March 31st-Starting online learning April 1st D2L- Brightspace.

Hi Everyone! It was great talking with you all today, and I miss seeing your smiling faces. For the few students I could not get in touch with, I left messages. Tomorrow we will be starting with our online learning. For the first few days, we would like for you to become familiar with D2L and there is a small assignment that needs to be completed. Every Monday, I will post what lessons we will be doing for the week for both math and science and what questions that will need to be completed. By Friday of each week, I would like for you to have the work completed. If there are changes I will let you know in advance. If you have any questions, concerns or need extra support please contact me.

http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/NoseCreek/culture-environment/tech-tools/quicklinks/Pages/default.aspx

To get into brightspace, use the same login and password you use to get on to the computers at school. If you have forgotten either of these, please email me and let know so we can sort this out ASAP. If it is a password reset it might take some time as I have to contact Ms. Asis to do this.

We will start with doing an activity for our homerooms first.

This week:

1. Log into Brightspace by D2L, read the start-up announcement and complete the first assignment.
2. We will practice meeting digitally in a google classroom setting on Thursday at 12:30 pm. I will post instructions on the blog, the D2L shell and

March 27th

Thanks to those students who have submitted their "What if.... animal extinction?" project. If you have not shared your presentation please do so.

Miss you all :)

March 16th, 2020

The next area of study would have been adding and subtracting fractions. Here are some helpful sites:

Subtracting Fractions Videos for extra support:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUPSZLwHH0 (Math Antics - mixed numbers unlike denominators)

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-adding-subtracting-frac/v/adding-subtracting-mixed-numbers-0-5-ex-2 (like denominators)

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-add-sub-mix-num-w-unlike-den/v/adding-subtracting-mixed-numbers-1-ex-2 (Khan Academy - Mixed numbers unlike denominators)

Adding Fractions Videos for extra support:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fraction-arithmetic/arith-review-add-sub-fractions/v/adding-small-fractions-with-unlike-denominators (unlike denominators)

Here are some helpful websites to make learning "FUN" from home.

Feb 24-28th

Math

• Students have been working on adding and subtracting decimals, and reviewing place values.

https://www.google.com/url?

• Our next topic will be multiplying decimals using models. Please bring two coloured highlighters for Monday.

Science

• Quiz Monday on topics 4 and 5. Topic 4 covers all the terminology that students used for their "Portraits of an Ecosystem" and topic 5 focused on both the "Carbon and Water Cycles". They have notes and their portrait booklet for studying purposes.
• Tuesday we will be looking at "Succession and biological indicators for pollution".
• Our next unit will be "Planet Earth", which will involve a variety of hands-on activities.

Feb 10-12th

Students have been working on fractions this week in Math and have been given notes and practice sheets for the concepts covered to date. It is important that they take notes reviewed in class and ask for any notes that were missed during absentees.

Students should know the following:

• Convert from fractions to percent.
• Convert from percent to fractions.
• Convert from fractions to decimals.
• Convert from decimals to fractions.
• Convert from decimals to percent.
• Convert from percent to decimals.
• FIND THE GCF to reduce.
• FIND THE MULTIPLES to create equivalent fractions: what ever you do to the bottom(Denominator) do to the top (numerator).
• Model Fractions.
• Know the difference between terminating and repeating decimals
• Place fractions, decimals and percents on a number line.
• Ordering sets of numbers from least to greatest.

If you are still having difficulties with some of these concepts please attend the extra support class offered at lunch on Tuesdays. Also there are numerous videos explaining these concepts on the internet.

Assignments due Monday:

Math

1. "Why Did the Football Coach Send in a Bunch of Second Hand -String Players"? Due Monday.
2. Please bring in highlighters for Tuesday. Two different colors.

Wednesday, February 19th: Quiz on the following concepts above.

Science

1. Cycles in the Environment Notes (You can find the text book on -line. Serach Science Focus 7 and go to "Interactions and Ecosystems". Topic #5 pg 49.
2. Students are presenting their "Portraits of an Ecosystem". Students will know in advance when they are presenting their information to me.

January 14th-15th

Math

Wednesday, January 15th (No school Monday):

Quiz on the following:

• area of parallelograms,
• area of squares,
• rectangles and triangles
• How to apply area to word problems?
• Students were given a review booklet and all of the formulas that they must know for the quiz.

