The Learning Never Stops

Meet The teacher tomorrow!

9/17/2019

After music today students were introduced to the 'NOVEL APPROACH' to teaching reading strategies. Students were briefly introduced to several strategies good readers use to develop deep comprehension of a text. We also got our science groups for the plant ID project and students got stared planning out their responsibilities for the project.

IMPORTANT: LAURIER OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW!

5-6 pm Potluck Dinner in Gym
6:00 - 7:00 Meet in the gym and then come to the Division 1 classroom for a presentation
(ALL PARENTS SHOULD ATTEND THIS - IMPORTANT INFO)

1.) MATH: Finish collating the assessment

2.) ART: Bring any pictures, drawings, and magazines you wish to use for your 'ALL ABOUT ME' collages.

3.) WORD WORK: Continue working on your word work and study for Friday's quiz.

4.) SCIENCE: See the project criteria above under assessments and criteria sheets

5.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today one of the most important learning Intentions for our science project is: I can work cooperatively with a group to reach a common goal.
Make a C-chart for this learning intention (group work). Be sure to include a side for both students and teachers
Think about what you will have to be able to do in order to keep all groups members happy and to complete the project well and on time.
Try to keep the language as positive as possible and avoid using words like don't or never.
Give 2 students 1 suggestion each for their C-Chart.

VIDEO LINKS:
Women's Fancy Dance
Men's Fancy Dance

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Pow wow Dancing

9/16/2019

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Today we started pow wow dancing in PE. It was very fun and active. Even just practicing for a short time got our hearts pumping and the blood flowing. In the afternoon student wrote letters to Mr. Fisher (me). Learning about students helps me to be a better teacher and make better decisions in classroom. After an hour of writing students were introduced to our first art project, A personal collage. We reviewed the success criteria and students got started collecting images.

1)WORD WORK UNIT #2

Complete the word analysis and work on meanings
Spelling and meaning test Friday
Click here for the words (click)

2) WRITING:

Letter to Mr. Fisher (due Wednesday 3pm)
Click here for letter criteria and ideas (click)

3)ART

Bring in any magazines for the collage
Click here to see the success criteria for the personal collage (click)

4) CLASS GMAIL ACCOUNT:

Create a new shared Gmail account with your parents. Your parents will be the 'BOSS' of this account and will use their birthdate to register.
You may use your first and last name. Your parents will have full access to this account and password.
We ask that you use this account only for school related work.
Watch this video with your parents to create your gmail account if you don't know how to do it. This video is a little dated and it may look slightly different now. If you have any questions, post them here.
The main purpose of doing this is to use Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc) for your working portfolio (writing assignments, projects, etc). This will speed up the feedback process and will eliminate the need for a flash drive. This will allow you to access some of your schoolwork from anywhere and at anytime.

VIDEO LINKS:
Women's fancy Pow Wow Dance video
Men's Fancy Pow Wow Dance Video
How to Create a Gmail/Drive account
How to Use Google Drive

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HAve a great weekend!

9/13/2019

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Today, students had their first vocabulary quiz. All students improved compared to the pre-test they competed at the beginning of the week. All students will move towards mastery this year. You will all improve in all subject areas! Mr. Hong and I won't have it any other way.

Self-regulation is an important skill to have. We all have different strategies we use to help us regulate our actions and emotions. You will be learning many skills and strategies that can help you be successful learners this year. Like anything, this takes time and practice. We have already seen significant improvements in all of you compared to your self-regulation skills from Gr. 6. As always, please share the class website with your parents!

IMPORTANT:

Please return all signed forms that went home in the brown envelope yesterday. Pay all fees on our school website.
Parents, please click here to read up on FreshGrade. We will be continuing our use of our online assessments that will be accessible 24/7. You will receive more information next week

**Click here to order Hot Lunch**
**The LAST DAY TO ORDER IS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH**

1) HOME READING

Be sure to read for 30 minutes each day and fill out you calendar and have it signed.
Home reading is EVERYDAY, even on the weekend.
If for some reason you can not read one day. Just make up the time the nest day.

will update the website by Saturday morning.

