MATH:
Grade 6:  U9 L8 #1ab 2abc 4abc

SCIENCE
Grade 6: Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Grade 5:  Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog) Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Pancake Treat

Grade 6: Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

Grade 5:  Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog) Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Poetry Night Auditions-Final Day Friday at Lunch

Pancake Treat

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

 

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Marketing and Advertising:

Start to develop your guiding question so that you can conduct your market research of your sample population

 

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description

 

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog)

 

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items,

Math:

Grade 5:  U3 SWYK # 1 4 5 9

Grade 6:  U6  L5 #6-10

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

 

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Marketing and Advertising:

Start to develop your guiding question so that you can conduct your market research of your sample population

 

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description

 

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog)

 

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items,

 

Marh:

Grade 6:  U6 L5 #1abc 2a 3-5

OLYMPIC

Now that you have finalized your research respond to a minimum 2 blogs this weekend

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Marketing and Advertising:

Start to develop your guiding question so that you can conduct your market research of your sample population

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog)

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items,

Math

U3 L6 #1, 3-6 Reflect

U3 L5 # 1-7 Reflect

Kidblog:  Comment on one other students blog

OLYMPIC

Now that you have finalized your research respond to a minimum 2 blogs this weekend

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Marketing and Advertising:

Start to develop your guiding question so that you can conduct your market research of your sample population

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog)

Congratulations to Room 301 and 308 on your Business Day job assignments.  Can't wait until next week.  As a community we showed our olympic spirit by cheering our Canadian team on.

BUSINESS DAY:
It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research:

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Marketing and Advertising:

Start to develop your guiding question so that you can conduct your market research of your sample population

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics- create a page on your wiki describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job- throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description

BD Reflection:  Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog)

OLYMPIC
Now that you have finalized your research respond to a minimum 2 blogs this weekend

REMEMBER TOMORROW IS RED AND WHITE DAY :o)

BUSINESS DAY:  Visit your Business Day wiki daily (to read peer contributions and/or make contributions of your own)

1.  Prepare for your TOP THREE: Continue to brainstorm potential business ideas for your company; organize ideas in a table (idea/description/student name)

2.  Respond to the guiding statements within the comments section of the front page of your team wiki:

As McMurrich students, you have been customers to Business Day over the past few years.
1) Share and provide an example of a positive experience as a customer at Business Day.
2) One thing you will consider in making this experience great for your future customers on Business Day.

3.  Finalize your Business Day title page and organize your BD portfolio

OLYMPIC

Now that you have upload your research to Kidblog- read several of your classmates research and select 2 students to respond to (make comparison, contrast, comment on the content written)

MATH:

Grade 6- Entrance Pass (Equations- remember to justify your thinking)

VOICETHREAD:  Now that you have finalized your research-read over several of your classmates research and respond to their research and findings

BUSINESS DAY:  Visit your Business Day wiki daily (to read peer contributions and/or make contributions of your own)


1.  Prepare for your TOP THREE: Continue to brainstorm potential business ideas for your company; organize ideas in a table (idea/description/student name)

2.  Respond to the guiding statements within the comments section of the front page of your team wiki:

As McMurrich students, you have been customers to Business Day over the past few years.
1) Share and provide an example of a positive experience as a customer at Business Day.
2) One thing you will consider in making this experience great for your future customers on Business Day.

3.  Finalize your Business Day title page and organize your BD portfolio

OLYMPIC

Finalize your biography and sport profiles and upload to kidblog tonight

MATH:

Grade 6- U1 L4 #1abc 2 3ab 5 6

BUSINESS DAY:  Visit your Business Day wiki daily (to read peer contributions and/or make contributions of your own)
Prepare for your TOP THREE: Continue to brainstorm potential business ideas for your company; organize ideas in a table (idea/description/student name)

Complete for Thursday February 20th:Respond to the guiding statements within the comments section of the front page of your team wiki:

As McMurrich students, you have been customers to Business Day over the past few years.
1) Share and provide an example of a positive experience as a customer at Business Day.
2) One thing you will consider in making this experience great for your future customers on Business Day.

