As always, I'll give you the Nickname just before the meeting. The link to our agenda is in the Learning Resources section in our classroom.
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Math - See "Find the missing angle" lesson and complete 1 of the activities. Please also practice computation skills this week (card games, flash cards, IXL - you choose)
Reading - Daily (30 minutes) please create a document inside your shared folder titled 'Comprehension' to track what you are reading about each week. Writing - See "Story Planning" with picture prompt, please complete a plan for a short story using the model we have done in class. Science - Please vote on how we should do our science presentations and review the sky science notes to prepare for Simon's Kahoot! Social - complete the quiz on Ancient Greece (5 questions multiple choice) Art - Please work on your science inquiry art component (due April 30th) Have a great week! *All assignments are due on Thursday April 9th *Please share your Google Folders with Mrs. Zimmerman and Mrs. Lawrence. We are VERY fortunate to still have them with us and they are available to help (you could ask them for support in your report writing this week. They could add suggestions right into your doc) *Please review our agenda from Friday. No one has signed up for the Tech committee or any other committee! Reminders: Weekly work will be posted on Sunday night with assignments due at the end of the week. - Students may choose when to work on what assignments as long as all work is being completed by the due dates (extensions will be considered if asked ahead of the due date) - Submission of work documents should be done in Google Classroom (unless otherwise stated) Math IXL Angles review (12 tasks) You will see your assigned tasks when you log in at the top right hand side. (Picture attached) completion of this work is done right in IXL Science Inquiry Report. Please submit in Google classroom (art component will be due at the end of the month) LA Daily reading (30 mins/day) of a NOVEL of your choosing. I would suggest keeping track of this work (see log attached). Social Response to the Greek at home celebration in Google classroom. If you weren't able to do your own celebration, please post something interesting you though about how the Ancient Greeks made decisions. Happy April!
(I am apologizing in advance… this is a long one!) I want to thank everyone for their patience and support as we move through these uncharted waters and for your tireless efforts at home to help your children reconnect with their classmates... and ME! Today was first Google Meet in which we were able to connect 23/27 students! If your child was not able to connect today, I have posted (and will always post) our agenda in our Classroom so that all students have access to what was discussed. Students are now enrolled in our Google Classroom, I encourage all students to share their login information so that parents have access to this content. I will still be posting on our blog as well if that is an easier place for parents to get information about weekly assignments. *Ask your child to take you on a ‘tour’ of our NEW classroom! Expectations of classwork
*I found this to be helpful resource on Google Classroom. There is a video and PDF version available under the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iowi-gmbys Upcoming dates:
Upcoming Curriculum Covered: Math - my hope for April is to complete our Angles/Geometry unit and move into Fractions. Students should be ensuring that their computations skills are being practiced (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). LA - We will continue writing through:
Science - we are wrapping up our Sky Science Unit and students have their inquiry reports due next Thursday. The art component will be due at the end of April (decided today in GMEET) Social - today we completed a Kahoot! on Ancient Greece. I will be creating a mini quiz on this topic and then would like to flip back to Canadian Democracy to analyze current events and refresh student memories about the responsibilities of each level of government and how this is impacting our current reality. Phys Ed - I have asked students if anyone might be interested in coming up with at home workouts or activities that they can share in our classroom. I have also posted a number of regulation strategies for mental health. Our AMAZING resource team at WPS is also currently gathering resources for a blog that give both parents/students additional support in this area. Fine Arts - The Fine Arts team at Willow Park School along with Studio Artist Mark Vasquez-Mackay are a vital part of our learning community. They are an incredibly talented and caring group of individuals who understand how important the arts are at a time like this to nourish and sustain that creative aspect of our humanity. As a result, they have created a blog for all students and families as a community to visit and contribute too. The blog is called Fill the Well and it is a capacious handbag of artworks, inspirations and activities to fill your soul. We invite you to visit the site regularly. https://willowparkfa.blogspot.com/ Have a wonderful weekend! Stay well! Mrs. MacGowan We are going to attempt our first Google Meet + Live Kahoot! tomorrow - Fingers crossed! Please enter the meeting at just before 10:00am to ensure that we can troubleshoot anyone that is having difficulty. You cannot enter the meeting until I am present. *Make sure you are using CHROME **You must be logged in with your @educbe.ca 1. Go to the 9 dots (top right by your icon) 2. Click on Google Meet (the green video camera) 3. Click Join or Create a meeting 4. Post the NICKNAME I give