Thanks for spoiling me today. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Good job on the presentations so far. Please make sure that your Math Tests are signed for tomorrow (a note with your mark and parent's signature will do).
Religion comics due Friday.

Tomorrow we will be presenting our Social Studies projects. We will do this in the afternoon, as the morning will be our "Movie Day". Math Tests will go home tomorrow to be signed.

Welcome to the last week before the break! Math tests are marked and have been shared with the students. They should be released to go home to be signed in the next couple of days. Social Studies projects will be due to be presented on Wednesday.

For tomorrow: "Multiplying Whole numbers by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001" sheet

Please be aware the math test is tentatively set for Monday December 17 am. You can begin preparing by reviewing the questions I asked you to take a photo of and completing p. 160 # 11.

No new assignments tonight. Start thinking about your research topic for Social Studies. Be prepared to participate in the sacrament of reconciliation.

Math p. 142 # 1-4

Tomorrow is an exciting day. We have musical performances in the A.M. and P.M. Please ensure that you are appropriately dressed as we will be walking over to St. Anne's in the morning. On Friday we have Religion and Art presentations due.
For tomorrow:
Math p. 144-145 # 1-3 and 5

Please ensure that you have 2 leads for tomorrow. Here is the note that we did in class today. Please copy and save for your files, as it will be on the success criteria.

Well the fun continues this week. Wednesday we have a morning visit to St. Annes to see their Christmas Show. Please remember to bring in your $5 for the Leahy Christmas Experience on Thursday. For tomorrow ensure that reading folders are complete.
Upcoming Dates: Friday Dec 7 Art Project ready for presentation
                             Friday Dec 7 Jesse Tree presentations

Wow it's been a different week than what we're used to but in a good way. I hope we all learned a lot from our "Indigenous People" presentation and that we prepared ourselves for advent. There were no new assignments due for the weekend, so you can relax and enjoy as long as your reading folder is ready to submit this week. Have a great weekend!
Please remember to bring your $5 for the Leahy Family Experience.

For tonight Math p. 127-128 1 a and c, 2 a and c and 3 a

Health- Case study due next Monday

Have a great weekend everyone!
Please get your Math Tests signed and returned for Monday morning.
Literacy- complete two leads on the theme of migration

Important Announcement!
Math Test 3 is going to take place the morning of Friday November 23.
These are the learning goals. Make sure these are all clear and use the next couple of days to ask questions.

For tomorrow: Either get reading response signed or a note with your mark on it.

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Thanks for the great work you did on your family backgrounds. Some of you really went above and beyond, which will help us all learn a lot. For tomorrow, please have a note with your Science mark signed and returned.

Have a great long weekend everyone!
For Monday, please research your family, and answer:
Where did your family come from?
When did they come to Canada?
Why did they come?
Do you know their names?
What traditions did they bring with them?
Do you have any stories to share about their contributions?

The only task tonight is to take your data from last night's survey question and make a double bar graph to display boy and girl categories. Science projects will be collected before lunch.

Make sure that you view the success criteria for "Visualization", "Descriptive Text Pattern" and also your "Biodiversity" grammar sheets as we will be doing the performance task for the Biodiversity unit of Literacy on Wednesday morning. Also Wednesday will be the last day that class time will be provided for your Science projects.
Math-p. 192 # 1& 2
Get report card signed

Remember to bring your money for the Book Fair for our visit on Monday
If you haven't brought in your field trip note, please do so Monday

For homework this weekend:
Remembrance Day Art
Letter to God
Don't forget to bring printed materials (paragraphs, pictures, diagrams etc) to class to begin assembling your Science projects, which are due Wed Nov 15

No new assignments tonight. Please ensure that your field trip form for CPA are signed and returned tomorrow. The last reading folders should be submitted tomorrow.

No new assignments needed to go home tonight. If someone could bring some newspaper tomorrow, we'll do a Remembrance Day craft.

For those who were absent today, we did page 181 #5 for practice

Remember to have your "Symbiosis" paragraphs ready so we can edit, revise and turn them into descriptive text.

