Happy Hallowe'en! Have a safe and 'sweet' time this weekend. Remember:This is the weekend a lot of sleep-deprived Canadians get an extra hour of shuteye as most of the country switches from daylight saving time to standard time. Before going to bed Saturday night, turn your clocks and watches back one hour. Some parts of Canada don't participate in the time change. Challenge: Who can find out which places are on central standard time year-round? POST your thoughts about the games afternoon on Friday. What did you notice and what would you suggest for the next celebration? 'Inside out' teachers!! So long Mr. Hong. Have a wonderful leave with your family. We will miss you!! Here are some Friday photos...What great spirit!! Congratulations to all who participated in creative costumes. Math - See the videos below to review fractions ( mixed, improper, proper, show understanding with a model) Overview of subjects: Biodiversity in science- general definitions and understanding of what it is, and what are some of the effects of the loss of biodiversity. Reading - Book Commercials will begin on Monday. (see criteria sheet and your individual sign up time should be written in your planners, term 1 book presentation) Writing - I have collected your paragraph sample of topic sentence, descriptive language and transition practice. (Now capitals and periods are 'givens' meaning observe the rules you have learned) Reflection in exercise books of unit math test and 2 art pieces in order to improve next time. Homework/Reminders: Yay we have enough drivers to participate in water polo this month. Thanks to all parents. There will be an update for skating in December. Book Fair next week (Div 2 will attend during their library period on Monday) Parent fundraisers: Art was due today and went home with order forms for parents. (These are due back to the school at the latest Tuesday, Nov. 2nd), Purdys, Neufeld (Nov. 5), Poinsettias (Nov. 13th) Math gr. 6s pg. 211 #2a,b, 4a,b,c,d gr.7s Hong fraction booklet, Middleton worksheet Writing: For conventions, we have been practising capital letters and punctuation. There will be a quiz on Tuesday next week. You will have one more practice on Monday.
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Show your spirit tomorrow. Come dressed up in your most creative costume. Fall is here! Don't you love our display...be sure yours is handed in to complete the wall. See the video we watched in class today on biodiversity. There is also a link to the video on How Whales Change Climate you might be interested in watching. POST: Why do you think it is important to learn about biodiversity? Your art is due tomorrow, then will go home for parents to see over the weekend and orders must be returned to school by Tuesday, Nov. 3rd
Book Fair next week...our class gets our turn in the library on Monday. Remember that your retakes for photos are tomorrow. We are aiming for your art to be completed tomorrow, but if you need the extra day to complete your best job then take until Friday. Remember no replica weapons on Hallowe'en. On Friday we will have some time for games so you can bring your favourite board games to play. You may also bring your own drink and a snack to share for the afternoon if you wish. There will be two prizes to give away on Friday. The most creative male and female costumes. (we will create the criteria tomorrow) We started exploring some key moments through time that have impacted biodiversity, such as DDT, cloning, extinction and disease. Then you chose a topic to find additional examples. POST your science findings on tonight's site. See the above questions.
You received your Book Commercial criteria today. You may choose one of the novels you have read since September for this activity. Tomorrow you will sign up for your presentation date which starts next week. We started our unit on Biodiversity today. Review the video we watched in class today and POST what you learned and your thoughts about the effect of adding or removing an organism from an ecosystem. We defined Ecosystem, sustainable and biodiversity. We also read some staggering quotes. Start sharing additional astonishing facts that you can find on any living organisms.
Tomorrow you will get another class to work on your art. What is a fraction? What are the parts called? Grade 6s practice your basic fraction concepts by playing this game: Find Grampy Math Grades 7 Hong see class site for game Middleton - no HW Art - we are beginning our good copies of art. Be sure to only use pencil and tomorrow we can begin our colour stage. Remember you must have a coloured original photo to copy from. A link will suffice and you can use the ipads or laptops when you are at that stage. Watch this video and POST your reactions and what you think the message is.
Homework/Reminders: Book Fair week of Nov. 2 Fundraisers We Scare Hunger canned food items for our local Food Bank Some outstanding interims, freshgrade forms and water polo notices. Thanks to parents who have contacted me. We are still short one driver. Today during our reading of Wonder, August was so excited to dress up for Halloween. He absolutely loves the fact that no one knows who he is with his mask on. He also compares himself to the old mouldy cheese. What are your thoughts and feelings about the impact words and actions have on others? Can you think of real life examples? What lessons can be learned? Well the Conservatives won in our class!! Division 2 students have spoken loud and clear and they believe that this party did the best job presenting and supporting their platform issues. They may also have agreed with most of their issues. Well done and congratulations to all party members and especially the leaders that stepped forward to speak for the other members. We have just begun our fraction unit grade 6/7. Over the next few weeks you will need to check with your teachers in class and check Mr. Hong's class site or Mrs. Middleton's class site grade 7s depending on which class you are in. Here is a fraction game to get your brain warmed up. Find Grampy INVITE PARENTS! I put this on the class site on Friday and no one followed through. This is an invitation to parents,grandparents and other family members to come and read with us first thing in the morning on Monday, October 26th.
