Weekly Update & Daily Challenge

Hello Everyone,

Here is a quick overview of the week ahead :)

Math: -We are continuing with the first twenty days math
- We are working on rounding numbers this week and place value
- We will be completing x2 in our race track math --students can practice for x3(we will start next week)

Literacy: -We will starting our unit on recounts this week and coming up with success criteria
- We will be focusing on summaries in reading
- We have started our novel Word Nerd and will be looking at different reading strategies throughout the novel

**Keep reading those books and tracking your reading time in your agenda**

Science- We will be looking at the classifications of living things and beginning to explore some of the different kingdoms

Agenda:
Orange shirt day- Sept 30th
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Daily Challenge

1. We are the smallest and largest whole numbers that round to 70 when rounded to the nearest ten. What numbers are we?

2. We are the smallest and largest whole numbers that round to 600 when rounded to the nearest hundred. What numbers are we?

3. we are the smallest and largest whole number that round to 8 000 when rounded to the nearest thousand. what numbers are we?

Science Challenge

For this next challenge you may need to do a little bit of research. I will accept this challenge until the end of the week.
The English language is rich in nouns that describe groups of the same animals. (e.g. colony of ants, bed of snakes). For this activity I will give you an animal and you need to research what its group name is.

Animal Name	Group Name
Ants	Example: colony
Snakes
Cats
Cattle
Chickens
Dogs
Ducks
Eagles
Elephants
Elk
Ferrets
Foxes
Frogs
Geese
Monkeys
Pigs
Turtles
Jellyfish

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. ________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________