Happy Winter Holiday Break- wow what an amazing 4 months of the school year.  You have collaborated, co-constructed and build a community that is supportive, kind and generous.  Have an amazing  and safe 2 weeks with your family and friends.  

Thank you for all the warm wishes and very generous gifts.  Can't wait for 2015. 

1.  Get lots of sleep

2.  Eat lots of good food

3.  Visit family and friends

Come back rested and ready to go :o)

I will be posting more information about the trip later on this week.  

WRITING: Summary Paragraph: Complete the summary writing

SCIENCE: students have been assigned a research topic for our Electricity Unit.  Based on the assigned topics, students are asked to collect resources (books, online sites and other) share two jot notes in the Science Wiki within your group page. REFER to the guiding questions from the Grade 5 and 6 OUTLINE.- Finalize research as a group

MATH:
Grade 5- U1 Show What You Know #6

               

Grade 6-finish Hockey Arena Entrance Pass

SOCIAL STUDIES: Check out geoguesser, an online game focussing on geographical discovery. 

KIDBLOG:  One for the Murphy's- End of Reading Reflection

POETRY:  Finalize and edit all poems (if you need support- invite a fellow classmate to give you feedback)

Trip Form 

Swim Form

WRITING: Summary Paragraph: Complete the summary writing

SCIENCE: students have been assigned a research topic for our Electricity Unit.  Based on the assigned topics, students are asked to collect resources (books, online sites and other) share two jot notes in the Science Wiki within your group page. REFER to the guiding questions from the Grade 5 and 6 OUTLINE.

MATH:
Grade 5- U1 Show What You Know #1-5

               Caterpillar - Performance Task tomorrow

Grade 6-complete the Entrance Pass "Riley's Game", Task 4 and 5 for performance task

            - Entrance Pass- Step

SOCIAL STUDIES: Check out geoguesser, an online game focussing on geographical discovery. 

KIDBLOG:  One for the Murphy's- End of Reading Reflection

Trip Form:  due Friday

Swim Form:  Due Friday

WRITING: Summary Paragraph: Complete the graphic organizer for tomorrow 

SCIENCE: students have been assigned a research topic for our Electricity Unit.  Based on the assigned topics, students are asked to collect resources (books, online sites and other) share two jot notes in the Science Wiki within your group page. REFER to the guiding questions from the Grade 5 and 6 OUTLINE.

MATH:
Grade 5- U1 L5 
Grade 6complete the Entrance Pass "Riley's Game", due Wed

SOCIAL STUDIES: Check out geoguesser, an online game focussing on geographical discovery. 

KIDBLOG:  One for the Murphy's- End of Reading Reflection

Trip Form:  due Friday

Swim Form:  Due Friday

WRITING: Summary Paragraph: Read the text that was sent home tonight and show evidence of understanding on it (highlight gist words; makes notes on the side)

SCIENCE: students have been assigned a research topic for our Electricity Unit.  Based on the assigned topics, students are asked to collect resources (books, online sites and other) share two jot notes in the Science Wiki within your group page. REFER to the guiding questions from the Grade 5 and 6 OUTLINE.

MATH:
Grade 5- U1 L5 
Grade 6complete the Entrance Pass "Riley's Game", due Wed

SOCIAL STUDIES: Check out geoguesser, an online game focussing on geographical discovery. 

What a wonderful and collaborative couple of weeks of creating a very memorable piece that sends a clear message to be true to yourself and to stand up for other when they need it.  I AM SO PROUD OF YOUR PERFORMANCE on Thursday night without teamwork and commitment to practice this would have not been possible.  As a class you made your performance look effortless and seamless.  

Reflections Blog:
In two new post consider reflect on the following activities that you worked on this week.
1.  The Hour of Code
2.  True colours performance (consider both the composing and performance of the production)- consider in your post-what is you take away from this experience.

Past Due:
Math
Kidblog- OFTM
Poetry

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND :o)

 

The Winter Concert last night was a huge success.  Thank you to all our students for a wonderful performance.  A special thanks to our students who participating in more than one performance and those who took on leadership roles throughout the evening.

 

Math:
Grade 5- U1 L3 #1-4 Reflect
Grade 6  U1 L3 #1-5 Reflect

Blacklight:  (practice dance, singing and movement pieces with cutouts)
Dance (white shirt, white socks, black pants)- practice dance
Cut out (black shirt, sock and pants)- visualize movements by listening to song
Singing (black shirt, sock, pants)- practice song

All students need to be dressed and at school for 6:10pm

Local Action Wiki
1.  Accept the invite via your gmail
2.  Record 4-6 questions that you created for you Local Action Inquiry
3.  Record 2-3 research jot notes

Past Due:
Poetry:  If I were armour I would be/what would be your armour (finalize on google doc and invite me  into your poem to receive feedback)
Implement peer feedback and finalize your last edit for Monday

Kidblog:
OFTF- comment of 3 blog post
Reflection- finalize reflection from last weeks workshop with Tanya

HOUR OF CODE:  sign up for the Largest Learning Event in History where students are inspired and empowered to see what they create online, in only one hour.  Imagine what students will be able to create and inspire others with over the span of their own learning careers.

