Apr 28-

April 15-

Novel Study: Hatchet due Wednesday

• short answers/distance calculations
• vocabulary fill in blank task

Math anchor chart: Angle Properties

• interior, opposite, supplementary, complementary, alternate, corresponding, co-interior

Happy Easter!

April 8-12

1. Novel Study: Hatchet reading response A, B, + Vocabulary Section 2
2. Math: Probability key assessment; Angle properties pg 32-4
3. Xpressions class portrait

April 1-5

Reading: Little Prince themes & quote art piece; begin Hatchet vocabulary following example provided; continue reading from book provided.

Math: review probability for test yourself task

April 5th

• novel study of Hatchet section 1 vocabulary due Monday
• math probability task due Monday

March 25-29

Mar 25-

• math: complete final fraction task circle graph fraction, equivalent, percents
• reading: add to theme table little prince

notes we discussed today:

• adults stifle imagination, creativity, sense of wonder; are data-driven and discourage instead of empower
• we need to be less superficial and less judgemental of others
• flower: pride, vanity, self-righteousness, guilts others, vulnerable underneath, needs constant attention
• baobabs: need constant tending or can consume you; responsibilities need daily attention before they overwhelm you
• king, conceited man, businessman, drunkard: all absurd, illogical, have no purpose, serve no purpose, don't make a positive impact or difference, spinning their wheels going no where, no growth
• lamplighter: selflessness vs selfishness; being loyal & faithful to something/someone other than yourself
• geographer: get out and experience life first hand out of the box; appreciate all that this ephemeral that doesn't last forever before it's gone
• we need to establish loving bonds with others
• snake: "all knowing", powerful, represents risk and death
• "lonely among men" while we are connected i.e. social media, we still create distance and division between us, as if isolated in desert
• while prince saw multitude of identical roses, we learn that all relationships are unique and special in their own way and should be cherished

Mar 26-

• life is about establishing meaningful, positive connections with others, investing your time and heart into relationships
• connections and bonds with others become unique and special and are to be cherished
• we are to use our hearts to guide us, our actions, to help us see clearly
• we are to practice mindfulness and being present vs going through the motions aimlessly, without any thought or direction

Math: volume and surface area 

History: Plains of Abraham General Wolfe vs Montcalm "Battle for a Continent" Canada: A People's History

Mar 27-

• History The Quebec Act table to complete
• Math Volume & Surface Area task
• Little Prince theme table notes to explain "eyes are blind, one must look with the heart", "you risk tears if you let yourself be tamed", and "you - only you - will have stars that can laugh" what's the significance of each
• Little Prince inspirational quotes begin to think about how to showcase 2 of them artistically using mixed media

Mar 28-

• students begin working on theme write-up for the Little Prince (following example provided) to display alongside quote art pieces
• history Quebec act task due end of day Friday

Mar 29-

Continue drafting 2 themes of The Little Prince using notes and sample provided.  Then begin typing on GoogleDocs (paragraphs, decorative border, font size 12-14 max).  Share with me for revision/edits and printing.  Continue with Little Prince quote art piece to complement your writing and for hallway display.

Complete Quebec Act 1774 table (purpose, terms, territory, point of view) using:

Mar 22

This weekend, students are working on:
-Little Prince theme table
-Science energy transfer
-Math fraction operations

Mar 04-08

Feb 25-Mar 01

This week we are working on the following tasks:

-History Review: French & British colonization, fur trade, Aboriginal alliances, struggle for control

-Science Review: chapter 7 heating (expansion) & cooling (contraction) & particle theory

-Math: new unit Fraction operations; variables & expressions key assessment to be submitted Monday.

-Reading/Health: impact of social media on mental health

-Science Lab balloon expansion contraction to be submitted Tuesday.

-History Presentations New France A Royal Colony begin Tuesday.

-Literacy The Nest pgs3-9 answer all making connections/reflecting questions in complete sentences with supporting reasons.

*Until further notice, all electronic devices including personal smartphones, ipads, and school-issued netbooks are banned from our class.  If you need to contact anyone, you are welcome to seek assistance from our office administrators.  Any tasks involving Prezi, GoogleDocs, and/or Knowledgehook will be completed at home.*

Feb 19-22

This week we are working away on:

• History Prezi - New France, A Royal Colony showcasing these key ideas:  

King Louis 14th took direct control over Champlain's colony and all trading companies
making it a "Royal Colony" - it would be governed just like another province in France.An absolute monarch as unlimited power over all people, over the constitution, over parliament, and over any aristocracy.Talon was the Intendant of New France who managed the day-to-day operations of the Royal Colony.Frontenac was the Governor General of New France and he was the living symbol of King Louis 14th in New France.Laval was the Bishop of New France in charge of the Church, schools, and hospitals.Les filles du roi or King's daughters were young french women who were sent over to New France to increase population by establishing families who would live and work there permanently.The Seigneur was a landlord of the plots of land that ran from the banks of the St Lawrence River.  He managed the land and its Habitants (labourers) that worked the land and reported back to Talon, the Intendant.  The Habitants worked very hard clearing land, building and farming while the Seigneur enjoyed a prestigious statusRoles of ChurchReligious role: spiritual, legal, government, and personal servicesHealth care: hospitals for sick, elderly, orphaned, disabled
Education: schools, literacy, seminary, teaching habitants

Math: Variables & Expressions corrections pgs.85-86

Complete last two pages of unit for homework: pgs.88-89

Continue with Science Lab - have your purpose and hypothesis completed.  I will bring in balloons tomorrow should you not have started.

Feb 20:

Feb 11-14

Math:  continue with variables & expressions unit pgs. 82, 83- and begin knowledgehook mission "variables & expressions" which has been launched and is due in 1 week.


History:  working in a group maximum 3 and using your Canada Revisited responses, begin creating a prezi entitled New France: A Royal Colony showcasing King Louis 14th (Absolute Monarch), his 3 representatives and their roles, and the Seigneurial System.  Refer to this example:
http://prezi.com/b674n7lyc9cx/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share


Reading:  be prepared to present your Bud, not Buddy plot diagrams in whatever format you have chosen with an emphasis on 2 well constructed theme paragraphs around the key ideas "sense of belonging, family connection, love" and "growing, nurturing ideas from a seed".


Science: begin lab write up (purpose, hypothesis, observations, analysis) for "try this" text pg.194 expansion/contraction of rubber balloons; group of 2 maximum.