Weekly Update

Congratulations on finishing EQAO grade 6s! You have shown so much grit and perseverance this week, I am so proud of you. Here is a quick update on the week ahead.

Literacy- We will be focusing on media literacy this week

Math- measurement test Monday- We will be doing review of the numeration strand and working on our dream house project (see below)

Social Studies- We will be continuing to work on our social studies inquiry projects

Science- We will be starting our flight unit

Health- We will be starting growth and development

Agenda items:

-parent/student info session for Kandalore is 7-8 pm on Wednesday June 12th  

-Track and Field area competition on June 5th

-We Wellness Day - June 7th

 Dream House Project

As we begin our measurement unit, one of the concepts we will be focusing on is area and perimeter. You will now have the opportunity to apply your learning to a real life situation (well sort of); you will design your dream house! If you have more than one level in your house be sure to sketch a rough floor plan for each. The assignment has been split into 4 parts with specific minimum requirements on each part.  Please read the assignment completely before you begin.

Part 1: Room Sketch

·        To practice making a floor plan measure the dimensions of a room in your house or the classroom. Record all the measurements and then sketch the room (from a bird’s eye view)

·         Label all the dimensions

·         Use the following scale 1 cm= 1 m or 1 unit square= 1 m square 

Part 2:  Your dream house requirements:

·         At least 6 different rooms (bath, bed, kitchen, living room, dining room, family room, den, craft room, play room, etc.)

·         You may have more than one of each room (ex. 3 bedrooms)

·         Be sure to label each room on the floor plan

·         You must have a garage (size of your choice)

·         Each square on your graph represents one square meter

·         You must have a least 3 different types of angles and at least 3 types of geometric shapes in your house

·         Bedrooms should have closets

Part 3:  Decorating:

·         Choose at least one room to decorate

·         Draw the floor plan of that room- all furniture and appliances are included and drawn to scale

·         Calculate the cost of flooring for your room – calculate the area 

·         Calculate the cost of paint- calculate the surface area of your room – don’t forget to minus windows and doors

·         Each can of paint will cover 36 m2

·         Average cost of carpet is $10.00/ m2

·         Average cost for hardwood flooring is $17.50/m2 

·         Average cost of high quality paint is $33.50 / can

·         Determine how much money you will spend on decorating your room

Part 4:  Demonstration of math skills:

·         On separate paper, all math will be shown

·         Area and perimeter of each room

·         Calculations of flooring and paint for your room

·         Included the total area and perimeter of your house