June 22: Happy last week of school! I'm inviting you all to an optional Google Hangout Tuesday, June 23 at 2pm. I just want to take this time to say goodbye and thought we could discuss what your thoughts are about next year. Come prepared to talk about what your plans are for the summer and/or what you hope school looks like in September. I can't wait to talk to you all!
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June 15-19, 2020
For Language this week, I would like you to send me an email. The email should be at least 4 paragraphs. Please make sure you format it like an email (include who it is for and sign your name at the end) I would like you to include:
June 8-12, 2020
In light of the current events taking place in the United States and the discussions taking place around the topic of race I wanted to acknowledge the experiences of African-Canadian students and families in our school community. Go to www.getepic.com and click on the “students” link along the top of the page. Enter our class code “riw3214” and select your name. In the top right corner of the page you will see your mailbox where it shows books that have been assigned to you. This week, I would like you to read several (3 or more) books from the “assignments” section that helps to start a conversation about race. After reading your chosen books, I would like you to write a 3-4 paragraph reflection about your understanding of the current events and what you learned from the books you read. Please place your writing in your Language folder titled “Reflection”. As your teacher, this is also an opportunity for me to listen, reflect, explore and learn how to better ensure the curriculum is more diverse and inclusive. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and learning with you. June 1-5, 2020
Your book reports are due on Friday. Your presentations should be at least 2 minutes long (and please no longer than 5 minutes). I’m less concerned with the length of your presentation than I am with the quality. Please be sure to look over the rubric that was sent to you with the outline for the presentation (in your Language Folder). I am looking forward to watching all of your presentations! Please place your video in your Language folder with the title “Historical Fiction Presentation” by Friday. May 25-29, 2020
Please continue working on your book reports. If you haven’t inputted the name of your book in the shared Google Doc please be sure to do that as soon as possible. You should finish reading your book by the end of this week. If you are already done reading, start writing your script for your presentation and start thinking about the creative ways you can dress or any props you may want to use to help enhance your presentation. Feel free to email me if you have any questions or want me to take a look at your ideas. May 19-22, 2020
The book reports will be due June 5. You have until then to read your book and make a video presenting as the main character. You don’t have to do anything fancy with the video - just tape yourself doing the same presentation you would have prepared to do in front of the class. Please make sure you look at the rubric to ensure you have all of the required elements. I’m looking forward to seeing them! May 11-15, 2020
I have shared a document in your Language folder called “May 2020 - Historical Fiction”. It is the book report that we would normally be doing this month but I have modified it a little bit. For this week, I want you to choose an historical fiction book and start reading it (this kind of book is set during a specific part of history but the characters are fictional, for example, a book set during WWII with events that happened during the war, but the characters are not real). If you have a question about your book, please email me. I have also shared a document in your Language folder titled “Historical Fiction Book Choice”. This document is editable by everyone. I want you to find your name and write the title of your book there. I made a mistake and shared two of these documents. Please make sure you open and edit the one that is a Google Doc and not the one that is a Word document. The Google Doc is the most recent one that was shared with you. Please read over the assignment page. This will be due in early June and I am expecting a presentation that you have recorded for me (unless we return to school, in which case, we will do the presentations live -- please do not start working on your presentation this week, focus on reading the book). The rubric at the bottom is a guideline to help you. The presentation will be marked using the rubric only if we return to school. May 4-8, 2020
For Language, I have shared a slide deck to your Language folder (called “Who Kidnapped the Principal Digital Mystery”). Please complete the questions on slide 3. You can write the answers right onto the slide if you like. It's a little hard to read slide 2 (exhibits) so I've shared a PDF of that page with you. It's easier to zoom and and print that page. Exhibit A is still a bit blurry when zoomed but it's readable. If you can print that one page, it is easier to read. I’m giving you the option to collaborate with a partner or in a group of 3 for this. If you choose to collaborate, please have 1 person send me a quick email just saying who is in your partnership/group and which person’s slide deck you will be answering the questions on. Please complete the work on 1 person’s slide deck - the owner can share it with the other friend(s). You can talk to each other over the phone/Facetime/Google hangout or also just complete by each contributing to the answers on slide 3. If you want to work alone on this, that’s completely fine too. April 27 - May 1, 2020 For Language, we are continuing some work related to the article you read last week. You can use the article to help you answer the questions below, however, a lot of the answers will come from your own ideas. Please write your answers in a Google Doc in your Language folder with the file name “April 27 Questions” so I can find it. I will comment on your answers. Be sure to fully answer each question in complete sentences and check for spelling and punctuation. Answers should be a minimum of 5 sentences per question. 1. In what ways has your life changed since the pandemic began? Explain. 2. What feelings do you have about the pandemic? Who can you talk to about your feelings? What other steps can you take to take care of your mental and physical health during this pandemic? 3. In what ways are Canadians helping each other during this crisis? Explain. What help are you or your family receiving, and in what ways could you help someone else? April 20-24, 2020
For Language, I would like you to read the article below and answer the questions. Answer your questions using RACE (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain). We will be doing a bit more with this article next week as well.
