Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
Thanks for another focused work week. We are almost there! Please try to finish the year sprinting because the race is not over yet. We had another busy week at the Q!
This week we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: we started our probability unit this week. We explored the difference between theoretical probability and experimental probability. We discussed the four ways to express the probability of a favourable outcome: orally, as a fraction, as a percent and as a decimal. Lastly, we looked at organizing the number of combinations of two independent events using a tree diagram ie flipping two coins.
Important Reminder: Golf course presentations are this Monday!
LA: we've been learning how to write an essay. We spent this week talking about how to plan for an essay and the organization/format of an essay (introduction-thesis statement, supporting paragraphs and conclusion). The students practiced writing a thesis statement and introduction and built an essay map to help them write their BC First Nations essay. We also worked on our invention/advertisement.
Socials: In Socials we finished our BC First Nation note taking sessions this week. The students were presented with an essay question and they have to use their notes to help them write a five paragraph expository essay. We have been breaking down each section to show that writing an essay is a process and that it takes time.
Gym: BC soccer festival was a huge hit with our class on Wednesday. It was nice to see all the talented soccer players we have in our class. We also enjoyed challenging Mr. Mann's and Shultz's classes to some Ultimate Frisbee games!
French: learning how to write food related sentences.
Thanks for a great work week. Enjoy your weekend.
Reminder to get you bowling permission forms in. We are going bowling on Thursday. (bring appropriate footwear).
Friday, June 3, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Hello from the teacher who lost his voice:(
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
Thank you to all those parents that helped with the grade 7 pizza fundraiser. On another note thank you to all the students who worked so hard preparing for our school dance. I was really proud of every student that participated. My apologies parents and students for not being at school the past couple of days. On Wednesday evening I lost my voice and I still have not fully recovered it yet. Thank you to Ms. Appleton for stepping in for me.
This week in room 231 we covered the following:
LA- the students performed their oral stories to a small group and we started to discuss the parts of an essay(introduction, thesis statement, body and conclusion). The students practiced writing thesis statements based on a variety of questions and topics. We also explored advertising techniques. Each student spent this week planning and filing an advertisement using I-Movie for their golf course. Next week the students will be presenting their golf courses to a panel of hand selected judges.
Math- much of our Math time this week was sucked up by filming advertisements for our geometry golf course. Next week I'm hoping to start some probability. The students did get some time to play Sum Dog and work on reviewing all skills.
Social Studies- we are finishing off our research on BC First Nations. The last region we will look at is the NorthWestern part of BC and the First Nations principles of learning. This will be the backbone of our first essay.
Gym: we spent some of this week practising our flash mop waltz dance and playing minor games such as blastball, corridor ball and mushroom ball.
Thanks for a great week. I'm looking forward to being back in the classroom on Monday morning.
Upcoming Events: bowling/hot chocolates field trip, grade 7 girls field trip, golf course presentations
Where in the world was this picture taken?
Thank you to all those parents that helped with the grade 7 pizza fundraiser. On another note thank you to all the students who worked so hard preparing for our school dance. I was really proud of every student that participated. My apologies parents and students for not being at school the past couple of days. On Wednesday evening I lost my voice and I still have not fully recovered it yet. Thank you to Ms. Appleton for stepping in for me.
This week in room 231 we covered the following:
LA- the students performed their oral stories to a small group and we started to discuss the parts of an essay(introduction, thesis statement, body and conclusion). The students practiced writing thesis statements based on a variety of questions and topics. We also explored advertising techniques. Each student spent this week planning and filing an advertisement using I-Movie for their golf course. Next week the students will be presenting their golf courses to a panel of hand selected judges.
Math- much of our Math time this week was sucked up by filming advertisements for our geometry golf course. Next week I'm hoping to start some probability. The students did get some time to play Sum Dog and work on reviewing all skills.
