Good morning everyone!
We will begin our day with a Lower School assembly on Zoom at 8:45:
Zoom information on ManageBac
If you are one of the spelling bee contestants, your contest takes place today. Remember to sign into Zoom 30 minutes before the start time.
Remember to update your parents about all we are discussing during our inquiry unit. They are the most important ‘trusted adults’ in your lives.
Our next Lower School assembly is this Thursday.
A few messages from SJA:
Daily Challenge – Choose 2 of these, you have 7 seconds to do each one. Don’t forget to send Mr. Neal a video of you doing your choices! sneal@stjudesacademy.com
· Spell your name while doing push-ups
· Take off your Right sock, put it on your Left hand, take of your Left sock, put it on your Right hand.
· Touch the 4 corners of a room.
And don’t forget about the Spelling Bee!
And also, don’t forget that Track & Field is taking place next week during gym classes!
Karate (gold belt or higher): Join Zoom Meeting
Zoom information on ManageBac
Morning Announcements:
· Announcements
· Lower School assemblies take place every Tuesday & Thursday on Zoom at 8:45 (Monday/Wednesday/Friday on Grade 6 server)
· Grade 3 – 6 Spelling Bee today at 9 am. We will join in time to watch the Grade 6s compete and again at 1 pm to support our Grade 6 students participating in the Grade 7/8 bee. Full uniform is needed for those competing (summer uniform). Top 3 spellers from Grade 1 – 6 go to inter-school contest on Friday at 10:00 am! Good luck. Contestants are to join 30 minutes before start time.
· Integers Unit test on Friday, May 29th
· Our class anthology will need the following items: 100 word story, illustration of 100 word story, quote and sentence (due dates TBA)
· Virtual Track & Field next week
· After school programs today: Karate (gold belt or higher) 4 – 4:30 (information on ManageBac & blog)
· Daily Challenge – 7 second challenges!
Time
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Place to Be
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Class Information
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9:00 – 9:40
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Zoom
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Music with Mr. Oliver. Zoom link will be provided.
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9:40-10:10
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Zoom
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Gym with Mr. Orr. Zoom link will be provided.
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10:10-TBD
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Zoom
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French with Mme. Stella. Zoom link will be provided.
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TBD – 11:00
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Zoom
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Students will go to watch the Grades 3 – 6 Spelling Bee. Zoom link to be provided.
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11:00 – 12:00
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Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
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12:00 – 12:30
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel
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Inquiry into Math: Integers
Teacher will take up Unit Review in preparation for test tomorrow.
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12:30 – 1:00
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Grade 6 Discord Server
Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel
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Novel Study
Students will continue to work on comprehension questions and activities for Chapter 4 of Bridge to Terabithia. As a class, we will discuss foreshadowing.
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1:00 – 1:40
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Zoom
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Students will go to watch the Grades 7 – 8 Spelling Bee. Zoom link to be provided.
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2:30 – 3:00
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Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
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2:20 – 3:30
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Zoom
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Inquiry into My Digital Footprint
Learning Goal: Students learn to only accept ‘friends’ on their social networking sites that they already know in real life (Part 1)
Begin by asking students about the kinds of things they post online. “What are some of the things you talk about with your friends online? If you have a profile, what kind of personal information do you have on it? Who is on your friends list? Have your parents seen your page? What are some of your screen names?”
Ask students to download the ‘Post-to-be-Private’ worksheet from ManageBac. Share your screen with students. Tell them you will display a profile from a social networking site that is set to private – these are displayed on their worksheets. Have students read the shared profile. Allow time for students to decide whether to accept this person as a “friend” on their own profile. They write down why they would or would not befriend this person on their worksheet.
Students watch ‘Post-to-be-Private’ and discuss what happens in the video. “What information about Allie does Slick find on her profile? What would you do differently if you were in Allie’s situation? How can Allie better protect herself online in the future?”
Students record their answers to these questions directly on their worksheet.
Part 2 if there is time:
Learning Goal: Students learn to only accept ‘friends’ on their social networking sites that they already know in real life. (This lesson is posted over two days to allow for spelling bee interruptions)
Review with students what was covered in the last class. Students will need their ‘Post-to-be-Private’ worksheet that they downloaded yesterday. Continue the conversation by asking, “What are some positive aspects of social networking sites? What is friending? Why do people want to build up their friends list? What rules should be followed when adding ‘friends’ on social networking sites. Students record their thinking and the ideas of others on the worksheet. Discuss as a class the risks and guidelines that can be set when accepting someone as an online friend. Make sure students understand that they must know people in real life in order to accept them as an online friend.
Return to the online profiles that the lesson began with yesterday. Reveal each accepted and not accepted new friend’s actual identity. Allow students to discuss what they see.
Divide students into groups of 3 or 4. Instruct students to download Things You Might Post Online from ManageBac. Have students draw an “X” next to anything that is not okay to post online and discuss why it is inappropriate to post. Have groups share their answers. Have students suggest ways they can avoid these mistakes and maintain their privacy on the Internet. Worksheets are uploaded to ManageBac by 8 p.m. on Friday evening.
Students then write a persuasive letter to help a fictional friend realise the potential dangers of using social networking sites.
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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
