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Tuesday, September 2
get to know you activities. created class rules/expectations, reviewed handbook, started dealing with supplies, escape room, and discussed Speakers Club expectations for grade 6.
Homework: what is the meaning of your name/why was it chosen, Speakers Club outline due September 15, Speakers Club September 29
Wednesday, September 3
morning meeting, labelled duotangs, morning work, Music: Gym: logged into chromebooks with new username and password, started digital memory book, reviewed expectations, labelled binders, number activity - numbers to 100, beat the clock teamwork
Homework: what is the meaning of your name/why was it chosen, Speakers CLub outline due September 13, Speakers CLub September 27
Thursday, September 4
reviewed name homework, discussed what makes good group work, emoji math review, Summer by the numbers, student interest survey, digital memory book, created something they love out of model magic, beat the clock - listening and teamwork
Homework: what is the meaning of your name/why was it chosen, Speakers CLub outline due September 13, Speakers CLub September 27
Friday, September 5
Important Information: Boys volleyball tryouts Tuesday/Thursday at 7:00 am
morning activities, finished reviewing name homework Math: math mystery review of operations LA: introduced writing journal and worked on a round of writing stamina, discussed different Genres of books, chosae a book and did a round of reading stamina, review game scoot, finished digital memory book slides, worked on math Mystery, Gym: with me outside
Homework: what is the meaning of your name/why was it chosen, Speakers CLub outline due September 13, Speakers CLub September 27, return patroller form
Monday, September 8
Important Information: Boys volleyball tryouts Tomorrow & Thursday at 7:00 am
LA: introduced writing journal and worked on a round of writing stamina, discussed different Genres of books, chose a book and did a round of reading stamina, Math: logged into prodigy, Xtra Math, and 99 math Science: started scientific method Health: started mindup/learning about our brain and how it works Reading Buddies: Religion: how we can learn about God - started discussion about what we learn about someone by looking at what we create
Homework: Speakers CLub outline due September 13, Speakers CLub September 27, return patroller form
Tuesday, September 9
Important Information: Boys volleyball tryouts Thursday at 7:00 am , Girls Volleyball tryouts next week., Mass on Friday
Math: did an assessment to see where we are at. worked on math mystery LA: discussed Speakers club in more detail. started discussing Percy Jackson Gym Music Math entered answers onto bubble sheets, worked on digital slides and math mystery
Homework: Speakers CLub outline due Monday, Speakers CLub September 29, return patroller form by Friday
Wednesday, September 10
Important Information: Boys vball tryout 7:00 am Girls Volleyball tryouts next week., Mass on Friday
LA: started Percy Jackson chapter 1 Math reviewed place value Science: scientific method Social: started democracy Art: worked on Name in one point perspective
Homework: Speakers CLub outline due Monday, Speakers CLub September 29, return patroller form by Friday
Thursday, September 11
Important Information: Girls Volleyball tryouts next week., Mass on Friday
Math: practiced writing really big and really small number LA: read chapter 2 Music GYm Science: scientific method Terry Fox Assembly LA: started talking about vocabulary/spelling Religion: explored the outdoors and looked at God's creation
Homework: Speakers CLub outline due Monday, Speakers CLub September 29, return patroller form by Friday
Friday, September 12
Important Information: Girls Volleyball tryouts next week Tuesday and Wednesday afterschool. boys practice Tuesday/Thursday morning,
LA: read chapter 3, made a connection to the text, discussed nouns Math: finished place value review questions Science: continued scientific method Social: direct vs representative democracy Health: continued discussing brain development and being mindful as a strategy for success Religion: discussed what we can learn about God from his creation
Homework: Speakers Club outline due Monday, Speakers Club September 29,
Monday, September 15
Important Information: Girls Volleyball tryouts Tuesday afterschool and Thursday morning. Boys practice Tuesday/Thursday morning,
Math: reviewed place value review questions, reviewed steps of multiplication LA: reading assessment, worked on timeline of events in Percy and Sally Jackson's life. Science: continued scientific method Health: cyber bullying presentation by officer Brad Religion: discussed what we can learn about God from thinking about how he created us Gym: frisbee golf
Homework: Speakers Club outline overdue, Speakers Club September 29, patrolling sheets went home to be signed
Tuesday, September 16
Important Information: Hat day tomorrow! We have raised over $3000.00 for Terry Fox Foundation! Girls Volleyball tryouts Thursday morning. Boys practice Thursday morning, Xcountry Wednesday afterschool
LA: read chapter 4 , worked on timeline of events in Percy and Sally Jackson's life., worked on a graphic for chapter 4 Math: reviewed division, looked at parctice sites and videos on class website, did an integer preassessment Science: did review scientific method questions Social: reviewed how democracy is a type of goovernment and how majority rule works Reading Buddies Religion: answered questions on how looking at what God created (environment and us) can teach us about God
Homework:Speakers Club September 29, patrolling sheets went home to be signed, Percy Jackson timeline is homework if it is not finished.
