Important Dates: May 21 - Victoria Day May 29 - Ted Talk week in class and grade groups sharing May 28 - Non-instructional Day May 29-30 - In-class Ted Talks June 1 - TedTalk (upper intermediate group) June 7 - Fun Night 4-8pm June 15 - Sport's Day June 22 - Clayton Park celebration June 25 - Playland June 26 - Grade 7 Pancake Breakfast June 27 - Grade 7 Farewell Assembly 12:30pm June 28 - Last Day of School, Report #3, Early dismissal
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The public is invited to get a sneak peek of our newest high school, Ecole Salish Secondary, during a community open house April 25, 6-8 p.m. This is the first new secondary we've opened in 12 yrs, so we're more than a little excited! Come see the state-of-the-art classroom and recreation spaces, flexible 'learning pods', and much more! Important Dates: April 25 - Salish Open House 6-8pm April 26 -Movie night - Coco 6pm Week of April 23-27 - begin Ted Talk unit, choose topic May - work on Ted Talk, due May 29th May 1 - Health Survey May 2 -Early dismissal May 3 - Nonfiction books due May 4 - Non-instructional Day May 15 - grade 7 Salish Tour 12:45-2:15 May 16 - Peachwave, Gauss Test for some gr.7s May 18 - Western Day (School Pancake Day) May 21 - Victoria Day May 29 - Ted Talk week in class and grade groups sharing May 28 - Non-instructional Day June 1 - TedTalk (upper intermediate group) June 7 - Fun Night 4-8pm June 15 - Sport's Day June 22 - Clayton Park celebration June 25 - Playland June 26 - Grade 7 Pancake Breakfast June 27 - Grade 7 Farewell Assembly 12:30pm June 28 - Last Day of School, Report #3, Early dismissal
Term 2
Socials: note taking and projects are completed and we are sharing our learning with gallery walks. Learning Intentions:
Criteria for point form, organize under headings, key points, accurate Rubric for final project Current project Non fiction essay and book writing - note taking same criteria as above -use library books World Book Student - Username and password are sd36bc You are able to use other resources as well but I have already gone through these ones so I know they will be useful. Searching the internet on your own will take valuable time. Deadlines will be written on student work and planners. Important Dates: March 6 - skating March 12-week of report 2 March Break -March 18th-April 2nd (Easter Monday) May 2 -Early dismissal May 4 - Non-instructional Day May 18 - Western Day (Pancake Day) May 21 -Victoria Day Week of May 27 - Ted Talk week in class and grade groups sharing May 28 - Non-instructional Day June 1 - TedTalks June 15 - Sport's Day June 25 - Playland June 26 - Grade 7 Pancake Breakfast June 27 - Grade 7 Farewell Assembly June 28 - Last Day of School, Report #3, Early dismissal Socials: Learning Intentions:
Links for note taking: Criteria - point form, organize under headings, key points, accurate Discovery Education - this one has lots of information on Homo Erectus and neanderthal World Book Student - "Prehistoric People" - scroll to The First Human Beings Username and password are sd36bc You are able to use other resources as well but I have already gone through these ones so I know they will be useful. Searching the internet on your own will take valuable time. You will need to continue taking notes at home as well as in class to meet your deadlines. Important Dates: February 16 Non-instructional Day February 28 -Pink Shirt Day March 2 - Archeological workshop March 6 - skating March 12-week of report 2 March Break -March 18th-April 2nd (Easter Monday) May 2 -Early dismissal May 4 - Non-instructional Day May 18 - Western Day (Pancake Day) May 21 -Victoria Day Week of May 27 - Ted Talk week in class and grade groups sharing May 28 - Non-instructional Day June 1 - TedTalks June 15 - Sport's Day June 25 - Playland June 26 - Grade 7 Pancake Breakfast June 27 - Grade 7 Farewell Assembly June 28 - Last Day of School, Report #3, Early dismissal
Upcoming Dates: December 19 -Swimming 1-2pm Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex December 21 -Winter Concert 1pm/6:30pm December 22 -Santa Hat Day/Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 -Christmas/Winter Break January 8- Soapstone notices due (Soapstone begins this week and until completed in early March) January 25 -Wacky Hair Day January 27 -Hillcrest Ski/Snowboard Trip February 12 -Family Day February 16 Non-instructional Day February 28 -Pink Shirt Day March 12-week of report 2 March Break -March 18th-April 2nd (Easter Monday) May 2 -Early dismissal May 4 - Non-instructional Day May 18 - Western Day (Pancake Day) May 21 -Victoria Day May 28 - Non-instructional Day June 15 - Sport's Day June 25 - Playland June 26 - Grade 7 Pancake Breakfast June 27 - Grade 7 Farewell Assembly June 28 - Last Day of School, Report #3, Early dismissal To parents and students: Community In general, I am noticing more willingness to participate in group activities. Thursday was our cardboard challenge and each group created impressive projects including a hockey game, theatre, and arcade games. (see below for pictures) Core competencies Students shared their interims with parents and have started reflections on Freshgrade. This is a valuable learning opportunity as they identify how to improve. Students with continued difficulties or confusions, often need to spend additional time outside of class in order to achieve success. I am available before and after school for extra help. Please encourage your child to ask me for help or approach me with their concerns. Curriculum Math: We are continuing our unit on improve our computational fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using decimals. Literacy Students are starting their 9th week of 100 word writes and they can be viewed on this class site under the student's fictitious name. Pen pals have introduced themselves and students have begun exchanging feedback. Next steps are using their feedback to improve their writing. Students are also continuing formal commercials next week. Science: Students had their first unit test on the