Answer keys are now posted for last week’s assignments where applicable. Students are encouraged to go through their feedback and check the answer keys if they are unsure about any of the work. We are here to help if something does not make sense.
This week’s assignments and resources are now posted in all classrooms. Remember that work completed in science and social studies counts toward LA time (refer to the week four online learning email or the post on any of our teacher blogs for the explanation surrounding the integration of science and social with LA).
LA (approx. 1 hour)
In addition to the science and social studies LA work, students will focus on editing and revising this week. There is a Google Form that contains a review of what editing and revising look like, proper sentence structure, capitalization rules, and the rules for punctuating dialogue. There are 15 questions to answer on these topics. Students will need to pay careful attention, as many of the choices look similar but only one will actually follow all the rules. Then students will select one of the news articles they have written in previous weeks. There is a place for them to copy and paste this as their first draft. They will then edit and revise to produce an improved second draft of the article.
Math (approx. 2.5 hours)
We are continuing our work on algebra. Relevant tasks and any unfinished tasks from other units are assigned on Mathletics, and students have been asked to answer a few questions about what tasks they completed on Mathletics this week. This week we have introduced a new online resource: Khan Academy. There are links to videos and practice questions on Khan Academy, as well as practice questions to complete in the week 5 Google Doc. There is also an online basic facts / computation quiz to complete on Google Forms.
Social Studies (approx. 1 hour, counted as LA time)
Mr. Shackelton has posted a two week project, so students should plan to spend about one hour this week and one hour next week (of course feel free to do more). Students need to research a hero, god, or goddess and write a speech to Zeus about why they should be next to rule Mount Olympus. In their persuasive speech, students will need to include information from the chapters covered in class as well as what they find in their own research. They will submit their written speech but are also encouraged to record themselves or present during a Google Meet.
Science (approx. 30 mins, counted as LA time)
Mr. Mueller has posted a link to a short video and a NASA website, combined with a Google Doc with guided questions about the Solar System and its components. Students learn about and explore planets and their moons, asteroids, the Kuiper Belt and are encouraged to research their own space objects of interest.
Now that science and social studies are built into LA time, the expectation is that assignments are completed for all four subjects. Weekly assignments continue to be due on Sunday, but we are still accepting late assignments. If you are handing in late work, we are trusting you to complete it honestly and without checking the answer keys, which are posted on Monday mornings.
Now that science and social studies are built into LA time, the expectation is that assignments are completed for all four subjects. Weekly assignments continue to be due on Sunday, but we are still accepting late assignments. If you are handing in late work, we are trusting you to complete it honestly and without checking the answer keys, which are posted on Monday mornings.
All grade six teachers will continue to be available online during school days. There will be daily links to Google Meets so that students can ask questions and see each other. We are also continually responding to stream comments and emails, as well as posting individual comments on student work. Attendance on Google Meets is not mandatory; it is simply another resource that is available to students if they need it. The most recent teacher availability schedule is posted below.
Have a great week!
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