Good morning everyone!
Today we will continue with working on our final presentations. Remember to have your work looked at and commented on by parents, teachers, and mentors. You are responsible for making the changes yourself.
In case you didn’t already know, St. Jude’s Academy is putting together our first yearbook spanning from JK to Grade 12 for the 2019-2020 academic year. This inaugural issue will be something all students and their families will treasure. The cost is $20 per full-colour, hardcover yearbook. The deadline to order is May 15. To order your copy contact: admin@stjudesacademy.com
SJA Yearbook Sponsorship opportunities are available. We will accept a limited number of ads (10 pages) from businesses, groups and families in our SJA Community to help off-set this publication. Design included if required. Deadline to order is May 15. The space options are as follows: Full Page (7.5” x 8”) $500 or Half Page (7. 5”x 4”) $250. To place an Ad contact: csawatsky@stjudesacademy.com
Please read and listen to the following action announcement from Divyansh and Vishva:
Good Morning/Afternoon reader or fellow student. We are Divyansh and Vishva. We have written this because the city of Brampton has started a backyard gardening program in response to COVID-19. Residents of Brampton can receive free supplies of soil and seeds by emailing BramptonGreenCity@brampton.ca. The first person that takes a picture of themselves farming with the seeds will win a prize!! But if you are not a resident of Brampton don't worry as you can take seed from fruits, dry them, and then plant them. However, if you are a resident of Brampton you must get these seeds. Email your pictures to dthangudu@stjudesacademy.com or vsachania@stjudesacademy.com or post your picture on our Discord text channel: haag-pesticides.
WORD OF THE DAY: (A Message from the Deforestation group)
Our Exhibition topic is Deforestation and we are going to educate you on keywords about deforestation. We will be showing you a WORD OF THE DAY beginning on Monday, April 27th, to Friday, May 1st. We hope that you understand and learn more about our topic.
Day 4: Thursday
Today's word of the day is degradation. Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution
By: Daniel
Please take time to read and listen to Pooshne and Eva’s action component message about social media:
Good Morning, friendly peers and thoughtful teachers.
We would like to talk to you about a challenge. We will have a photo challenge:
Get off your device and take a walk, ride a bike or do some stretching at home but mainly get off your device and take a picture.
If you have Instagram post it and tag us in your post @workingwithsocialmedia and use the hash-tag #areyousocialmediasmart?
If you don’t have social media email it to Pooshne (pkotla@stjudesacademy.com) or to Eva (ekumar@stjudesacademy.com).
You stand a chance of winning a prize.
GOOD LUCK SJA😊
A few messages from SJA:
The Daily Challenge: It’s Olympic time! Check out today’s challenges and go for the gold! Send your videos to Mr. Neal (sneal@stjudesacademy.com) or if they’re too big to email, send them via wetransfer.com
Karate (gold belt or higher): Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom info on ManageBac
Please refer to the schedule below to know where to be and what document to be working on at various times of the day.
During the exhibition process, specialist teachers (Mr. Orr, Mr. Oliver, Mme. Stella) will 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
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Location
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Topic
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9:00 – 11:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 21 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Attendance
· Announcements
· Online Learning Photo Challenge
· SJA Daily Challenge
· Caribou Math Contest Wednesday, May 6th.
· Karate (gold belt & higher) after school from 4 – 4:30
· Yearbooks on sale!
· Discussion – How is your presentation coming along? What do you and your group have left to do? What is your plan to achieve that goal?
· Reflecting on how our learning is going – Each group quickly share your progress from yesterday
This Week’s Focus:
1. Section 21 of the planner – The Final Presentation completed by end of day Friday, May 1st.
2. Use table organizer(s) to plan out slideshow and who will be responsible for what
3. Daily adding evidence to planner / slideshow of work you are doing
4. Have you successfully answered all key concept questions? You can continue to do research and add information if you feel things are missing.
5. Attend scheduled mentor meetings. This must be done by end of day Friday, May 1st (ask mentor for feedback on presentation)
6. If you have finished the slideshow, you may continue getting feedback & practicing or you may go back and complete another component
Today’s schedule & Learning Goals
Learning Goal # 1: Make progress on section 21 of the planner.
Learning Goal # 2: Ensure your French component is completed and has been reviewed by Mme. Stella.
Learning Goal # 3: If presentation is complete, you may optionally go back and complete another component.
Learning Goal # 1: Make progress on section 21 of the planner.
· Complete your slide show presentation by end of day today (this gives parents/teachers/mentors time to look through and make suggestions).
· Daily adding evidence to planner of work you are doing
· Answer all key concept questions
· Daily conferences with your teacher to discuss progress in each of these components:
· 1 in the morning
· 1 between 12-1:40
· 1 from 2:20-3:30
· Attend scheduled mentor meetings. This must be done by end of day Friday (Friday, May 1st).
If completed Learning Goal # 1, move on to Learning Goals # 2 & 3.
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11:00 – 12:00
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Recess & Lunch
Move away from devices. Have something to eat and get some physical activity instead.
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12:00 – 12:30
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
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Today’s Learning Goal # 2: Ensure your French component is completed and has been reviewed by Mme. Stella.
· Mme. Stella will continue meeting with groups this week from. Meet with Mme. Stella to continue progress on your group’s French component – this component must be completed and reviewed as soon as possible. You cannot finish your presentation without finishing this component first!
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12:30 – 1:40
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 21 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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Continuation of Learning Goals # 1, 2, & 3.
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1:40 – 2:20
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Recess & Lunch
Move away from devices. Have something to eat and get some physical activity instead.
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2:20 – 3:30
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
‘Exhibition Planner’ Section 21 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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Continuation of Learning Goals # 1, 2, & 3.
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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. It is an expectation that students are reading between 30 and 60 minutes per day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.
Steven Conte
