Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Welcome Back


Welcome back everyone. We had a productive and enjoyable first day back as you will see below.

Grade 6s attended Art class with Ms. Kerr and Gym class with Mr. Slyk this morning.

After gym, we had a quick catch-up time about the holidays. We then discussed International Day which is coming up later this month. As a class we brainstormed ideas for our display. Students have been asked to further think of ideas to making an interesting display.

In math time, we began a new unit on measurement. Today’s lesson was about time zones. We discussed why time zones are needed. This required a review of map work and Canada’s provinces and territories. Students then examined winter and summer time zones in Canada and calculated the time in particular location in relation to the time in another location. For homework, students should complete practice questions on p. 208 of the MMS textbook.

Next up was writing time. Students worked on writing an expository paragraph that met certain criteria on a topic of their choosing.

During UOI time, students handed in their one-point perspective drawings they worked o over the holidays. It was time to begin learning and practicing a new art technique – tessellations. Most students in our class are not familiar with this art form. We viewed samples of tessellation artwork that inspired us. We then watched a tutorial on how to make an original template for a rotating tessellation. Students then worked on creating their template. The cutting out was tricky work. Some began tracing their template.

Homework & Reminders

·         MMS p. 208

·         International Day – think of ideas for our display

·         Remember to bring your dress shoes back to school

·         Visit and like the St. Jude’s Facebook page at:


·         International Day – Friday, January 22 – All welcome

·         Casual Day – Wednesday, January 27

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