Happy Holidays!

Your only homework is to think. Think about topics and issues that you are passionate about that relate to the transdisciplinary theme Sharing the Planet, which will be our Exhibition unit. Be prepared to share your passions.

Sharing the Planet:
An inquiry into rights & responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people & with other living things; communities & the relationships within & between them; access to equal opportunities; peace & conflict resolution.

Due Friday

Math -
Worksheet (both sides)

LA -
Read 30 mins
Study for Spelling Test

Unit -
Write a conclusion for today's investigation.
Answer the following questions:
1.) Why does the amount of water in each beaker need to be the same?
2.) Why do you think these solids have different melt times?
3.) Why are these solids melting?
4.) Which solids melt the fastest/slowest? Why?

Bring a snack for Ridhwaan's going away party!

Due Thursday

Math -
Page 660-661

LA -
Read 30 mins
Poetry quiz kesho

Unit -
Type or write up lab report with results and conclusion

Please bring in the following materials for tomorrow's investigation:
Chocolate
Butter
Ice Tray
Aluminum Foil

Asante :)

Due Wednesday

Math -
Page 658-659
Get math test signed.

LA -
Read 30 mins
Poetry Worksheet - Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
Poetry Reading Quiz on Thursday

Unit -
Bring in materials for kesho (salt, sugar, flour, coffee powder, drinking chocolate powder, sand, paper cups)

Due Tues

LA -
Read 30 mins
Portfolio Reflections

Math -
Page 656-657

Unit -
Explore materials in your kitchen
States of matter fill in the blank worksheet

Due Monday

LA -
Read 30 mins
Personification Worksheet

Math -
Page 283-284, #1-26
End of Term Math test

Unit -
Explore the materials in your kitchen - what are the changes you observe with the ingredients?

Portfolio Day next week!

Due Friday

LA -
1.) Read 30 mins
2.) Simile Worksheet
3.) Simile Poem
4.) Spelling test/word search

Math -
Page 654-655
Revise for Monday's end of term test

Unit -
Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/materials/
Bring in materials for tomorrow's unit lesson

Finish Portfolio

Due Thursday

LA -
Read 30 mins
Seeds Worksheet

Math -
page 280-281
Math end of term test - Monday

Unit -
Define first 4 words: Material, Solids, Liquids, Gas

French Test

Due Wednesday

Math - page 279, #3-6 Draw diagrams for each problem

LA- Copy your favourite poem, and write a paragraph below describing how it makes you feel.

Unit - KWL chart for Materials Matter 

K column - Write what you Know

W column - Write what you Wonder

L column - Leave blank for now

Bring materials for Friday's lesson.

Portfolio Day next week. Make sure you have organized and included 36 pieces of work with reflections. Be able to talk about your learning and progress through Year 6!

Due Tuesday

Math -
page 406

LA-
Read 30 mins
Turn prose into poetry and give it a title
Bring in poetry from your culture or family background

Unit -
Cover page for Materials Matter
Parents should begin looking for 4 pieces of work to put into portfolio

Due Monday

Math -
Revisions/Corrections

LA-
Read 30 mins
Study for Spelling test

Unit -
Olive Branch test
Unit Reflection on Olive Branch - one page min.

Optional - Watch Pay it Forward or The Blind Side

Due Thursday

Math -
1. Page 403, #1-6
2. Happy Pi Day!
http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=2147483830

LA-
1. Make a crossword puzzle for someone else to solve using the puzzle maker
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/crossword/
2. Greg Mortenson Reading Comprehension Part 3
3. Spelling Test on Friday

Unit -
1. Olive Branch vocabulary test
2. Unit Summative Presentations tomorrow and Friday.
Portfolios - 22 pieces of work plus reflections due Friday

Due Wednesday

LA -
1.) Create a crossword puzzle using the Unit (Olive Branch) vocabulary
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/crossword/
2.) Comprehension - Part 2
3.) Punctuation - back of worksheet
4.) Biography/Diary final draft due

Math -
page 401, #1-4

Unit -
Portfolio - 20 pieces of work and reflections due Friday
Unit Celebration Friday - Invite your parents please

Due Tuesday

Math -
1.) Page 399, #1-5
2.) Geometry Test Chapter 15 on Friday

LA -
1.) Reading Comprehension - Greg Mortenson
2.) Diary/Biography - Final Draft due Wednesday
3.) Punctuation Corrections

Unit -
1.) Introductory Letter
2.) Olive Branch Test Wednesday
3.) Summative Assessment

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Kiswahili Test

Due Monday

Math -
Page 396-397 both pages, all questions
Bring compass and ruler for Monday

LA -
1.) Read 30 mins
2.) Punctuation Worksheet
3.) Biography/Diary Final Draft - due Tuesday

Unit -
1.) Portfolio Student Introductory Letter
2.) Olive Branch Test - Wednesday
Know the vocabulary, be able to define and use each word in a sentence

Due Friday

Math -
Page 392, #1-10

LA -
Read 30 mins
Finish page 7 in grammar if incomplete
Complete first draft of biography or diary on peacemaker

Unit -
Summative Assessment Group Project due Wednesday

Science Day!
Math Night!

Due Wednesday

Math  -
Page 287, #3-14

LA -
Diary entry on famous peacemaker - first draft due Fri!

Unit -
Summative Assessment group project

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World Science Day - Please see Mr. Godfrey on ways to make this event exciting!
Math FUN night - Thursday 5:30 - 7:00
Check this website for World Water Day: http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/ 

Due Tuesday

Math -
Corrections

LA -
Read 30 mins
Finish Gandhi's diary entry
Research peacemaker for new diary entries

Unit -
Bring in research for summative

Kiswa-
Test kesho

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Portfolio Pieces and Reflections

Due Monday

Math -
Page 383 -384, #1-25

LA -
Read 30 mins
Grammar page 8

Unit -
Procrastination worksheet
Research global conflict

?? -
9 pieces of work with reflections (3 for math, unit and LA for each unit) due Monday for Portfolio

Due Friday

Math -
Math test corrections
Page 381

LA -
Finish Final Draft plus Rubric (must be checked by two people)
Finish diary entry for Grace Darling
Spelling/Vocab test

Unit -
Begin researching global conflicts
Mr. James map homework

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11 pieces of work plus reflections for Portfolio due Monday
Kiswahili test Tuesday