May 21 - 24, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Tuesday

• Independent Novel Study

Wednesday

• Genius Hour

Thursday

• Grammar

Friday

• Independent Novel Study

May 13 - 16, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Reading assignment continues

Tuesday

• Reading assignment continues

Wednesday

• Genius Hour

Thursday

• Reading assignment continues

Have a wonderful long weekend!

May 6 - 10, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Note: On Friday, I was planning on doing a VR activity.  If your child has a phone - please allow them to bring it to class as we are going to use it for a VR activity. They will also need to download the Google Expedition App.  We will also use the website - 360cities.net.  This website can be seen on a computer. If they do not have access, to a phone, we will have enough to share, no worries.

Monday

• Work on Independent Novel Study

Tuesday

• Work on Independent Novel Study

Wednesday

• Genius Hour Project

Thursday - Come by N313 during Open House to vote on your favourite poem

• Work on Independent Novel Study

Friday

• VR activity - if your child has a phone - please allow them to bring it to class as we are going to use it for a VR activity.  
• Grammar Activities

April 17 - 26, 2019

Here are the plans for the next two weeks.

Wednesday

• Poetry Comprehension - Two Runs to Win
• Introduce Performing a Two-Voice Poem
• Finish Poetry Comprehension - Sick and Foul Play
• Grammar - Parts of Speech

Thursday

• Silent reading - Did you bring a novel for today?
• Work on Two-Voice Poem

Happy Easter!

Tuesday

• Continue working on Two-Voice Poem
• Finish grammar sheet - it will be corrected on Wednesday

Wednesday

• Correct grammar sheet
• Poetry Comprehension - Casey at the Bat
• Work on Two-Voice Poem

Thursday

• Finish Poetry Comprehension
• Finish Two-Voice Poem

Friday

• Silent reading - bring a novel

April 8-12, 2019

We are continuing with our Poetry Unit.  April is National Poetry Month.

Monday

• Poetry Comprehension -Poetry and Math - read the poems and answer 1 question
• Poetry Roulette - due on Friday, April 12. You will be using Book Creator for this assignment
• Finish any outstanding assignments

Tuesday

• Continue working on assignments

Wednesday

• Poetry Comprehension - The Boy- read a poem and answer some questions
• Continue working on assignments

Thursday

• Continue working on assignments

Friday

• Bring a book for silent reading
• Parts of speech worksheet

March 25 - 29, 2019

If you can bring in a newspaper, that would be excellent.

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Introduce the parts of a newspaper (slideshow)
• PicLit assignment - grammar and caption writing

Tuesday

• Read a newspaper article from the Ottawa Citizen and identify the parts of an article
• RACES - which section of the newspaper is your favourite?
• Find an article online, from the Ottawa Citizen, and fill in the organizer

Wednesday

• While reading the Ottawa Citizen, answer the Comic and Games questions
• Start writing your own news article - the articles will have to be about the community or the school - these articles will be published for all to view!

Thursday

• Work on article

Friday

• Finish article and hand in.  If the article is completed during class, I can print otherwise this has to be printed at home and handed in on Monday.

Looking for the Ottawa Citizen

If you have copies of the Ottawa Citizen, I would love to have them.  We are going to be writing news reports next week and it is always beneficial to have examples.

Thanks.

March 4 - March 8, 2019

Students need to bring their charged devices to every class.  We use technology every day.  If they aren't bringing technology, they should be bringing pens/pencils and paper.  They need to show that they are prepared to learn.

Spirit Week next week

Monday:  Wear white

Tuesday: Twin Day

Wednesday: Music Madness

Thursday: Super Fan Day

Friday: Lucky Charm Day

Monday

• Finish and submit Remix paragraphs - extension due to Friday's events
• Silent reading once complete - if you have your own book bring it in

Tuesday

• Winchester Mystery House - read the story together
• Work on debate research

Wednesday

• Summary Writing - Winchester Mystery House
• Work on debate research and planning

Thursday

• Finish summary writing - Winchester Mystery House
• Adverbs
• Final day for researching and planning for your debate

Friday

• Silent reading
• Scrabble fun!

Feb 25 - Mar 1, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Remix reading and paragraphs - due at the end of the week
• Start Fairy Tale assignment - persuasive writing graphic organizer

Tuesday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Grammar - Verbs/Adverbs

Wednesday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Finish Fairy Tale assignment

Thursday

• Remix reading and paragraphs
• Discuss how to run our class debates
• Take a look at the topics

Friday

• Final day to work on Remix and submit by the end of the class
• Work on debate topics

February 19 - 22, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Tuesday

• Correct red and green boxes from February Workspace 
• Continue with book report presentations
• Introduce how to cite properly
• Introduce how to use quotes properly

Wednesday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Continue how to cite properly
• Continue how to use quotes properly - work on Remix readings and paragraph writing

Thursday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Start Fairy Tale Debate/persuasive writing
• Continue with Remix readings and writing

Friday

• Continue with book report presentations
• Continue Fairy Tale Debate/persuasive writing
• Continue with Remix readings and writing

February 11 - 15, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Finished their Wakelet project
• Continued with their Remix readings

Tuesday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Continued with their Remix readings
• Start:  How to do research?