It is in celebration of National School Library Day. Here in BC we participate in DEAR (Drop everything and read) to mark the event. We normally spend about 20 minutes reading . Please let me know if your family member is attending and Mrs. Chapman will forward that information to the BCTLA executive who collects numbers for the whole province. Band people can take the first 20 minutes to read if their parents attend. Homework: Math: Grade 6s and Mrs. Middleton's 7s - Find real life examples of fractions. Mr. Hong's - See his site PROD tomorrow **I still need some Freshgrade notices and interims We do not have enough drivers for Water Polo - **still some needed to be returned All work from yesterday is due Monday (see outline from Wed) WE SCARE HUNGER - canned goods Old white sheets for ghost? Fundraisers I am poems While reading Wonder today, we reviewed setting by writing down some concrete examples. Then we discussed some of Auggie's character traits. In your reading exercise books, you are to record your main character's traits. Refer to your definition and examples that we did today. Mr. Browne's precept for October was: YOUR DEEDS ARE YOUR MONUMENTS. August then wrote an excellent response about what it means. This precept means that we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you. That's why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of with stone. POST: On October 7th, you posted your own precept. (go back to the class site if you forget it) Using the precept you chose, write a paragraph (topic sentence, 3 details and concluding sentence) about what your thoughts, big ideas, the meaning, and feelings are about your precept. Check for basic spelling and punctuation before posting. There will not be a post tomorrow because I am away at We Day. So you have two days to complete this. All students have this plan to follow tomorrow and you have written the name of the teacher who will be supervising you. You should not be in our classroom for any reason as you have all your necessary books and supplies. Homework/Reminders:
See tomorrow's plan for what is due Reading exercise books with examples of setting and character traits from your novel Socials: you will write a final reflection on Thurs. and have your final debate French calendar due Thursday Interims - some still due Water Polo - we still need rides (ask parents if they don't know because it is too early or if they are sure they cannot drive as we will have to cancel if we don't have enough rides. Parent fundraisers Pro D on Friday (Check out your I am slideshow. Go to curriculum - language arts - writing sample and you will find it.) Math tests for 6s and 7s tomorrow. Grade 7s check out these ways to review for your divisibility test tomorrow. http://www.quia.com/rr/124815.html https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-7/gcf-and-lcm-word-problems (word problem practice) http://www.mathslice.com/ol_dvsbl.php (using divisibility rules) Here is the one I said was kind of creepy but it is still a good review. :) Socials: What a great start to our socials political debate. Tomorrow we will continue, then vote. POST: Tell one thing that you have learned about the election process. Homework/Reminders:
Reading: Now that you have self-assessed and learned what you are missing, redo your setting paragraph for the novel you read or are reading. Be sure to include examples from your novel this time. Bring your art image tomorrow. Be ready to begin your draft. Socials debate continues tomorrow before our class vote. Maybe you should dig deeper to find out more. French calendar-due Thursday Bring fresh grade Hillcrest notice, water polo form, interims, last chance for hoodie veggie orders Fundraisers:Purdys, Neufeld POST how your issue is the reason why your party should win the debate. Today was our preparation day for the election that will take place on Monday. Your party got together to give each Minister practice in sharing one researched piece of information on their issue. Before Monday, each member must type their point form notes on their shared google doc. This allows each one of you to see the information already researched and identify if there is an area lacking that needs further investigation. Anyone in the group can take on this additional research. To get credit, please add it to your doc and include your name, stating that it is extra information. PARTY LEADERS: You should be prepared with a speech to introduce your party's key election points. Your party should have a slogan and you can talk to your ministers on email and discuss election strategy...eg. is anyone in your party going to make posters? Debating will be after recess and after lunch if you need the extra time. Then we will have a class vote at the end of the debating period. Check out this example of Canadian Leaders Debating Remember Monday you need to hand in your point form notes and the criteria page with evidence of how you are using the CAARP test to prove your resources are reliable. Remember Monday to bring the image of what you wish to draw for your special art picture. We also need some old white sheets your parents don't need anymore for our Hallowe'en art. In art, we began with the element of line and today we started a fall sketch with special sketching pencils. Here is the video that we referred to when practising blending and shading techniques, if you wish to view the whole video. We are continuing to read Wonder and are discovering more about Auggie's character. We have identified the importance of words and setting when reading and next will focus on character. Remember you will be completing a book talk in November so start thinking about which book you have read since September that you intend on presenting. You will receive criteria for this next week.
Writing: We practiced revising and editing our paragraphs for spelling, capitals and punctuation. We are also working on substituting language for more specific, powerful words. Some of you have overdue work. The I Am poems will not be included in the slideshow if they are not completed on the google slide doc by Sunday evening. Math: Grade 7s you have a test on Tues. so here are some review links for practice. Fast divisibility by2,3,5,6,and 9, Factors and Multiples jeopardy and overall rule review except for 8. Weekly Reflections and Fine Arts group reflections from Wed: if not handed in today, due Monday. This is an invitation to parents,grandparents and other family members to come and read with us first thing in the morning on Monday, October 26th. It is in celebration of National School Library Day. Here in BC we participate in DEAR (Drop everything and read) to mark the event. We normally spend about 20 minutes reading . Please let me know if your family member is attending and Mrs. Chapman will forward that information to the BCTLA executive who collects numbers for the whole province. Who will you vote for?? Division 2 is ramping up for election day. We have chosen our party leaders and we have until Monday to prove who has the most convincing argument for voting for their party. Read your homework below in order to find out how you will share your information with your group. Remember you should have a party slogan for tomorrow. POST: share your ideas for the art theme that we were discussing today for your next art project. This is the PAC fundraiser where your parents can order items with your art on them. Homework:
Math - grade 6 - pg. 96 #1.3. 5-8 Grade 7 - pg. 37, 38 #6,7,10, do all corrections and see me tomorrow if you need help (test Tuesday on multiples, factors, divisibility rules, problem solving) French - calendrier for octobre - due mercredi Socials - Political Party Project, Begin typing...organize the notes that you researched under your heading in the google doc for your party (Be sure to put your name beside the notes you took) Paragraph - be sure you have finished your draft from yesterday Fine Arts group (not band students) - tomorrow hand in reflection from yesterday Reminders: Interim Reports to be signed and returned Grade 7 Sweatshirt orders due ASAP Water Polo notice PAC Fundraising Hallowe'en art: see if you have old white sheets or material you can bring from home |
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