Thursday, September 10, 2015

How Shocking!


We had an excellent day in Grade 6. Students had their first French lesson with Mme. Villeneuve followed by gym class.

We worked on our essential agreement before first recess, where students were challenged to come up with concise positive statements to create an awesome classroom environment for us to learn in. Students had to do this collaboratively in groups and then as a class. The agreement is almost done.
 
After first recess/lunch, students were given an hour to complete their writing preassessment. They wrote an interview report. Early finishers used time to read. Students needing extra time used recess to complete their writing.

Students were excited to begin work on our first inquiry unit, How Shocking! This unit on electricity falls under the transdisciplinary theme How the World Works. We discussed the theme, central idea, concepts, and lines of inquiry that define this unit. Students then worked independently to record what they already know about electricity. They shared their knowledge with their groups. Groups then chose 2 facts to share with the class. We have generated a class KWL chart that looks like this:

We will be researching a person who has made important contributions in the field of electricity in class tomorrow. Students are asked to bring a device to school.

We began working on our first math unit at the end of the day – Whole Numbers. We took time to review Grade 5 concepts before beginning our first lesson – Exploring One Million. Students related 10s, 100s, 1000s, 10 000s, and 100 000s to one million. Students began working on practice questions on p. 34 of the MMS textbook in class. We did not get done. Students are asked to complete all questions for homework. They are reminded to bring their MMS textbooks and workbooks to school each day.
Parents, please look out for the student handbook that I being emailed to you. Please review the handbook with your child, then print, sign, and return p. 30. Thank you.

Homework & Reminders

·         MMS p. 34

·         Bring your device tomorrow

·         Hot Lunch orders are due tomorrow

·         Pizza slices are being sold tomorrow  for $2/slice

·         Tomorrow is Spirit Day. Come to school dressed in house colours

·         Welcome BBQ, September 17, 4 – 7 pm

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