Thursday December 21, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did our multimedia presentations on the 7 years war
• Did Writer's Workshop
• Finished sketchbook activities

Today in MATH we:

• Worked on NUMBER OPERATIONS
• Finished our BEDMAS sketchbook Activity

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Finished our Particle Comic sketchbook Activity

REMINDERS:

• First Day back is January 15, 2007 - come PREPARED!

Optional Activities:

• Review review review
• Work on Writer's Workshop
• Next science unit is Planet Earth
• Math puzzles......number operations

HAVE A GREAT WINTER BREAK!

Wednesday December 20, 2006

Today in Humanities we:

• Presented our multimedia projects. Some groups were not ready and will present tomorrow.
• Studied for our Ch 5 quiz and Paragraphs quiz
• Wrote the 2 quizzes
• HOMEWORK: If you did not present today, you will need to prepare and be ready for tomorrow. All students will present.

Today in Math we:

• Number Operations

HOMEWORK:

1. MP7 page 82 Activity - Looking for a pattern (read) - Inquire #1-4 - Practice #1-12. NOTE: #5-12 is mental math (no writing)
2. MP7 page 83 #29-32
3. MP7 page 84 - Read
4. P7 page 85 #1-45

Today in Science we:

• Wrote our unit final on Heat and Temperature

Tuesday December 19, 2006

Today in Humanities we:

• Reviewed the multimedia project guidelines and rubric
• Went over some PowerPoint tools and tricks
• Worked on our project (Page 121 V&V Q#2)

Here are some hints to help you with your presentation

• Slide 1: Project Name and Group Names
• Slide 2: Causes of the Seven Years' War (p. 101, 102, 104)
• Slide 3: Effect on the Acadians (p. 106-107)
• Slide 4: Effect on the First Nations (p.114-115)
• Slide 5: Effect on the Canadiens (French Descendents) (p. 113)
• Slide 6: Short Term Consequences (p. 116-117)
• Slide 7: Long Term Consequences (p. 118-120)
• Slide 8: Closing Slide

Today in Math we:

• Handed in our Problem of the Week #10

Today in Science we:

• Reviewed our science unit on Heat and Temperature
• Completed the following review: Page 256 (SIA7) Q# 1, 2, 5-12, 14-18 as well as Page 257 (SIA7) Q# 20, 22-28

HOMEWORK TONIGHT

1. STUDY FOR HEAT AND TEMPERATURE - UNIT FINAL TOMORROW
2. STUDY CHAPTER 5 (WAR AND PEACE IN V&V) - CHAPTER 5 QUIZ TOMORROW
3. REVIEW PARAGRAPH NOTES - QUIZ ON PARAGRAPHS TOMORROW
4. PREPARE FOR YOUR MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS IN HUMANITIES - PRESENTATIONS ARE TOMORROW!

Monday December 18, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did a sketchbook activity: The Royal Proclamation
• Worked on our Multi-Media projects about the SEVEN YEAR WAR.
• Presentations start on WEDNESDAY!

Today in MATH we:

• Did some science.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Worked on our "SOURCES OF ENERGY" projects.
• You have had 3 hours of class time to finish these. They are Due on TUESDAY.

REMINDERS:

• Science HEAT & TEMPERATURE unit final on WEDNESDAY.
• Check your Humanities mark update sheets.

Friday December 15, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did Writer's Workshop.
• Finished Evaluating our Board Games

Today in MATH we:

• Worked on Science.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Started work on our SOURCES OF ENERGY projects. These will be Due on TUESDAY.
• WEDNESDAY - Unit final for HEAT & TEMPERATURE

REMINDERS:

• Unit final next week - Heat & Temperature
• Chapter 5 test - Humanities next week
• Organize your work this weekend.
• REVEIW REVEIW REVIEW!!

Thursday December 14, 2006

Today in Humanities we:

• Had an open day for Current Events and Working with Words
• Wrote spelling test #12
• Collaborative Read p. 116-120
• Think it Through page 121 #1, 3 (V&V)

Today in Math we:

• Learned about ESTIMATING
• Estimated with our peers - page 79 #1-25 (MP7)
• Homework: MP7 page 81 #1-31

Today in Science we:

• Collaborative Read p. 238-244 (omit page 243)
• SIA7 CAR page 244 #1-3

6 MORE DAYS TIL THE HOLIDAYS!

Wednesday December 13, 2006

Today in Humanities we:

• Collaborative Read p. 114-115 (V&V)
• Think it Through Q # 1, 2 on page 115 (V&V)
• Continued working on sketchbook activity WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED IF FRENCH SHIPS HAD ARRIVED IN QUEBEC BEFORE THE BRITISH SHIPS DID IN 1759? WRITE A FRONT-PAGE NEWSPAPER STORY OR NARRATIVE POEM. IN IT DESCRIBE HOW EVENTS MIGHT HAVE UNFOLDED.
• Homework: Study for spelling test #12

Today in Math we:

• Did math drill #26
• Reviewed BEDMAS and some examples of how to use it
• Worked on BEDMAS sketchbook activity - How do I remember it?

