MATH: Chocolongo Bar math challenge focussing on the new dimensions of the improved packaging (3 x 3 x 4 = 36 cubic units with a surface area of 66 squared units).  Refer to the scenario and come up with a plan on how to stack/pack the existing box or shelf based on the new dimensions of the chocolongo bar.  In the end, how many can you fit within the space provided?

SCIENCE:

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY: 

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education, UN Conventions on the Rights of a Child.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Research & Development: research potential business contacts and begin to create your phone script 

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names

Finalize your data analysis; final copy

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; using feedback from other Finance members, finalize your investment letter  

MATH: Chocolongo Bar math challenge focussing on the least amount of surface area for packaging of a chocolate bar.  Identify possible dimensions and solve the surface area for each.  Complete the table with possible dimensions.  PAST DUE

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY: DRESS FOR SUCCESS for our Business meetings tomorrow

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education, UN Conventions on the Rights of a Child.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Research & Development: research potential business contacts and begin to create your phone script 

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names

Finalize your data analysis; final copy due Friday March 28th

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; using feedback from other Finance members, finalize your investment letter  due Friday March 28th

MATH: Chocolongo Bar math challenge focussing on the least amount of surface area for packaging of a chocolate bar.  Identify possible dimensions and solve the surface area for each.

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY:

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education, UN Conventions on the Rights of a Child.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names
Finalize your data analysis; final copy due Friday March 28th

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; using feedback from other Finance members, finalize your investment letter due Friday March 28th

MATH:  Entrance Pass focussing on geometry (multiple choice questions: justify your math thinking)

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY:

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education, UN Conventions on the Rights of a Child.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names
Finalize your data analysis; final copy due Friday March 28th

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; using feedback from other Finance members, finalize your investment letter due Friday March 28th

MATH:  Entrance Pass focussing on geometry

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY:

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names
Finalize your data analysis; final copy due Friday March 28th

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; using feedback from other Finance members, finalize your investment letter due Friday March 28th

Happy Pyjama Day!

MATH:  complete the Boys vs Girls Analysis (percent and graphing) of your Bowling Scores so that you may receive effective peer feedback 

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY:

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Mission Statement (all members):  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared to co-compose your company mission statement.

Marketing:  Brainstorm company names
Finalize your data analysis; second draft due Monday March 24th

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; second draft due Monday March 24th

Tomorrow is Pyjama Day- dress appropriately :o)

SCIENCE

*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Review the Structures & Mechanisms Wiki and research possible resources (internet sites) that you can use after the break for your science research.  Also visit the public library and sign out a book on your topic

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents.

Business Day Research (all members):  Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

Finance: Start writing your investment for your company

Marketing:  Finalize your data analysis

Mission Statement:  Research a variety of companies and their mission statement.  Copy and paste the company mission statement and hyperlink the website.  Review "How to write a mission statement" so that you are prepared for tomorrow BD period. 

MATH:  complete the Team Analysis of your Bowling Scores so that you may receive effective peer feedback 

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

MUSIC: Brazilian Drumming/Dancing

BUSINESS DAY:

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

Marketing:  Finalize your data analysis; first draft due Friday March 21st

Finance:  writing your investment for your company; first draft due Friday March 21st

ENTRANCE PASS: Create a mind map:  PAST DUE

- describe a goal that you have for yourself in each of these areas for Term 2: Social / Academic / Work Habit

- describe how these goals will make you successful as a student in class / school

- highlight one area of improvement & a strategy to improve upon it

MATH:  combining transformations: translation / rotation / reflection, p. 251 # 1 - 5

SCIENCE:
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Structures & Mechanisms Wiki: Research your assigned perspective area as a lens to assess the short- and long-term effects of flight on the environment.

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

Marketing:  Finalize your data analysis

Finance:  Start writing your investment for your company

Welcome back everyone.  I hope you all have had a wonderful break with family and friends.  

ENTRANCE PASS: Create a mind map: 

- describe a goal that you have for yourself in each of these areas for Term 2: Social / Academic / Work Habit

- describe how these goals will make you successful as a student in class / school

- highlight one area of improvement & a strategy to improve upon it

MATH:  introduction to transformational geometry: translation / rotation / reflection, p. 248 # 1 - 6

SCIENCE
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Review the Science Wiki and research possible resources (internet sites) that you can use after the break for your science research.  Also visit the public library and sign out a book on your topic

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members): 

Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

Marketing:  Finalize your data analysis

Finance:  Start writing your investment for your company
Paragraph 1: Introduce your Company, the UN Convention that you are supporting and why? Why are you participating in BD, why your company is supporting FTC and Haiti
Paragraph 2: Why you need their support, why you would like them to invest, how will it support your venture and your mission as a company
Paragraph 3: Closing

MATH:  6-Review Surface Area 

SCIENCE
*  Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

*  Review the Science Wiki and research possible resources (internet sites) that you can use after the break for your science research.  Also visit the public library and sign out a book on your topic

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):  Guiding questions have been posted for Free the Children, Gender inequality, Education.  Start to research the following areas in your company wiki

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

Marketing:  Finalize your data analysis

HAVE A GREAT MARCH BREAK.  SEE YOU IN A WEEK!!!!

MATH:  6-Review Surface Area for tomorrow 

SCIENCE
Visit your science blog and respond to the guiding question

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

MATH:  6-Entrance Pass Surface Area

SCIENCE
Grade 6: Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog) Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Congratulations to the Be the Change Student Committee for hosting another successful event.  All members of the community enjoyed their pancake treat.  

PANCAKE TREAT:  PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR CLOTHING FROM YOUR CULTURE TO SUPPORT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

MATH:  6-Entrance Pass Surface Area

SCIENCE
Grade 6: Share your thoughts on padlet using text, images and/or video based on the guiding question:
What do you think you know about the properties of air and/or principles of flight?

BUSINESS DAY:

It is important to organize your wiki when creating new pages.  Remember that your sidebar takes on the role of a table of contents

Business Day Research (all members):

Your first task as a group is to develop a series of guiding questions to facilitate your research and understanding of Free of the Children as an organization. (Items to considers: Model of sustainability, 5 pillars)

Job Responsibilities/Characteristics (all members):

Create a page on your wiki, describe some initial thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of your job.  Throughout Business Day you will be updating your wiki and adding detail to your job description (past due)

BD Reflection (all members): 

Using the guiding questions reflect on your experience thus far in Business Day- Respond to the guiding questions on the Business Day Student Blog (kidblog) Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Research and Development

Create a page entitle Initial Research- start to research different companies that could support your BD ideas and/or cost of items Due Friday February 28, 2014)

Thank you to the National Geographic for loaning out a giant map of Canada so that we could analyze and explore Canada's energy consumption, production and transmission.