Grade 6s attended French class with Mme. Villeneuve and Gym
class with Mr. Slyk this morning.
After gym, we
worked on our International Day presentation. We still need large pieces of
cardboard for our display. Students are also to research traditional food of
Guam and commit to bringing or making a plate of food if they haven’t already
done so. Please remember to keep all food nut free. All research needs to be
given to Cayden by tomorrow.
In math time, we
had a practical lesson on finding total surface area of a rectangular prism. We
used our Percy Jackson books to model how to find the lengths and widths of the
different faces. Students are expected to show detailed steps when solving
problems with surface area. We practiced doing this in class and students know
to carry on this skills as they complete the practice problems on p. 222 - 223
of the MMS textbook. Look out for math tests coming home today.
Next up was UOI
time. We continued working on our own Picasso-style self-portraits. Students
had to use cubism in the background of their portraits.
We began working
on this year’s persuasive speeches. Grade 6s will compete against each other to
participate in the school-wide oral competition on February 25. Please look out
for a duo tang coming home today containing a package to guide your child
through the process of researching, writing, and presenting the speech. Please
review the package with your child and sign the letter at the front of the
package. The package must come to school each day as we will be working on
speeches every day. Today we read the letter, looked at the schedule, read a
sample of persuasive writing, and brainstormed ideas.
We used the last
bit of class time as writing time. Students worked independently on adverbs and
adjectives.
Homework &
Reminders
·
MMS p. 222 - 223, unit test on Thurs/Fri, Jan.
21/22
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MMS – sign, review, and return math tests coming
home today
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International Day
o
Research your component of the presentation,
send it to Cayden by tomorrow
o
Food – commit to bringing an item of food
o
cardboard
·
Persuasive speech
o
Review and sign letter
o
Continue your brainstorm of ideas
o
Review the package
o
Return the package to school each day
·
Visit and like the St. Jude’s Facebook page at:
·
International Day – Friday, January 22, 2:30 –
3:30 pm – All welcome. No Kiss & Ride, Hot lunch orders are due
·
Casual Day – Wednesday, January 27
·
February 11 – Reregistration packages are due
·
February 18 & 19: In-class Oral Competition
·
February 25: School-Wide Oral Competition, All
welcome
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