Please study your grammar sheets because we will be doing the performance task for "Biodiversity" next week.

Welcome back everyone. It sounds like everyone had a great weekend. For tomorrow:
Math p. 180 # 1 and 2
Literacy Vivid Adjectives worksheet
We will be using your 4 brief paragraphs for "Symbiosis" on Wednesday

Reminders
Make sure you have reading folders ready this week.
LCBO brown paper bags due Friday
Book Covers for Book Fair due Monday

Math test signed and returned
Math p. 174 # 1 and 2
Life of Moses for Monday

All we have tonight is to prepare for tomorrow's Math Test.

Number 4
A (1,9) B (2,9) C (2,7) D (3,7) E (3,5) and F (1,5)
Rotate 180 about point (4,7)
Reflect in a horizontal through (0,5)

Final coordinates: A (7,5) B (6,5) C (6,3) D (5,3)
E (5,1) F (7,1)

Please be aware of that next week is the hand in for your reading folders. We will begin with Erick, Jaylynn, Mateo, Dezirae and Sydney on Nov 5th.

Please be sure to do the review work necessary to prep for Wednesday's Math test on "Transformations". The topics will include: reflections, rotations, translations, and combined transformations.
Tonight's work: Math study sheet

Please make the corrections for p. 254 #1-3 as a way to get extra practice.
For Monday:
Grammar Sheet- "Commas that Separate Words in a List"
Science Sheets - Biodiversity
Literacy- Good copy of your Personal Narratives
Get Science Quiz signed

Please spend some quality time studying for tomorrow's Science Test.
Math p. 254- # 1-3
Good copies of suspense (personal narrative) due Monday

Remember to study for Thursday's Science Test.
Here are the pages for each topic in the Science Book to help round out your notes:
The 5 Kingdoms p. 8 and 9
Invertebrates p. 13 and 14
Arthropods p. 16 and 17
Classes of Vertebrates 23-25

Due tomorrow Math p. 251 # 3-6

You are encouraged to wear purple tomorrow for Mental Health Awareness Day.

Just page 250 number 1 of the Math is due tonight.

Please make sure that you are studying your science notes for Thursday's quiz.

Remember to have your Math test signed and returned tomorrow.
Also Science is due first thing in the morning.
If you haven't gotten your reading task signed, it is due tomorrow as well.

Sorry for being late tonight.
Math today was was # 12-14 A and C only and then 15-17 to prepare for tomorrow's test.
New grade six students, don't forget that you have the 3 paragraphs of your reading folder.
Don't forget to get your reading task signed and returned for tomorrow.

The only homework tonight is Math p. 76 # 1,2,7,10 and 11

*Announcement* Since we are wrapping up our first reading unit, "Suspense", we will be having our first performance task on Wednesday Oct 17. The focus will be on Making connections, Identifying characteristics of suspense, Identifying main ideas and connecting supporting ideas. Also go over your grammar sheets (suffixes, adverbs and adverb phrases). Here are some anchors to help:

Remember that we have a Math Test on Thursday of this week.

New Grade 6 students will be submitting reading folders on Thursday 18th.

Math p. 56 # 4-7

Literacy- rough draft of personal narrative

Make sure you are preparing yourself for Thursday's Math Test. See my post from Wednesday to find the learning goals for this unit.

Today we began our Science assignment. You are welcome to bring it home if the timeline feels too narrow. The hand in date is set for Friday October 19 to allow you to focus on preparing for your Math Test and for our newer students to get their Reading Folders ready for the 18th. Here is the Success Criteria:

All Religion comics are due tomorrow
Math p. 74 # 1
Literacy- personal narrative planner

French spelling test -Tuesday Oct 16 **the first 10 words**
You have to spelling in French correctly and say what the word means in English (English spelling not necessarily correct)

Please make sure all of your paragraph assignments are signed and returned tomorrow
All Religion Comics for "Everyone Can Be a Light" are due Friday morning Oct 12
Announcement! We will be having our 2nd Math unit test on Thursday Oct 18 on Whole Numbers. Topics will include: mental math, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of multi-digit numbers as well as order of operations. See the learning goals posted below:

Nathan
Anthony
Victoria
Matteo
Lexxi
Lauren
Anderson
Lexi
Please be aware that your Reading Folder assignments are due on Oct 18th. Please have your 3 paragraphs ready (Retell, Reflect and Relate)

Please try to get your $3 for the Bug Man in promptly.