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Watch this video with your parents.
After watching the video with your parents, write a paragraph (intro, body, and conclusion) about what you learned.
Your introduction should be engaging. You body should include 2-3 supporting examples. Your conclusion should tie everything together. Use one of these templates to help you if you like. (optional) Paragraph template #1 Paragraph template #2
In your body, include at least one strategy that you sometimes use to help you control your emotions. Explain what you do and how it helps you self-regulate.
Give one student a suggestion on how to improve. If you want, feel free to give as many students a suggestion on how to improve.
Focus your suggestion/feedback on paragraph structure. See if your friends used the proper paragraph structure!
Edit/revise your original paragraph based on the feedback you receive or on a self-assessment.

VIDEO LINKS:
Why do we lose control of our emotions? (WATCH THIS WITH YOUR PARNTS!)

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PLANT IDENTIFICATION PROJECT

9/12/2019

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Can you identify these local plants?

Today, Mr. Hong and I introduced the grade 7 students to the plant identification project. We reviewed big ideas and learning intentions of this assignment. Students learned that if we are to make this world a better place, we must first start locally by caring for our environment and this could have a significant impact on how we care of the environment on a global scale. We went for a walk in the community and selected leaf specimens from various local plants and trees.

IMPORTANT: Please return all signed forms that went home in the brown envelope yesterday. Pay all fees

1.) WORD WORK:

Quiz #1 tomorrow
Study spelling and definitions

2.) NAME TAG ART:

Name cards are due tomorrow. Don't forget to follow the criteria you created.

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today, we started the plant id project. We talked about loving and caring for the local environment in order to make global changes.
You also went walking in the community to obtain different plant/leaf specimens.
Create a C-Chart like you did yesterday, but today create one for how you think you should act/behave when we go into the community. For example, on field trips.
Try to keep the language as positive as possible and avoid using words like don't or never.
Give 2 students 1 suggestion each for their C-Chart.
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE YESTERDAY'S PAR, go back and complete it please.

VIDEO LINKS:
How to Identify a Tree by Leaf, Bark, and Fruit.

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Honesty, integrity & accountabiliy

9/11/2019

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In the morning we reviewed our class created behaviour expectations for entering the classroom and created expectations for independent work time and walking in the hallways. It was great to start seeing division 1 holding their classmate accountable for their actions. These expectations were created by us all, so they belong to us. We must help support each other in following them. After recess we continued with our class read aloud, "The Toilet Paper Tigers," and then had a beginning of grade 7 math assessment. In the afternoon we did more team building activities and worked on finishing up the math assessment and our name tags.

**PARENTS** A package was sent home today with several forms that need to be filled out for school. Please fill these out as soon as possible and return them to school

1) HOME READING:

30 minutes
Fill in your calendar

2)WORD WORK:

Study the spellings and meanings for you test FRIDAY

3) POST A RESPONSE:

Today we spent some time talking about integrity, honesty, moral courage and accountability. The picture on the right is one of Mr. Fisher's favourite quotes.
To the best of your ability and in your won words, explain the meaning of the words: integrity, honesty and moral courage and accountability . Use an example to help your explain each word.
Reply to another students post with some feedback. You can suggest a way to improve or just with a compliment.

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Digital citizenship & C-Charts

9/10/2019

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Today, we learned about digital citizenship. Students in both divisions gathered together to create criteria charts (C-Charts) for online safety and for digital citizenship on our class websites. We learned the importance of protecting our private information and only communicating with people we know personally. It is important we learn how to navigate the internet safely. Parents, please review internet safety with your children and watch the two videos that are posted today.

IMPORTANT: Parents, some forms will be coming home by the end of the week. Please complete them and send them back to the school.

1.) WORD WORK:

Word analysis due tomorrow
Spelling and meaning test Friday

2) HOMW READING:

Students are required to do 30 minutes of home reading each day, including weekends. This is a very importnat part of the grade 7 program. Students should be reading a variety of different texts.
STUDENTS: Please remember to fill in your calendar
PARENTS: Please sign the home reading calendar each day.

