Congratulation on another successful week of learning.  After today practice of the 3 step interview you will be ready for your interview in the next week.  

Have a great weekend!

MATH:  

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

5- U2 SWYK # 1 2 3 4abc 5abc 6abc 7 8

6- U4 L11 # 1ab 2ab 7-11

OLYMPIC RESEARCH:  

Your guiding questions are posted on kidblog.  You will be researching a Canadian Athlete, an International Athlete and the history of your chosen sport.

Jot Notes- Due Monday Feb 3

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Heritage and Identity Wiki- You are done working in your expert groups.  You are now working on our independent task and using expert research.  If you realize that their are gaps in the research use this weekend to bump up your understanding of the big idea question. 

SCIENCE: Bring in all build material now past due

FIELD TRIP-Monday February 3

*  Dress appropriately for weather (boots, jackets, mitts, hats, snow pants)

*  Bring a litterless lunch

*  Be at school for 8:25 am 

3 Step Interview

MATH:  

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

5- U2 L3 #1-3 5

6- U4 L10 #1ace, 2afg, 8-12

OLYMPIC RESEARCH:  

Your guiding questions are posted on kidblog.  You will be researching a Canadian Athlete, an International Athlete and the history of your chosen sport.

Jot Notes- Due Monday Feb 3

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

BUSINESS DAY

- Finalize your interview questionnaire for tomorrow

SCIENCE: Bring in all build material for Friday

BOOK RECOMMEDATION-finalize your book recommendation that you start 2 weeks ago

Field Trip Forms are Due Friday January 31

MATH:  

Grade 5/6- Complete your next bowling graph (Graphing Class Total Scores)

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvement)

OLYMPIC RESEARCH:  

Your guiding questions are posted on kidblog.  You will be researching a Canadian Athlete, an International Athlete and the history of your chosen sport.

Jot Notes- Due Monday Feb 3

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

BUSINESS DAY

Interview Applications are due Thursday January 30

Past Due

Community Walk:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.

Roles and Responsibilities Sheet- Using the template provided in the class research the roles, responsibilities and qualities needed for various roles that will be introduced during Business Day

SCIENCE: Bring in all build material for Friday

BOOK RECOMMEDATION-finalize your book recommendation that you start 2 weeks ago

Field Trip Forms are Due Friday January 31

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

MATH:  

Grade 5/6- Complete your next bowling graph (Graphing Class Total Scores)

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvement)

Finish practicing how to use different division strategies in a variety of  solving problem context

Grade 5 U2 L12 #1abc 3 4 8

Grade 6 U2 L11 1ab 6 7 8 9 10

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog. (past due)

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

BUSINESS DAY

Interview Applications are due Thursday January 30

Past Due

Community Walk:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.

Roles and Responsibilities Sheet- Using the template provided in the class research the roles, responsibilities and qualities needed for various roles that will be introduced during Business Day

 

BOOK RECOMMEDATION-finalize your book recommendation that you start 2 weeks ago

Field Trip Forms are Due Friday January 31

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

MATH:  

Grade 5/6- Complete your next bowling graph (Graphing Class Total Scores)

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Try two different division strategies (refer to the Number Sense Math Blog for help)

384/4

693/9

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvenment)

Finish the Prime and Composite Lesson from today

Grade 6- U2 L5n#1ab 2a 3 4 5 6 9 10

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

BUSINESS DAY

Interview Applications are due Thursday January 30

Past Due

Community Walk:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.

Roles and Responsibilities Sheet- Using the template provided in the class research the roles, responsibilities and qualities needed for various roles that will be introduced during Business Day

  

Field Trip Forms are Due Friday January 31

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

We had another successful week as a 301 and 308 community, I look forward to all the learning that will take place next week.

MATH:  

Grade 5/6- Complete your next bowling graph (Graphing Class Total Scores)

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvenment)

Finish the following lesson on Multiples that you started today in class

Grade 5- U2 L8 #1ab 3ab 4-7 Reflect

Grade 6- U2 L4 #2a 5-7 Reflect

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

BUSINESS DAY

Community Walk:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.

Roles and Responsibilities Sheet- Using the template provided in the class research the roles, responsibilities and qualities needed for various roles that will be introduced during Business Day

  

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Our Journey into 2014 as a classroom community:

MATH:  

Grade 5/6- Complete your next bowling graph (Graphing Class Total Scores)

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvenment)

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

MEDIA: 

Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  PAST DUE

COMMUNITY WALK:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.  

