Dear Families,

Below is our schedule for Friday.  I also have a couple of notes on this week:

• I am hoping to have emails out to everyone sometime this afternoon with notes on work not yet done and book wheel progress.  If I don’t get there today, it won’t be for lack of trying.
• There has been some quite passionate conversation about having a class government recently and passion can often lead to excitement, great creativity and perhaps some rash decisions.  If it’s possible, do have some conversation with your child about ways to participate respectfully in a conversation where there are many dissenting opinions. In class, we have talked about supporting our ideas with evidence, keeping the chat conversation to positive and factual statements only and stepping out of the conversation when feeling angry or frustrated.  You are also welcome to get deeper into conversations about government structure, purpose and function if that suits your family!

Cheers,

Ms. I

Today’s Schedule:

9:25 – 9:55 Morning Meeting

• Journal Prompt: Let’s look at our conversation from yesterday about creating our own government. Some questions to consider are:
• (1) Are we ready to make a decision about whether or not this is how we want to spend some of our time?
• (2) What is the purpose of having a class government? What kinds of decisions will they make?
• TOPIC: See above.
• Review schedule

10:00 – 10:55 – Quizzes for (almost) Everyone!

During this assessment time, I will have an Office Hours Meeting running from 10:15 – 10:45 to answer questions about assessments only. Students may pop in and out as needed. It is NOT expected that everyone will check in, however, it is expected that you will get your quizzes and other tasks completed.

• Pythons- Topic E Quiz
• Ogopogos – 6.2 begin Topic A assessment hub (there is more than a quiz)
• Dragon Turtles: 6.6 Topic B assessment hub (Quiz and start your project!)
• Agafia: Lesson 21

Morning Break (10:55 – 11:10)

11:10 – 12:10 – Language Arts

Target: Today we will look at the overlap between information WRITING and information SPEAKING by viewing a TED talk and using the writing we have done so far to create our own mini talks.

Task: Hub 8: Presenting your work in Celebration

Lunch (12:10 – 12:40)

12:40 – 2:00 Independent Work

Your Task: Work on tasks marked independent in on Today’s hub or any other task you’ve listed on your agenda. Good places to start are:

• Complete your “INDY” tasks, while include your Mentor Sentence Quiz and Social Studies assessment hub
• Read, write or project for Book Wheel #2
• Complete tasks from Instructional Block 1 & 2

Family meetings today (find these on your calendar): Arin, Kai, Jackson, Luke, Eli W, Griffin

Today’s family meeting topic is: Let’s talk about reading! Let’s look at your Book Wheel progress to celebrate your process and see what still needs to be done before the end of the month.

2:00 – 2:45 IB3/Check in & Office Hours

We will meet quickly to review what needs to be completed to wrap up the week. Then, you can either stay for Office Hours or head off to work independently.

2: 45 – 3:10 – Independent Work Time

Your Task: Work on tasks marked independent in on Today’s hub or any other task you’ve listed on your agenda.

PE: 3:10 – 3:40

Your Task: Go to the specialist loop and attend the meeting to for today or follow the directions provided by your specialist teacher.

3:40 – 3:50/4 pm – Wrap up your day

• Did you complete all the work you were expected to? If yes, then celebrate! If no, do you need to keep working? Or will you add your tasks to tomorrow’s list in your agenda?
• THINK or WRITE – What is one thing to celebrate about your day today?