Last three months of Grade 7! Wow time has flown by. We have lots to do before the school year wraps up.
MATH- We have started Unit 4 Circles and Area. Your son/daughter has their Extra Practice book to continue to work on throughout the unit. I will email the answer key so they have the option to correct at home with you. It is important that they begin to memorize the formulas we have covered for radius, diameter, and circumference.
SCIENCE- We have started our Unit Mixtures and Solutions. Students had the opportunity to participate in a hands on activity mixing various kitchen items and recording their observations/predictions. We have covered lab safety/expectations and WHIMIS. Before the break your son/daughter submitted a Watershed Proposal. We are still waiting to hear back if anyone from 7M won!
RELIGION- We are continuing to work through Fully Alive and will be looking more closely at the Alpha series that we started before the break. During the month of March our class put on two liturgies. The students did a fantastic job setting up, reading, and being leaders. Thank you to those parents that were able to make it.
HEALTH- Nurse Nick with Safeship had his last day in our class this week. He covered a variety of topics with the kids, including: prenatal development, puberty, and HIV/AIDS. We are going to continue with Fully Alive Theme 3, and after that is completed we are going to examine and demonstrate personal commitment in making health decisions related to the various topics we have covered throughout the year (healthy eating, drug and alcohol awareness, relationships with others, blood-borne pathogens)
LANGUAGE ARTS- Students have been working on their Book Trailer for Touching Spirit Bear.
They have had the opportunity to work on this Monday, and will get time again on Friday. Majority of the work will be done outside of school, as it is not realistic for me to give them an hour everyday to film/compose/edit their trailers. We are beginning a Unit titled "Doing Our Part for Planet Earth" where students will have to critically think about how we depend on the environment and the implications associated with it. They are currently working on a prayer or poem that includes an illustration demonstrating the gratitude students have towards our Earth. They are drawing inspiration from four First Nations children's books that give thanks for the Earth.
GYM- We have started our Badminton Unit. We went through a information package together. Reminder- Badminton booklet is due Tuesday, April 12th.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, April 11th- AM Forestry Farm Walk through and lunch
PM 1:30 Music Festival Performance
Wednesday, April 13th - Subway Hot Lunch
- 12:45 Class Ecojustice Presentation
Friday, April 15th- 1:00- 3:00- Mini Basketball Tournament with Junior/Senior Boys and Girls basketball players
Wednesday, April 20th - 9:15 Cyber Bullying Presentation
-Talk With Your Kids About Money Day (we will be doing curriculum activities centered around money)
Thursday, April 21st- Grade 5-8 Formal Dance from 4-6 pm at the school. This is being put on as a Grade 8 Fundraiser.
Friday, April 22nd- School Sprit Day "Formal Friday"
Monday, April 25th- PLD no school for students
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
February 24th
Yikes! A month since my last post. I have been keeping in touch via email, but this will give you a better idea of what we are doing in class!
Math- We started Unit 5- Operations With Fractions- on Monday. Students have been given their Extra Practice booklets to work through as we go through the unit. Please spend time with your son/daughter going through these questions. It is imperative that students do not try to complete these booklets the night before a test. It is meant to aid them in their unit lessons and give them an idea where they may need more help. Again, Extra Practice books will be due the day of the exam, and count for 5 marks out of their total test score.
Science- We are still working through Interactions with Ecosystems. Our vermicompost is doing well, and the students are taking weekly turns on worm duty!
We are also working on an inquiry project. Our guiding question is "What Can I Do To Improve My Watershed." Ask your son/daughter what idea their group has came up with and if you are unfamiliar with what a watershed is, have them explain it to you! Amanda Burton from the Meewasin Watershed program has been working with our class to help develop these ideas and teach the student what a watershed is. There are some fantastic ideas! Students also have the chance to win some cool prizes if their proposal gets picked.
Our tomato seeds have also been shipped and should arrive shortly.
Religion- We are working through Fully Alive. We also will be putting on a Lenten Liturgy #3 on March 3rd at 2:45 with the Grade 4s from Mrs. Huel/Knoblach's class.
Language Arts- We are working through Touching Spirit Bear . Cole has now returned to the island. Students did a fantastic job during their mock trials! The final project students will be completing at the end of the novel is to create a movie trailer if the novel was to become a film. We will be going over apps/programs that the students can use to bring this to life as well as critiquing movie trailers from films the kids are familiar with to see what needs to go into their trailer for this project.
