Remembrance Day assembly today was emotional and a moving experience.  Our school community came together to take a few moments to recognize and be thankful for all of the sacrifices made by the many children, women and men in the past, present and future.

Math: Entrance Pass focussing on fractions

Language: PAST DUE: type up your final draft of the descriptive paragraph; use the feedback to bump it up.

Voicethread:  This interactive program allows you to collaborate and communicate to facilitate and guide your learning as a student community.  Accept your invitation in your gmail account and sign into voicethread.  Have your response in by Tuesday November 13th.

Share your response within one of the recording forums (type it, record it or video capture it):

• "Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world, indeed it it the only thing that ever has" -Margaret Mead-
• Reflect on what this quote means to you. 
• Describe a local/gobal issue that concerns you, how might you begin to help solve this issue?
  (Create an action plan- this should be realistic for you to follow through on)

Poetry: today students partnered and co-wrote a poem reflecting on this video.  We will be printing them tomorrow and including illustrations.  Lest we forget.

Math: Entrance Pass focussing on area of a rectangle, parallelogram and/or triangle

Dance: please wear dark bottoms and a dark longsleeved tops

Language: type up your final draft of the descriptive paragraph; use the feedback to bump it up

Voicethread:  This interactive program allows you to collaborate and communicate to facilitate and guide your learning as a student community.  Accept your invitation in your gmail account and sign into voicethread.

Share your response within one of the recording forums (type it, record it or video capture it):

• "Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world, indeed it it the only thing that ever has" -Margaret Mead-
• Reflect on what this quote means to you. 
• Describe a local/gobal issue that concerns you, how might you begin to help solve this issue?
  (Create an action plan- this should be realistic for you to follow through on)

Remembrance Day assembly is tomorrow morning in our school gym. Please join us in taking a moment to recognize and thank the sacrifices made by the many children, women and men in the past, present and future.

Math: Entrance Pass focussing on the area of a rectangle & a triangle for tomorrow morning

Science: research at least one fact to support a point shared within the Diversity Wiki based on the position/argument you are preparing for the Academic Controversy.

Dance:  The groups which have been rehearsing for the dance performance part one, please wear dark pants tomorrow.  I have enough red t-shirts for your dress rehearsal.

Visual Arts: Entrance Pass complete the 100th Anniversary reflection sheet focussing on your painting reproduction which is now on display in the hallway outside of the library.  Class time has been provided and this is to be submitted tomorrow morning.

Music:  Below is the song we will be singing for Remembrance Day
We'll Never Forget

WE’LL NEVER FORGET

Freedom is a gift that Canadian soldiers gave. 

We are safe in Canada because they all were brave. 

CHORUS

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

We’re forever grateful for their courage and pride.

Men and women gave their all, standing side by side (Chorus)

In the world around us, Canadians do their part.

Keeping peace so others have a brand new start.  (Chorus)

We wear poppies proudly, we never shall forget.

Canadian troops are heroes, we’re forever in their debt. (Chorus)

Photo retake is on November 8th.

PAST DUE: please connect with your child and discuss recent Entrance Passes that may or may not have been submitted.

Math: re-organize and resubmit your math thinking in the Strategies Toolkit challenge based on the discussions held in your group; reflect on how working in your group helped you to better understand how to go about solving this challenge

Music:  Below is the song we will be singing for Remembrance Day
We'll Never Forget

WE’LL NEVER FORGET

Freedom is a gift that Canadian soldiers gave. 

We are safe in Canada because they all were brave. 

CHORUS

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

Poppies remember       those at war who died.

We’re forever grateful for their courage and pride.

Men and women gave their all, standing side by side (Chorus)

In the world around us, Canadians do their part.

Keeping peace so others have a brand new start.  (Chorus)

We wear poppies proudly, we never shall forget.

Canadian troops are heroes, we’re forever in their debt. (Chorus)

Math: Measurement, SWYK pg. 374-375,  # 1 - 10, Entrance Pass for #9

Drama: Entrance Pass, complete your reflection on:
"What comparisons can be made between today's performance (Head-a-Tete @ Theatre Direct) and your shadow performances?"

Poetry: PAST DUE, draft of octopus poem

Dance: Remembrance Day movement piece

Math: Exploring Triangles & Parallelograms using geoboards, MMS p. 360, # 7 - 9

Entrance Pass: area of a triangle, rectangle & parallelogram

Social Studies:  PAST DUE:

• "Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world, indeed it is the only thing that ever has" -Margaret Mead-
• Reflect on what this quote means to you. 
• Describe a local/gobal issue that concerns you, how might you begin to help solve this issue?
  (Create an action plan- this should be realistic for you to follow through on)

Field Trip: please sign and submit the field trip form for Theatre Direct, dress appropriate for the weather and bring a litterless lunch.

Shadow Performance: reflections to be completed for Monday (some time will be provided in class tomorrow):

• Identify 3 things (as an individual / a group member / class community member) that allowed your production of the Shadow Performances to run successfully.  Support each with evidence from your experiences.
• Identify 3 things (as an individual / a group member / class community member) that should be considered to 'bump up' the production if the opportunity was provided to do this again.  Support each with evidence from your experiences.

Poetry: Write a poem from the perspective of the octopus to describe what is happening in this video: Octopus walks on land.  
Entrance Pass: first draft of this poem
Entrance Pass: Listen to the fruit poem of your assigned class author and complete the descriptive feedback sheet provided

Math: Exploring Triangles and Rectangles, MMS p. 356 #1 - 4, 6, 7 

Music: Consider a modern composer who has inspired you with their music and create a digital timeline of their achievements.  Begin to organize your information within "timetoast".  A student sample of a work in-progress has been shared within the music blog. DUE November 2nd.