Thursday October 10, 2019

Good evening everyone!


Assessments signed - Please have the tests and assignments that were returned today signed by your parents and returned.  These will go in your portfolios which we will eventually create.  (Due Tuesday)

Math test - Before returning your signed math test, please make corrections.

Math re-test - As discussed in class, if you received a mark below 70% on your math test, you are required to complete the test again.  This will be on Thursday next week.  Please make sure you come see me for extra help if needed.  The mark you received on the first test is the mark that you have earned, but I would like you to do the test again so that I can look for ways to at least raise your mark somewhat.  Please remember, you are all very capable of doing very well, but it might mean you need to come for extra help to achieve the level of success that you are very capable of achieving :)  (Due Thursday)

Health - Body Image Final Assignment is due next Wednesday.  Please make sure you follow assignment expectations on the Literacy Google Classroom  (Due Wednesday)

Literacy - Grammar page 92.  Please make sure you are coming to see me for extra support if there are any pages that we have completed that you are having trouble with.  You will be assessed on these grammar rules/principles in the near future.  (Due tomorrow).

Social Studies - Please complete the chapter 2 questions.  We will work on chapter 3 next day.  Make sure you add lots of details from the text, combined with your own ideas, to answer the questions.  (Due Wednesday)

Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Literacy - I would like to encourage everyone to make sure that they are constantly adding to their tracking pages for reading comprehension strategies.  You have had a lot of time to do this in class, so you should by now have a lot of examples of how you have used each of the reading comprehension strategies.  Remember to look at the posters in our room to help you.  Please remember that I will be collecting these to mark them, but I am trying to give you lots of time to add to your tracking.

Art - Unity & Harmony Task (Due Tuesday)

Arts Package - These have been placed on School Cash Online.  Thank you to those who have already registered.  If you have any questions, please let me know :)

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!

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Tuesday October 9, 2019

Good evening everyone!

Please remember that there is no pizza lunch tomorrow.  Thank you :)

Literacy -
- Please complete your 300 word journal prompt that you were working on in class today.
- Please remember to use "Push your thinking prompts" to help you if you need to find more things to write about.
- Please highlight any time you use compound sentences or grammar rules.
Prompt.... Please write to yourself about how you have used, or plan on using, your learning about attitude.  Talk to yourself about why this matters, and what you can look forward to as a result of applying your learning.

Health - Body Image Final Assignment is due next Wednesday.  Please make sure you follow assignment expectations on the Literacy Google Classroom  (Due Wednesday October 16)

Literacy - Grammar page 84.  Please make sure you are coming to see me for extra support if there are any pages that we have completed that you are having trouble with.  You will be assessed on these grammar rules/principles in the near future.  (Due tomorrow).

Social Studies - Please complete the chapter 2 questions.  We will work on chapter 3 next day.  Make sure you add lots of details from the text, combined with your own ideas, to answer the questions.  (Due Wednesday October 16)

Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Literacy - I would like to encourage everyone to make sure that they are constantly adding to their tracking pages for reading comprehension strategies.  You have had a lot of time to do this in class, so you should by now have a lot of examples of how you have used each of the reading comprehension strategies.  Remember to look at the posters in our room to help you.  Please remember that I will be collecting these to mark them, but I am trying to give you lots of time to add to your tracking.

Art - Unity & Harmony Task (Due Tuesday)

Arts Package - These have been placed on School Cash Online.  Thank you to those who have already registered.  If you have any questions, please let me know :)

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Tuesday October 8, 2019

Good evening everyone!



Math - The following below is due tomorrow....

These questions you can solve however you would like.  You do not need to solve the ways the textbook asks you to.....p.199 #10... p. 215 #11, 15, 17, 18

These questions I would like you to solve using a number line..... p. 199 #10 f & p.215 #11 a & b

Health - Body Image Final Assignment is due next Wednesday.  Please make sure you follow assignment expectations on the Literacy Google Classroom  (Due Wednesday October 16)

Literacy - Grammar pages 82 & 83.  Please make sure you are coming to see me for extra support if there are any pages that we have completed that you are having trouble with.  You will be assessed on these grammar rules/principles in the near future.  (Due tomorrow).