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

MATH:  

Grade 5- U2 L7 #1ab 4-5

Grade 6-Math Entrance Pass

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

Math Blog- in the Math Blog reflect on today performance task.  Discuss the strategies that you used to  solve the problem, what strategies do you think you could have implemented and used now that you have had a chance to start the performance task?  or reflect on your Math thinking while completing the task (success, needs improvenment)

PAST DUE: (will be needed for next weeks activities)

Individual Bowling Scores graph, analysis and averages

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5/6:  students have been assigned into new groups to design a transformation of energy device or a concept green home based on their knowledge applied in online and in-class discussions on various energy/electricity consumption.  Continue to use time in-class and at-home within your Energy/Electricity Wiki to build upon ideas, planning and any further research needed for your concept green home.

MEDIA: 

Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  PAST DUE

COMMUNITY WALK:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.  

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

MATH:  

Grade 5- U2 L6 #1ab 2ab 3-5 Reflect

Grade 6-U2 L10 1ab 2ab 3-5 Reflect

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

PAST DUE: (will be needed for next weeks activities)

Individual Bowling Scores graph, analysis and averages

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

Heritage and Identity Wiki- Start to research in your expert group your selected research area.  Remember to refer to the big idea questions and to pose your own question that you may have.

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5/6:  students have been assigned into new groups to design a transformation of energy device or a concept green home based on their knowledge applied in online and in-class discussions on various energy/electricity consumption.  Continue to use time in-class and at-home within your Energy/Electricity Wiki to build upon ideas, planning and any further research needed for your concept green home.

Home Audit:  Complete your home audit analysis for Monday so that you can work on the Analysis 

MEDIA: 

Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  PAST DUE

COMMUNITY WALK:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.  

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

MATH:  

Grade 5- U2 L4 #1ab 2ab 5-8

Grade 6-Complete the Entrance Pass for tomorrow. 

Practice your multiplication skills in Math is Fun. Multiplication Strategies anchor charts.

PAST DUE: (will be needed for next weeks activities)

Individual Bowling Scores graph, analysis and averages

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5/6:  students have been assigned into new groups to design a transformation of energy device or a concept green home based on their knowledge applied in online and in-class discussions on various energy/electricity consumption.  Continue to use time in-class and at-home within your Energy/Electricity Wiki to build upon ideas, planning and any further research needed for your concept green home.

Home Audit:  Complete your home audit analysis for Monday so that you can work on the Analysis 

MEDIA: 

Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  PAST DUE

COMMUNITY WALK:  Due Monday January 27- over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community.  

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

MATH:  Complete your individual frame scores including the the analysis of the graph
Voicethread: Extend on the strategies that have been posted on VT
Grade 6- Math Entrance Pass

INFOGRAPHS:  bring in all material needed to finalize your group infograph

MEDIA: 

Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  Due Friday

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

MATH:

Using addition and subtraction strategies

5- U2 L3 #4-6

6- U2 L9 #8-10

BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  
1.  Finalize reading your book that you will be writing your recommendation on-Finalize reading so that you can start writing your book recommendation
2.  Over the next 5 days- review different book recommendation from a variety of sources such as, newspapers, magazines, online sources (read over the review and select one to share with the class)- Past Due

3.  On Kidblog- upload 2-3 different book cover versions onto your kidblog then analyze it using the guiding questions.

Go to my blog post to review the expectations for this part of the assignment.

INFOGRAPHIC 

What is an infographic?

Infographics use pictures, images, and colors along with content to completely illustrate and understand data.

Why use an Infographic?

• To communicate a message.
• To present large amounts of information in a compact and easy to understand way.
• To reveal the data, discover cause-effect relations, and identify relationships among data.
• To monitor changes or trends in data.

1.  Review your expert science energy group

2.  Read over the two links posted about infographic on the energy wiki

3.  Research and have prepared the following for tomorrow:

     1.  2-4 pictures related to your expert energy group

     2.  2-3 facts related to your pictures and your energy group

     3.  1-3 pieces of data related to your pictures, facts and energy group.  

Each expert will have the above information ready and printed so that your group can create an infographic poster related to their energy form. 

