Monday, January 14, 2013

MATH: 
  • Visit the Math Number Sense Blog and share a variety of strategies on how you might solve the challenge: Sharing Strawberries.  This is an opportunity to brainstorm, piggyback and extend ideas in your math thinking.  This will be our Performance Task for this Friday.
  • Exploring Multiples, MMS p. 44, #5 - 8
 

SCIENCE: students have been assigned into small groups to begin researching an area in energy/electricity.  Resources need to be collected for students to collaboratively write jot notes within the Energy/Electricity wiki.  This research is due Wednesday January 16th.

SOCIAL STUDIES: visit the Social Studies Blog, watch the Heritage Minute video  and respond to the guiding question.

POETRY: Several students need to have their poems "A JOURNEY" typed and ready as we are sharing in small groups to refine our poems prior to the final printout.   PAST DUE.

MUSIC: Go to the Music Blog and provide descriptive feedback to your assigned composer.  A Star and a Wish, also include one interesting fact that you learned about the composer. PAST DUE.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Please continue to complete the tasks listed in the homework yesterday  :o)

                            

Thursday, January 10, 2013

SOCIAL STUDIES: please share ONE response to the question in a post-it posed on  wallwisher.  Click on the top of the post-it to type in your first name only. Include an image that supports your response. 

  • based on closing discussions today and in-class/online activities in google docs, reflect and comment on the video clip in the Social Studies blog
MATH: revisiting whole numbers and multiplication, MMS pg. 65 - 66, #4 - 7, using lattice and long multiplication
 
 

 





Bowling Project: complete your graph and data analysis of the Class Total Scores for Tuesday January 15th.


SCIENCE: students have been assigned into small groups to begin researching an area in energy/electricity.  Resources need to be collected for students to collaboratively write jot notes within the Energy/Electricity wiki.  This research is due Wednesday January 16th.


POETRY: Several students need to have their poems "A JOURNEY" typed and ready as we are sharing in small groups to refine our poems prior to the final printout.   PAST DUE.

MUSIC: Go to the Music Blog and provide descriptive feedback to your assigned composer.  A Star and a Wish, also include one interesting fact that you learned about the composer. Due Monday January 14th.

NOTE:
  • Spectrum Alternative School and the Grade 7 Extended French Program flyer has been sent home with your child. There are a few schools offering the program and an information evening for parent(s)/guardian(s).

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Book Recommendation
SOCIAL STUDIES: please share ONE response to the question in a post-it posed on  wallwisher.  Click on the top of the post-it to type in your first name only. Include an image that supports your response. 
  • based on closing discussions today and in-class/online activities in google docs, reflect and comment on the video clip in the Social Studies blog
MATH: practice your 7 & 8 time tables. Practice multiplying up to 10 random 2-digit by 2-digit numbers.

SCIENCE: students have been assigned into small groups to begin researching an area in energy/electricity.  Resources need to be collected for students to collaboratively write jot notes within the Energy/Electricity wiki.  This research is due Wednesday January 16th.

POETRY: Several students have finalized and published their poems "A JOURNEY".  Please ensure that you have your poem typed, organized and used font to emphasis gist words.  We are sharing in small groups to refine our poems prior to the final printout.   

MUSIC: Go to the Music Blog and provide descriptive feedback to your assigned composer.  A Star and a Wish, also include one interesting fact that you learned about the composer. Due Monday January 14th.

Swimming at Winona this Thursday.
NOTE: Scientist in the School focussing on Electricity will be hosted in-class has been rescheduled for next month..

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

MATH: looking at whole numbers and multiplication, MMS pg. 65 - 66, #4 - 7
Bowling Project: bring in your completed task for the data Room 301 vs Room 308 for tomorrow

SCIENCE: students have been assigned into small groups to begin researching an area in energy/electricity.  Resources need to be collected for students to collaboratively write jot notes within the Energy/Electricity wiki.  This research is due Wednesday January 16th.

POETRY: Several students have finalized and published their poems "A JOURNEY".  Please ensure that you have your poem typed, organized and used font to emphasis gist words.  We are sharing in small groups to refine our poems prior to the final printout.   

MUSIC: Go to the Music Blog and provide descriptive feedback to your assigned composer.  A Star and a Wish, also include one interesting fact that you learned about the composer. Due Monday January 14th.

Swimming at Winona this Thursday.
Scientist in the School focussing on Electricity will be hosted in-class this Friday.

Monday, January 7, 2013

It is important that all students come to school prepared for learning each day by:
*  bringing all homework back to school
*  having a sharpened pencil and eraser
*  completing all online homework
*  come with a positive attitude