Here is a quick update on the crazy week ahead:
Math- We are working on transformations in geometry this week. There will be a task at the end of the week that will be used for assessment
Literacy- Good copy of the Santa Manual is due on Thursday
-We will be finishing our class novel "Ghost Ride"
Social Studies- We will be working on our Inquiry projects this week
-Presentations will be scheduled the first week back in January
Agenda Items:
Christmas for Kids ends on December 18th
Winter Wonderland Dance - Period 5 -A $2 donation or can food item
Secret Santa gift exchange -Thursday, December 19th
Monday, December 16, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Social Studies Outline
PURPOSE: To complete an inquiry that relates to one of the topics covered in class. Connections can
include: immigration (past or present), personal immigration stories, diversity in Canada,
treatment/experience of different communities in Canada or any other idea!
include: immigration (past or present), personal immigration stories, diversity in Canada,
treatment/experience of different communities in Canada or any other idea!
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
- your topic connects to what we have studied in class
- you are answering a clear inquiry question
- you draw a conclusion about your topic, based on your research
- you create a product of choice to communicate your ideas; including an oral component
- Cover between 4 and 5 subtopics
RESEARCH QUESTIONS NAME: ___________________
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Secret Santa
Shhhhhh!
Secret
Santa!
Dear Parents,
To celebrate classroom community, our classroom has chosen
to participate in a Secret Santa gift exchange. This is a fun and exciting way
to bring holiday cheer into the classroom and provide opportunities to
encourage one another this holiday season.
Each student will draw a classmate’s name and will be responsible
for providing “random acts of kindness” for this friend leading up to Christmas
Break. In addition, a $10 gift will be wrapped and exchanged at our Christmas
party the last week of school. Please let me know ASAP if this will be a
problem. Remember, the gift should be wrapped and should only have the receiver’s
name on it. We are planning on having the gift exchange on Thursday, December 19th, 2019.
Please send me an email or encourage
your child to speak with me directly if there are any questions or concerns. Thank
you for your help with this special initiative. It is my hope that this
activity will be a valuable lesson in generosity and outward thinking for each
student involved.
As always, thank you for your ongoing
support.
Happy Holidays,
Sincerely,
Kerry Breau
Monday, December 2, 2019
Patterning Review
Patterning Review- Due Thursday, December 5th -Test is scheduled for Friday December 6th
1. Write the rule for each t-table. each rule involves only ONE operation
2. Write the rule for each t-table. Each rule involves TWO operations.
4. The same number is added in the pattern to get the next value. Below are the fourth, fifth and sixth terms in the pattern.
5. Use the explicit patterning rule to answer the questions below
Term Number= first term + ({term #-1} x common difference)
a)14, 17, 20, 23.....
find term 55th term
b) 21, 26, 31, 36.....
find the 34th term
c) 99, 96, 93...
find the 12th term
6. Each question involves an operation (multiplication, division, addition and subtraction) between columns 1 and 2 and then an additional step. So these are multi step questions.
7. Darren and Angelique create two different patterns.
Identify the pattern rule.
1. Write the rule for each t-table. each rule involves only ONE operation
Input (n)
|
Output
|
5
|
25
|
3
|
15
|
2
|
10
|
4
|
20
|
10
|
50
|
Input (n)
|
Output
|
77
|
11
|
21
|
3
|
70
|
10
|
14
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
2. Write the rule for each t-table. Each rule involves TWO operations.
Input (n)
|
Output
|
10
|
6
|
16
|
9
|
4
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
Input (n)
|
Output
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
5
|
13
|
1
|
5
|
Input (n)
|
Output
|
6
|
16
|
7
|
18
|
3
|
10
|
18
|
40
|
3. Identify the pattern rule for each pattern below.
a) 12, 15, 18, 21….
b) 65, 62, 59, 53….
c) 81, 72, 63, 54…..
4. The same number is added in the pattern to get the next value. Below are the fourth, fifth and sixth terms in the pattern.