Social Studies- we are finishing off our research on BC First Nations. The last region we will look at is the NorthWestern part of BC and the First Nations principles of learning. This will be the backbone of our first essay.
Gym: we spent some of this week practising our flash mop waltz dance and playing minor games such as blastball, corridor ball and mushroom ball.
Thanks for a great week. I'm looking forward to being back in the classroom on Monday morning.
Upcoming Events: bowling/hot chocolates field trip, grade 7 girls field trip, golf course presentations
Where in the world was this picture taken?
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Happy Long Weekend!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students
Once again we had a very busy week in room 231. Please take a closer look at the important reminders on the left side of the blog.
Math- in Math the students embarked on a geometry journey. The students are using their geometry skills to design an 9 hole mini golf course. Each partnership or individual was awarded 4 work blocks to complete their design. Students also have Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to complete their golf course. Golf courses are due on Tuesday May 23. On Tuesday the students will start part B- making an advertisement to sell their course.
LA- our focus this week in Language Arts has been First Nations Oral Storytelling. We had an aboriginal story telling join our class on Tuesday and we've spent the whole week practising and preparing for our own oral story telling performance. We will preform on Tuesday May 23. Audience members will participate in a peers and self assessment.
Art- this week in Art we started to design our very own masks. We looked at some example and discussed who masks were an important part of BC First Nations culture.
Social Studies- in Socials we continued to inquire about BC First nation groups. We completed research on the south west coast of BC and started to explore the southern interior of BC. We used the following note taking strategies: two column, power notes, boxing strategy.
Gym- We learned a new game called First Nations Baseball and we practised our school dance. Please be prepare for our school dance this Wednesday.
Thanks and enjoy your long weekend
Mr. Tobacca
Once again we had a very busy week in room 231. Please take a closer look at the important reminders on the left side of the blog.
Math- in Math the students embarked on a geometry journey. The students are using their geometry skills to design an 9 hole mini golf course. Each partnership or individual was awarded 4 work blocks to complete their design. Students also have Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday to complete their golf course. Golf courses are due on Tuesday May 23. On Tuesday the students will start part B- making an advertisement to sell their course.
LA- our focus this week in Language Arts has been First Nations Oral Storytelling. We had an aboriginal story telling join our class on Tuesday and we've spent the whole week practising and preparing for our own oral story telling performance. We will preform on Tuesday May 23. Audience members will participate in a peers and self assessment.
Art- this week in Art we started to design our very own masks. We looked at some example and discussed who masks were an important part of BC First Nations culture.
Social Studies- in Socials we continued to inquire about BC First nation groups. We completed research on the south west coast of BC and started to explore the southern interior of BC. We used the following note taking strategies: two column, power notes, boxing strategy.
Gym- We learned a new game called First Nations Baseball and we practised our school dance. Please be prepare for our school dance this Wednesday.
Thanks and enjoy your long weekend
Mr. Tobacca
Friday, May 13, 2016
Happy Friday!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
What an awesome work week we had at Queneesh. I really love coming to work everyday to work with such a hard working group of learners. Congratulations to those Div 10 students who were selected for our SD 71 Track Meet: Samantha, Trent, Nolan, Kaitlyn (Track Meet is on Tuesday May 17th).
This week in room 231 we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: we finished of our last lessons on transformations (translations, rotations and reflections). We will complete our geometry unit by having the student design their own mini golf course by using their geometric skills learned in class. This will start on Monday!
LA: this week we focused our attention on First Nation oral story telling. We explored a variety of stories/legends told by BC First Nation groups. We discussed the importance of story telling and the key components to telling an engaging story. Next week we will have an oral story teller join us and we will be retelling our own oral story to a small group.
Gym: we learned two new games in gym this week: container ball and roller ball. I'm hoping that in the upcoming weeks this we can design a Frisbee golf course and play it on our school fields.
Social Studies: last week we kicked off our BC First Nations unit. We are currently learning about the climate, location, resources, spiritual beliefs of BC First Nations.