Students received their February Reader Responses. This will be due March 23rd.
Health- We are going through Fully Alive theme Three: Created Sexual- Male and Female. Nurse Nick with SAFESHIP has been teaching the students every Tuesday and I am supplementing the rest.
Gym- We are into a little March Madness basketball tournament. It will end next week and we will continue with a short fitness unit leading up to Easter. After the break we will begin badminton.
IMPORTANT DATES
Lent Liturgy #3- March 3rd 2:45 hosted by 7M and 4H/K
March 7th- PLD No school for students
March 11th- Table Mountain
-Portfolios go home
March 14th- 7M Beaver Creek---if there is still snow
March 17th PM- 3 way conferences
-Watershed proposal due
March 18th - 3 way conferences- NO school for students
Math- We started Unit 5- Operations With Fractions- on Monday. Students have been given their Extra Practice booklets to work through as we go through the unit. Please spend time with your son/daughter going through these questions. It is imperative that students do not try to complete these booklets the night before a test. It is meant to aid them in their unit lessons and give them an idea where they may need more help. Again, Extra Practice books will be due the day of the exam, and count for 5 marks out of their total test score.
Science- We are still working through Interactions with Ecosystems. Our vermicompost is doing well, and the students are taking weekly turns on worm duty!
We are also working on an inquiry project. Our guiding question is "What Can I Do To Improve My Watershed." Ask your son/daughter what idea their group has came up with and if you are unfamiliar with what a watershed is, have them explain it to you! Amanda Burton from the Meewasin Watershed program has been working with our class to help develop these ideas and teach the student what a watershed is. There are some fantastic ideas! Students also have the chance to win some cool prizes if their proposal gets picked.
Our tomato seeds have also been shipped and should arrive shortly.
Religion- We are working through Fully Alive. We also will be putting on a Lenten Liturgy #3 on March 3rd at 2:45 with the Grade 4s from Mrs. Huel/Knoblach's class.
Language Arts- We are working through Touching Spirit Bear . Cole has now returned to the island. Students did a fantastic job during their mock trials! The final project students will be completing at the end of the novel is to create a movie trailer if the novel was to become a film. We will be going over apps/programs that the students can use to bring this to life as well as critiquing movie trailers from films the kids are familiar with to see what needs to go into their trailer for this project.
Students received their February Reader Responses. This will be due March 23rd.
Health- We are going through Fully Alive theme Three: Created Sexual- Male and Female. Nurse Nick with SAFESHIP has been teaching the students every Tuesday and I am supplementing the rest.
Gym- We are into a little March Madness basketball tournament. It will end next week and we will continue with a short fitness unit leading up to Easter. After the break we will begin badminton.
IMPORTANT DATES
Lent Liturgy #3- March 3rd 2:45 hosted by 7M and 4H/K
March 7th- PLD No school for students
March 11th- Table Mountain
-Portfolios go home
March 14th- 7M Beaver Creek---if there is still snow
March 17th PM- 3 way conferences
-Watershed proposal due
March 18th - 3 way conferences- NO school for students
Friday, 22 January 2016
Friday, January 23rd
It's been a while since my last post! I find it hard to believe that next week is the last week of January!
FYI:
Science- we are into our Ecosystems Unit. Still waiting for the tomatoes to arrive, but we have another little hands on project on the go.
We are vermicomposting! Composting using red wiggler worms. Ask your son/daughter if they have signed up to be on worm feeding duty. Plan is to donate the dirt (AKA worm poop) to a community garden.
Our worms love to eat fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grinds, and tea bags! I opened the door to the classroom this morning with my fingers crossed I wouldn't be met with fruit flies and I was not! So far so good! We'll see how this ecosystem works in our classroom. It will eliminate methane gas in the landfill at the very least.
Math- We are almost half way through Unit 3. Please encourage your son/daughter to continue working on their Extra Practice booklet that will be due the day of the exam.
Will be having a 3.1-3.6 Quiz on Wednesday, January 26th.
Language Arts- We finished reading Chapter 10 in Touching Spirit Bear. The kids are working through their chapter questions, and just handed in their Chapters 1-7 answers and their character profiles. Their character profiles on Cole were really well done. They're hanging in the classroom if any of you want to pop in and see.
January Reader Response is due February 22nd!
Religion- We're almost finished our Byzantine Icons! They are beautiful. We are hoping that they can go in the display at the front of the school.
