Mrs. Murphy Notes

Notes for 6W, 7H, 8M, 8MFI & 8P

Notes

Posted: December 6, 2024

December Assignments

Other than reading students will have more than enough time to finish their work in class if they put their time to good use. 

Grade 8 ELA 

Reading ~ Students should continue to read for a minimum of 15 min. per day at home and should be recording when they start and finish a book. They should also do a "What's The Gist" activity at the end of each book to practice isolating the main idea. 

             ~ We will be moving straight into a Realistic Fiction book report when we return in January so studentsshould have a good start on a book. 

Writing ~ Seven Days of Christmas Gratitude. Students will be expected to write 7 letters, each with a specific theme, to give as gifts. I am checking for something very specific with each letter and students know ahead of time what that is. I will then have the students' pass in one of their letters to be marked. 

Grade 6 Social Studies  

They are working on a unit on Christmas Traditions in Canada. Each child has chosen a tradition to research the origins which they will present to the class. This will be a very short presentation. 

Grade 7 Social Studies 

In keeping with Christmas and the Multi-Cultural aspect of Canada students are working on a short project covering a spiritual or religious celebration of their choice which they will share with the class. 

Posted: September 17, 2024

September 17

All 3 grade 8 classes should be ready to present a book talk. We will do these over 3 days and students will be picked randomly to determine the order they do them in. 

Posted: September 16, 2024

Week 2

Homeroom -

All initial forms have been returned, thank-you. We will be going to Fletcher's Farm on Sept. 26. Students are asked to bring in $3 to help offset the cost.

Last week was another busy week. We have been working hard at setting routine and procedures and developing good computer habits. 

All classes have started a unit. 

Grade 6 – The Sharing Circle ` Stories about first Nations Culture 

Grade 7 – Refugee  

Students have chosen a Character from the book that they will focus on.  

Assignment #1 – Journal – students are to write journal entries from the perspective of their character, keeping the time-period and culture in mind. 

Grade 8 

Tue / Thur – Reading Workshop Days – Students will be assigned a time relevant essay from Newsela.com to read then complete a multiple-choice test to measure comprehension and a short answer question to demonstrate their connection to the piece. 

Book Genre Book Report and Book Talk – We are starting off slowly with picture books. Students need to read 5 books and be prepared to do a 2-sentence book talk by Wednesday. 

Posted: September 6, 2024

Week #1

It has been a busy week, and I am sure everyone is looking forward to the first weekend. There were sleepy kids (and teachers) at school today. I just have a few housekeeping notes to pass along.  

1. Supplies  My English Language Arts (ELA) classes will be leaving the majority of their materials in the classroom, so I have asked the students to bring in a courier bag or something equivalent to keep everything together. 

I would like the students that I teach Social Studies to (7H & 6W) to have a 1in binder. We will be organizing our materials into strands, and it is easier to add paper and pages to a binder. 

2. Homework   

All ELA students are expected to read for 15-20 min. per day, approx. 1 1/2hrs per week, at home. They will have a reading log and short assignments to complete. They will also be expected to do book talks which they should practice at home. Generally, they should be able to finish their work in class so homework will be minimal. 

Social Studies - Students should be able to finish their work in class. They will occasionally have some studying or catch-up work to do. Some students will choose to do extra work to supplement their mark and much of this will need to be done in their own time. 

 

Posted: March 21, 2022

On line English Games Sites

Last week I asked some of the students in grade 5/6M to find some on-line sites with games that teach English Language Arts. Thank you Cohen, Addyson and Isabella for sending me the links to some sites.

https://www.funenglishgames.com/

https://www.roomrecess.com/

https://www.turtlediary.com/games/fifth-grade/language-arts.html

Posted: March 21, 2022

Wordle

For anyone who isn't already playing there is a free daily Wordle game put out by the New York Times. It would be a good idea for students to go on using their school email account. I would like all of my students to go on daily and try to figure out the word. The program keeps track of your progress and how often you play. 
https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html

Posted: March 3, 2022

6H & 6/7M

Complete the following activity for the persuasive piece "Summer: 15 Days or 2 1/2 Months?

