Congratulations to all the young entrepreneurs and philanthropists on today's very successful 11th Business Day.  All of your hard work will help a fellow global citizen in Haiti.  Congratulations…. I am so proud your all your hard work.  

For TOMORROW reflect on your learning over the past three months:

1. What might be one thing you learned most about your learning experiences in preparing for Business Day 2015?
2. Identify one take away from participating/learning experiences in Business Day 2015.

Last year's Reflection Montage:

Math:
5- page 304 #1-6
6-U8 SWYK # 8 9 11 12 13 14

Business Day
*  Letter of Intent
*  Manager: Essay
*  If you volunteered to buy table clothes please get 4

SCIENCE: 

Science Wiki: brainstorm your panels for your graphic narrative based on the perspective of flight you have been assigned to work on as a group. 

BUSINESS DAY: Congratulations to the teams for finalizing the jingles
It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.
Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Resume: (individual), use the template provided to complete  on google docs

- Infograph: create a google doc and begin to brainstorm idea; refer to the outline in your Business Day wiki.  Share the google doc with me. 

Green Team: decorating/etching designs on jar Monday & Tuesday next week (1 parent volunteer would be appreciated)

Purple Team: prepping our salsa dip on Wednesday next week (2 parent volunteers would be appreciated)

Blue Team: basketballs will arrive early next week, consider shoot out variations

A special THANKS goes out to the many parents who have been supporting our students behind the scenes picking up donations and supplies.

GUEST ARTIST: The first week of May we have a guest artist (no cost) and we need some supplies
*  Metal cans (250 mL to 500 mL) cleaned out and brought to school by May 5
(metal can examples: corn, bean, chick peas, etc)

2day was busy as 3 of 7 companies develop/build/sew their products. Next week is going to be busy! @tdsb @TLPCanada pic.twitter.com/MhyjAQnGxc
— McM: Business Day (@McMBusinessDay) April 24, 2015

The other 4 of 7 Ss companies will b baking/cooking/decorating/planning out their products/services 4 #mcmbizday @tdsb @TLPCanada #eaprogram
— McM: Business Day (@McMBusinessDay) April 25, 2015

SCIENCE: 

Science Wiki: brainstorm your panels for your graphic narrative based on the perspective of flight you have been assigned to work on as a group. 

MATH:  

Grade 5 Unit Problem

Grade 6 U8 L9

BUSINESS DAY: Congratulations to the teams for finalizing the jingles
It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.
Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

- Resume (individual), use the template provided to complete  on google docs

- Infograph: create a google doc and begin to brainstorm idea; refer to the outline in your Business Day wiki.  Share the google doc with me. Class Time will be provided on FRIDAY to create your INDEPENDENT infograph.

GUEST ARTIST: The first week of May we have a guest artist (no cost) and we need some supplies
*  Metal cans (250 mL to 500 mL) cleaned out and brought to school by May 5
(metal can examples: corn, bean, chick peas, etc)

BUSINESS DAY TASKS:

*  finalize Essay for editing tomorrow
*  finalize letter of intent

BUSINESS DAY TASKS
*  Expository Essay Jot Notes- Finalize your mission statement and AIP essays
    - finalize feedback to the other team
    - implement feedback on your collaborative essay
*  Jingle
*  Investment money is now past due

ARTIST
*  The first week of May we have a guest artist and we need some supplies
*  Metal cans (250 mL to 500 mL) clean out and brought to school by May 5
   (metal can examples:  corn, bean, chick peas etc)

BUSINESS DAY TASKS
*  Expository Essay Jot Notes- Finalize your mission statement and AIP essays
    - finalize feedback to the other team
    - implement feedback on your collaborative essay
*  Jingle
*  Investment money is now past due

ARTIST
*  The first week of May we have a guest artist and we need some supplies
*  Metal cans (250 mL to 500 mL) clean out and brought to school by May 5
   (metal can examples:  corn, bean, chick peas etc)

Wow what a wonderful week of working collaboratively on Business Day Task.

BUSINESS DAY TASKS
*  Expository Essay Jot Notes- Finalize your mission statement and AIP essays
(First Draft needs to be finalized for Monday, as a team finalize closing essay)

*  Jingle
*  Investment money is now past due

ARTIST
*  The first week of May we have a guest artist and we need some supplies
*  Metal cans (250 mL to 500 mL) clean out and brought to school by May 5
   (metal can examples:  corn, bean, chick peas etc)

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND!