Social Studies - Please complete the chapter 2 questions.  We will work on chapter 3 next day.  Make sure you add lots of details from the text, combined with your own ideas, to answer the questions.  (Due Wednesday October 16)

Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Literacy - I would like to encourage everyone to make sure that they are constantly adding to their tracking pages for reading comprehension strategies.  You have had a lot of time to do this in class, so you should by now have a lot of examples of how you have used each of the reading comprehension strategies.  Remember to look at the posters in our room to help you.  Please remember that I will be collecting these to mark them, but I am trying to give you lots of time to add to your tracking.

Art - Unity & Harmony Task (Due Tuesday)

Arts Package - These have been placed on School Cash Online.  Thank you to those who have already registered.  If you have any questions, please let me know :)

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Monday October 7, 2019

Good evening everyone!

A reminder that tomorrow is picture day :)

Literacy - Grammar pages 82 & 83.  Please make sure you are coming to see me for extra support if there are any pages that we have completed that you are having trouble with.  You will be assessed on these grammar rules/princples in the near future.  (Due tomorrow).

Math - Make sure that you have copied down the questions that we completed today on the board.  You need to be able to show the solutions to those equations using both counters and a number line.  If you are having difficulty, please make sure that you come see me.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Literacy - I would like to encourage everyone to make sure that they are constantly adding to their tracking pages for reading comprehension strategies.  You have had a lot of time to do this in class, so you should by now have a lot of examples of how you have used each of the reading comprehension strategies.  Remember to look at the posters in our room to help you.  Please remember that I will be collecting these to mark them, but I am trying to give you lots of time to add to your tracking.

Picture Day - Is TOMORROW :)

Art - Unity & Harmony Task (Due Monday)

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Thursday October 3, 2019

Good evening everyone!



Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Literacy - I would like to encourage everyone to make sure that they are constantly adding to their tracking pages for reading comprehension strategies.  You have had a lot of time to do this in class, so you should by now have a lot of examples of how you have used each of the reading comprehension strategies.  Remember to look at the posters in our room to help you.  Please remember that I will be collecting these to mark them, but I am trying to give you lots of time to add to your tracking.

Picture Day - Is Tuesday October 8th.

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Wednesday October 2, 2019

Good evening everyone!


Literacy - Please complete reading, taking notes and developing synthesis' for the attitude text we read today in class (the quotes text).  As you read and take notes, make sure that your notes show what you have learned from the text.  Act like each quote represents 3 loonies.  You want to make sure that you take all 3 loonies so that you get the full value.  Therefore, don't just look at the quote - think about it and reflect upon it.  The better you understand it, the easier it will be to apply it to the classroom and your life in general.  The better you understand, the more likely you will get the "full value" from the text.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Since we have been learning about attitude, I would like to encourage each of you to begin looking for resources which teach about attitude.  What I am really hoping for is that we can find resources which reflect different cultures.  Therefore, if you have a book, video, article or anything else that reflects your culture and teaches about topics that have to do with attitude, I would be so very grateful if you would bring it to class.  When I say culture, this is very open ended.  It could be texts that reflect your faith, a different country, or even a different way of thinking.  You can bring the text to school, or make a photocopy, take some pictures or even send me an internet link.  Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. 

Math - Chapter 1 Test tomorrow

Picture Day - Is Tuesday October 8th.

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1 

Tuesday October 1, 2019

Good evening everyone!

Today we had some very honest conversations about the expectations of our classroom.  Please remember that my expectations of you are directly related to what I know you are capable of accomplishing.  Each and every one of you is wonderful, and you have the ability to succeed tremendously in this classroom - and beyond.  But in order for this to happen, you need to take action by following that which is expected of you.  If you ever have any questions about anything, or are confused over something (even my expectations of you), please never hesitate to ask!

Literacy - Please complete reading the "Attitude Text" on Google Classroom.  This is the text we have been reading in class both Friday and today.  Please complete your notes for the chapter, and then create your synthesis from your notes.  You are encouraged to create as many as you can think of.  Please remember that the prompt we are using to create your synthesis is "I can use this information in the following ways...."  (Due)

Math - Please complete the following activity that we worked on today in class.... (Due tomorrow)

You have 28 students in the room.  1/4 have positive attitudes, 3/4 have negative attitudes.  What is the overall "emotional charge" or "positive/negative attitude" in the room if you do the following...
a) Remove 4 negative students from the room?
b) Remove 4 positive students from the room?

For each scenario, make sure that you show your answer in an equation and on a number line.


Math - Chapter 1 Test Thursday.  (Please note the extension that has been given for this).

Picture Day - Is Tuesday October 8th.

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

Have a great evening,


Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1