Some reminders for this week

Hi everyone,

Here are a few reminders related to important events, projects, and activities we have coming up over the next couple of days and weeks:

• Tomorrow, June 13, there is a Grade 7 Kandalore trip information meeting at the school at 7 p.m. All parents of grade 6s are encouraged to attend in order to be aware of details for next year's trip.

• Please bring newspapers to school for our math building project.

• Please collect empty plastic bottles and other recyclable materials that you could use for our flight STEAM activities.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Matheson

Hi everyone,

Congratulations on finishing the first day of EQAO!

Here's a reminder of what I mentioned at the end of the day:

• You have until tomorrow morning to submit the EQAO math review which I gave out on Friday (worth many signatures!!). Below, I will post a picture of the "Helpful Hints" that were up on the board on Friday.

• If you haven't yet handed in your dance permission form and paid (online or cash/cheque), please do so as soon as possible. Dance begins next week.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Matheson

Transformations video (tranSLations, reFLections, roTAtions)

Hi grade 6s,
Here's a video that recaps what we were doing this morning in math. It's an excellent review if you have a few minutes to watch it!

See you in the morning!

Mrs. Matheson

Equations, equations, equations!

Good afternoon, grade 6s!

As promised, here's a photo of your algebraic equations...anyone going to take on the challenge of solving them all?! (or as many as are possible to solve)

Also, this is a reminder of a few things I mentioned on Friday:

• math test - Tuesday
• please bring in any magazines you have that we could cut up for art
• yearbook orders are due Thursday (order online or bring the form and money to school)
• and please remember that the SMAC team is collecting toiletries until the end of the month to donate to homeless shelters in our area

See you in the morning!

Mrs. Matheson

Enjoy your weekend!

Hi everyone,

Here are a couple of things to let you know about for next week:

Monday

• Jump Rope pledges and forms are due
• Last work period for electricity reflection questions (see below)
• Last day to modify ArtBots (if the handout with the graphic organizer and write-up is complete)

Tuesday

• Electricity reflection questions due
• Artbot sharing day!

Friday

• Pitch-In day (first block)

Also, yearbook order forms went home today. Please remember to pay through School Cash Online.

Enjoy the weekend and see you on Monday!

Mrs. Matheson

Coming up this week (and math from last week)

Good evening grade 6s,

I hope you all had a great PD day and weekend.

As promised, here are all of the math questions from Thursday that you worked on in groups.

And...here's what's coming up this week!

• Monday: Character Ed assembly, Snap Circuits with Mrs. Warren

• Tuesday: Math ("Rate") Quest (word problems similar to the ones we've been working on together), introduction to "ArtBots" project

• Wednesday: presenting persuasive speeches

• Thursday: Jump Rope for Heart day (pledge forms due)

• Friday: last day of Floor Hockey

See you in the morning!

Mrs. Matheson

Social Studies Inquiry presentations

Good morning everyone,

I'm going to post below the list that was on the board yesterday, outlining the order in which you've signed up to share your Social Studies projects on Tuesday and Wednesday (and Thurs. if needed).

We'll have another 100-minute work period on Monday and I will be available to conference with any students I didn't have a chance to talk with on Thursday or Friday.

Please use some time this weekend, if necessary, to do the "at-home" parts some of you told me you were waiting to do (talking with family members, finding photos, etc.). I'm looking forward to learning some new and interesting things from all of you!

1. Evelyn
2. Stella
3. Rachael
4. James
5. Preston
6. Ava
7. Katana
8. Jake M.
9. Jacob
10. Parnell
11. Brandon
12. Evan
13. Abby
14. Rachel R.
15. Vanessa
16. Lachlan
17. Noah
18. Anthony
19. Josh
20. Lilly
21. Davis
22. Justus
23. Miguel
24. Sawyer
25. Jake D.
26. Oscar
27. Owen
28. Zoe
29. Matthew
30. Bella
31. Topper

Some updates

Hi everyone,

What crazy April weather we're having! I hope you've been enjoying a relaxing day off today.

Announcements you need to know about:

• The SMAC team is doing a one-week food drive, collecting non-perishable food for the Thornton Food Bank. Please bring in any items you would like to donate.

• Jump Rope for Heart forms will go home tomorrow. You can register at www.jumpropeforheart.ca . Our event is May 3, so all money and forms are due back that day.

Other important updates:

• The math test will be postponed until Wednesday. We will review together tomorrow.

