dec 3 language, math, science, french

1. Find sheet music for guitar, piano, drum, sax, clarinet parts of Jingle Bell Rock for concert

2. Small Steps novel study: come prepared with your ideas so you can effectively work on the team task below first thing tomorrow morning.  

Small Steps Team Task

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common. The word metaphor itself is a metaphor, coming from a Greek word meaning to "transfer" or "carry across." Metaphors "carry" meaning from one word, image, or idea to another.

Armpit feels that the way to turn his life around is to set goals for himself. His five goals are: graduate from high school; get a job; save money; avoid violent situations; and lose the name Armpit.

Armpit’s counsellor said that his life would be like walking upstream in a rushing river.  The secret was to take small steps and just keep moving forward.  If he tried to take too big a step, the current would knock him off his feet and carry him back downstream.

Instructions: Use your own ideas and possible real-life experiences as examples to explain the meaning of this metaphor.

3. Math 5.4

4. Science

Science: Solutes & Solvents

Solution: a mix of 2 or more kinds of particles; one particle dissolves into the other particle

Every solution is made up of 2 parts: a solute and a solvent

Solute – small part of a solution; Solvent – large part of a solution

i.e. ice tea powder (solute) dissolves into larger part water (solvent)

cocoa powder (solute) dissolves into larger part warm milk (solvent)

besides water, other solvents include:

·        turpentine (paint from paint brush dissolves into turpentine rendering them clean)

·        ethanol (perfumes/fragrances)

·        ethyl acetate (nail polish)

these above solvents are used because water will not dissolve the pure substances used to create paint/nail/perfume solutions.

Air is a gas solution made up of other gases including nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, contaminants/impurities from pollution.

i.e. car tailpipe emissions (solute) dissolving into air (solvent)

i.e. plastic chemicals in can’s liner (solute) dissolve into water/canned fruits/veggies (solvent)

Lake Ontario which provides us with drinking water is a solvent because all the by-products (waste) of living gets dissolved into it but are filtered/purified out of it by our filtration plants along Lakeshore Blvd.

Waste: household sewage, products poured down drain, industrial waste

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salt minerals (solute) dissolved in ocean water (solvent) state: liquid

chemical fragrances (solute) dissolved in air mass (solvent) state: gas

zinc (solute) dissolved in copper (solvent) state: solid metal

5. French: on va finir les presentations des cartes biographiques.  tout le monde va presenter demain!

dec 2 math

dec 2 novel study small steps

Google Toronto Public Library, search Louis Sachar Small Steps, use your library card to download ebook using Adobe Digital Editions onto your computer or tablet reader or see if you can copy to usb stick.

Small Steps Novel Scribbles

As a group, scribble your responses to the questions below on chart paper as the novel is being read.

·       Author, Title, Genre?

·       Setting?

·       Protagonist (main character)?

·       Antagonist?

·       Supporting characters?

·       A quote that defines a character’s personality?

·       Main conflict, challenge to be faced and overcome?

·       Turning point in plot (something changes cause-effect)?

·       Predictions?

·       Rising action?

·       Climax (high point in story plot)?

·       Resolution?

·       Possible themes/lessons (what is the author trying to tell me?

·       Personal opinions?

·       New vocabulary?

 

nov 29 seedfolks incompletes

There are many incomplete novel study tasks.  Check blog archive and hand them in for a grade.   

nov 29

great job on geography prezis - tomorrow we wrap them all up.

math below:

nov 27 geography prezi

geography prezis wrap up thursday & friday.

u5 math corrections & homework

nov 27 u4 final corrections

nov 23 math

1.  Maggie is training for the Cross-Country Meet.  On the first day she runs 500m.  Each day after that, she runs 250m more than the day before.  At this rate, Maggie thinks that she can reach her goal of 5km (5000m) in a single day on the 21st day.  Her sister says she will reach this goal on the 19th day.  (Remember 1km=1000m)

Day # d	Distance ran m
1	500
2	500+250=750

Continue the table of values.
Identify any patterns/rules relating day to distance.
Who is right - Maggie or her sister?
On which day will she run 2.5km or 2500m?
How many m/km will she run on day 25?


