Math: Today we wrote our unit 1 math quiz, we will start unit 2 on Monday. Our new unit looks at factors, multiples, and divisibility rules. I have already marked and returned the quizzes to the students so please check in with them to see how they did! 

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

Friday Flex: Today students had a block in the LC to work on their "Know your Space Objects" assignments, and to check out/return some books! 

Know your Space Objects PowerPoint Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWCvYsr59HXrSnx_rbg0bRgk7ZtI2AJPKYrCsk-5g5E/edit?tab=t.0

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will finish off our "What in the World" booklets next week, we will also be starting our work on our country research projects. 

Science: No lesson today, though students did have time to work on their space objects google slides assignment during Friday Flex.

ELA: No lesson today, we will get into some descriptive writing activities next week.

**I want to wish all 6-1 families a very happy weekend!** 

Social Studies/Science: Today began with a 20 minute silent reading period where students could work on their "What in the World" booklets. Following this, we watched the second episode of Cosmos. I've provided a link to the video below. 

Cosmos Episode 2: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9a4w6o

ELA/Science: This afternoon we went to the south lab, during this time students worked on their "Know Your Space Objects Assignment". A copy of the criteria is linked below. 

Know your Space Objects PowerPoint Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWCvYsr59HXrSnx_rbg0bRgk7ZtI2AJPKYrCsk-5g5E/edit?tab=t.0

Math: No lesson today, we will be writing our unit test tomorrow during block 1. I've posted a link to a valuable practice quiz below. 

Place Value Check-In Quiz: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Mi5DDeXls1QrwxPffk1E9VVfTzyPYkJN57gxGofhcg/edit?usp=sharing 

PHE: No lesson today, tomorrow we will have our next PHE lesson tomorrow. 

Science: No lesson today, though we did have time to work on our "Know your Space Objects" assignment today during ELA. The assignment criteria is linked below ELA.

Math: Today we did our final review for our unit 1 math test, we will write the unit 1 math test on Friday morning during block 1. I have posted a copy of the practice quiz that we did last week, the unit quiz will have very similar quetions.

Place Value Check-In Quiz: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Mi5DDeXls1QrwxPffk1E9VVfTzyPYkJN57gxGofhcg/edit?usp=sharing 

Social Studies: Today we continued our look at European geography. Following a brief review of the regions we did some reading comprehension questions using the first two sections from the website linked below, we will continue working on our "What in the World" booklets this afternoon. 

European Geography Resource: https://www.englishworksheetsland.com/topics/socialstudies/europe.html

Science: Today the students had time to begin working on their next science assignment, this assignment is a PowerPoint on different objects/phenomena found in space. The criteria is linked below, we will have a few blocks in the lab to complete this assignment. 

Know your Space Objects PowerPoint Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EWCvYsr59HXrSnx_rbg0bRgk7ZtI2AJPKYrCsk-5g5E/edit?tab=t.0

ELA: Today's class began with a 20 minute read/work/study period. Following this, we did a quick review of some paragraph writing tips followed by some more work on our "What in the World" booklets. 

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson on Friday.

**I want to wish all 6-1 families a very happy October, there are lots of fun things going on this month here at Bayside**

PHE: Today we began our new rotation on the black top, we began with some warm up games followed by some California kickball! 

Math: We are now approaching the end of unit 1, we did a quick lesson on scientific notation and then the students had time to work on their unit reviews. As of now, we will plan to write the unit test on Friday during block 1!  

Math Antics Scientific Notation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXkewQ7WEdI

Social Studies: Today we continued our look at global geography, we also began working on one of my favourite resources "What in the World". This resource comes out every couple of months and looks at current events around the globe. Our next region for our global geography unit is Europe, I've posted a map below. 

Europe Map List: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Europe-countries-numbered-blank.pdf

Europe Capitals and Countries Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKObc8sCMg

Science: No lesson today, we will have our next science lesson on Wednesday.

ELA: No lesson today, we will have our next English lesson on Wednesday.

