Thursday, October 17, 2019

Week of October 15 - 18, 2019

My Extra Help Times (shared on Curriculum Night):
  • Mondays from 3:02 - 4:00 PM
  • Day 1 8:20 AM- 8:50 AM
  • Day 2 8:20 AM- 8:50 AM
These would be times to seek extra help for topics that a student is having difficulty with, or to catch up after absence.  Students in my Grade 6 class have assigned "Study Buddies", whose names are written on a bulletin board in class.  They should all know who their buddies are.  These are options to reach out to when a student is absent.  No student is limited to asking only the study buddies for help.

Friday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Math Quiz on Wednesday, October 23 -- Unit 2 Number Sense, Lesson 8 - Order of Operations.  Students can study their Math Journals, Homework books (MMS) and the practice questions done in class.
3.  Sign (by a parent) and return Lunch permission form (purple sheet).Dear parents/guardians:
4.  A note from Mr. Wright:
  Your child is currently brainstorming about ideas for their stained glass art pieces  for the Remembrance Day assembly. Students have been researching using “The Canadian Letters and Images Project”, which is a great website where students can access letters that were written by soldiers and individuals who were involved in past wars. The link to this project can be found here:
  The grade 6 students will be working on a silhouette art piece that incorporates an alcohol ink, while the grade 7 students will be painting a faux stain glass art piece. 
  I have already mentioned this to the students, however, I am sending this message as a reminder for them to buy an 8 x 10 picture frame for their project. It doesn’t have to be an expensive frame, at all. Frames can be purchased at a dollar store for around $1.50. The glass from the frames will be used to mount their artwork and will be framed and hung in the breezeway as part of the Remembrance Day assembly.
  I am asking for all students to purchase these frames by this Tuesday in order for them to start working on their good copy for their assignment.
  Thank you for you for your help.
Sincerely,
Arun Wright (Grade 6,7 and 8 Visual Arts teachers) 

 Thursday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 classes I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Math Quiz on Wednesday, October 23 -- Unit 2 Number Sense, Lesson 8 - Order of Operations.  Students can study their Math Journals, Homework books (MMS) and the practice questions done in class.
3.  Sign (by a parent) and return Lunch permission form (purple sheet).

 8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  Plot Graph for "The Lottery" due on Wednesday October 23.  This will be started in class on Monday.  Copies of this short story are readily available online and I have texts available for in class use as well.
c)  Begin settling on a topic for a personal essay.  We looked at one in class on Uniforms in School and will work on another group topic about conformity before students write one on a topic of their choosing.
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