  1. What type of writing is this?​

  2. Using your "How can I begin my writing assignment? Here is how!!" sheet, identify what strategy was used to write the introduction.​

  3. In paragraphs 2, 3 & 4 highlight the main idea of the paragraph(the reason)with yellow.​

  4. In paragraphs 2, 3 & 4 highlight the supporting ideas in pink. ​

  5. In the margin indicate where Jordan used facts, statistics and quotes.

Posted: February 24, 2022

Homework

Grade 6/7M & 6H

Answer these questions in full sentence form in your SS scribbler.

  1. Why do we participate in Pink Shirt Day?
  2. In your opinion what impact does this day have on children and society in general?
  3. ​What powerful lesson did Travis and David learn from their experience in 2007? 
  4. Is it possible to bully others while following the seven sacred teachings? (answer this quetion in paragraph form)​

Posted: February 15, 2022

Homework

All Classes
Read and Record ​
Work on "Book Promo"​
6/7M (6H will be doing this soon)
​Study for Multiple Intelligences test​
Prepare MI scribbler for marking​
6/7M & 6H
Do research for your persuasive writing essay. Tell someone at home about your topic and your arguments.

Posted: January 31, 2022

Homework

All Grades

All work that was assigned in the distance learning packets is expected to be completed and students will need to pass work in.

Grade 6H & 6/7M

Read book for "Book Talk" to ensure it is a "Just Right"

6/7M

Finish draft of "My Flag" paragraph

Posted: January 28, 2022

Home Learning

page 

activity 

The Powerful Heart and the Mighty Brain 

 3 

Cursive write your full name on the dotted line. Practice writing your name on loose leaf if you are having difficulty.  

4 

Fill in the blanks. Remember your name should be in cursive. 

9 

Read the instructions and start an “I Wonder” list. Keep adding to the list as you work through the book. 

12-13 

Read 

14-15 

Read the instructions and complete the activities. 

16 

Do the math. 

18 

Fill in the blanks 

19 

Read 

21 

Read and fill in the blanks. 

Try building a stethoscope. 

https://www.science-sparks.com/make-a-stethoscope/ 

22-25 

Read 

26 

Review – Fill in the blanks. 

Posted: January 27, 2022

Home Learning

Everyone will continue to work through their packets today but I would still like to see everyone on Teams.
Don't forget we will be having a major spelling test covering no excuse words and homophones when the students return to school so they should also be studying these words and playing the games in the websites if need be.
Grade 5/6 M
They really do have class today!
The remainder of the "Food for Fuel" unit will be research based, I'm excited to see all the great new recipes!
6 & 7 should continue to work on the work that has been assigned with their packets that were sent home in September. When they finish that they should be making sure their reading comprehension and Art Journaling packets are completed.
 
 
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Posted: January 26, 2022

Distance Learning

Happy Wednesday!
Everyone will continue to work through their packets today but I would still like to see everyone on Teams.
Grade 5/6M
The remainder of the "Food for Fuel" unit will be research based, I'm excited to see all the great new recipes!
6H
We will have another extra class for those who have fallen behind. I will help students revise and edit their main idea sentences and answer any questions anyone may have. Students are responsible to finish all work, correctly, and those who don't will need to give up free time to get the help they need to do so when we return to regular classes.

Posted: January 25, 2022

Distance Learning

Grade 5/6M
Food for Fuel
  1. Read pages 30-31
  2. Page 32 - Fill in the chart
  3. Page 33- Fill in the page based on your lunch from yesterday or wait and do this page after lunch today.
  4. Page 36 - Read and do the activity on the bottom of the page.
  5. page 37 - read
 
Students with the Reading Comprehension duo-tangs will be expected to complete 3 again this week, that will be a total of 9 over 3 weeks.

Posted: January 24, 2022

Heartsmart Kids Grades 6H & 6/7M

  1. Heartsmart Kids 

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activity 

The Powerful Heart and the Mighty Brain 

 3 

Cursive write your full name on the dotted line. Practice writing your name on loose leaf if you are having difficulty.  

4 

Fill in the blanks. Remember your name should be in cursive. 

9 

Read the instructions and start an “I Wonder” list. Keep adding to the list as you work through the book. 

12-13 

Read 

14-15 

Read the instructions and complete the activities. 

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