Art: in the upcoming weeks we will be working on designing masks which will be related to writing a story. There will be two guest speakers to talk about the history and design of masks.
Thank you for a great week!
What an awesome work week we had at Queneesh. I really love coming to work everyday to work with such a hard working group of learners. Congratulations to those Div 10 students who were selected for our SD 71 Track Meet: Samantha, Trent, Nolan, Kaitlyn (Track Meet is on Tuesday May 17th).
This week in room 231 we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: we finished of our last lessons on transformations (translations, rotations and reflections). We will complete our geometry unit by having the student design their own mini golf course by using their geometric skills learned in class. This will start on Monday!
LA: this week we focused our attention on First Nation oral story telling. We explored a variety of stories/legends told by BC First Nation groups. We discussed the importance of story telling and the key components to telling an engaging story. Next week we will have an oral story teller join us and we will be retelling our own oral story to a small group.
Gym: we learned two new games in gym this week: container ball and roller ball. I'm hoping that in the upcoming weeks this we can design a Frisbee golf course and play it on our school fields.
Social Studies: last week we kicked off our BC First Nations unit. We are currently learning about the climate, location, resources, spiritual beliefs of BC First Nations.
Art: in the upcoming weeks we will be working on designing masks which will be related to writing a story. There will be two guest speakers to talk about the history and design of masks.
Thank you for a great week!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Sunshine!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
What an awesome week we had in room 231. This morning we had our very first Poetry Slam contest and the students really rocked it. Congrats to our top three performances 1. Harry 2. Kyle 3.Sam
This week we covered the following learning concepts. Please take the time to have a conversation with your son or daughter about these topics.
Math- grade 6's- volume of a rectangular prism
7's- area of parallelograms and triangles
*everyone wrote a quiz on Friday
LA- we completed our book of poems- they were due today. We had a note taking session with Mr. David where we looked for main ideas and supporting details. Today we had a poetry slam contest where each student shared one poem that they wrote.
Science- we started a web quest on the nervous system and had a quiz on bones and muscles.
Socials- we will be kicking off a BC First Nations unit very soon. We will be applying our note taking strategies to help us learn about BC First Nations.
Gym- next Friday we will have our Track and Field Jamboree (please bring your permission form back). We had three practises this week.
HCE- we had an RCMP officer come and speak to all the intermediate students about digital citizenship and Internet safety.
Have a great weekend!
How does the image below relate to our next unit of study in Geometry?
What an awesome week we had in room 231. This morning we had our very first Poetry Slam contest and the students really rocked it. Congrats to our top three performances 1. Harry 2. Kyle 3.Sam
This week we covered the following learning concepts. Please take the time to have a conversation with your son or daughter about these topics.
Math- grade 6's- volume of a rectangular prism
7's- area of parallelograms and triangles
*everyone wrote a quiz on Friday
LA- we completed our book of poems- they were due today. We had a note taking session with Mr. David where we looked for main ideas and supporting details. Today we had a poetry slam contest where each student shared one poem that they wrote.
Science- we started a web quest on the nervous system and had a quiz on bones and muscles.
Socials- we will be kicking off a BC First Nations unit very soon. We will be applying our note taking strategies to help us learn about BC First Nations.
Gym- next Friday we will have our Track and Field Jamboree (please bring your permission form back). We had three practises this week.
HCE- we had an RCMP officer come and speak to all the intermediate students about digital citizenship and Internet safety.
Have a great weekend!
How does the image below relate to our next unit of study in Geometry?
Friday, April 22, 2016
Happy Friday!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
This week at Queneesh was another busy work week. Please take the time to have a conversation with your son or daughter about what they are learning.
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math: grade 6's finished learning about the area of a rectangle A= l x w and they are now learning about the volume of a rectangular prism V= L x H x W.
Grade 7's finished up calculating the circumference of a circle and are learning how to calculate the area of a parallelogram A= b x h.
