The Learning Never Stops

day camp!

6/21/2022

Students had a great time at the camp yesterday. This week students are finishing up the last bits of the curriculum from grade 7. Everyone is almost ready for high school. Let's keep up the momentum and have a strong finish to grade 7. Keep the effort high and the focus sharp for the last few days of school.

IMPORTANT: Bring a $2 donation for new Felting supplies!

1.) CHEMISTRY: Lab due Thursday!
2.) NOVEL APPROACH: Response Due Thursday!
3.) MATH: Complete transformations booklet!
4.) POST A RESPONSE: Holiday!

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volunteer drivers needed for playland!

6/14/2022

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Today after a music student started working on posters for our freezie sale this Thursday and Friday. Students also were also introduced to a new novel and worked on their social studies religions inquiry, needle felting and pride orbs.

1)NOVEL APPROACH: Powerful Response Due Friday (3pm)

2) SCIENCE: Chemistry lab due Friday (3pm)

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Post a note here when you have asked your parents or anyone in your family if they can help drive to the PNE on June 28th. If anyone in your family can drive please let me know ASAP and tell me how many students can fit in their vehicle.
Also all parent drivers must come to the office with their driver's license to fill out a volunteer driver form.

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CHemistry Results

6/13/2022

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pH Lab Data (click)

NO POST TODAY! Be free!

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order your grade 7 lunch today!

6/7/2022

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Order your grade 7 celebration lunch today! An email was sent out to your parents with the link. Please get it done or you will be given a generic plain hotdog.

No other post today!

PS-I have added the chemistry lab template to the science section of your OneNote online notebook. You'll be starting this tomorrow. You will also be starting the gift of words, thinking and learning and questions and powerful response for the novel book club you just finished. Make a new page on one note to get started!

Finally be sure to email me and let me know if you are not coming on the field trip Friday.

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June 01st, 2022

6/1/2022

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Today students got deep into chemistry and found a way to determine the relative pH levels of the unknown solutions. After recess, students carried on with measurement in math and the afternoon was filled with social studies inquiry learning about religions of the world. They finished off the day with an engaging music lesson.

TRACK MEET TOMORROW!

1.) FRENCH: Moved to Friday
2.) NOVEL APPROACH: Keep working away following your schedule!
3.) MATH: pg. 204- #1,2,5,6
4.) ART: ABC collage due Friday
5.) POST A RESPONSE: Holiday

If you have missed some recent PARS, please get caught up.

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Abc Photo collage!

5/31/2022

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Today after music students had their novel study book clubs. After recess they continued on with measurement in math and after lunch we worked on the ABC digital photography project.

IMPORTANT:
1.) SCHOOL FEES: If you haven't paid for your camp fees or tennis fees, please do so.
2.) SWIMMING field trip forms for June 10th will go home in the next few days.
3.) GRADE 7 CELEBRATION: Get your parents to send the $30 contribution.

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

You have been learning how to find the big idea of a story. I want to hear how you do this. What do you do to find the big idea? Do you use reading strategies? Which ones do you prefer to use usually? How do you end up with the big idea of the story? Use these questions to guide your paragraph today.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can explain how I find the big idea of a story.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:

1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT: intro/body/conclusion
2.) GIVENS: Spelling, capitals, sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.
3.) BODY: Includes at least 2 supporting points and examples using the NOVEL APPROACH
strategies.
4.) SELF-ASSESSMENT: Give one sentence as a reply to your original paragraph stating if you
met the criteria or if you need to improve.
5.) PEER-ASSESSMENT: Give at least one other student feedback to improve.
6.) REVISION: Post your revised/improved version. This does not mean change a couple words or
simply copy and pasting what you wrote originally.

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Chemistry test

5/30/2022

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The DAY:

NOVEL APPROACH BOOK CLUBS
PE
MATH
CHEMISTRY TEST
FRENCH

IMPORTANT:

Hand in ALL Camp forms
Send Gr. 7 Celebration Contribution Gr. 7 only
Submit your Grade 7 celebration lunch order Gr. 7 only

**e-transfer info and the lunch order link was included in the celebration letter sent to parents. (Gr. 7 only)

1.) POST A RESPOSNE:

Post a message here letting me know which of the above tasks you have completed.

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May 26th, 2022

5/26/2022

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Today, students learned more about measurement and dove deep into chemistry by starting their pH lab on acids and bases. They are using pH indicator solution made from red cabbage to find the relative strength of different acids and bases. We also started our novel approach book clubs for their second novels and there were many rich conversations going on around the big idea of their novels. The students are entering the ownership phase and the learning that is happening is a beautiful thing!

IMPORTANT:
1.) SCIENCE: Test moved to Monday.
2.) DIVISION 2: If you did not complete your 'K - KNOW' and your 'W - Wondering' section of your Belief Systems KWL Chart, you must have at least 1 questions written down in the W column for tomorrow. I have posted all the videos we watched below.

LEARNING/PLANNER:
1.) READING: Continue keeping up with your Novel Approach readings and stay accountable to your group.

2.) NOVEL APPROACH:

3.) MATH: #17-22

4.) SOCIALS: Started beliefs system inquiry (see video link on Hr. Hong's Class (click)

5.) POST A RESPONSE:

We have been talking a lot about the learning process this year. Our hope is that you are at the 'OWNERSHIP' phase now or are almost there. Please explain if you feel you are at the ownership phase and explain why or why not.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can explain if I am at the 'OWNERSHIP' phase of my learning.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:

1.) PARAGRAPH FORMAT: intro/body/conclusion
2.) GIVENS: Spelling, capitals, sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.
3.) BODY: Includes at least 2 supporting points and examples.
4.) SELF-ASSESSMENT: Give one sentence as a reply to your original paragraph stating if you
met the criteria or if you need to improve.
5.) PEER-ASSESSMENT: Give at least one other student feedback to improve.
6.) REVISION: Post your revised/improved version. This does not mean change a couple words or
simply copy and pasting your original again.

BELIEF SYSTEM VIDEO LINKS::
See Mr. Hongs class site!

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chemistry test Friday!

5/25/2022

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It was a busy day of class pictures. Students had a chance to work on their novel studies and we completed to book club meetings. Students also worked on their French projects and in the afternoon worked on their digital art and had a high school presentation and music class.

1.) NOVEL APPROACH:

Stick to you reading and workbook schedule
Group 3 and 4 meet tomorrow

2.) MATH: No Hwk.

3.) SCIENCE TEST FRIDAY: Be sure to study the vocabulary and review the learning intentions.

4.) FRENCH:

Pronunciation guide due Tomorrow
Project Due (Monday)

5.) POST A RESPONSE:

Make up five questions related to the science chemistry unit and post them here.
Answer the five questions posted by one of your classmates.
Reply original post giving feedback on the answers.