Our Daily Schedule

Our Daily Schedule
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Tuesday, March 31st

Good morning everyone!

For today’s class, start the day by joining me on Discord to be ready for class to start at 9 a.m. It is best to login at least 5 minutes earlier to deal with technical difficulties. Click on our text and voice channel (mr_contes_class). We will begin each day this way. If  I am not there, I may be experiencing Wi-Fi issues. Please be patient. We will follow our daily schedule as closely as possible.

But before we get started, we have a quick note from the group inquiring into mental health in our class:

Dear St. Jude's Academy Families,

Greetings! On behalf of the Mental Health ​Grade 6 Exhibition group, we would like to remind all youth at St. Jude​'s ​Academy about Prime Minister Trudeau's address yesterday morning (Sunday, March 29, 2020). Mr. Trudeau spoke directly to youth, citing that mental support for any youth with anxious or isolated thoughts and feelings ​are available. There are trained professionals offered through ​Kids ​Help ​Phone:


  • Call-               1-800-668-6868
  • Text-               686868
  • Website-         kidshelpphone.ca

For those concerned about seniors such as grandparents, friends, etc. there is assistance like meal delivery and health checks via other channels.

Cordially,

The Mental Health Group, Mr. Conte's Class, Grade 6C


And a quick note from St. Jude’s:


The exhibition work you do this week will focus on writing many drafts of the essay. It can be tedious work. Keep going even when you don’t feel like it. Monday is the last day dedicated to doing research. That does not mean that the research component is done. You will be expected to keep asking questions and learning about your issue in depth as you go

Today we will focus on section 10 of the Exhibition planner ‘Plan the Essay’

We also had a fantastic workshop with Ms. Hayward on how to cite our sources using MLA formatting. Ms. Hayward reviewed how to cite articles on a website, books, videos, and photos. She also showed us how to organize sources on the ‘Works Cited’ page of the essay, how to use an ‘in-text’ citation in the essay, and to format the sources on the ‘Works Cited’ page using a ‘hanging indent’. Students can visit Ms. Hayward’s Write It – CITE It page to review the content she discussed during her workshop.

During the exhibition process, specialist teachers (Mr. Orr, Mr. Oliver, Mme. Stella) with help facilitate learning for each of the exhibition groups during their scheduled class times. A quick message from Mr. Oliver regarding instruments: Please make sure to clean your instrument thoroughly before using it. You can find detailed instructions by going to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl93cyWnxvA&list=PLBB340E3D47C8B506

Time
Location
Topic
9:00 – 9:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
·      Attendance
·      Announcements (SJA Email, ManageBac)
·      General Discussion (Catch-up, Pandemic and our new way life, etc.)
·      Reflection on how last week went
·      Today’s sched le & Learning Goals
·      Reflecting on how our learning went yesterday - Do you have all the research you need? Have you found in-depth information regarding each of your lines of inquiry?  
·      Mentor meetings - does everyone have their next mentor meeting scheduled? This must be done by the end of day, Friday, April 3rd.  (Suggestions for the mentor meetings - ask for advice on your essay)
·      The focus for this week is writing the various drafts of the essay. The Final draft is due on Tuesday, April 7th.
9:30 – 10:30
 Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
·      Math lesson – Lesson 8.3.
·      Mr. Conte to go through lesson – pdf copy provided to students for following along and for their own notes.
Learning Goal: Multiply decimals with hundredths.

Success Criteria:
·      I can find the percent of a number by writing the percent as a decimal and then multiplying
·      I can properly multiply to find my answer
·      I understand that the number of decimal places in the product should be the same as the total number of decimal places in the question