April 14-17, 2020
This week I would like you to write a recount of your Easter weekend. Let me know what you did with as much detail as possible. Remember to write in first person, past tense, and in chronological order. Make sure you edit your work carefully for spelling, capitals and sentence structure. Please put it in your Language folder with the file title “Easter 2020” so I can find it. April 6-10, 2020
For Language, I would like you to finish your book report (Due on Friday). Thank you to those of you who have already submitted it. You can also finish reading the Super Pizza novel. Here are the last 2 chapters and questions: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza9/ http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza10/
April 3
Here is the link for chapter 8: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza8/ April 2 Here is the link for chapter 7: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza7/ April 1 Here is the link for chapter 6: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza6/ March 31 Here is the link for chapter 5: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza5/ I have started a Padlet for the first question. Please add a response about what you think. You can also comment on other's responses if you like. If it requires you to Login, go through Google. https://padlet.com/michellebeard/28ubit76dswz March 30 Here is the link for chapter 4: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza4/ March 27 Here is the link for chapter 3: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza3/ March 26 Here is the link for chapter 2: http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza2/ March 25 Please go to the site below and read or listen to the first chapter of the book "The Awesomely Awkward Adventures of Super Pizza". and answer the 4 discussion questions at the bottom. I will be posting the link to each new chapter every day. http://www.spencerauthor.com/pizza1/ March 17 I have shared an article and questions to your Language folder for you to complete (in a google doc). The article is about COVID-19 but it is out of date because things are changing so quickly. However, it will give you a better understanding of how the virus started to spread around the world. |
June 15-19, 2020
This week we are exploring surface area. Please go to www.geogebra.org/classroom and enter the following code: S3GY KD4V Please be sure to enter your name correctly. A few people didn’t enter their name last week so I could not give them credit for doing it because I didn’t know who it was. After exploring Geogebra, I’d like you to complete the surface area portion of the sheets from last week. Remember the formula for area of a rectangle is A=length x width. Below I have posted the answers for the sheets for you to check over your work. Grade 6’s: remember that when you are doing the triangular prisms you use the formula A=length x height/2 for the surface area of the triangular faces.
June 8-12, 2020
This week we are exploring volume. Please go to www.geogebra.org/classroom and enter the following codes (in order):
V=(l x w x h)/2. Please complete the following sheets. The instructions say to do both volume and surface area, but I would like you to only find volume this week. Next week we will explore surface area and you can finish that portion of the sheet.
