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Art and Earth Bites

5/15/2019

Today we started with Art. We used students to help understand what translations, rotations and reflections look. We also used our hands show the different movements. From there the class was given more time to work on their Cheers, as the big performance is tomorrow. After recess there was music before our Math evaluation. After lunch we had Earth Bites were groups took turns in the garden, and classroom. In the classroom we talked about hydration, and made a tasty cucumber, mango, radish salad with an apple cider vinigar and honey dressing. YUM! We ended the day with one last chance to cheer.
Sports Day tomorrow. Wear you colours and dress for the weather.

**** SPORTS DAY TOMORROW ****

1) GRATITUDE JOURNAL:

Post some gratitude

2) FIELD TRIP FORMS (ANIMAL FARM):

return signed form
pay on-line

3) HOMEWORK:

Reading for Novel Book clubs
Science worksheet
Memorize your cheer

4) POST A RESPONSE:

Today in EarthBites we talked about hydration.
We learned: 1) how to tell when you are dehydrated? 2) how to stay hydrated? 3) why it is important to be hydrated?
Write a short paragraph answering the three questions above based on what you learned today, and include your stratagey for staying hydrated through sports day tomorrow.
Support another student with some feedback

FIRST BOOK CLUB MEETING

5/14/2019

We started the day off with our first group session with our novel book clubs. After a session of shared learning, and making sure everyone in our group knows what the expectations are for next meeting, we spent some time on our sports day cheers. After recess we spent some time on 'The Boundless' before going over the Math pre-test. In the afternoon the students had some time to reflect on their Tennis unit, and finish up their French. Finally Ms. Jivraj came to our room to share what it means to her to be Muslim.

** See Information Below About Churchill Orientation **

1) GRATITUDE JOURNAL:

post some gratitude

2) FIELD TRIP FORM

Return signed forms
Pay on-line

3) HOMEWORK:

study for Math
Novel book club reading
Science Sheet from Monday

4) POST A RESPONSE:

See above: post some Gratitude
Study for your Math

Ice Pops and Field hockey

5/13/2019

Today we started off with a quick Science lab where we looked at one way of testing to know if a solution is a pure substance. We made juice dilutions and put them in the freezer to see if they froze at the rate as water. From there we headed down to gym to continue working on moving with a field hockey stick and ball. After recess we hopped back aboard 'The Boundless' before practicing our sports day cheers. The afternoon brought music and a pre-test for our math evaluation on Wednesday. The day ended with a freezie for our efforts.

1) GRATITUDE JOURNAL

Daily entry on the Gratitude page

2) MATH:

Evaluation Wednesday
Finish pre-test

3) SCIENCE:

Back page of Procedure Sheet some reflection questions

4) NOVEL BOOK CLUBS:

Make sure you have read to the agreed pages and have looked at your package for discussions on Tuesday

5) POST A RESPONSE:

Last week we had a Pastor come in to speak to our classes about the experience of being Christian, and what it means to be Christian. This week(Tuesday) we will have our very own Ms. Jivraj come in to discuss her experience as a Muslim, and what it means to her to be Muslim.
Lets practice our Question-building skills!
Below post 3 questions that you would like to ask Ms. Jivraj about Islam to help guide your learning in whichever religion you are inquiring on.
Be thoughtful, respectful and focused to help push your learning further.

Happy MOther's day weekend!

5/10/2019

Click to see Div. 1 Mother's Day Video

Today we started off with a quick Novel club meeting. This meeting was to set an agreed schedule to keep members accountable so everyone has read what is needed to facilitate deep discussions when groups come together. We then began a perspective photography project, and as pictures rolled off the printer we put all the finishing touches on this special project. After recess we had our last session on Isolating the Variable to solve one and two step equations. We will follow up next week to get everyone ready for the Wednesday Evaluation. In the afternoon we had guest speaker pastor Bethel Lee come in and answer many questions to help build students back ground knowledge for their social studies project. We ended the day with some creative thinking as sports day groups finished making their cheers and started planning their choreography.

***Watch the Mother's Day video with your Mother***

1) MATH

Finish worksheets

2) NOVEL APPROACH:

Keep reading your novels

3) POST A RESPONSE:

Your Novel Approach Book Club Response #2 need to be connected to Fresh Grade
Please post a link for your RESPONSE #2 as a comment on The Novel Approach Activity on Fresh Grade
Make sure you select "can be viewed" by anyone on the link
Go to you Fresh Grade Portfolio and make sure the link works
Reply here when the link is posted and working
If you are having any trouble ask someone here!

Happy Mother's Day!

NOvel Approach NOvels have started

5/9/2019

The day:
1.Geering up UBC workshop on electricity
2. Social studies
3. Math- Isolating the variable
4. Chemistry
5. Novel Approach Novel Clubs

1) REMINDERS:

Camp forms and fee
Word Work Test tomorrow
MATH p 224,226 #2-7 (click for 224) (click for p226)

2) POST A RESPONSE:

Post some daily gratitude on the gratitude journal

Micro greens!