you and click continue (Sent through your email and posted in Google Classroom) 5. Click on the green ‘Join now’ button to enter the meeting room. (if the teacher is not present in the room, the student will receive a messaging stating they cannot create meetings - you must wait!) 6. Once the meeting is over, students MUST CLOSE THE BROWSER TAB to leave the meeting The first time you use Google Meet, you will be prompted for permission for the app to use your camera and microphone. You must Allow this prompt for Google Meet to work. You can then click the Dismiss button. Once in the meeting, you DO have the option to turn off your camera and all students will be asked to MUTE their microphones. There is a chat function at the top right that all student questions or comments should be directed too. Appropriate online etiquette is required at all times. This includes verbal and written content within the app. Anyone who does not adhere to this will be removed from the meeting and parents will be notified. NEW! The Fine Arts team at Willow Park School along with Studio Artist Mark Vasquez-Mackay are a vital part of our learning community. They are an incredibly talented and caring group of individuals that understand how important the arts are at a time like this to nourish and sustain that creative aspect of our humanity. As a result, they have created a blog for all students and families as a community to visit and contribute to. The blog is called Fill the Well and it is a capacious handbag of artworks, inspirations and activities to fill your soul. We invite you to visit the site regularly to replenish that which might be a little empty at this moment. https://willowparkfa.blogspot.com/
Happy April everyone!
We ALMOST have our whole class enrolled (we are missing 7). Let's see if we can beat the other grade 6 classes and get everyone in first! Thank you to those who have already responded to our question (Greek at home celebrations) and for all the emails letting me know how you are doing. I am looking forward to Friday for our first online Kahoot! Don't forget to study up! I don't want another repeat of our Sky Science Kahoot! ... YIKES! Firstly, thank you so much to those families that have already completed their online questionnaire! If you have not done so yet, please do this today so that I can begin to assess who will need greater support as we begin our new adventure into learning.
As our new normal is slowly coming to be, I would like to introduce you to our new classroom! This is a Google Classroom and all students have been invited. Please check your google email (@educbe.ca) and the invite should be there. If anyone has forgotten their emails, I have a list of accounts (not passwords!) so please email directly and I can share this information. The Classroom The classroom is where all assignments and activities will be posted on Sunday evening for the upcoming week. Grade six students are expected to complete an average of 5 hours per week. You can choose which assignments will be completed first and how long you spend each day. Deadlines for assignments will generally be Friday of the same week unless otherwise stated. As this is an extension of our regular classroom, the same expectations apply to the work quality and deadline for the assignment. Assessment information will continue to be located in PowerSchool. Google recommends using Chrome to access all of their apps for the best experience. Connecting With Me Email ([email protected]) will continue to be the best way to connect with me. I will strive to respond to all emails in a timely manner, but please remember that I am communicating with 27 students so please be patient and specific in your email. Online learning assumes a much greater amount of independence. If you are uncertain about something, start out by being a super-sleuth. Read over the directions carefully! Class Comment Section of our Classroom This area on the front page of our classroom is where I will post questions and the expectation is that students will respond using their best writing and thinking skills. This is NOT a chat room! Please refrain from personal dialogue, text speak/spelling and consider who the audience is...me! I am always looking for writing assessment material and this area is no exception. Handing in Assignments All assignments will be completed in google and shared with me in student SHARED GOOGLE FOLDERS or by sending directly to me at [email protected]. I will be able to respond directly in your assignment and feedback will be given. As always, there is an expectation that feedback is followed and applied into the assignment. Willow Park continues to be a “learning through the arts” school. There will often be times that you are asked to complete a visual or artistic component of an assignment. Take pictures of not only your finished product but also your process. This can also be shared within google. As all classroom materials were to be picked up the week before spring break, students should have all of the necessary materials including their Visual Journal to use for artistic representations. Be creative! Use the materials around your home; your blue recycle bin has now become your favourite dollar store! Be Flexible! As we start this journey, we will likely encounter issues. Some may be solvable with a little bit of help, others may require that we stop and adjust what we are doing. Be a problem solver! If you are having an issue, first ask for help at home. Reach out to your classmates; they are a great resource as well! Connect with me with some possible solutions and we will work together to solve the issue. Don’t give up! We are in this together! Mrs. MacGowan zn Hi families!
