Archive | August, 2014
Geography
Maps and GPS
28 Aug
We have been learning about different types of maps and key terms used when reading maps. The end of chapter 1, lesson 2 (pages 24 – 25) features information on the future of navigation and the use of satellites of the Global Positioning System, of GPS. What uses for GPS can you think?
Archaeologists and Artifacts
25 Aug
This playlist features information on archaeologists, artifacts and a nice video by Bill Nye, the Science Guy.
Comment: What do archaeologists do? After reading sections 1 – 2 (‘Finding Clues to the Past’ and ‘The Search for Early Humans’) tell us why you think studying early people is so hard for archaeologists. Tell us something new you learned from any of these video clips?
Find that ‘Just Right’ Book
20 Aug
General Reading Expectations:
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Always bring the book you are reading to L.A. class.
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Read every night for a minimum of 20-30 minutes.
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You can take your literacy notebook home, but you need to bring it to L.A. class.
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Choose a wide variety of genres that are age-appropriate and at your “just right” level.
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Maintain your 40 Book Challenge!
What is the first book you are reading in 6th grade Language Arts? Write a comment and tell us the title and author.
What should I read next?
18 Aug
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Tomorrow, the remainder of the 6th grade will go to the CIC (library) during advisory to meet Mr. Jet and his staff and to learn more about the M.S. CIC. All students will go to the CIC to get books during L.A. on Wednesday and Thursday. In order to help you choose a book, take a look at the two book review blogs that your 6th grade L.A./S.S. teachers created last year:
Mr. Martin/Ms. Jaya’s Book Review Blog
Mrs. Hall/Ms. Jaya’s Book Review Blog
We also discovered this cool website – What Should I Read Next? Click on the links and find a book to read. The CIC catalogue link is at the bottom of this blog. Remember that you can go to the CIC before and after school and during breaks or lunch.
G.R.A.P.E.S.
18 AugA civilization is made up of many parts. We will use G.R.A.P.E.S. to remember them. The GRAPES acronym in Social Studies means:
Geography
Religion
Achievements
Politics
Economy
Social structure
We are currently learning about historical themes (pages xxii – xxiii in your textbook). The themes listed in the book are the same as GRAPES. Click on this link to learn more about GRAPES.
August Birthdays
11 Aug
Happy birthday to the following students celebrating birthdays this month: Alexandre and Raphael (Aug. 3); Soo Youn (Aug. 11); Lin and Dohun (Aug. 16); Yuki (Aug. 20); Rishi (Aug. 24). If we forgot anyone, please let us know. Have a great day!
Welcome back!
6 AugGreetings and welcome back to AISC! It’s going to be an exciting year, and we welcome you to the middle school. This blog, along with our Moodle pages will help provide support and resources for what we will learn this year. Please take some time to look at it and to view the teacher bio pages to learn more about your Language Arts and Social Studies teacher. We recommend you ‘follow’ our blog, so add your email address and you will receive a message in your school email inbox every time a new post is created. We also encourage you to post comments, ask questions, share information, politely agree or disagree with your classmates and use the blog to extend learning in the classroom. Check out this helpful video, if you are still having trouble with your combination lock.
Mr. Martin, Mrs. Hall, and Ms. Jaya
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