Health- Nurse Nick from SafeShip will be working with our class. We are going to be starting with AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C in the next couple of weeks, as well as Fully Alive. There will be a parent note coming home to outline this shortly.
Gym- We are in the middle of our basketball unit! We have covered dribbling and passing and will get into shooting next week.
The kids have no homework this weekend! Other than working through their Extra Practice Math and Reader Responses
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, January 25th- French Carnival PM
Monday, February 1-3- Teen Aid
Wednesday, February 10th- Ash Wednesday Mass at Church 1:30
FYI:
Science- we are into our Ecosystems Unit. Still waiting for the tomatoes to arrive, but we have another little hands on project on the go.
We are vermicomposting! Composting using red wiggler worms. Ask your son/daughter if they have signed up to be on worm feeding duty. Plan is to donate the dirt (AKA worm poop) to a community garden.
Our worms love to eat fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grinds, and tea bags! I opened the door to the classroom this morning with my fingers crossed I wouldn't be met with fruit flies and I was not! So far so good! We'll see how this ecosystem works in our classroom. It will eliminate methane gas in the landfill at the very least.
Math- We are almost half way through Unit 3. Please encourage your son/daughter to continue working on their Extra Practice booklet that will be due the day of the exam.
Will be having a 3.1-3.6 Quiz on Wednesday, January 26th.
Language Arts- We finished reading Chapter 10 in Touching Spirit Bear. The kids are working through their chapter questions, and just handed in their Chapters 1-7 answers and their character profiles. Their character profiles on Cole were really well done. They're hanging in the classroom if any of you want to pop in and see.
January Reader Response is due February 22nd!
Religion- We're almost finished our Byzantine Icons! They are beautiful. We are hoping that they can go in the display at the front of the school.
Health- Nurse Nick from SafeShip will be working with our class. We are going to be starting with AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C in the next couple of weeks, as well as Fully Alive. There will be a parent note coming home to outline this shortly.
Gym- We are in the middle of our basketball unit! We have covered dribbling and passing and will get into shooting next week.
The kids have no homework this weekend! Other than working through their Extra Practice Math and Reader Responses
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, January 25th- French Carnival PM
Monday, February 1-3- Teen Aid
Wednesday, February 10th- Ash Wednesday Mass at Church 1:30
Monday, 4 January 2016
Monday, January 4th
Happy New Year! I am really happy to be back working with the Grade 7s. I hope everyone had a relaxing break and an enjoyable Christmas.
We are busy from the get go!
MATH- Your son/daughter got their Unit 6 Test back before the Christmas break. If you have not had a chance to ask them about their mark, please do so! If they brought their test home, please send it back so it can go into their portfolio.
We are starting Unit 3- Decimals, Fractions and Percent. Today, students each got their Extra Practice booklet. I have changed the format of the Extra Practice booklets. For our last 3 Unit Exams, Practice booklets were rewarded at 5 additional bonus marks. I found, however, that I was only getting roughly 25% of students completing their bonus books.
The new format will be so that if your son/daughter does not hand in their booklet, they will automatically have a deficit of 5 marks on their exam. For example, if the test is out of 55 and they got every question correct, their mark would be 50/55.
There will now be bonus questions on the exam for students to earn extra marks.
The Extra Practice booklets serve as a good study tool, and are easy for parents/guardians to work through with your son/daughter. It is expected that students work on their Extra Practice booklet during class if they have finished their regular textbook work, whenever they have down time, or at home.
If you have questions about this change, please contact me!
3.1 Math Assignment- #1-10, reflect - Due Wednesday, January 6th
SCIENCE-We have officially started Unit 1- Interactions Within Ecosystems. An exciting hands on project students can look forward to is Tomatosphere. It involves planting tomato seeds. Some have been to space or treated in space-like conditions, while the rest are just regular tomato seeds.
Define- species
habitat
5 non living objects, 5 living objects Due Wednesday, January 6th
LANGUAGE ARTS- We are starting our novel study. The novel we will be exploring as a class is called Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. If you are also interested in reading the novel, there are copies at the Public Libraries. I only have enough copies for the students.
It is a story about a teenager named Cole who is in frequent trouble. His latest crime is harsh and he injures a fellow student. Since Cole is always in trouble, he is going to be sentenced. He has to choose between prison, or Circle Justice- a Native American form of justice that sees him banished to a remote Alaskan island for a year.