Math: Today we did some Orange Shirt Day related activities, I did a brief lesson on the history of the day as well as the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and the ways in which colonialism has affected them. This was followed by a small craft activity as part of a school-wide art project. We will have our Orange Shirt Day assembly on Monday during block 1. 

PHE: Today we began with a dynamic warm-up called Loonie finder. Following this, we were back in the mini-gym for some games! 

Friday Flex: Today we began flex block by writing our solar system quiz, any extra time was spent in the computer lab putting our finishing touches on our assignments. The expository paragraph is now overdue, students will have more time to finish their planet assignments next week. A copy of the solar system quiz can also be found below.

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

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

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue looking at global geography on Monday.

Science: No lesson today, though we did write our solar system quiz today during Friday Flex. 

ELA: No lesson today, expository paragraphs are now overdue! 

Social Studies: Today we had a fire/earthquake drill, we also wrote our quiz on central and south American geography. The sheets we used for our quizzes are linked below and well as some AWESOME practice quizzes. 

Central America Labelled: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Central-America-countries-labeled.pdf

South America Labelled: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/South-America-countries-labeled.pdf

Central America Quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1448/central-american-countries

South America Quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/22274/countries-of-south-america-quiz

ELA: Today we began with 20 minutes of silent reading/work. Following this, we went to the lab for our FINAL block of work on the two assignments linked below, please check in with your student to see how they are doing with these. If students aren't close to completing both of these then ideally they should spend some time this weekend wrapping them up. 

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

Math: No lesson today, we will be doing some Orange Shirt Day related activities tomorrow morning as well as some math from unit 1. 

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson tomorrow.

Science: No lesson today, we will write our solar system quiz tomorrow during Friday Flex. A copy of the quiz can be found below. 

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

Math: Today we continued working through our place value unit. To start, we did a practice quiz for a near end of unit check-in. I did collect this quiz for marks just to check-in with how students are doing. A copy of the practice quiz we completed is linked below. Once students are done the unit review we will write the official unit quiz. 

Place Value Check-In Quiz: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Mi5DDeXls1QrwxPffk1E9VVfTzyPYkJN57gxGofhcg/edit?usp=sharing

Social Studies: Today we had a block in the computer lab to finish off our expository paragraphs and planet assignments. Criteria for both are linked below. Students who are finished had time to practice their geography using the links below.  

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

Central America Quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/1448/central-american-countries

South America Quiz: https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/22274/countries-of-south-america-quiz

Science: Today we watched the first episode of an amazing documentary "Cosmos". I've provided a link to the episode below. We will write our solar system quiz on Friday during Friday Flex (block 4). A copy of the test can be found below. 

Cosmos Episode 1: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35e2io

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

ELA: No lesson today, instead we completed our school-wide Terry Fox Run! 

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson on Friday.

Science: Today we reviewed the answers to our upcoming solar system quiz, the quiz will look essentially identical to the link found below. We will likely write the quiz during this weeks Friday Flex block. We then went to the lab to work on our assignments from last week, all criteria are linked below. 

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

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

PHE: Today we went down to a local wooded area for some forest games! 

ELA: We began today's class with a 20 minute silent read/work period. Following this, we reviewed the Latin geography resource from last week, which is linked below. we then began looking at "parts of speech" including nouns, adverbs, adjectives, etc. We began working through the resource linked below, we won't complete every page, but this is a good review resource.

Parts of Speech Unit PDF: https://media.openschool.bc.ca/osbcmedia/gramgo/etext/g1-speech.pdf

Latin America Unit PDF: https://hendersonms.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Downloads/Glen%20Manual%20Bigger%20Print%20Part%202%20.pdf

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

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will have our next geography quiz on Thursday! The quiz will be on Central America and South America. Study guides can be found below. 

Central America Labelled: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Central-America-countries-labeled.pdf

South America Labelled: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/South-America-countries-labeled.pdf

Math: Today we continued our unit on place value, we began with a warm up on rounding which I have put a link to below, we then continued working through unit 1. We are nearing the conclusion of unit 1, after writing the unit quiz we will move to our next unit on divisibility, multiples, and factors. 