For Homework we had:
Math p. 71 # 5 and 7

My apologies to all for forgetting to hand back your marked paragraphs. They will be obviously not need to be signed by tomorrow. I will hand them out first thing tomorrow, so they will need to be signed and returned on Wednesday.
For homework tonight- Math- p. 70 # 2
                                    - Literacy- Adverbs hand out

I would like to wish you all a happy thanksgiving. There is no Math homework. For those who were away today we practised long division of a 4-digit dividend by a 2-digit divisor. It is recommended that you sit with a family member and try a couple in order to stay up to date. For homework I am asking only for the good copies of your paragraph to be ready on Tuesday morning. Please make sure you follow the success criteria:

No new assignments for homework. Just make sure you're keeping up with reading folders.

Some of the reading folders are showing some good connections. Please make sure that your connections allow you to make some kind of inference (a conclusion you come to about a character/ event in the story that you are not told explicitly) and that you share the details of that inference,

For tomorrow:
Math p. 66 # 1-5
Literacy- rough draft of your paragraph

Please remember that your Health assignments are due first thing Friday morning October 5.
Math p. 62 # 1-5

Thanks for a great week everyone! The only homework for the old Grade 6s is to ensure you are on track for this week's reading response. The new Grade 6s have until Oct 17. Also, the new Grade 6s need to complete Mental Math p. 51 # 1-3.

Please remember Picture Day is Monday Oct. 1!

Cross country has been rescheduled to Tuesday Oct 2, in order to accommodate Picture Day.

Great job on getting your Math tests signed. If you have not yet, please make sure you do so by tomorrow. Please remember that this upcoming week is the hand in date for your first reading folders. New students have until Oct 17th.

Old student's Math- p. 46 # 4-7
New student's Math- p. 41 # 1-3 and 5-7

And please don't forget your toonies for Terry, as the fundraiser is tomorrow.

Great job on the mass today and a thank you to the new students for their assistance.
Homework- The new students only have to get their tests signed and returned for homework.
The old students need to complete p. 46 # 1-3 in their Math.
** New students please have your materials (binders etc) by Monday.

Another great day. I enjoyed the sensory language that was included in your Quick Write topic today. Our new Grade Six friends are reminded to get their supplies in as soon as possible. Tomorrow will also be your first unit test on Patterning.

New 6s, please complete p. 402 # 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 to prepare for the test.

Old Grade 6 students complete p. 44 # 3-8

Everyone complete the suffixes worksheet for Grammar

Thanks for a great first day in our new class (6D). By now everyone should be really far into their reading folder assignments. The first batch are due on Monday Oct 1. Be sure to consult with the schedule (our new students have until Oct 18th).

* New Students-
Wednesday morning will be your first unit test on Patterns
These questions may help prepare you. Please complete for tomorrow:
Gr 6 p. 26 # 1-4
               

please put a priority on getting the supplies needed for class:
1) 2 reading books ( as you are finishing one, replace it to ensure you always have 2)

2) sticky notes

3) 2- 2" binders. One marked AM and divided into:
Math
Religion
Social Studies
Tests

and one marked PM and divided into:
Reading
Writing
Grammar
Health

4) One duo-tang marked "Reading Folder"

A fond but reluctant farewell is extended to our Grade 7 friends as they move into the new 7/8 split. We've all enjoyed our time with you and know you'll go on to do great things. Please remember our time together and say hello to us in the hall. If you ever need any help with your integers, feel free to pay a visit.

Grade 6 students have only their Math for homework. Please be sure to complete all the questions, including the rest of number 9.

Have a great weekend!