5/8/2019

Today we had Earthbites come in to help support us in growing micro greens. We learned that in as little as 15 days we can grow and enjoy a delicious nutritious salad of arugula, roquette and broccoli. Another amazing thing we learned is that micro greens can be grown on both coconuts husk matt and hemp matt. These hemp matts are called terrafibre. See instructions below:)

****CAMP FORM AND FEE***

**GR7. SLIDE SHOW PICS**

1)GRATITUDE JOURNAL:

Daily entry. See gratitude journal page above:)

2) HOMEWORK:

French maps and locations
study for Friday word work

3)SCIENCE:

Show your parents your unit evaluation and reflection for the Electricity & Magnetism unit

4) POST A RESPONSE:

In a short paragraph explain what you learned about both field hockey and growing micro greens.
Make sure your paragraph has a clear topic sentence and several supporting details for each idea you present.
If you like, please copy and paste the following topic sentence into your post to help get you started.
"Today I learned about to two new things: field hockey and growing micro greens."
Give another student feedback on their paragraph
Edit and revise as needed

We have Chemistry

5/7/2019

Hooray! We started the morning working on our team cheers for sports day before rolling into some inquiry time in Socials. After recess we found time to get back aboard "The Boundless" before we carried on making algebraic expressions from verbal expressions in Math. In the afternoon we rolled out the new Science Unit on Chemistry. We will see how elements, compounds and chemical changes connect to the world around us. The afternoon was brought to a close in the library where some students from Churchill presented a project on feeding the homeless in Vancouver.

Pictures to [email protected] (don't forget you name in the Subject Line)

Camp forms and Money

Grade 7 Celebration Forms and Money

1) FRENCH:

Have your maps and directions ready for Wednesday morning

2) MATH:

Finish verbal expressions worksheets

3) POST A RESPONSE:

What did we learn today about reading the elements on the periodic table? Can you explain the 4 key pieces of infomaton we talked about for each element?
Try to explain the connection that was made between the periodic table and the class seating plan (or provide another analogy)
Support another students learning.

Flip, Turn, Slide

5/6/2019

Today we started out on the Tennis courts for our last session with the Tennis BC instructor. Next up was a little mixture of Math and Art were we worked on our new Transformation Art project. After recess a quick word work pre test before some more graphing in Math. Can we see the algebric expression if we look at a graph? In the afternoon the students walked up to Churchill to see the presentation of 'Grease' being performed by Churchill students.

----CAMP FORM AND FEE------

POST SOME GRATITUDE

1) MATH:

Finish the worksheet from class. To do your graph just use numbers 1 to 5 for your variable.

2) ART:

Here are some links to understand and play with Translations:

Flip
Turn
Slide

3) POST A RESPONSE:

Think about the performance of Grease at Churchill today, and the opportunities to get involved in activiities like this that will come along at high school.
Would you want to be part of a performance like this?
Write a short paragraph giving your reasons (why or why not)?
Don't forget the people on stage were not the only ones involved there are many behind the scene possibilities to consider that might be interesting.

Cheer-y Friday

5/5/2019

Friday started off with a good stretch and energy build with our Fitness Friday, before we rolled into our Word Work evaluation. After recess Division 1 & 2 with their newly announced sports day teams were given a little time to start thinking about what their cheer might look like. From there, we looked at what some of the algebraic expressions might look like if we put them on a graph. After lunch was another Tennis session before an afternoon of French as students get ready to lead their friends on a short adventure using the French we have been learning.

SHOW SOME GRATITUDE THIS WEEKEND IN THE GRATITIUDE JOURNAL

1) MATH:

Focus 7 pg. 395 questions 3-8 when asked to create a table use n = -5 to 5 like we were doing in the class example. (click)

2) FRENCH:

Be prepared to take a classmate on a walk the week (should be Wednesday) to do your peer and self evaluation. You will also need to turn in your map and teh language you used to lead them to a special spot.

) PLAN TO EAT LUNCH AT SCHOOL MONDAY

We will be leaving the school at 12:25 on Monday and walking to Churchill to watch their perfomance of 'Grease'

4) POST A RESPONSE

Write a short response to the Big Idea from your 2nd picture book.
Use 5 words from the unit 22 word work.
Give another student feedback on their post.

Sports Day teams

5/2/2019

Today we started off with time to write our powerful response piece to our second picture book. We were given the template to help us see what a good powerful response might look like. After recess we rolled into our reading of "The Boundless", before our Algebra lesson on substiting to solve an expression. In the afternoon we began to see what our Socials Project might look like, and were given some time to do a little inquiry. At 2pm things got shaken up with our big earthquake drill. We spent the afternoon outside while we practiced what it would look like if there was an earthquake with injuries and students being released to parents.

*****CAMP FEE AND FORM*****
1.)MATH:

Interactions p217 #1-9 (click)

2.) WORD WORK:

Test tomorrow

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Complete you PAR form yesterday if you did not get it done!
Post at least 5 options for a Sports Day team name for your colour.
Reply to another team members post and let them know if you like the name.
KEEP IT POSITIVE, SUPPORTIVE AND APPROPRIATE

SPORTS DAY TEAMS!

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