Wednesday, September 17
Important Information: Girls Volleyball tryouts Thursday morning. Boys practice Thursday morning,
Math: started integers and talked about situations where we use negative numbers (temperature, money, altitudw, golf, etc), how to represent integers with chips and on a number line. LA: did vocabulary work - talked about different parts of speech Science: created an experiment using the scientific method. tested either paper airplanes or spoons Gym Music LA practiced reading stamina, worked on graphic for chapter 4
Homework:Speakers Club September 29, patrolling sheets went home to be signed,
Thursday, September 18
Important Information: No school for students tomorrow, immunization forms due as soon as possible
Health Nurse visit LA: did adverb and article page, worked on chapter 4 graphic Math: did exit pass on representing integers, questions on ordering integers Science: finished questions on scientific method, review blooket LA finished graphic, Gimkit on chapters 1-4 of Percy JAckson Art: worked on name in one point perspective
Homework:Speakers Club September 29, patrolling sheets went home to be signed, immunization sheets due back
Friday, September 19th - PD day - no school for students
Monday, September 22
Important Information: immunization forms due as soon as possible, Terry fox walk on Friday - make sure permission form is filled in. Terry Fox donations due by Friday
Math: did STARcatholic Math assessment Music Gym Patroller Training Science: started matter Social: continued with representative vs direct democracy, how citizens can have their voice heard LA read chapter 5, noting information that describes the camp
Homework:Speakers Club next Monday, patrolling sheets went home to be signed, immunization sheets due back
Tuesday, September 23
Important Information: immunization forms due as soon as possible, Terry fox walk on Friday - make sure permission form is filled in. Terry Fox donations due by Friday, PJ day on THursday
LA Did 2 vocabulary pages - prepositions and conjunctions, read chapter 6, noting information that describes the camp Math: ordering integers Science: phase changes Social: questions on citizens, rights and responsibilities. Introduction to 4 pillars of democracy Religion: compared 2 genesis stories and discussed different aspects of the bible. Library
Homework:Speakers Club next Monday, immunization sheets due back
Wednesday, September 24
Important Information: immunization forms due as soon as possible, Terry fox walk on Friday - make sure permission form is filled in. Terry Fox donations due by Friday, PJ day tomorrow
Math: modelled adding integers LA Did 2 vocabulary pages - clauses and joining them, read chapter 7, started working on pages about describing camp. Science: phase changes Social: questions on citizens, rights and responsibilities. Health: mindful listening, mindful seeing. Gym: kickball
Homework:Speakers Club Monday, immunization sheets due back
Thursday, September 25
Important Information: immunization forms due as soon as possible. Terry Fox donations due by Friday,
LA working on pages about describing camp. Assembly Math: reviewed integers Science: phase changes and matter consistency (mass does not change) made jello Social: truth and reconciliation Reading buddies LA: continued with Percy Jackson
Homework:Speakers Club Monday, immunization sheets due back
Friday, September 26
Important Information: orange shirt day Monday, School Council fundraising information went home
Math: integer questions (quiz) Social: readings on residential schools and truth ad reconciliation LA: finished Percy Jackson quotes and image of camp Science: finished Jello experiment, talked about how the amount of matter does not change, only the state of matter changes. started computer science Gym Music Terry Fox walk
Homework: Speakers Club Monday, Percy Jackson quotes/description of camp pages
Monday, September 29
Important Information:, Scare away hunger - food drive begins , no school tomorrow
LA: September Speakers Club Social: truth and reconciliation reading comprehension, compared 2 videos showing different perspectives on residential school, Art: dotted hand paintings
Homework:, Percy Jackson quotes/description of camp pages , social pages
Wednesday, October 1
