- In Language Arts this week, students work on writing more complex sentences to build stronger sentence structure. They will use these new skills to apply ideas from the Bowmont Park field trip to descriptive writing
- In Social Studies, students will wrap up their work creating a Class Charter of Rights, broadening into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Math
- Continue exploring place values in large numbers (up to one billion)
- Practice recognizing when numbers are written or ordered correctly/incorrectly
- Beginning to use basic operations with numbers over six digits (up to the billions period) and practice lining up those place values!
- Introduction to the amazing 'calculator', always a hit!
- Students have been given a 'Four Levels of the Forest' visual assignment to be completed in their visual journals. They have pasted a more detailed rubric into their journals, the main requirements are as follows:
- Draw of a typical Alberta forest, as demonstrated in class. This will be one full page (portrait) in their visual journal.
- The forest must show the four levels. The 4 layers are: 1. Canopy, 2. Understory, 3. Shrubbery, 4. Forest Floor. The page ahead of their picture is where the information and labels will go. (The corresponding label and picture will be in the same spot on two successive pages). Students have been shown exactly what to do.
- On the page in front of the detailed artwork there must be labels for each level (front of flap) AND descriptive information about each level(back of flap). After information in written in the correct places, the labels will be cut as shown in class.
- MINIMUM of 3 animals, 3 plants and 3 characteristics in each level of the forest (back of flap) to match their picture. Include deciduous and coniferous plants native to Alberta.
** This has been well explained extensively in class, as I know the directions sound tricky. Students have 5 in class periods (3 left) to complete this and clarify instructions if needed, some may want to work on it as homework as well.
- In Art, 6-1 has completed textural and patterned design art, 6-2 will be given their piece of our mural puzzle
- In CTF, students from all grade 6 classes will be divided into groups for 8 weeks in the following courses: tourism, color theory, film studies, outdoor leadership, needle felting and 3D printing. Groups were developed through student interest and surveys.
French
- For the month of October, students will be practicing basic conversational phrases through a variety of activities and games
Health
- Self Image. The factors that impact it, and factors that it impacts.