106, 109, 112
What are the first, second and third term in the pattern?
5. Use the explicit patterning rule to answer the questions below
Term Number= first term + ({term #-1} x common difference)
a)14, 17, 20, 23.....
find term 55th term
b) 21, 26, 31, 36.....
find the 34th term
c) 99, 96, 93...
find the 12th term
6. Each question involves an operation (multiplication, division, addition and subtraction) between columns 1 and 2 and then an additional step. So these are multi step questions.
2
|
8
|
21
|
8
|
9
|
77
|
7
|
3
|
26
|
2
|
3
|
11
|
25
|
5
|
3
|
49
|
7
|
5
|
60
|
10
|
4
|
18
|
2
|
7
|
7. Darren and Angelique create two different patterns.
Identify the pattern rule.
Darren’s Pattern
37, 41, 45, 49
Pattern Rule:
Angelique’s pattern
22, 30, 38, 46
Pattern Rule:
Which pattern rule will be the first to reach a term over 100. Justify your answer.
Friday, November 29, 2019
Update
It has been so great meeting with all the families over the past couple of weeks during our student led conferences. Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy lives to attend. I apologize for not posting an update this week until now.
Here is a quick overview of the next week:
Math- We are finishing up patterning next week - There will be a review posted to the blog on Wednesday
Literacy- We have been working on some writing on demands
- Next week, students will be introduced a procedural writing assignment - They will be creating Santa manuals, which are really fun and allow them to show their creativity
-We will also be reviewing the parts of speech
Social Studies- Students are finishing up their "Community Snap Shot" assignment- They be giving a brief summary of their findings to their classmates
-Students should be thinking about what they would like to do for their independent inquiry project - They will be picking a topic under the umbrella of "Canada Past and Present"
-"Family Story" Assignments are due on Monday, December 2nd
Agenda Items:
-Christmas for kids
-Class pictures are coming home today
Here is a quick overview of the next week:
Math- We are finishing up patterning next week - There will be a review posted to the blog on Wednesday
Literacy- We have been working on some writing on demands
- Next week, students will be introduced a procedural writing assignment - They will be creating Santa manuals, which are really fun and allow them to show their creativity
-We will also be reviewing the parts of speech
Social Studies- Students are finishing up their "Community Snap Shot" assignment- They be giving a brief summary of their findings to their classmates
-Students should be thinking about what they would like to do for their independent inquiry project - They will be picking a topic under the umbrella of "Canada Past and Present"
-"Family Story" Assignments are due on Monday, December 2nd
Agenda Items:
-Christmas for kids
-Class pictures are coming home today
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Daily Challenge
Daily Challenge- Explicit Patterning Rule
Term Number= First Term + ([term number -1] x common difference)
Solve the following questions
a) 21, 26, 31, 36 ...... Find the 44th term
b) 2.2, 4.4, 6.6, 8.8 ... Find the 32nd term
c) 215, 212, 209.... Find the 23rd term
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Introduction to Patterning
Here is a daily challenge to kick off our patterning unit.
Daily Challenge
a) I am the seventh number in the following sequence of numbers: 1,4, 9, 16.....
What number am I?
b) I am the sixth in the following sequence of numbers: 1, 3, 7, 15.......
What number am I?
c) Edgar does sit-ups daily. On Monday, he did 20 sit ups. On Tuesday, he did 30. He did 50 sit ups on Wednesday and 90 on Thursday. If he continues this pattern, Edgar will do an impressive number of sit ups on Saturday. What number of sit ups will he do?
Daily Challenge
a) I am the seventh number in the following sequence of numbers: 1,4, 9, 16.....
What number am I?
b) I am the sixth in the following sequence of numbers: 1, 3, 7, 15.......
What number am I?
c) Edgar does sit-ups daily. On Monday, he did 20 sit ups. On Tuesday, he did 30. He did 50 sit ups on Wednesday and 90 on Thursday. If he continues this pattern, Edgar will do an impressive number of sit ups on Saturday. What number of sit ups will he do?