I hope that everyone had a wonderful break before we embark on this new learning journey. I wanted to let you know that I have been very busy getting myself familiar with the new possible learning platforms in order to assist families moving forward in our new E-learning environment. There are still a number of questions that need to be answered as a school before I can share more details with you. Quick reminders:
Simplified idea of our schedule this week: Monday, March 30 - teachers in virtual meetings, planning and exploring new technologies Tuesday, March 31 - I will check in with everyone and connect about technology Wednesday, April 1 - learning platform and course materials will be available and we will set all students up on access to be able to move forward in this manner Other Key highlights: Grade 5 – 6 - FOCUS: Language/literacy and mathematics/numeracy outcomes, with opportunity to incorporate science and social studies outcomes through cross-curricular learning. An average of five (5) hours of work per student per week. Happy Spring Break!
I hope that you all have been keeping well! I know that there are a lot of unknowns at this point and I will do my best to keep you informed as the information becomes available. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you some strategies that might be helpful to keep REGULATED in this time of uncertainty. Please leave a comment about how you are keeping regulated and let's see if we can start a chat! 1. Create a routine - we all need routine to function more effectively, check out this one if you currently do not have routine in place! If you already have a routine, please share it! 7:00 - Wake up (stretch, make bed, get dressed, eat breakfast) 8:00 - Something for the SOUL (meditate, read, journal) 8:30 - Something for the BRAIN (school work, puzzles) 12:00 - Lunch time! 1:00 - Spend time outside 1:30 - Something for the BODY (Yoga, walk, anything to get your heart pumping) 2:30 - Something PRODUCTIVE (cleaning, organizing) 3:00 - Something for the HEART (hobbies, art etc.) 4:00 - Something FUN (Netflix, reading for pleasure, board games) 6:00 - Dinner time! 8:00 - Start winding down (read, journal, shower, in bed by 10:00) 2. Eat well - balancing our diet has a huge impact on our overall energy levels and mind frame. Take a look at Canada's food guide (click the link) recommendations. What are your thoughts on this? We were going to be analyzing food labels together in class, check out this video on how to read labels and take a look at some of your snacks. 3. Prioritize sleep patterns - try to go to bed at the same time each night and set an alarm to wake up 4. Get moving - try out some of those yoga videos I posted, go for a walk, get out in your backyard. 5. Get social (Physically isolate NOT socially) - FaceTime or message a friend or family member, write a letter, post a comment on here! 6. Learn new hobbies to do at home - take a look at the supplies you already have at home and get creative! Try a new art medium, learn to cook, knit, play a music instrument, write a poem, learn a card trick or new card game, learn origami. The internet is an amazing place with videos that can teach you new hobbies! 7. Help out with chores - cleaning your room is a great stress reliever and can make you feel more calm in a newly organized space 8. Take time for yourself - have a place in your house that you can go for some alone time. This could be an opportunity to journal, read, draw, or just to sit by yourself. This is an important practice in self-care. 9. Stay hydrated - don't forget how important this is and how hydration impacts your mental state and overall well-being 10. Get outside - weather permitting, try to get outside for some fresh air everyday. 11. Take a deep breath - we will figure all of this out, trust that you are safe and we get through this together! Any other ideas? What is working for you right now? What strategies have your families come up with to support each other? Is there anything that your communities are doing? Hi friends,
I will continue to update our blog with new and exciting resources as I come across them. These are a few I found for you today: From the CBE (online and offline resources): https://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/curriculum/learning-at-home/Pages/6-9.aspx Art at home: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e91t_qvI4MZapCrHeVk-pk86OpssfADkLV3KEDB5Xe0/edit?usp=sharing Fitness at home (click the title): Do Yoga with me Kids Workout Fitness Blender AND just for fun.... you could always do the ANGLE DANCE! |
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