• Social Studies inquiry projects will be due on Tuesday, April 24. If you want to be doing any work at home today, here is the assignment page. You could choose your 3-5 subtopics (smaller areas of focus within your larger inquiry), think of research questions and begin doing research online, create "interview" questions that you might want to ask family members, look for old family photos, etc.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Matheson

Math Review questions

Good morning grade 6s,
Here are some word problems that we're going to work through tomorrow together as we review for the Fractions/Decimals/Percent test on Tuesday. If you try them on your own first and then tomorrow show me the work you've done, I will give you signatures!

HINT:

For the first question, think about what operation to use when we're talking about "percent OF the total."

For the second question, think about what operation to use when we're talking about "an amount OUT OF the total."

Hi everyone,

Thanks for a fantastic week. There was so much going on! We had many students away throughout the week, so I thought I'd catch everyone up to speed about what's been going on.

First, we were so excited to hear that Mrs. Breau had her baby yesterday. We even got to see a photo and he is cute! Congratulations to Mrs. Breau and her family!

This past week in math, we...

• worked more with fractions, decimals, and percent
• reviewed for our math test coming up on Tuesday

In language, we...

• continued reading and responding to Fatty Legs (up to chapter 5)
• wrote about experiences in our lives when we have persuaded others to do certain things. Some of your stories have been quite entertaining!

During integration time, we...

• participated in an outdoor simulation activity to consider the experiences and interactions of First Peoples with explorers, fur traders, and early settlers (and had some great follow-up debrief/debate/discussion time)
• researched and talked about the experiences of other communities in Canadian history (Irish famine orphans, Chinese Railroad workers, Africville, Japanese Internment camps)
• began thinking about our personal Social Studies inquiry projects
• had our final "Mandalas" art work period
• began our Inuit Games competition

Next week...

• Art - Mandalas due Monday
• Math - Test on Tuesday (fractions, decimals, and percent...we'll review more together on Monday)
• Language - We're going to start writing persuasive speeches. Begin thinking of a topic that might be of interest to you.
• Social Studies - We'll be working on our personal inquiry projects. This weekend, you may want to talk to family members about your family's immigration stories, if you've chosen that as your project focus.

Stay tuned for some math challenges which I'll be posting soon to help you review!

Mrs. Matheson

Hi Grade 6s,

It was great to see you all again today after the long weekend. I loved hearing about some of your Easter stories. Thank you for working so hard to complete the math Practice Work, and for being focused and on-task while completing your language jobs today.

This week, there are a few things coming up for you to keep in mind:

• Math - This week we'll be creating some simple games to use to practice comparing fractions, decimals, and percents. On Friday, there will be time to move around to different stations and play the games. If you aren't finished today's practice work, it's important that you complete it to be sure you feel confident working with Fractions, Decimals, and Percent before we start creating these games.

• Fatty Legs reading responses - We'll be reading on in our class novel, and there will be more response questions to answer. If you haven't completed the response questions for chapters 1 and 2, please be sure to hand them in and then cross your name off the list on the board.

• First Peoples of Canada presentations - You'll have one more work period and will then be sharing your Google Slide presentations tomorrow. If you want to work at home, the website we used today was www.firstpeoplesofcanada.com. Your presentation will include
• Meaning of the name of your chosen group
• Living conditions (environment and types of homes)
• Food
• Clothing/Art
• Other interesting facts

• Inuit Games - We might have time this week for a bit of a competition, similar to the Inuit Games mentioned in our class novel! Be prepared to work your leg muscles!!

That's all for now! Have a great night.

Mrs. Matheson

Things going on this week...

Hi everyone,

Here is a quick reminder of what's going on and what's coming up this week:

• Math - We will have the Fractions "Quest" on Thursday. To be successful, remember to represent fractions using models or strategies that make sense to you (area model/"chocolate bar", linear model/"number line", equivalent or simplified fractions with common numerators or common denominators) and be ready to communicate your thinking using "Find, Know, Strategy/Show, Answer/Sensible/Why?"

• Language - If you did not finish your language tasks this morning, please work on them tonight and put them in the IN bin tomorrow for me to mark (e.g. Current Events W5 report, silent reading SPECK response, Learning Skills mini-essay)

• Social Studies - Tomorrow you will finish designing your group's Canadian "Robot". If you want to view the video again to think of some more ideas for your design, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZEZwje_FUE 

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Matheson

The story of your family

Hi everyone,

Today during Social Studies time, I mentioned an opportunity for you to receive a few extra signatures. You can share with your family what we've been discussing in Social Studies this week about Canada's diversity and ask if anyone knows any information about your family's story:

• Who was it that left their home country to come to Canada? A great-great-grandparent? Your mom or dad? Etc?
• When did they come to Canada?
• Why did they come to Canada?
• Are there any interesting stories about their immigration/emigration experience?