Rounding Warm Up: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-5-mixed-rounding-large-numbers-a.pdf

PHE: Today we did a group game of capture the rugby ball on the field with two other PHE classes, lots of fun! 

Friday Flex: For this weeks Friday Flex block we spent a block in the LC to work on our current assignments, all criteria are linked below. Ideally, students should be close to finishing their expository paragraphs, we will have time next week to work on our planet assignments. 

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

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

ELA: No lesson today, we will continue our paragraph writing next week.

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will have our next social studies lesson on Wednesday. 

**A reminder that Monday is a Pro-D Day! We will be back in action on Tuesday!!**

Social Studies: Today we continued our unit on global geography. To begin, we reviewed the geography of Central America and South America. We then completed some sheets from the resource below to cement some basic understanding of the area. 

Latin America Unit PDF: https://hendersonms.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Downloads/Glen%20Manual%20Bigger%20Print%20Part%202%20.pdf

All About South America Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4iwEMbal24

ELA: Today's class began with 20 minutes of silent reading/working. Following this, I took the students through a lesson on formatting assignments and the do's and don'ts of successful assignment completion at the middle school level. 

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

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson tomorrow. 

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

**I am looking forward to meeting many 6-1 families tonight at Bayside from 5:00-7:00 PM**

If students have any time at home where they want to complete school work they can work on any of the following:

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

Math: Today we spent the first part of class reviewing section 1.2. We then began a lesson on rounding numbers, students then continued working on whatever section of unit 1 that they are on. I've posted some valuable resources below. 

Math Antics Rounding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-E18EqSVk

Rounding Practice Worksheet: https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-5-mixed-rounding-4or5-digit-a.pdf

Rounding How-To Guide: https://www.mathsisfun.com/rounding-numbers.html

Social Studies: Today we wrote our first geography quiz, we then marked them as a class so students already know how they did. We then continued our look at the geography of Central America. I also took the students through a geographic "tour" of South America. All resources are linked below. 

Central America Blank Map: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Central-America-countries-blank.pdf

South America Map: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/South-America-countries-numbered-blank.pdf

Science: Today we spent a block in the LC. Students had time to work on their provinces and territories assignment, as well as their expository paragraphs. Students who are working ahead had time to start on their new science assignment. All assignment criteria are linked below. During this time we also completed the speaking component of the DLA. 

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

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

ELA: Today we spent some time in the computer lab. During this time, students were tasked with finishing their province and territories research assignment as well as starting to work on their expository paragraph good copies. Assignment links can be found below. **Please note that the provinces and territories assignment is now overdue**

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson on Friday.

Science: Today we continued our unit on space. Specifically, we continued looking at the planets in our solar system. We reviewed lots of the information from previous lessons, after which students were given a study guide for our solar system quiz. All answers to the study guide can be found in the planet booklet which is also linked below. 

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

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

PHE: Today we were back in the mini gym, we began with a dynamic warm up followed by some exciting games in the mini gym. Weather permitting, on Friday we will do a large group game of capture the flag. 

ELA: Today we spent some time in the computer lab. During this time, students were tasked with finishing their province and territories research assignment as well as starting to work on their expository paragraph good copies. Assignment links can be found below. 

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Expository Paragraph Assignment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B9rm5UMhyINzkHHhXam2Ye6D09fewHlcnmQxLcd2vIY/edit?tab=t.0

Math: No lesson today, we will continue our unit on place value tomorrow during block 1. 

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will have our geography quiz on the continents and Canadian geography tomorrow. The resources needed to study are linked below. 

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

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

PHE: Today we were back in the mini-gym! We began with a dynamic warm up and community lap followed by a mini sport tournament in the mini gym.

Math: In place of math, today we had our orientation in the LC. Students learned about how to use the learning commons, got to check out some books, and received their social studies textbooks. We will have our next math lesson on Wednesday.