I have read the book and loved it. It is a great story about Cole's journey of self-realization and his understanding of the changes he must make in order to live out a compassionate, successful life.
Today we went over what a Spirit Bear is, and watched a clip on what the Alaskan wilderness has to offer in terms of Cole's survival.
Students will have vocabulary for each chapter and questions to go along with their chapters. The vocabulary from the novel will be Spelling words for the students. They are responsible for organizing their Touching Spirit Bear work. There are 28 chapters in the book, so after every 7 chapters I will be taking in their chapter work to mark. I have not yet decided on the final project for our novel study.
Majority of the reading will be done in class. Students will have the chance to read silently on their own, aloud as a group, and in small groups. They will only have to take their books home if they do not complete their reading or questions here, or they have been away for a day and missed a chapter.
Again, if you have any questions, please contact me.
December Reader Response- Due Friday, January 15th. *****It is still expected that students are reading independently on their own and completing Reader Responses*****
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 6th- 2:45 Epiphany Liturgy
January 10th- Hot lunch forms due online for Wok Box
January 12th- Loraas Field Trip AM (9-12)
January 15th- Hot Lunch
January 19th PM, 20th PM, 28th PM - Making Roman Catholic Icons in classs
Have a wonderful Monday!
We are busy from the get go!
MATH- Your son/daughter got their Unit 6 Test back before the Christmas break. If you have not had a chance to ask them about their mark, please do so! If they brought their test home, please send it back so it can go into their portfolio.
We are starting Unit 3- Decimals, Fractions and Percent. Today, students each got their Extra Practice booklet. I have changed the format of the Extra Practice booklets. For our last 3 Unit Exams, Practice booklets were rewarded at 5 additional bonus marks. I found, however, that I was only getting roughly 25% of students completing their bonus books.
The new format will be so that if your son/daughter does not hand in their booklet, they will automatically have a deficit of 5 marks on their exam. For example, if the test is out of 55 and they got every question correct, their mark would be 50/55.
There will now be bonus questions on the exam for students to earn extra marks.
The Extra Practice booklets serve as a good study tool, and are easy for parents/guardians to work through with your son/daughter. It is expected that students work on their Extra Practice booklet during class if they have finished their regular textbook work, whenever they have down time, or at home.
If you have questions about this change, please contact me!
3.1 Math Assignment- #1-10, reflect - Due Wednesday, January 6th
SCIENCE-We have officially started Unit 1- Interactions Within Ecosystems. An exciting hands on project students can look forward to is Tomatosphere. It involves planting tomato seeds. Some have been to space or treated in space-like conditions, while the rest are just regular tomato seeds.
Define- species
habitat
5 non living objects, 5 living objects Due Wednesday, January 6th
LANGUAGE ARTS- We are starting our novel study. The novel we will be exploring as a class is called Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. If you are also interested in reading the novel, there are copies at the Public Libraries. I only have enough copies for the students.
It is a story about a teenager named Cole who is in frequent trouble. His latest crime is harsh and he injures a fellow student. Since Cole is always in trouble, he is going to be sentenced. He has to choose between prison, or Circle Justice- a Native American form of justice that sees him banished to a remote Alaskan island for a year.
I have read the book and loved it. It is a great story about Cole's journey of self-realization and his understanding of the changes he must make in order to live out a compassionate, successful life.
Today we went over what a Spirit Bear is, and watched a clip on what the Alaskan wilderness has to offer in terms of Cole's survival.
Students will have vocabulary for each chapter and questions to go along with their chapters. The vocabulary from the novel will be Spelling words for the students. They are responsible for organizing their Touching Spirit Bear work. There are 28 chapters in the book, so after every 7 chapters I will be taking in their chapter work to mark. I have not yet decided on the final project for our novel study.
Majority of the reading will be done in class. Students will have the chance to read silently on their own, aloud as a group, and in small groups. They will only have to take their books home if they do not complete their reading or questions here, or they have been away for a day and missed a chapter.
Again, if you have any questions, please contact me.
December Reader Response- Due Friday, January 15th. *****It is still expected that students are reading independently on their own and completing Reader Responses*****
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 6th- 2:45 Epiphany Liturgy
January 10th- Hot lunch forms due online for Wok Box
January 12th- Loraas Field Trip AM (9-12)
January 15th- Hot Lunch
January 19th PM, 20th PM, 28th PM - Making Roman Catholic Icons in classs
Have a wonderful Monday!
