Classroom Curriculum

This week students are working on:

Math:  Rotating a shape 90 degrees and 180 degrees around an outside rotation point

English:  Writing narratives and summarizing short stories

Science:  Examining biodiversity in different locations

Religion:  The story of Moses

Phys-Ed:  Beep Test, Volleyball Skills, Tabata exercises

Art:  Haunted Houses

Haunted Houses will be displayed for the younger classes to come by on a walk-a-bout on Tuesday!

Hello There

Hello families of 6R!

I just want to update you as far as what is going on in the classroom.  I am on a short temporary medical leave, taking care of some unforseen medical issues that have arose.  I hope to be back sooner than later, and am missing my grade 6 kiddos every day.  Not one single iota in me wants to be away from my beautiful, intelligent, kind, heart-warming grade 6 students as they are such a big source of joy and happiness in my life, but I have to take care of these medical issues. 

Students will go on with business as usual.  I am in close contact with the occasional teacher that has taken my place.  I will be evaluating all assignments that are handed in.  I will return to work as soon as possible.

Book Talk presentations will continue tomorrow.

Math Task on rotating images 90 degrees with an outside rotation point and science projects are due tomorrow.

Narrative Writing based on the Harris Burdik pictures will continue.
Students are working on identifying literary devices in writing this week, along with finishing up Haunted Houses, and our unit on biodiversity
House league Assembly is Tuesday, and our VIP officers will be coming in as well on Tuesday afternoon.

Homework

Narrative due Oct 30

Science Project due Oct 23

Book Talks begin tomorrow!

All book talk paperwork due October 19

Soccer Playoffs tomorrow!

Transformational Geometry

Below are photos from our last two Math classes. We are currently working in the Transformational Geometry unit and our learning goals are posted below.  Our focus today was rotating the figure 90 degrees clockwise and counter-clockwise.

UNIT 2b:  (Whole Numbers and) Transformations

	LEARNING GOALS	SUCCESS CRITERIA
	I can extend and create repeating patterns that result from rotations.
	I can identify, perform and describe rotations of 180o with centre of rotation inside or outside the shape.
	I can identify, perform and describe clockwise and counterclockwise rotations of 90o, with centre of rotation inside or outside the shape.
	I can create and analyse designs made by reflecting, translating, and/or rotating a shape, or shapes, by 90o or 180o.

Working Hard

We are rotating!

Instructions

Homework

Narrative due October 30th

Science Project due October 23

Pictures due October 20

Clothing Forms due tomorrow

Book Talks begin Thursday
All Book Talk Paperwork due Oct 19

Soccer Forms

Homework

Math Test on Monday.  Patterning!  Hang in there Grade 6s, we're almost done!

Paraliturgies begin Monday

Book Talks are due October 19

Science Project due Oct 23

Pictures are due Oct 20

Clothing orders due Oct 17

Dramatic Events of the Day

The grade 6s engaged in some improvisation activities this afternoon.  They were given a prop and they were instructed to use it in any way, as long as it is done in such a way it was not meant for.

Below are some snapshots:

A video camera

A snowman

A jackhammer

A microphone

A steering wheel

Homework

Patterning Test on Monday

Science Project due Oct 23

Math Review Page 402 #1 and 2, Pg 26 3c,d and 4

Book Talk work due October 19th and speeches begin then as well!

Picture Forms due Oct 20

Clothing Forms due Oct 17

Homework

Patterning Test on Monday

Science Project due Oct 23 (via google classroom)

Character Analysis and Recommendation for Book Talk

Paraliturgies begin Monday!

Patterning Test: Monday

The Grade 6s are finishing up a unit on patterning.  Below are the learning goals for the unit.  Please take some time to chat with your child and/or go over some example patterning questions to further prepare them for Monday's test.

Check out the link below for example questions!
Example Questions for Patterning

UNIT 1:  Patterns

	LEARNING GOALS	SUCCESS CRITERIA
	I can find geometric patterns and represent them numerically.
	I can describe in words the pattern made by adding or subtracting a number or multiplying or dividing a number.
	I can describe in words the pattern rule for the general term by referring to the term number.
	I can make tables of values for growing patterns given in words, and then list the ordered pairs.
	I can explain how a coordinate system represents location and plot points in the first quadrant.
	I can plot the points from a growing pattern in the first quadrant using a variety of tools.
	I can find a term given its term number.
	I can find the term number of a given term in a growing pattern given in words, a table of values or a graph.

Homework

Patterning Test on Monday

Character and Recommendation  portions of Book Talk due Oct 12

Attention: Beware of the Haunted Construction Zone!

The students have begun construction on their haunted houses.  Take a peek!