Announcements:
*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca
* REMINDER: Track and field is tomorrow! Ensure you are dressed appropriately for the weather (athletic clothing, water, hat, sunscreen, running shoes). We will be outside for most of the day!
*NOTICE: A letter was sent home regarding our Community Walk on Friday! Please read, sign and return!
*REMINDER: Phone usage is not permitted in the classroom or during school hours. Over the past few weeks we've seen an increase in phone usage. Please note, it will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, May 29th - Stability & Process/Components Science Slides due
May 23rd History Slide Deck due
Thursday, May 31st - Track and Field
Tuesday, June 4th - Rick Hansen Summer Sizzler
Wednesday, June 5th - Grade 8 Grad trip to Blue Mountain
Monday, June 10th - Biographical Picture Book due
Next Week At A Glance
* Please note, these are subject to change to support students' needs*
- Math: Angles and Area of Circles
- Literacy: Biographical Picture Books
- Science: Coding & Microbits
- History: Industrialization & Early Years
- Health: Online Safety & Sextortion
- Art: Grad art/ Biographical Picture books
Today's Activities/Homework
Math
- Students constructed circles using a variety of strategies and tools
- Continued learning around finding the area and circumference (perimeter) of circles
Independent Tasks
- Summarized the key points of the War of 1812 and the Industrial Revolution
- Discussed how they impacted different communities
Independent Tasks
Literacy
- Read a section in Trevor Noah's Born a Crime and conducted a class discussion
- Continued working on the good copies of their Biographical Picture Books
Independent Tasks
- 20 minutes of silent reading
Science
- Students explored the properties and features of
Microbits as we will use them for the remainder of the unit to explore the concepts of systems and structures
Independent Tasks
- Exploring Microbits worksheet
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