properties of matter and are continuing to study how matter changes. Reminders: Parents have signed and returned the interims and they have seen their child's Freshgrade. You will receive a notice next week regarding our field trip to view the movie 'Wonder'. We also have a skating field trip on November 22 and will receive a notice soon. P.E. is every Tuesday and Thursday: Gym strip, participation, leadership, team play, sportsmanship and fitness are expectations. We are working on volleyball skills and games over the next few weeks. Upcoming Dates: November 3 Non‐Instructional Day November 9 Remembrance Day Assembly November 10 Non‐Instructional Day November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday November 17 Wonder November 22 Skating December 4-8 Book Fair December 11‐13 Report Card (1) December 14 Early Dismissal 1:35 December 22 Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 Christmas/Winter Break Yay! Our Grade 7 gradwear arrived. To parents and students: Community It was another productive week continuing with our learning and classroom community goals . Students have joined extracurricular volleyball, Think We and are well into their routine of their school leadership jobs. Core competencies We completed a reflection last week regarding recognizing how they can improve their learning. Students practice recording homework and reminders in their planners, organizing their notebooks and bins, completing homework (work not completed during class) and meeting the daily classroom expectations eg. daily math corrections and preparing assignments for the following day. Students who struggle with these responsibilities, need to spend additional time outside of class in order to achieve success. I am available before and after school for extra help. Please encourage your child to ask me for help or approach me with their concerns. Curriculum Math: Final unit test results for divisibility are on Freshgrade and original copies of tests, journal and practice are in student binders and exercise books. We began our unit on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using decimals. Literacy Students are continuing to record at the back of their writing exercise books, specific personal areas of focus for their next writes. We have begun our writing connection with two international schools and student pen pals. We are in our 8th week of 100 word writes and they can be viewed on this class site under the student's fictitious name. Pen pals have introduced themselves and we will begin giving and receiving feedback. (at least one positive comment and one suggestion for improvement). Students are also beginning book sharing and formal commercials this next week. Reminders: Student Fresh grade portfolios are up and running and parents should have received an invitation to their child's portfolio. Please email Ms Wilson if you (parents) cannot open the site. P.E. is every Tuesday and Thursday: Gym strip, participation, leadership, team play, sportsmanship and fitness are expectations. We are working on volleyball skills and games over the next few weeks. Upcoming Dates:
October 30 Student interims go home (see Freshgrade and student work: notebooks, binders) November 1 Photo Re‐Takes November 2 Early Dismissal 1:35 November 3 Non‐Instructional Day November 9 Remembrance Day Assembly November 10 Non‐Instructional Day November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday December 4-8 Book Fair December 11‐13 Report Card (1) December 14 Early Dismissal 1:35 December 22 Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 Christmas/Winter Break To parents and students: Community It was another productive week continuing with our learning, classroom community goals and school leadership jobs. As well, some students have joined extracurricular volleyball and our Think We club members have had the privilege of going to We Day. Core competencies We did not complete a reflection last week because there was a non-instructional day on Friday. Students are learning to take responsibility for their personal learning. Each day they practice recording homework and reminders in their planners, organizing their notebooks and bins, completing homework (work not completed during class) and meeting the daily classroom expectations eg. daily math corrections. Students who struggle with these responsibilities, need to spend additional time outside of class in order to achieve success. I am available before and after school for extra help. Please encourage your child to ask me for help or approach me with their concerns. Curriculum Math: Final unit test results for divisibility are on Freshgrade and original copies of tests, journal and practice are in student binders and exercise books. We are beginning our next unit on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using decimals. Literacy Students are continuing to record at the back of their writing exercise books, specific personal areas of focus for their next writes. Next week we begin our writing connection with two international schools and student pen pals. We are starting our 7th week of 100 word writes and they can be viewed on this class site under the student's fictitious name. Pen pals have introduced themselves and this week will begin giving and receiving feedback. (at least one positive comment and one suggestion for improvement). Students are will begin book sharing and formal commercials next week. Reminders: Student Fresh grade portfolios are up and running and parents should expect an invitation to their child's portfolio soon. Please email Ms Wilson if parents cannot open the site. P.E. is every Tuesday and Thursday: Gym strip, participation, leadership, team play, sportsmanship and fitness are expectations. (Below one of the many games to be played this year) Science demonstrations of quantitative properties-students had 3 class periods and at least one weekend to work cooperatively with their group of 3-4 to read, identify the concepts, and prepare their lesson for their classmates. These will finish next week. Upcoming Dates:
October 23 DEAR (Drop everything and read - buddy reading with our buddies) October 30 Student interims go home (see Freshgrade and student work: notebooks, binders) November 1 Photo Re‐Takes November 2 Early Dismissal 1:35 November 3 Non‐Instructional Day November 9 Remembrance Day Assembly November 10 Non‐Instructional Day November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday December 4-8 Book Fair December 11‐13 Report Card (1) December 14 Early Dismissal 1:35 December 22 Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 Christmas/Winter Break Community
It was another productive and fun week including our amazing Titan Race on Friday night. We teachers loved watching the groups strategize, organize and carry out the 15 tasks. There was camaraderie, excitement and laughter. Students continued with our classroom community goals and many students are following through with specific school and classroom leadership jobs and class committees. As well, some students have joined extracurricular soccer and should feel proud of their accomplishments this season. Core competencies Students completed a card challenge while following specific rules and focussing on how well they interacted with their group members. Their goal was to make sure each member felt valued. They brought their duotangs home to share with parents, explaining how they used strengths of each member, how successful they were and what they did when they were frustrated. Curriculum Math: We reviewed our divisibility rules and are preparing for our final unit test this next week. Students brought home their 2 Big 5 math reviews and weekly quiz for parents to view and sign last week. Review booklets have been assessed, should be corrected and stored in math journal exercise books to be used for reference. Literacy Students are practising the writing process and after conferencing with the teacher, they record the specific skills they will focus on during their next writes. Next week we begin our writing connection with two international schools and student pen pals. We are starting our 6th week of 100 word writes and they can be viewed on this class site under each student's fictitious name. I have modelled how to give feedback with at least one 'star' (positive comment) and one 'wish'(suggestion for improvement). Students will introduce themselves to their new writing pen pals, then practice giving and receiving feedback. Students are following their reading guidelines of recording, sharing and enjoying their independent reading books. Soon further sharing will take place with book commercials. Science Students are preparing specific lessons to teach their classmates over the next two weeks about quantitative properties of matter. Reminders: We now have all permission forms for Fresh grade and parents should expect an invitation to their child's portfolio soon. Upcoming Dates: Photo orders - due at school by Tuesday Oct. 17 Provincial Non‐Instructional Day - Oct. 20 November 1 Photo Re‐Takes November 2 Early Dismissal 1:35 November 3 Non‐Instructional Day November 9 Remembrance Day Assembly November 10 Non‐Instructional Day November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday December 11‐13 Report Card (1) December 14 Early Dismissal 1:35 December 22 Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 Christmas/Winter Break Remember to put your name on all work before handing in to the teacher. Community It was another productive and fun week two weeks ago with events such as birthdays, Meet the Teacher barbeque, the Terry Fox run and Photo Day! It was lovely to meet and reconnect with so many parents on Thursday. This week we continued with our classroom community goals and many students have committed to specific school and classroom leadership jobs and class committees. I am so excited to see where we go from here. For example, one of our students suggested we do a lesson on memes, so we will have a meme challenge soon. (see above for my first example...what message do you think I am trying to send?) Curriculum We have furthered our learning with divisibility rules and have another couple of weeks to review skills before a final unit test. Students will continue to bring home their daily Big 5 math review and weekly quiz for parents to view and sign on Mondays. We are starting our 4th week of 100 word writes and they can be viewed on this class site under each student's fictitious name. I have modelled how to give feedback with at least one 'star' (positive comment) and one 'wish'(suggestion for improvement. Each Friday students will also share with parents their reflection of the week and how they have integrated one of the core competencies. The purpose is to keep parents informed of student learning, metacognition and progress. Here is week #3 100 Word Write pick! One day Professor Steve came into work in the animal hospital when suddenly a man dressed in a big purple coat rushed into the animal hospital. "Bob here has a cold and needs an urgent treatment As he held out a shivering crocodile, Professor Steve leaped into action. He grabbed the crocodile and ran into the back room with the man on his heel. "This will be a difficult procedure," said Steve as he pulled on his gloves. He twisted the crocodile around into an upright position and gave it a treat. Immediately it shot up and walked out waving. Grade 7 DonutDuck September 29 Reminders: All entertainment books should be returned by now. Upcoming Dates FSAs gr.7s - week of Oct. 2nd - 13th Titan Amazing Race (Grade 6/7) - Friday, Oct. 13 6 - 9 Provincial Non‐Instructional Day - Oct. 20 November 1 Photo Re‐Takes November 2 Early Dismissal 1:35 November 3 Non‐Instructional Day November 9 Remembrance Day Assembly November 10 Non‐Instructional Day November 13 Remembrance Day Stat Holiday December 11‐13 Report Card (1) December 14 Early Dismissal 1:35 December 22 Last Day before Christmas /Winter Break Dec. 25 to Jan 5 Christmas/Winter Break |
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