PAST DUE:

CURRENT EVENTS:
On Monday you will be sharing in a group a piece of text related to any topic of interest you can get the text from a magazine, online sources, newspaper etc. Past Due

MATH STRATEGIES:  Using VT discuss different strategies you would use to solve the subtraction problem.

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Winona Senior PS - Thursday January 16th

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

Our last SWIM day is tomorrow come prepared to swim tomorrow

MATH STRATEGIES:  Using VT discuss different strategies you would use to solve the subtraction problem.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  
1.  Finalize reading your book that you will be writing your recommendation on-Finalize reading so that you can start writing your book recommendation
2.  Over the next 5 days- review different book recommendation from a variety of sources such as, newspapers, magazines, online sources (read over the review and select one to share with the class)- Past Due

3.  On Kidblog- upload 2-3 different book cover versions onto your kidblog then analyze it using the guiding questions.

Go to my blog post to review the expectations for this part of the assignment.

CURRENT EVENTS:
On Monday you will be sharing in a group a piece of text related to any topic of interest you can get the text from a magazine, online sources, newspaper etc. Past Due

OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition

Winona Senior PS - Thursday January 16th

Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th

Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th

SCIENCE: Students have been jigsawed into their home groups within the Electricity Wiki.  As an 'expert' on a specific energy form, come together to compare and contrast the different forms of energy/electricity.  Due Tuesday January 14th. Review the Big Idea question for your impact groups

Go back to your expert group and ensure that you understand and discuss your energy in relation to the guiding questions.  As a expert preview and analyze a variety of video on youtube that will help your home group understand your energy form more effectively.  Include the URL on your expert page under the label Videos (see the first grade 5 expert page as an example)


MATH STRATEGIES:  Using VT discuss different strategies you would use to solve the subtraction problem.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  
1.  Finalize reading your book that you will be writing your recommendation on-TUES JAN 14
2.  Over the next 5 days- review different book recommendation from a variety of sources such as, newspapers, magazines, online sources (read over the review and select one to share with the class)- Past Due

CURRENT EVENTS:
On Monday you will be sharing in a group a piece of text related to any topic of interest you can get the text from a magazine, online sources, newspaper etc. Past Due

Wow what an amazing first week back.  We are coming together as a community to learn and have fun.  Can't wait for next week.

MATH:  On voicethread discuss and strategize how you would solve the addition question.

SCIENCE: Students have been jigsawed into their home groups within the Electricity Wiki.  As an 'expert' on a specific energy form, come together to compare and contrast the different forms of energy/electricity.  Due Tuesday January 14th.

Go back to your expert group and ensure that you understand and discuss your energy in relation to the guiding questions.  As a expert preview and analyze a variety of video on youtube that will help your home group understand your energy form more effectively.  Include the URL on your expert page under the label Videos (see the first grade 5 expert page as an example)
BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  
1.  Finalize reading your book that you will be writing your recommendation on-TUES JAN 14
2.  Over the next 5 days- review different book recommendation from a variety of sources such as, newspapers, magazines, online sources (read over the review and select one to share with the class)- MONDAY JAN 13

CURRENT EVENTS:
On Monday you will be sharing in a group a piece of text related to any topic of interest you can get the text from a magazine, online sources, newspaper etc.

MATH:  On voicethread discuss and strategize how you would solve the addition question.

SUMMARY: students have received group and teacher feedback on their third draft on the summary paragraph.  Implement the feedback and bump up your summary paragraph forThursday January 9th.
Click on the link below for your group summary task:

• Writing Group One
• Writing Group Two

SCIENCE: Students have been jigsawed into their home groups within the Electricity Wiki.  As an 'expert' on a specific energy form, come together to compare and contrast the different forms of energy/electricity.  Due Tuesday January 14th.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  visit the Social Studies Blog and respond to the guiding question within the post: "What reasons did your family (ancestors) have for immigrating to Canada?"- Past due


BOOK RECOMMENDATION:  
1.  Finalize reading your book that you will be writing your recommendation on-TUES JAN 14
2.  Over the next 5 days- review different book recommendation from a variety of sources such as, newspapers, magazines, online sources (read over the review and select one to share with the class)- MONDAY JAN 13

CURRENT EVENTS:
On Monday you will be sharing in a group a piece of text related to any topic of interest you can get the text from a magazine, online sources, newspaper etc.