Literacy

Literacy Program

Week 1

Monday, April 6

Create a Playlist

Choose 5 songs that represent your life. Write down the title, who they are by, and justify why you chose them to represent your life. Create this playlist and use your name as the title.

Tuesday, April 7

Step into My Shoes Narrative

Choose your favourite pair of shoes that you own. Use detail to describe what they look like and what a day in their life looks like, before social distancing. Some questions to answer include: What are they doing? How are they feeling? Where are they going?

Wednesday, April 8

Name Etymology

Do you ever wonder what your name means? Here’s your chance to find out! Look up the origin (etymology) of your name. Once you’ve looked it up, answer the following: What does it mean? Why do you think you were named this? If you can change your name, what would you change it to and why?

Thursday, April 9

Childhood Story

Everyone has a favourite story that they heard when they were younger. Maybe it’s still your favourite story! What makes this story your favourite? Your task is to use your imagination to recreate this story by giving it a twist while keeping the moral the same. You might want to consider changing the setting, characters, etc. Once you have finished, orally retell the story to someone in your home.

Numeracy

Get started with numbers and thinking right here. Solution to the problem below will be posted on Thursday.

History

For this week's history, students will learn about the fate of the Acadian people after the British came to power in 1713. Their task will include a reading, followed by questions to gauge their understanding. Check Google Classroom for the readings and questions!

Science

Mr. Elford & Ms. Chan's Class

This week we will be preparing for and taking the HEAT unit test. There will be two parts to the week. You may join one of two review online ZOOM sessions with Mr. J on Monday or Tuesday at 12pm-12:45pm and then take a modified version of your HEAT unit test online on Thursday.

Details on ZOOM, logging in and Meeting link coming can be found on Google Classroom.

Mr. Garey & Ms. Xinos' Class

If you missed the HEAT unit test, please touch base with Mr. Johnston and follow the instructions for Mr. Elford & Ms. Chan's Class above.

The plan is go over the HEAT unit test but that can't occur until Mr. Elford & Ms. Chan's class have taken their test. We will likely do this during week 2. Until then, I would like you all to log into your OneNote and read over the Success Criteria for the new unit STRUCTURES and the first note called Structures: Form and Function and watch the attached videos on ergonomics.

A Google Classroom assignment will ask you to take a picture of something in your house that utilizes ergonomic design and briefly describe how the object is designed with ergonomics in mind.