Recording the RSA Animate Video

We began our day working on speeches. I checked all work that was completed for today, editing all paragraphs that were submitted to me. Students that are behind on their speech work need to make it a priority to getting caught up. Students that are up-to-date with their work worked on their cue cards. Next, they should practice presenting and memorising their speeches. Cue cards are due tomorrow. Students received a copy of the judges score card that will be used next week. We discussed the criteria that will be used to determine the oral competition winners.  A few students practiced presenting to the class. They received feedback on how to improve their speech.

Next we worked on our Explorers RSA Animate project. Students practiced their RSA Animate using chart papers and markers. Students who were happy with their rehearsals began shooting their video. For the next step, students need a video editor that will allow them to speed up the video as well as remove the original sound track and narrate a new one using the sped-up version of the video. We have a couple of suggestions of video editing software: Lightworks, an app for Andorid devices called Kinemaster, and an app for iMovie called SpeedPro. Students also need a YouTube account to share their RSA Animate with me.

Grade 6s attended music, French and math class today. In math students reviewed homework on area of trapezoids. There were introduced to area and perimeter of irregular figures. Students are reminded to divide the figure into smaller figures to find the area. For homework students are to complete the worksheet.The unit test for Perimeter and Area is will be written on Tuesday, February 5^th.

Re-registration packages are due by Monday, February 11.  After this time, spots will be opened up to the public and your child will not be guaranteed a space for next year.  We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

 Homework & Reminders

·         Speeches:

o   Write your cue cards

o   Submit your good copy for marking tomorrow

o   Practice presenting your speech – refer to the criteria on the judge’s scoring card

o   Memorise your speech

o   Get caught up if you have fallen behind in your speech work

·         Explorers UOI

o   Be sure you have video editing software to speed up and narrate you RSA Animate

o   Arrange a quiet time and place to record the narration with your partner (this can be done at school if you arrange to meet your partner early, e.g. 7:30 – 8:00)

o   YouTube accounts are needed

o   Explorer timelines are past due  

·         Math Homework

o   MMS 7 Page 225, Questions 1a, 2a, 2c, 3, 4a, 4c

o   Questions 1b, 3, 4b, 5a, and 5b from the worksheet

·         Jump Rope 4 Heart Fundraising is ongoing

·         Parent Guild Valentines Cookie orders are due on February 1^st

·         February 4^th  – February 8^th – Book Fair

·         Tuesday, February 5^th – Area and Perimeter unit test

·         Wednesday, February 6^th – In-Class Oral Competition

·         Friday, February 8^th – Oral Competition

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         Wednesday, February 13^th

o   Caribou contest – arrive 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start

o   Oral competition at the Maples Academy

·         Thursday, February 14^th

o   Spirit Day – Wear pink, red, and white

o   Jump Rope for Heart

o   Cookie Love – Parent Guild cookie decorating

·         Friday, February 15^th – PD Day for teachers, no school for students

Area of Trapezoids

Students began their day with an extra math period with Ms. Joseph. For homework they should complete questions 1a, 2a, 2c, 3, 4a, 4c on p. 225 of the MMS 7 textbook. Students need to complete questions 1b, 3, 4b, 5a, and 5b from the worksheet. Because of the snow day, the unit test for Perimeter and Area is postponed to Tuesday, February 5^th.

Next we worked on speeches. I checked all work that was completed for today, editing all paragraphs that were submitted to me. Students then read their paragraphs in order to be sure it made sense and was convincing. Students also checked that it fell in the 3-5 minute time constraint. Their findings indicated if they needed to remove or add information to their speech to ensure it was not less than 3 minutes or longer than 5 minutes. If all these criteria were met, students began writing a good copy of their speech by hand. These are due tomorrow. They now need a title for their speech. They should use indents to show the paragraphs in their good copy. This is due tomorrow and it is the copy I will be marking. Some students who completed this step received cue cards from me. The speech will be copied onto cue cards. The cue cards will be used to help students memorise the speech. Students who are behind in their speech work need to work on getting caught up.

Next we worked on our Explorers RSA Animate project. Students practiced their RSA Animate using chart papers and markers. Students who were happy with their rehearsals began shooting their video. For the next step, students need a video editor that will allow them to speed up the video as well as remove the original sound track and narrate a new one using the sped-up version of the video. We have a couple of suggestions of video editing software: Lightworks, an app for Andorid devices called Kinemaster, and an app for iMovie called SpeedPro. Here is an example of a professional RSA Animate and Grade 6 student’s work.

Students also need a YouTube account to share their RSA Animate with me.

Grade 6s attended French math class today.  

Re-registration packages are due by Monday, February 11.  After this time, spots will be opened up to the public and your child will not be guaranteed a space for next year.  We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

Tomorrow is Casual Day. There is also bake sale taking place tomorrow.

 Homework & Reminders

·         Speeches:

o   Read through your paragraphs in order: Check that

§  They make sense

§  Are convincing

§  Are 3-5 minutes in length

o   Write a good copy of your speech

§  Begin with a title

§  Use indents to show paragraphs

o   Get caught up if you have fallen behind in your speech work

·         Explorers UOI

o   Be sure you have video editing software to speed up and narrate you RSA Animate

o   Arrange a quiet time and place to record the narration with your partner (this can be done at school if you arrange to meet your partner early, e.g. 7:30 – 8:00)

o   YouTube accounts are needed

o   Explorer timelines are past due  

·         Math Homework

o   MMS 7 Page 225, Questions 1a, 2a, 2c, 3, 4a, 4c

o   Questions 1b, 3, 4b, 5a, and 5b from the worksheet

·         Jump Rope 4 Heart Fundraising is ongoing

·         Parent Guild Valentines Cookie orders are due on February 1^st

·         Wednesday, January 30^th – Bake Sale

·         Thursday, January 31^st – Casual Day & Bake Sale

·         February 4^th  – February 8^th – Book Fair

·         Tuesday, February 5^th – Area and Perimeter unit test

·         Wednesday, February 6^th – In-Class Oral Competition

·         Friday, February 8^th – Oral Competition

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         Wednesday, February 13^th

o   Caribou contest – arrive 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start

o   Oral competition at the Maples Academy

·         Thursday, February 14^th

o   Spirit Day – Wear pink, red, and white

o   Jump Rope for Heart

o   Cookie Love – Parent Guild cookie decorating

·         Friday, February 15^th – PD Day for teachers, no school for students

 

Snow Day

School is closed. Work on your speeches, Grade 6s.

