Lots of things have been and will be happening in our Learning space!
Homework:
This week students will review/rehearse their parts in their class Christmas play. Students are in small groups of 4 or 5 and copies will come home this week of the play they selected and adapted. If there are items around the house to help support as props/costumes they are welcome, but please don't go out and purchase anything :)
Math:
We had a celebration of Learning on decimals and those assessments will be coming home this week. We had the opportunity to put our skills into action in authentic ways as we collected money and prepared deposits from our Gr 6 Gift Card fundraiser. We continue to investigate and practice solving Algebraic equations and are relating them to the concept of the balance scale ( both sides are the same value to be balanced but can have different items or look different on each side ex. 8 + 14 = 11 x 2 ).
Students were to participate in the Hour of Code but due to tech difficulties, not all had the full opportunity so this will continue through the course of the week to ensure all have had the full experience.
Literacy:
We did a mini-inquiry into Print Media; its purpose and the different strategies companies use to target different audiences. Students were tasked then with creating a form of print media to advertise and "persuade" our school community to purchase tickets for our upcoming Gift Card fundraiser. Students had to determine their target audience ( K, Pr, Jr, Adults), what information to share and how to share it in order to capture their target audiences. They also had to think about where they were going to place their ad in the school. Students had a choice of which medium they wanted to use (digital/poster paper etc).
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Authentic math and literacy skills being put into practice with our preparation for the fundraiser
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Write On has been introduced to the students giving them an opportunity to experience the purpose and enjoyment of writing. Write On is a free writing portfolio where students can write about whatever they chose, using any writing form they wish ( narrative, informative, persuasive etc). Students can share pieces from their free writing time if they wish and it has become so engaging that we now have a signup sheet in order to make sure all have an opportunity to share their writing. After the completion of our persuasive pieces through the writing process, students will choose a piece they are very proud of from their Write On portfolio and bring that peice through the writing process.
Religion:
We have been celebrating Advent with our school Mass/Liturgies and our own class made Advent Calendar- as we unveil each day kind words and actions we can partake in as we prepare our hearts for the coming of the Christ Child.
Upcoming this week in the classroom:
BUSY!
We have 2 special guests coming in this week and a mini excursion!
- PLEASE sign and return the 2 permission forms to allow your Gr 6 student to walk to the Food Bank on Wednesday, Dec 13th. (BOARD FORM, SCHOOL FORM). We will be helping to prepare Christmas Hampers for our local community. You can print these forms from here and return them, or return the hard copies that will be sent home Monday. My apologies for the quick turnaround on these :) All are welcome to join us and/or send in a non- perishable food donation for us to deliver.
- Eric Fresque is an entrepreneur and business person whom our class has partnered with through the Learning Partnership Entrepreneurial Adventure program. "This program is all about sparking students’ natural curiosity, intelligence and passion to seize an opportunity to take their ideas to market – and discover just what they can do!" Mr. Fresque will be in on Tuesday morning to introduce himself and discuss what a project is and talk about project management. He will task the students to think over the holidays about what type of project we want to partake in as a class and what charity/initiative we will direct the funds of our project towards.
- Stephanie Duncker from Mercury Filmworks is a 2D and 3D animation specialist (who also happens to be a parent of one of our students :) who works on television productions right here in Ottawa. Stephanie will be visiting our class on Friday, Dec 15th to share with us some insight into her occupation and guide us through the animation process and challenge us with a design “assignment”.
- Finally, the students have organized a Secret Santa and Christmas party event for the classroom which will take place on Thursday, Dec 21st. If you don't wish for your student to participate please let me know. The agreed upon amount is $10 or less for the Secret Santa exchange and students will be signing up to bring one nut free treat item to the class festivities :)
This Week In the School & Classroom:
Drumming Workshops throughout the week
Monday: Advent Liturgy 9:40
Tuesday: Mr. Fresque visit
Wednesday: Food Bank outing/ Spirit Day: Wear festive clothing/accessories
Thursday: Christmas Social 6pm
Friday: Mz. Duncker visit
