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Happy Halloween

10/31/2018

Today was very exciting day of Halloween festivities. We started off in the gym where classes took turns showing off their costumes while they danced for the school. After recess and music we had a final math study period to get any last minute help before the unit test tomorrow. In the afternoon we had a fantastic Halloween feast and party! Thank you to all the parents for their wonderful contributions. The party was beyond bountiful. We are all so thankful to be able to have such a feast. Please have a wonderful and safe Halloween evening! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!

1) Reminders and Homework:

Bring in any conference forms and field trip permission forms
Math Unit Test tomorrow
Bring October home reading calendar tomorrow
NO HOME READING TONIGHT!

2) Post A Response:

No PAR!

Halloween PIcs

one more sleep until halloween!

10/30/2018

Today we used some time to prepare for our parent teacher conferences. We also had a lesson on developing ideas in our writing and worked on our Alphabiographies and artist statements. In math, we completed a pre-test to help us prepare for our unit test on Thursday! In the afternoon, we had a lesson on evaluating resources on the internet and continued immersing ourselves in our early humans inquiry project! You have large list of things to do this evening so read the post carefully please!

IMPORTANT:
1.) FIELD TRIP FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TOMORROW!
2.) List what you will be bringing to our class potluck lunch tomorrow.
3.) Wear your costume for the Division 1 and 2 costume contest.
4) BRING A PLATE/BOWL, SPOON/FORK/CHOPSTICKS AND CUP TOMORROW FOR THE CELEBRATION

1) PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES SIGN UP

Click here to sign up for a conference time (CLICK)
Go over the behaviour check list, skills inventory and competency self-reflection we completed today with your parents and make any needed changes. Please return the form to me tomorrow

1.) SOCIAL STUDIES INQUIRY:

Update your list below with at least 3 of your best questions. Include any useful resources you have found in your 'IMMERSION' phase.
Click here to access the Gr. 7 Inquiry Question brainstorming page.

2.) MATH:

Mark your math pretest using this answer key (click)

3.) POST A RESPONSE:

Homework check list! After completing each of these items cut and paste the corresponding statement and post it!
I have put eating utensils (plate/bowl, fork/chopsticks, cup) for the party in my backpack
I have put the signed field trip form in my backpack
I have marked my math pretest and put it in my back pack
I have gone over my conference form with my parents and put it in my backpack
I have signed up for a conference time
I have added 3 inquiry questions to the brainstorming page

**DO NOT POST THE COMMENT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED!***

INQUIRY QUESTIONS

10/30/2018

CLICK HERE TO ADD INQUIRY QUESTIONS!

EARLY HUMAN LINKS

Math Unit test Thursday

10/29/2018

Today we started our volleyball unit in PE and finished up the word work test form last week. We will have no word work this week, but we will be having our first Math Unit Evaluation on Thursday. Make sure you review the learning intentions posted below. We will have a pretest tomorrow which we will mark together to make sure you are prepared to go! After lunch, we had music, finished up the FSA and worked on our collages and artist statements!

1) Homework & reminders:

Math Worksheet
Math Lesson for review (click)
Home Reading

2) Halloween Potluck Party:

Sign up for a contribution here (click)
Bring a bowl or plate, cup and a food to mouth delivery device for the party on Wednesday! DO NOT FORGET! If you think you might forget bring it tomorrow and leave it here!
Dress up for the party!

3) Ecosystems Study Field Trip FRIDAY!

If the weather looks decent we will be going on an all day field trip to Stanley Park to study ecosystems. For this trip you will need a device to take photographs and a compass card or two way bus fare ($1.90 x 2). More information will be sent home tomorrow! Please make sure you have arranged to have a device to take pictures for Friday!
THIS FIELD TRIP IS WEATHER DEPENDANT. IF THE WEATHER IS VERY BAD WE WILL POSTPONE, BUT BE PREPARED TO GO!

