences completed by end of day Friday.

During our UOI time students explored the key features of electrical circuits. They learned that the components of circuits are represented with symbols in circuit diagrams. They spent time defining electrical components and drawing their symbols. Some students began working on our next electricity station where they are building series and parallel circuits. Devices will be needed all week for the power generation project. This is the final week to complete this project. Students will be presenting next week.

Grade 6s attended French and Gym class this morning.

Look out for a letter about the Terry Fox Run coming home today.

Homework & Reminders

  • MMS p. 62 & 63
  • Bring devices all week
  • September 25: October hot lunch forms due
  • September 25: Scholastic orders due
  • Next week: Casual Day, Terry Fox Run, Math unit test

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