Area of Parallelogram

A= base x height (base x height)

Area of a Triangle (base x height divided by 2)

A= base x height

2

Area of Square

A= s x s (side squared or side x side)

Area of a Rectangle

A= L x W (length x width)

Thursday: We will be starting Circle graphs. Students will need to know the following:

• Surveying and tallying
• Converting to Fractions (Lowest terms)
• Converting to decimals
• Converting to angles
• All the component parts of a circle graph

Friday

• Continued work on circle graphs

Note: It would be a good idea for students to have a math notebook so that they do not misplace their notes when they use individual loose paper.

Science

Tuesday

• Portrait of an Ecosystem due.
• Students will have individual interviews to discuss their knowledge. They must submit the portrait as well as the booklet.

Wednesday

• Symbiotic Relationship lab

Thursday

• Reducing Your Ecological Footprint

Friday

• This will be the last Friday to work on science fair. Please review the expectations for either Experimental/Research areas to be covered. This was given to students at the start of the year as well as the questions that the judges will be asking you.
• Please visit www.cysf.org for more information. Click on students/parents and review the categories. Information on experimental/research questions, judging questions etc can be found here.

Jan 8th, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back to school! This is a friendly reminder about the January Healthy Hunger events.

- First Cobs Nutrition Break is NEXT TUESDAY (Jan. 14) – please order by midnight this Thursday (Jan. 16^th).

- First Fun Lunch is Jan. 22 – with our local Panago Pizza! (Located by our local Cobs Bakery on Country Hills Blvd). Order deadline is Friday – Jan. 17^th.

- Second Cobs Nutrition Break: Tuesday January 28^th. (Order deadline Thurs. Jan.23 – same day as NCS Science Fair!)

Thank you for your support – we hope your child(ren) enjoy these delicious food events!

Yours truly,

F.A.N.S.

Fundraising Association of Nose Creek School

MATH:

Quiz moved to Tuesday, January 14th (No school Monday):

• area of parallelograms,
• area of squares,
• rectangles and triangles
• How to apply area to word problems?
• Students were given a review booklet today. This booklet will be due for Friday.

SCIENCE:

• Portrait of an Ecosystem due Tuesday. Students will be assessed through an interview process. They must know all definitions and examples for their ecosystem.

WELCOME BACK! Hope you all had a wonderful and restful break.

January 6th

Math

• Students have been working on area of a triangle. Extra Practice 4 will be due on Wednesday. We will be having a quiz on the area of parallelograms, squares, rectangles and triangles Thursday. They have a formula sheet and practice work to help them prepare.
• We will also do a review of the concepet covered this week.

Science

• Students will be working on their "Portraits of an Ecosystem". They should have the definitions and examples completed for tomorrow. If the booklet is not complete they must complete it for homework tonight.
• Science Fair is fast approaching...please make sure to have everything completed by January 22nd. The school fair will be on Thursday, Jan 23rd from 5:30-7:30 pm.

Week of Dec 2nd-Dec 6th

Math

Monday

• Students will be working on their "Circle Art". They have to create an object by creating ten different size circles and connecting them together. They must show all work including:
  • Radius
  • Diameter
  • Circumference
  • Area
  • Chords
  • They must also include the total surface area and the relationship between circumference and Pi.

Tuesday

• Continued work on "Circle Art"
• Due Wednesday

Wednesday

• Peer evaluations of "Circle Art"
• Practice work on area of a circle. extra practice 5 and textbook work.

Thursday

• Continued work on area of a circle.

FLEX:

• Students have started "Fractions" and will be completing a block for our "Fractions Quilt".

Friday

• Work on "Fractions Quilt".

Science

Monday

• Notes on "Why Structures Fail?"

Wednesday

• Students will have to create a "Kinetic Structure" using the material provided in class. This structure is kinetic and must therefore, move in some way. They will have two classes to complete this structure and must complete the questions provided. After the projects are complete, we will hav a gallery walk to showcase structures.

Thursday

• Second class to work on "Kinetic Structure".
• Students will have a quiz on Tuesday of next week on topics #3-#7. I will provide them with a list of all concepts they need to know.

Friday

• Science in the News presentations.
• Science Fair.

Math Quiz Thursday

Students have been given the following to help prepare:

• Circumference notes
• Extra practice 1 and 2
• Finding "Circumference" assignment
• Pizzazz
• Review assignment.

For pictures of notes:

• Click on the notes
• Download
• and rotate
• The first two photos are notes and the last 5 are answers to the review.