4) Post A Response:

Post any positive integer greater than 10 (an integer must be a whole number)
Reply to another students post and represent their number in 10 different ways
Use all 4 operations in your reply!
Challenge 1: Can you represent it using decimals?
Challenge 2: Can you represent it using exponents?
Challenge 3: Can you represent it using both decimals and exponents in the same equation?
Review the reply to your number and given them some feed back: Did they get them all right? Do they need to revise?
Make any corrections needed

****Use an asterisk to show exponents like this: 10*2= 10x10 or 2*6 = 2x2x2x2x2x2****

Math Unit Learning intentions

hoodies and Halloween

10/26/2018

Today we read quite a lot of Amal Unbound and discovered that being rich and powerful doesn't necessarily make you happy. Societal expectations can change according to wealth, which can make life quite different. Students also worked hard completing most of the FSA. I know it was a long slog Div 1 and I commend you on your perseverance! In math, we had a great time using exponents with bases of 10 to explore and represent very large and very small numbers. Next week we will be having the unit evaluation for Math so be sure to be reviewing the learning intentions posted on Fresh Grade! Have a great weekend in your warm hoodies!

1) Halloween Potluck Party

We will have a Halloween Potluck lunch party on Wednesday! Everyone MUST bring something to contribute to the party. THIS WILL BE A LUNCH PARTY, NOT A JUNK FOOD ONLY PARTY. We would like a nice mix of good lunch items as well as some sweet items and snacks or drinks.
Examples items: chicken wings, fried rice, spring rolls, sushi, spaghetti, veggies and dip, samosas, dumplings, Chinese food dishes, chicken nuggets, cookies, chips, cupcakes, Juice boxes etc.
YOU WILL NOT NEED TO BRING A LUNCH ON HALLOWEEN WEDNESDAY!
Click here to sign up for what you will bring to the party! (CLICK)

***TALK TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT WHAT WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE LUNCH PARTY THIS WEEKEND. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MUNITE**

2) Home Work and Reminders:

Review for Unit 7 word work test Monday
Home reading
Math Unit Evaluation Next Week (Thursday)

3) Post A Response:

NO PAR this WEEKEND!
Post here if you have any questions about the Potluck Party or any other item related to school.
ENJOY your PARless weekend!

Personal vs. Informational writing

10/25/2018

Today we made some steady progress on our Alphabiography writing project. Mrs. Chohan and I did a mini lesson on the differences between personal and informational writing. We looked at several student samples and, with the help of the class, classified them according to the characteristic of each type of writing. Remember that we are practicing personal writing in this project. If you have already written some information pieces please do not erase them. You can either work on changing them into personal pieces or just leave them for now and make sure your next piece is a personal one. After recess we had the global read aloud and a VERY exciting math lesson! I was so excited about math I could hardly contain my enthusiasm! Some of us were a little stumped when I said 3 x 4=6 and I can see why. I was so excited I forgot my math facts for a second:) Let's not forget those fact families, as they are so important. A fact family can be made with any multiplication or division sentence. In the afternoon we finished the second to last section of the FSA. Hang in there Division 1. We are almost done.

1) Homework and Reminders:

Bring your AGENDA tomorrow. We are going to practice using it! I will teach you an agenda strategy!
Math fact family question : 73.6 x 100 =
Lets try to get the collages finished up by tomorrow. If more time is really needed please see me tomorrow
Word Work Test Unit 7 tomorrow.

2) Post A Response:

In an informational (not personal) paragraph explain what a fact family is and the explain how to make a fact family from a multiplication sentence. Use an example to help you. In your paragraph you must include the following math language (factor, product, quotient, dividend, devisor)
Give another student feedback on their paragraph
Edit/revise your post if needed

Todays math lesson

Early Humans and Earthbites

10/24/2018

NOVA Documentary

Today we were very busy. From collecting mulch in the school garden to learning about the origins of early humans. In the morning, we a great game of sprout ball in PE and then practiced a writing technique to catch reader attention, which uses the strategy of starting a piece of writing at an exciting point and then back filling in the less exciting information. After practicing this, we had EarthBites and learned about how leaf mold and mulch can be used to improve a garden. Then we got our hands dirty and collected and ground up leaves to be used as mulch. In the afternoon, we kicked off out next inquiry on the anthropological origins of humans by watching the NOVA documentary, Becoming Human.

