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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