Due MONDAY:

• Forces and Structures Website Assignment
• Finding the circumference of a circle (5 questions from the front and 5 questions from the back.
  • Please set your work up in a chart and include: Given information, formula, plug in the numbers and answer with units.

Week of November 25th-29th

Math

Monday

• We will continue to work on circles. Finding the circumference, radius and diameter. All students have the notes for finding area and perimeter (circumference) for various geometric figures.
• Pizzaz assignment

Tuesday

• Correct Pizzaz sheet.
• Word problems with circumference: How to break down word problems into component parts?
• Practice Review sheet

Wednesday

• Review and Correct Practice review sheet.

Thursday

• Quiz on Extra Practice 1 and 2 concepts.

Science

Monday

• Discuss Structures and forces website assignment.
• Forces, Loads and Stresses notes.

Tuesday

• Discussion around Forces.

Tuesday

• Bend and Break, Metal Fatigue Lab

Wednesday

• Why do Structures fail. Notes

Thursday

• Stable Structures
• Review for quiz
• Quiz topics #4-7 Monday

Friday:

• Students will continue to work on their "Science Fair" projects and Science in the News presentations.
• Introduction of "Circle Art" assignment.

Week of November 18th - 20th

Math

Monday

• Please remember that all tests are sent home to be signed and should be returned.
• Students will be working on "Investigating Circles" extra practice work sheet. They will have to use chords in this lesson to find the center of the circle, as well as solve for circumference, diameter and radius.

Tuesday

• Continued work on circles.

Wednesday

• Students will be creating "Circle Art". They must create an object using circles and find the C, d, and r for each circle used. An outline will be given to them.

Science

Monday

• Quiz on topics #1-#3 on Structures.

Tuesday

• Technology Lab": Structures and Forces website Assignment

Wednesday

• If tiome, we will be doing a "Marshmellow" lab on the various types of forces.

Thursday

PARENT- TEACHER INTERVIEWS

FRIDAY

No school

Week of November 12th - 15th

Science

• Students have been working on Mass verses Weight. They have been given work sheets and practice problems.
• On Monday, they will be quizzed on topics 1-3. They have all the material needed to prepare from.

Math

• We just started a new unit, "Circles". This week they participated in the "Great Circle Hunt", where they had to use a string to find the circumference, diameter and radius. They were also taught the component parts of a circle, and the formulas for finding area and perimeter (circumference) for different geometric shapes.

Week of November 4th - 8th

Update:

Our Remembrance Day Assembly takes place on November 8^th. Family and friends are invited to attend. There will be two assemblies and performances on the day of, in order to accommodate seating all of our grades at Nose Creek School. Due to the difficulty of timing assemblies, we have set our first assembly at 9:00 am, followed by a ten minute school-wide nutrition break, and then we will run our second assembly.

Students that are part of the performing groups in the assembly must attend a mandatory dress rehearsal on Thursday, November 7^th from 3:00 – 5:00pm. This technical dress rehearsal will take place in the gym, and allows students an opportunity to practice performing with elements such as microphones, and risers. Students need to ensure they have a way home after rehearsal either through walking or a ride arranged by parents.

Students are asked to wear black bottoms and white tops for the performance.

Update:

Dear Parents and Guardians,

F.A.N.S. will start our next big fun fundraiser with Action Pack Coupon Booklets on November 4^th to Nov. 21^st. The booklets cost $25 each – of which $15 goes to Nose Creek School!! You can preview the coupons online at www.myactionpack.com . Please note that most of these coupons are truly a free admission. Example, Flying Squirrel for one hour – if you purchase 2 booklets – you can use both coupons for the one visit!

The order forms will be coming home with your child. Please return the completed form, with student name, homeroom teacher name, and moneys collected. All cheques should be made payable to F.A.N.S.

Thank you for your participation in this fundraiser.

F.A.N.S.

Fundraising Association of Nose Creek School

MATH

Monday:

• Review of concepts covered from 1.6-1.8.
• Students will have a quiz on topics covered on 1.6-1.8 on Tuesday.

Tuesday:

• Math Quiz

Wednesday-Friday:

• We will be starting a new unit in Math. We will be focusing on "Shape and Space" and starting with "Circles". We will be looking at:
  • Measurements to solve problems.
  • Characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyze relationships among them.

