Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Summary:  Due TOMORROW: Students have received descriptive feedback from their peers from the other writing group. Consider the feedback offered as your group collaboratively co-constructs your THIRD draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:

Social Studies: PAST DUE: Conduct a family interview by talking with parents and grandparents (or older relative).  If your grandparents live elsewhere try calling or emailling them to help with this assignment.

Poetry: PAST DUE: Using the descriptive feedback offered by a peer, type your third draft of the poem about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive.  Several poems were shared during community circle that included elements of sound, figures of speech and voice. 

We Create Change:
Please bring in all bags TOMORROW. Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world.

Scientist in Schools & Spoken Word: funds for these in-class workshops are past due.  Please submit them by Wednesday December 12th.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Social Studies: Conduct a family interview by talking with parents and grandparents (or older relative).  If your grandparents live elsewhere try calling or emailling them to help with this assignment. Due tomorrow.

Summary:  Students have received descriptive feedback from their peers from the other writing group. Consider the feedback offered as your group collaboratively co-constructs your THIRD draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:

Math:  MMS: Looking at Median/Mode/Range/Mean, p 175, #4 - 6

Poetry: Using the descriptive feedback offered by a peer, type your third draft of the poem about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive.  Several poems were shared during community circle that included elements of sound, figures of speech and voice.  Due Tomorrow.


We Create Change:
Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world

Scientist in Schools & Spoken Word: funds for these in-class workshops are past due.  Please submit them by Wednesday December 12th.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Update:

Social Studies:
Conduct a family interview by talking with parents and grandparents (or older relative).  If your grandparents live elsewhere try calling or emailling them to help with this assignment. For next Tuesday.

Thursday, December 6, 2012


Social Studies:  PAST DUE: visit the Physical Needs wall in wallwisher and share one response to the question.

Summary:  Students are now co-constructing their SECOND draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki; highlight sections based on the success criteria.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:


Math:  MMS: Interpreting Data, p 178 - 181, #4 - 6
PAST DUE: Go to the Math Talk Blog and respond to the question posed about reliable sites for data.  At this time, we are only offering an original and thoughtful response.  Thank you to the students who shared online offered several examples of the importance of referring to reliable site for data.

Poetry: Using the descriptive feedback offered by a peer, type your third draft of the poem about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive.  Several poems were shared during community circle that included elements of sound, figures of speech and voice.  Due Tuesday December 11th.


We Create Change:
Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world

Have an awesome weekend!
I can't wait to see what next week brings  :o)

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Scientist in the School and Poetry Workshop funds due Thursday $11

Social Studies:  visit the Physical Needs wall in wallwisher and share one response to the question.

Summary:  Students are now co-constructing their SECOND draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:


Math:   Go to the Math Talk Blog and respond to the question posed about reliable sites for data.  At this time, we are only offering an original and thoughtful response.  We will be discussing student responses this Thursday morning.

Poetry: Second draft due tomorrow:  a poem about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive 


We Create Change:
Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Swim: please come prepared for swim tomorrow (one piece bathing suit, long hair tied back, a towel and bag for wet clothes)

Social Studies:  visit the Physical Needs wall in wallwisher and share one response to the question.

Summary:  Students are now co-constructing their SECOND draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:

Math:   Go to the Math Talk Blog and respond to the question posed about reliable sites for data.  At this time, we are only offering an original and thoughtful response.  We will be discussing student responses this Thursday morning.

Poetry: first draft is PAST DUE write about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive 


We Create Change:
Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world

Monday, December 3, 2012

Math: Entrance Pass: complete for tomorrow, focussing on "What do you think you know about graphs?"
Go to the Math Talk Blog and respond to the question posed about reliable sites for data.  At this time, we are only offering an original and thoughtful response.  We will be discussing student responses this Thursday morning.

Poetry: first draft is PAST DUE write about a journey an animal embarks upon as they try to survive in a natural environment that has been negatively impacted by a local or global issue.  (This can be written from the perspective from the animal or your own).


Summary:  Students are now co-constructing their SECOND draft of the summary paragraph within the wiki.  Students must use in-class and at-home time effectively to make meaningful contributions to the group writing.  Click on the link below for your group summary task:


We Create Change:
Start collecting your pennies to support others around the world