3.) MATH:

Students will be taking a math ASSESSMENT tomorrow to make sure they have the required skills to start the grade 7 math program.

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today, we built some behavioural Criteria charts had a class discussion on internet safety and privacy.
In paragraph form (introduction, body and supporting sentences/examples, and conclusion), explain at least 3 different points on how to stay safe online.
Give one student suggestions for improvement based on the GIVENS (spelling, capitals, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure.).
Reply to the comment and edit/revise your paragraph based on the feedback you were given.
Show your parents your work.

VIDEO LINKS:

Co-created c-charts

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welcome to Division 1.

9/9/2019

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Welcome to all Division 1 students! It was wonderful to finally have all of you in our class today. Almost everyone arrived on time and you were all eager to learn. As discussed in class, this week will be all about setting rules and expectations, learning about what and how you will learn this year, initial academic assessments, and getting to know all of your classmates. You will be responsible for checking our class website on a daily basis and it is important that you share this with your parents. The website will also give your parents something to talk to you about at the end of each day. Be sure to watch the daily video with your parents. #THELEARNINGNEVERSTOPS

1.) WORD WORK:

Spelling and meaning test Friday!
I will show you how to do the word analysis tomorrow in class.

2.)HOME READING:

30 minutes

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today is your first official homework assignment. Your assignment is to complete the following:
Post a comment on how your parents feel about having a daily class website.
Post a brief paragraph about what you are looking forward to in this school year!
EXTRA (ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME): If you are able to, read at least 3 responses from your peers.
After reading their paragraphs, give 1 student two things you think they could improve on based on their spelling, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, or capitals.
If you receive any comments/descriptive feedback, reply to their comment and edit/revise your paragraph.
If you have any questions about today's 'POST A RESPONSE', please post them here.

Word work week #1
Theses are some great words. Nice choices Div 1!!

VIDEO LINKS:
The Importance of Feedback

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The last day of school!

6/28/2019

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Congratulations!

This year has been one to remember! Mr. Hong and I will never forget all the wonderful students, their personalities, and the progress everyone made in their learning! We truly hope you all come back to visit and keep in touch to let us know how you are doing! Please click on this link to view/download the photos from the Gr. 7 celebration. School is out for summer!

Click here for Sports Team pictures

IMPORTNAT- See the picture below for items left in the classroom. I will keep them until the end of SEPTEMBER, or you may phone the school to see if they can be picked up during the summer.

1.) MATH: Click here!

2.) LA: Click here!

3.) ART: Click here!

4.) Socials: Click here!

5.) Science: Click here!

6.) POST A RESPONSE:

Feel free to communicate with your classmates here over the summer. Have an awesome summer!
Let us know what you're up to and the amazing things you are doing over the summer!

VIDEO LINKS:
Div. 1 Mindfulness / Self-Regulation Music
School is out for summer!

Items left at school

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Soar PARTY AT THE PARK!

6/24/2019

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Click here to sign up for Tuesday's Oak Park BBQ Potluck bbq! Everyone is expected to contribute something. You only need to bring one item to share with everyone from one of the categories on the sign-up. You do not have to bring one item from every category.

***EVERYTHING IS DUE TOMORROW***

1. Fitness Data graphs assignment (Click)
2. Bodies in Motion Art Project (Click)
3. You will be taking home you paper portfolios tomorrow so bring an extra bag to carry everything!

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Tuesday SOAR Party @ OAK PARK!

6/23/2019

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Meet The teacher tomorrow!

Pow wow Dancing

HAve a great weekend!

PLANT IDENTIFICATION PROJECT

Honesty, integrity & accountabiliy

Digital citizenship & C-Charts

Co-created c-charts

welcome to Division 1.

Word work week #1
Theses are some great words. Nice choices Div 1!!

VIDEO LINKS:
The Importance of Feedback

The last day of school!

Items left at school

Soar PARTY AT THE PARK!

Tuesday SOAR Party @ OAK PARK!

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Word work week #1​Theses are some great words. Nice choices Div 1!!

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Items left at school

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Word work week #1
Theses are some great words. Nice choices Div 1!!

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The Importance of Feedback