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SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!

6/29/2018

A good lesson starts with teacher modeling (cick the pic to see)

What a grand finish to the school year: Camp, Grad Celebration, Dance Party and Dunk the Principal! I want you all to know that you are wonderful people and students who worked hard this year and deserve a rest. You have all become better learners. You know that lessons should have specific learning intentions and success criteria, and that students should be told what they are. You know that specific feedback and revision is needed to push your learning. You are taking ownership of your learning and are stating to advocate for yourselves!. This means you do not just sit back and wait for the things you need to learn hoping they will come. Taking ownership and advocating means you go and get what you need to learn! You showed you can SOAR in school and out in the community. Take all you have learned with you and apply it in high school and you will be successful. Mr. Hong and are so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn together with you this year. Have a great summer and best of luck in high school! Keep in touch!

1) GR. 7 CELEBRATION AND CAMP PHOTOS/SLIDESHOWS

Click here for a link to the camp pics/slideshow and Gr. 7 Celebration pics/slideshow
More pics to be uploaded later this evening (SUNDAY)

1) Reminders & Homework

Have a great summer!
Read some good books!
Top 100 Must Reads List (click)

2) POST A RESPONSE:

Check back throughout the summer as I will periodically post.

Feel free to post messages throughout the summer.

Grade 7 Celebration Tomorrow!

6/26/2018

Today we had a great day at the park. We played in the sun and ate some good food. Tomorrow is the grade 7 celebration with a ceremony, lunch and a dance!

1) Reminders:

Please wear some nice clothes
Bring extra shoes to dance in if your shoes are not comfortable
Don't be late. The ceremony starts at 9:30am
Practice your speeches this evening
Practice the dance 4 times (click)

BBQ @ Oak Park Tomorrow!

6/25/2018

Tomorrow, we will walk over to Oak Park for a day of fun and a bbq. We I will supply all the food, snacks, and drinks so you do not need to bring any food/lunch. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, gluten free buns, chips, juice boxes, etc. What you will need to bring is water, sunscreen, appropriate clothing, frisbee, basketball, or anything else to play with. If you have any questions, post them here.

IMPORTANT: If you have any novels, textbooks, or picture books at your home, please return them TOMORROW! Especially the Novel Approach books. Double check your room!

1.) SPEECHES:

If you would like to give a speech at the Gr. 7 Celebration on Wednesday, please let me know by posting a message here or by emailing me.
Ideally, we want 3 groups of students to give speeches from our class. Mr. Fisher's class will have 3 groups as well.
Talk to your friends and let me know what your groups will be.
Click here to read more about the speeches.

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Help our your fellow classmates who will be giving speeches by activating their background knowledge/memories.
Posting some things here about your elementary school experience.
Share the following:

1.) PAST (Memorable moments)
2.) PRESENT (Grade 7) moments)
3.) FUTURE (What does the future hold for you?)

Camp Latona

6/19/2018

One more sleep until we go camping! Can you feel the excitement? We will load into the bus at 8am and depart at 8:15am. I suggest arriving between 7:45am - 8:00am. We will all meet in the gym. Students, make sure you pack efficiently and label your things. Click here to view the weather forecast for Gambier Island.

1.) SCIENCE LAB: Due before we leave tomorrow morning. Simply post it to your FreshGrade and comment by saying, "COMPLETED" on FreshGrade.

2.) CAMPING INFORMATION:

Parents and students, click here for information about the ACTIVITY GROUPS, CABIN GROUPS, MAPS, ACTIVITY SCHEDULE, ETC

3.) LUNCH TOMORROW:

Pack a lunch without Tupperware. Lunch will not be provided tomorrow.

4.) POST A RESPONSE:

Post any questions or comments about our camping trip.
Communicate with your classmates if anything is unclear for tomorrow.

VIDEO LINK:
How We All Feel Right Now

Only two more sleeps till............CAMP!!!

