Mr. Di Croce's St. Simon Blog est. 2012

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

u1 geography: place & location

Gr.7s: Remember you are travelling from Weston Rd/Hwy 401 area to Dufferin/Hwy 401 area to get to Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

2012 Summer Highlights Task

Language/Visual/Oral Task

My Goal:

Ø To familiarize myself with creating a multi-media presentation using prezi.com to showcase some of my summer highlights using a combination of text, images and/or videos.

My Success Criteria:

Ø Think of at least 5 highlights from July & August – a highlight can be any place I visited and enjoyed for the day, any trip out of the city I embarked on with family/friends, any festival I attended, any camp I participated in, any special family function I celebrated, any hobby/pastime I continued to develop etc.

Ø Complement any of these highlights with any images/recordings from my picture/video folders on computer

Ø Using 3-5 descriptive sentences, caption each image and video

Ø Showcase these summer highlights on prezi.com

Ø Select a background & layout

Ø Insert text, jpegs, and/or video

Ø Use a chronological path and zooming between text and images

Ø I can be creative with Prezi backgrounds, layouts and zooming

Ø I can confidently and enthusiastically share my presentation with the class

Ø Go to prezi.com, click explore tab, type nick di croce to view sample presentation

F.Y.I Sept 4th

Grade 7 – Portable 4 – Di Croce

F.Y.I Sept 4^th

· If you have your own laptop and permission to bring it to school, you are welcome to bring it to class for your school work only or you’ll be provided with a school netbook

· daily agenda reminders, assignments, success criteria, rubrics, corrections etc. will be all available at stsimondicroce.blogspot.ca

· send all your assignments to stsimongr7@gmail.com – I will print them or email you back with a rubric/grade

· except for math, all your tasks (language, science, social studies) will be completed using MS Word, Prezi or PowerPoint

· install WordQ to help you write clear/fluent sentences with proper punctuation/grammar – it will read back exactly what you wrote so you can revise/edit it accordingly (see me for cd-rom and product key)

· Go to gmail.com to create an e-mail account for the year

· Get yourself a memory usb data stick to store your work (MS Word doc), novel study adobe pdf files, jpeg images, video – 2GB enough

· Use your gmail to log onto prezi.com – your online webpage to create presentations for any subject using a combination of text, pictures & video

· Get yourself a binder & division tabs at Staples to keep any handouts/hard copies of your work for any subject (including French, Italian, Instrumental Music) organized and secured – when you need it, you know where it is

For art, get yourself at dollar store acrylic paints (primary colors), brush set (thick/thin) and a pack of canvas boards (8”x10”, 9”x12”)

Welcome Back - Class Expectations

2012-13 CLASS EXPECTATIONS

Set yourself up for success this year by taking more responsibility for your own learning and growth. Aim to make the right choices for yourself, not anyone else. Listen, follow instructions and complete your tasks on time because you feel it’s important to you and your learning as a student. Aim to motivate yourself. Put forth your best effort and believe in yourself.

In the interest of developing your organizational skills, keep your binder tidy ensuring all handouts are filed under the appropriate tab divider so you know where things are at all times. Note any important reminders in your agenda on a daily basis. Use your task tracker to ensure no assignment remains incomplete. Being absent does not exempt you from any task or test – find out what you missed and complete it with teacher support.

Complete your tasks in full and submit them by the due date. Focus on a task from start to finish with minimal distraction. Should you need an extension ask your teacher before the due date, not after. Assignments can be handwritten or typed on Microsoft Word, saved to a memory stick to print at school, burnt to a cd-rom or e-mailed. Remember that handing something in by the due date is better than handing in nothing at all. You will not always be reminded or prompted. Always ask your teacher for clarification and support when needed to complete any task.

There is a time and place for everything: a time to listen, a time to talk, a time to work and a time to play – know the difference, apply the skill in the given situation.

Demonstrate good character towards and respect for your teachers and peers – treat others as you wish to be treated. Respect the personal space and belongings of others. If you do not have something positive or encouraging to say, keep it to yourself – be a leader, not a follower. Work constructively and cooperatively with others – do your part and respectfully share ideas.