Guided Reading: Students have chosen a character from their Guided Reading novel. They have answered specific character sketch questions and are in the process of writing Monologues to present to the class.
Writing: Procedures...
Students are exploring Procedures. They worked in partners to define "Procedure" and outline the Success Criteria for a GOOD procedure. From there, students continued to work in partners to access "Furniture Assembly" instructions online (from a well-known retailer). Using their co-constructed Success Criteria, the students gave the company DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK. From there, we are going to look at PURPOSEFUL WRITING...if you wish to have the company make a change, what is the most effective/efficient/appropriate method of communication? Students will draft a piece of writing to get their message across.
HOMEWORK:
Students are being asked to bring in a PROCEDURE for class on Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be using the Success Criteria to evaluate and then make any necessary improvements to the work.
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
NA / JK: Math Makes Sense
SP / RJ / YG / SB: Math Makes Sense
MN / SK / NB : Nelson with additional supplementary resources
EK / NN: Nelson with additional supplementary resources
HOMEWORK: all students are invited to work on the following ONLINE activity. There are several levels for the students to explore and practice.
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: We are continuing to look at the development of community and relations with the Aboriginal peoples.
HOMEWORK: to be posted Tuesday
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: to be posted Tuesday
