So this week is still academically oriented, but we do have some festive activities planned. Like the Vikings, we are fighting off the darkness with some Yule time fun.
Calendar Notes:
Tuesday PM: Part of that fun involves going down to Poirier on Tuesday afternoon to build gingerbread houses with our buddies. I will be providing the graham crackers (because who likes gingerbread?), icing and plates. I would ask that students bring a bag of candies to decorate their creation. I will bring some too, but the more the merrier.
Thursday PM: Narnia Neighbourhood Craft Stations
Friday: Holiday Party, Gift Exchange Abell Style, and Talent Show
Here is the academic week at a glance:
English: You should be bringing your novel to school every day because I will be giving you reading/note-taking/ project time. I will schedule computer time so that you can publish your news articles that are due on Wednesday; I am encouraging students with sd62 learns google accounts to use google docs so that they can carry on with the work on their phones or at home. We will also be reading and viewing Charles Dicken's, A Christmas Carol.
Social Studies: Using your notes you will teach the class about your religion in what we call a "fishbowl" activity, the inner circle speaks and the outer circle takes notes. Then, you will submit your research notes and your "fishbowl" notes for a mark this Monday. The rest of the week we will look at articles about how these religions feature in the news today. As always with a sensitive subject like religion, we are looking at the origins of dispute and conflict, while not judging people's beliefs.
Math: We will be simplifying fractions and look at finding the lowest common multiples. This is in preparation for operations with fractions in the new year. There will be a quiz on Tuesday to see where you are at in this review.
Here's to a great week, the last of 2016 at Journey
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