November 1 - 5, 2021
November 1 - 5, 2021
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Visual Art - Photography Assignment
Visual Art - Photography Assignment
Here are a few of the amazing works of photographic art students produced after learning about the elements of photography.
Featured here are photographs by Sheyanne, Sage, Jersey, Bannon, Will, Matthew and Chloe
Our next visual arts project will also involve photography, but with an interesting literary twist!
Port Colborne Snow Plow Project
Port Colborne Snow Plow Project
Students from grades 7 and 8 were invited to paint a snow plow as part of a City of Port Colborne project.
Keep your eyes open for the DeWitt Carter "snow eating dragon" once the snow flies!
Thanks to Mr. Acaster for supporting this project and for taking this photo.
EXCITING UPDATE!! The DeWitt Carter snowplow was chosen as the Port Colborne winning design! Congratulations to the team of artists! Enjoy your celebratory pizza lunch coming up next week.
Properties of Water Real Life Problems
Properties of Water Real Life Problems
Today we used our understanding of the 4 properties of water to explain real-life problems. This is a great opportunity to share what we've learned with family and friends.
DragonQuest #3
DragonQuest #3
Congratulations to Logan Marges, Bannon Sexton, Jersey Warner, Jessica Collins and Will Laur for achieving DragonQuest this cycle. They are consistently demonstrating responsibility, leadership, initiative, organization and independent work skills.
Properties of Water
Properties of Water
In the water systems unit in Science, we are continuing our investigation into the properties of water. We are learning that water is definitely not "ordinary"!
In addition to the polarity of water particles that causes them to be attracted to each other to create surface tension, we learned that water is the only substance that naturally occurs on Earth as a solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas (vapour).
Water also is the only substance whose particles actually move farther apart when it reaches 4 degrees Celsius. Between 4 degrees and 0 degrees, as water freezes, it becomes less dense than liquid water.
Water is also called the "universal solvent" because of its polarity and ability to dissolve other polarized substances like chlorine, salt and sulphur dioxide.
Our next step before the test on Friday is to use these properties of water to help us explain real-life applications like how soap works, why rain drops join together on windshields and why there is so little fresh water on Earth.
Please check the notes posted in the Google classroom for lots more information.
Dramatic Tableaux
Dramatic Tableaux
We are learning how to create a tableau that communicates a message without words or actions. These are the 4 elements of an effective tableau that we are practising.
Our first task was to create a tableau to represent a nursery rhyme. In these 2 pics, the groups are dramatizing "Jack & Jill Went up the Hill" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". You can see that they are working to create levels & depth as well as relationships between characters.
Our culminating project is to create several tableaux to dramatize a Remembrance Day poem.
Communicating Math Solutions Effectively
Communicating Math Solutions Effectively
As mathematicians, it is important that we are able to communicate our solutions in ways that other people can understand. In "real life", mathematicians need to prove their solutions to their peers.
We are using these 6 criteria to help us communicate effectively.
In this picture, you can see how Soren is using all 6 criteria to communicate his solution to the Problem of the Week. He has also estimated a solution before starting to solve the problem. This is a very powerful strategy that mathematicians use to check the reasonableness of their solutions.
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