The Learning Never Stops

YOu will get a nice surprise when you start to synthesize!

10/22/2019

Synthesize: Putting things together in your head to create something new

It always amazes me what kids can do if you show them how and let them try! Today we reviewed analyzing synthesizing. Teachers and students modeled and practiced together using an article on social media. We accessed our background knowledge and then read an article and made notes. Then together, we combined the two to create learning statements Afterwards, students got work ANALYZING their notes (looking through to find the most importnat facts) and then they combined these fact with their BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE to come up with LEARNING statements! BAM! Synthesis in action! iIt was was so awesome to see this taking place! We are so proud of all Division 1 and 2 students.

**IMPORTANT: Bring your agenda to school everyday!

1)MATH:

Finding all the factors (see yesterday post)

2)SCHOOL PICTURES:

Bring in your order forms if you want print

3) SOCIAL STUDIES:

Complete your analyzing and synthesizing sheet for tomorrow

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Read the going public success criteria posted below and think about 1 visual you will have for when you share your inquiry story
Post your inquiry question and LEARNING STATEMENTS here for the par
Remember a SYNTHESIS or LEARNING STATEMENT is not just a fact. It is a new understanding or opinion
GOOD LUCK!

VIDEO LINK
Synthesizing Information

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Canada Votes

10/21/2019

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Click the pic to learn more about party platforms

Tonight, millions of Canadians across the country will to the polls to vote for the political party they most support. They will use their critical eyes to sift through the information that each party has put out in order to see which party has the same beliefs as them. As students, you do this on a daily basis. You think critically and carefully to select which information you believe to be relevant and trustworthy. This is part of the analyzing and evaluating process. Mr. Hong and I look forward to reading your PAR'S.

VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE Tomorrow @7:30am

1.)MATH:

Find all the factors A,B,C (click)

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Click here and review the elections website.
Skim through some of the political party links and take a look at the topics in the table of contents (on the left of each party page) that are important to you.
Choose 2 areas to focus your reading on for each party. For example: Education and Immigration.
In paragraph form, follow this criteria to complete your daily PAR. (This paragraph can be used for you Alphabiography)

    SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.)  Includes an intro, body (2 supporting points/examples), and a conclusion.
2.) Choose a party you support and research the 2 points from the table of contents you chose.
3.)  Be sure to include the party you support, the point you are supporting, and a reason(s) why you
support it.
- Example of one supporting point: One reason why I support 'THE LEARNING NEVER
STOPS PARTY' is because education is a very important part of my life. This party
promises to put billions of dollars into education for all elementary school students so
we can all have brighter futures.  <-- This would be considered one supporting point.
  You must include at least 2.
  4.) Ask one student about one of their points you agree or disagree with.
5.) Respond to any comments/questions you receive.

VIDEO LINKS:
The Right To Vote
Federal Elections

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50 word review test tomorrow: unit 1-5

10/17/2019

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1)HOMEWORK:

Complete any unfinished assignments from this week
I will be checking all work from this week tomorrow.

2)POST A REPONSE:

PAR holiday
Use this time to study for the 50 Word Review Test Tomorrow!

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October 16th, 2019

10/16/2019

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1)POST A RESPONSE:

Do the PAR on the Division 2 site today.

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50 Word TEst

10/15/2019

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1) TODAY"S PAR IS on Mr. Hong's site.

Sorry for the confusion!

***UPDATE-please follow the instructions given to you by the guest teacher!

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Happy Thanksgiving WEEKEND

10/11/2019

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The DAY:

1. FINE ARTS- Personal collages
2. MATH-Finding factors
3. PE-Gymnastics
4. CAREER ED-Finishing up assignments

1) Evaluations:

Word work and TPT test postpones until Tuesday

2) Post A Response:

Thanksgiving is more than the festivities and parties, it gives us time to think about lessons we have learnt and how we can spread happiness. It is a time to look back at the great memories and good people we know. It is a time to be thankful for all we have.

Click to see Video!

Over the weekend please post 10 things you are thankful for. Be specific, add detail and explain why. Don't be afraid to thank individual people for what they have done and continue to do for you!
Watch the video below to help you get started!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

VIDEO LINK
25 Reasons To Be Thankful

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Toilet paper tigers & Prime factorization!

10/10/2019

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'Tsupwitchoo dude?

The Day:

1. Writing- Idea generating using stream of consciousness
2. Math- Prime factorization
3. Story- Finished our first read aloud
4. PE- Fitness testing and heart rate monitoring
5. Music- Ukulele

1)MATH:

Prime factorization practice sheets |Page 1| Page 2|

2)ALPHABIOGRAPHY:

Finish 5 paragraphs in total on ONE NOTE.

3) STORY:

Toilet Paper Tigers Test tomorrow

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Give as much information as you can about 4 of the following characters.
Use a new post for each character
Add information to as many other studnets posts as you can to help everyone prepare for the evaluation

1. Professor Pendergast
2. Kristy Pendergast
3. Luis Bono
4. Tuba Dave Jablonski
5. Ernie MacIntosh
6. Ryan Crisp
7. Casper Howard
8. Tim Laredo
9. Bobby Ray Devereaux
10. Kevin Featherstone
11. Cory Johnson

VIDEO LINK
Prime Factor Trees

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Note making

10/9/2019

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We started the day off using a list of feelings to generate ideas for personal writing pieces. After teacher modelling, students worked on looking through their background knowledge folders to find ideas and experiences attached to the feelings list. Everyone had several writing ideas in just a short time. In math, we finished up the mid-unit assessment and uploaded the results to Fresh Grade. PARENTS be sure to check this assessment and work with your children on the concepts they have not mastered yet. This way they will be ready for the unit evaluation. The afternoon was spent on our social studies inquiry where we had a note making lesson and then got to work on investigating our questions. What a great day of learning.