Wednesday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Continued with their Remix readings
• Finish:  How to do research?

Thursday

• Grammar: Adverbs

Friday

• Continued with Book Report Presentations
• Start: Do the Research

February 4 - 8, 2019

February has arrived and so has a new Workspace (to be introduced on Monday).

Plans for this week:

Monday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Start a new assignment - Wakelet
• Presentations for their book report start tomorrow - random draw for placement.  Hopefully, we will get 5 done/day.  The presentations might take all month to complete.

Tuesday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Presentations begin 

Wednesday

• Silent reading - Remix activities
• Work on Wakelet assignment
• Presentations continue

Thursday

• Work on Wakelet assignment
• Presentations continue

Friday

• Visit the Learning Commons - perfect opportunity to work with their partner on the Wakelet assignment.

2nd Book Report Update

Due to the SECOND snow day in a row,

  independent book report presentations 

will now start on 

Tuesday, February 5

Book Report Update

Due to the snow day,

  independent book report presentations 

will now start on 

Monday, February 4

January 21 - 25, 2019

Book report presentations will start on Friday, February 1.  Order of presentations will be pulled from an envelope.

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Flipgrid - novel reflection #2
• Grammar: quotation marks
• Silent reading and book report
• I will discuss what I am expecting when presenting in front of the class.

Tuesday

• Flipgrid - novel reflection #2
• Silent reading and book report

Wednesday

• Silent reading and book report
• Flipgrid - novel reflection #2

Thursday

• Silent reading and book report
• Flipgrid - novel reflection #2 (due tomorrow)

Friday

• Silent reading and book report
• Correct grammar

January 14 - 18, 2019

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Flipgrid - novel reflection
• Grammar: quotation marks
• Silent reading

Tuesday

• Flipgrid - novel reflection
• Grammar: quotation marks
• Silent reading

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Work on book report project

Thursday

• Silent reading
• Point of view assignment

Friday

• Silent reading
• Work on book report project
• Finish point of view assignment

December 17 - 21, 2018

Last week before Christmas break!!!

If you are in my homeroom, we are having a potluck on Friday, December 21.

Monday:

• Silent reading
• Continue working on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas project

Tuesday:

• Silent reading
• Grammar activity
• Continue working on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas project

Wednesday:

• Silent reading
• Finish working on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas project - must be submitted today

Thursday:  We are going to the movies and game day

Friday:  Christmas fun!

December 10 - 14, 2018

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday:

• Silent reading - feel free to bring in a book from home
• Review Among the Hidden - test tomorrow
• Continue Letter Writing Assignment:  Make sure you have addresses

Tuesday:

• Among the Hidden test
• Continue Letter Writing Assignment: Make sure you have addresses
• Silent reading

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Finish Letter Writing Assignment

Thursday

• Silent reading
• Start 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Assignment

Friday

• Silent reading
• Continue 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Assignment

December 3 - 7, 2018

The students will have a new Workspace called,  December: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Correct Vocabulary assignment
• Finish Propaganda assignment
• Review for chapter 1 -18 multiple choice quiz tomorrow
• Students need to bring in a Canadian address so we can mail letters

Tuesday

• Quiz:  it will be multiple choice only
• Continue reading, Among the Hidden
• Students need to bring in a Canadian address so we can mail letters

Wednesday

• Continue reading, Among the Hidden
• Start Friendly Letter Writing assignment
• Students need to bring in a Canadian address so we can mail letters

Thursday

• Continue reading and reviewing, Among the Hidden
• Continue working on Friendly Letter

Friday

• Continue reading and reviewing, Among the Hidden - Here are the essay questions for the test on Tuesday, December 11:

The consequences for having a third child is death.  Do you think it was fair of Luke’s parents

to have him knowing it was illegal and he would have to live his entire life in hiding? Explain.

2. The government appears to control everything the people do or don’t do.  How would you like to live in a society that is run like the one in the book?  

3. There appears to be a lot of unfairness going on in regards to some people getting special privileges and government employees breaking the laws they are suppose to be enforcing.  Do you think it happens in our society today?

      4. In order to make a difference, Luke had to sacrifice his family.  Could you sacrifice your family for something you believe in?

• Finish working on Friendly Letter

November 26 - 30

Last week of November! 

Homework for Monday - finish reading until the end of chapter 18

Here are the plans for the week:

Monday

• Comprehension questions for chapters 12 -18 - due Wednesday
• Work on their podcast - students will present podcast starting Wednesday

Tuesday

• Comprehension questions for chapters 12 -18 - due Wednesday
• Work on their podcast - students will present podcast starting Wednesday

Wednesday

• Correct comprehension questions
• Present podcasts

Thursday

• Vocabulary for Chapters 1 -15
• Present podcasts

Friday

• Read chapters 19 - 21 (homework if not complete)
• Work on comprehension questions (homework if not complete)
• Test on Tuesday for chapters 1 -18