End of week 2

We are at the end of our 2nd week of class and there is much to share about the students' achievements this week.

In Language, the A.M group has focused primarily on the theme of inspirational figures. We have discussed the criteria that makes for an inspirational person and the students have researched various figures who have made a positive impact on the world (Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Louis Braille, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison). The students then created a Google Slideshow of an inspirational person of their choice focusing on important Language skills such as researching, summarizing, oral presentation skills and referencing creditable sites.

In Math, the A.M group has continued their practice with the place value chart. They have been working with larger numbers (millions and even billions) and determining their significance in sequences of numbers. Ordering and comparing large numbers will continue next week as they use these numbers using various operations (+,-,x,/). Once mastered, we will be moving on to decimals, up to the thousandths column.

In Religion, the A.M group continues to discuss the theme of "You are the light of the world". We have read a number of stories and had several discussions with regards to helping others and making a positive difference in others' lives, as Jesus as taught us.

This past week we were lucky enough to have a special guest speaker come into our classes and discuss her role with Robotics. Erin "RobotGrrl" Kennedy, a local inventor and robotics guru, came to speak to our Grade 6 students. She had an important message to share about innovation and the design process that the students were really excited about. She brought in several robots to show off to the students, including, her famous "RobotBrrd" and a newer robot that helps clean up debris along the coastlines. The students were able to test out her robots and had a number of very good questions for Erin. This visit tied in perfectly with the grade 6 science unit on Electricity.

In the P.M group we continue our electricity unit in science. We have discussed important key terms such as charge, energy, battery and conductor/insulator. We have also discussed how often we as a society rely on electricity in our every day lives and compared to how much different life would have been before electricity was readily available.

In art the PM group has been putting their effort in completing their first art assignment. We are focusing on theme and colour in this assignment and so far, the finished pieces look excellent.