Mrs. Webster
Friday March 27th, 2020
We've reached the end of week 1 of online learning! I know it's been a bit of a learning curve for all of us - so proud of you!
The main thing today is to make sure that you've caught up with everything for this week. Check that everything that's supposed to be submitted has been (remember that the narrative and newspaper article should have been finished and ready to submit a week ago, so you should already have been done!) and that you're up-to-date with the math lessons and practice work. Please also make sure that Weekly Math 22 has been done and submitted, as well as the two Iroquois Questions.
Language Arts
- Independent Reading - 20 minutes
- Read-aloud - chapter 11. (Google Classroom).
- We'll have our Vocabulary 9 assessment next Friday. Make sure you know how to use those words in different sentences in your own words! Practice using them in your conversations at home!
Math
- Make sure you understand the concepts from the "Bears in a Bag" lessons. Those lessons are meant to help you visualize the math equations so that you can understand more clearly how the equations work. We'll move into the numeric problem-solving process next week, and it'll be much easier if you understand this week's work!
- For those of you who would like some extra practice, I have included a practice sheet under "Extras."
Science
- Log into Solaro with your library number and PIN. Go to: Grade 6 - Science - Air and Aerodynamics - Air exerts pressure. If you are able to do the activity, make sure you have your parents permission first. If you are not able to do the activity, simply read through it. Link.
Extras:
- Math practice sheet (Google Classroom).
- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Thursday March 26th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va?
Language Arts
- Independent Reading - 20 minutes (also read a paragraph out loud to someone - could be your pet!) Pay attention to: fluency (smooth reading), pausing at commas/ stopping at periods, expression (think about our read-alouds: different voices for different characters, voice change for different situations).
- Read-aloud - chapters 9 and 10. (Google Classroom).
- Submit your newspaper article (Google Classroom - Language Arts - Wed Mar 25th - Newspaper Article Submission). Do this by copying and pasting your newspaper into the blank Google Doc attached. Then press submit (or hand in - can't remember which one it says on the submit "button").
- Continue working on Vocabulary List 9 (see yesterday's Daily Plan). You should practice using the words in "regular conversation" and in a variety of sentences and situations to make sure that you do understand them.
- Do the Vocabulary List Practice (Google Classroom).
Math
- Do "Bears in a Bag" practice sheet 3 (Google Classroom).
- Continue Weekly Math 22. Please take a photo and email it by Friday if possible (when taking a photo of your work, try and match the paper to your camera so that it appears "flat" on your screen, takes up the whole space - careful not to cut important stuff out, thought - and is not at an angle).
- Please watch this short video on how to do the online multiplication quiz Link. (Also on GC.) Then do the online multiplication quiz (link below).
- Online Multiplication Quiz. Link.
Social Studies
- Iroquois Review Video 2. Link. Also on GC
- Answer the Questions (Google Classroom).
Tibits
- A Cartoon Drawing Tutorial. Link. (Just for fun)! Also on GC.
Extras:
- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Tuesday March 24th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va? It was so great to be able to "see" you in our class meeting yesterday!
Today's Learning Plan is...
Language Arts:
- Independent Reading - 20 minutes!
- Read-Aloud (Chapter 6) - ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM under LANGUAGE ARTS
- Get your peer-editing done for the narrative if you haven't already. The finished narrative will be due tomorrow (see Google Classroom tomorrow for submission instructions).
- Finish your newspaper article. I will be asking for it on Thursday (again, wait for submission instructions).
- Do a bit of reading on the following individuals (copy and paste their name(s) into Google and some info should come up): Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, Bana Alabed, Stella Bowles. Jot note a few things about each of them. Who are they? What have they done? What are they continuing to do?
Math:
- Watch "Bears in a Bag" lesson Part 1 Video (if you haven't done so already), follow along with the lesson and do the learning task (see yesterday's learning plan).
- Weekly Math 22. LINK. A related mini lesson on creating a graph video (on Google Classroom - apparently I've exceeded my video limit on the website!)
- Printable graph paper LINK.
Social Studies:
- Iroquois (Haudenoshaunee) review video Part 1 (Google Classroom). Wampum belts LINK.
Iroquois Crossword LINK.
Tidbits:
- Moon Shadows, a new written piece by Mrs. Webster (on Google Classroom).
Extras:
- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK (New). Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK (New).
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Monday March 23rd, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va?
Today's Learning Plan is...
- Get onto Google Classroom (we will be combining our website and Google Classroom for our learning, along with Google Chat and Meet). I have invited you to join, so please accept the invitations when you get them via email!
- Click the links to get to instruction/ videos/ tasks etc.
CLASS GOOGLE MEET AT 11:00 AM TODAY!
Language Arts:
- Independent Reading - 20 minutes!