1) MATH:

Add in your: I can....and I still need to work on....statements as a comment on the Math unit activity on FRESH GRADE
Show your parents your mid-unit assessment

2)POST A RESPONSE:

Write another piece for your Alphabiography and post it here.
Your goal in this piece to make the reader feel something
Remember that everyone will be able to read this piece so make sure you do not share anything that you do not want others to know about you
Give another student some DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK on their writing for this PAR
Edit/Revise based on the feedback you receive

VIDEO LINK
Note Taking

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agenda's & c.r.a.a.p testing

10/8/2019

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Don't forget to bring your agenda to school every day!

Today was a fun-filled day of learning as usual. The students walked into the classroom and used their self-regulation strategies to start the day off right! Way to go everyone! Later, the students learned about 'C.R.A.A.P.'! More specifically, they learned about the C.R.A.A.P. test to check to see if their sources of information are reliable. Parents, click here to review the handout. Here is a video for you to review with your parents. Explain to your parents what each letter stands for and a few things you should be looking for when looking to see if your source are reliable or not. Later in the afternoon, our teacher librarian, Mrs. Altman, taught the students how to use a legend to organize their inquiry research notebooks.

IMPORTANT: Some students have not yet paid for their Gr.7 Hoodies. Please pay ASAP!

1.) MATH:

We will complete the divisibility rules assessment tomorrow to check to see how you're doing. The results will be uploaded to Fresh Grade to help you prepare for the unit evaluation
Rules of Divisibility Vid

2) FINISH UP:

Sign into ONE NOTE form home and make sure you have 2 paragraphs completed
Make sure your project reflection for the plant ID project is complete and posted as a comment on Fresh Grade

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today, you learned and practiced using the CRAAP test to check sources of information for reliability.
Today, I want you to take a look at this website.
The Pacific Northwest is home to a well-known animal called the tree octopus.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

Use the CRAAP test and write a paragraph (intro, supporting sentences, and conclusion) about why you believe this website is reliable or not.
Include at least 3 different points and details (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose). You must explain 3 of them. Do not simply state what each letter stands for.
Div 2 students from last year must also complete this activity.
You are responsible for completing a self-assessment for the givens (spelling, capitals, grammar, sentence structure, etc).
Edit/revise based on this and the assignment criteria.

VIDEO LINKS:
The CRAAP test

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Friend 2 Friend

10/7/2019

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Today we got onto our ONE NOTE class notebook and stated our Alphabiography personal writing project. Students will be writing a lot over the next several months. Last week we learned that powerful wring comes form strong feeling and today we got started on our first writing piece. In math, we learned the divisibility rules for 6, 4 and 8 and then started practicing. In the afternoon we had a presentation by the Friend 2 Friend Social Learning Society. We learned that people with autism experience the world differently and how important it is to be accepting and aware of peoples differences. Despite these differences we need to be a good friend to everyone. We can start doing this by following these 7 Friendship Tips.

1) WORD WORK:

Word analysis
Test Friday
(click here for the words)

2) MATH: (Due tomorrow)

3) ALPHABIOGRAPHY WRIITNG PROJECT::

Complete two paragraphs on ONE NOTE for tomorrow (click here to sign in)
You may use today's PAR as one of these paragraphs! Post is here and on ONE NOTE!
REMEMBER our first writing TIP: Good writing comes form string feeling.You may used ideas form our idea generating strategy, LOVE IT OR LOATHE IT!

4)MAKE UP HOMEWORK:

The following students did NOT compete their Weekend PAR correctly:
Abdul, Aidan, Alice, Damien, Daniel, Denise, Edmond, Ella, Emma, Hem, Isabel, Jack, Jordan, Koby, Krystelle, Longman, Maxwell,, Mireya, Priya, Ruby, Seon, Stephen, William, Yi Ming
Please RE-READ the weekend PAR and complete it! FOLLOW THE SUCCESS CRITERIA and ADD THE COMPLETED PLANT ID PROJECT REFLECTION onto Fresh Grade
REMEMBER: it is your job to complete your homework. If you do not know what you need to do or what is expected ask here or email me!
Homework Alerts will be issued to anyone not finished at by 9:00am tomorrow morning

5)POST A RESPONSE:

Watch the video below and follow the instructions below.
This video was put out by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). They are a world famous news organization.
Students from Mr. Hong's class last year, you do not need to complete the PAR. However, you must ask your classmates questions about their responses. Your questions should revolve around what we did last year on 'RELIABLE SOURCES'. Don't give away too much in your questions.
Post a paragraph and include the following items:

1.) Introduction
2.) What you learned.
3.) Give at least 2 examples from the video as part of your supporting sentences.
4.) Give two reasons why you believe the information from this video is trustworthy or why you
believe it is not trustworthy. Give your honest opinions.
5.) Conclusion
6.) Answer all questions you receive on your post from your classmates/teachers.

VIDEO LINKS:
Flying Penguins - BBC

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