Friday, September 30, 2016

Math: Gr.6-pg 41,42#1,2,5,7 Tues.
Science: Gr. 6 invertebrate chart (M)
French : Gr. 7 test (Tues)
Reminders: read, study multiplication, read-a-thon money, complete student registration verification forms due Friday, Oct.7
 by:David

October Events

October:
3rd - 7th Announcements
5th Cross Country Meet - only for cross country members
6th V.I.P. begins for Gr. 6 students - only for Gr. 6 students
7th Mass at 9:45am at the Church
11th and 12th Fall Picture Day
14th - Energy, Electricity and Conservation Presentation 1:20-2:20
17th - Read-a-thon pledges due on or before this date. 
21st - Read a thon

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Science - Gr. 6, complete the Characteristics of Vertebrate chart and two explanations (see blog post below) using your textbook.

Term #1 Goals - Must be signed for tomorrow.

French - Gr. 7 test Tuesday

Student Registration Verification Forms due by Friday October 7th.

Read and practise your multiplication tables!!

Gr. 6 Science: Characteristics of Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Science from Thursday, September 29, 2016:

For Friday, September 30, 2016

Characteristics of Invertebrates

Create a chart on lined paper that is similar to your vertebrates chart from yesterday. This time you need room for four groups instead of five.

Use the following sites to complete the chart, listing characteristics and examples for each group of invertebrates.

This site provides information for all four groups of invertebrates.

This site provides characteristics for arthropods and mollusks.

Also use pg. 16, 17 and 18 of your text for characteristics of arthropods.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

We had an awesome 3.5 km walk for Terry Fox and raising funds to beat cancer today!!!

Math - Grade 7 finish toolkit note, see blog post for instructions (complete steps 1-5).

Science - Grade 7, finish and print vocab sheet for Friday
Science - Grade 6, finish the 4 subcategories of invertebrate, and the 5 subcategories of vertebrates on the sheet you were given today. Begin to read and highlight through the information on the sheet.

Goals signed by Friday, put in green bin at school.

French - Gr. 7 test Monday

Read every night! Practise multiplication tables.

Gr. 6 Science: Vertebrate

Gr. 7 math: integers in the real world

1. Create a new title page in your toolkit: Unit #2 Integers and Transformations.

2. Begin a new note (new page) with the title: Integers in the Real World. Include the date and underline both the title and date with a ruler. 

3. You will watch the following video and list examples of where we see or use integers in the real world. 

4. Add any other examples of integers in the real world, that you can think of. 

5. Finally, define the following terms in your toolkit. Include an example with each definition. Use a ruler for your number line example. You can use your textbook or Mrs. Thompson's math dictionary to look up the definitions. Terms: positive integer, negative integer, opposite integer, number line

6. You will need to make a number line on chart paper (it has to go to the same value negative and positive, with zero in the middle), to plot the +/- score for the hockey players on a team. The materials are on the back table, you will work with a partner. 

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Math:write out unit two learning goals (w) learning goals posted below

Science: gr.6 kingdoms chart... use text (pg. 8, 9) and video (posted below) (w)
gr.7 vocab chart (fr)

Health/Guidance: goals signed (fr)

Reminders:  Red + white (w)
2 dollars for Terry.

By David

Learning goals: Unit #2 Math

Grade 7: 

Grade 6 Science Learning Videos

Monday, September 26, 2016

Gr. 6 and 7 Math: Study, Unit #1 test tomorrow!!!!
Review questions for practise: Gr. 6 - pg. 402-403 #2, 3, 4, Gr. 7 - pg. 399 #7, pg. 401 #1

Health/Guidance: Goals signed by Friday

Gr. 6 Science - took up Classifying Organisms sheet. Next read your text pg. 7, then complete the tree diagram. Read pg. 8 and 9, complete the organizer based on the living things in the zoo. Finally, answer the three questions with complete sentences. 

Gr. 7 Science - worked on vocabulary for this unit (mytools2go), then worked on the question, hypothesis and the specific materials that we used. 

Reminders: books orders due tomorrow, $2 for Terry Fox, wear red and white on Wednesday for our Terry Fox walk. 

By: Mrs. Thompson :)

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Math: Math test Tuesday.

Art/Health: Goals Signed Friday.

French:Gr.6 French test Monday, Reading folders due Thursday.


Reminders: Book orders(27).
           $2 for Terry.

By Zoee :)
           

Research Training Day #2

Today your training will consist of looking at subscription databases and subject directories found in our school board website's student portal. Some subscription databases (paid for by our school board or school) or subject directories (free) are:

Student2Link
EBSCOHost online databases
History Reference Center
Britannica School
Library Reference Center
Science Reference Center
KidsClick!
Librarians' Internet Index

1. You will reconvene with your partner from your training on Day #1.
2. You will find one basic fact about your explorer using three different sources. 
3. Record the basic fact and record the three resources you used.
4. Compare your fact with the information you discovered during your research training day one. How do you know the information from day one is incorrect?

Next training session: search engines.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016

Music: music practice sheet - due Thursday

Science:Grade 7-experiment supplies
                                   -yard waste
                                   -food peelings
                                   -cheese cloths

Math:5.4.1 getting to the heart of math - due Monday

REMINDERS
-please bring music forms and money in ASAP
-book orders in by Monday the 27th

By.Bryana 
                                         

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Arts: Music sheet-due Thursday

Science: Grade 7: Experiment supplies-bring in ASAP

Math: Grade 6: Complete pg.382 #1,2

French: Grade 6: Translate sheet due Friday

Student Prayer Tables are coming to 6/7T!