  

Blacklight:  (practice dance, singing and movement pieces with cutouts)
Dance (white shirt, white socks, black pants)- practice dance
Cut out (black shirt, sock and pants)
Singing (black shirt, sock, pants)- practice song

Local Action Wiki
1.  Accept the invite via your gmail
2.  Record 4-6 questions that you created for you Local Action Inquiry

Past Due:
Poetry:  If I were armour I would be/what would be your armour (finalize on google doc and invite me  into your poem to receive feedback)
Implement peer feedback and finalize your last edit for Monday

Kidblog:
OFTF- comment of 3 blog post
Reflection- finalize reflection from last weeks workshop with Tanya

Math:  
Grade 5- U1 L1 #1-7 Reflect
Grade 6 U1 L2 #1-6 Reflect

Poetry:  If I were armour I would be/what would be your armour (finalize on google doc and invite me  into your poem to receive feedback)
Implement peer feedback and finalize your last edit for Monday
Blacklight:  
Dance (white shirt, white socks, black pants)- practice dance
Cut out (black shirt, sock and pants)
Singing (black shirt, sock, pants)- practice song

Kidblog:
OFTF- comment of 3 blog post
Reflection- finalize reflection from last weeks workshop with Tanya

Local Action Wiki
1.  Accept the invite via your gmail
2.  Record 4-6 questions that you created for you Local Action Inquiry

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND :o)
We had an amazing week starting to create our Black Light Performance.  Next week the cut out group will have their chance to start to create movement to their pieces.  

Math:  
5- U9 L2
6- Finish Entrance Pass

Poetry:  If I were armour I would be/what would be your armour (finalize on google doc and invite me  into your poem to receive feedback)
Due Wednesday

Blacklight:  
Dance (white shirt, white socks, black pants)- practice dance
Cut out (black shirt, sock and pants)
Singing (black shirt, sock, pants)- practice song

Kidblog:
OFTF- comment of 3 blog post
Reflection- finalize reflection from last weeks workshop with Tanya

Dance Group Practice your different parts to True Colours

Skype: brainstorm different cultural/religious celebrations that you celebrate with our family.

Math:
Grade 6 Math Entrance Pass

Kidblog
One for the Murphy's
Remembrance Day Biography
Poetry
Reflection Post-on Poetry Workshop with Tanya

Black Light- brainstorm ideas for your part of the performance
Song Lyrics- analyze a variety of song that you listen to both from present day and the past (select one song and a verse or line- describe why it is a powerful or meaning verse or line and how it has effected you as a person- how did it move you as a person?)

Skype: brainstorm different cultural/religious celebrations that you celebrate with our family.

Math:
Grade 5 U9 L1
Grade 6  U9 L5 #2-7

Kidblog
One for the Murphy's
Remembrance Day Biography
Poetry

Song Lyrics- analyze a variety of song that you listen to both from present day and the past (select one song and a verse or line- describe why it is a powerful or meaning verse or line and how it has effected you as a person- how did it move you as a person?)
Don't forget to bring in your $5 for this weeks Poetry Workshop

Skype: Tomorrow we will be skyping with Ms Swartz class in BC and discussion different cultural/religious celebrations that we celebrate with our family.

Math:
Grade 5 U9 L5 #1 3 5 6 7 Reflect (past due)
Grade 6  Entrance Pass on Area

Kidblog
One for the Murphy's
Remembrance Day Biography

Don't forget to bring in your $5 for this weeks Poetry Workshop

Skype: Tomorrow we will be skyping with Ms Swartz class in BC and discussion different cultural/religious celebrations that we celebrate with our family.

Math:
Grade 5 U9 L5 #1 3 5 6 7 Reflect
Grade 6 U9 L4 #2-8 Reflect

Kidblog
One for the Murphy's
Remembrance Day Biography

Don't forget to bring in your $5 for this weeks Poetry Workshop

Pictures taken Monday November 24 after school outside room 301

Math:  We are investigating how to solve problems involving area and perimeter of a variety of shapes
Grade 5- Catch up night on any assignments that are past due
Grade 6- implement the feedback that was given in today math parliament

Kidblog:
OFTM- Finalize choice #4 Due Wednesday
          - Watch the video the Giving Tree
          - Giving Tree response Due Friday

Inspirational Leaders-post your Remembrance Day Biography include picture, maps

Poerty:  Now that you have finalized your 3 poems- put the finalized copy on the Poetry Kidblog
Print all poems for this weeks workshop

Workshop
301/308 will be participating in a 5 day workshop with a spoken word poet- $5 cost to each student (Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council and League of Canadian Poets for subsidizing part of the cost)

Art:
Watch the video and create 4 designs to start your lino block cravings- see video below (past due)

