Mission Statement

My mission as a teacher is to help my students realize that through learning, they can enhance their life in a positive way. I want to help all my students believe in themselves and through that belief, take on the challenges of life and go forward.

Friday 29 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Review lessons 10.1-10.2  - Number patterns and graphing patterns
- TEST broken up into 2 parts - WEDNESDAY FEB 3rd and THURSDAY FEB 4th

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ENGLISH
- "Outsiders" Seminars and quizzes begin TUESDAY FEB 5th


- There will only be 3 days of seminars and quizzes next week - TUES, WED, THURS

- Tuesday Feb 2nd- Quiz #1 (Seminars 1-3)
- Wednesday Feb 3rd - Quiz #2 (Seminars 4-6)
- Thursday Feb  4th - Quiz #3 (Seminars 7-9)

**MONDAY FEB 1st IS A PA DAY***
**FRIDAY FEB 5th - WE ARE FILMING OUR PARKS CANADA VIDEOS**

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- We started lesson 10.2 today in class, may be  completed at home or tomorrow in class
- Go to Youtube and enter "Math of the titans" - under uploads you can find the lesson called 7Math patterning 10.1 - How to derive the algebraic expression in a linear growth pattern.
- there are also several other videos on the math of the titans channel that can be seen to reinforce any previous concepts



ENGLISH
- Everyone has now been assigned their sections/pages for the "Outsiders" seminars
- Each day will have a reading comprehension quiz and 3 student seminars.
- Monday February first is a PA DAY- so we will begin on Tuesday February 2nd.

Quiz  #1- Tuesday Feb 2nd
Quiz #2- Wednesday Feb 3rd
Quiz #3- Thursday Feb 4th
Quiz #4- Friday Feb 5th
Quiz #5- Monday Feb 8th
Quiz #6- Tuesday Feb 9th
Quiz #7- Wednesday Feb 10th
Quiz #8- Thursday Feb 11th
Quiz #9- Friday Feb 12th

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- (from yesterday/Monday ) lesson 1.5 Number Patterns p. 30-31 #1-3 a,b,c,d and 4-9
- Lesson 10.1 Number Patterns p. 371-372 #1-10



ENGLISH
- We have begun our unit of study on the "Outsiders". Each student has been assigned a specific 5 pages that they will be responsible for presenting to the class in the form of a seminar. They have all
written down all the requirements for the presentation.
- The first set of seminars and first quiz will take place on Tuesday February 2nd

- As report cards are fast approaching, we will also be working in reflecting on the current term
as well as setting various individual goals.

**MONDAY FEBRUARY 1ST IS A PA DAY**

Wednesday 20 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Test tomorrow - Measurement - Area and perimeter of a triangle, trapezoid and parallelogram

ENGLISH
- Finish booktalks (All remaining students will present on Friday
- Start working on 5ALIVE project
- start reading "The Outsiders"

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Finish review worksheet (we will take it up tomorrow)
-TEST 6.1-6.4 on  Thursday



ENGLISH
- Continue booktalk presentations
- Start working on 5ALIVE #2 for those that have already presented their booktalks

*Don't forget electives forms*

Monday 18 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Chapter 6- Unit Review p. 240 #1-6
- Unit Test will be this Thursday January 21st (6.1-6.4 Area of a triangle, parallelogram and trapezoid)


GIVE SOMEONE A COMPLIMENT TODAY!

ENGLISH
- Booktalk #2 presentations start tomorrow - everyone is expected to be ready

**Don't forget your electives forms**

Thursday 14 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Finish Lesson 6.4 Measuring Irregular Figures p. 236-237 #1-6
- Review notes from 6-1-6.4
Test mid-late next week



ENGLISH
- Finish preparing booktalk presentations for next  week

*Tomorrow JAN 15th is a PA Day - there is no school*
*Electives permission forms due back at school by
MONDAY JANUARY 18th*

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Finish Mid-Unit-Review p.225 #1-5
- 6.3 Worksheet 6 questions Area of a Trapezoid


skills


ENGLISH
- Finishing  off PSA Presentations tomorrow
- Prepare for booktalk #2 presentations
- Start reflecting on your own personal learning skills progress

***Friday January 15th is a PA Day- there  is no school***

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- (from yesterday) Lesson 6.2 Area of a Triangle p. 222-224 #1-10
- Lesson  6.3 Area and Perimeter of a Trapezoid p. 228-230 #1-10

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ENGLISH
- PSA presentations this week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
- Booktalks #2 starting next week
- We will also be working on setting personal goals (Academic, Social and Physical)

***FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH IS A P.A. DAY***

Friday 8 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- We will be continuing lessons 6.2-6.4 next week



ENGLISH
- Finish PSA worksheet- prepare for presentations Tuesday the 12th  to Thursday the 14th
-  Work on booktalk #2 - presentations start Monday Jan 18th

Tell your parents what you learned in the skills Canada presentation today

- Look up some information/facts ideas for your house - Banff/Fundy/Glacier/Nahani
here is the website for the contest : http://contest.myparkspass.ca/


Tuesday 5 January 2016

Homework

MATH
- Graphing survey data- due by FRIDAY JAN 8th - 1-on-1 interviews to follow
- New math unit starting this week - Chapter 6 (Area and Perimeter of a parallelogram and trapezoid)



ENGLISH
- Reading
- Egghead PSA - presentations TUESDAY JAN 12th to THURSDAY JAN 14th

* **NO SCHOOL FRIDAY JAN 15TH (PA DAY) ***

- Booktalk #2 - Presentations starting MONDAY JAN 18th

Monday 4 January 2016

Homework

WELCOME BACK!!!

MATH
- Finish graphing data from surveys



ENGLISH
- Reading
- Working on booktalk #2
- Working on Egghead PSA
- (5 ALIVE #2)