Business Day Task:

*  Expository Essay Jot Notes- transfer jot notes onto your wiki so that you are prepared to write your first draft tomorrow

*  Jingle

*  Investment money please bring in 

Ss warmup @tdsb #steelpan PanFest with OyeComoVa & the audience is ready to dance! pic.twitter.com/np4DuzQoVO

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 16, 2015

@tdsbpanfest showcasing talented Ss playing on #steelpan guidance of MrLBurgess at Bickford Centre! https://t.co/9jBSANbzr1

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 16, 2015

@tdsbpanfest McMurrich & @tdsb_winona Ss perform Satin Doll at 26th annual #steelpan https://t.co/Cl6icSheoI

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 16, 2015

Special performance from LaPierreJr @tdsbPanFest brings in audience participation #steelpan @tdsb https://t.co/v171zgiRPu

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 16, 2015

LaPierreJr gets everyone dancing and ends another great day of #steelpan @tdsbPanFest at Bickford Centre! https://t.co/CKI23ldbCz

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 16, 2015

Steel Pan Permission Forms
MATH:
5-U6 L9
6-U6 L9

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Mechanisms:  using your inquiry questions that you develop start to research your topic.- Due Tuesday April 21

Past Due

Grade 5:  Share your thought on padlet using text, images and/pr video based on the guiding question"

What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

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?

BD TASKS

*  Investment money  (include tshirt and investment to your company)

*  AIP Graphic Organizer (finalize jot notes on your wiki)

*  Mission Statement Essay (finalize jot nots on Graphic Organizer)

*  Letter of Intent (move into Google Drive Folder)

*  Jingle

*  Manager- Invite Letter

*  Purple Team- Pricing Inventory

Steel Pan Permission Forms

SCIENCE: 
Structures and Mechanisms:  using your inquiry questions that you develop start to research your topic.- Due Tuesday April 21

Past Due

Grade 5:  Share your thought on padlet using text, images and/pr video based on the guiding question"

What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

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?

BD TASKS

*  Investment money  (include tshirt and investment to your company)

*  AIP Graphic Organizer (finalize jot notes on your wiki)

*  Mission Statement Essay (finalize jot nots on Graphic Organizer)

*  Letter of Intent (move into Google Drive Folder)

*  Jingle

*  Manager- Invite Letter

*  Purple Team- Pricing Inventory

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5:  Share your thought on padlet using text, images and/pr video based on the guiding question"

What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

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?

BD TASKS

*  Investment money  (include tshirt and investment to your company)

*  Graphic Organizer (finalize jot notes on your wiki)

*  Letter of Intent

*  BD Proposal

WEBSITE-Persuasive Expository Essay
Free the Children
Haiti Water.Org
Poverty Resolutions
Fast Facts Haiti
Random Facts Haiti
Haiti Partners.Org
Thinking Development
Women in Haiti

Alternative Income Pillar
AIP in Haiti
Model of Sustainability

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5:  Share your thought on padlet using text, images and/pr video based on the guiding question"

What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

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?

MATH (class time provided)

5- Unit 6 SWYK

6- Unit 6 L7 #1ab 2 3ab 4-7

BD TASKS

*  Graphic Organizer

*  Letter of Intent

WEBSITE-Persuasive Expository Essay
Free the Children
Haiti Water.Org
Poverty Resolutions
Fast Facts Haiti
Random Facts Haiti
Haiti Partners.Org
Thinking Development
Women in Haiti

Alternative Income Pillar
AIP in Haiti
Model of Sustainability

SCIENCE: 

Grade 5:  Share your thought on padlet using text, images and/pr video based on the guiding question"

What do you think you know about structures and what role do they play in our community?

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?

