Division 6-1 Homework & Blog

Science: Today students were given their study guide for nexts week quiz. This quiz will be essentially identical to the one we write next Thursday. The answers to the questions are in the planet booklets that we completed earlier this year, we also reviewed all answers in class. 

Planets Booklet: https://www.somersetriverside.com/ourpages/auto/2018/8/29/34826984/Planets%20Worksheets.pdf

Solar System Planets Quiz: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17xxVDqJNxhlGQC7caCm588n0q1Y2hEkY-1_Cm7leYVg/edit?usp=sharing 

Social Studies: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading/working. Following this, we continued working through our current social booklets. Please see resources below. 

General Social Studies Booklet (pages 22-30): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwa_HPgOUwyQTSDQwph7c8_25t_s24qb/view?usp=sharing 

Urban Sprawl Around the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNJa86tErQ

ELA: No lesson today, we will begin our next paragraph writing section, we will now be looking at descriptive writing. 

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back on the black top tomorrow.

Math: No lesson today, we will begin unit 2 tomorrow.

ELA: Today we had a final block in the lab to work on our two current assignments. Any students who have not completed their assignments will need to do so at home. Copies of the assignments are linked below. We also completed the oral component of the DLA. 

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZtC9zn-Ic9Oy3blYOOlV2B9I7Sb4MQMVUX2DsCPPN4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3oux3utg77gk

Compare and Contrast Blank Template for Students to Copy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qDNciIdfEzlpmUPr3qOf1kNRTW077ZIfTNEKfn6824U/edit?usp=sharing

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

Social Studies: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading. Following this we continued our look at population, specifically mega cities and urban sprawl. 

General Social Studies Booklet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwa_HPgOUwyQTSDQwph7c8_25t_s24qb/view?usp=sharing 

Urban Sprawl Around the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXNJa86tErQ

Wednesday Flex: Today we did a social-emotional-learning lesson. We discussed goals, identifying our strengths as a learner and how to develop new skills and emotional intelligence. 

Developing Emotional Intelligence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEBFZ0U7ZZI&t=2s

Math: Today we wrote our unit 1 quiz, we will begin unit two (factoring, divisibility, and multiples) on Friday.

Science: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on space tomorrow. We will begin reviewing and preparing for our solar system quiz which we will plan to write next Thursday. A copy of the quiz is linked below. All answers to the quiz are found in the planet booklet which is also linked below.

Planets Booklet: https://www.somersetriverside.com/ourpages/auto/2018/8/29/34826984/Planets%20Worksheets.pdf

Solar System Planets Quiz: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17xxVDqJNxhlGQC7caCm588n0q1Y2hEkY-1_Cm7leYVg/edit?usp=sharing 

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back on the black top on Friday.

For French Quiz Practice: 

Je suis une pizza 

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxystpPE1xU

Science: Today we had a block in the lab to continue working on our compare and contrast paragraphs, as well as our planet research assignments. Criteria for both assignments are linked below. We will plan to have both of these assignments completed by the end of Thursday. We will have more time in the lab this week to do so!  

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZtC9zn-Ic9Oy3blYOOlV2B9I7Sb4MQMVUX2DsCPPN4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3oux3utg77gk

Compare and Contrast Blank Template for Students to Copy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qDNciIdfEzlpmUPr3qOf1kNRTW077ZIfTNEKfn6824U/edit?usp=sharing

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

PHE: Today we were back on the black top for some epic games!! 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue our look at population distribution and density tomorrow. For those who are extra keen I've linked a copy of the study guide and corresponding quiz for the first month of material below. 

Population Quiz & Study Guide (all information available in general social studies booklet): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NRLydZ91uzHiZQ8FFYuKgSLU1-5cKfZhUVsGchCrFiE/edit?usp=sharing 

Math: No lesson today, we will have our unit 1 test tomorrow. A copy of the practice quiz for reference is linked below. 

Unit 1 Practice Assessment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11bdp4oGloWIATpebv4JsH9eMyvrv1sFB/view?usp=sharing 

ELA: No lesson today, we will be completing the oral component of the DLA tomorrow as well as hopefully finishing off our compare and contrast pargraphs. 

ELA: Today we had a block in the lab to continue working on our compare and contrast paragraphs, as well as our planet research assignments. Criteria for both assignments are linked below. We will plan to have both of these assignments completed by the end of Thursday. We will have more time in the lab this week to do so!  