LA- this week in Poetry we are learning how to write different types of poems. We wrote the following poems this week: Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick, Concrete and Autobiographical.
Science- we discussed the importance of bones and muscles. The students worked in small groups to prepare educational presentations about muscles. Next week we will explore the nervous system through a web quest and mini discussions.
Art- last week we made sunglasses and this week we started a doodle gram assignment.
PE- we've been learning how to play Ultimate Frisbee and working on our school dance performance. We also started our Track and Field practices- please bring water and running shoes!
French- the students have been learning how to use simple expressions to talk about clothing. On Monday they will perform a fashion show using French.
Upcoming events: RCMP internet safety talk, Track and Field practice, Doug David note taking tutorials, BC First Nations unit.
Have a great weekend!
This week at Queneesh was another busy work week. Please take the time to have a conversation with your son or daughter about what they are learning.
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math: grade 6's finished learning about the area of a rectangle A= l x w and they are now learning about the volume of a rectangular prism V= L x H x W.
Grade 7's finished up calculating the circumference of a circle and are learning how to calculate the area of a parallelogram A= b x h.
LA- this week in Poetry we are learning how to write different types of poems. We wrote the following poems this week: Haiku, Cinquain, Limerick, Concrete and Autobiographical.
Science- we discussed the importance of bones and muscles. The students worked in small groups to prepare educational presentations about muscles. Next week we will explore the nervous system through a web quest and mini discussions.
Art- last week we made sunglasses and this week we started a doodle gram assignment.
PE- we've been learning how to play Ultimate Frisbee and working on our school dance performance. We also started our Track and Field practices- please bring water and running shoes!
French- the students have been learning how to use simple expressions to talk about clothing. On Monday they will perform a fashion show using French.
Upcoming events: RCMP internet safety talk, Track and Field practice, Doug David note taking tutorials, BC First Nations unit.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, April 8, 2016
Welcome Back!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
I hope that you all enjoyed your well deserved break and I'm looking forward to our final term together.
This week in room 231 we covered the following topics:
Math: Grade 6's how to identify and construct angles using a protractor
Grade 7's- how to identify and construct parallel and perpendicular lines using a ruler, protractor, Mira, and compass. Next week will start to talk about Area and Circumference.
LA- we started a poetry unit. The class has been hunting for poetry terms and we completed two poetry analysis. We learned how to read a poem and we are continuing to learn about Poetic devices.
Socials- we started to discuss 5 major world religions. This week we explored the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. We also spoke about the importance of respecting the beliefs of others and being open to learning about what other people believe.
Gym- we are starting an ultimate Frisbee unit and we will be learning some dance moves in preparation for our school dance,
Music- the students have been practicing their ukulele skills.
Art- we made sunglasses that reflect our ideas and thoughts about summer time.
Thank you for an awesome week of work!
I hope that you all enjoyed your well deserved break and I'm looking forward to our final term together.
This week in room 231 we covered the following topics:
Math: Grade 6's how to identify and construct angles using a protractor
Grade 7's- how to identify and construct parallel and perpendicular lines using a ruler, protractor, Mira, and compass. Next week will start to talk about Area and Circumference.
LA- we started a poetry unit. The class has been hunting for poetry terms and we completed two poetry analysis. We learned how to read a poem and we are continuing to learn about Poetic devices.
Socials- we started to discuss 5 major world religions. This week we explored the similarities and differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. We also spoke about the importance of respecting the beliefs of others and being open to learning about what other people believe.
Gym- we are starting an ultimate Frisbee unit and we will be learning some dance moves in preparation for our school dance,
Music- the students have been practicing their ukulele skills.
Art- we made sunglasses that reflect our ideas and thoughts about summer time.
Thank you for an awesome week of work!
Friday, March 11, 2016
One more week:)
Hang in there! We are only one week away before spring break. Take a deep breath and tell yourself we are almost there.