June 1-5, 2020
I was quite happy with all of your math work from last week. I went into the Desmos program and made comments on all of your work. I just wrote comments where there were mistakes so if some slides don’t have comments, that’s because you did it right. We are moving onto 3-D Geometry this week. First I would like you to follow this link, watch the video and do the activities. Play around with the nets a bit. Then, I would like you to follow this link and complete all of the activities on the main page. On this site, it uses the term “cuboid” instead of rectangular prism (the term you are likely used to). Just know, those 2 terms are interchangeable. Finally, I created a little quiz I’d like you to do about 3D shapes and their nets. Please follow this link and enter your name and then “start game”. There are 20 multiple choice questions. Please only do the quiz once. May 25-29, 2020
I realize it’s very hard to do these transformations (especially rotations) without me being able to actually look at your work. I have created a link for you to complete some transformations online. I will be able to see your progress and I can give you feedback. Please follow the link below and ensure you enter your name correctly. https://student.desmos.com/activitybuilder/student-greeting/5ec8290155c5321118a7e160 May 19-22, 2020
We are moving onto Transformational Geometry. First, I want you to do a short activity about labelling coordinates on a grid. Remember that the x-axis is the horizontal line along the bottom of the grid and the y-axis is the vertical line on the left side of the grid. Points are always labelled (x,y). So if a point is on the 3rd line at the bottom and the 5th line on the side, the label would be (3, 5). Here is a lesson on this week’s work: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C_sFPkxYkI-_dV1Kxl0zS7g1CruVczuM/view It is important that you use grid paper for transformations. If you don’t have your notebook or grid paper at home, you may print off as many of these sheets as you need:
Please complete this worksheet first:
Next, I would like you to do some practice on transformations. Please read through the following information about the different transformations:
Here is a link to a website to help you practice identifying which transformation took place:
Grade 5 Grade 6 Finally, here is the textbook work for this week:
May 11-15, 2020
Here is the lesson for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mXhySjH-ZX-tDs6aTRxAFyyiP8hwBk5P/view Please submit the following Equatio workspaces to me. Grade 5: https://equat.io/jvd2-j2au https://equat.io/sada-bsy2 https://equat.io/ng2t-4dxe Grade 6: https://equat.io/jvd2-j2au https://equat.io/fgcn-fjtv https://equat.io/7ggs-kvxt May 4-8, 2020
For Math this week, I’ve posted a problem below. You will need a protractor and ruler. Please read the instructions very carefully and be sure to underline or highlight the important information. If you have any questions, please email me. For Gr 6’s, make sure your ratio is reduced to the lowest possible on the ratio question. To practice measuring angles (and get immediate feedback) please follow this link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/vEMDpnEh Please follow this link and submit your response (upper right corner) . When you log in please make sure you "Log in with Google" using your ocsbstudent email. https://equat.io/n4sa-bzkb
April 27 - May 1, 2020
I have posted some textbook work below. The first 2 pages are the “lesson”. You should read through those pages to ensure you understand what to do. For the Gr 6’s, please read through the Gr 5 lesson pages as well as I find that it does a better job of explaining how to construct triangles than the lesson on the Gr 6 page. I’d like you to do all of the questions in the “Practice” section. It is best if you are able to complete the work on graph paper, if you have some. If not, do the best you can. For the Gr 6 work, you really don’t need a compass to construct the figures, just use a ruler and protractor. Also, you can skip question 2 since it requires tangrams. Please email me if you have any questions.
April 20-24, 2020
For Math this week I have made a Google Form for you to fill out so I can see how much you were able to learn about Probability. Try your best on this but don’t stress if you aren’t sure about some of the answers. Link to Grade 5 quiz: https://forms.gle/ictm3viUydKrb5WT9 Link to Grade 6 quiz: https://forms.gle/aWnuFjUN9de3Ls8F8 Below is a lesson on how to measure angles: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n3B590IgiXoMPwXq5RskXKdZaeS-kyRi/view If you don’t have access to a protractor, here is a printable you can use. You will need to make sure you extend any angles using a ruler so they are longer than the protractor.