Urgent: All Grade Seven Students are required to have their "School Immunization Consent" forms in by Monday September 24. This is your assignment not your parent's. Please ensure that you take the initiative to have this form completed and returned promptly.

Urgent: All white "Registration" forms are due tomorrow

For homework:
Math Gr. 6- p.51 # 1-5
Gr 7- p. 339 # 1-5

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Since we are getting close to the end of the month, I thought I would put up the hand in dates for your first reading folder assignment. The day where your name appears is your hand in date, then we will rotate the groups every month afterward.

Mon Oct 1      Tues Oct 2             Wed Oct 3         Thurs Oct 4         Fri Oct 5
Erick                 Dezirae                     Josh                 Bolade                Caleigh
Jaylynn              Sydney                    Alexa              Matthew G           Launa
Mateo R             Clara                       Greta                 Zach                    Aiden
Matteo A            Nico                      Matthew D         Daniel                  Julia
Maddy                                               Jake                    Chloe                 Andrew

Tonight's Math- Gr. 6- p. 37 # 3 & p. 41 # 1-3 & 5-7
                          Gr. 7- p. 329 # 4
                                    p. 332 # 1- 7

Great work today on the Quick Write activity! Tomorrow is our first Math Test. Please make sure you complete the diagnostic assignment ans ensure your understanding. (For the learning goals, please check out the entry for Sept 11)

Math- Gr 7 p. 382 # 1-4
                   p. 55 # 5-7

          Gr 6 p. 402 # 2-4
                  p. 26 # 2-4

Literacy- Gr 6 " A Boy and a Mountain" p. 10- 13 and 2 connections
               Gr 7 "Universal Soldier" and "First They Came" and 2 connections

Good job on your Media pieces today. Please make sure you are prepared for Friday's test (see yesterday's post for the learning goals).
Due tomorrow: Grade 6 Math p. 390 # 1-3
                          Grade 7 Math p. 380 # 1-5 & p. 385 # 4

Thank you to everyone for getting your forms in promptly. Soon I will be sending home a white "Registration" form. Please return right away.  No homework tonight!
We are set for our first Math test Friday morning. Here are you learning goals.

Grade 6- Make sure:
You can find geometric patterns and represent them numerically.
You can describe in words the pattern made by adding or subtracting a number or multiplying or dividing a number.
You can describe in words the pattern rule for the general term by referring to the term number.
You can make tables of values for growing patterns given in words, and then list the ordered pairs.
You can explain how a coordinate system represents location and plot points in the first quadrant.
You can find a term given its term number.
You can find the term number of a given term in a growing pattern given in words, a table of values or a graph.

Grade 7- Make sure:
You can represent linear growing patterns using a variety of tools and strategies.
You can make predictions about linear growing patterns.

You can represent the general term of a pattern using an algebraic expression involving one operation.

You can compare pattern rules.

You can create table of values and graphs of real-life relationships involving constant rates where the initial condition starting at 0.

You can model real-life relationships involving constant rates using

equations.

Welcome back. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Thanks for being so prompt with your blue and green forms. For those who were away on Friday, please have them in tomorrow. Also tomorrow, I will be handing out the readings for our school liturgy (September 26 9:15). 
Due tomorrow:
Math Grade Six- p. 386 # 4, 6, 7
          Grade Seven- p. 377 # 5-7

Thanks for a great first week everyone. We've come very far in Math in just one week, so be ready for your first test in patterning soon. Here's what is due Monday:

2 Chapter books of your choosing
2 binders:
AM binder with dividers: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Religion, Tests
PM binder with dividers: Math, Science, Arts, Social Studies (Gr 6 only), History (Gr. 7 only) and Geography (Gr. 7 only)

Religion- Coat of Arms
Literacy- Good copy of your movie/ game/ book review

Make sure you have your blue and green forms filled out and brought back. **don't forget the blue one is 2-sided.