- Read-Aloud (Chapter 5) - ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM under LANGUAGE ARTS
- Peer-editing the narrative:
Math:
- Perimeter, Area and Volume problem-solving review Video. This video is also on Google Classroom. ACCESS THE PERIMETER AND AREA PRACTICE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM afterwards, answer the questions and submit the form.
- Bears in a Bag! Starting Patterning (do this Monday OR Tuesday - I will try and post the lesson Part 2 on Wednesday)
Print this before watching the lesson video. If you are unable to print the sheet, have it open on your computer and follow along in your math journal, a notebook or a piece of paper.
Access the practice sheet on Google Classroom.
Tidbits:
- A Musical Parody - on Google Classroom
Extras:
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Instructions for Peer-Editing:
On Google Classroom under Language Arts there is an uploaded task called "Peer Edit for Narrative."
Step 1: Share you narrative with some peers of choice (2-3 if possible). When you share, MAKE SURE YOU SHARE UNDER THE COMMENT SETTING AND NOT THE EDIT ONE. YOU DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE YOUR WORK.
Step 2: Edit each other's work by COMMENTING on it. Specifically look for:
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hook/ engagement of intended audience
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well-organized beginning, middle, end, problem, solution
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character development (for example, Squeaky caring more about Raymond's success and happiness at the end of Raymond's Run)
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sentence fluency - do they make sense? Do they go together?
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varied sentences (some shorter, some longer depending on the message/ mood)
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capitals and punctuation
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paragraphs
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indentation of paragraphs and dialogue
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font: Arial or Times New Roman, size 12 or 14
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double spacing
Step 3: Give your peer at least three stars (things you feel they did well) and two stairs (things they might want to look at editing/ tweaking)
Step 4: After commenting on your peers' work, go to the "Peer Edit for Narrative" on Google Classroom and fill out the form, then press the submit button. Do this for each peer you edit for.
Tuesday March 17th, 2020
Bonjour!
For this week, let's keep moving forward in our learning with the following:
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Weekly Math. Click to view and print a PDF. Please complete, take a photo of your problem-solving (with all of the thinking and processes shown!) and send it to me by email (mwebster@cesd73.ca). Remember to include your name!
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A quick-write prompt (give yourself 5 minutes to write, then take a photo and send it to me): Think about your favourite place. See the sights, hear the sounds, smell the air, feel the textures. Describe it to me so that I can see, hear, smell and feel what you do.
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If you are not finished writing your narrative and/ or your newspaper article, please do so. The due date is extended, but I will still be asking you to submit them! (But not yet.)
Merci!
Mrs. Webster
Wednesday March 25th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va?
Today's Learning Plan is...
Language Arts:
- Independent Reading - 20 minutes! (also read a paragraph out loud to someone - could be your pet!)
Pay attention to: fluency (smooth reading), pausing at commas/ stopping at periods, expression (think about our read-alouds: different voices for different characters, voice change for different situations).
- Read-Aloud (Chapters 7 and 8) - ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM under LANGUAGE ARTS
- Complete the narrative self-assessment on Google Classroom (Language Arts - Wednesday March 25th - Narrative Self-Assessment
- Submit your narrative on Google Classroom (Language Arts - Wednesday March 25th Narrative Assessment). Do this by copying and pasting your narrative into the blank Google Doc attached. Then press submit (or hand in - can't remember which one it says on the submit "button").
- Finish your newspaper article. It's due tomorrow. Make sure you have:
- An attention-grabbing headline (title).
- Who, what, when, why, where.
- Quotes (made up in this case, of course) from "people."
- Organized your article into paragraphs.
- Vocabulary List 9:
1. Anticipated (in chapter 7 of our read-aloud)
2. Pantomime (in chapter 7 of our read-aloud)
3. Incited (NOT the same as excited!)
4. Objective
5. Conspicuous
6. Distinct
7. Hoax
8. Inept
9. Resolute
10. Stationary (NOT stationery with an "e"!)
Make sure you are able to explain each word in your own words and are able to put each word properly in a full, detailed sentence (that is also in your own words!)
Math:
- Watch "Bears in a Bag" Lesson Video Part 2 (video on Google Classroom) and do the lesson/ practice sheet (Google Classroom).
- Continue Weekly Math 22.
Science:
- Log onto "SOLARO" with your library card number and pin. Choose "Alberta" and "Grade 6." Choose the four core subjects (LA, Math, Sci, SS). Click on "Science" go to "Air and Aerodynamics." Click on the "Air takes up Space" activity. If you are unable to do the activities, just read it. If you are able to do the activities, ASK YOUR PARENTS' PERMISSION FIRST! LINK.
Tidbits:
- It's important to stay physically active! This helps with our health - physical AND mental.
"Just Dance" Ghostbusters LINK.
"Home Exercises for Kids" LINK.
Extras:
- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat (New).
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK (New).
- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK