Week 11 (The End of Online Learning. . . Hopefully!)

Dear Division 2 students,

Week 11 Plan June 22 - 25, 2020:

I want to start by thanking everyone.  Your hard work, patience and care for each other has been outstanding!  This online / remote learning is not my favourite, but you have all struggled with me on this journey.  To the students, I am sorry we did not have more time.  I feel we had a lot of unfinished business.  You are all great students.  To the grade 7’s,  Good luck at Elphi next year.  To the grade 6’s, I will see you in September.  The grade 7’s set a high bar.  Let’s see what you can do!  I am looking forward to a healthy successful start to the next school year.

Thanks,

Eric Sullivan

No Zoom this week!  Very busy schedule.

Grade 7’s: Tuesday June 23.  Arrive between 12:30 - 12:45.  Do Not Be Late!

Parents can view the ceremony on Coast Cable / EastLink.  A thumb drive will come home with the report card so the whole family can watch the ceremony.

Report Cards come out Thursday June 25.  Mrs. Luporini will email out with details about that process. 

Students attending class at GES on Thursday June 25.  Please bring:

• Water bottle

• Dress for the weather because I plan on being outside (sunscreen, walking shoes, light jacket).  Our walking permission form is in place from the beginning of the year and we will be taking advantage of the walking opportunities.

• Reminder there is NO microwave access.  Do not bring food that requires heating.

• Backpack to carry lunch and supplies as we walk

For Math this week:

Continue to work through grade level work on Khan Academy

For Language Arts:

Read a book.  Continue journaling.

Week 10 June 15-19, 2020

Dear Division 2 students,

Week 10 Plan June 15 - 19, 2020:

Zoom this week Tuesday 10-11, and a social check in Thursday 11-11:30.  Codes on email.

Students attending class at GES.  Please bring:

• Water bottle

• Dress for the weather because I plan on being outside (sunscreen, walking shoes, light jacket).  Our walking permission form is in place from the beginning of the year and we will be taking advantage of the walking opportunities.

• Reminder there is NO microwave access.  Do not bring food that requires heating.

• Backpack to carry lunch and supplies as we walk

For Math this week:

Grade 7’s: Monday through Friday work through integers.  Continue to work through Khan Academy to Quiz 3.  When completed move onto other integer multiplication and division

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers-add-and-subtract

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers-multiply-and-divide

Grade 6’s: Monday through Friday: work your way through the Negative Numbers on the Khan Academy (link below).  Try to get to Quiz 3.  When done move onto the next topic on properties of numbers.

  

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-negative-number-topic

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-factors-and-multiples

For Language Arts:

If you haven’t finished your story, get that done first and sent in.

• Write a snail mail letter to a friend or relative.  Purchase a stamp and mail that letter via Canada Post.

• Write up a recipe to your favourite food, drink or meal.  Try making that and sharing it with someone in your COVID bubble.

• Come up with a TO DO LIST for the summer.  This will help to prioritize important things for next year and plan for fun events.

• Write a poem for an important person who has been there for you during this tough time.

• Chose a person and make a list of nice things you like about that person.

Week 9 Plan June 8 - 12, 2020

Week 9 Plan June 8 - 12, 2020:

Grade 7 Parents:  This is a big week with Elphi.  Folders are available at the school Monday afternoon at GES.  Please inform GES office if your child wishes to take band next year.  Inside the folder is essential information for grade 8s.

Wednesday night 6pm is the parent Zoom session hosted by Elphi.  

Friday 1-2 is the walk through at Elphi.

We will do Zoom at our regular time Tuesday 10-11 and Math tutorials Thursday 10:30-11:30.  The codes are now always consistent from this point on and are included in this weeks email.

Students attending class at GES.  Please bring:

• Jump Math booklet

• Geometry set

• Water bottle

• Dress for the weather because I plan on being outside (sunscreen, walking shoes, light jacket).  Our walking permission form is in place from the beginning of the year and we will be taking advantage of the walking opportunities.

• Reminder there is NO microwave access.  Do not bring food that requires heating.

• Backpack to carry lunch and supplies as we walk

For Math this week:

Grade 7’s:

• Monday through Friday work through integers.  It is listed as Negative Numbers Addition and Subtraction.  Do the activities and quizzes.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-negative-numbers-add-and-subtract

Grade 6’s

• Monday through Friday: work your way through the Negative Numbers on the Khan Academy (link below).  Do the activities and quizzes.  

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-negative-number-topic

For Language Arts

Writer’s Workshop

This week you will work up a short story start to finish.

Start with Pre-Writing – The Brainstorm phase.  Come up with a plan for a story with a great plot, characters, setting, etc.

Draft out your short story.

Edit and Revise.  Seek assistance and advice from others.  Take their criticism and make your story better.

Email your final finished copy to me.

You can choose any genre.  I expect it to be 300-500 words. (1-1/2 pages)

Always consider the advice of all great writers.  WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW.  You have read books and had many life experiences.  Draw inspiration from these.  It could be a ski trip story with friends or a Zombie apocalypse story.  The sky is the limits.

Of course: READ, READ, READ!  Everyday!