Here are a couple of sheets I’d like you to complete on measuring angles:
April 14-17, 2020
We are starting Geometry. I realize that many of you may not have a protractor at home and that will make this unit quite difficult. Please see if your parents can find a protractor for you to measure angles. If you don’t have one, please be sure you do the 2-D Geometry activities in Mathletics. Below I have posted the “Do you remember?” page from the textbook. Please do this to jog your memory from last year. I have then posted the “lesson” page and the work I’d like you to do. The work part is on constructing triangles (Gr 5) or constructing polygons (Gr 6). The last question for Gr 5 involves comparing with a partner - feel free to do a Google Hangout with a friend to compare answers if you like. Before you do the textbook work: This is a fun, interactive site where you can change the polygons side lengths, angles, etc. It also shows the area and there are different buttons on the right side that you can press to learn more about the polygon. The up/down buttons on the left side of the graph lets you scroll through different polygons. https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/polygons-interactive.html On the site I’d like you to make any triangle and find the sum of the angles (add the angles together). Then make a quadrilateral and find the sum of the angles as well. What do you notice? What is the difference? If you like, find the sum of the pentagon and hexagon as well!
April 6-10, 2020
Here is the math lesson and work for this week. We are finishing up probability so I shared another lesson on tree diagrams for you just to ensure you all fully understand. My video got cut off right at the very end. All I’m saying at the end is that having any “topping 1” would have a 4/12 chance (or ⅓ chance); so having any pizza with Bacon, OR with sausage OR with pepperoni would be a ⅓ chance. Below is the lesson as well as a few more tree diagram questions. I have also attached some pages from the textbook (review pages). The textbook work is optional depending on how long the other questions take you. If you have time, please do the textbook work. Feel free to Google Hangout or FaceTime with a partner from class to complete the textbook work! Here is the link to the lesson: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sFn7rNHLA9SxqqIo49g_3PeLhF3YvzEG/view
April 1
Here is some textbook work on tree diagrams. I have posted the "lesson" page as well to help.
March 31
Here are 2 more problems on tree diagrams. If you are having trouble with them, please watch the video I posted below.
March 30
Below is a problem to complete. You will need to use a tree diagram to find the probability. This tree diagram is more complex than the one from Friday. You will need to have 4 columns (pants, shirts, hats, scarves). Remember when finding probability, the denominator of the fraction would be however many options there are in the column furthest to the right (in this case, the scarves column). Always reduce the fractions to simplest form when determining probability. UPDATE: Here is a link to a video I made showing you how to make the tree diagram. I received some questions about how to do it. For some reason it's really quiet for the first minute or 2 but then it's louder. You should be able to hear if you turn up your volume all the way and listen carefully. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IlmHEWdgDWOHPzQQLFAeA05DGr5LyLJ6/view
March 27
Below is a file with a problem AND the answer that I have written out for you. If you are in Grade 6, you should remember tree diagrams from last year. To determine the number of outcomes when you have several choices, you have to make a tree diagram. In the example problem below, the possible number of outcomes is 10 because there are 10 possibilities in column 2 (upholstery colours). Always look at the number of possibilities in the column that is furthest to the right. Therefore, in a probability fraction, the denominator would be 10. See if you can figure out part b) to the problem. Remember the denominator must be 10 because there are 10 different combinations. We will do more with tree diagrams next week.
March 26
Below I have posted the lesson pages and the questions I'd like you to do on Experimental Probability. Please email me if you have any questions about it.
March 25
Please complete the file below.
March 24
Below are a couple problems to complete. Please write the probability as a fraction and percent. March 20
Below are a couple of sheets on probability:
March 19
Below are some problems to complete: Two numbers are chosen randomly from this set: (1, 2, 3, 4). The first number is replaced before the second number is chosen. The 2 chosen numbers are used as numerator and denominator of a fraction. What is the probability that the fraction represents a whole number? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form. March 18
I have attached pictures of the Nelson textbook below. If you are in Grade 5, you will have to make the "letters" for the experiment. Use the chart on page 362 to help you make the appropriate amount of each letter. Grade 6's, hopefully you have some dice laying around somewhere! Grade 5: Nelson Page 362-363 Grade 6: Nelson Page 392-393
March 17
Below is a problem to complete. Use a calculator to help you determine the population densities. Don't worry about d) since we can't measure our classroom.
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