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive begins,
Math: reviewed test on integers, started multiples and factors. Music: Gym. Science: reviewed sheets on the scientific method, continued with coding. Social: reviewed questions on rights and responsibilities, applied the 4 pillars of democracy to different scenarios. LA: finished Speakers' Club, started talking about vocabulary and morphology, read part of chapter 8 of Percy Jackson Library
Homework: social page on Google Classroom, math test signed
Thursday, October 2
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive, last day to order class photos
LA: started morphology notebook, reviewed base, suffix and prefix, finished chapter 8 and started chapter 9 in Percy Jackson. Math: discussed prime and composite numbers. Science: started code.org . Social: built a democracy tower, discussed the 4 key aspects of democracy and how all 4 are needed for a true democracy. started an escape room.Health: finished mindful senses, began discussing strategies to calm the amygdala so we can learn. Religion: using reason to prove God's existence
Homework: math test signed, name art
Friday, October 2
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive, possible strike starts Monday - check STARcatholic website for more information
Math: factors/multiples/prime/composite started prime factorization LA: finished chapter 9, did review quiz, wrote name in Greek letters Science: code.org Social: democracy one pager - summative assessment on fundamentals of democracy Religion: faith as a way to know God Gym: capture the flag
Homework: democracy one pager on Google classroom, Speakers Club on the 31st
Wednesday, October 29
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive,
LA: morning stuff, writing journal Math: review of prime/composite/factor/multiple Music Gym Jr High Buddy Social: review of one page democracy review, what pillars of democracy are Numeracy review: basic facts, place value practice review Religion: how faith and reason work together to give us full understanding
Homework: Speakers Club on Friday., democracy one pager on Google classroom, exploring phase changes on google classroom
Thursday, October 30
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive, Halloween parade and party tomorrow afternoon, field trip on Tuesday, make sure form on SchoolCash online is complete
LA: genre, reviewed where we were in Percy Jackson Math: prime factorization Science: attractive forces in phase changes Health: Causes of stress and strategies to deal with it. Social: How bills are passed in the legislature, discussed mock legislature and assigned roles.
Homework: Speakers Club on Friday (or next Thursday), democracy one-pager on Google Classroom,
Monday, November 3
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive goes until Friday, field trip tomorrow, just bring Lunch and a water bottle in a small bag
LA: read chapter 10 of Percy Jackson, practiced summarizing, started reading a nonfiction article on Remembrance Day Math: prime factorization, introduction to powers and exponents Science: talked about expansion and contraction and how that can affect infrastructure Health: worked on stress plan/strategies to deal with stress Religion: discussed All Saints Day and All Souls Day Reading Buddies: read The Peace book and created a class Peace book with our buddies Social: run through of script and field trip expectations.
Homework: Speakers Club on Thursday if you did not present today, November outline due on the 17th, November Speakers Club on the 28th.
Tuesday, November 4
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive goes until Friday,
Field trip to Legislature
Homework: Speakers Club on Thursday if you did not present today, November outline due on the 17th, November Speakers Club on the 28th.
Wednesday, November 5
Important Information: Scare away hunger - food drive goes until Friday, Remembrance Day ceremony tomorrow at 10:30
Math: Powers and exponents, writing prime factorization with powers, LA: vocabulary: morphology and etymology Science: temperature scales, Gym, Music, Literacy: reading comprehension passages to pinpoint weak reading strategies Library
Homework: Speakers Club tomorrow if you did not present on Halloween, November outline due on the 17th, November Speakers Club on the 28th.
