Friday April 27, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did Writer's Workshop - for 1.5 hours. Remember you need to have 6 completed works and your poetry. You only have 2 more hours to do this. Use your time wisely!
• DUE ON TUESDAY: Historical Fiction Story.

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed our homework: What is a proportion?
• Took some notes on Proportions.
• Did a proportion problem solving worksheet: Due MONDAY.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did some Reading & Check & Reflects.
• Due on MONDAY: READ sia7 p35-43, DO c&r #1-5 sia7 p33, #1-4 p38, #1-5 p43
• QUIZ Tuesday on Sections 1 & 2.

ALL THE REST:

• It is a nice day & we can work outside, but to earn the privallege of working outside we MUST get work done! Show us you can!

Thursday April 26, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Had Spelling Test #15
• Shared a few lines of our historical fiction stories
• Worked on the Drafts of our historical fiction stories - PUBLISHED COPY DUE TUESDAY!

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed our homework from yesterday and Handed it in!
• Talked about PROPORTIONS - worksheet due FRIDAY.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Went outside and made some observations about our school yard.
• Give it a try activity - sia7 p 20
• Hey, what kind of drink container do you think is best? WHY?
• One person from each group handed in your observations.

ALL THE REST:

• Its getting nicer outside! Please bring water with you to drink in class.

Wednesday April 25, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did our Chapter 9 Quiz & Marked it! How did you do?
• Worked on our Historical Fiction Stories....first draft should be ready for THURSDAY
• Spelling Test on THURSDAY - do you know your 10 words?

Today in MATH we:

• Did drill #52
• Reviewed some word problems.......you can't avoid them, they are fun to do....try it, you might like it!
• Homework: Comparing Ratios worksheet....both sides on a SEPARATE sheet of paper
• Handed in our problem of the week #15

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our AYL from yesterday
• Handed in our vocabulary & ayl
• HOMEWORK: Read sia7 p35-42

ALL THE REST:

• SPELLING TEST TOMORROW
• CE/W3 - keep up the great work!

Tuesday April 24, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Talked about Historical Fiction
• Reviewed Narrative Leads & other writing techniques
• Brainstormed for our own stories of historical fiction - Do you have a setting? Topic? What are the historical events I want to cover? Are my historcial events accurate? Characters?
• We need to write an introduction to our story & be ready to share it!

Today in MATH we:

• Had Drill #51
• Reviewed & handed in our homework from yesterday.
• Talked about PROPORTIONS.....what is a proportion?
• Homework: Read & Understand mp7 p 178, DO mp7 p 179 #1-39 odd
• Lots of you are done already....good job! Make sure you UNDERSTAND it!
• Don't forget your problem of the week #15 is due on WEDNESDAY (tomorrow)

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our c&r from yesterday.
• Homework: sia7 p25 ayl #1-5, Vocabulary (10 words) sia7 p 26-33

ALL THE REST:

• CE & W3 OPEN DAY on WEDNESDAY!! If you missed it, make it up! Now's the chance!
• You ALL worked really well today in class & got lots done! Keep up the great work!

Monday April 23, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Got our 10 Spelling words for the week - Test on Thursday!
• Finished our teaching presentations for chapter 9.
• Homework: READ v&v p196 (Read & Write Historical Fiction), p200 (case study), p201 (biography), p204 (identity), p205 (biography), p208 (voices), p209 (Canada today), p211 (Farming & the First Nations)

Today in MATH we:

• Did Drill #50 - how are your 6 & 9 times tables?
• Worked on Equivalent & Comparing Ratios
• Homework: mp7 p 176 Read & Understand!! mp7 p 177 do #2-46 EVEN

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our VOCABULARY
• Reviewed our c&r from Friday - AND HANDED IT IN.
• Read sia7 p20, 21, 23
• Do sia7 c&r p19 #1-3, p24 #1, & 3-6

ALL THE REST:

• Think before you speak in class.....you should have had WAAAY more time to do your homework today, but we had to stop so many times for interruptions.
• Don't forget to check when your CE & W3 are scheduled!

