Monday, January 20, 2014

Swim session this Wednesday.  Dress for Success: Please bring in appropriate swimwear, a towel and hair-tie for long hair.  Swim caps and googles are optional.

MATH:  Complete the Entrance Pass for tomorrow. Practice your division skills in Math is Fun.                      Division Strategies anchor charts.

Bowling Project:
Individual Bowling Scores graph, analysis and averages bump up responses based on success criteria & self feedback
Class Bowling Scores graph, analysis and averages for tomorrow activity

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Students are to complete the research for their inquiry question that they posed during their expert group analysis of a community within Canada.  Research Question then post response in the Social Studies Blog.

SCIENCE: students have been assigned into new groups to design a concept green home based on their knowledge applied in online and in-class discussions on various energy/electricity consumption.  Continue to use time in-class and at-home within your Electricity Wiki to build upon ideas, planning and any further research needed for your concept green home.

Home Audit:  Complete your home audit analysis for Monday so that you can work on the Analysis 

MEDIA: 
Book Recommendation: (refer to the outline and reflect on class discussions) write your book recommendation and include an image of the cover within a post in your blog.  PAST DUE
Book Cover: Media Triangle: Analyzing Texts, select a collection of book covers and analyze them (select two questions from each side of the triangle TEXT / AUDIENCE / PRODUCTION) and share your thoughts within your blog.  PAST DUE


COMMUNITY WALK:  over the next week go on a community walk with a parent to analyze the types of communities and/or business that are within our community. Due Monday January 27th


OPEN HOUSE: Grade 7 Transition
Spectrum Alternative - Wednesday January 29th
Alpha II Alternative - Monday January 20th