Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Day 5

Please be sure to check out student marks on the ConnectEd Portal found on the EHS website!

MYTHICAL CREATURE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT WAS DUE TODAY!

CENTRES ARE DUE TOMORROW, OCTOBER 24

Social Homework:
On the Border 6A due Oct. 25 and 6B due is October 26
6A Current events are due on Nov. 2; 6B Current events are due on Nov.1''


HEALTH - Decision making self-assessment - 1st 2 pages of this booklet are due Thursday, Oct. 25.

EMBI REGISTRATION AND UNIFORM NIGHT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25!!!!

ELA 6B
Mythical Creature Research assignments were due today.  Thank you for getting these in on time.  A couple of students need to have these completed by tomorrow!  A variety of assignments were handed back to students and filed in their binders.  We began our next writing assignment....."Heroes, Deeds and Wonders"  Students are writing a story with themselves as the here.  Rough drafts should be completed by tomorrow!
DON'T FORGET THAT CENTRES ARE DUE TOMORROW!!!



MATH 6B
The prime and composite numbers assignment (HW Book 5) was due today.  Students handed these in.  We completed our study of prime and composite numbers with a senteo quiz.  We then started factors.  Students watched a video, defined the word factor and made some factor rainbows.  See the link below to view the videos.  (You must click on Lessons and then go to Multiples and Factors lesson)
 


 
SOCIAL 6A
1. Current Events - students had time to work on their October Current Events package. Don't forget these are due on November 1
2. We began a new unit, "Celebrating People and Places" Students looked at photographs and captions to help them understand how geography can shape a place.
DON'T FORGET THAT MAP SKILLS, ON THE BORDER, IS DUE ON OCTOBER 25.


CYBER-BULLYING PRESENTATIONS
Students listened to a presentation on  cyber-bullying by retired police officer, Brian Trainor.  It was an excellent presentation that increased awareness of the dangers of cyberbullying.

RTI
Students had reading buddies during RTI as they missed it due to the presentation in period 4.

FRENCH 6B
This was a bit of hodgepodge class.
1.  Students listened to a chapter of our read aloud.
2.  Students finished the "Math rainbow" assignment that was introduced in period 2.  Students created a math factor rainbow for the numbers 18 and 24.
3.  Students handed in their J'aime booklet.
4.  L'halloween booklets were worked on next.
5.  Students were also given the opportunity to work on centres or hero stories.