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Thursday, December 3rd
We are so lucky to be having the December weather we're having!
Lots going on in 7M! Thank you all so much for your support with the potluck. We had a LOT of food and it was all delicious and relatively healthy.
Your son/daughter was sent home with a note today outlining some Christmas activities going on in our class. If you have any questions about the hampers or gift exchange please contact me!
Language Arts: Students will be presenting their informal rants tomorrow! They only need jot notes. I am excited to hear the students rant on an appropriate topic of their choice.
We will be finishing up acting out our "Murder Mystery Scenes" next week. It has been great seeing the kids get into character.
November Reader Response- December 17th
Math: 6.5 #1-5, 7 are due tomorrow!
Unit 6 Test- Monday December 14th
Science- Solar Pizza ovens were not as exciting as we (me) had anticipated, but it was still an interesting hands on activity for the students. We tried "cooking" a marshmallow and a chocolate today, but no success. Some students kept their ovens at school so we will try again in the spring.
We finished our unit today, and as most of you already know, there will not be a unit test. Instead students will be submitting a Unit Review and designing a cooler. Students will get this assignment Monday, and the questions and the cooler will be due December 17th.
If students want to get a head start on their Unit Review, the questions are #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 19, 24, 25
DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 4th- Report Cards go home
December 9th- 2nd Advent Liturgy
December 10th- Band Concert @1
December 15th- Visit to St. Joseph's Care Home AM
-K-5 Christmas Concert, afternoon and evening show times
December 16th- 3rd Advent Liturgy
December 18th- 4th Advent Liturgy
- Class Christmas Party AM
- Gr. 8 Airband PM
-2:30 dismissal for students
Lots going on in 7M! Thank you all so much for your support with the potluck. We had a LOT of food and it was all delicious and relatively healthy.
Your son/daughter was sent home with a note today outlining some Christmas activities going on in our class. If you have any questions about the hampers or gift exchange please contact me!
Language Arts: Students will be presenting their informal rants tomorrow! They only need jot notes. I am excited to hear the students rant on an appropriate topic of their choice.
We will be finishing up acting out our "Murder Mystery Scenes" next week. It has been great seeing the kids get into character.
November Reader Response- December 17th
Math: 6.5 #1-5, 7 are due tomorrow!
Unit 6 Test- Monday December 14th
Science- Solar Pizza ovens were not as exciting as we (me) had anticipated, but it was still an interesting hands on activity for the students. We tried "cooking" a marshmallow and a chocolate today, but no success. Some students kept their ovens at school so we will try again in the spring.
We finished our unit today, and as most of you already know, there will not be a unit test. Instead students will be submitting a Unit Review and designing a cooler. Students will get this assignment Monday, and the questions and the cooler will be due December 17th.
If students want to get a head start on their Unit Review, the questions are #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 19, 24, 25
DATES TO REMEMBER:
December 4th- Report Cards go home
December 9th- 2nd Advent Liturgy
December 10th- Band Concert @1
December 15th- Visit to St. Joseph's Care Home AM
-K-5 Christmas Concert, afternoon and evening show times
December 16th- 3rd Advent Liturgy
December 18th- 4th Advent Liturgy
- Class Christmas Party AM
- Gr. 8 Airband PM
-2:30 dismissal for students
Monday, 23 November 2015
Monday, November 23rd
I cannot believe that next week we are into December already...yikes!
I anticipate that I will see most of you at 3-Way Conferences later this week, so if you have any questions about any bits of blog information I can clarify then! If you still have not signed up for a conference time and would like to, you need to get in touch with Joan at the front office.
If you know that your son/daughter will be away into December, please let me know as soon as you can!
MATH- We have finished up Unit 1: Patterns and Relations. I am almost finished marking their exams. Students will have their exams for conferences as this mark is going to be on their report cards.
We have started Unit 6: Equations. It is a short unit, so there will be no mid-unit quiz, just a unit exam. This unit will be completed before Christmas.
RELIGION- We will be putting together our "God as the Perfect Parent" class book this week.
We recently read a wonderful story about a chicken and an eagle. Students have been collaging how the moral of the story relates to their lives. You will hear about this during their 3-Way Conference.
As a class we discussed the importance of Service and brainstormed ideas of how we could serve people in the Saskatoon community who needed a little "extra" in their lives. We will be volunteering our time at St. Joseph's Senior Care Home on the morning of Tuesday, December 15th. The residents and Sisters are very excited that we are coming!