Thursday, November 6
Important Information: No School tomorrow or next week
, LA: Speakers Club, Remembrance Day articles, Remembrance Day Ceremony Science: how thermometers work Math: reviewed powers and Prime factorization, test on multiples, factors, prime, composite, prime factorization, powers on exponents coming up on Tuesday, November 18 Art: oil pastel poppies, using colour wheel
Homework: November outline due on the 17th, November Speakers Club on the 28th. Math test on Tuesday, the 18th - Study guide will be posted on Google Classroom, remembrance day articles - front page must be complete
Monday, November 17
Important Information: Math test tomorrow, Faith retreat on November 26th
Math: reviewed study guide, LA: Marked first article, worked on second Music Gym Science: worked on poster on thermometers Math: practice questions for test Math WIN: practiced basic facts, how to read write and say large and small numbers Religion: Catholicity vs catholicity
Homework: November outline overdue , November Speakers Club on the 28th. Math test tomorrow, science test on Matter on Monday
Tuesday, November 18
Important Information: Science test Monday, Faith retreat on November 26th
LA: vocabulary - worked on different suffixes and prefixes and their meaning, chapter 11 of Percy Jackson Math: test Science: worked on poster on thermometers (last class to finish, its now homework) Social: responsibilities of different levels of government Health: started unit on risk and safety Library
Homework: November Speakers Club on the 28th. science test on Matter on Monday, science poster
Wednesday, November 19
Important Information: Science test Monday, Faith retreat on November 26th
Math: started Order of operations LA: chapter 12/13 of Percy Jackson - text message of what has happened so far. Science: characteristics of water when heated or cooled Social: responsibilities of different levels of government/structure of Provincial government Religion: early church, Gym
Homework: November Speakers Club on the 28th. science test on Matter on Monday study guide is on Google classroom,
Thursday, November 20
Important Information: Science test on Monday, Faith retreat on November 26th
Math: reviewed test and worked on started Order of operations LA: vocabulary, discussed another chunk of morphemes, chapter 14 and half of chapter 15 Percy Jackson - started descriptive paragraph Science: what happens to lakes/rivers when water freezes/review Health: defined risk and why it's sometimes good, sometimes bad Reading Buddies Religion: parts of Mass
Homework: November Speakers Club on the 28th. Science test on Matter on Monday, study guide is on Google Classroom.
Friday, November 21
Important Information: Science test on Monday, Faith retreat on Wednesday - lunch is provided, Christmas Concert tickets went home today - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school
Math: Order of operations, LA: vocabulary, finished paragraphs, Gym, Music LA WIN: reading strategies, Science: review
Homework: November Speakers Club on Friday. Science test on Matter on Monday, study guide is on Google Classroom. The math retest is on Thursday. The paragraph is homework, Remembrance Day articles are homework
Monday, November 24
Important Information: Faith retreat on Wednesday - lunch is provided, Christmas Concert tickets went home Friday - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school
LA: vocabulary, read chapter 16, did comprehension quiz on chapters 10-16s, Science: test Social: provincial election Math: order of operations ot prime climb game Art: winter landscape with perspective
Homework: November Speakers Club on Friday. The math retest is on Thursday.
Tuesday, November 25
Important Information: Faith retreat tomorrow - pizza lunch is provided, Christmas Concert tickets went home Friday - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school
Math: introduction to expressions/equations and terms, LA: vocabulary - new morphemes, Music Gym Science: intro to new unit on Energy Social: Political parties and how to vote Numeracy WIN: Basic facts/order of operation practice Library Religion: reviewed parts of Mass
Homework: November Speakers Club on Friday. The math retest is on Thursday.
Wednesday, November 26 - Mrs. Mullin away
Important Information: Christmas Concert tickets went home Friday - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school
Retreat LA: chapter 17 of Percy Jackson
Homework: November Speakers Club on Friday. The math retest is on tomorrow
Thursday, November 26
Important Information: Christmas Concert tickets went home Friday - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school Speakers CLub moved to Tuesday< Advent Mass is on December 5
Math: simplifying equations LA: vocabulary - new morphemes, worked on attractions for Casino (Percy Jackson chapter 16), reviewed quiz Religion: started talking about Advent/Mary., practiced for Mass Social: taxes/structure/roles Science: reviewed test Gym
Homework: November Speakers Club moved to Tuesday.
