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
Today, the focus will be working on sections 14 & 15 of the Exhibition planner – Writing the Final Draft/Good Copy of the Essay & Individual Declaration of Academic Honesty.
A message from St. Jude’s:
Don’t forget that we had our MLA citations workshop with Ms. Hayward. 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
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Location
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Topic
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9:00 – 9:30
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
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· Attendance
· Announcements
· Caribou Contest on Wednesday, April 8th @ 7:30 am
· Spirit Day - Thursday, April 9th.
· Zoom meeting with Mr. Oliver @ 9 am Wednesday, April 8thregarding the arts component
· Zoom meeting on Thursday, April 9th – Spirit Day
· Good Friday is this Friday April 10th - no school
· Term 2 Report Cards go home via email - Friday, April 10th
· Easter Monday, April 13th - no school
· General Discussion (Catch-up, Pandemic and our new way life, etc.)
· Discussion – How are you doing? Share what book(s) you are currently reading. Have you played any board games with your family?
· Reflecting on how our learning went on yesterday:
· Is the edited draft of your essay completed?
· Is the essay perfectly free of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization errors?
· Did you use in-text citations for each of your sources?
· Will your edited essay meet the criteria in the essay rubric?
· What feedback did you receive from mentors and parents regarding your edited essay?
· Focus for this week
· Submit the good copy of the essay - The final draft/good copy of the essay is due TODAY by 3:30 pm (Tuesday, April 7th)
· Find a primary source – we will discuss in more detail this week.
· Decide on and/or make progress on your French component
· Decide on and/or make progress on your math component
· Keep working on action components
· Daily conferences with your teacher to discuss your progress on each of these components
· Attend scheduled mentor meetings. This must be done by the end of day, Thursday, April 9th. (Suggestions for the mentor meetings – Ask your mentor/parent to help you find someone to interview.)
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9:30 – 10:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Exhibition Breakout Groups via Discord
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Today’s Learning Goal # 1: Decide on and/or make progress on your French component
· Mme. Stella will continue meeting with groups this week from. Meet with Mme. Stella to discuss your group’s idea/s for your French component - this discussion must be completed by end of day, Thursday, April 9th
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10:00 – 11:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Class Discord Group
(meet in mr_contes_class VOICE and TEXT channels)
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· Math Lessons 8.5.
· Mr. Conte to take up answers from yesterday’s 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.
Videos of homework take up by Ms. Jaskolka: https://youtu.be/bJd6wsyTkZs https://youtu.be/m533t_ZJwtg |
11:00 – 12:00
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Recess & Lunch
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12:00 – 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’ Sections 14 & 15 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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Today’s Learning Goal # 2:Collaboratively create the final draft (good copy) of the essay with your group.
· Next steps in the exhibition planner (via live stream) – Complete Section 14. Writing the Final Draft/Good Copy of the Essay by the end of the day.
· Begin this task by copying the entire essay from Section 13 and pasting it in Section 14. We are doing this so as not to lose the different versions of the essay.
· Complete the edits that have been suggested that you agree need to be changed on your own paragraph (individual) and on the introduction & conclusion (as a group).
· Everyone read the essay again. Make sure it is perfect.
· Copy and paste your final draft of the essay into the document shared by your teacher (Issue – Essay Final Draft).
· Complete the title page. Ensure you have put:
· Name of school
· Central Idea/Title
· Group member names in alphabetical order by last name
· Teacher
· Mentor
· Date
· Ensure that you have correctly followed all instructions to complete:
· Authors
· Page numbering
· Font
· Font size
· Line spacing
· Paragraphs
· Once all of this is done, you will complete your works cited page. Use the citation workshop information from Ms. Hayward to help you. Ensure you are correctly citing all your sources and using a hanging indent. If you used an auto generator for citations, double check them. You are fully responsible for the work you submit.
· Complete Section 15. Individual Declaration of Academic Honesty
· Each group member will complete one declaration of academic honesty. Read the checklist, copy and paste the checkmarks if you agree, and then put your name in the box on the line in your designated font colour. You cannot submit the essay without this declaration being completed.
· Do not change the work/paragraphs done by your peers – it is their responsibility to edit their writing. Remember, each person will be graded on their contribution to the essay (use your designated font colour).
· Exhibition breakout groups
If you have completed the final draft of the essay, you may move on to working on your portion for another component of the exhibition. I would recommend that after completing the final draft, reading through once to ensure you are happy with your work before submitting it.
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1:40 – 2:20
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Recess & Lunch
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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 14 & 15 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
‘Exhibition Planner’ Sections 16 – 19 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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Continuation of Learning Goal # 2. If you have completed the final draft of the essay, you may move on to working on your portion for another component of the exhibition. I would recommend that after completing the final draft, reading through once to ensure you are happy with your work before submitting it.
Today’s Learning Goal # 3: Decide on and/or make progress on your other components
· Refer to Sections 16 – 19 of your exhibition planner
· Conference with your teacher to discuss your ideas, progress, learning goals and success criteria, etc.
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Remember to visit Ms. Hayward’s library blog for more information about researching. Below you will find the databases she spoke about in her workshop.
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Global Issues In Context
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Gale Canada In Context
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Academic OneFile
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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 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