Write down what you learn and submit it in the IN bin tomorrow. I'd love to hear what you find out!

Time to head back to school!

Hi everyone!

I hope you've all had a relaxing and refreshing March Break. I can't wait to see you tomorrow and hear some stories about your week.

For the week to come, here are some things to know:

• On Monday, our integrated classmates will be away on a field trip to Queen's Park.
• On Tuesday, we'll be back in the gym (yay!) and new squads will be formed
• Wednesday is World Down Syndrome day and everyone is encouraged to wear brightly coloured socks
• Thursday is Heritage Fair day in the gym

It looks like it will be a fantastic week!

I'm also looking forward to starting some new units and doing some new activities in the weeks to come.

• Now that we've finished our Space unit, we're beginning a social studies unit about Communities in Canada (past and present).
• In math, we'll be continuing our work with fractions.
• And in language, we'll be starting another class novel as well as some new language activities that you'll be taking turns doing - sometimes on your own, and sometimes with groups.

I'll tell you about everything tomorrow. See you in the morning!

Mrs. Matheson

Hello from Mrs. Matheson

Hi, grade 6s and families,

Thank you for the warm welcome I have received as I've moved into my role as the new teacher in Mrs. Breau's class. It has been a pleasure to teach in the class for the last three weeks and I am looking forward to learning with you in the weeks and months to come.

Parents/Guardians: I have been able to connect with almost everyone on the phone or in person, but if I wasn't able to get a hold of you when I phoned on Friday to introduce myself, please know that you can always feel free to contact me at the school. If you have any questions or if there is anything you'd like to discuss with me, don't hesitate to call.

Wrapping up some things...

• Last week, we finished the class novel, "Undergrounders." Today, students were given a follow-up assignment which we will be working on during language periods all week. It is due on Friday.
• We finished the Alien Projects and students shared their aliens with their peers. Students also wrote a science test which will be returned this week. Today, students began writing scripts and practicing to film informative yet engaging videos about space topics that have been covered throughout the unit.

Here are a few things coming up this week...

• Wednesday
• Fractions "Quest" (equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers - review daily quizzes and notes in math notebooks to prepare)
• Thursday
• EQAO math practice activity
• Friday
• "Undergrounders" assignment due
• Space video viewing

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Matheson

A Note from Mrs. Breau

Dear Grade 6 Students and Families,

Just wanted to send you a quick message to say thank you for such a fantastic first term. I have so enjoyed being your teacher and getting to know all of you. We have shared so many good memories and have learned so much along the way.

Parents, as always, thank you so much for all your support this year. It is no wonder your kids are so wonderful, after meeting many of you! I am so blessed to be teaching at such a wonderful school and to be a part of such a supportive and loving community.

Friday was bittersweet. I am so excited to begin my new journey in life, but sad to leave such an amazing class. BUT, this isn’t goodbye. I will be seeing you all really soon!

Take Care,

Mrs. Breau

Agenda Update & Math Review

Good Morning Everyone,

Here is a quick look at our week ahead and different due dates coming up this week.

Agenda:

Literacy:

Writing: We are working on our alien essays- We have been organizing our jot notes into a graphic organizers

Due Dates:
-Intro mini lesson will be on Tuesday, February 6th
-Conclusion mini lesson will be on Friday, February 7th
Due Dates
-Body Paragraphs due Thursday, February 8th
-Essay draft copy is due Monday February 12th - Peer editing will take place on this day
-Alien Share Day is scheduled for February 26th

Reading Workshop: We completed a reading assessment with a story called "Overcome"- we will be self assessing these this week
- We are continuing working with our novel Undergrounders


Math- Geometry Test on Thursday
- Blog review will cover BEDMAS and whole number multiplication and division - DUE WEDNESDAY
-Geometry review will be completed in class on Tuesday and Wednesday as we need protractors
- Our next unit of study will be fractions


Science:
-Alien creation day will be Wednesday - please bring anything that you think you would  need  for  this.
-We will be looking at the moon and the its phases this week


Math REVIEW

Use BEDMAS to solve the following questions.