Prayer tables are coming your way...

In a small group you will be responsible for planning, designing, setting up and presenting a prayer table that will be featured in our room for one month.

Your group will sign up for a month. 

For your month you will need:
1. A theme, chosen by the group. It can be based on a religious event, a holiday, a season or anything else of your choosing.

2. A bible quote or bible story to accompany your prayer table. It should connect to the theme.

3. A prayer, one that you find or one that you write, that follows your theme. 

4. The prayer table decorated with items that you choose and set up. These items can be from in class, from home or from nature. Please get your parents permission before bringing in items from home. 

5. A short presentation of your theme, biblical quote or story, prayer and prayer table for the class. For this you can be creative, dress in costume, present in role or do an activity with the class. 

Here are some samples to inspire you :)

Wednesday, Sept.14, 2016

Science: Gr. 7 experiment supplies (soil, garden waste, 2L empty pop bottles, cheese cloth or window screening
              Gr. 6 Biodiversity worksheet

Religon: Copy Apostles' Creed.

Math:Gr. 6 pg.382 #1, 2
          Gr. 7 pattern page worksheet

Art: Colour theory

By Bryana

Portfolio Cover

First, fold your bristol board, neatly, in half. 

Second, put a piece of large construction paper on half of your bristol board and trace. This becomes your boarder.

Third, using contour lines, write your name across your space, keep inside of the boarders. 

Fourth, draw straight lines with a ruler across the space, from boarder to boarder. 20 - 30 lines should divide your space into enough sections. 

Next, outline your boarder with black marker. Also, outline your name with black marker.

Gr. 6 students... you will choose three tertiary colours (ex. yellow-green, yellow-orange and orange-red), and use them to fill in the inside of your letters. Make sure you use a variety of those three tertiary colours. Also, make sure no two hues are side by side. 

You will choose a different three tertiary colours (ex. blue-green blue-violet, red-violet), and use them to fill in the outside of your letters. Make sure you use a variety of those three tertiary colours and no two hues side by side.

You can use a mixture of marker, pencil crayon and crayon.

Gr. 7 students... you will choose three analogous colours (ex. oranges, reds and violets), and use them to fill in the inside of your letters. Make sure you use a variety of those three analogous colours. Also, make sure no two hues are side by side. 

You will choose a different three analogous colours (ex. blues, greens and yellows), and use them to fill in the outside of your letters. Make sure you use a variety of those three analogous colours and no two hues side by side.

You can use a mixture of marker, pencil crayon and crayon.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Video on colour theory from class today:

Phys. ed tomorrow, remember your clothes

Writing: Letter to Myself - draft due Wednesday

French:

Math:Grade 6- Pg.8 #1,4 and Pg.12 #1,3
          Grade 7- Pg.30-31 #1,6 and Pg.376 #3,4

Reminders: Kleenex please, if you have not brought one in yet.
Also, 2L empty pop bottles, if you have one at home.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Friday, September 9, 2016

Art: warm and cool dots (M)
Health: Learning skills goal and plan (M)
French: parent signing contract (M)

Reminders:
2L empty pop bottles
kleenex, if you have not sent one in yet please
Independent reading book (M)

Research Training, Day #2

Today your training will consist of looking at subscription databases and subject directories found in our school board website's student portal. Some subscription databases (paid for by our school board or school) or subject directories (free) are:

Student2Link
EBSCOHost online databases
History Reference Center
Britannica School
Library Reference Center
Science Reference Center
KidsClick!
Librarians' Internet Index

1. You will reconvene with your partner from your training on Day #1.
2. You will find one basic fact about your explorer using three different sources. 
3. Record the basic fact and record the three resources you used.
4. Compare your fact with the information you discovered during your research training day one. How do you know the information from day one is incorrect?

Next training session: search engines.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Art - warm and cool dots due Monday
Reading - independent reading books due Monday
French - contract signed by parents due Monday

Reminders - kleenex please, Introducing Your Child due Monday, Blue Permission forms due Friday

Pictures of our cup challenge today...

Research Training, Day #1

Today cadet, you will embark on your first day of reliable research training. 

1. Introductory discussion with Sergeant Thompson.

2. Treasure Hunt
    You will be assigned to a team. Your team will be responsible for answering three questions about an explorer. With a fellow cadet you will complete an internet treasure hunt to answer these questions. You can find the treasure hunt here: Treasure Hunt

3. The Big Question
   Upon completion of the treasure hunt task, you will reconvene with your team to compare your answers and notes. Finally, you will discuss and answer the "Big Question."

4. As a whole class, cadets and Sergeant Thompson will talk about the findings to the "Big Question." All cadets will record the class findings in their Literacy Resource book. 

Good luck, we will see you on Training Day #2.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Learning goals, goal setting work: 

Math challenge called Ready, Set, Go:

Some thoughtful reflection as we work on goal setting: 

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Get Introducing My Child completed by your parent(s) by Monday
Get the blue walking permission form signed by Friday
Gr. 7: Immunization Nov. 8
Meet the Team night Sept. 20th 5:00-6:00
Independent reading book by Monday

Welcome back!!!

Mrs. Thompson is looking forward to working with you this year!!