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.

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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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