Ms MacInnes' Cedar Grove Blog

Homework: 1) Journal Entry 5 2) Character Sketch Due March 2 Overdue Assignments: 1) Journal Entries 1-4 2) Character Attributes x 2 3) Social Studies Hominid Physicality Sketch and Paragraph 4) Science Experiment: Electrical Circuits 5) Social Studies Note-Making (x 3 pages)

Roles for Public Speaking The following people must prepare a "Who Am I?" speech for Monday: Raeanne Will Zach Brayden J Eibhlin Kaishan Gage Jacob Anna Hana Colin Brandon MC: Will Curator: Jaiden Class Clowns: Kyle, Malcolm, Braedyn M Timer: Frances Quizzer: Kaishan

Homework: 1) Wear your kindness shirt tomorrow! 2) Social Studies physicality paragraph and sketch both due today (you can still hand it in tomorrow). 3) Science Quiz tomorrow. 4) Last call for Character Attributes assignments. 5) Journal Entry #5 due today.

Homework: 1) Prepare for math pre-test... everything we've covered on fractions and decimals to date + adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions. 2) Students have taken home a number of notices today.  One in particular is information about the upcoming presentation by The Children of the Street Society.  This is a fabulous presentation happening on Tuesday and one that will spark interesting and sensitive conversation. 3) Keep up to date with your Lit Circle assignments!

Homework: 1) A reminder that Journal Entries for Lit Circles are due every Wednesday.  Please see the Lit Circle post for further information regarding requirements for assignments related to Lit Circles. 2) Many students will hold their first Lit Circle discussion tomorrow...journal entries are meant to prepare students for this process. 3) Students will begin their hominid projects tomorrow... it is imperative that students remind themselves of the various due dates for all assignments so that they are managing their time wisely both at school and at home.  This is a mini-introduction to the process students will face next year when they are taking separate classes.  Organization is key!

Websites for Hominid Projects: http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interactive https://www.amazon.ca/6th-Grade-Ancient-History-Encyclopedia-ebook/dp/B01A2YJC0M/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= http://earlyhumans.mrdonn.org http://www.planet-science.com/categories/over-11s/natural-world/2012/03/how-did-we-become-human.aspx Video Options for Hominid Projects: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Australopithecus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMqFivWTmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPggkvB9_dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFu7yghK9GQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZmiQtHcFIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXC46YfQRnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlxSCQ7Tw0

Character Attributes Outline Template Journal Rubric Discussion Rubric Character Sketch Rubric Hot Seat Rubric

Homework: 1) Math Test tomorrow. 2) Prose Presentations Due - these will be presented in class.