Find the product.

Alien Report Guidelines & Agenda Update

Agenda Update:
Math- Geometry - We are focusing on constructing triangles and quadrilaterals based  on established criteria
Literacy- Writing - We will starting our body paragraphs this week for our essay
Reading - Undergrounders  -We will be doing a reading activity to a story called "Overcome"
Science- Planet research due on Wednesday
Van Go Art- We will be doing our Van Go Art activity on Wednesday
Character Assembly - Wednesday @ 10:05 a.m.
Alien Share Day - February 26th

*****Build A Better Me Day is looking for empty 500ml plastic bottles.  (water, Gatorade, vitamin bottles).  We are needing them to allow each student to make their own glitter/mind jar.***

Three Parts:

1. Introduction:
- opening sentence to introduce the general topic, catch reader's attention- hook the reader
-In two or more sentences introduce your planet and outline the defining characteristics that you will be addressing in your body paragraphs
-introduce the name of your alien
-A sentence to indicate the adaptations that your alien has to successfully live on your planet

2. Body Paragraphs
- one full  paragraph for each of the characteristics and the adaptation your alien has to cope with it
The paragraphs should be in the order in which they are mentioned in the introduction
 Each paragraph should include:
-a topic sentence to introduce the particular characteristics of the planet
- one to three sentences to add scientific details that describe the characteristic
-one to three sentences to describe the features of your alien that allow it to live successfully with this characteristic
-a sentence that sums up the paragraph and leads to the next characteristics in a logical way

Example:
Saturn is very cold. It has a temperature of -285 degrees Fahrenheit. The rings are made up of ice, snow, rock and gases. Due to the cold, Satuloops have red eyes that shoot heat rays. The rays can heat and burn different objects when needed and melt ice for water. Satuloops also wears red bracelets on both wrists. The bracelets allow Satuloops to stay warm.  

3. Conclusion
- A paragraph that restates each of the characteristics of your planet and a summarization of how your alien is well suited to live there.
- This paragraph should be around 4 to 6 sentences long

Space Websites

www.space.com
www.nasa.gov
www.nationalgeographic.com/categories/space
www.universetoday.com
www.esa.int

Media Presentation Schedule

 Media Presentations 

Students will be presenting their commercial and presenting their analysis next week. This will project will be both an oral presentation mark as well as a media mark. NO MORE time will be given in class for this assignment.

Media Presentations Schedule

Monday:
Zoe
Bella
Sawyer
Vanessa
Abby
Stella
Preston
Davis
Evelyn
Anthony
Parnell


Tuesday:
Jacob
Rachael
Matthew
Josh
Brandon
Rachel
Lilly
Lachlan
Jake. M
Owen
Noah


Wednesday:
Jake. D

Commercial Analysis #1

Cover Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPK8B7IiHTo


Polly Pocket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU42y_CyKNQ

Subway Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxqRg2Nohso


Shake' N Bake Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM46AKFIbuk


Here are the prompts/subheadings to guide you through your analysis

Product Name:

What is the overt message? (What is the obvious message?)

What is the implied message? (What is the hidden message?)

Who is the target audience?

What are three strategies that are used during this advertisement? Support your thinking.

Agenda Items

Agenda Update:

Space: We will be finishing up the content on the planets, sun and moon this week
-Students will be starting their alien project on Thursday- See post below- there are many components - PLEASE DO NOT GO TO FAR AHEAD, because there is a certain order and criteria :)

Health: Menu cooking assignment is due January 22nd - please have parents fill in feedback sheet

Math: We will be starting geometry this week -please bring in protractors

Literacy:
Reading Workshop- Keep logging your reading minutes :) Half way party will be in the middle of February- more info to follow
Media- We will be working on our commercial analysis this week


Here is  the link to help support Rachel's hockey team:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFdOUwDS4I

Agenda:
Van Go forms will be coming home this week

Have a great night! Stay warm!

Agenda Update

Agenda Update:

Space: We will be finishing up the content on the planets, sun and moon this week
-Students will be starting their alien project on Thursday- I will be posting the assignment later this week - there are many components - PLEASE DO NOT GO TO FAR AHEAD, because there is a certain order and criteria :)

Health: Menu cooking assignment is due January 22nd - please have parents fill in feedback sheet

Math: We will be starting geometry this week -please bring in protractors

Literacy:
Reading Workshop- Keep logging your reading minutes :) Half way party will be in the middle of February- more info to follow
Media- We will be working on our commercial analysis this week


Here is  the link to help support Rachel's hockey team:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFdOUwDS4I


Have a great night! Stay warm!