Thank you for another week of hard work and focus. This week in room 231 we covered the following learning activities and concepts:
Math- dividing decimals by whole numbers, and decimals. Today we had a class Sumdog competition to end our Fraction and Decimal units.
LA- we continued to work on our descriptive writing. We learned how to show not tell and how to slow down our writing and into the action to quickly. As a class we discussed using our senses, vivid verbs and colourful adjectives to make our writing more descriptive. We also completed five lessons on using quotation marks. (Lesson 5 is due on Monday)
Socials- we continued our mini inquiry research project. We collected research using different sources of information (world wide web, book, encyclopedia, online article). Students will present their inquiry question and findings next week using I-Movie or Power Point.
Gym- we started some Gymnastics and we played Diveball.
Art- we completed our Zendoodles.
HCE- we talked about the importance of sleep and student have been asked to complete a sleep log for one week. (This will be due on Thursday)
See you all on Monday!
Mr. Tobacca
Where in the world was this picture taken?
Thank you for another week of hard work and focus. This week in room 231 we covered the following learning activities and concepts:
Math- dividing decimals by whole numbers, and decimals. Today we had a class Sumdog competition to end our Fraction and Decimal units.
LA- we continued to work on our descriptive writing. We learned how to show not tell and how to slow down our writing and into the action to quickly. As a class we discussed using our senses, vivid verbs and colourful adjectives to make our writing more descriptive. We also completed five lessons on using quotation marks. (Lesson 5 is due on Monday)
Socials- we continued our mini inquiry research project. We collected research using different sources of information (world wide web, book, encyclopedia, online article). Students will present their inquiry question and findings next week using I-Movie or Power Point.
Gym- we started some Gymnastics and we played Diveball.
Art- we completed our Zendoodles.
HCE- we talked about the importance of sleep and student have been asked to complete a sleep log for one week. (This will be due on Thursday)
See you all on Monday!
Mr. Tobacca
Where in the world was this picture taken?
Friday, March 4, 2016
Happy Friday!
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
Last week we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals, and decimal place value. We also had a Fraction unit test.
Art: we started a doodle project and connected our texture monsters to our descriptive writing unit.
LA: we covered 4 lessons on when and how to use the apostrophe and we completed 2 descriptive writes.
Social Studies- we continued to explore what it was like to be part of the first ever civilization. We discussed religion, stable food supply, art, government, inventions, irrigation, farming and much more. We finished our Mesopotamia/Sumer unit and we started thinking about other ancient civilizations that we would look to research.
Gym: we did fit camp, dive ball and a variety of dodging games.
Thanks for another awesome week.
Mr. T
Last week we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals, and decimal place value. We also had a Fraction unit test.
Art: we started a doodle project and connected our texture monsters to our descriptive writing unit.
LA: we covered 4 lessons on when and how to use the apostrophe and we completed 2 descriptive writes.
Social Studies- we continued to explore what it was like to be part of the first ever civilization. We discussed religion, stable food supply, art, government, inventions, irrigation, farming and much more. We finished our Mesopotamia/Sumer unit and we started thinking about other ancient civilizations that we would look to research.
Gym: we did fit camp, dive ball and a variety of dodging games.
Thanks for another awesome week.
Mr. T
Friday, February 19, 2016
Is it Spring yet?
Hello Parents and Students of Div 10,
We had another busy week in room 231. Congrats to our Queneesh Basketball teams who played very well this week against Cumberland and Aspen Park. I'm super impressed with the improvements our teams have made.
This week we covered the following concepts:
Math: we reviewed how to simplify and order fractions, and we were introduced to how to convert a fraction to percent. We will have a quiz on Tuesday on how to convert fractions to percents.
Where in the world was this picture taken?
We had another busy week in room 231. Congrats to our Queneesh Basketball teams who played very well this week against Cumberland and Aspen Park. I'm super impressed with the improvements our teams have made.