Social Studies: Today we began with a 20 minute silent read/work period. We then continued our intro unit on global geography, we will write our first geography quiz on Wednesday, and it will be identical to the first two sheets linked below. We also moved on to our next section which is central America, the maps and resource that we used are linked below for student reference. 

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

Central America Blank Map: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/pdf/Central-America-countries-blank.pdf

Maps of the World Website Resource: https://lizardpoint.com/geography/printable-maps.php#Central%20America

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

ELA: No lesson today, tomorrow we will begin working on our expository paragraphs in the lab.

Math: Today we continued our unit on place value. Most students are working on section 1.2. I also distributed the resource linked below to students who have been working ahead.

Place Value Booklet: https://knowsleylane.knowsley.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/t-pa-142-year-6-maths-assessment-number-and-place-value_ver_1.pdf

PHE: Today we were back in the mini-gym for some games! We began class with a group warm-up with the other PHE classes. We then played some mini gym handball and soccer. 

Friday Flex: Today students had a block in the computer lab to finish off their Canadian Provinces and Territories assignment, students who have finished could start writing their expository paragraph drafts. 

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue our geography unit on Monday. Students can use the resources linked below to prepare for our first geography "quiz" which will take place next week. 

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

ELA: No lesson today, we will continue our expository paragraph writing on Tuesday, we will also do our LC orientation on Monday.

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

Social Studies: Today we did our first fire drill of the year, we then had a quick history lesson on 9/11 and the implications of that event. Students will have time in the computer lab to continue working on their provinces and territories research assignment this afternoon. 

ELA: Today we were back in the south lab, students continued to work on their provinces and territories research assignment. Those who finished began working on their expository paragraph drafts. We will hopefully finish our provinces and territories assignment tomorrow afternoon.

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

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

Science: No lesson today, we will have our next science lesson on Tuesday.

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

Math: Today we continued with our unit on place review, we reviewed the second side of the worksheet that we completed on Monday, and also reviewed part of section 1.1. Students continued working through the unit with some students working on 1.1, some on 1.2, and some even began working on 1.3. 

Social Studies: To start today's lesson we reviewed our lesson from Monday, students then went to the lab to begin their first "assignment"...this is a basic research assignment where they will be using the internet to research some basic facts about the provinces and territories. A copy of the assignment is linked below. 

Provinces and Territories Research: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d2JwVplvNX-GY34RiRtkJfPRj3xLPWI5RCpjOTCqxPo/edit?usp=sharing

Science: Today we continued our unit on space, we continued going through our research packets on the planets, and also began looking at other space objects such as asteroids, meteors, and meteorites. All resources are linked below. 

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

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

ELA: Today we began our paragraph writing unit, this will be our main focus for term 1. We will be looking at expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive writing. The intro resource is linked below. 

Grammar on the Go Paragraph Writing: https://media.openschool.bc.ca/osbcmedia/gramgo/etext/g4-paragraphs.pdf

PHE: No lesson today, we will have our next PHE lesson on Friday. 

Science: Today we began our unit on space. To start, our focus will be on the planets in our solar system. I've posted the resource we are using in class below, as well as some videos that we watched. 

Planets Resource: 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. Binocs Solar System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w36yxLgwUOc

PHE: Today we were back in the mini-gym. We began with a warm-up, followed by some crazy handball! 

ELA: Today we completed the written component of the fall district literacy assessment, this is a useful tool to determine where students are at to begin the school year. There is also a speaking component that we will complete in the near future.

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

Social Studies: No lesson today, we will continue with our intro geography unit tomorrow.

PHE: Today we began our 3 week unit in the mini-gym. We began with a dynamic warm up as well as a tour of our community run route that we use for warm ups and the occasional run day. Following this, we played some mini gym games like team ball tag and gaga ball, we will play some crazy handball tomorrow. 

Math: Today we continued our unit on place value, we reviewed the lesson from Friday and then completed a warm-up sheet, which is linked below. Students then continued working through section 1.1. Some students who finished early began working on section 1.2. I also showed the students a video on rounding, a skill they will need for upcoming sections this unit. 