Today in Science we:

• Wrote a pop quiz on Heat and Temperature
• Read p. 229 - Give it a try - Explain and Examples (SIA7)
• What does INFER mean?
• Read p. 229-234 (SIA7)
• SIA7 CAR p. 236 #4
• SIA7 AYL p. 237 #1-5

Tuesday December 12, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Watched a short video on writing paragraphs.
• Reviewed our Think it Through Acitvity from yesterday.
• What is a narrative poem?
• Sketch book activity v&v page 113 #3.

Today in MATH we:

• Had Drill #25.
• Reviewed the Getting Started homework from yesterday.
• Talked about sequencing number operations.
• What is BEDMAS?
• Read mp7 page 76 FOR UNDERSTANDING.
• Homework: mp7 page 77 #2-14 EVEN ONLY.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had two demonstrations. What did they show? How can you explain it?
• Wrote two paragarphs explaining the demonstrations using CONVECTION & handed them in!
• Watched a short video - Bill Nye Phases of Matter.
• Homework: REVIEW!!

REMINDERS:

• Spelling test on Thursday.
• Pop quiz in Science this week.
• Problem of the Week 10 Due on Wednesday.
• Open day for CE/W3 is on THURSDAY - last chance to make up your zeros.
• Math homework "getting started" mp7 pages 74-75 are to get you thinking.

Monday December 11, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Chose our 10 Spelling words for the week - how are you going to learn them?
• Finished our case study - v&v page 108.
• Worked on the Collaborative Reading process.
• DID collaborative reading v&v pages 110-113.
• Homework: Think it Through, v&v page 113 # 1a, 1b, & 4.

Today in MATH we:

• Started a new unit - Number Operations
• Read & Discussed mp7 page 73 - what is an AU? When would we use one? When would we NOT use one?
• We talked about addition, subtraction, multiplication & division - what do you end up with when you do these operations?
• Homework: mp7 page 74-75 #1-28.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our c&r sia7 page 220 #1-4. Be prepared to reveiw ayl page 221 #2-5 on TUESDAY.
• Talked about how a Galileo Thermometer works.
• Homework: READ sia7 pages 222-228. DO c&r page 228 #1-4.
• Got our "pop quizes" back & reviewed them - how did you do?

REMINDERS:

• Problem of the week #10 is due on Wednesday December 13, 2006.
• We learned lots of new words in science & math.....do you remember what they were? DId you write them down? Do you know how to use them?
• What is GOOD listening? What does it mean to follow instructions?

Friday December 8th, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did Writer's Workshop.
• Worked on our sketch book.
• Got caught up with everything.

Today in MATH we:

• Did a unit final on Fractions & Integers.
• New Unit on Monday.
• Homework: Problem of the week #10 is due next Wednesday December 13. Wouldn't it be nice to have it done EARLY?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did TSQ4R sia7 pages 212-220 (Omit pages 214-215 & 218-219).
• Do questions: sia7 page 220 c&r #1-4, page 221 ayl #2-5.
• Reviewed STATES of MATTER with the smartboard. What is going on with those particles in each state? How does HEAT affect the particles?
• What do CONDUCTION, EXPANSION, CONTRACTION, & CONVECTION mean?

REMINDERS:

• You need to hand in your missed & incomplete assignments. We will be finalizing your second term reports in the next week.

Thursday December 7, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Had spelling test #11
• Did our case study, v&v page 108
• What is the STRUCTURE of a paragraph?
• Continued working on our PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPHS. Handed them IN.

Today in MATH we:

• Did drill #24
• Last bit of REVIEW before the UNIT FINAL on FRIDAY.
• Got a Fractions Word Problem Worksheet. Write what method you would use. It is review for your test on FRIDAY.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in sia page 207 c&r #1-3.
• Talked about conduction of heat. What is CONDUCTION?
• What are the differences between CONDUCTORS & INSULATORS?
• What happened in our demonstration?
• How do YOU think the Galileo thermometer works?
• Homework c&r #1-3, sia7 page 211.

