February already!
Tuesday we are heading to Poirier to continue to make those connections with younger members of our community.
Just a reminder that this Thursday will be the second Exploratory session. I am teaching the Yearbook Exploratory. Any questions regarding the other Exploratories should be directed to the host teacher.
Academic Notes:
Math: We continue to learn about dividing positive fractions (some students are working with negative and positive fractions). By the end of this week, students will know how to visualize and divide whole numbers by fractions, fractions by whole numbers and fractions by fractions. Students will create a "how to" poster that outlines the steps involved in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions; they can use this as a reference in the unit final which will be on the 16th of February. Multi step operations are challenging but they are the new norm for students heading into high school.
Social Studies: Students have a test on the Battle of Hastings this Tuesday. The questions are: Why is the Battle of Hastings considered a "turning point in history"? Why did the Normans win the Battle of Hastings? Is the Bayeux Tapestry a reliable piece of historical evidence? Why or why not? From the perspective of your medieval role, how do you feel about this conflict?. This week the spotlight will be on the peasantry as we continue to investigate the feudal system.
English: Students will finish the rough draft of their medieval character description and peer edit/proofread it before submitting it for marks. The focus of the mark is: "What changes are you making to your word choice, sentence structure and mechanics? Do these changes improve your writing?" The key lesson is: rough drafts should be a mess of improvements. I will be returning those drafts next week to be "published" typed. In the interim we will be reading and analyzing some historical fiction.
Today's word is February.
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