This week we covered the following concepts:
Math: we reviewed how to simplify and order fractions, and we were introduced to how to convert a fraction to percent. We will have a quiz on Tuesday on how to convert fractions to percents.
LA- this week we continued to focus on conventions and note taking. Capitalization was the focus this week. Next week we will be talking about apostrophes. Each student was also given the opportunity to plan and write their two paragraphs for Identity Day on Wednesday Feb 24.
Science- we discussed the composition of our sun and looked at moons and their orbit, comets and asteroids were another area of discussion. We completed an onion review and had a unit quiz. All students did well on their quiz. Thanks for the hard work. Our last unit will focus on exploring our own moon and its composition.
Socials- yesterday we got back into our final lesson of Early Man. We talked about the Neolithic period and how important it was in creating an Agricultural revolution. We discussed how the Fertile Crescent became one of the first civilizations. Today we finished our unit with a Jeopardy game and time capsule celebration.
Gym- we learned two new games called Battle Ball and Dive Ball. The students also did a Fit Camp on Thursday. Thanks to Meghan and Kaitlyn for organizing that for us!
Thanks for an awesome week. I look forward to seeing all your smiling faces on Monday!
Homework- complete your Identity Project, complete lesson #5 for capitalization lesson
Where in the world was this picture taken?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Happy Valentines Day
Hello Parents and Div 10 Students,
What another awesome week at the Q. I feel so privileged to have such a wonderful class.
This week in room 231 we explored the following concepts. Ask your child some questions about these concepts and I'm sure that can tell you wonderful things.
Math- reviewed how to convert improper fractions and mixed numbers, discussed how to create equivalent fractions using multiplication and division, look at what it means to simplify a fraction using repetitive division and the GCF, introduced how to compare and order fractions.
Science- we talked about stars their composition, and life cycles. We discussed our sun and it's composition and we worked on our planet guides. Planet Guides are due on Monday Feb 14.
Gym- we learned a few new games: fresher, paper/rock/scissors tag, 4 corners
LA- we finished our last lesson on the comma, we practiced our Daily 5 and completed our novel study on "How To Steal A Dog." Please have your character trading cards completed for Monday Feb 14.
Have a great weekend and a happy Valentines Day!
Mr. Tobacca
What another awesome week at the Q. I feel so privileged to have such a wonderful class.
This week in room 231 we explored the following concepts. Ask your child some questions about these concepts and I'm sure that can tell you wonderful things.
Math- reviewed how to convert improper fractions and mixed numbers, discussed how to create equivalent fractions using multiplication and division, look at what it means to simplify a fraction using repetitive division and the GCF, introduced how to compare and order fractions.
Science- we talked about stars their composition, and life cycles. We discussed our sun and it's composition and we worked on our planet guides. Planet Guides are due on Monday Feb 14.
Gym- we learned a few new games: fresher, paper/rock/scissors tag, 4 corners
LA- we finished our last lesson on the comma, we practiced our Daily 5 and completed our novel study on "How To Steal A Dog." Please have your character trading cards completed for Monday Feb 14.
Have a great weekend and a happy Valentines Day!
Simplifying Fractions
Mr. Tobacca
Friday, February 5, 2016
Happy Family Weekend!
Hello Parents and Students of Division 10,
What is up with this nasty weather? I hope that the weather clears up for your family weekend and that you get to spend some quality time with your family. In room 231 we had another busy week.
Congrats to the grade 6/7 boys and girls on their Basketball games on Monday. This Monday there will not be any games due to Family Day.
This week we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers, how to find equivalent fractions.
LA: we started a convention homework project, completed our socio-grams and started character playing cards. We also learned to use a comma when writing the date, between a city and a province, and when listing a series of items or adjectives to describe a noun. Please complete lesson #2 and #3 with your parents this weekend and return it on Tuesday!
Social Studies: we are working on creating a time capsule for an Early Man artifact, we discussed how Ice Ages impacted early migration and we finished the week by exploring "The Stone Age." Tell your parents what Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic mean!