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZtC9zn-Ic9Oy3blYOOlV2B9I7Sb4MQMVUX2DsCPPN4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3oux3utg77gk

Compare and Contrast Blank Template for Students to Copy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qDNciIdfEzlpmUPr3qOf1kNRTW077ZIfTNEKfn6824U/edit?usp=sharing

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

PHE: Today we began our new rotation on the blacktop! We began with a dynamic warm up, a game of manhunt, and then finished with some California kickball! 

Social Studies: Today's class began with a 20 minute read/work period. Following this, we continued our look at population...specifically looking at population density, distribution, and the difference between rural and urban living. The general social studies booklet is linked below, today we worked on pages 22-30.  

General Social Studies Booklet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwa_HPgOUwyQTSDQwph7c8_25t_s24qb/view?usp=sharing 

Math: Today we worked on our unit reviews, and I gave the students a practice quiz to take home and study. We will plan to write the unit 1 assessment on Wednesday. The real test will take questions directly from this resource, and will be much shorter. 

Unit 1 Practice Assessment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11bdp4oGloWIATpebv4JsH9eMyvrv1sFB/view?usp=sharing 

Science: No lesson today, we will have a block in the lab tomorrow morning to work on our planet research assignments. 

**Here is a link to the French song that the kids are working on with Mme. Levesque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxystpPE1xU**

ELA: Today we did a quick review of compare and contrast writing, we then did a planning session. We then spent the rest of the block in the lab where students could begin writing their paragraphs. A copy of the criteria is linked below. 

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZtC9zn-Ic9Oy3blYOOlV2B9I7Sb4MQMVUX2DsCPPN4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3oux3utg77gk

Compare and Contrast Blank Template for Students to Copy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qDNciIdfEzlpmUPr3qOf1kNRTW077ZIfTNEKfn6824U/edit?usp=sharing

PHE: Today we had our Terry Fox assembly and run! We will be out on the blacktop for PHE for the next three weeks so please dress for the weather! 

Math: Today we began with another review lesson, followed by another "pop" style quiz on rounding. A copy of the quiz is linked below. We will finish our unit review and write our unit quiz next week. We will plan to write the unit quiz next Wednesday. 

Rounding Pop Quiz #2: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-5-mixed-rounding-4or5-digit-d.pdf

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue our look at population density and distribution next week.

Science: No lesson today, we will finish off our planet research assignments next week, and write a quiz on the planets. 

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

Science: Today we had an earthquake and fire drill. We will have more lab time next week to finish our planet assingments as both blocks this week have been interrupted. The criteria is linked below. 

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

Social Studies: Today's class began with a 20 minute read/work period. Following this, we continued our population booklets. The big booklet that we are using is linked below. 

General Social Studies Booklet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwa_HPgOUwyQTSDQwph7c8_25t_s24qb/view?usp=sharing 

ELA: No lesson today, tomorrow we will be in the lab to start our next writing assignment. This assignment is a compare and contrast paragraph. A copy of the criteria is linked below. 

Compare and Contrast Paragraph: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ZtC9zn-Ic9Oy3blYOOlV2B9I7Sb4MQMVUX2DsCPPN4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3oux3utg77gk

Math: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on place value and rounding tomorrow.

PHE: No lesson today, we have our Terry Fox Run tomorrow during PHE. We will start our outdoor PHE rotation next week so please dress appropriately! 

Science: Today we had our Orange Shirt Day assembly in the gym, on Thursday we will go to the south lab to work on our planet research assignments. Please see the assignment criteria below. 

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

PHE: Today we weere back in the gym for some epic games!! 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will be looking at population distribution and population density on Thursday. All geography quizzes have been marked and returned to the students. 

ELA: No lesson today, we will be starting our compare and contrast paragraphs on Friday.

Math: No lesson today, we will finish off the unit 1 review on Friday. We will plan to write our unit quiz next week.

**A reminder that there is no school tomorrow due to Truth and Reconciliation Day**

ELA: Today's class began with photo day!! Following this, we did some class admin and then went over some do's and don'ts of paragraph writing, including basic formatting, grammar, and punctuation rules. 

PHE: Today we were back in the mini-gym for some epic games!! 

Social Studies: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading. Following this, we did a lesson on Orange Shirt Day in preparation for tomorrow's assembly and corresponding activities. I've posted a link to an interesting slideshow below that covers the topics we disussed in class today. 

Orange Shirt Day PPT: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bvfCcywl3VGSpDw-F3CzYoYvPSpnAzCWsmTJEbbZyYk/edit?usp=sharing

Math: Today we did a "pop" quiz on rounding. A copy of the quiz is linked below. Following this, we reviewed section 1.3 as a class. 