We came together as a class community to finalize task and work toward starting our Youth In Action Groups.  Have a great weekend :o)

Math:  We are investigating how to solve problems involving area and perimeter of a variety of shapes
Grade 5 U9 L9 # 1abc, 4 5 8 9 10
Grade 6 Parallelogram Entrance Pass (2)

Kidblog:
OFTM- Finalize choice #4 Due Wednesday
          - Watch the video the Giving Tree
Inspirational Leaders-post your Remembrance Day Biography include picture, maps

Poerty:  Now that you have finalized your 3 poems- put the finalized copy on the Poetry Kidblog
Print up all three poems for Monday- you will need it for the workshop with Tanya

Workshop
301/308 will be participating in a 5 day workshop with a spoken word poet- $5 cost to each student (Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council and League of Canadian Poets for subsidizing part of the cost)

Art:
Watch the video and create 4 designs to start your lino block cravings

Math:  We are investigating how to solve problems involving area and perimeter of a variety of shapes
Grade 5 U9 L6 #2ab 5 7 8
Grade 6 Entrance Pass (Parallelogram- justifying which answer is correct)

Past Due:  On Google Docs-Post your state for the pool question

Kidblog:
OFTM- Finalize choice #4 Due Wednesday
Inspirational Leaders-post your Remembrance Day Biography include picture, maps

301/308 will be participating in a 5 day workshop with a spoken word poet- $5 cost to each student (Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council and League of Canadian Poets for subsidizing part of the cost)

Today was an amazing day bowling as a class community, this will be the launch into our data management unit.

Voicethread:  Past Due
*  View and analyze the video (respond to the message of the video and brainstorm ideas that can be included in your poem

Poetry:  Anti Bullying Poem- use the brainstorm ideas from VT to finalize your poem

Kidblog:  Finalize Choice 4- Wednesday Nov 26

Math:  Google Doc- share you state on the Pool Question so that we can analyze all responses tomorrow
Entrance Pass #2 (Poster Board Question) Part A- Due Tomorrow

Voicethread-Consider your words- view and analyze the video
*  describe the message in the video
*  brainstorm ideas to help you create your poem tomorrow (imagery, or using a variety of poetic devices)

Math:  Finalize the exit pass that was started in class today

Kidblog:  Choice 4 due Wed Nov 26

MATH:  

Grade 5- U9 L7 #5-10

Grade 6- U9 L1 #5-10

PAST DUE WORK

Remembrance Day
What is a biography?
Using your jot notes on your Canadian War Hero.  Write a biography on your military hero.
Use the link above to help guide your writing.
First Draft- Tuesday November 11 (past due)

Poem- using your voice thread brainstorm ideas- select a picture and create a poem on google docs (in class time was provided-finalize for Monday. Past Due

*  Provide descriptive feedback to another student (Due Wed)

*  Implement feedback given to you (Due Thursday)

Remembrance Day Poem-create an independent poem on googledoc. Invite myself and your partner so that we can give you descriptive feedback

*  Provide descriptive feedback to another student (Tuesday)

*  Implement feedback given to you (Thursday)

Voicethread- review the video and reflect on the message- Past Due

Kidblog:
Finalize-  Read over my blog post for details of the assignment

Choice#3 Past Due

Hero Post

We Scare Hunger- Bring in non perishable food items for North York Second Harvest Food Bank

MATH:  

Grade 5- U9 L7 #1ab 3 5

Grade 6- U9 L1 #1 2 4

PAST DUE WORK

Remembrance Day
What is a biography?
Using your jot notes on your Canadian War Hero.  Write a biography on your military hero.
Use the link above to help guide your writing.
First Draft- Tuesday November 11 (past due)

Poem- using your voice thread brainstorm ideas- select a picture and create a poem on google docs (in class time was provided-finalize for Monday. Past Due

Remembrance Day Poem-create an independent poem on googledoc. Invite myself and your partner so that we can give you descriptive feedback

Voicethread- review the video and reflect on the message- Past Due

Kidblog:
Finalize-  Read over my blog post for details of the assignment

Choice#3 Past Due

Hero Post

We Scare Hunger- Bring in non perishable food items for North York Second Harvest Food Bank

Remembrance Day assembly today was emotional and a moving experience.  Our school community came together to take a few moments to recognize and be thankful for all of the sacrifices made by the many children, women and men in the past, present and future.

Remembrance Day
What is a biography?
Using your jot notes on your Canadian War Hero.  Write a biography on your military hero.
Use the link above to help guide your writing.

First Draft- Tuesday November 11 (past due)

Poem- using your voice thread brainstorm ideas- select a picture and create a poem on google docs (in class time was provided-finalize for Monday. Past Due

Voicethread- review the video and reflect on the message- Past Due

Kidblog:
Finalize-  Read over my blog post for details of the assignment

Choice#3 Due Wednesday

Hero Post

We Scare Hunger- Bring in non perishable food items for North York Second Harvest Food Bank