MATH: share your response to the Padlet guiding statement:
Describe how math is represented  OR write an example of when you use math outside the four walls of our classroom.  Use any combination of text, pictures and videos.

MATH: MMS, probability, U11, L1 #1 - 4
 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Citizenship Global Issues Wiki begin to research information based on the guiding questions on PEEPS.  Research is due Monday May 6th.

SCIENCE: Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Build your realistic fiction graphic narrative using ONLY the research related facts that will support your perspective (approx. 12 frames).  

Business Day: PAST DUE reflection, answer the guiding questions below in your Student Business Day Blog:  "How do you feel about your company's performance during Business Day 2013? (success / challenges and how your overcame them)"

Music Monday preparation for May 6th:  

MATH: complete the Probability Entrance Pass for tomorrow morning discussions

SOCIAL STUDIES: Citizenship Global Issues Wiki begin to research information based on the guiding questions on PEEPS.  Research is due Monday May 6th.

SCIENCE: Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Build your realistic fiction graphic narrative using ONLY the research related facts that will support your perspective (approx. 12 frames).  

Business Day: PAST DUE reflection, answer the guiding questions below in your Student Business Day Blog:  "How do you feel about your company's performance during Business Day 2013? (success / challenges and how your overcame them)"

Music Monday preparation for May 6th: 

I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)

Music by Ed Robertson
Lyrics by Chris Hadfield and Ed Robertson
Used with Permission

On solid fuel and wires


Turn the key and light the fires


We’re leaving Earth today


This rocket’s burning bright


We’ll soon be out of sight


And orbiting in space

Prechorus 1


Pushed back in my seat


Look out my window


There goes home


That ball of shiny blue


Houses everybody anybody ever knew

Chorus


So sing your song

I’m listening
out where stars are glistening


I can hear your voices bouncing off the moon


If you could see our Nation
From the International Space Station


You’d know why I want to get back soon

Bridge


All black and white just fades to grey


Where the sun rises sixteen times a day


You can’t make out borders from up here


Just a spinning ball within a tiny atmosphere

Eighteen thousand miles an hour


Fuelled by science and solar power


The oceans racing past
At half a thousand tons


Ninety minutes Moon to Sun


A bullet can’t go half this fast

Pre-chorus 2


Floating from my seat


Look out my window 


There goes Home


That brilliant ball of blue


Is where I’m from, and also where I’m going to

Pre-chorus 3


Pushed back in my seat


Look out my window


Here comes home


What once was fuelled by fear


Now has fifteen Nations orbiting together here

Reminder:
SCIENCE: Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  

We will be building on your research throughout next week, starting on Monday.  I look forward to hearing what every group has to bring in to the conversation.  A few new links have been included in each of your resource pages.

MATH: share your math thinking on this google docs forum focussing on probability.

Business Day: answer the guiding questions below in your Student Business Day Blog:
"How do you feel about your company's performance during Business Day 2013? (success / challenges and how your overcame them)"

MATH: continue to practice your timetables, focus on 6, 7 & 8
Next week, we will be reviewing multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimal numbers.

Thank you for a wonderful week.  Have an awesome weekend !

CONGRATULATIONS everyone on a day filled with fun and excitement.
Thank you all for taking on a leadership role today as you were participating in a dual role:
Young Entrepreneur and Philanthropist.

A special thanks to all our parent volunteers today and throughout this business venture, we could only have done this with your support.

Students will be engaged in a variety of group and independent follow-up, reflective and wrapping up activities in the upcoming weeks.

 

   

Tomorrow is Business Day :o)

Please come dressed for success.  T-shirts will be handed out when you arrive in the morning.  Comfortable shoes and dark pants are needed.  Please come with your best attitude yet because you are all leading this event tomorrow.

See you at 8:30 am and clean-up begins at 4:00 pm.  Get plenty of rest tonight.

BUSINESS DAY: each team has their distinct responsibilities based on your needs.  Make purchases and/or pick up supplies needed for your team products or setup

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 

- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

BUSINESS DAY: each team has their distinct responsibilities based on your needs.  Make purchases and/or pick up supplies needed for your team products or setup

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 

- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 2 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

MATH: Entrance Pass: have multiple choice sheet completed for tomorrow group discussions (show your thinking along the side of the page)

Congratulations on a great performance today during PANFEST 2013.  A special thanks to everyone who joined us today and to our student MC's.