Thursday: Field Trip: Bridges Tour

SCIENCE

Monday:

• Students have been working on their arena project. They had to design andcomplete a detailed blueprint.
• They also had to include (in detail) the aspects of design, including the following:
  • Name
  • Function
  • Type of Structure
  • Forces acting uoon the structure: Tension, compression, torsion, bend , as well as, live and dead loads.
  • Safety
  • Cost and Material
  • Enviornmental Impacts
  • Joints

Tuesday:

• Continued work on arena design and questions. Students will be presenting on Wednesday.
• Wednesday: Arena presentations.

Wednesday:

• Differences between Mass and Weight.
• Complete topic #3 notes and movie on Mass verses Weight.

Thursday:

• Field trip: Bridges Tour. Please dress for the weather and bring a lunch.

Friday:

• Science Fair.
• Science in the news presentations.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 21ST-26TH

Math Textbook: Math Makes sense 7

Science Textbook: Science Focus 7 (go to Mr. Wesners site to see the different units).

Math

• Students have been given back their 1.3-1.5 quiz. Please review, sign and return.
• On Tuesday, there will be a short quiz on graphing. They can use their extra practice sheet, notes and step-by-step handout to prepare. They will need to read data,create a table of values and graph the information.
  • Title
  • Label input and output axis
  • Use correct increments
  • Aesthetically pleasing (Ruler, pencil etc).
• On Wednesday/Thursday students will be modeling (algebra tiles) and solving for equations by isolating the variable.

Science

• Students need to bring in an item for the "Design Detective" activity. They must include the name, function, materials and fasteners for their item. We will be doing this activity on Wednesday.
• On Thursday, students will be designing an arena to include all aspects of design.
• On Friday,students will be presenting their science in the news. Every student has been given a specific date to present. During the first block on Friday, students will be working on their science fair project. Tri-folds will be provided for them.

REMINDER:

• This is a friendly reminder that there is Cobs Nutrition Break next Tuesday – Oct. 22. We EXTENDED the order deadline to Friday Midnight!! We hope your child enjoys the freshly baked treat next week. (All items are baked fresh that morning at the local Cobs Bakery!!)

WEEK OF 0CTOBER 15TH-19TH

MATH:

• Students will have a test on the concepts covered for topics #3,4 and 5 for "Patterns and Relations". Quiz will be Tuesday, October 15th. They have all the material that they need to prepare for the quiz. Topics of focus are:

A. Know the component parts of an expression/equation

4n + 3= 11

4= Numerical coeifficient (Is the number that multiplies the variable).

n= variable (the unknown and can be any letter or symbol).

+= the operation (can be +, -, x or divide).

3= the constant term (will not change).

Sometimes there will be no constant term. If you have a variable by itself the numerical coeiffient is 1. For example: n + 4 = 6

B. Evaluate expressions. This means substituting in for the variable.

SHOW all work.

Ie: m=5

4m 4(5)=20

7m 7(5)=35

C. Patterns: Input and Output tables.

D. Write math expressions from english terms.

Four times a number increased by 6 is fourteen

4n x 6 = 14

Translate from english language to a math expression.

5n + 2 = 17

Two more than five times a number is seventeen. The more than is a switch word so the order will change in the expression.

E. Word Problems

Students will have to solve word problems by setting yp expressions and equations. Students have been highlighting important concepts to fin all of the important parts of the question. Use the CUBES strategy.

SCIENCE

• I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE STARTING THE STRUCTURES AND FORCES UNIT.
• Students will have opportunities to build and design. The first concept we look at are manufactured and natural structures.
• Students will have the opportunity to design an arena and design and build a First Nations home and describe the five aspects of design.
• UPDATES to follow.

Math

*Students have been working on Number Concepts: Divisibility Rules. They have created a "Divisibility Rule" booklet to familiarize themselves with the rules. There will be a quiz on Thursday, September 19th on topics 1-2. They have their practice sheets and notes to help prepare.

*There are also numerous sites that they can search to help practice these rules.

Science

*Over the past two weeks students have been working on the introductory booklets for science. We have currently covered safety, WHMIS, and lab equipment. This week we will cover measurement, the scientific method and graphing. The following week, we will have a quiz covering these topics.

*We are very excited to be starting our "4th Annual Science Fair". Students have had the opportunity to review various possible areas for ideas. They have chosen their partners, but they can be chose to work on their own. It is extremely important to let their science fair teacher know early if the partnership is not working. They have/will be given a log book to keep track of their progress. Updates to follow.