Spanish & English Explorers

We continued learning about the Age of Exploration during inquiry time. We first reviewed all the learning that has taken place over the last few days. Students then heard how Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor who sailed for Spain. They also learned how the English followed in the search for a short cut to Asia with another Italian sailor, Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot). Students should add today’s Spanish and English explorers to their timeline. They should be reviewing all work in their duo-tangs in preparation for their unit test on Tuesday, January 22^nd.

Students used speech time to do research and find supporting evidence for each of their reasons. Students recorded their reasons in their ‘Persuasive Essay Organiser’. We will continue this work tomorrow. This organiser must be completed when students come to school on Monday, January 21^st.

Grade 6s attended math and French class today. In math they discussed yesterday’s homework. Students can do addition and subtraction of fractions with like and unlike denominators. They reviewed division of decimals. Students are encouraged to divide as whole numbers and then estimate to place the decimal point in the answer. The majority of students can do higher order questions on order of operations. Extended questions were given on order of operations. Homework - Questions 16-20 from the worksheet. The unit test takes place on Monday, January 21^st.

An MYP/DP information session for Grade 6 families takes today from 6 – 7 pm in the upper school lounge area (where specialist conferences took place).

Homework & Reminders

·         Speeches:

o   Get caught up with speech work if you have fallen behind

o   Find 3-5 examples/facts/ideas that support each of your reasons and record these in jot-note form in your ‘Persuasive Essay Organiser’ – due Monday morning, January 21^st

o   Note your sources when you are doing research

o   Devices are need for speech research all week

·         Explorers UOI

o   Create a timeline spanning 400 AD – 1700 AD

o   Add today’s Spanish and English explorers to your timeline

o   Study - unit test on Tuesday, January 22^nd  

·         Math Homework

o   Complete questions 16 – 20 from the worksheet

o   Unit test on Monday, January 21^st

·         Wednesday, January 16^th

o   MYP & DP Information session for Grade 6 families in lounge area, from 6 pm – 7 pm

·         Friday, January 18^th – Crawford Lake trip. Dress warmly as we will be outdoors all day. Bring a packed lunch.

·         Monday, January 21^st – Math unit test

·         Tuesday, January 22^nd – Explorers unit test

·         Wednesday, January 23^rd – Ski Trip

·         Tuesday, January 29^th – Bake Sale

·         Wednesday, January 30^th – Bake Sale

·         Thursday, January 31^st – Casual Day

·         Tuesday, February 5^th – Pancake Tuesday

·         Wednesday, February 6^th – Book Fair

·         Friday, February 8^th – Oral Competition

·         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

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