Rounding "Pop" Quiz: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-5-mixed-rounding-large-numbers-a.pdf 

Science: No lesson today, we will have our Orange Shirt Day assembly tomorrow, after which we will spend some time in the lab working on our planet assignments. Please see the criteria linked below. 

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

**I encourage all students to bring their orange shirts for tomorrow! I have also sent home field trip forms for our upcoming ghost/history walk field trip on Wednesday October 14th**

Science: Today we did a lesson on asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. The resource that we used in class is linked below. 

Asteroids ETC: https://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Asteroids-and-Meteors-PDF-Printable-Worksheet.pdf 

Dr. Binoc's Meteors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4QrnC9vLs8

Asteroid Belt 101: https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vwfAb89aDwo?playlist=vwfAb89aDwo&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3&loop=1&start= 

Social Studies: Today we went to the computer lab to write our geography quizzes. Following this, students had some free time on the computers as it has been a busy week!

ELA: No lesson today, we will work on paragraph formatting on Monday, we will also look at how to enhance our expository writing. 

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back in the mini gym on Monday.

Math: No lesson today, we will have our next place value and rounding lesson on Monday.

**A reminder that tonight is Bayside Open House from 5-7, and that there is no school tomorrow!!** 

ELA: Today we completed the written section of the grade six district literacy assessment. We will do the speaking component next week.

Social Studies: Today's class began with a 20 minute silent read/work period. Following this, we continued our general socials studies booklets (pages 15-17, 20 of resource linked below). Today we looked at population density.

General Social Studies Booklet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uwa_HPgOUwyQTSDQwph7c8_25t_s24qb/view?usp=sharing 

Why are Some Places More Densly Populated Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOat3MAxIw

**A REMINDER WE HAVE OUR GEOGRAPHY QUIZ TOMORROW Geography Quiz (pages 1-3 only)**

Science: Due to the Terry Fox run being delayed we did a science block today in the LC. Students began working in groups or on their own on the assignment linked below. This assignment will be completed on Google Slides. Tomorrow we will look at asteroids, meteors, and comets. 

Planet Research Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaZffGKu8-1dB2sXTUWKp0EVtknPSYpnDYY19qyywbw/edit?usp=sharing

Math: Today we we continued our unit on place value and rounding. We reviewed the material we have covered so far in class and then students had time to work on whatever current section of unit 1 they are on. 

Extra Rounding Sheet: https://www.wesleyschool.org/uploaded/faculty/5th_Grade/Keynobi_class_photos/Handouts/Rounding_Decimals_.pdf

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back in the mini gym next week. 

**I am looking forward to meeting families tomorrow during meet the teacher night! I will be in my classroom WEST 108 from 5:00-7:00 PM**

Science: Today we began class by looking at the sections on Uranus and Neptune from the resource below. Following this, we watched a classic episode of the Magic School Bus, and completed the accompanying worksheet. Please see the resources linked below. 

Planets Booklet: https://www.somersetriverside.com/ourpages/auto/2018/8/29/34826984/Planets%20Worksheets.pdf

Magic School Bus Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLMtUsLwTk4&pp=ygUVc29sYXIgc3lzdGVtIGVwaXNvZGUg

Episode Worksheet: https://mswalker7.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/2/7/37276207/2_-_magic_school_bus_worksheet.pdf

PHE: Today we were back in the mini gym for some epic games! 

ELA: No lesson today, we will complete the written component of the district literacy assessment tomorrow morning. 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue our general social studies booklets and do a lesson on Terry Fox tomorrow.

Math: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on place value and rounding tomorrow.

ELA: Today we had an LC orientaiton with Mme. Shuh in the learning commons. Please note that the expository paragraph assignment is now overdue. On Wednesday we will complete the written section of the DLA for fall. 

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uG3OcAFb7ylcaTweTsXVkYcVx3g0MODhcXgZgkTjII/edit?tab=t.0 

PHE: Today we were back in the mini gym for some epic games!

Social Studies: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading/working. Following this, we began our "general social studies booklets". Today's lesson looked at global settlement patterns. 

World Population Over Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ5p3pZlBi4&pp=ygUbZ2xvYmFsIHBvcHVsYXRpb24gb3ZlciB0aW1l

Math: Today we continued our unit on place value. We reviewed section 1.2, completed a lesson on rounding, and worked on section 1.3 and the unit review. 

Math Antics Rounding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-E18EqSVk&pp=ygUUbWF0aCBhbnRpY3Mgcm91bmRpbmc%3D

Science: No lesson today, we will continue our look at the planets in our solar system tomorrow.

ELA: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading. Following this, we went to the computer lab to continue working on our expository paragraphs. Most students are done, if your student is not done it would be great if they could finish over the weekend! Log in details can be found on the front page of my site! 

