Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Update November 25, 2014

ELA--Monday--Agenda Check and Reading Log Check for 150 minutes of completed reading signed by a parent.
Three Reader Responses are due November 26.
Students have completed their Novel Study on Tuck Everlasting.  Their Final Project is due Dec. 1.  They will view the movie on Thursday, Nov. 27. 
Next week we will be practising our skits for the Christmas Concert, completing an Art Project, starting our Christmas Novel Study on The Angel Tree, and going to MTYP.

Math--Gr. 7--Students have started Ch. 4--Fractions, Decimals, and Percents.

Math--Gr. 8--Students continue to work on Ch. 4--Understanding Percent (changing fractions to decimals to percents).


Social Studies--Students have begun discussing push and pull factors and population density throughout the world.


Science--Students have learned about three main types of structures and are working on centre of gravity.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Update November 16, 2014

ELA--Monday--Agenda Check and Reading Log Check for 150 minutes of completed reading signed by a parent.
Three Reader Responses are due November 26.
Students continue to work on their individualized spelling program with tests and new word lists given on Thursday each week.  The students should be completing their Novel Study on Tuck Everlasting by the end of this week with a Final Project next week.  They will view the movie next week once the novel is complete.

Math--Gr. 7--Students are working on Ch. 3--Geometry and Measurement and should be finished by the end of the week.

Math--Gr. 8--Students are working on Ch. 4--Understanding Percent (changing fractions to decimals to percents).


Social Studies--Students are completing their chapter and are working on creating their own eco-zone with given criteria.


Science--Students have just completed the Interactions with the Environment Unit and will begin their unit on The Earth's Crust this week.

November Bulletin Board--Plant a Poppy