Welcome to Room 121

Saturday, September 27, 2014

THIS WEEK: Monday, September 29 - Sunday, October 5, 2014

NOTES: 
Wednesday - Morning Math starts for any interested students (7:45 a.m.)
Thursday - Grade 6 immunization

HERE ARE THE ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THIS WEEK: These are due Sunday night.
 
TYPING WEB: Beginner Course -> Lesson 2 -> The Top Row Keys 

Conceptua Math: Big Idea 1 -> Understanding Fractions. Complete the third folder F-3 (Compare & Order Fractions.) There are 4 lessons in this folder (F1.3.1, F1.3.2, F1.3.3, F1.3.4).
REMEMBER: when you are logging in, the 'customer name' is my email - jporritt@accesscomm.ca, and your login does not have the 205 on the end.

I will give you some class time to work on these assignments, but you will also need to be working on them from home. Do not leave them until the last minute.

MATH:
This week in Math, we will be finishing 1.6 'Drawing the Graph of a Problem' (video) and 1.7 'Understanding Equality' (video). 

Remember that the videos can be used in various ways: 
1) to preview the lesson and be better prepared
2) to review the lesson for better understanding
3) to prepare for a test
4) when you are absent


New Apps to be used this week:
This week, in Math, we will be using the free app, Virtual Manipulatives.

In Language Arts, we will be using the paid app, Explain Everything ($2.99). If your son/daughter chooses not to purchase this app, they will be able to use it on a school iPad.



In Health, we will be using the free app, Venn Diagram.