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uG3OcAFb7ylcaTweTsXVkYcVx3g0MODhcXgZgkTjII/edit?tab=t.0 

PHE: Today we were back in the mini-gym for some epic games! 

Math: Today we had a special guest, our IST Ms. karl came down for the first part of class to teach the kids how to juggle! Following this we worked on our current math sections! 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will start our population settlement booklets on Monday. We will plan to write our geography quiz (linked below) on Thursday.

Geography Test (pages 1-3 only): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJFzNqDPXzF8PsVbD8T2riDJLDFnSBaxesZTYSnH0Nc/edit?tab=t.0

Science: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on space on Tuesday.

Science: Today we reviewed the sections on Mercury, Venus, and Earth from the booklet below. We then completed and marked the sections on Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Resources from today's class are linked below. 

Planets Booklet: https://www.somersetriverside.com/ourpages/auto/2018/8/29/34826984/Planets%20Worksheets.pdf

Mercury 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KBjnNuhRHs

Venus 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ugKx9Aubk&pp=ygUJdmVudXMgMTAx

Earth 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDVN7DCzYE&pp=ygUJZWFydGggMTAx0gcJCSQMAYcqIYzv

Social Studies: Today's class began with our first fire drill of the year. Following this, we did a 20 minute silent read/work period. Following this, we reviewed some geography and current events. We will truly start our booklets next week and we will plan to write our geography quiz next Thursday. I've posted a Youtube Video below that we discussed, it looks at Canada joining the EU as an associate member state. 

Geography Test (pages 1-3 only): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJFzNqDPXzF8PsVbD8T2riDJLDFnSBaxesZTYSnH0Nc/edit?tab=t.0

Canada Could Become Associate Member of EU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-yQ1lQ2m0w&pp=ygUIYmJjIG5ld3M%3D

ELA: No lesson today, we will be back in the lab tomorrow to work on our expository paragraphs. 

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uG3OcAFb7ylcaTweTsXVkYcVx3g0MODhcXgZgkTjII/edit?tab=t.0 

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back in the mini gym tomorrow.

Math: No lesson today, we will continue our unit place value tomorrow.

ELA: Today we did some paragraph planning using the sheet below. We then went to the south lab to begin writing our expository paragraphs. The criteria for the paragraph is linked below. 

Sandwich Paragraph Planner: https://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/migrated/content/pdfs/parahamburger_1.pdf 

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uG3OcAFb7ylcaTweTsXVkYcVx3g0MODhcXgZgkTjII/edit?tab=t.0 

Social Studies: Today we continued our look at global geography, and the provinces and territories of Canada. We then began looking at our general social studies booklets (no online version unfortunately). 

Continents and Oceans: https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/continents-and-oceans.pdf

Canada Map: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Canada-provs-blank.pdf

Geography Test (pages 1-3 only): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oJFzNqDPXzF8PsVbD8T2riDJLDFnSBaxesZTYSnH0Nc/edit?tab=t.0

Tour The World Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFF8EuaGjM&list=RDLZFF8EuaGjM&start_radio=1&pp=ygUjYWxsIHRoZSBjb3VudHJpZXMgaW4gdGhlIHdvcmxkIHNvbmegBwE%3D 

Science (Social Emotional Learning): Today's block began with 20 minutes of silent reading. Following this, we did a lesson using a series of lessons designed by teachers here on mental health and the developing brain. Generally on Wednesday's during block 3 we do a flexible block where we cover a variety of topics on top of the general curriculum. 

Math: Today we reviewed section 1-1 and continued working on section 1-2. We also did a brief lesson on rounding. Rounding is the main focus of section 1-3. 

Math Antics Rounding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-E18EqSVk&pp=ygUUbWF0aCBhbnRpY3Mgcm91bmRpbmc%3D

PHE: No lesson today, we will be back in the mini gym on Friday.

**Please consider bringing in toonies and loonies to fill our Terry Fox toonie tower**

Science: Today we began our first unit on space! We will be starting with a mini-unit on the planets in our solar system before moving on to other space objects. Please see the resources linked below. 

Planets Booklet: https://www.somersetriverside.com/ourpages/auto/2018/8/29/34826984/Planets%20Worksheets.pdf

Our Solar System 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8&t=1s

Dr. Binoc's Solar System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36yxLgwUOc

PHE: Today we were back in the mini gym! We began with a dynamic warm up and then played some games. We finished with a "crazy soccer" tournament. 

ELA: No lesson today, we will be starting our expository paragraphs in the computer lab tomorrow. 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue our look at global geography tomorrow. We will also begin looking at some intro concepts. 