Keynote speaker @tdsb Henri VanBemmel shares his enthusiasm for space exploration #SpaceDay pic.twitter.com/aoBEsr5SLd

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 9, 2015

Ss build a model to represent concept of the #CanadianArm on #Spacestation @tdsb with Ss from MarcGarneauCI pic.twitter.com/9BVvIEESsE

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 9, 2015

Jeopardy games on Space related facts @tdsb #SpaceDay tracked by Ss from MarcGarneauCI pic.twitter.com/6X7yLub0wV

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 9, 2015

Ss out together pop rockets & wait for them to launch @tdsb #SpaceDay tracked by Ss from MarcGarneauCI https://t.co/7eNqWXG44V

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 9, 2015

Lily pumps &launches air rocket to end a gr8 day at MonarchParkCI #SpaceDay hosted by @tdsb MarcGarneauCI ... https://t.co/uR4jiZ4PYj

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) April 9, 2015

Grade 6- Space Day (Dress Appropriately for the weather, bring a lunch and media release form)

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

MATH:  relationships between Capacity and Volume review

**Continue to Share, discuss and build strategies focussing on what you think you know about surface area in the Measurement Blog (2-3 comments)

BUSINESS DAY:

COMPANY TASKS

*  Expository Persuasive Esssay

*  Finalize BD proposal

EXPERT TASKS

Marketing and Advertising:  Create and finalize 3 graphs, Analyze graphs using guiding questions, start to sketch out logo designs
Research and Development:  Finalize donation letter
Finance:  Finalize Investment Letter, Phone Script
Managers:  Finalize research FTC and working in expert groups, Invite letter, Invite List

INDEPENDENT TASKS

Letter of Intent (send an invite to your new partner for the final edit on your Business Day Letter of Intent- Remember to use the success criteria whey giving feedback)

Business Day Reflection- write on a google doc- invite student(s) to give you feedback then post finalized reflection on our new Business Day Kidblog

Kevin Sylvester writers workshop:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Em=1&Entt=RDMEVT14196&R=EVT14196

Catch Up Night

Business Day Tasks
Business Day Research (Haiti, AIP)

Math Padlet

6- Review Surface Area

TOMORROW IS NATIONAL DAY OF PINK…. SO COME DRESSED IN SOMETHING PINK TO SUPPORT THE END OF BULLYING

Ss business venture Chip Factor working on recipes for their signature salsa @tdsb @TLPCanada #eaprogram pic.twitter.com/BU7WSjuqcH
— McM: Business Day (@McMBusinessDay) April 7, 2015

Happy Long Weekend :o)

McMurrich Virtual Library students are encouraged to use the LearnMark card to access free online books in TDSB.
Silverbirch Reading Club students who are part of the reading club are encouraged to share their thoughts, opinions or questions for the author in the Reading Blog

MATH:  Click on the link below and complete the following padlet for tomorrow
Measurement Padlet

BUSINESS DAY:

COMPANY TASKS

*  Survey Analysis

*  Finalize BD proposal

EXPERT TASKS

Marketing and Advertising:  Create and finalize 3 graphs, Analyze graphs using guiding questions, start to sketch out logo designs
Research and Development:  Finalize donation letter
Finance:  Finalize Investment Letter, Phone Script
Managers:  Finalize research FTC and working in expert groups, Invite letter, Invite List

INDEPENDENT TASKS

Letter of Intent (send an invite to your new partner for the final edit on your Business Day Letter of Intent- Remember to use the success criteria whey giving feedback)

Business Day Reflection- write on a google doc- invite student(s) to give you feedback then post finalized reflection on our new Business Day Kidblog

Kevin Sylvester writers workshop:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Em=1&Entt=RDMEVT14196&R=EVT14196

McMurrich Virtual Library students are encouraged to use the LearnMark card to access free online books in TDSB.
Silverbirch Reading Club students who are part of the reading club are encouraged to share their thoughts, opinions or questions for the author in the Reading Blog

MATH:  
Volume and Capacity U6 L8 (Grade 5/6)

**Continue to Share, discuss and build strategies focussing on what you think you know about surface area in the Measurement Blog (2-3 comments)

*** Google Sites: refer to the guiding questions to reflect on yourselves as a mathematician; you have created a page/link to your data management Bowling Project (include your spreadsheet and reflections)

BUSINESS DAY:

COMPANY TASKS

*  Mission Statement (finalize)

*  Survey Analysis

*  Finalize BD proposal

EXPERT TASKS

Marketing and Advertising:  Create and finalize 3 graphs, Analyze graphs using guiding questions, start to sketch out logo designs
Research and Development:  Finalize donation letter
Finance:  Finalize Investment Letter, Phone Script
Managers:  Finalize research FTC and working in expert groups, Invite letter, Invite List

INDEPENDENT TASKS

Letter of Intent (send an invite to your designated students, use feedback once it is given to you)

Kevin Sylvester writers workshop:
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Em=1&Entt=RDMEVT14196&R=EVT14196