Grade 6 - Language and Science info

Hello grade 6 parents!

This is a reminder that the students' Suspenseful Narrative stories, which were originally due tomorrow, have been extended until Monday, November 10th. Please ask your son/daughter to show you their story on their workspace.

Also, a makeup Science Classification quiz will be offered on Monday for those who would like to take it. The original and new grades will be averaged out for the final mark.

Week of Nov 3-7

*PD day Friday November 7th 

Grade 5 AM group

Language - Finishing up fictional narrative unit - culminating task

Science - Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems (respiratory system)

Math - Data literacy (mean, median, mode)

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Suspenseful narrative writing - peer editing and final copy

Science - Life Systems: Biodiversity; Classification quiz handed back on Tuesday

Math - Data literacy (mean, median, mode, range)

Calculators

We use calculators almost daily in our math block. Our current shared class set has unfortunately been dwindling, which leaves some students without one.

It is highly recommended that each student acquire their own personal calculator (with basic functions) to ensure reliable access during lessons and quizzes.

Thank you!

Week of Oct 27-31

 SPIRIT WEEK!

*Halloween bake sale on Friday. Bring cash for treats.

Grade 5 AM group

Language - Continuing fictional narrative unit - deep dive into Hansel and Gretel

Science - Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems (respiratory system)

Math - Patterning unit tests will be returned; beginning Data

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Suspenseful narrative writing and Media task "The Hollow"

Science - Life Systems: Biodiversity; Classification quiz on Wednesday

Math - Patterning unit tests will be returned; beginning Data

Week of Oct 20-24

Reminders: Junglesport forms due on Monday. Students will be attending the event a total of 3 times this week.

Grade 5 AM group

Language - Continuing fictional narrative unit (Fairy tales)

Science - Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems (respiratory system)

Math - Patterning unit test (Tuesday) New unit: Data

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Suspenseful narrative writing unit

Science - Life Systems: Biodiversity

Math - Patterning unit test (Tuesday) New unit: Data

Patterning Unit Test next week

Grade 5s and 6s will be having a patterning unit test next Tuesday, Oct 21st.

Grade 5 concepts: identifying, describing and creating repeating, growing and shrinking patterns, pattern rules that include one operation, using pattern rules to extend patterns, patterns in T-tables, graphing patterns

Grade 6 concepts: identifying, describing and creating repeating, growing and shrinking patterns, pattern rules that include one or two operations, pattern rules that include a variable (n), using pattern rules to extend patterns and solve for unknown values, patterns in T-tables, graphing patterns, creating an appropriate scale for the graph, describing what's going on in the graphs

*review sheets will be sent home on Friday.

Week of Oct 6-9th

Reminders:

Monday, October 6th - Picture day!

Thursday, October 9th - Thanksgiving liturgy 9:20am

Friday, October 10th - PD day

Monday, October 13th - Thanksgiving Monday

*Please return 67's forms if you haven't already done so.*

Grade 5 AM group

Language - Sharing some autobiographies (optional). Final copies were due last Friday. Starting a fictional narrative unit (fairy tales).

Science - Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems 

Math - Patterning: tables of values and graphing patterns

Grade 6 PM group

Language - Presenting biography slideshows. Final slideshows were due last Thursday. 

Science - Life Systems: Biodiversity

Math - Patterning: tables of values and graphing patterns