Feb 22 French

Fractal

click on my youtube video to create your fractal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJYnfGzV-0

Feb 21 Substitute Agenda

Gr.7s I'm up the road at St. Jude's for a math workshop with Astudillo & Vago.  I trust you will all be courteous and cooperative with your substitute teacher ;)

8.45-9.30
Instrumental music.

Recess - everyone please exit portable, substitute has yard duty.

French

10.25-11.35
Complete novel study questions and/or stained glass math investigation which are do tomorrow, as per instructions:

Novel study success criteria:
-vocabulary can be explained in context using a combination of synonyms and/or definitions generated by you.
-reading comprehension short answers are to be answered in a complete sentence beginning with words direct from posed question with a supporting detail.
-email ms docx.

Stained glass success criteria:
-a short Prezi that showcases your team's creative process or approaches you took using a combination of pictures with captions from start to finish and that demonstrates you've understood 2 key concepts, namely, measurement (be it perimeter, be it area) and geometry (be it symmetry or a combo of shape flips, turns, slides)
-email link to your Prezi

Fractal
this works!!! i'm trying it and it's coming along nicely, give it a shot!!
i did this in under 10 minutes if you follow the steps below (the last point always gets marked as center of rotation)

Building the fractal in Geometer's Sketchpad: Follow the following steps.

1. Draw a vertical line segment and label the top point.
2. Double click on the bottom point to select it as the rotation center, highlight the entire drawing, and rotate it 90 degrees.
3. Hide the rotation point, select the non-labelled end point as the rotation center, highlight the entire drawing, and rotate 90 degrees.

You can repeat the final step as many times as you wish.
Problem 1. Perform 15 iterations of the process above to get a good dragon fractal. You may wish to shrink your original line segment as you get further along in the process.



Lunch
Italian

1.05-3.30
Math investigation you read about the other night.  Text 7.5 pg.244 Congruence & Similarity.  A, B, C only.  Complete on chart paper in groups of 2-3 of your choice.  Upon completion, staple along cork strip below I love bansho.  At this point, if you need to go back to completing the novel study or stained glass, feel free to do so.

GEOMETRY: JURASSIC PARK DRAGON FRACTAL

scroll towards bottom for 3 steps using Geometer's Sketchpad:

http://sierra.nmsu.edu/morandi/coursematerials/JurassicParkFractal.html

BYOD FYI

TCDSB allows and encourages BYOD, that is, bring your own device - be it a laptop, tablet, ipad, ipod, kobo reader, smartphone etc. to facilitate your school work only; you have permission from our school board to use these wi-fi electronic devices to assist you in completing any multi-media, literacy or numeracy assignment while in class - any misuse of these gadget for any other purpose other than school related tasks, will result in loss of priviledges.  Take advantage of this opportunity as we engage in more 21st century learning opportunities :)

SKYPE FYI

Tomorrow, following Italian, we will be skyping with Ms. D'Costa's gr.7 class from St. Maria Goretti.  For this skype session, we will introduce ourselves, showcase our classroom, talk about what we're learning, novels we've read and are currently reading and talk about how we can learn from each other in future skype sessions.  Before starting the session, we will talk about the proper online etiquette Ms. D'Costa and I expect from everyone.  Looking forward to this new experience!

Feb 19 FYI

• Transformational geometry corrections below 
• Continue working on The Breadwinner reading comprehension/vocabulary questions chp 1 to 9 from Feb 14 w/partner - due Friday (email as ms docx)
• Continue working on your math investigation and documenting the creative process on Prezi - due Friday.
• Read over Geometry Investigation in text pg.244-245 7.5 which you will be working on in a small group tomorrow.

Healthy Eating & Living Promo Videos

Great job, teamwork & creativity :)

Evan & Sergio's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW8swOmmEO8&feature=youtu.be

Feb 19 Math: Transformational Geometry Review + Corrections

Corrections:

Feb 14 Agenda

Feb. 14 Agenda - Happy Valentine's Day :)

Let's welcome back Mr. Marchetta and continue working with him in a cooperative and courteous manner throughout the day.  I will see you and your parents in the evening for interviews.

8.45-9.30 instrumental music

Recess: everyone please exit portable substitute on yard duty

French

10.25-11.35
Novel study: with 1 partner of your choice, begin working on the vocabulary/questions below from The Breadwinner; you are not expected to complete it all today, no worries.  Copy and paste into Word.  Use synonym(s) to define the vocabulary.  Short, concise answer in complete proper sentence for chapter question responses.

The Breadwinner

Section 1 (Chapter 1-3)

Section 1 Vocabulary

Chador                      Burqa                                nan

Taliban                      Toshak                      Hospitable

Looters                      veil                           Hawk(ed)

Shalwar Kameez         decree(d)                   land mine

Illiterate

Chapter 1

1.   What was Parvana’s old family home like? Describe it.

2.   Why did Parvana need to accompany her father to the market? Why does it have to be Parvana and not Nooria or their mother?

3.   What does Parvana’s father do to try and make money?

Chapter 2

1.   Why were there many artificial legs for sale at the market?

2.   Who was Hossain? Describe him in detail.

3.   Why did the Taliban come and take father away?

Chapter 3

1.   Why did the Taliban order all windows to be painted black? What was father’s reaction to this?

2.   State two ways in which the Taliban placed restrictions on the Afghans in this chapter.

3.   Describe how the Taliban treated Parvana and her mother at prison.

Section 2 (Chapter 4-6)

Section 2 Vocabulary

Preoccupied        Warily                basin                 pakul        

Sulk                  bold(ly)              brusque(ly)

Gingerly             eternity              gruff

Chapter 4

1.   Why did Parvana’s mother choose to stay inside since she had a burqa?

2.   Explain Parvana’s dream in this chapter.

3.   Why was mother not responding to her children’s needs by the end of chapter 4?

Chapter 5

1.   If you had to describe Mrs. Weera in good detail, what would you say her personality was like?

2.   What evidence do you have that Parvana is assertive? (can stand up to a Taliban soldier)

3.   How did Mother and Mrs. Weera meet?

Chapter 6

1.   What reason did Mother and Mrs. Weera give for turning Parvana into a boy? Do you think this was a good idea? Why or Why not?

2.   What discoveries does Parvana make the first time she goes out dressed as a boy?

3.   Why does Parvana have to look like a boy inside the house, when she is with her family?

Section 3 (Chapter 7-9)

Section 3 Vocabulary

Pashtu                       labyrinth                    Latrine

Embedded                  dawdling                    escort                               

Distinguish                  Karachi                      Kerosene

Raid(s)                       Smuggle

Chapter 7

1.   Who did Parvana have to pretend she was? What story would she have to make up if questioned?

2.   What surprises Parvana about the Talib soldier with the letter?

3.   Why does Parana sell her beloved shalwar kameez?

Chapter 8

1.   Describe Maryam’s reaction to being outside for the first time in a year and a half.

2.   The man whom Parvana thought was her father seemed like a nice man. What evidence is there of this?

Chapter 9

1.   Who was the ‘tea boy’? Describe her in good detail.

2.   Who do you think this ‘window woman’ is and why is she sending Parvana gifts?

3.   Why doesn’t Parvana tell Shauzia about the embroidered handkerchief?

Lunch 

Italian

1.05-1.50 Math transformational geometry: correct mid chapter review pg.247 1-4, 6, 8, 9 (translations, reflections, rotations)    

Recess

Everyone continue to work on stained glass math task assigned yesterday on blog until dismissal.