10:30 – 11:00
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·      The focus for this week is writing the various drafts of the essay. 
·      The Final draft is due on Tuesday, April 7th. 
·      Review the essay rubric via livestream.
·      Today’s Learning Goal #1: We will move onto the next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) and complete Section 10. Plan the Essay
·      If you are done, you may begin Section 11. Drafting the Essay
·      Work together with your group to decide how to divide up the work for the essay
·      Discuss the Declaration of Academic Honesty to be completed once the final draft of the essay is completed
·      Exhibition breakout groups
11:00 – 12:00
Recess & Lunch
12:00 – 12:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·      The focus for this week is writing the various drafts of the essay. 
·      The Final draft is due on Tuesday, April 7th. 
·      Review the essay rubric via livestream.
·      Today’s Learning Goal #1: We will move onto the next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) and complete Section 10. Plan the Essay
·      If you are done, you may begin Section 11. Drafting the Essay
·      Work together with your group to decide how to divide up the work for the essay
·      Discuss the Declaration of Academic Honesty to be completed once the final draft of the essay is completed
·       Exhibition breakout groups
12:30 – 1:00
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Sections 7 & 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·       Today’s Learning Goal # 2: Mme. Stella will continue meeting with groups this week to support you in translating your issue, central idea, and lines of inquiry into French from 9:30 – 10:00. Don’t worry if she does not get to you today but be mindful that this must be completed by the end of day on Friday, April 3rd. She will continue doing this all week. Once the translations are done, paste the French versions of these statements into your ‘Exhibition Planner’ under the English versions in Section 7.
1:00 – 1:40
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·      The focus for this week is writing the various drafts of the essay. 
·      The Final draft is due on Tuesday, April 7th. 
·      Review the essay rubric via livestream.
·      Today’s Learning Goal #1: We will move onto the next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) and complete Section 10. Plan the Essay
·      If you are done, you may begin Section 11. Drafting the Essay
·      Work together with your group to decide how to divide up the work for the essay
·      Discuss the Declaration of Academic Honesty to be completed once the final draft of the essay is completed
·       Exhibition breakout groups
1:40 – 2:20
Recess & Lunch
2:20 – 3:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·      The focus for this week is writing the various drafts of the essay. 
·      The Final draft is due on Tuesday, April 7th. 
·      Review the essay rubric via livestream.
·      Today’s Learning Goal #1: We will move onto the next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) and complete Section 10. Plan the Essay
·      If you are done, you may begin Section 11. Drafting the Essay
·      Work together with your group to decide how to divide up the work for the essay
·      Discuss the Declaration of Academic Honesty to be completed once the final draft of the essay is completed
·      Exhibition breakout groups




Remember to visit Ms. Hayward’s library blog for more information about researching. Below you will find the databases she spoke about yesterday morning’s workshop.
Title 
URL 
Global Issues In Context
Gale Canada In Context
Academic OneFile

Work that is not completed during class time will need to be completed as homework. Students should put more focus into reading at this time as well ensuring they are reading for a minimum of 30 minutes per day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.

Steven Conte
at

Monday, March 30, 2020

Monday, March 30th

Good morning everyone!

We had a very successful week of online learning last week. I am so happy and proud of the way you have all been working. We are accomplishing as much online as previous Grade 6s have accomplished face-to-face in the classroom.

The exhibition work you do this week will focus on writing many drafts of the essay. It can be tedious work. Keep going even when you don’t feel like it. Monday is the last day dedicated to doing research. That does not mean that the research component is done. You will be expected to keep asking questions and learning about your issue in depth as you go.

We also had a fantastic workshop with Ms. Hayward on how to cite our sources using MLA formatting. Ms. Hayward reviewed how to cite articles on a website, books, videos, and photos. She also showed us how to organize sources on the ‘Works Cited’ page of the essay, how to use an ‘in-text’ citation in the essay, and to format the sources on the ‘Works Cited’ page using a ‘hanging indent’. Students can visit Ms. Hayward’s Write It – CITE It page to review the content she discussed during her workshop.

For today’s class, start the day by joining me on Discord to be ready for class to start at 9 a.m. It is best to login at least 5 minutes earlier to deal with technical difficulties. Click on our text and voice channel (mr_contes_class). We will begin each day this way. If  I am not there, I may be experiencing Wi-Fi issues. Please be patient. We will follow our daily schedule as closely as possible.