1) HOMEWORK & REMINDERS:

Study for the Word Work Unit 7 test on Friday
Highlight interesting facts or thinking in your research notebook and come up with 2-3 questions you may want to pursue for the early humans inquiry (due Tomorrow) THIS IS THE FIRST PART OF YOUR PAR!

2) POST A RESPONSE:

PART 1: Post your 2-3 possible inquiry questions here!
PART 2:
Write the definition of the other 8 words for unit 7. Definitions should be in your own words. NOT COPIED AND PASTED from the internet!
Reply to another students post and write a sentence with each of the eight words they posted. Make sure the sentence shows the meaning of the word
Give feed back to the reply if improvement is needed.
Edit/revise base on any feedback you receive

VIDEO LINK

Mystery Call to Chicago!

10/23/2018

Today, we did a lot of learning! So much that Mr. Hong and I were still very excited at the end of the day because it was so amazing! We had a unique opportunity to connect with a class from the U.S.A (Frankfort, Illinois) by having a Mystery Google Hangout with them! It was amazing to see how powerful technology can be in our learning. We learned questioning, geography, communication, and collaboration skills. Learning together is extremely powerful. it is important to learn and hear different perspectives to have a better understanding of a topic. Later in the day, we wrapped up our mini-inquiry unit and ended it with an amazing cheer! "When we inquire, we're on fire! The Learning Never Stops!"

1) HOMEWORK & REMINDERS:

Work on learning the meaning of Unit 7 word work words
Home Reading

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Write the definition of 8 of the 16 words for unit 7. Definitions should be in your own words. NOT COPIED AND PASTED from the internet!
Reply to another students post and write a sentence with each of the eight words they posted. Make sure the sentence shows the meaning of the word
Give feed back to the reply if improvement is needed.
Edit/revise base on any feedback you receive

EXAMPLE: (My example has 3 words, but you are to do 8)

Andrew's POST

1) midwife: a person, usually a women who helps in chid birth
2) etch: to scratch into a surface
3) physiognomy: the shape of the land

Mr. Hong's REPLY

1) midwife: The midwife checked the pregnant women's blood pressure to make sure she was healthy.
2) etch: We and to etch our designs into the rock using a sharp object.
3) The physiognomy of the west coast mountains is world famous.

Gymnastics Unbound

10/22/2018

Today, the students were engaged deep in their learning during Physical and Health Education during our last Gymnastics class. They engaged in self/peer assessment of their abilities and skills. Later, the Gr. 7 students completed 2 sections of the FSA's. They will be writing more of the FSA later this week. During the global read aloud, we discussed many different topics and themes that have come up. We have posted a Padlet board here for the students to respond to questions.

1.) HOMEWORK & REMINDERS:

Word work Unit 7 words posted below
Finish math from last week if not complete and bring it to school tomorrow
Finish the Weekend PAR with your parents if you have not completed it yet
Show your parents your Word Work Review Test and Gymnastics Evaluation on Fresh Grade
Watch the Video posted below on scientific notation

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Click here to visit our PADLET to complete tonight's post a response assignment.
Mr. Fisher and I have posted questions related to the ones you came up with in class today.
Read our examples and model your responses after the structure of ours. Feel free to write your response to any one or two of the questions.
OPTIONAL: You may also post a question that you have related to each of the questions we have posted.
Make sure to post in the appropriate column by click on the '+' sign.

VIDEO LINK
Scientific Notation

Long Weekend

10/19/2018

Thursday we had a writing lesson called Show Me Don't Tell Me, which focuses on adding detail and description in writing. We got into a very exciting part of the Global Read Aloud and found out that Amal has become a servant to a powerful oppressive landlord. What will happen next? After more practice finding GCF/LCM in math, we had our big 50 word review test to see if we are retaining the vocabulary we have been building up over the last 5 weeks. We finished off the week working on our personal collages in art. Several students are finishing up and the collages are looking great. Have a fantastic long weekend!!

1) HOMEWORK:

GCF/LCM handout
Home reading