Thanks for checking in again. A couple of changes have happened. First the Coat of Arms assignment originally due tomorrow has been moved to Monday. Secondly, we need to add sticky notes to our list of necessary materials. They are really important for the completion of your Reading Folders.
Here's what is due tomorrow:

Math Gr. 7 p. 375 # 2-4
         Gr. 6 p. 386 # 1-3

Name Art

Great job of checking in! I can see that many of you visited the blog yesterday. Make sure you do so everyday. Refer to yesterday's post for the upcoming due dates. Here's what is due tomorrow:

Literacy- rough copy of your movie/ book/ game review
Math- Gr 6 p. 9 # 4-7
           Gr 7 p. 30 # 1-3
*Don't forget Name Art and Coat-of-Arms are due Friday*

Welcome Grade 6/7 D students and parents to our class blog. Please check in daily to get updates on upcoming events, homework assignments, due dates etc.
Please ensure that you have gym shoes for Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
Due Tomorrow:
Grade 6- p. 8 # 1-3
Grade 7- p. 371 # 2-4

Due Friday
Name Art

Due Monday
2 Chapter books of your choosing
2 binders:
AM binder with dividers: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Religion, Tests
PM binder with dividers: Math, Science, Arts, Social Studies (Gr 6 only), History (Gr. 7 only) and Geography (Gr. 7 only)

Math quiz Monday May 7. Topics include:
Representing probability as a fraction, decimal, percent
Tree diagrams
Odds for/ odds against as a ratio

You must visit the link to complete your exit form for the IPP

http://bit.ly/GR8EXITSURVEY
Math p. 472- 473 # 1-7
***Bring Art supplies everyday*** assignment due May 11

To prepare for Monday's test complete: p. 315 # 1,2, 3 and 5 ALSO write the definition and memorize for the term "polyhedron". AND on a grid paper, draw 3 quadrilaterals, draw a point in the middle of each side and then connect the four midpoints of each quadrilateral to form an interior quadrilateral.

Please make sure that you return your Muskoka Woods Medication Memo for tomorrow.
Math p. 314 # 10, 11 and 13
History p. 198-199 # 5 and 10 due for Wednesday April 25
Please refer to yesterday's post to ensure you are aware of due dates

Due dates:
Dances due tomorrow
Reading folders due the week of April 23 (next week)
Reading assignment- Summary of "Adrenaline" due tomorrow April 19
Writing assignment- Word Choice paragraph due Friday April 20
Math Test-  Monday April 23
Math -p. 312 # 1-8

Math- p. 292 # 1-6
Reading folder- "Retell" only due tomorrow

Tomorrow is spring photos, jersey day and also our visit from the Holocaust Museum
All drug projects are due for presentation to the class on Monday April 16
For tomorrow: Math p. 288 All

Upcoming Dates

Thursday April 12- 12:54- 1:54 Holocaust Museum visit

Thursday, April 19 - Pizza Day

Monday, April 23 - Rosary with Deacon Roy

Wednesday, April 25 - Badminton @ U of W 8-11 am

Friday, April 27 - Phil Gignac Music Competition

Saturday, April 28-Tuesday, May 1: Muskoka Woods

Monday, April 30-May 4 - Education Week

Wednesday, May 2 - Education Week Mass



Please ensure that the "Retell" portion of your monthly reading folder is complete
by Friday April 13.
Math p.287 # 1-7

Have a nice weekend everyone!
Homework Math 274-275 #1-8

In order to prepare for Thursday's Math Test please ensure that you have completed and verified the practice quiz.
History-  p. 186-187 # 1 and 2 *Writing in role as one of the Plains Chiefs, should you join in armed resistance to the Canadian Government?

Please be aware the last day for Muskoka money and documentation in this Thursday March 29. More than half of the class still needs to submits these items.
Math- p. 443 # 5-10

Math p.442 # 1-4 (including verifications)
Religion- Journal in role (good copy)
History p. 72-73 # 5-7
Please ensure that ALL Muskoka forms and payments are in by Thursday March 29

Math p. 438 # 2-6 and 9
History p. 72-73 # 5-7 Due Monday
Literacy- P. 49 and 50 questions in the margins.

