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This week at a glance

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Math unit test coming up: collecting like terms, isolating a variable, graphing linear equations; determining slope
No spelling this week
Virtue Response due Friday
Acorn Art Fundraiser Art due Friday.
If your video Narrative for Hoa is not complete it is now a week overdue!!

Monday: Math review continued; Computer Lab – reminder that your Heritage Fair topic and how it will be displayed is due Friday (this means that you’ve also ensured there are enough resources and information to support your topic and it’s been approved by me); teaching Ms. M’s students your gym games – 2:40; Drum Group.

Tuesday: Regular learning day – Jr. Girls Bball for anyone who is volunteering to help;
Wednesday: Transition meetings for Trinity, Josh and Joe; gym: fitness testing; Jr. Boy’s bball; computer lab – divide your time between Heritage Fair research and your PowerPoint for Health; review: graphing linear equations

Thursday: Math review continued; Art – Acorn Art fundraiser – reminder that your virtue is due tomorrow; Math test tomorrow

Friday: Math test; Computer Lab; Gym

Happy Monday

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Thank you very much to those who came out to help with our fundraiser for the Dupuis Family on Thursday, and again on Saturday for our Grad Trip fundraiser. We will need to schedule a meeting time after school some time in the next few weeks so we can discuss what our Grad Trip Goal(s) is/are and determine how much we will need to raise in total, and how we plan to accomplish this.

This week, like all before it, will be a fast and fun filled schedule.

Monday: Anishinaabemowin in the NSL room; gym (first round of ‘you be the teacher’); Digging Roots presentation – for those interested in the potential of a career in the Music Industry; All other students will be working on ketchup or any upcoming assignments/activities; Senior Boys’ Drum group will be working with Dan and Digging Roots from 2:00 on.

5 Students are needed to assist with the grade 2 tubing fieldtrip on Friday; you will be gone from 9-1:30 (Note: You MUST wear a helmet).

NOTES** New spelling list — test Friday; First Nations’ Library Week Book Mark submissions is due Wednesday. This week’s Virtue response is also Due Friday; Your NSL homework is to study your January vocabulary sheet for the Assessment on THURSDAY. Black Math duotang is due Friday. Our “You be the teacher” PE assignments will need to be ready to teach to the grade 4s and 5s starting February 13th.

Tuesday: AMAZING NEWS: The Honourable Stephen O’Neill will be presiding over our trial – come prepared for a busy day with our Mock Trial prep, trial and restorative justice circle. Lunch will be provided. Make sure you are well rested as this will be a long day with shorter breaks.

Wednesday: Going to the Senior’s Centre to start our action project regarding Education, Learning and Caring for our Elders (we will be walking so dress appropriately); Circle with Kendra; Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist. Parent Language class in the NSL room 5-7.

Thursday: NSL Assessment on January’s verbs; Reminder that your Black Math duotang is due tomorrow and your spelling test is right after Anishinaabemowin. Computer Lab – letters for Paso Por Paso must be completed during this lab time — using Publisher, also create a Valentines Day card and print in Colour. Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist. (There is no skating – we will be working with Mr. Fisher during this time– there are also only 3 students who have been bringing their skates so I am looking to find an alternate time for these dedicated students to skate with a different class at a different time/date). Senior Girls exhibition Volleyball Game after School. MKES Hockey – First Practice: 3:45-4:45.

Friday: Going to the Senior’s Centre to start our action project regarding Education, Learning and Caring for our Elders (we will be walking so dress appropriately); Computer Lab; Spelling test; Keeping Track – making sure all items have been completed and submitted to your in folder. Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist.
Gym for those who are up to date.

FRIDAY EVENING SOCIAL AT THE COMMUNITY HALL — Doors open at 5:00; food is usually from about 5:30-6:30ish. Then the Big Drums will be there. Raven Noganosh-Copegog will also be there to help any girls who wish to sing behind the drum(s).

Still stuck at home?

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Here we are on day 2 of Mother Earth taking care of herself and blanketing herself in what she needs to heal and rejuvenate over the coming winter months.

But you can still get some things done from home to ensure you don’t return feeling behind, overwhelmed, or out-of-the-loop:

I’ve added a page for this week’s spelling list (week 12) so you can study.

I have scanned this week’s Math Bellwork Pkg and added a page as well so you could print and work on it or copy the questions from your screen and complete; also I’ve included the New Years Creative writing you need to do for our New Year’s display board and this week’s virtue response handout for Orderliness.

You took home your cue cards for your test on Friday on Archimedes’ principles of buoyancy so make sure you are studying. (but I have also scanned it and added a page – tab too: you’re welcome 🙂 ).

Find 10 ‘artifacts’ for your Global Citizen Student Researcher assignment with Hoa and write a half page examination for it; and take a picture if you can.

Go to the following cite to test your knowledge about Archaeology Myths and Facts.

http://web.archive.org/web/20051114105129/http://funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz1880861589a58.html

 

 

OOPS!

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Sorry everyone!

I just saw that the post on Sunday night that I made with this week’s schedule obviously didn’t save or load.

