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March 31st, 2022

3/31/2022

It was great to be back with division two again. This week we will be wrapping up several projects and starting several new ones. I look forward to lots of engaging learning over the next three months of school.

Spring Break

3/17/2022

To be updated...

1.) UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MAP:

Try your best to finish the map or at least the colouring.
Making the map look old:

Soak in black tea and then dry it
Wrinkle it up and smudge some areas
Wet some areas and then dry
Burn some of the edges or some holes in it (You must have parent supervision and permission for this)

IMPORTNAT: When making the map look old, make sure the important areas of the map are still readable.

Criteria Sheets:

Map Project sheet (pdf) click
Map Criteria sheet (pdf) click
Maps of Underground Railroad Routes (click)
North America map (click)

**For the arrows showing the routes you do not need to use all the arrows. You can use any of the maps or a combination of arrows from different maps. The goal is to show some of the main routes used to escape.

March 10th, 2022

3/10/2022

1.) MATH: Test tomorrow
2.) WORD WORK: Test tomorrow
3.)MAP: Bring map with fine lining complete at 9am. (LOTS OF COLOURING TOMORROW)
4.) SPRING BREAK PARTY: Bring some snacks!
5.) POST A RESPONSE: Par holiday.

March 09th, 2022

3/9/2022

No Post today. Have a break.

March 08th, 2022

3/8/2022

MATH: Integers Test Friday!
Word Work Test Friday
Party Friday!
POST A RESPONSE:

We will join together and tell the story of the underground railroad in sections.
The first person to post will tell the first part of the story.
As new people show reply to their post and add the next part to a story. Repeat this until the story is complete.
If a full story has been completed. Start a new one.

underground railroad routes

3/7/2022

After a morning of PE students used the plot outline of the story of the underground railroad to write the story in full paragraphs. Students will build a storyboard to use to orally share their understanding of the history of the underground railroad. In the afternoon students carried on with operations with integers and continued filling in their underground railroad mapping assignment.

Click Here to see several maps of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ROUTES!

1) MATH: Gr 7-All integers handout Gr 6- First 5 sides
2)SOCIAL STUDIES: underground railroad story writing. Map due Friday!
3)WORD WORK: TEST FRIDAY
4) PARTY: Friday (What will you bring to share?)
5) POST A RESPONSE:

Write a paragraph that incorporates at least 8 of the word work words below. Make sure the meaning of the words is clear in the paragraph. CAPITALIZE all the letters of each word work word.
Be creative!
Respond to another studentS post and give them some feedback or encouragement.

IMPORTNAT: Pay for the science made fun workshop! You know who you are!

March 03rd, 2022

3/3/2022

Today is your final day to work on your Novel Approach practice assignment. You have received ongoing feedback and will will receive some on your work over the weekend. Work hard today in class and at home to complete your work. Examples of powerful responses from past students:
1.) Powerful Response Example 1
2.) Powerful Response Example 2
3.) Click here for an example of what you will hand in tomorrow.
If you require the template file, click here.

IMPORTANT:
1.) NOVEL APPROACH DUE TOMORROW
2.) SCIENCE TEST TOMORROW

LEARNING/PLANNER:
1.) READING: 30 minutes.

2.) LA/WORD WORK:

Click here for words
Test next week

3.) MATH:

Complete Interactions page 276 #1-6 page 277 #1-6

4.) UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MAPL:

Underground Railway Map outline in pencil due Monday by 9am

5.) POST A RESPONSE: to be updated...

VIDEO LINKS:

March 02nd, 2022

3/2/2022

The Day:

1.)MATH: Complete the integers booklet

2.)SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnetism Test tomorrow

3.)WORD WORK: Word Analysis ( test will be next week)

4.) NOIVEL APPROACH: Powerful Response Due Friday!

5.) POST A RESPONSE: Holiday. Use this time to work on your powerful response

SUBTRACTING INTEGERS

3/1/2022

Cool Stuff!!!

TODAY WE FINISHED WATCHING INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND STUDENTS PRACTICED MAKING NOTES IN THEIR OWN WORDS. AFTERWARDS WE HAD A CLASS DISCUSSION AND CAME TO AN AGREEMENT OF THE MAIN PLOT POINTS IN THE STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. FOR MATH STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO SUBTRACT INTEGERS.

IMPORTNAT- SCIENCE: TEST MOVED TO THURSDAY!

1.) MATH: COMPLETE HALF OF THE BOOKLET!

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Make sure Yesterdays post is complete. Answer another students questions and give feedback on the answers to yours.
Post a note here when you have ocmpleted everthing!

March 31st, 2022

Spring Break

March 10th, 2022

March 09th, 2022

March 08th, 2022

underground railroad routes

March 03rd, 2022

March 02nd, 2022

SUBTRACTING INTEGERS

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