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Your Family Story
As we explore our great country Canada, you are being ask to explore your family background. This assignment will be completed at home. There are two parts to this assignment. First you must complete a "family tree" using a similar template to the one below. You will also be using the prompts below to create a paragraph.
DUE DATE: Monday, December 2nd, 2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Weekly Update
Hey Everyone!
Here is a quick update on the upcoming week:
Literacy- We are wrapping up our Halloween Narratives. Draft copies are due on November 11th. Students have done a great job adding supporting detail and words that allow his or her reader to visualize their story. This week we will be working on a Remembrance Day letter and writing through different points of view
Reading -We are continuing to work on different reading strategies and using evidence from the text to support your thinking
Math- Students will be completing a math test on Thursday (topics include: multiplication, division, BEDMAS, adding and subtracting with decimals, metric conversions and choosing an appropriate measurement) I will be adding a review to the blog on Monday to help students prepare.
Social Studies- We will beginning our social studies unit this week. We will be focusing on Canada's Past and Present. This week will be exploring the terms diversity and inclusion.We will also be focusing on the topic of immigration. (There will be an at home assignment posted this week for Social Studies focusing on their heritage)
Health- Menus and short answer responses are due November 11th. Most students completed this in class, but if they need more time to please just talk to me. I have also posted their at home cooking assignment. Due November 29th.
Agenda Items:
-I will be sending conference reminders home this week
-Progress reports will be coming home on Friday
-Prologue Performance on November 13th last block
Here is a quick update on the upcoming week:
Literacy- We are wrapping up our Halloween Narratives. Draft copies are due on November 11th. Students have done a great job adding supporting detail and words that allow his or her reader to visualize their story. This week we will be working on a Remembrance Day letter and writing through different points of view
Reading -We are continuing to work on different reading strategies and using evidence from the text to support your thinking
Math- Students will be completing a math test on Thursday (topics include: multiplication, division, BEDMAS, adding and subtracting with decimals, metric conversions and choosing an appropriate measurement) I will be adding a review to the blog on Monday to help students prepare.
Social Studies- We will beginning our social studies unit this week. We will be focusing on Canada's Past and Present. This week will be exploring the terms diversity and inclusion.We will also be focusing on the topic of immigration. (There will be an at home assignment posted this week for Social Studies focusing on their heritage)
Health- Menus and short answer responses are due November 11th. Most students completed this in class, but if they need more time to please just talk to me. I have also posted their at home cooking assignment. Due November 29th.
Agenda Items:
-I will be sending conference reminders home this week
-Progress reports will be coming home on Friday
-Prologue Performance on November 13th last block
Master Chef Junior- Health Assignment
*Students will also be provided with a hard copy of this assignment at school ***
Healthy Eating Unit Follow-Up Assignment: Master Chef Junior
As part of our Healthy Eating Unit, the grade six 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 (for example: 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 Friday, November 29th, 2019 to complete this task.
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 (for example: 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 Friday, November 29th, 2019 to complete this task.
_________________ _________________
Parent Signature Student Signature
Parent Signature Student Signature
Please complete the following information.
Menu Choice:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Number of People Served:_____
Date of Meal:____________________
*Please bring a photo of your final dish. You may also include any other photos of the cooking process,
family enjoying the meal*
family enjoying the meal*
To be completed by the student:
What is your previous experience in the kitchen?
(E.g. do you help with dinner? Preparations? Cooking? Setting the table? Dishes? etc.)
(E.g. do you help with dinner? Preparations? Cooking? Setting the table? Dishes? etc.)
Describe some of the tasks that you completed during this experience.
(e.g. chopping vegetables, cooking, setting the table, clean up etc.)
(e.g. chopping vegetables, cooking, setting the table, clean up etc.)
What was your favourite part of this experience?
What challenges did you run into during this experience?
What are some things you learned during this experience?
To be completed by the parent:
What was your role during this assignment?
What was your favourite part of the meal?
What was some of the new learning that took place through this assignment?
Any other feedback
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