So here are the things you need to know about the rest of this week’s events

Today we are begining our next Science and Technology Challenge with Mr. Fisher – the cardboard boat design and building challenge. We are on a waiting list to see if we will be competing with our best boats in January; if we don’t we will have our own competition in June when the lake is ready 🙂

Thursday: we will be continuing with the construction of our boats; make sure you are refering to your outline to ensure you meet the requirements and do not do anything in your planning stages or construction that would disqualify your boat! Groups of 4 only!! And Skating!!

Friday: your virtue for this week, on Diligence, is due; your math bellwork package is also due. We will be baking our ancient squash and preparing for our feast/celebration! Family members are welcome to come at 1:30 🙂

Your Christmas Break begins at 3:30 🙂

Make sure you take home anything you will need over the break – such as skates.

This week at a glance

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We are starting a new way to practice your spelling – packages will be handed out today with your week 10 words. You need to choose 2 of the options and complete the work in the front half of your English writing books or on lined paper and staple into your English book when completed.

Virtue responses are due Friday, as well as a journal about today’s Sacred Fire, Math Week 8 Bellwork package.

Monday: We have moved the Rhythmic Basketball presentations to Wednesday in order to attend the Sacred Fire; Computer Lab – last work period for your assignments; Band; Senior Drum Group

Tuesday: Write a minimum of a half page journal about the Sacred Fire and why we had it in Rama; Geography presentations begin (2:00)

Wednesday: Gym; Band; Circle; Computer Lab

Thursday: Choir; Art; Skating — No Gym availability – Girls’ Basketball Tournament

Friday: Spelling tests; homework due; Computer Lab; No Gym today – gym is unavailable – so we will have dance instead (or go outside weather permitting)

Math Prodigy Accounts

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Your Math prodigy accounts have been set up. You will be given some computer lab time during the week but it is recommended that you take some of your own time to work through the assignments posted. I print the reports from your accounts and this contributes to both your understanding of these concepts as well as your marks for your report cards. This is meant as a fun and interactive way to review concepts and reinforce mathematical understanding that you have acquired over the past few years.

 

Your log in information can be found at the bottom of the letter you will be taking home this afternoon.

Keeping Track update

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Make sure you have the following items on your list and update where you’re at with them (as in completed, submitted, and incomplete).

Virtue responses:

Understanding; Flexibility; Modesty

Math Bellwork packages (each day covers a different strand in Math — Mondays: Patterning and Algebra; Tuesdays: Number Sense; Wednesdays: Geometry; Thursdays: Measurement; Fridays: Data Management)

Week one:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week two:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Mathtionary Notes: changing a percent into a fraction and reducing to lowest terms

Rates and Ratios

Basketball Music project:

Choose song

Develop timing and rhythm to accompany

Present to class

Spooky Narrative

Mini-biography: your assigned Father of Confederation — summary of Biography you were provided and a picture of the individual — these will be posted on our display board: A Changing Nation

Your Confederation term definition — to post with our Changing Nation display board

Cell Models:

Plant cell – labeled using toothpicks flags

Animal Cell – labeled using toothpicks flags

Key: name each “part” of the cell and explain its role/job within the cell

Virtual Tour for Global Citizenship researcher projects

Virtual Tour of School or our Community (depending on which group you are in)

Touching Spirit Bear chapter questions and personal reflections

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

** Reminder ** did you finish your title pages yet??

Applicable only to Taylor, Hannah (in Anishinaabemowin), Jillian and Kiefer (in English) — Practice Flanders Field poem for Remembrance day Ceremonies.

Math quiz prep

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Two things to remember about your Math quiz prep

  1. Make sure you try a few of each type of question so you are able to come tomorrow with questions if you need clarification and bring it back each day!
  2. A negative on an exponent and a negative on a number mean two very different things! For instance:

–0.00036 = –3.6 × 10–4   0.00036 = 3.6 × 10–4   36,000 = 3.6 × 104 –36,000 = –3.6 × 104

Don’t confuse these!

October 17th – 21st at a glance

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Happy Monday everyone.

Please ask at home if anyone could donate either their time or hot dogs towards our grad trip fundraiser – Hot dogs are sold on Thursdays and to help prepare them we would need individuals who are available from 12:20-1:00 🙂

Monday: (lunch: subs) Computer Lab – respond to your e-buddies in Vietnam (the list is below); Virtue response handed out – due Thursday (due to the PA Day on Friday). Dance instead of Gym; Science test today – parts of the Microscope and their function; Math test prep/review – test Thursday (adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying with Scientific Notation); last day for the Book Fair.

Tuesday: (lunch: soup and grilled cheese) Math test prep continued; Touching Spirit Bear; Characteristics of a Narrative – begin Spooky Stories Narratives: Due Thursday October 27th; Drum Group and Learning Buddies (with Grade 3s)

Wednesday: (lunch: nuggets) Flag Football Tournament; Fitness testing/Gym; Computer Lab; Walking trip to collect water samples for Science tomorrow with Mr. Fisher; Continue with Math test prep; Circle with Two Bear @ 2:00.

Thursday: (lunch: hot dogs – grade 8 fundraiser)Virtue response for Understanding is due today; Math Quiz; Haunted Classroom notes home due today – If we do not have enough interest or donations we will not be hosting the classroom this year so please make sure you show your family the letter and return it to me by today at the latest! Band. Spooky Narratives; water samples and microscopes with Mr. Fisher at 2:00.