It's hard to believe we have already arrived at the Winter Break. The year is sure flying by!
I want to take the chance to wish you and your families a wonderful holiday. If you are celebrating Christmas, Merry Christmas! If you are celebrating Hanukkah, Happy Hanukkah! And if you are celebrating another holiday, or simply taking time to rest, I wish you a very happy and restful time.
I am very thankful to be able to spend so much time in class with each of you. I'm looking forward to starting up again in a couple of weeks :)
Mr. Carr
Good evening everyone!
We have had a lot of students away due to illness. If you are ill, please stay home so that we can try to stop spreading these colds. Any students who are feeling ill will be asked to call home and make arrangements to get home. The reason for this is because I have noticed over the last week that our numbers have been increasing because of student illness. The attendance numbers have made it very clear that we are spreading sickness to each other. My hope is to prevent any more students from becoming ill. So if you are ill, please stay home. Thank you everyone for your understanding :)
For students who have been absent due to illness...
I hope you are feeling better soon. You are not the only one who has been away. We have had a lot of students sick. For this reason, I have placed below a summary of work that you can make sure you have completed. I don't like assignment homework over the break, but it is important that you make sure you are caught up with what you have missed. Whenever you are feeling better, please feel free to catch up with the work listed below.....
1. Stress & Anxiety research
- Please see the 2 videos on Google Classroom (Literacy) by Kelly McGonigal. The TED Talk video you should have notes for the entire video, but the other video you only need to watch and do notes for the first 10 minutes.
- Please watch the videos at your own pace.
- Take notes using "your excellence" (the way that works best for your learning).
- In your notes, please make sure that you are recording what you have LEARNED, what you have DISCOVERED/REALIZED (insights), what you THINK about the topic, and what QUESTIONS you have about the topic.
2. Political Cartoons
- Please make sure these are complete and ready to hand in.
- Please make sure you follow all the instructions on the assignments sheet on Google Classroom (Literacy).
3. War of 1812 Assignment
- Please make sure these are complete and ready to hand in.
- Please make sure you follow all the instructions on the assignments sheet on Google Classroom (Social Studies).
4. Math test
- This will be on the Friday after we return.
- Please make sure that you have gone over the review on Google Classroom (Math)
- Come prepared after the break with any questions that you have so that you are prepared for the test on Friday January 10th.
5. Passion Projects
- We have continued working on these assignments. We have been working on them using the same structure that we have been researching our Stress & Anxiety topic.
- Please follow the instructions on the Google Classroom (Literacy) page for this assignment.
- Please pay special attention to the 4 questions that you have been assigned and already started your research.
- In your notes, please make sure that you are recording what you have LEARNED, what you have DISCOVERED/REALIZED (insights), what you THINK about the topic, and what QUESTIONS you have about the topic.
- After the break, we will continue with our research and I will be looking to meet with everyone to continue to support them in the next steps for their research. Right now, the goal is to find as much info as possible, learn as much as possible, discover as much as possible, and continue to try and dig deeper into the topic so that we can continue to improve in these areas of passion. This is not going to be easy, but it will be fun!
Please make sure that you are keeping up with anything else that has been on the blog the last week. I hope you are feeling better soon!
Art - The following videos are being used for our current art assignment...
Math - Thursday's math test has been postponed until after the winter break. This is due to the fact that we have had so many students battling sickness over the last week. We will do another quick review in the first week back, and then set our test date.
Math - 2D Measurement Test will be after the winter break, on January 10, 2019. The review, as well as questions that we will be working on the next couple of days in class have been put on Google Classroom. I would recommend completing the questions we have not yet completed in class for homework so that you can then come to class ready to work on asking questions and developing understanding on anything you are having difficulty with. You have Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday in class to prepare for this test. You can also come before school, morning recess, and after school for help. PLEASE FOLLOW THE REVIEW TO PREPARE :)
Literacy - Please feel free to review the notes we took in class for our Stress & Anxiety research assignment. I have included pictures of notes from the board so that we can continue to learn and grow our knowledge, insights and discoveries.
Social Studies - War of 1812 assignment instructions are on Google Classroom. Assignments are due December 13th. Please be prepared to hand in, or present, depending upon how you decided to complete the assignment. (Due - late)
Passion Projects - I would like to encourage everyone to go to the Aurora Public Library and find books on their Passion Project topic. Please try to have them available for you to read at school after the Winter Break.
Health - We have been learning about the brain.
The following are links to the videos we have learned from in class....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLYkV689s4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnpQrMqDoqE&list=PLtQP0Bgr4IV_jgxxxJRZ7nNwIL5etaU04&index=3
https://youtu.be/rqoxYKtEWEc?list=PL6S-xQ0Mtu_vzRjP5OvMpyT8GdxRjOCgo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpfYCZa87g&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ93qXXYRpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_vT_mnKomY&list=PL53nCCeNj-RQDhbjE9LjvnFad-wdB5bw7&index=2
https://youtu.be/qFTljLo1bK8
Below are some links to texts which promote mindsets that we are seeking to develop in our class this year in order to enhance our learning experiences. Each text is a teacher writing to their student in an effort to provide encouragement. I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know what you think :)
I encourage you to share and discuss these with your parents. In order to view them, I believe you will need to be logged into your Google Apps account.
1. Adding to your bank account
2. To the student who just got an answer wrong in class
3. To accomplish, you must first become
4. School improves your passions
5. The way school improves your passions
6. Are you committed to your success? Prove it, and you'll be glad you did!
7. Why growth is fun!
I encourage you to share and discuss these with your parents. In order to view them, I believe you will need to be logged into your Google Apps account.
1. Adding to your bank account
2. To the student who just got an answer wrong in class
3. To accomplish, you must first become
4. School improves your passions
5. The way school improves your passions
6. Are you committed to your success? Prove it, and you'll be glad you did!
7. Why growth is fun!
