Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Week of January 29 - February 2, 2018

7:00 - 7:45  Parent information desk for Grade 6 overnight excursion to Camp Couchiching.  Located at a table outside the Runnymede Main Office, grade six teachers will be present to answer questions and provide an informational sheet about the June 4-6, 2018 overnight trip to Camp Couchiching for grade six students.

Thursday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading.  Book Report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be working on sketched rough drafts for this report to develop your best ideas in time for the due date.
2.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment is posted in the Google Classroom.  Good copy pages have been handed out to the students already.  I is due on Friday, February 2, 2018.
3  Test pack due with corrections and a parent signature on Tuesday February 6, 2018. The package was handed out on Tuesday.

Wednesday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading.  Book Report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be working on sketched rough drafts for this report to develop your best ideas in time for the due date.
2.  MMS pages 46-47 (time in class to finish today) and pages 48-49.
3.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment is posted in the Google Classroom.  Good copy pages have been handed out to the students already.  I is due on Friday, February 2, 2018.
4.  Test pack due with corrections and a parent signature on Tuesday February 6, 2018. The package was handed out on Tuesday.
** An interview request letter will come home with the report card.  I will be available for interviews on Monday to Thursday, February 12-15, 2018, both before and after school.  I will not be available on Friday, February 16.

Tuesday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading.  Book Report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be working on sketched rough drafts for this report to develop your best ideas in time for the due date.
2.  Forms and Sheets Data Management assignment in the Google Classroom was due in class on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.  If you did not finish in class today (especially if you were absent at some point(s) from class over the past four school days) you can hand it in when you complete it.  Extra help times are available this week today, tomorrow morning and Thursday after school.  No more class periods will be allocated to this activity.
3.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment is posted in the Google Classroom.  Good copy pages have been handed out to the students already.  I is due on Friday, February 2, 2018.


Monday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading.  Book Report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be working on sketched rough drafts for this report to develop your best ideas in time for the due date.
2.  Forms and Sheets Data Management assignment in the Google Classroom is due in class on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.  We spent time in class today looking at the layout of the graphs for printing.  A good portion of the assignment needs to be done at home, especially if you were absent at some point(s) from class over the past three school days.  WSe worked for 5 periods on it with sustained feedback and trouble-shooting in that time with school laptops in that time.
3.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment is posted in the Google Classroom.  Good copy pages have been handed out to the students already.  I is due on Friday, February 2, 2018.

Monday, January 22, 2018

Week of January 22 - 26, 2018

Thursday HW
1.  20 minutes of reading.  Book report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be settling on a topic choice for this report that suits the novel you are reading.
2.  Forms Data Management assignment in the Google Classroom is due in class on Tuesday January 30, 2018.  We spent time today in class posting the survey to the Classroom so students could complete it using laptops.  A good portion of this assignment needs to be done at home, especially if you were absent from class today -- we worked for 2 periods on it with sustained feedback and trouble-shooting.
3.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment introduced today in class and posted in the Google Classroom.  It is due on Friday February 2, 2018.  We spent time in class today independently listing imagery ideas for each perspective in our notebooks.

Thursday HW
1.  Return Extended French form with a YES or NO.
2.  20 minutes of reading.  Book report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be settling on a topic choice for this report that suits the novel you are reading.
3.  Forms Data Management assignment in the Google Classroom is due in class on Tuesday January 30, 2018.  We spent time today in class creating the survey using laptops.   I have a class list of TDSB student emails that is shared to each student since there are sometimes multiple students in the Board with the same name.  This list will ensure that the surveys are directed to our class mates.  A good portion of this assignment needs to be done at home.
4.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment introduced today in class and posted in the Google Classroom.  It is due on Friday February 2, 2018.  We spent time in class today independently listing imagery ideas for each perspective in our notebooks.
5.  MMS page 44-45.  We spent 25 minutes in class today on this work.  The homework is mostly to finish up, and to check Canada's population online.

Wednesday HW
1.  Return Extended French form with a YES or NO.
2.  20 minutes of reading.  Book report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be settling on a topic choice for this report that suits the novel you are reading.
3.  Forms Data Management assignment in the Google Classroom is due in class on Tuesday January 30, 2018.  We spent time today in class generating questions.   A good portion of this assignment needs to be done at home.
4.  "Colour of my Dreams" perspectives assignment introduced today in class and posted in the Google Classroom.  It is due on Friday February 2, 2018.  We spent time in class today unpacking the meaning of the poem, generating a working definition of points of view, and looking at finished models of the assignment they are working on.

Tuesday HW
1.  Return Extended French form with a YES or NO.
2.  20 minutes of reading.  Book report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be settling on a topic choice for this report that suits the novel you are reading.
3.  Forms Data Management assignment given in the Google Classroom today.
A few notes about this assignment:

  • If you missed class due to Hockey (any school sport, really) or absence it is your responsibility to come during extra help times to catch up and to connect with your study buddy.  It is not possible for the rest of the class to wait while I reteach a lesson you missed during class.  
  • This assignment can be done individually or with a partner.  
  • It is due in full on a 12 X 18 Manila paper page I supply next Tuesday.  You should have pages printed before Tuesday to ensure you are ready.  
  • I can print black and white in reasonable quantities when the work is shared with me in a timely way.  As I mentioned above I cannot stop my lessons to print for you during our class time -- I need to be available to respond to questions and make observations.
  • Please restrict your internal messaging within the Google Classroom to what is necessary for the assignment (e.g., questions).  The platform is collaborative but not really a social media extension.  Say "hi" in person to your friends.

Monday HW
1.  Return Extended French form with a YES or NO.
2.  20 minutes of reading.  Book report is due on February 8, 2018.  You should probably be settling on a topic choice for this report that suits the novel you are reading.

Monday, January 15, 2018

Week of January 15 - 19, 2018

Thursday HW
1.  Please return the Extended French form tomorrow with a NO or a YES reply.


2.  20 minutes of reading.  The next book report is due on Thursday February 8, 2018.

Wednesday HW
1.  Please return the Extended French form tomorrow with a NO or a YES reply.
2.  20 minutes of reading.

Tuesday HW
1.  Please return the Extended French form tomorrow with a NO or a YES reply.
2.  Data Management Unit Test on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
3.  Literature Circle group meetings continue tomorrow.

Monday HW
1.  MMS pages 76-77.
2.  Data Management Unit Test on Wednesday, January 17, 2018.
3.  Literature Circle group meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Monday, January 8, 2018

Week of January 8 - 12, 2018

Happy New Year!

Wednesday HW
1.  Data Management quiz on Mean, Median and Mode on Thursday, January 11.
2.  Literature Circles reading and taking notes on sticky notes should continue for the final week of presentations next week.  A minimum of 20 minutes per night.

Tuesday HW
1.  Data Management quiz on Mean, Median and Mode on Thursday, January 11.
2.  Literature Circles presentations continue on Wednesday.  Keep reading and taking notes on sticky notes for the final week of presentations next week.
3.  Tomorrow is a Library Book Exchange period.  Ensure that you have your book(s) at school.
4.  20 minutes of reading.

Monday HW
1.  Data Management quiz on Mean, Median and Mode on Thursday, January 11.
2.  Literature Circles presentations start again tomorrow and continue on Wednesday.