MATH:  
5- SWYK #1ab, 2, 3ab. 5, 6, 8, 11, 13-18, 19abc
6- SWYK #1a, 2ab, 4a, 7, 9, 10ab, 11ab, 12, 15-19

BUSINESS DAY:  
Congratulations on completing your interviews for Business Day
1.  Organize your BD folders and finalize your cover page for your portfolio
     Label the page Business Day 2014 or Entrepreneur Adventure
2.  BD wiki- brainstorm ideas for your potential company
3.  BD wiki-respond to the guiding question in the comment section

OLYMPIC-finalize research and jot notes, finalize your paragraph

Have a great weekend :o)

MATH:  
5- SWYK #1ab, 2, 3ab. 5, 6, 8, 11, 13-18, 19abc
6- SWYK #1a, 2ab, 4a, 7, 9, 10ab, 11ab, 12, 15-19

BUSINESS DAY:  Continue to brainstorm potential business ideas for your company; organize ideas in a table (idea/description/student name)

- Red Team 301 interviews will be on Friday

OLYMPIC-finalize research and jot notes, start to create your paragraph

BUSINESS DAY:  Continue to brainstorm potential business ideas for your company; organize ideas in a table (idea/description/student name)

- Red Team 301 interviews will be on Friday

Term 1 Report Cards have gone home today with your child.  Connect and reflect on successes; and discuss personal goals for Term 2.  Congratulations on all your hard work, commitment to your own learning and being a contributing member in the class community.  I can't wait to see what learning opportunities Term 2 brings :o)

MATH:  (past due)

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

5- U4 L6 #1ab 2ab 5-10

6- U4 L3 #1ab 2ab 3abc 7-12

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.

Start to create and generate your paragraph for your jot notes

All jot notes should be finalized and brought into class tomorrow so that you can finalize your paragraph

BUSINESS DAY:  Brainstorm potential business ideas for your company- create a page on your wiki 

Red Team 301 interviews will be on Friday

MATH:  (past due)

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

5- U4 L3 #1ab 2ab 3ab 4ab 6-8

6- U4 L1 #1abc 2abc 3abcd 4-5

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.

Start to create and generate your paragraph for your jot notes

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. 

Now that you have started working on your voicethread presentations be sure to analyze the big idea question.  Remember to research and dig deeper to understand the reasons why different communities came to Canada and how they influenced who we are as a nation.

BUSINESS DAY:  Brainstorm potential business ideas for your company- create a page on your wiki 

MATH:  (past due)

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

5- U4 L1 #1ab 3ab 4bc 6 8 9

6- U4 L8 1abcd 5-9

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- Past Due

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. 

Now that you have started working on your voicethread presentations be sure to analyze the big idea question.  Remember to research and dig deeper to understand the reasons why different communities came to Canada and how they influenced who we are as a nation.

BUSINESS DAY:  Brainstorm potential business ideas for your company- create a page on your wiki 

Have a great weekend, we had an another amazing week of learning as community can't wait to see what next week brings. 

MATH:  (past due)

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

5- U4 L1 #1ab 3ab 4bc 6 8 9

6- U4 L8 1abcd 5-9

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- Past Due

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. 

Now that you have started working on your voicethread presentations be sure to analyze the big idea question.  Remember to research and dig deeper to understand the reasons why different communities came to Canada and how they influenced who we are as a nation.

SCIENCE: Build day is Tomorrow!!! Ensure that all supplies are at school

MATH:  (past due)

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

5- U2 SWYK # 9-16

6- U4 L9 # 1a 3ac 4-Reflect

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- Past Due

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. 

Now that you have started working on your voicethread presentations be sure to analyze the big idea question.  Remember to research and dig deeper to understand the reasons why different communities came to Canada and how they influenced who we are as a nation.

SCIENCE: Bring in all build material now past due

MATH:  

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

5- U2 SWYK # 9-16

6- U4 L9 # 1a 3ac 4-Reflect

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- Past Due

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