Thursday, 20 December

We started the day by doing the Grade 4-7 survey that all students is the school are being asked to do.  The Staff Committee is interested in gaining information from the school community in order to reflect on the past and plan for the future.  Anyone who was absent today can complete the survey at home, but please let me know if you do it because I'm trying to keep track so we ensure we get as many complete as possible.

Here is the link to the school web page:  Roberts Creek School Web Page

Today we did the Grade 4-7 survey / tomorrow we'll do the second,
general survey

As students completed the survey, they stayed with their computers and did a bit of creative writing until it was time for band.  Mr. Grice asked me to post this practice sheet so that everyone can continue to practice over the break.

After recess we read and then did math.  I gave the instruction for Lesson 3.3 ( p.97).  Please complete the problem set from yesterday's work for homework.

After lunch Kiah led us in a meeting to choose a film for tomorrow - thanks, Kiah.  We then studied the Middle Kingdom of Egypt in socials.  We used the podcast to give us the facts, and I created a PowerPoint for imagery and as the basis for key points.  The students were able to come up with some strong observations about the pros and cons of centralized power vs. decentralized power.  We also got introduced to the stability vs. instability and discussed what kinds of political, economic, and regional elements would be associated/cause each.  It was interesting for me to learn about humanitarianism from the king to deal with famine.  The students came up with some very convincing reasons why a king would want to treat the people he conquered with kindness.  Well done!  Here's the link:

Middle Egypt Podcast

PowerPoint via Mr. Marshall's SlidesShare library

We ended the day with a game of dodge ball.  Thanks, Oliver, for organizing what was a quick-paced and fun game.

Tomorrow's agenda:

1. desk clean-up

2. art with Joanna

3. recess

4. on-line school survey

5. math (Mr. Brown's 6s have a test on decimals)

6. lunch

7. holiday celebration (remember your secret Santa gift if you're participating; remember your snack/treat to share; Landseer - remember the film "Ice Age - Continental Drift")