Greetings everyone!
We hope everyone had a great weekend with their families.
For the week ahead, please make note of the following scheduled activity:
- Grade 6 field trip on Monday.
- Two hour early dismissal on Wednesday.
- Ms. Leung starts her first official week in Division 6.
This week in Div. 6 we continue to focus on the Core Competencies of “communication”, “critical thinking”, “creative thinking” and “personal awareness and responsibility“. We will be doing this through various activities in class, the continuation of our self-reflections in class discussions and journal writing.
Communication:
1. Connecting and engaging with others
2. Acquiring and presenting information
Critical Thinking:
1.Analyzing and critiquing
Creative Thinking:
1. Novelty and value
2. Generating ideas
3. Developing ideas
Personal Awareness & Responsibility:
1. Self-determination
2. Self-regulation
3. Well-being
Language Arts
- We continue our novel study of a read aloud book – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Students will reflect and retell the story in their own words using journal writing.
- Students will also be creating a plot profile map of Harry Potter to understand the importance of plot sequence in fiction stories.
- Literacy groups continue this week. Students continue their literacy learning in their specific learning groups.
- We continue our poetry writing unit. Students have begun creating their own poems using the form of an acrostic and cinquain poem.
Math
- We begin our study of word problems and how to identify key words in applying the correct math operation.
- We continue our practice of basic multiplication facts 1-12.
French
- Daily community circle discussions around the date and days of the month and weather.
- This month, we will be listening to some popular French videos from a global contest called Manie Musicale. Students will watch and listen to videos and vote on their favourite until we have a final winner!
Physical Education and Health
- We continue our study of proper nutrition and eating habits.
- We continue our unit on soccer and soccer skills.
That is essentially the week ahead in Division 6. Please don’t hesitate to contact Mr. Mellemstrand or Mr. Stuttard by email if you have any questions and we hope everyone has a great week with their families!