Students completed a reflection which will be our discussion piece for tri-conferences.
Students experienced confusion and frustration while watching the first minute of an Arthur episode. These feelings were similar when the French and English encountered one another in Canada. Students took sketch notes while listening to an exert from the textbook and a short video clip on Louis Riel. In the afternoon we focused on our literature circle groups! We began the meeting with a Membership Grid - these are to learn more about our group members and ease into deep conversations. Students were finally about to start reading their novels! **TUSC is TOMORROW **Bring a device for a health assignment **Tri-conferences begin tomorrow night (4-8pm)! **PAD information meetings are tomorrow morning - stay tuned for waiver forms, and cost due dates!
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Literature circle groups were revealed today. Students brainstormed ground rules on how a successful literature circle group operates. Overall the class discussed how it is important to have fun, motivate and encourage your members, and to simply read!
Solutions to the long division questions were reviewed, followed by estimation 180. During learning buddies, students read a Dr. Seuss book (and hopefully discussed the five elements!) **TUSC presentations are Thurs Feb 1st **Tri-conferences are Thurs Feb 1st (4-8pm) and Fri Feb 2nd (9-3pm) **NO SCHOOL FRIDAY We reviewed the answers to one of the sides of the long division worksheet. A bit of time was provided for the front side. First 8 questions on the front side are due for tomorrow.
This afternoon we focused on how fluids take up space and exert pressure with a bowl of water, a drinking glass, and paper towel. As well as trying to blow a balloon up within a 2L pop bottle. Time was provided to fill out social studies definitions before reviewing the answers as a class. All definitions were displayed on the projector to be copied, if students did not finish. **First eight long division questions on the front side is due TOMORROW **TUSC is Thurs Feb. 1st **Tri-conferences are Thursday Feb. 1st (4-8pm) and Friday Feb. 2nd (9-3pm) 6B truly worked as teammates today during math (sharing and teaching their long division answers), ELA (creating bookmarks with positive words on it to use for their literature circle books), social studies (looking for definitions in the textbook), and science (waiting their turns to try an experiment)!
**back page of long division is due MON JAN. 29th - we will be going over the answers for this side and the other side will be due TUES Jan. 30th **think about the following question: how is air and water a fluid? **TUSC is Thurs Feb. 1st Have a great weekend everyone! We finally ended the streak of bacon on estimation 180!
Students were introduced to the literature circle books - speed dating style! Groups will be announced Monday. Students created XTRAMATH accounts to assist their mental math skills. Mrs. Stewart visited our classroom and discussed the use of power and the different ways it can be used. During science students were in groups and had to sort flight vocabulary words - whether or not they knew the word, or what it might mean. **Parents, please see the student's XTRAMATH note home! During tri-conferences we will discuss more about the expectations for completion. **DAILY HEALTH TRACKER IS DUE NOW **TUSC is Thurs Feb 1st We had another morning meeting lead by students!
Students were engaged with completing long division questions - these will be continued for the rest of the week. Band rehearsal occurred right before lunch - see you at 6:40 in the library! TUSC presentations were today - 6B was very chatty and it took up the rest of the afternoon. Students wrote a letter to me about their behaviour - parents you will be able to read these next week during tri-conferences (Feb. 1-2) **Band concert tonight, be in the library by 6:40p.m **TUSC is Thurs Jan. 1st Students completed day 185 of estimation 180 - we really had to think and use a different bench mark for today's! We corrected our long division questions and was introduced to included decimals instead of a whole number remainder!
Ms. Kenyon was a part of 6B's class discussion on what quiet time should look, sound, and feel like. This is 10 minutes after lunch for self care - complete assignments, read a book, draw, or just rest individually. We also discussed the use of fidget tools in our classroom - are you using it appropriately? Are you distracting others? Are you still listening to class discussions? In groups students complied a long list of facts they know about Manitoba! We will be focusing on the factors of how Manitoba became a province for the next few social studies classes. After recess we took time to reflect on our classroom contract. Students voiced an individual social contract for each student on their desk to refer too. More class discussions will take place this week around our classroom contract! **PURPLE PAD FORM IS DUE TOMORROW **Daily health tracker is due TOMORROW - parents please sign this paper! **TUSC is TOMORROW **Band concert is tomorrow evening! Please arrive at 6:40 p.m. in the library - concert starts at 7pm! All grade 6 classes had a meeting about the Physical Activity Day. Students brought home a package explaining the activities for Feb 16th. Please rank their choices from 1 (being their first pick) to 4 (being their last pick) and return to Ms. Bruce no later than WED JAN. 24th
Ms. Bruce was in a meeting this afternoon - students listened to The City of Ember, followed by finishing their SS advertisements and starting their FLIGHT title page! During S.S. students voted on the ad that portrayed the write up the best. We learned that Canada was offering 1) fresh bodies of water and lots of land 2) fur trade 3) fishing 4) lumber 5) farming 6) cities to new comers! We were able to only correct half of the long division questions. Students are to be reminded that if they work together as a class and listen, there is more time for different activities throughout the day! **NO SCHOOL MONDAY **TUSC presentations are Wed Jan 24th **Daily health tracker due Wed Jan 24th **PAD purple form due WED JAN 24th Enjoy the weather and the long weekend! We completed day 184 of estimation 180! More than half the students estimated correctly OR was very close! I am proud of their estimation skills and the use of the benchmarks.
Students had DARF for the rest of the morning. A few friends joined us from 6C and we watched a short film of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat. Philosophical questions followed after watching the video, which students were able to connect similar situations in 6B - if you should be responsible for a mess that someone else made! A few students assisted Mrs. Hewlett to set up for an event after recess. Students had time to complete their S.S. advertisements. ONE FINAL class will be provided for those students who were away today, tomorrow afternoon. Groups of students wrote down what they know about flight and what they want to know or wonder about flight to activate their thinking! **Babysitting information was handed out earlier this week - there will also be a workshop held at LM on April 20th **Long division questions are due tomorrow **S.S. advertisements are due tomorrow **TUSC is Wed Jan. 24th **Daily health tracker is due Wed Jan. 24th **NO SCHOOL MONDAY JAN 22 Students received their first set of questions to practice their long division knowledge. We played MULTO to continue with our mental math skills.
TUSC presentations were completed today, followed by reading a little bit of The City of Ember. A class discussion on what 6B wants more and less of in 2018 will continue tomorrow. A review on "Not a Box" project occurred in small groups. They discussed their critical thinking while analyzing, questioning, and developing their creations! **Long division questions are due FRI **S.S. advertisement is due FRI (class time will be provided tomorrow) **Daily health tracker due Wed Jan 24 **TUSC is Wed Jan 24 |
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