Weekly Update & Daily Challenge

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Thanks so much for a great first week! I will try my best at the beginning of each week to post a rough outline for each subject area.

DON'T FORGET TO LOG THOSE READING MINUTES!

Math- We are working through the first twenty days of math- through these activities we are exploring communication, positive mindset, teamwork and a variety of math processes.
We will also be starting to explore place value ( In grade 6, we are will focus on numbers to 1 000, 000)

Literacy-
Reading - We are gearing up for our forty book challenge
- We will be talking about just right books , how to pick a book and when to abandon a book
-We will also continue exploring a variety of different genres
-We will also be starting our new book "Word Nerd"

Writing- We are drafting our "I am" Poems
-introduction to recounts

Science- We will be starting our biodiversity unit - this week we will explore the characteristics of life and classifications of animals


Math Challenge

Use the digits below to answer each number riddle. You cannot repeat digits within a number

1         2          3           4           5           6           7           8           9

a) I am the largest 6 digit number you can make that has a 1 in the thousands place and a 5 in the ten-thousands place. What number am I?

b) I am the smallest 6 digit even number you can make that has a a 6 in the hundreds place. What number am I?

c) I am a 4 digit number. My ones digit is 2. My tens digit is 4 greater than my ones digit. My hundreds and thousands digits are both 3 greater than my ones digit. What number am I?

Math Challenge

MATH CHALLENGE- Solve the 4 riddles below. Put your answers into your agenda. Signatures will be rewarded :)

Use the digits below to answer each number in the riddle. You cannot repeat digits within a number

1                 2                 3                  4                5              6            7              8               9


a) I am the largest four digit odd number you can make. What number am I? 

b) I am the smallest 5 digit even number you can make. What number am I?

c) I am the largest 5 digit even number you can make that has a 3 in the thousands place.  What number am I?

d) I am the smallest 5 digit number you can make that has all odd digits. What number am I?

Don't forget to log your reading time in your agenda!

Have a great night!

Mrs. Breau

Day 2- Daily Challenge

Hello grade six students,
Hope your are having a nice relaxing evening and resting up, I know I am TIRED!! Tomorrow please bring an artifact that represents you or something that you love. (e.g. could be a book if you like to read, a metal from a sports competition, a picture of your family etc.) You will get a chance tomorrow to share your artifact. Be creative! (signatures will be rewarded)
Have a wonderful night! Thanks for a wonderful two days :)
Mrs. Breau

Welcome to Grade 6!

Happy first day of  school everyone! Hope you had a great day, I know I did :) Welcome to our classroom blog! This is a great way for you to stay up to date on what is happening in our classroom. Here I will post weekly updates, daily challenges, test reviews, as well as agenda notes. You should be checking the blog regularly.
Tonight, is your first challenge. See if you can figure out how to post a comment to this blog post, signatures will be rewarded. Have a WONDERFUL night! Looking forward to a great year :)
Mrs. Breau

***Remember, write a letter to Mrs. Breau introducing yourself! Tell me why grade 6 is going to be the best year yet! - due on Friday ***

Next Week

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick heads up on some of the events for the upcoming week

Literacy- We will continue finishing up our media assignment
-students will be analyzing a commercial using the format below - they will be presenting this in front of the class next week

Math- We are continuing to focus on numeration long division and multiplication
-dream house project (due Friday, June 21st)

Dance- students will be working on their dance routines next week - presenting them on Thursday

Science- We will be doing our flight unit in science - students will be participating in hands on experiments and creating a flying device

Health- Focusing on self concept and esteem

Agenda Items:
Summit Climbing- this activity will take place on Wednesday (Day 1) -please make sure your permission forms are handed in 
We are planning a walking trip to Tim Horton's on Thursday

 Media Format

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. 1. ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2.  ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

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

Update

Math:
-We will be continuing with measurement focusing on 3D measurement
-Keep reviewing those EQAO terms

Literacy:
- We will be finishing our book Word Nerd
- We will be reviewing  the forms of writing

Science:
- We will be continuing with our Art Bot project

Social Studies:
- We will be beginning our Inquiry projects next week

Agenda:
 Jump Rope for Heart- May 13th
Track and Field Training - May 14th, May 17th, May 21st
TRACK & FIELD  EVENT MAY 23rd
EQAO Writing Dates May 27th, 28th, 29th  (Make up writing day May 30th)