Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Tomorrow: Dress for Success and comfortable footwear, bring a litter-less lunch

 WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?


Thursday, October 10, 2019

Parent volunteer needed for Tuesday morning, in-class, during our STEM build 

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Parent volunteer needed for Tuesday morning, in-class, during our STEM build 

 WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

 VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?



Tuesday, October 8, 2019

School Cash Online System: https://tdsb.schoolcashonline.com/Home/SignIn
to pay for pizza lunches, field trips and several other activities/events
WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? understanding the significance of the land acknowledgement, Truth & Reconciliation Official form of the TDSB Land Acknowledgement

VISUAL ARTS: 
** Applying our knowledge of rotations, reflections, translations, and lines of symmetry to complete our transformational geometry design; introducing the concepts of local architectural landmarks, design, sculpture and public space; including textiles
*** reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)

Monday, October 7, 2019

WRITING/READING: reading comprehension diagnostics and discussions about author / story messages in text
*paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 
**free write practice will be ongoing

MATH: exploring transformational geometry: practising translations, rotations and reflections

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? understanding the significance of the land acknowledgement, Truth & Reconciliation Official form of the TDSB Land Acknowledgement

VISUAL ARTS: 
** Applying our knowledge of rotations, reflections, translations, and lines of symmetry to complete our transformational geometry design; introducing the concepts of local architectural landmarks, design, sculpture and public space; including textiles
*** reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Next week, we will be hosting Guest Emily from EVERFI who will introduce the online course Ignition and exploring Digital Wellness & Literacy to our class community as we are developing our Digital Citizenship.
*** Check this out: NHL season, EVERFI will be giving away a pair of tickets to a Toronto Maple Leafs game each month from October to December! Ticket winners will have the opportunity to select which game they would like to attend. We will be using the online Future Goals to practice our math skills too!
Students and their families can earn entries by…
Getting a parent to show interest by filling out this form = 1 ballot
Using Future Goals in their classroom** = 1 to 2 additional ballots
Earning a Stanley Cup trophy*** =  5 additional ballots
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