Only one item today:
Math- p.438 # 1
Please make sure your reading folder and math test are signed

Please Make sure that all Muskoka forms and money are returned by March 29.
Rock your Socks Wednesday March 21
For tomorrow: 1) All five reading folder assignments signed
                        2) Math Test signed

No new assignments due for Friday.

Last night's math assignment was p. 90 # 10-17
To prepare for the test, use p. 90 # 18-22
Also History- p.63-72 # 1-4

Apologies to the students who are on vacation right now. I neglected to update the blog last night. Our homework was: Math p. 85 # 6-10

Math p. 84-85 # 1-5
Study for Science quiz Monday morning
Monday starts the hand in week for Reading Folders
Math Test Thursday
Muskoka Wear forms will be accepted for ONE more day. Please have it here Monday.

Math- p. 77 # 7-11
Science p. 158 # 1-5
Science Quiz Chapter 6 Monday!!! review questions will be assigned tomorrow.

Math p. 76 # 1-6
Religion "One Does Not Live By Bread Alone" assignment.

Math quiz signed and returned Monday.
Math- p. 72-73# 1-6
History- have presentations ready to rehearse with visual aids

Math Quiz tomorrow! complete p. 176 # 14-18 20 and 21 to prepare

Upcoming Dates
*Math Quiz 1- Unit 7 Fractions- Thursday Feb 22
-factors and multiples
-prime factorization of numbers
-addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions
-multiplication of fractions, using an area map

*Comics- Friday Feb 23

*History Projects- Monday Feb 26

Due to the large number of assignments and tests, we will push the due date for reading folders one week to the week of Mon Mar 5.

L.A. Comics due Friday Feb 23.
History projects due for presentation Mon Feb 26
Reading folders due week of Tues Feb 27
Math- Division of fractions p. 159-160 # 1-8
Science 148-161 # 1-6 Tues Feb 20

Math p. 154-155 # 3-9 not number 6 anyone who was away on Tuesday needs to complete 1 and 2 with area models as well.
For those, who missed the submission date for diamonte poems please ensure they are in tomorrow.
Science p. 148-151 # 1-6 due on Monday
History Presentations are slotted for the week of Monday Feb 26

Grad photo money due tomorrow, after this date there will fee to process the order online directly.
Due tomorrow:
Math p. 153 # 1&2 you MUST draw the area models
Literacy- Question 1 (Making inference) p. 37

Grad Photo money due Wednesday Feb 14.
For tomorrow: Math p. 146 # 1-9
Religion- Diamonte poem decorated for Wednesday Feb 14

Due date for grad photos id Wed Feb 14. After this time there is an additional charge.

Please be aware that this is a "Nut Aware" school. Today there were almonds found in various locations in the classroom. This is very different from the usual littering of Goldfish etc. If this was accidentally kicked into the wrong classroom the consequences could be dire. If you find it necessary to bring nut items to class, they need to be contained for the safety of all.

For tomorrow: Math p. 137 # 1-9
Science p. 143-145 Unicellular Organisms # 2,4 and 5

For Monday Feb 12 History p. 22-29 # 1-6 and 8

For tomorrow:
Math p. 17& 18 # 10- 16
Movie poster due Friday Feb 9

For tomorrow:
Math p. 17 #1-9

History-
Step 1) read p. 17-18
Step 2) Define:
Alaskan Purchase
Gold Rush
U.S. Civil War
Fenian Raids
U.S. Immigration
Step 3) copy:
Fenian
Civil War
Manifest Destiny

***If you didn't finish question 1 from the weekend, that is due tomorrow*****

For Monday:
Science p. 4-14 # 1-4
Math Test signed

Please have science test signed for tomorrow.
Religion presentations tomorrow as well.

For tomorrow:
Math Practice test
Literacy Questions
1)  infer a list of characteristics that would make a good spy
2) Which of the three stories would make the best movie? explain.
Who would your cast in the main roles? What traits do they have that make them a good choice?
3) Rank the 3 stories from best to worst. Explain your choices


Science- begin chapter 6 p. 140-142 # 2-6

Due tomorrow:
Photo essays
History three questions
For Thursday:
Math practice test in preparation for Thursday's test.

