We continued working on our Exhibition brainstorm this
morning. We stopped a couple of times during this process to check on student
progress and to give students opportunity to voice their ideas with the whole
class. Then began the process of whittling down the issues. Students were
invited to do a walk around the room to view all the issues that students came
up with. Students created a list of the top 10 issues that interest them. I
took a tally of everyone’s list to discover the top 15 issues. Students were
then invited to select 5 from these 15. These top 5 were used to group
students. Your child is coming home with
a letter about the exhibition. Please take time to read and sign the letter
coming home. Take a look at the Exhibition binder your child has begun working
through.
Students reflected on the exhibition task, their roles,
concerns, and areas they are looking forward to in their first journal entry.
Students MUST bring their exhibition binder to school every day.
We then had a math lesson on equivalent fractions. Students
were expected to understand that equivalent fractions represent the same part
of a whole. They wrote equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing the
numerator and denominator by the same factor. They also understand that
simplest form is when both the numerator and denominator can only be divided by
1. We got a good start on the practice work in class. Students are asked to
complete the remaining questions on p. 289 – 290 of the MMS textbook for
homework.
Grade 6s attended gym class with Mr. Slyk.
After gym, students worked on organising their Exhibition
binders.
We used today’s French time to work on Exhibition. Students
sat with their Exhibition group and read letters from SJA students who have
completed the Exhibition project in previous years. The letters described the challenges
and successes of Exhibition as well as some advice to this year’s Grade 6s.
Using the advice from the letters and their previous experience with
collaborative inquiry, students wrote an essential agreement that will help
them have a successful exhibition experience. Look for this agreement in your
child’s binder.
Students will need devices for Exhibition on a daily basis.
Homework &
Reminders
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Exhibition:
o
Show your parents your Exhibition binder
o
Have your parents read and sign the letter in
the front of the binder
o
Discuss the issue you will be exploring with
your parents
o
Bring your device and binder to school daily
·
MMS p. 289 - 290
·
Return squash permission form
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Tomorrow:
o
Oral Competition against The Maples Academy –
Junior Division begins at 9:30 am – All Welcome, Good luck to Adam, Bhavya, and Carter! Let’s hope
the weather cooperates this time round.
o
Merchant of Manhattan performance at 7 pm – All
Welcome, please come support the MYP students, free childcare to allow you to
enjoy the performance, Bake Sale by the Grade 7 & 8 students in the evening
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Thursday: Spirit Day, wear pastel colours
·
Friday: Good Friday, No School
·
Monday: Easter Monday, No school, Summer
uniforms may be worn after the Easter long weekend
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