Friday, November 26- Mrs. M away
Important Information: Christmas Concert tickets went home last Friday - if you are not going to use both, please send extra back to school Speakers CLub moved to Tuesday< Advent Mass is on December 5
Math: simplifying equations LA: vocabulary - morpheme pages, finished attractions for Casino (Percy Jackson chapter 16),Math: simplifying equations Science: energy sources Social: taxes/structure/roles - pages were homework if not finished Reading Buddies Religion: importance of Mary saying yes
Homework: November Speakers Club moved to Tuesday. Social pages
Tuesday, December 2-
Important Information: Advent Mass is on December 5, accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project
LA: Speakers Club Assembly Gym Music Math: simplifying equations exit ticket Literacy Win: text organization strategies Library
Homework: Attraction page
Wednesday, December 3-
Important Information: Advent Mass is on December 5, accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers
LA:New morphemers, chapter 17 of Percy Jackson, focused on details of dreams Math: simplifying equations using commutative, associative and distributive number properties Religion: practices Mass Science: processed vs non processed energy sources Social Provincial government questions/final project Art: winter landscape showing fore/mid/background
Homework: No Speakers CLub this month
Thursday, December 4-
Important Information: Advent Mass is on December 5, accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers
LA: morphemes worksheets, Math: practice with simplifying equations using commutative, associative and distributive number properties, Music: Gym: Science: processed vs non-processed energy sources, Social: Provincial government questions/final project, Religion: practiced Mass, LA: Percy JAckson chapter 17 - paying attention to the description Art: winter landscape showing fore/mid/background
Homework: No Speakers Club this month
Friday, December 5-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers
LA: new morphemes, chapter 18 Mass: Math: practice with simplifying equations using commutative, associative and distributive number properties, Science:benefits and issues with different energy sources Social: Provincial government questions/final project Health: risks of drug use, ricks of the internnet - focus on privacy
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, social project is homework
Monday, December 8-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers
Advent Celebration Rehearsal Math: practice with simplifying equations using commutative, associative and distributive number properties, LA Percy Jackson chapter 19, vocabulary worksheets, Percy Jackson description project Social: roles in mock council ART/LA/Health work block
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, math sheets were homework, vocabulary sheets were homework
Tuesday, December 9-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers, concert tonight: front doors open at 5:30, students come to classroom
LA: Percy Jackson description project, Dress Rehearsal Math: practice writing and solving expressions Health: risks online: scams, phishing, cyberbullying Social: types of local government, roles in mock council Religion: 4 Marian Dogmas
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, math sheets were homework, vocabulary sheets were homework
Wednesday, December 10-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online, need volunteers, immunizations were today, info sheet came home
Math: worked on solving addition and subtraction equations. LA: read chapters 20 and 21, new morphemes in vocabulary, watched K-3 Dress Rehearsal Literacy Win: genre/form and structure LA: worked on project/health
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, math sheets were homework, vocabulary sheets were homework
Thursday, December 11-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online and need volunteers.
Math: worked on solving multiplication and division equations. LA: read chapters 22; did vocab pages on new morphemes. Science: factors affecting energy choice/development. Social: types of local governments and what they are comprised of. Catch up/art: finished Percy Jackson description project, finished health privacy poster, ugly Christmas Sweater, Think outside the box, made snowflakes.
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, study guides on Google Classroom, Health Poster is homework, Percy Jackson Project is homework
Friday, December 11-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online and need volunteers.
Math: reviewed solving multiplication and division equations. LA: quiz on chapters 17-22, Music Gym Science: land reclamation, Social: types of local governments and what they are comprised of. Numeracy Win: basic facts, reviewed order of operations Religion: Marian apparitions/Our Lady of Fatima
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, study guides on Google Classroom, Health Poster is homework, Percy Jackson Project is homework
Monday, December 15-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th - permission form on School Cash online and need volunteers.
Math: worked on solving 2 step equations LA: heros journey summary of novel Science: review Social: school boards ideal city Religion: Marian Apparations
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, study guides on Google Classroom, local government assignment on google classroom is homework
Tuesday, December 16-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall on the 18th -
Math: worked on solving 2-step equations. Social: ideal city Religion: Liturgical calendar, Nativity story LA: watched movie version of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Gym
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, study guides on Google Classroom, local government assignment on Google Classroom is homework
Wednesday, December 17-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, field trip to City Hall tomorrow
Science: test, Social: ideal city/ practiced script, LA: comparison of movie and novel, Math: reviewed exit ticket, studied for test, Reading Buddies, Religion: Names of Jesus, preparing for Christmas
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, study guides on Google Classroom, local government assignment, ideal community, and comparison of book/movie on Google Classroom are all homework. Heroes' Journey pages are homework
Thursday, December 18-
Important Information: accepting donations to the Gianna Centre for our yearly Giving Tree Project, secret Santa tomorrow - Bring gift!
Religion: finished preparing for Christmas Field trip to City Hall Gym Music Christmas Movie in Gym
Homework: No Speakers Club this month, MATH TEST TOMORROW study guides on Google Classroom, local government assignment, ideal community, and comparison of book/movie on Google Classroom are all homework. Heroes' Journey pages are homework