Friday April 20, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did a review of terms - got a glossary to help us study for our exam
• Worked on Figures of Speech & Poetry - got another handout
• Did you record the handouts in your table of contents for Writer's Workshop?

Today in MATH we:

• Handed in our EQUIVALENT RATIOS worksheet
• Did the Inquire activity - mp7 p174 - this was completed in class, answers were given in complete sentences - it was handed into the in box before the end of class
• To think about this weekend EQUIVALENT RATIOS & EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS - why do we use them?? Where do we see or use them every day?
• Don't forget to do your problem of the week #15 - it is due on Wednesday.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did sia7 p15 C&R #1-6
• Vocabulary sia7 section 1.1 & 1.2 (p8-19) focus on the words in BOLD.
• This work is due on MONDAY

ALL THE REST:

• Very impressive!!! CE & W3 WAY TO GO& Keep it up!

Thursday April 19, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Had Spelling Test #14
• Taught each other our different parts of Chapter 9
• HOMEWORK: Vocabulary for Chapter 9 - Due Monday

Today in MATH we:

• Did Drill #49 - if you did your homework you should have done well.
• Hand in your EQUIVALENT RATIOS worksheet

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our NOTES from yesterday.

ALL THE REST:

• We saw a the play "Wrecked" this afternoon as a class. What did you think? What was it about?
• GREAT work with CE/W3 - keep it up! Do you know when your turn is?

Wednesday April 18, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Did group work with our colour groups - Chapter 9 v&v
• Made overhead notes & a gave a lesson
• Wrote quiz questions for the class to do
• SPELLING TEST #14 THURSDAY! Do you know your 10 words? Can you use them correctly in a sentence?

Today in MATH we:

• Did drill #48
• Got Problem of the week #15 - Due WEDNESDAY April 25, 2007
• Talked about Equivalent Fractions/Equivalent Ratios
• HOMEWORK: Equivalent Ratios worksheet - due Thursday April 19, 2007 (You should be almost done)

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our title pages
• Read & Did notes sia7 p8-15 - Due THURSDAY April 19, 2007

ALL THE REST:

• Great job with CE & W3 today! Keep it up!
• Don't forget to come for help after school or at lunch when you need it!

Today we had a very important assembly. Rev. Lang talked to our school about how violence has touched his family. The overall message is treat others as you would like to be treated and to be forgiving. Forgiveness is a very important value to practice.

PLEASE lets all REMEMBER to be KIND to those around us & to show caring & concern for everyone.

Tuesday April 17, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Got lots of work back - how did you do?
• Reviewed our ELA practice exam
• Worked on Chapter 9 - made notes with our groups

Today in MATH we:

• Did math drill #47
• Reviewed Get Set worksheet
• Got a Ratios worksheet - due WEDNESDAY!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Continued work on our Interactions & Ecosystems title pages - Due Wednesday
• Read sia7 p 4-7 - What are you being asked to THINK about in this unit?

Reminders:

• CE & W3 started again today - when is your turn? Be Prepared!

Monday April 16, 2007

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• Picked our 10 Spelling words
• Reminder: Current Events & Working With Words starts again TOMORROW....when are you scheduled to go?
• We reflected on the question: If you could meet ANY person from Canadian history, DEAD or ALIVE, who would it be and why? What intrigues you about them? What would you ask them if you met them?
• Worked on the following questions: Think it Through Q # 1 a, b, c on page 195,
  What role did the North West Mounted Police play in the development of Western Canada? How did building the Canadian Pacific Railway affect the growth of Canada? How did the Chinese railway workers contribute to Canada? How was what they did an act of citizenship? How were they treated? Why do you think they were treated this way? What role did agriculture play in the growth of Western Canada? What was the National Policy? How did the National Policy strengthen the Canadian economy?

Today in MATH we:

• Started work on ratios & rates.
• Homework: Get Set worksheet due TUESDAY.
• What is the difference between GCF & LCM?
• Math Drills Start again Tomorrow!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about INTERACTIONS & ECOSYSTEMS
• Started work on our title pages.....surveyed the chapter, made a plan.
• Title page due: WEDNESDAY

WELCOME BACK!

10 weeks to go....Lets work HARD!!!

Remember: Use your class time WISELY!