During the exhibition process, specialist teachers (Mr. Orr, Mr. Oliver, Mme. Stella) with help facilitate learning for each of the exhibition groups during their scheduled class times. A quick message from Mr. Oliver regarding instruments: Please make sure to clean your instrument thoroughly before using it. You can find detailed instructions by going to this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl93cyWnxvA&list=PLBB340E3D47C8B506

Time
Location
Topic
9:00 – 9:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
·      Attendance
·      Announcements (SJA Email, ManageBac)
·      General Discussion (Catch-up, Pandemic and our new way life, etc.)
·      Reflection on how last week went
·      What have you learned about your issue? What are some of the troubles you are facing?
·      Focus for this week
·      Today is the last day to finish your essay research – Complete Section 9 by the end of today. Add this due date to your schedule.
·      Write the various drafts of the essay (Sections 10 – 15 in the exhibition planner). The final draft/good copy of the essay is due on Tuesday, April 7th.  Add this due date to your exhibition schedule.
·      Mentor meetings - does everyone have their next mentor meeting scheduled? Your second meeting must be done by the end of day, Friday, April 3rd.  (Suggestions for the mentor meetings - ask for advice on your essay)
·      Begin to think about other components
·      Today’s Schedule and Learning Goals
9:30 – 11:00
 Grade 6 Discord Server

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 9 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·       Today’s Learning Goal #1: Produce 1 ½ pages of typed research notes that meet the criteria we discussed last week.
·       Note-Taking. Ensure you and your group members have a balance of information for each line of inquiry by the end of the day.
·       Complete the self- and peer-assessment on research and note-taking by the end of the day.
·       Discuss adding parent Gmails to the exhibition planner for feedback purposes - ‘can comment’
11:00 – 12:00
Recess & Lunch
12:00 – 12:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 9 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·       Today’s Learning Goal #1: Produce 1 ½ pages of typed research notes that meet the criteria we discussed last week.
·       Note-Taking. Ensure you and your group members have a balance of information for each line of inquiry by the end of the day.
·       Complete the self- and peer-assessment on research and note-taking by the end of the day.
·       Discuss adding parent Gmails to the exhibition planner for feedback purposes - ‘can comment’
12:30 – 1:00
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Sections 7 & 9 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·       Today’s Learning Goal # 2: Mme. Stella will continue meeting with groups this week to support you in translating your issue, central idea, and lines of inquiry into French from 9:30 – 10:00. Don’t worry if she does not get to you today but be mindful that this must be completed by the end of day on Friday, April 3rd. She will continue doing this all week. Once the translations are done, paste the French versions of these statements into your ‘Exhibition Planner’ under the English versions in Section 7.
1:00 – 1:40
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group 
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)

Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord 

‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 9 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
·       Today’s Learning Goal # 3: Begin to think about other required components of exhibition.
·       Refer to the ‘Task Tracking Sheet’ (via livestream) and to Sections 16 – 19 in the schedule of the exhibition planner shared with the class via Google Docs and begin to brainstorm ideas for other required components in your exhibition planner. Create your own goals and criteria in collaboration with peers, teachers, and mentors. Determine who will do what and what is needed. Set your own due dates.
·       Continue with Today’s Learning Goal #1: Produce 1 ½ pages of typed research notes that meet the criteria we discussed last week.
1:40 – 2:20
Recess & Lunch
2:20 – 3:30
Grade 6 Discord Server

Class Discord Group (meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
·      Math Lessons 8.1 & 8.2.
·      Mr. Conte to take up answers from weekend homework.
·      After answers have been taken up with the class, students will be provided a link to complete an online quiz. This is a completely formative assessment and is only being used to provide feedback as the unit progresses so we can ensure understanding of concepts taught.

Video to take up homework: https://youtu.be/Cmxy11zL-C4




Remember to visit Ms. Hayward’s library blog for more information about researching. Below you will find the databases she spoke about yesterday morning’s workshop.

Title 
URL 
Global Issues In Context
Gale Canada In Context
Academic OneFile

Work that is not completed during class time will need to be completed as homework. Students should put more focus into reading at this time as well ensuring they are reading for a minimum of 30 minutes per day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.


Steven Conte
at
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