Vikings

Today we heard another idea on who may have discovered America. Grade 6s heard about Vikings from Scandinavia who were expert sailors and who formed colonies on Iceland and Greenland. Ask your child if there is evidence to support the view that the Vikings reached America? Students should add Eirik the Red, Bjarni Herfolfsson, Leif Eriksson, and Thorfinn Karlsefni to their timeline.

During speech time, we discussed choosing stronger reasons to better convince our audience. Students separated their reasons into stronger and weaker reasons. They discussed their thinking with a partner. Their three strongest reasons were recorded in their ‘Topic and Reasons’ Chart. Any incomplete work needs to be completed as homework. Some students are behind in their speech schedule as the speech letter was not signed, the topic was not chosen today, and their ‘Reasons & Examples Chart’ was incomplete. Please get caught up with your work if this applies to you.

Students were supposed to have gym at the end of the day, but Mr. Orr was away at a tournament. We used this time to get caught up with our explorers work. During this time students learned about trade between Europe and Asia using the Silk Road. They heard about how the Crusades, the expansion of the Ottoman Empire.

Turtle Island puzzle pieces are past due.

Grade 6s attended math and French class today.

The Crawford Lake trip payments are past due.

Homework & Reminders

·         Crawford Lake trip payments are past due

·         Speeches:

o   Get caught up with signing the speech letter at the front of the duo-tang if applicable

o   Get caught up with discussing and deciding on a speech topic if applicable

o   Get caught up with  5 reasons for your opinion and at least 3 examples for your opinion

o   Complete your ‘Testing the Quality of my Reasons’ Chart

o   Complete the ‘Topic and Reasons’ Organiser

o   Devices are need for speech research all week

·         Explorers UOI

o   Turtle Island puzzle pieces are past due

o   Create a timeline spanning 400 AD – 1700 AD

o   Add today’s Viking explorers to your timeline

o   Unit test on January 21^st or 22^nd  

·         Math Homework

o   Page 147, Q. 5, 6, 7, 9

o   Page 151, Q. 3, 4, 5, 6

·         Wednesday, January 16^th

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

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.

·         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