Great day today! Here is a pic from our dance yesterday. Woop woop! Have a great weekend in the sunny weather but remember to review for your science test (Wed. next week.) Math - complete mid ch. review, test on addition of integers Monday. Continue to work on your websites...answer questions that your classmates have asked and comment on their sites. Genius hour next Friday. Field trip notices for Grouse Grind and Sunnyside. Parent newsletter for Fun Night.
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Freezies tomorrow $1 for small, $2 for large. Thank you for your support. Also bring Skills Canada field trip notice tomorrow because we have some other field trips coming up and I want to hand those notices out soon. Comment on classmates genius hour blogs. Remember "THINK" comment criteria. Math integer final test Monday so review adding integers. Correct pg. 260 #1-4. Review for science test next week and complete notes on ch. 11 and 12. Grade 7's return your celebration notices tomorrow and all sports day lunches need to be handed in tomorrow. No late orders accepted. Wow Englewood, Colorado, Bedford, Massachusetts. South Africa and California just to name a few international visitors to our class site. How cool is that!! Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to comment visitors. We would love to find out more about you:) Genius Hour Reflection today on your personal sites: How did it go today? Did you follow through with your intentions and commitments? What were some successes? challenges? What will you do next? Please take the time to view and comment on each other's blogs ...if you want a comment, then be sure to add the blog page. Also remember to comment using the THINK criteria. Thoughtful Helpful Inspire Necessary Kind Remember be positive, continue to work through your problems ...some of our greatest successes are due to learning from our challenges. Here is the link I was telling you about...geniuses and modern day explorers. Have a look and answer below: Do you want to follow their blog while they travel?
Science - start reviewing your extreme environments notes...test next week. See class site May 24th and be sure to answer those integer questions to practice your number line strategy. Dance tomorrow Guess what! Check out our cluster map. We had a visitor from Pretoria, South Africa! How exciting is that?! Dance...dance...dance! Great dancing today! Oh c'mon admit it, you had fun:)
Also good job on the scooter game in PE Genius hour tomorrow! Those who still have not reflected on your personal sites need to do so. Reflect on your genius hour blog: What went well/what did not go well? What do you need to do to improve your learning during your class time? What did you learn from today's What do you need to do next? Math pg.251 #7a-e pg. 260 #1 (use counters),2,3, 4(number lines) Nutrition unit-pg. 5 (short story) Review for science test next week(Do you know what you are expected to know?) Band tomorrow Gr. 7's bring celebration/brunch forms Sports day lunch due Friday Return field trip notice for Skills Canada. Take a look at this link "Skills Canada." and see what you have the opportunity to do...over 40 trades. Genius Hour Well this is a learning experience...many of you are using your genius as you work on your projects. If this was an easy session for you, you probably are not challenging yourself to grow AND you probably didn't learn anything new. Some of you need to spend some time reflecting on your goals and plan to achieve this. You do not get a great deal of time so you need to figure out how to use your time wisely. Comment below on the following: 1. One thing you learned while working on your genius project. 2. One next step to move your learning forward. Homework: Reflect on your genius hour blog: What went well/what did not go well? What do you need to do to improve your learning during your class time? What did you learn from today's What do you need to do next? See some pictures of today's geniuses...if one is yours, be sure to drag it into your own personal blog and start documenting your project with photos. Be sure to bring your grade 7 lunch and dance celebration forms in.
Math: Complete these questions on a number line (create and label your own number line: 1. (-5)+(+1) 2. (-10)+(-6) 3. (+7) + (____) = -2 Nutrition and activity unit: Complete your 3-day physical plan eg.an activity can be walking to a friend's house or doing an organized sport. Name the activity and number of minutes you spent doing the activities. Be sure to keep this and your 3-day nutrition record in your planning section of your binder. Physical Activity: You will be asked to create an activity on Tuesday for inside the class room, in the gym and outside on the blacktop. Think of some ideas. I'm excited about Genius Hour tomorrow! Day 2 Remember:
-Inquiry form -Planning form -Google doc -blog reflection on your weebly Math #5 and #7 (on the number line) Reading: Be sure to bring completed blogging comment assessment sheets tomorrow (you need to find specific examples with time and date to support your assessment) Nutrition: Day 3 of your 3-day practice is due tomorrow. Here you are concentrating hard during the Science Alive presentation. Here are some of your burning questions. If you know the answers, respond here: What gas makes the yeast rise? How do hydrothermal vents work? What was the point of Science Alive? Where is the crystal? What does the organism at the bottom of the food chain eat? If all fish were taken out of the universe, how long would it take for us to go extinct? What is a keystone species? Why did we do a plant project if the topic is extreme environments? Why does hot water go up? Complete 10.4 guided questions and your text questions in science.
Complete math pg. 250 #3a)-e) on the number lines provided. Be sure to follow your example directions. Complete another page in your math journal on adding positive and negative numbers. Complete day 2 in your practice nutrition guide. Check your google doc for additional questions and suggestions from me. You absolutely need to complete both forms, a google doc shared with me, and your blog page beginning discussion before you are ready to move on to your next genius hour session on Friday. Hand in blogging assessment sheet tomorrow (completed last night for homework) Be sure you have date and time recorded for the evidence you chose. I love the conversations we are having regarding Genius Hour. Be sure to refer to your google docs and see the responses to your planning questions. Many of you are wanting to improve your creativity and imagination. Have a look at this short video clip and think about these key ideas. How to improve your creativity. If you still have not completed the inquiry question form (last Tues HW) and planning form (last Thurs), you need to do so immediately as this needs to be done before this week's genius hour session.(Friday) Science: Awesome presentation by Science Alive...show parents the summer camp info if you want to attend. Check out this video clip - Commander Chris Hadfield Be sure your science from last week is handed in to me tomorrow...some are missing (9.2, 9.3, 10.1 and 10.2) Reading - your assessment for blogging comments is due tomorrow (be sure to write the date/time of your evidence) Math pg. 247 # 9,10,11 Day 1 practice nutrition is due tomorrow. Grade 7's bring in yellow order form if you are attending the celebration and luncheon-due May 31st Remind your parents about our Family Fun night fundraiser...our division has the theme basket Mexican Night! Ole...and Gracias! (by June 3 please) We have lots of ideas after our mexican visitors...give some to your parents.
From May 11 webinair with Angela Maiers -classroom 2.0 live.
These are the skills that you will be practising as you work on your genius project. Remember that part of this project is problem-solving and that it is expected that you would have some struggles. Be sure to begin your personal blogs and discuss your thoughts as you work. Have a great long weekend! See you Tuesday. Click here to complete this planning form for your genius hour projects next Friday. Be sure to complete the science and math that was assigned to you today. Remember tomorrow is 'Cowboy' day. Have fun and show spirit by dressing up. |
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