Friday, September 30, 2016

Agenda & Name Challenge

Agenda:

Math Test- Please sign and return 
Decimal worksheet due Monday- most people completed in class time
Social studies rough copy notes - Monday- we will have more research periods next week 
Reading logs- please be sure to have 4 entries this week- I will be checking on Monday

Daily Challenge- Lets test your memory! Who can name everyone in our classroom. Write them in agenda- There is 24 of us :)

Don't forget to read....Looking for the top 7 readers over the weekend!

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Breau 


Agenda

Agenda:

Math Test- Please sign and return 
Decimal worksheet due Monday- most people completed in class
Social studies rough copy notes - Monday- we will have more research periods next week 
Reading logs- please be sure to have 4 entries this week- I will be checking on Monday

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Breau 


Thursday, September 29, 2016

Word Nerds?

N       R       T       T    U     A        F       S        I      O        R


Can you solve the title of our next chapter in Word Nerd?


How many words can you make from the letters above?

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Meet the Teacher

Hello Parents,
Just wanted to give you a quick heads up about meet the teacher night on October 6th. Our portable will be open from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. as I have a family obligation at 7 p.m. If you are unable to make it, we can try and arrange another time or I will contact you by phone.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Have a wonderful night,
Mrs. Breau :)

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

My Blueprint/ Google Classroom

Hello Everyone,
 What a crazy busy day we had with technology. Today we got to use the chrome books and the iPads. You were introduced to some different programs such as my blueprint and google classroom. We will continue to explore these tools. Your challenge this week is to log onto my blue print and create an avatar and add at least 3 about me pieces. (you do this by adding a box, remember) www.myBlueprint.ca/simcoe
-then click log on with a school account -use your email user name (DO NOT add the @scdsb.on.ca)and password
 Remember, keep logging those reading minutes. Here is address of that great social studies website that Camryn founds. Thanks for sharing, Camryn.

 http://atlas.media.mit.edu

Assigned Countries
 Camryn, Lindsay & Kaylen – Portugal
 Katie & Abby- Australia
 Braeden & Liam- Germany
 Jalen & Rylee – Mexico
 Mitchell& Christian, Keifer – Sweden
 Ashley& Bobbi-China
 Maddie- South Korea
 Reid& Reilly – Brazil T
Tristian & Dylan- Japan
 Daniel & Garrett- France
 Rebecca- Norway
 Sarah& Alex- Italy





 Have a great night,
Mrs. Breau

Monday, September 26, 2016

EXTRA math review

  EXTRA REVIEW- This is NOT mandatory. We are already working through a review in class. You can complete just certain sections or the whole thing.  Complete on a separate piece of paper.

  2.  Fill in the blanks below. Each number needs to be expressed in standard, expanded and written form.

Standard
Expanded
Written
3 120 048








Fifty thousand five



10 000 000+ 2 000 000+ 300 000+    
10 000+ 6 000+ 100 + 40 +6


  
 3.  Brandon researched the areas of some large deserts.
Desert
Area in square kilometres
Chang Tang Desert
800 310
Peruvian Desert
253 820
Great Sandy Desert
388 500
Namib Desert
207 977

a)    Compare the areas of the Chang Tang Desert and the Peruvian Desert with an inequality sign ( <, >)
         ____________________________________________________

b)    Order the area of the deserts from least to greatest.
______________________
_____________________
______________________
______________________
______________________

Explain your strategy. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

          4.    Round the following numbers to the nearest thousands.

a)    234 541 ________________       1 254 010 ____________________
b)   24 354 619 ______________________

5.  Round the following numbers to the nearest hundreds.

3 879 _________    2 432 447 _____________ 24 969 567___________

Explain how you would round a number. Don’t forget to use math words.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



List the factors of the following number. Identify whether or not they are prime or composite.
a       a)  62                                            b)  44




c)    74                             d)  24




Complete a factor tree for the numbers below. 
a     a)    48                                            b) 72



c)77                                         d) 39
                  

Friday, September 23, 2016

Some Important Dates

Hello wonderful grade 6 students & families,


Some important dates to jot down:

September 28th- PICTURE DAY
September 29th Terry Fox Run
September 29th Character Education Assembly
October 6th- Meet the Teacher :) 5p.m. - 7 p.m.


Homework:
- please be sure to have tracked at least 4 nights of reading
-I am Poems must be handed in on Monday
- World map and map of Canada done for Monday- most students completed in class time
- Math Test Wednesday October 28th- Numeration - A review will be completed Monday and Tuesday
- Name of the game 6 & 7 next week
- Social Studies project will be posted next week on the blog and we will begin our research in class on Tuesday




Daily Challenge


Here is another word riddle challenge


Read the clues, then write the words.

Start with the word  SWEET


Perspiration.
Change one letter from the word above.       _______   ________  ________ _________  ________
                                                                                                    (5 letters)



Something you sit on.                              _________ ________ _______ ______
 Take away one letter.                                              (4 letters)



 Causing something to become hot.                       _________ _________ _______   _______
 Change one letter from the word above .                                                    (4 letters)



 A small shelter or house.                                             __________ _________ ________
 Take away two vowels and add one                                                           (3 letters)
from the word above.


 Another name for a stomach.
Change one letter from the word above.                     __________ _________ ________
                                                                                                           (3 letters)




To pull hard.
 Rearrange the letters from the word above.                     ___________ _________ _______
                                                                                                       (3 letters)




 To drink quickly.                                          _______ _________ ________ ________
 Take away the first letter, then add two.                                          (4 letters)




Jot your answers in your agenda.
HAPPY WEEKEND!