The Introduction and Conclusion

Students began their day by working on their speeches. We discussed how to write an introduction and a conclusion. I met with all students and checked work that had been completed and gave feedback on how to improve writing. Today’s goal was to write the first draft of the introduction and conclusion and to have these revised for tomorrow. Students who are behind in their speech work need to work on getting caught up.

Next we worked on our Explorers RSA Animate project. Students planned their RSA Animate using a 10-step organiser. They decided on facts that explained causation, change, and perspectives related to their chosen explorer. They also decided and practiced the doodles that will represent their information. Incomplete organisers need to be completed for homework.

Students received their explorers’ unit test today. We took the test up as a class. Parents are asked to review the test, sign it, and return it to school.

Grade 6s attended French and math class today.  In math class they reviewed last week’s homework. They practiced problems to find one of the sides when area is given. For homework they are to complete questions from the worksheet. The unit test is scheduled for Monday, February 4^th. A few students still need to submit the test signed by the parents.

Re-registration packages are due by Monday, February 11.  After this time, spots will be opened up to the public and your child will not be guaranteed a space for next year.  We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

 Homework & Reminders

·         Speeches:

o   Write your revised introduction paragraph and revised conclusion paragraph – due tomorrow

o   Get parent feedback on your introduction and conclusions

o   Get caught up if you have fallen behind in your speech work

·         Explorers UOI

o   Review the explorers’ unit test – get a parent to sign your test

o   Explorer timelines are past due  

o   Complete your 10-step organiser if you did not get done in class today

·         Math Homework

o   Page 223, Questions 3.a)

o   All questions from the worksheet

·         Jump Rope 4 Heart Fundraising is ongoing

·         Parent Guild Valentines Cookie orders are due on February 1^st

·         Tuesday, January 29^th – Bake Sale

·         Wednesday, January 30^th – Bake Sale

·         Thursday, January 31^st – Casual Day

·         February 4^th  – February 8^th – Book Fair

·         Monday, February 4^th – Area and Perimeter unit test

·         Friday, February 8^th – Oral Competition

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         Wednesday, February 13^th

o   Caribou contest – arrive 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start

o   Oral competition at the Maples Academy

·         Thursday, February 14^th

o   Spirit Day – Wear pink, red, and white

o   Jump Rope for Heart

o   Cookie Love – Parent Guild cookie decorating

·         Friday, February 15^th – PD Day for teachers, no school for students

The Counter-Argument

Students began their day by working on their speeches. I met with all who were up-to-date with their speech schedule to check that their second reason paragraph has been revised and discussed their third reason paragraph. I also managed to have a second round of conferences and gave feedback on all counter-arguments that had been written by the end of the day. For students that are behind in the schedule, I met and gave feedback on the work they have completed so far. These students need to work hard on getting caught up with their speech work over the weekend. Students need feedback from a parent on their counterargument. Feedback must be recorded in ink directly on the page the paragraph was recorded on. The feedback must suggest ideas and ways that students could improve their argument. All three revised reason paragraphs and the revised counter-argument paragraph are due on Monday.

Students had an hour of class time in the morning to work on their explorer research. The goal was to complete another 1/3 of the organiser. They had another hour to work on explorers at the end of the day. The goal for this time was to complete the final 1/3 of the organiser. Incomplete organisers need to be completed for homework.

Grade 6s attended French and music class today.  

Look out for the SJA Parent Guild Valentines cookie flyer coming home today.

Re-registration packages are due by Monday, February 11.  After this time, spots will be opened up to the public and your child will not be guaranteed a space for next year.  We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

 Homework & Reminders

·         Speeches:

o   Write your revised third reason paragraph and revised counter-argument paragraph – due on Monday

o   Get parent feedback on your counter-argument

o   Get caught up if you have fallen behind in your speech work

·         Explorers UOI

o   Explorer timelines are past due  

o   Devices are needed on Monday

o   Complete all sections of your organiser if you did not get done in class today

·         Math Homework

o   Page 222, Questions 1. a -d.

o   Parallelogram worksheet

·         Jump Rope 4 Heart Fundraising is ongoing

·         Parent Guild Valentines Cookie orders are due on February 1^st

·         Tuesday, January 29^th – Bake Sale

·         Wednesday, January 30^th – Bake Sale

·         Thursday, January 31^st – Casual Day

·         Tuesday, February 5^th – Pancake Tuesday

·         February 4^th  – February 8^th – Book Fair

·         Friday, February 8^th – Oral Competition

·         February 11 – Reregistration packages are due

·         Wednesday, February 13^th

o   Caribou contest – arrive 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start

o   Oral competition at the Maples Academy

·         Thursday, February 14^th

o   Spirit Day – Wear pink, red, and white

o   Jump Rope for Heart

o   Cookie Love – Parent Guild cookie decorating

·         Friday, February 15^th – PD Day for teachers, no school for students