Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page, you will find things that will assist with achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

- Today was catch up day for the students in my class. 
- Catch up day is meant for students to work on all unfinished work to date that's required for assessment purposes. 
- Tests scheduled for this week will be rescheduled for next week.

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class -                    Read Aloud:                     Novel Study: Schooled read chapter  Hwk:  Q:  Writing  -  In class -  Hwk:   Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class:  Textbook -  Hwk: page  Workbook  -  Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class: classroom meeting started Guided Meditation:  Art Focus: Line  In class:  Hwk: Drama In class:  Hwk:   Dance                        Other Hwk: School Related  Language Related Math

Friday, October 19, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page, you will find things that will assist with achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class -                    Read Aloud:                     Novel Study: Schooled read chapter  Hwk:  Q:  Writing  -  In class -  Hwk:   Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: TD Lesson on the hwk and EQAO patterning question Textbook -  Hwk: page  Workbook  -  Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class: classroom meeting started Guided Meditation:  Art Focus: Line  In class: profile line art concluded  Hwk:  profile line art Drama In class:  Hwk:  memorize your monologue Dance                        Other Hwk:  Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math

Thursday October 18, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page, you will find things that will assist with achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class - TD on making connections and responding to a text                   Read Aloud:                     Novel Study: Schooled read chapter  Hwk:  Q:  Writing  -  In class - as students revised and edited their opinion writing piece, teacher and group conference were conducted to offer feedback for greater success Hwk:  complete opinion piece based on teacher conference Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: strategies to solving problems simply Textbook -  Hwk: page 23 textbook question 3 Workbook  - 1.6 Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class: classroom meeting started Guided Meditation:  Art Focus: Line  In class: profile line art Hwk:   Drama In class:  Hwk:  memorize your monologue Dance                        Other Hwk:  Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math

Wednesday, October 16, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page, you will find things that will assist with achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class - understanding plot                   Read Aloud:                     Novel Study: Schooled read chapter 11 and 12 oral discussion hwk Qn. Hwk:  Q: Based on page 84 of "Schooled," explain what you think it means when it says "A community thrives when each member does what he or she is good at." Please respond by making connections (text-text, text- self, text-world) and explaining those connections in reference to the novel 2) How can a "money-crazy mindset be a big part of what's wrong with the world? Explain your thinking. Writing  -  In class - opinion topic discussed  Hwk:  complete opinion piece on why sleeping in late is a good idea Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: group task based on homework Textbook -  Hwk:  Workbook  - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 continued from in class Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class: mediation on being the light of the world Guided Meditation:  Art Focus: Line  In class: profile line art Hwk:   Drama In class: monologue ideas researched and approved through conferences with the teacher - Students wrote the scripts to their monologue that was approved by the teacher - Review of success criteria, strategies to memorize things quickly were highlighted in class, along with a rubric Hwk:  memorize your monologue Dance                        Other Hwk:  Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math

Monday, October 15, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page, you will find things that will assist with achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class - understanding plot                   Read Aloud: Deadman's Bridge                    Novel Study: Schooled read chapter 9 and 10 oral discussion about what it means to be                   "smart"                        Hwk:  Q:  Writing  -  In class - revisited the brainstorming of the suspense story to add more detail with the story elements discussed in class such as character(s), setting and plot using a different colour of pen to demonstrate change in details Hwk:  con't in class work at home if it wasn't completed in class Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: key assessment question based on the establishing pattern rules Textbook -  Hwk:  Workbook  -  Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class: Showing others that we can all be "Children of the Light" read aloud Guided Meditation:  Art Focus: Line  In class: profile line art Hwk:   Drama In class: monologue ideas researched and approved through conferences with the teacher - Students wrote the scripts to their monologue that was approved by the teacher - Review of success criteria, strategies to memorize things quickly were highlighted in class, along with a rubric Hwk:  memorize your monologue Dance                        Other Hwk:  Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math

Friday, October 12, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page you will find things that will assist with in achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time manage your school and after-school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class - understanding characterization and setting                    Read Aloud Poem Ocean at Night used to understand setting                    Novel Study: Schooled read chapter 8                        Hwk:  Q:  Writing  -  In class - Fun Fact Friday Presentations Hwk:   Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: Took up home and Exploration lesson on Variables and Expressions was done in pairs Textbook -  Hwk: page 1            Sign Math Test Chapter 4 Workbook  -  Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class:  Guided Meditation: Family and Jesus Art Focus: Line  In class: profile line art Hwk:   Drama In class: Began understanding what a monologue is in a small group activity Hwk:  Bring in devices for research on Monday Dance                        Other Hwk:  Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Note(s) to parents and students:

On this page you will find things that will assist with in achieving greater success in classes that I'll be instructing you on.  View it daily as things change according to instructions provided during class time.  This blog is meant to be another support tool for you to refer back to.  It is a simple overview of what was done in class and what your responsibilities are outside of school.  Assignments and tests will be posted below on a monthly calendar. This blog is meant to help you time mange your school and after school activities.  Remember you will be less stressed out if you have a plan in place and you organize your studies!

Please Note:  If I'm away due to illness or workshops the blog will not be update that day.  The supply will assign work left behind by me and if homework needs to be completed that day, please ensure that it's put into your bag as soon as it's assigned or remind yourself at the end of the day to refer to the homework board in the class.  

E. Bucci

Grade 6 - A Daily Glance & Homework

English Reading  - In class - understanding characterization and setting                    Read Aloud Poem Ocean at Night used to understand setting                    Novel Study: Schooled read chapter 8                        Hwk:  Q: 1) Based on the novel Schooled and what we've read to date, describe the settings in the book.  Use your notes as a guide. 2) Why do you think meditation is recommended for stress and confusion? Explain your thinking.   Writing  -  In class - opinion paragraph modeled in class Hwk:  Sign September Parent Letter and Opinion Writing Topic: Math is the most useful subject in school Mathematics Chapter/Unit: One - Patterning In class: Teacher Directed Lesson page 8 and 9  Textbook -  Hwk: page 10 Q: 4 and 4            Sign Math Test Chapter 6 Workbook  -  Worksheets – Science Unit: Diversity of Living Things In Class:  Human Impact on our World Hwk:  Social Studies Unit: Religion/Family Life Theme: Love of God In class:  Guided Mediation: Family and Jesus Art Focus: Line  In class:  Hwk:  bring in fine tip black marker Drama In class: Began understanding what a monologue is in a small group activity Hwk:   Dance                        Other Food for the Food Drive School Related  Language Related Math Science