2.  There are 12 members in a Card Club.  Each member wants to play 3 games against each of the other members in the club.  How many games will be played in total?

Member	# of games played
1	2-12 = 11 players  x3games each =33
2	3-12 = 10 players  x3games = 30

complete & we will correct on monday as final in patterning.

nov 23 novel study task - due Tuesday

Use our brainstorm below to answer this question: 

As a reader, which character(s) had the most effect on you?  Explain why.
What lesson(s) could you learn from their experiences?
Suggest how someone could apply any of these lessons to their own life?

Novel Study: Seedfolks

Quote	Who said it?	What idea or lesson can be learned from this character?
He would see my patience and my hard work.  I would show him that I could raise plants, as he had.  I would show him that I was his daughter.	Kim	-respecting, honoring, keeping spirit alive in hearts, continuing traditions -hard work & patience will always pay off in life and allow you to achieve very much
I felt like I’d read through her secret diary and had ripped out a page without meaning to.	Ana	-the importance of not prejudging/stereotyping others, jumping to wrong conclusions, making assumptions about others before getting to know them
Can’t bring the dead back to life on this earth…But a patch of ground in this trashy lot-I can change that.  Can change it big.	Wendell	-that you can’t hold onto or dwell on the past, especially if it’s negative, you need to move on, accept reality and make a positive difference and change in your life and in the lives of others
I stared at his busy fingers, then his eyes.  They were focused, not far-away or confused.  He changed from a baby into a man.	Gonzalo speaking of Tio Juan	-in order to feel whole, dignified as an individual you need a purpose in life and to feel connected to something that could become your passion, knowing you have a sense of direction in life
You ever watch a sax player close? They push down a key and way at the other end of the instrument something moves.	Leona	-something small can start something big -perseverance, determination, self-motivation, setting goals for yourself
If I’m lucky, I get ‘em talking to each other.  Sewing up the rips in the neighborhood…From Paradise, the garden was turning back into Cleveland.	Sam	-we need to become peacemakers, drop our cultural barriers, racial divisions, prejudices, come together as a family and community built on respect and tolerance for one another, celebrate diversity
I was used to seeing kids lying and making mistakes, but not grown-ups. I was mad at my father.  Then I sort of felt sorry for him.	Virgil	-don’t let greed get the best of you -good comes also from giving and sharing with others -having a balance in life, having other goals/priorities
But just be near people, nice people, feel good, like next to fire in winter.	Sae Young	-establishing positive relationships with others, we can’t isolate ourselves, interact in a friendly manner with others because it will enrich and fulfill your life; overcoming your personal fears, confronting them;
I was showing Lateesha that just cause I got muscles don’t mean I’m some jungle beast.	Curtis	-goodness, kind-heartedness, love for others will always outweigh/surpass self-centredness, arrogance, being vain, narcissism
He was a salmon traveling upstream through his past…His eyes gained back some of their life…We, like our seeds, were now planted in the garden.	Nora speaking of Mr. Myles	-life is always full of opportunities and second chances and you need to take them to continue enriching yourself -don’t give up on life, embrace it
How nature ran on sunlight and rain and the seasons, and how I was part of that system…My body was part of nature.	Marciela	-life is precious, life is to be valued, nature is to be respected and appreciated in all its forms whether good or bad, life is a gift from God
I realized how useless was all that I’d heard about Poles…I still do not know, or care, whether she cooks cabbage.	Amir	-we shouldn’t categorize, label, misjudge people based on their culture, language, possessions etc. -getting to know someone and where they come from and what they experienced before judging them

Florence   -taking pride in being part of a loving, family-oriented, community in which people work together, help each other, respect one another, live and grow together