Weekly Update September 21-24, 2009 Important Dates: - Fall Camp September 28-30. Start thinking about equipment to bring. -Please Bring in Terry Fox Forms Math/Science: - In math, the students started the week with a new type of POW. They worked with a partner to solve the problem, and recorded the conversation they had with one another. They were also working on using proper vocabulary in their math explanations. -The Tessellations unit has come to an end. The Students made their own tessellation and explained the transformations that were involved in it. They will be finishing an area review this week, and there will be a 'POP' quiz on Thursday. -The next unit we will start is the Number Concepts unit. This will kick off with a review about fractions, decimals, and percents and we will then be taking a look at how to add and subtract fractions. -The students' Explorer Project Application sheets are to be returned by October 5. -The students will be starting a plant investigation this week. This investigation consists of them choosing a variable to test and designing their own procedure around this test. This investigation will be ongoing for about 10 weeks. Humanities: - We have completed the "Cheating Essay" and they have been through the first phase of evaluation. All students submitted their papers and were given another student's essay to read and provide constructive feedback. I will be marking these essays through the next week. - We have started our Elaborated Show and Tell project and the students have been sharing their great artifacts. We do not need the artifacts at school, a digital photo or movie taken at home or at a relative's home would be great. - The assignment page can be found on the Humanities Page of our website if you would like to see the 3 phases of it. - Our vocabulary list is complete and will be typed and distributed to students. We will put the testing dates on the class calendar. We will test spelling, using the word in a sentence, identifying the word through pictures and scrambled letters. - Watch for a First Nations craft created at Camp to be coming home with students next week. |