Gym: we played capture the flag dodge ball, yoshi and practiced our basketball skills.
French: letter Bingo.
Science: next week we will be learning about our Solar System and Stars.
HCE: hygiene, healthy eating and physical activity have been our focus.
Thanks for an awesome week!
What is up with this nasty weather? I hope that the weather clears up for your family weekend and that you get to spend some quality time with your family. In room 231 we had another busy week.
Congrats to the grade 6/7 boys and girls on their Basketball games on Monday. This Monday there will not be any games due to Family Day.
This week we covered the following learning concepts:
Math: how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers, how to find equivalent fractions.
LA: we started a convention homework project, completed our socio-grams and started character playing cards. We also learned to use a comma when writing the date, between a city and a province, and when listing a series of items or adjectives to describe a noun. Please complete lesson #2 and #3 with your parents this weekend and return it on Tuesday!
Social Studies: we are working on creating a time capsule for an Early Man artifact, we discussed how Ice Ages impacted early migration and we finished the week by exploring "The Stone Age." Tell your parents what Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic mean!
Gym: we played capture the flag dodge ball, yoshi and practiced our basketball skills.
French: letter Bingo.
Science: next week we will be learning about our Solar System and Stars.
HCE: hygiene, healthy eating and physical activity have been our focus.
Thanks for an awesome week!
Friday, January 29, 2016
Happy Weekend!
Hello parents and students.
Thank you grade 7's for your time and hard work with the FSA testing. It was another busy week in room 231. Please take the time to have a short conversation with your child about the concepts we learned this week.
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math- reviewed the parts of a fraction, types of fractions, how to represent a fraction and how mixed numbers and improper fractions are linked. There will be a learning reflection on Monday!
LA- we continued to read our novel "How To Steal A Dog." Please read to chapter 20 for Monday. We also learned how to support our thinking by using quotes. Next week impromptu writing and conventions will be our focus.
Science- In Science we completed our Galaxies and Early universe unit. We started researching the planets in our solar system. Each student is working on completing a planetary guide (this will be due next week).
Socials- Next week we will be learning about major Glaciation periods and how they impacted the migration of Early Man. We will also be exploring the following questions. What was the Stone Age and how did it lead to Early Civilizations?
Gym- due to Robotics it was hard to find consistency with our gym schedule. We played some kicking games and throwing games. We went outside when we could and we started Go Noodle.
Art- This week in Art we learned about the colour wheel, primary colours, secondary colours and complimentary colours. The students created an illusion using complimentary colours.
French- the students are learning about the French alphabet and colours.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you grade 7's for your time and hard work with the FSA testing. It was another busy week in room 231. Please take the time to have a short conversation with your child about the concepts we learned this week.
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math- reviewed the parts of a fraction, types of fractions, how to represent a fraction and how mixed numbers and improper fractions are linked. There will be a learning reflection on Monday!
LA- we continued to read our novel "How To Steal A Dog." Please read to chapter 20 for Monday. We also learned how to support our thinking by using quotes. Next week impromptu writing and conventions will be our focus.
Science- In Science we completed our Galaxies and Early universe unit. We started researching the planets in our solar system. Each student is working on completing a planetary guide (this will be due next week).
Socials- Next week we will be learning about major Glaciation periods and how they impacted the migration of Early Man. We will also be exploring the following questions. What was the Stone Age and how did it lead to Early Civilizations?
Gym- due to Robotics it was hard to find consistency with our gym schedule. We played some kicking games and throwing games. We went outside when we could and we started Go Noodle.
Art- This week in Art we learned about the colour wheel, primary colours, secondary colours and complimentary colours. The students created an illusion using complimentary colours.
French- the students are learning about the French alphabet and colours.
Have a great weekend!
Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions
Friday, January 22, 2016
Happy Friday
Hello parents and students,
Thank you for a week of hard work. I hope that all of you enjoy your weekend!