REMINDERS:

• Tomorrow is the LAST day to make up any incompletes or zeros.
• Did we mention there is a MATH UNIT FINAL on FRIDAY? Fractions & Integers....know them!

Wednesday December 6, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Talked about the Acadians - Read v&v pgs 106-109.
• Complete case study on page 108.
• Did some paragraph notes .
• Started writing persuasive paragraphs: Do you agree or disagree with the way the British handled "le grand derangement?".

Today in MATH we:

• Did drill #23.
• Handed in problem of the week #9, got problem of the week #10.
• Problem of the week #10 is due Wednesday December 13. What is an ADDEND?
• Did some more review, mp7 page 70 (even questions) page 71 (odd questions) - this is homework if you didn't finish it in class.
• Unit Test on FRIDAY - Fractions & Integers.
• REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did some cool demonstrations. Can you explained what happened in the demonstrations?
• Cause & Effect - heat and particle theory of matter.
• Homework: sia7, c&r page 207 #1-3. Take your time and give thoughtful, complete answers.
• What do the words GAP & HYPOTHESIS mean?

REMINDERS:

• Spelling test on Thursday - how do you study your 10 words?
• Math Test FRIDAY.
• Last day to make up missed, incomplete, & assigments with a zero is FRIDAY DECEMBER 8th.
• Bring back your progress reports SIGNED by your parents.

Hey, what type of critter is this?

Tuesday December 5, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Talked about think it through in chapter 5.
• What is a bias?
• The French & British fought over land. What conflict(s) did this cause?
• Worked on our Sketchbook activity.....producing a HIGH quality product.
• Did Writer's Workshop.

Today in MATH we:

• Did more review. If you have questions about yesterday's homework they should have been answered in class. It is YOUR responsiblity to get help if you think you need it.
• Homework: mp7 pg 70 #1-35 ODD ONLY, mp7 pg 71 #2-12 EVEN ONLY.
• You had lots of time in class to do these, if you're not done you should be close to being done. Make sure you understand them & SHOW YOUR WORK!
• What are LCM & GCF? What is the difference between LCM & GCF?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our vocabulary.....and ADDED to it if we needed to!
• Reviewed our TSQ4R from yesterday.
• What is the difference between HEAT & TEMPERATURE?
• Did c&r 1-3 sia7 pg 202.
• To think about: How does HEAT affect the VOLUME of solids, liquids & gases?
• Homework: Finish explanations of what is happening for situations 1-3 pg 203 sia7 (you should be close to finishing this)
• READ pages 203-206 sia7.

REMINDERS:

• In MATH: SHOW YOUR WORK.
• Problem of the week #9 due on Wednesday!! Show your work!
• You have a unit test coming up. Make sure you are prepared.
• Bring back your progress reports SIGNED by your parents.

Monday December 4, 2006

Today in Humanities we:

• Identified new spelling words
• Read pages 98-105 in our V&V textbook as a class
• Homework:

1. Complete Think Ahead Q#1, 2 on page 99
2. Complete Think it Through on page 105
3. Sketchbook Activity - Fact, Opinion, and Bias: The Video Game Debate (Decide which is the best video game, draw an illustration that best represents the game, write out the facts, your opinions, and your biases about the game).

Today in Math we:

• Discussed the Conservative Party election (Alberta) and the Liberal Party election (Federal) as well as the Preferential Voting system
• Math Drill #22
• Reviewed Problem-Solving activities - Handed in mp7 page 65 #1-14
• Reviewed Fractions and Integers
• Homework: MP7 Page 68-69 # 1-92 (EVEN #'s ONLY!)

Today in Science we:

• Reviewed C&R sia page 197 #1&3.
• Homework: TSQ4R sia pages 198-200.
• What does melting point mean?
• What does boiling point mean?

REMINDERS:

• Review your progress reports with your parents & bring them back SIGNED.

Friday December 1, 2006

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Talked about short stories using the SmartBoard
• What are dialogue, action, & reaction?
• Writer's Workshop

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed Integers.....no drill today
• read mp7 pg 64
• do mp7 pg 65 #1-14 Due Monday

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our published short stories.
• Finished our comic strips in our sketch books.
• Sia7 pg 197 c&r 1 & 3. DUE MONDAY.

REMINDERS:

• Its a good idea to REVIEW 15 minutes for every subject each day.