Math: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on place value tomorrow. 

**Please consider bringing in toonies and loonies to fill our Terry Fox toonie tower**

ELA: Today we began our first major unit on paragraphs. We went through the resource linked below, and then took a look at the criteria for our first writing assignment. Writing the four main types of paragraphs will be our focus for term one. 

Paragraph Writing Resource: https://media.openschool.bc.ca/osbcmedia/gramgo/etext/g4-paragraphs.pdf 

Expository Writing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5IPrxafggQ

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19uG3OcAFb7ylcaTweTsXVkYcVx3g0MODhcXgZgkTjII/edit?tab=t.0 

PHE: Today we began our first three week rotation in the mini-gym. We did a dynamic warm up followed by some epic games! 

Social Studies: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading. Following this, we did a very basic lesson on global geography, and the provinces and territories of Canada. Please see the resource links below. 

Continents and Oceans: https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/continents-and-oceans.pdf

Canada Map: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Canada-provs-blank.pdf

Countries of the World Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGcRe4lt4z4&list=RDrGcRe4lt4z4&start_radio=1

Math: Today we reviewed our lesson from Friday. We then completed a warm up together. Finally, students had time to continue working through section 1-1. 

Place Value Warm Up (a): https://math-drills.com/placevalueworksheets/place_value_999999999_us_001qp.pdf?v=1628633397

Place Value Chart for Students: https://math-drills.com/placevalueworksheets/decimal_place_value_chart_hundredmillions_millionths.pdf?v=1728682541

Science: No lesson today, we will begin our first unit on space and the universe tomorrow. 

ELA: Today's class began with the distributing of the student's schedules. Following this, we went to the south lab to set up our google drives, and look at how to properly format paragraph assignments. On Monday, we will begin looking at expository paragraphs. Paragraph writing will be the focus for term one. 

PHE: Today the class met in the gym to be sorted in to their FAAS and PHE classes. Students have now received their schedules so they should know where they are going for each block! Today, we did some fun intro games with the other classes.

Math: Today we began working on unit 1 (place value & rounding). Following a brief lesson, the students began working on section 1.1. I've posted a great video below for student reference. 

Place Value Math Antics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Qf0qSSJFI

Math Drills Place Value Chart: https://math-drills.com/placevalueworksheets/decimal_place_value_chart_hundredmillions_millionths.php

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will start our first unit on Monday! 

Science: No lesson today, we will start our first science unit on Tuesday!

Block 1: We began today with our grade group assembly in the MPR. Following this, we spent another 10 minutes organizing our school supplies in our desks and lockers. 

Block 2: For block two we completed the famous West Pod Carousel. Students went around each classroom in the west pod. This is a great chance to meet the other teachers and get familiarized with the west pod.

Block 3: Today we went to the big gym, we spent some time doing name games, get to know you games, as well as some fun free time with the sports equipment. A great chance for the kids to get to know each other better!

Block 4: Today's block 4 was broken up into two parts. For the first half of class we went to the south computer lab. During this time we practiced logging in to the computer and on to our google drive accounts. For the second half, we went to the learning commons for a book check out! 

Other Notes

-Students taking FRENCH will need a BLUE duo tang. French/Sencoten classes will start next week. 

Block 1: Today we began the day by going over some basic routines, rules and expectations. Following this, the students designed their name tags and began working on a "hoodie" for our first class display.

Block 2: During block two we continued working on our hoodie designs, we also organized our school supplies.

Block 3: During this block we began the "great lock lesson". Students were given their locks and assigned a locker for the school year. Students are encouraged to take their locks home to work on memorizing their combinations. I've posted a useful video below. 

How to Open an Arbus Lock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vx_S27ghKA

Block 4: To start the block, we went through the four academic subjects curriculums, discussing what we will be learning and how students will be graded, receieve feedback, etc. We then finished our hoodies and name tags and watched my favourite math video of all time (linked below). Tomorrow we will play some games and have our grade wide assembly, we will start our regular academic programming on Friday. 

Donald Duck Mathmagic Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6JDv4ZG7U&t=128s

Grade 6 Curriculums

English/ELA: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/6/core

Social Studies: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/social-studies/6/core

Science: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/science/6/core

Math: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/mathematics/6/core

First day of school! Today we began by meeting the students out on the field to sort them into their classes. Following this, I introduced myself to the students, we went on a tour of the school, and went over some basic routines and expectations. Tomorrow we will do some get to know you games, create our name tags and "hoodies", and begin working on mastering the art of the 3 number combo lock. Looking forward to a great year! 

Cheers, Ryan