SOCIAL STUDIES- Students have a test Wednesday, November 25th!
HEALTH- Nurse Megan has been working with our class through Healthy Eating and First Aid. Students have a First Aid Quiz tomorrow, Tuesday, November 24th.
Nurse Megan's last day with us is Tuesday, December 1st. As a way to say thank you for all of her work with our class, we are planning a "Healthy Food" Potluck that will take place over lunch hour. Students have picked a relatively healthy recipe based on what they learned during our Healthy Eating unit, and the idea is that they create their recipe to bring for our potluck. Students do not need to bring large quantities of their recipe, just enough so everyone can get a little sample of their item. I will provide cutlery. We are lucky in our class that we do not have any severe food allergies, but please keep in mind others in the building do.
Our final project will be a collection of the recipes students created.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
SCIENCE- We are back in the textbook. We will be wrapping up Unit 3- Heat and Temperature before Christmas break. Students will NOT have a unit test. Instead, they will be designing a cooler that has to keep popsicles frozen for 3 hours during the school day. If their design is successful, they will get to eat their popsicles. They may need to bring desired materials from home that I cannot provide for them from school.
We also have a Solar Energy Pizza Oven workshop taking place Wednesday, December 2nd all morning in our class! I still am not sure what this will totally entail, but we're hoping it will involve eating pizza.
LANGUAGE ARTS- We have started a Mystery unit with Renee our Teacher Librarian. Students will get to try their hand at acting, and they will be writing their own mystery narrative.
GYM- We are focusing on volleyball! Most students play on the Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams, so they have been getting lots of volleyball for the month of November. In December we will be shifting gears into a Fitness Unit.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- November 24th- Health Quiz
-November 25th- Social Studies Test
-November 26th PM- 3 Way Conferences
- Book Fair in Library
-November 27th- No School
-3 Way Conferences
-Book Fair in Library
-November 29th- Advent Begins
-November 30th- 12:45 Addictions Presentation
- 2:00 First Aid Stations in Gym
-December 1st- Healthy Food Potluck
-December 2nd- Solar Energy Pizza AM
-Advent Liturgy 2:40
-December 4th- Report Cards go home
-December 9th- Advent Liturgy 11:15
-December 10th- Band Concert 1:00
-December 15th- Christmas Concert Performances (Afternoon and Evening)
-St. Joseph's Care Home AM
Thank you!
I anticipate that I will see most of you at 3-Way Conferences later this week, so if you have any questions about any bits of blog information I can clarify then! If you still have not signed up for a conference time and would like to, you need to get in touch with Joan at the front office.
If you know that your son/daughter will be away into December, please let me know as soon as you can!
MATH- We have finished up Unit 1: Patterns and Relations. I am almost finished marking their exams. Students will have their exams for conferences as this mark is going to be on their report cards.
We have started Unit 6: Equations. It is a short unit, so there will be no mid-unit quiz, just a unit exam. This unit will be completed before Christmas.
RELIGION- We will be putting together our "God as the Perfect Parent" class book this week.
We recently read a wonderful story about a chicken and an eagle. Students have been collaging how the moral of the story relates to their lives. You will hear about this during their 3-Way Conference.
As a class we discussed the importance of Service and brainstormed ideas of how we could serve people in the Saskatoon community who needed a little "extra" in their lives. We will be volunteering our time at St. Joseph's Senior Care Home on the morning of Tuesday, December 15th. The residents and Sisters are very excited that we are coming!
SOCIAL STUDIES- Students have a test Wednesday, November 25th!
HEALTH- Nurse Megan has been working with our class through Healthy Eating and First Aid. Students have a First Aid Quiz tomorrow, Tuesday, November 24th.
Nurse Megan's last day with us is Tuesday, December 1st. As a way to say thank you for all of her work with our class, we are planning a "Healthy Food" Potluck that will take place over lunch hour. Students have picked a relatively healthy recipe based on what they learned during our Healthy Eating unit, and the idea is that they create their recipe to bring for our potluck. Students do not need to bring large quantities of their recipe, just enough so everyone can get a little sample of their item. I will provide cutlery. We are lucky in our class that we do not have any severe food allergies, but please keep in mind others in the building do.
