Humanities:
- City project: this week, students will learn more about the different services in a city and the different levels of government that they provide.
- Independent work will include journaling about their experience and completing the services handout (see below).
- Students have been working hard to meet their goal of: 5 minutes to get started on a task and to stop socializing. We want to achieve this 4 days in a row, and sustain the work time through the period or to the next task. Both classes have met this goal! The maintenance piece is at least 2 days in a row. This goal was created as with the holidays approaching and student stamina waning, we needed a challenge! The students have requested a pre-holiday celebration to acknowledge their achievements. More info to come...
Math:
- On Monday we will do a quick review of out Input Output tables and pattern rules, then have a short quiz to show what we know. A review sheet was made available and many students have taken it home to practice. If it didn't make it home, or for extra practice, try visiting the Spyguys video http://wpatterns in tables
- Students will make and use the relationship pattern, the input pattern and the output pattern in an Input/output chart, then learn to create and plot ordered pairs on a graph.
- We will learn to sort regular and irregular polygons and begin our work with triangles and angles. Try looking for some angles in the world around you.
- If you need a hand, our 'Math Support' sessions continue twice a week. Monday at lunch in Mrs. Lowe's room during Lunch B, M114(12:50 pm - 1:10 pm) and Thursday mornings in Mrs. MacDonald's room, M116 (8:00 am - 8:20 am).
Science:
- Students continue investigation strategies and began experimenting with footwear impressions, tire tracks, and handwriting analysis and will continue with chromatography and fabric analysis next week.
- We are creating new vocabulary cards for some of our new key concepts and investigation techniques.
- On Monday we will do a quick review of out Input Output tables and pattern rules, then have a short quiz to show what we know. A review sheet was made available and many students have taken it home to practice. If it didn't make it home, or for extra practice, try visiting the Spyguys video http://wpatterns in tables
- Students will make and use the relationship pattern, the input pattern and the output pattern in an Input/output chart, then learn to create and plot ordered pairs on a graph.
- We will learn to sort regular and irregular polygons and begin our work with triangles and angles. Try looking for some angles in the world around you.
- If you need a hand, our 'Math Support' sessions continue twice a week. Monday at lunch in Mrs. Lowe's room during Lunch B, M114(12:50 pm - 1:10 pm) and Thursday mornings in Mrs. MacDonald's room, M116 (8:00 am - 8:20 am).
- Students continue investigation strategies and began experimenting with footwear impressions, tire tracks, and handwriting analysis and will continue with chromatography and fabric analysis next week.
- We are creating new vocabulary cards for some of our new key concepts and investigation techniques.
Reminders:
- December 7 - Professional Development day, no students
- December 18 - Hot chocolate morning - remember to bring your own mug!
- December 19 - Talent Show and Titan Lunch
- December 20 - NO SCHOOL! Winter Break
- January 7 - HAPPY NEW YEAR! Classes Resume