Please remember that the photo essay is due for presentation on Wed Jan 31. Also out Math Test for Surface Area and Volume of Circles will be Thursday Feb 1.

Happy Weekend!
Make sure you're ready for Monday's science test
Also due Monday are your St. Anne's forms
Due Monday: Math p. 262 # 10 & 263 all
Photo Essay due Wednesday Jan 31

** Please have all St Anne's option sheets, fifty dollar registration fee cheques (if not using School Cash Online), and bus forms in by Mon Jan 29.
*** Please begin preparing for your Science Quiz for Chapter 5 on Monday January 29
Topics include:
Diffusion
Osmosis
Concentration Gradient
Hypo- and Hypertonic environments
Turgor Pressure
Exo- and Endocytosis

For tomorrow:
Math p. 262 # 7-9
Reading- 3 inferences from "My Secret Camera" p. 20-23
Writing- around 7 sentences to form your intro paragraph
Science- 3 questions on p. 133

For tomorrow: Math p. 260 # 6 & p. 262 # 3-5

Literacy- Voice Planner

Religion- Modernized 10 Commandments- due Friday Jan 26

Please be prepared for grad photos tomorrow. Wear/ bring a white, collared shirt and tie and a $30 payment if you would like a composite. In two weeks, the proofs will be available. At that time you may order other photo packages.
For homework:
Math p. 260 # 1-5
Literacy Questions for "Ambush" p. 3
1) What do you think is the most powerful description in this selection? Why is it so powerful?
2) What other story(ies) have you read that remind(s) you of this one? How are they related?
3) If the daughter was a teenager and read this, how would she react? Why?
Science- reading and questions on Osmosis p.124- 126 # 3-5

Happy long weekend!
For Monday:
Math Tests signed
Math p. 255 # 1-5
Literacy- read "Ambush" p. 3- 7 answer the "Reflecting" questions.

A big day tomorrow so make sure you're prepared.

Math test on circles please do the study questions (2 word problems done in class and p. 252 # 1,2,4,5,9 and 10) to prepare.

Science- Selectively Permeable Membranes p. 120 and Diffusion p. 121-123

Do all questions

Art assignment is due today

Literacy tests signed

Narratives signed by Thursday

Please prepare for the Math Test on "Circles" Wednesday Jan 17. Topics include:
Circumference
Area
Using circumference to determine the distance a wheel will go
Using area to determine price (the pizza question)
converting square units (e.g. 10 000 cm^2 = 1m^2)
For tomorrow:
Math p. 251 # 6-8
Final draft of personal narrative

Please remember:
-prepare for the Literacy Test tomorrow.
-dress in house league colours
For homework:
Read "Across the Millennia" page 103-113. Then create and answer one literal, one inferential and one evaluative question.

Reminders:
 -Literacy test on Friday Jan 12
- Reading folders due the week of Monday Jan 15
- Art assignment due Wed Jan 17
1) Select one piece of art.
2) Provide one 7-10 sentence paragraph explaining the artist's message or reason for creating the art work.
3) One 7-10 sentence paragraph or three 3-4 sentence paragraphs detailing 3 of the elements of design (Posted in class)
-Math Test on Circles near the end of next week topics include: radius, diameter, circumference, area of a circle.

For homework:
Math- page 245 # 1-6 and 9
Literacy- rough draft of personal narrative

Welcome back everyone!
I hope you had a restful holiday and are refreshed and ready for the new year.
There will be a summative assessment in Reading on Friday Jan 12. This will cover the work we did on "Questioning" and "Organizational Text Patterns". Please be prepared to read a sample and do an exercise independently.

Also the week of Jan 15 will be the hand in date for Reading Folders (see the schedule on blackboard).

Look forward to a math test on circles coming soon to finish our measurement unit.
For tomorrow:
Please get all Math Tests signed and returned
Math- page 240-241 # 1-8 and 10
Science- page 104 # 1,2 and 4
Literacy- Personal Narrative planner