Our final project will be a collection of the recipes students created.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
SCIENCE- We are back in the textbook. We will be wrapping up Unit 3- Heat and Temperature before Christmas break. Students will NOT have a unit test. Instead, they will be designing a cooler that has to keep popsicles frozen for 3 hours during the school day. If their design is successful, they will get to eat their popsicles. They may need to bring desired materials from home that I cannot provide for them from school.
We also have a Solar Energy Pizza Oven workshop taking place Wednesday, December 2nd all morning in our class! I still am not sure what this will totally entail, but we're hoping it will involve eating pizza.
LANGUAGE ARTS- We have started a Mystery unit with Renee our Teacher Librarian. Students will get to try their hand at acting, and they will be writing their own mystery narrative.
GYM- We are focusing on volleyball! Most students play on the Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams, so they have been getting lots of volleyball for the month of November. In December we will be shifting gears into a Fitness Unit.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- November 24th- Health Quiz
-November 25th- Social Studies Test
-November 26th PM- 3 Way Conferences
- Book Fair in Library
-November 27th- No School
-3 Way Conferences
-Book Fair in Library
-November 29th- Advent Begins
-November 30th- 12:45 Addictions Presentation
- 2:00 First Aid Stations in Gym
-December 1st- Healthy Food Potluck
-December 2nd- Solar Energy Pizza AM
-Advent Liturgy 2:40
-December 4th- Report Cards go home
-December 9th- Advent Liturgy 11:15
-December 10th- Band Concert 1:00
-December 15th- Christmas Concert Performances (Afternoon and Evening)
-St. Joseph's Care Home AM
Thank you!
Thursday, 12 November 2015
November 12th
By the time students return on Monday November will be half over! Time is flying. My apologies for not posting in a while
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday November 16th-
-Unit 1 Patterns and Relations Math Test.
Students should have their Extra Practice booklet to work through and/or study from.
In order to receive 5 bonus marks, their Extra Practice needed to be completed on Tuesday, November 10th. If your son/daughter did not complete their Extra Practice book in time for the 5 bonus marks, I still would strongly encourage them to work through it before the test as it is a great way to study.
- French paragraph for Mlle Abernethey is due today!
Thursday, November 19th-
- Drug and Alcohol Awareness at Prairieland Park from 9am-12pm. Mr. Wagner's class is also coming with us!
Friday, November 20th-
-Energy Race Car Race Day in the gym from 9-10 am. Feel free to come and watch the race cars race. The students will be building their cars all morning on November 18th.
-Scholastic book orders are due!
-Portfolios go home!
Wednesday, November 25th- Social Studies Test with Mr. Kunz
FYI
-Students were given their November Reader Response. Due date is December 17th
-Students have been working through a Micrography portrait of themselves. It is a time consuming project, and I cannot wait to see when all are finished. The ones that are done have turned out really well. The due date for these will be set for sometime next week.
-Monday, November 16th we are starting our ELA Mystery Unit with Renee Cherniawsky (Teacher Librarian)
-Online booking for 3-Way Conferences is up and running. 3-Ways are taking place Thursday, November 26th PM, and during the day on Friday, November 27th.
Have a wonderful week!
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday November 16th-
-Unit 1 Patterns and Relations Math Test.
Students should have their Extra Practice booklet to work through and/or study from.
In order to receive 5 bonus marks, their Extra Practice needed to be completed on Tuesday, November 10th. If your son/daughter did not complete their Extra Practice book in time for the 5 bonus marks, I still would strongly encourage them to work through it before the test as it is a great way to study.
- French paragraph for Mlle Abernethey is due today!
Thursday, November 19th-
- Drug and Alcohol Awareness at Prairieland Park from 9am-12pm. Mr. Wagner's class is also coming with us!
Friday, November 20th-
-Energy Race Car Race Day in the gym from 9-10 am. Feel free to come and watch the race cars race. The students will be building their cars all morning on November 18th.
-Scholastic book orders are due!
-Portfolios go home!
Wednesday, November 25th- Social Studies Test with Mr. Kunz
FYI
-Students were given their November Reader Response. Due date is December 17th
-Students have been working through a Micrography portrait of themselves. It is a time consuming project, and I cannot wait to see when all are finished. The ones that are done have turned out really well. The due date for these will be set for sometime next week.
-Monday, November 16th we are starting our ELA Mystery Unit with Renee Cherniawsky (Teacher Librarian)
-Online booking for 3-Way Conferences is up and running. 3-Ways are taking place Thursday, November 26th PM, and during the day on Friday, November 27th.
Have a wonderful week!
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