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math- what is a fraction, proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Next week we will be working on how to express Fractions orally. Grade 7's wrote FSA's.
LA- we are continuing to read and discuss our novel "How To Steal A Dog." We have learned that Georgina has made a tough decision to steal a dog to help her family. Please read to Chapter 13 for Monday and stay up to date on your reader response questions.
Socials- we started an early man unit. We've been exploring the theory of human evaluation and discussing how scientists believed humans adapted over millions of years. Are next topic of discussion will be Ice Ages and the Stone Age.
Art- we did a caveman art activities. We will be linking this to a narrative.
Gym- we played Yoshi, Belly Ball and spent some free time outside.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Tobacca
Thank you for a week of hard work. I hope that all of you enjoy your weekend!
We covered the following concepts this week:
Math- what is a fraction, proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Next week we will be working on how to express Fractions orally. Grade 7's wrote FSA's.
LA- we are continuing to read and discuss our novel "How To Steal A Dog." We have learned that Georgina has made a tough decision to steal a dog to help her family. Please read to Chapter 13 for Monday and stay up to date on your reader response questions.
Socials- we started an early man unit. We've been exploring the theory of human evaluation and discussing how scientists believed humans adapted over millions of years. Are next topic of discussion will be Ice Ages and the Stone Age.
Art- we did a caveman art activities. We will be linking this to a narrative.
Gym- we played Yoshi, Belly Ball and spent some free time outside.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Tobacca
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Weekly Reflection
Sorry for the late post. I had a busy Friday night and didn't get a chance to sit down and update you all on what we covered last week.
Last week we learned the following concepts:
LA- we continued to discuss persuasive writing and how to organize a persuasive paragraph. Over the next couple of weeks Conventions will be our focus. We started a novel study called "How To Steal A Dog." The students have been asked to read to chapter 7 for Monday and complete at least 2 comprehension questions for each chapter.
Math- in Math the grade 6's continued to learn about factors, greates common factors,multiples, and lowest common multiples. The grade 6's compaired long and short division. On Friday we had a basic introduction to Fractions. For the next 3-4 weeks our focus in Math will be on Fractions. Grade 7's have been writing FSA's.
Robotics- we started our Robotics unit. We will be doing Robotics every morning for 3 weeks. This week we learned about the difference between an electricity, a scientist and an egineer. The students learned how to keep an engineering journal.
Gym- we played three ball baseball and basketball.
Science- we started our universe and galaxies unit. We explored the Big Bang Theory, Edwin Hubble and Red Shift Anlaysis.
Social Studies- we will be learning about Early Man this week.
Thanks for an awesome week!
Last week we learned the following concepts:
LA- we continued to discuss persuasive writing and how to organize a persuasive paragraph. Over the next couple of weeks Conventions will be our focus. We started a novel study called "How To Steal A Dog." The students have been asked to read to chapter 7 for Monday and complete at least 2 comprehension questions for each chapter.
Math- in Math the grade 6's continued to learn about factors, greates common factors,multiples, and lowest common multiples. The grade 6's compaired long and short division. On Friday we had a basic introduction to Fractions. For the next 3-4 weeks our focus in Math will be on Fractions. Grade 7's have been writing FSA's.
Robotics- we started our Robotics unit. We will be doing Robotics every morning for 3 weeks. This week we learned about the difference between an electricity, a scientist and an egineer. The students learned how to keep an engineering journal.
Gym- we played three ball baseball and basketball.
Science- we started our universe and galaxies unit. We explored the Big Bang Theory, Edwin Hubble and Red Shift Anlaysis.
Social Studies- we will be learning about Early Man this week.
Thanks for an awesome week!
Friday, January 8, 2016
Compassion Project Video Link. Check It Out!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jhxgtko5zr7if95/Compassion%20is%20our%20Passion.m4v?oref=e
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