BEDMAS Questions

Constellation Assignment

This is an OPTIONAL assignment- I know a lot of you are busy with science fair, but someone of you wanted an EXTRA challenge

Constellation Assignment 
1. Choose a constellation listed below
2. Find the myth about the constellation (use the internet- don't forget to sight your sources)
3. Find the location of the constellation in the sky
4. If it is a Zodiac sign, then tell the personality characteristics associated with someone born under that sign.
5. Draw the star/constellation shape in the sky (What the stars actually look like. e.g. Leo's constellation picture looks like a lion)
You will present your findings to class.

Constellations 
Zodiac Signs 
1. Aries (Mar. 21-April 19)
2. Taurus (April 20-May 20)
3. Gemini (May 21-June 21)
4. Cancer (June 22-July 22)
5. Leo ( July 23-Aug 22)
6. Virgo (Aug 23- Sept. 22)
7. Libra (Sept 23-Oct 23)
8. Scorpio (Oct 24-Nov 21)
9. Sagittarius (Nov 23- Dec. 21)
10. Capricorn (Dec 22.-Jan 19)
11. Aquarius (Jan. 20- Feb. 19)
12. Pisces (Feb. 20- Mar. 20)

Other
1. Pegasus
2. Aquila (the eagle)
3. Canis Major (the great dog)
4. Ursa Major (the great bear)
5. Centaurus (the centaur)
6. Corvus (the crow)
7. Carina (the ship's keel)

Agenda Note & Daily Challenge

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope you all had a restful holiday, filled with lots of love and laughter. Here is a quick update on the week ahead:

Math-Measurement tests were returned today - We will be working on our dream house assignment and moving back into to numeration - This week we will be focusing on BEDMAS

Literacy- We will be beginning our new class novel " Undergrounders"
Writing- spending some time reviewing recounts and paragraphing through writing on demands

Media- We will starting our media literacy unit this week

Health- we will be finishing up our menu assignment- we will review the success criteria and two work periods will be given to finish up the assignment - A friendly reminder that the cooking assignment will be due January 22th
-Personal safety will be the 2nd health unit for this term- this unit will be integrated with visual arts and drama

Science- Starting soon...Space! 

It was nice seeing you all today! Looking forward to seeing your smiling faces in the morning

Mrs. Breau

A math challenge to keep you sharp after a holiday:) Review those basic addition and subtraction rules. Show your work. ****No Calculators****

1) 8 2 7 6 3
 − 2 1 4 9 8

 2) 9 1 9 2 5
     7 6 2 9 3

3) 6 4 6 5 3
 − 5 2 5 8 3 

4) 5 7 3 9 7
 + 3 6 2 3 4

 5) 4 8 1 9 8
  -  3 9 7 5 9 

6) 9 5 4 6 5
 + 6 9 3 1 1 

7) 8 1 7 5 4
 − 2 8 6 7 9 

8) 4 4 7 4 3
 + 9 0 3 7 4 

9) 7 6 0 5 1
 − 5 4 1 9 7 

10) 1 8 8 4 2
    +8 9 4 3 6

Cooking Assignment Feedback Form

Healthy Eating Unit Follow-Up Assignment: Master Chef Junior

As part of our Healthy Eating Unit, the grade 6 students have been asked to create a menu that includes one breakfast meal, one lunch meal, one dinner meal and one snack. As an extension of creating the menu, they will also be asked to cook or at least help prepare one of the meals on their menu for your family! The meal can be modified in any way (ie. if the menu calls for raspberries and you do not have raspberries, please feel free to replace them with anything you wish). Parents are asked to be an active part of the preparation, cooking and cleaning up process. You can assist them in any way that you see fit. They have been told to take into consideration any dietary needs or restrictions, and to make the meal as healthy as they possibly can. You have until January 15th, 2018 to complete this task.

_________________                                                                                      _________________
Parent Signature                                                                                           Student Signature ;

Please complete the following information.

Menu Choice:

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Number of People Served:_____

Date of Meal:____________________

To be completed by the student:

Describe your experience. (Challenges, enjoying parts, new learning)

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To be completed by the parent:

Provide any feedback for your son or daughter. (Favourite part of the meal, what did your son or daughter learn? Etc.)

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