6/18/2018

I hope you had a good day today and represented Laurier and myself well with the guest teacher! Tomorrow we will finish up any assignments, make camp journals and answer any questions or concerns you have about camp. Only two more sleeps!!!! See you tomorrow!

1) Reminders:

2) Post A Response:

Post any questions you have about camp here on the blog
If there is anything on your packing list that you need but do not have, post it here on the blog and maybe someone can lend you an item.

Happy Fathers DAY!

6/17/2018

Div 1 Fathers Day Video (click here)

Labs

6/14/2018

We spent a good chunk of the day working on the chemistry lab write-ups and completing some of our final fresh grade additions and refections. After so much computer and sitting work we spent some of the afternoon playing a great game of stones in the school yard.

1) Reminders

Labs are due before we go to camp
Please get in the medical forms: Kobe, Daniel, Ray, Cooper, Lainey, Cynthia, Sophia, Queenie, Kevin, Eric Z
I will be away tomorrow so please be on your best behaviour. I will be in touch with the guest teacher.
I am very sorry to miss the concert and student recognition assembly tomorrow, but need to make sure I am healthy for camp next week. I would like to congratulate you all on your awards and contributions to the school community this year!

2) Post A Response:

PAR holiday for the rest of the week!
Please use the blog to ask any questions you may have about the chemistry lab.

To all certificate recipients.....

Earthbites Year End Celebration!

6/13/2018

The year end celebration was great. We all enjoyed some great food form the school garden. We also got started on the chemistry lab write up. Be sure to go back and look at your ecosystems lab to see what you need to do to improve this lab. Ask me or Mr. Hong for help if you need it! Don't forget your acknowledgment for you table group member. We will share them tomorrow!

1.) SCIENCE:

2) No Par today!

Learning Surveys & Final Chemistry Trials

6/12/2018

You started the day by completing several learning surveys. You reviewed your digital portfolios on FreshGrade and carefully completed your self-assessments. You self-assessed your work habits, attitude, strengths, stretches, self-regulation, and more. Reflecting on your learning is an integral part of the learning process. It is our hope that you can take what you learned about how you learn with you to high school in order to achieve even more success. We also did our final trials in the chemistry unit and have some solid data to work with. This data will help us answer our inquiry question of the relative strength of the acids and bases.

1) Reminders:

Keep getting ready for camp
Prepare and acknowledgment for someone at your table group

2) Math:

Complete the first 3 probability tree diagrams

3) Post A Response:

Part 1:

Prepare and acknowledgment for someone at your table group
Post who your acknowledgement is for on the website so no one is left our!
We will share the acknowledgments orally in class tomorrow! MAKE SURE NO ONE IS LEFT OUT!

Part 2:

Explain the difference between independent and dependent events in probability.
Use an example to help you explain

Landfill Harmonic

6/11/2018

Landfill Harmonic, traveling all the way from Paraguay, put on a great show with instruments made form recycled materials. It was amazing to see what can be made out of unwanted materials. In the afternoon students time going through their digital portfolios to great summaries of their leaning in the different subject areas. This information will be used to put together the final summative reprot card for the year.

1) Homework & Reminders:

Classroom French Quiz Friday (click here)
Keep getting ready fro camp
You will get your cabin and activity groups this week

2) Post A Response:

In the Landfill Harmonic concert there were some clear messages presented
In a short paragraph, explain what you think the messages were.
What were the main ideas of the show? (use the video to help you)
Be sure to provide some examples to support your thinking.
Comment on another post. Do you agree with their thinking?

Happy Birthday, K.Z. and Jerry!

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SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!

Grade 7 Celebration Tomorrow!

BBQ @ Oak Park Tomorrow!

Camp Latona

Only two more sleeps till............CAMP!!!

Happy Fathers DAY!

Div 1 Fathers Day Video (click here)

Labs

To all certificate recipients.....

Earthbites Year End Celebration!

Learning Surveys & Final Chemistry Trials

Landfill Harmonic

Happy Birthday, K.Z. and Jerry!

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