Students are nearing the end of their Guided Reading selections. Our main focus is learning how to answer questions accurately and appropriately. Please refer to the post: HSP 6/7/8 Success Criteria for Answering Questions for detailed description of this skill.
Students are being asked to modify some of their previous answers to demonstrate application of the skill. This means editing (redoing) some work to practice answering complete questions.
HOMEWORK: Students are to continue reading short stories, novels, etc. at home to build vocabulary and practice the skill of reading. We visit the school library on a regular basis, where students are given the opportunity to check out books. Alternately, a family visit to your local public library is an excellent opportunity for you to be included in the book-choosing experience and become more aware of your child's reading interests. Especially if your child is reading books in a series, I encourage you to take out your own copy and read it in order to promote discussion.
MATH
Students are continuing to review Fractions. There are 3 groups. (Please look for the student's initials)
NA / JK: Math Makes Sense
SP / RJ / YG: Math Makes Sense
MN / SK / SB / NB / NN: Closing The Gap (Ministry of Education) ; EK: Closing The Gap (Ministry of Education), with additional supplementary resources
HOMEWORK: all students are invited to work on the following ONLINE activity.
Online Homework Tasks
SOCIAL STUDIES / HISTORY
Gr. 6: Students are working on the series The Canadian Reader. The selection this week is "Tiny Plastic Beads in Our Water." Students will be working on Vocabulary and using graphic organizers. The focus in the text is "answering questions."
HOMEWORK: Students are invited to read more about this: Global News Article
Gr. 7: Students are learning about New France. They are working on Vocabulary building and making connections to the Text they are reading. The grade 7's are using various charts and graphic organizers to determine important information and demonstrate learning.
Grade 7 Study Notes: Use the two columns below to help you remember what you have learned. Take a blank piece of paper, and cover up Column B so you cannot see it. Read each term in Column A and test yourself by writing down three or four key ideas about it.
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Column A
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Column B
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France began to colonize North America to increase the size of wealth
of it’s empire
People came to New France for many reasons
The French learned from the First Nations
Europeans changed the First Nations’ way of life
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- The fur trade was the main
reason for colonization
- France claimed most of the land from Hudson Bay to the Atlantic
Coast
- These territories were Acadia and New France
- At first, there were no permanent settlements
- Government controlled by Britain
- Missionaries and soldiers were sent
- Some people decided to come to buy land or to work in the fur trade
- French learned skills to survive in the wilderness
- French learned how to trap beaver
- Furs were traded for manufactured goods
- First Nations competed wot work with the Europeans
- More and more land used for the fur trade
- French tried to convert First Nations to Christianity
- Europeans brought new diseases to North America
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HOMEWORK: Students are invited to watch Canada A People's History Episode 3 to help visualize the text we are reading.
Gr. 8: Students are learning about Confederation. They are working on familiarizing themselves with Vocabulary and maps of Canada before and after Confederation, along with the various Conferences and Agreements that have been made. This week, students are discussing the SOCIAL impact of why some did not want to be a part of Confederation.
HOMEWORK: Students are invited to watch Canada: A People's History 9 to help visualize the text we are reading.