BUSINESS DAY: each team has their distinct responsibilities based on your needs.  Make purchases and/or pick up supplies needed for your team products or setup

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 

- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 2 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

MATH: Entrance Pass:  complete the four open response questions for group discussions tomorrow

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 

- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 4 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

MATH: MMS: Combined Transformations, U7, L2, #2 - 5

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 5 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

MATH: MMS: Transformations, p. 248-251, #2 - 6

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

SOCIAL STUDIES: students have been organized into groups based on their research interests.  Referring only to the online resources provided, begin to research your topic and record jot notes in the Citizenship Global Wiki

- How might a global citizen exercise their rights and responsibilities as a citizen? 

- What process would you use to investigate and bring about change on a national issue? 

- How does your issue relate to PEEPS? 

- To which area in PEEPS is the issue in the article more strongly related?

BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 5 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

MATH: MMS: Transformations, p. 248-251, #2 - 6

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

SCIENCE: go on your Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) and begin to work on the perspective you and your group have decided to focus on.  Begin to build ideas for your realistic fiction graphic narrative and ONLY research related facts that will support your perspective.  First draft is DUE Tuesday April 23rd.

MATH: MMS: Congruent Figures, p. 256-259, #1 - 6

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: students have received comments and descriptive feedback from peers on their independent persuasive essay.  The second draft is DUE Friday April 19th.

Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 6 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  

PAST DUE

MATH: MMS U4: Decimals: Show What You Know

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 7 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  
PAST DUE

MATH: MMS, Dividing Decimals with a 1-Digit Whole Number, U4 L11, #1-4, 6, 8, 10

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 8 school days left until Business Day.  

Parent volunteers will be much appreciated during Business Day on April 25th to support teams as needed.

REMINDER:  In-class time is provided to work on all assigned tasks below which are online.  At-home time is needed to continue tasks in order for students to be successful during in-class activities.  This same learning practices apply to paper and pencil tasks.

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  Have all resources in for Monday next week.

MATH: visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries.

Practice your 7 & 8 timetables.  I was able to connect with a few students who are developing a better comfort and improved confidence with their timetables.  Keep practicing!  Table Trees website gives immediate feedback and random numbers to practice with.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog 
- each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choose different student blogs each week. 

REMINDER: 8 school days left until Business Day.  Flyers will be going home on Monday to inform and invite students/parents.  Announcements will begin on Monday for Red & Blue Team.  

Students were true McMurrich ambassadors today as they participated in a variety of high school led activities.  I can't wait to hear more about your experiences at the different space related stations. Great work today and a special thanks to our parent volunteers.  Your continued support in making student learning engaging and authentic is much appreciated.

REMINDER:  In-class time is provided to work on all assigned tasks below which are online.  At-home time is needed to continue tasks in order for students to be successful during in-class activities.  This same learning practices apply to paper and pencil tasks.

MATH:  Practice your 7 & 8 timetables.  I was able to connect with a few students who are developing a better comfort and improved confidence with their timetables.  Keep practicing!  Table Trees website gives immediate feedback and random numbers to practice with.

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries

SCIENCE: The Flight Wiki (Structures & Mechanisms) is ready for students to begin to collect both print and online resources for your assigned area of focus and its relationship to flight.  Have all resources in for Monday next week.

- reading the guiding question in Structures and Mechanisms Blog then post, read, comment and/or repost a new comment to make connections to the question.

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog and visit Ms. Tavares' blog for your instructions on the first task/entry for your blog.  
- each student is required to post weekly reflections.  Use your blog as a way to communicate, reflect on your success and discuss next steps.
- also, each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choosedifferent student blogs each week. 

REMINDER:  In-class time is provided to work on all assigned tasks below which are online.  At-home time is needed to continue tasks in order for students to be successful during in-class activities.  This same learning practices apply to paper and pencil tasks.

MATH:  Multiplying Decimals by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 MMS: p.144 #1-3, 5, 6, 8

- visit the Student Math Blog and comment on two choice tessellation entries

SCIENCE: reading the guiding question in Structures and Mechanisms Blog then post, read, comment and/or repost a new comment to make connections to the question.

WRITING: First Draft PAST DUE (review your wiki research/jot notes)
Your are writing a letter to your school community: Why should a customer visit your company booth on Business Day?

BUSINESS DAY: Visit your Business Day Student Blog and visit Ms. Tavares' blog for your instructions on the first task/entry for your blog.  
- each student is required to post weekly reflections.  Use your blog as a way to communicate, reflect on your success and discuss next steps.
- also, each student is required to offer weekly reviews and/or comments on two of your classmates blog. Select members from another team and choosedifferent student blogs each week.