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 11 of the Exhibition planner ‘Drafting 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
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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 (SJA Email, ManageBac, Outstanding Online Learning Forms)
· General Discussion (Catch-up, Pandemic and our new way life, etc.)
· Today’s schedule & Learning Goals
· Reflecting on how our learning went yesterday – Is your essay plan well done? Will your plan meet the
criteria in the essay rubric? What feedback did you receive from mentors and
parents regarding your essay plan? Did you begin drafting the essay?
· 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)
· Work on essay drafts (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)
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9:30 – 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 10 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· 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 continue 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
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11:00 – 12:00
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Recess & Lunch
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12:00 – 12:30
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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 11 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Today’s Learning Goal # 2: Collaboratively complete the
first draft of the exhibition essay
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Next steps in the
exhibition planner (via live stream) Complete 11. Drafting the Essay by the end of the day.
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How to divide up the
work for the essay between group members
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Do not change the
work done by your peers
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12:30 – 1:00
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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’ Sections 7 & 11 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Today’s Learning Goal # 3: 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.
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1:00 – 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’ Section 11 via Google Docs by exhibition groups
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· Today’s Learning Goal # 2: Collaboratively complete the
first draft of the exhibition essay
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Next steps in the
exhibition planner (via live stream) Complete 11. Drafting the Essay by the end of the day.
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How to divide up the
work for the essay between group members
· Do not change the work done by your peers
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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)
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· Math Lesson 8.3.
· 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:
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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 yesterday morning’s workshop.
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URL
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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