Place Value Worksheets (we did page 5-6): https://www.pearlk12.com/cms/lib/MS01810570/Centricity/Domain/168/FormsofNumbersCommonCore.pdf

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

Math Antics Rounding Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-E18EqSVk

Social Studies: Today we began looking at some global geography. To start, I took the students through a virtual tour of the planet on google earth. We then began looking at the continents and oceans, followed by an in-depth look at Canadian geography. The resources that we used in class are linked 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

Science: No lesson today, we will begin looking at the solar system tomorrow. 

ELA: No lesson today, we will get into some basics of paragraph writing tomorrow. We will also complete the Fall district literacy assessment written component. 

Math: Today we began our unit on place value, we started with a lesson on the board, followed by a review video which I've linked below. We did a quick practice sheet, and then began working on section 1.1 of unit 1. 

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

Math Drills Place Value Worksheet (no decimal): https://math-drills.com/placevalueworksheets/identify_place_9999999_us_001.php

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

PHE: Today was our introduction to PHE, the kids were sorted into their classes. We then began going over the rules and guidelines of PHE (physical health education) and then finished with a mixer game! 

Friday Flex: Today we spent more time in the computer lab organizing our google drives, and mastering our log-in's. Students then had time to write a practice paragraph to ensure that they know how to share documents...we then finished with a fun quiz game! 

Social Studies: No lesson today, on Monday we will start completing some intro lessons on global geography. This will help students grasp some of the important concepts that we go over later in social studies 6.

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

ELA: No lesson today, we will begin our ELA course on Tuesday. For the first term we will be focussing on paragraph writing. Specifically, we will be looking at expository writing, descriptive writing, persuasive writing, and narrative writing.

Today is our final homeroom based day, we will start our PHE and FAAS courses tomorrow as well as our normal academic schedule.

Block 1: This morning we began with the famous West Pod Carousel. For this activity, the students move as a group through each classroom in the west pod, this is a great chance to get to know all the other teachers in the pod.

Block 2: For block 2, I took the students through the curriculums of each of the four core academic subjects (math, ELA, social studies, and science). We also spent time organizing our school supplies so that the students are ready to begin their academic learning tomorrow. I've provided a link to the course curriculums below. 

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

Block 3: Today we did some mixer activities in the gym with Mr. Steven's class, we did a dynamic warm up followed by some team building challenges, we then finished with a fun game of dodgeball! 

Block 4: Today I took the students to the computer lab to get them set up for the year, we went over how to log in, how to bookmark tabs, as well as how to access google drive. It is VERY important that students know how to access google drive from home, I've posted instructions below, they are also on the front page of my website. 

Signing in to Google Drive from home

• Username: studentnumber@saanichlearns.ca

• Password: same as at school

• This will open up a new page/portal where students log in just like at school (student number and password)

• If you need your password reset, please contact me ASAP. 

Today and tomorrow are both homeroom based days, we will start our PHE and FAAS courses on Friday as well as our normal academic schedule.

Block 1: Today we began the day with some name games and get to know you activities. I also distributed bus passes to the students who have ordered them. The students then spent some time designing their name tags for their desks as well as organizing their school supplies. 

Block 2: At the start of the block we had our grade 6 assembly where our school admin took the students through our school rules and expectations, the students also had time to ask any questions that they wanted. I then distributed the locks for the lockers and students had time to practice, those that they mastered the lock had a chance to load up their lockers with their belongings. 

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

Block 3: For this block, I took the students down to the mini-gym for some physical activity. We continued with some team building and name games, and then just played some PE games for fun! 

Block 4: For the last block of the day, we spent time finishing our name tags, mastering our locks, and working on our "hoodies". The hoodies are a paper cut out that the students design and fill with information about themselves, these will be displayed in our classroom on the wall! 

Today we met for the first time as a class, I took the students on a quick tour of the building and went over some basic expectations and routines. Tomorrow, the students will need their school supplies, and ideally proper footwear for a few fun activities that we will be doing!!

Looking forward to a great year!!

Cheers, Ryan