Week of March 9th

Friday

Block 1 Math - We worked on our unit 6 math tests. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 LA - We finished our Iqbal questions and watched Jumanji 🙂

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We worked through the unit 6 review.

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 LA - We read chapter 15 of Iqbal (the last chapter!), completed our chapter summaries, and began working on final reflection questions. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We worked through 6-5 More Percent Problems today.

Block 2 LA - We read chapter 13 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries.

Block 3 SS - We had our final block to work on our global issues projects. 

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 14 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries.

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 6-4 Taxes and Discounts. We will continue with percent problems tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues projects. We will have one more block tomorrow and then they are due on Friday.

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 12 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on 6-3 Percent of an Amount. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 French

Week of March 2nd

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues projects. These are due next Friday, March 13th. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed 

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 11 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 6-3 Percent of an Amount. We will continue with this on Monday.

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 LA - We read chapter 10 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We worked through 6-2 Understanding Percent (Part B). This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 LA - We finished reading chapter 8 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summaries. 

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our global issues projects, focusing on how to write a bibliography with our website and book sources.

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 9 of Iqbal and completed our chapters summaries. 

Tuesday

Laser Tag Field Trip!

Block 4 SS - We completed our SS Assessment question. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We completed 6-1 Understanding Percent. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 French

Week of February 23rd

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued working on Global Issues projects. Students were given a page with our unit assessment question that will be given on Tuesday in block four. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 LA - We had time to work on our Iqbal picture chapter summary pages. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on Unit 6 Percent. We will continue with 6-1 Fractions, Decimals, and Percent (Part A) on Monday.

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 LA - We finished our double entry journals for chapter 7 and read chapter 8. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on our Unit 5 tests. 

Block 2 SS - We continued our researched on government and NGOs for our projects.

Block 3 - Pink Shirt Day Assembly

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 7 of Iqbal and started on a double entry journal. We will finish these tomorrow. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We worked on Unit 5 tests and will continue with this tomorrow.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues projects, looking at government and NGO initiatives. 

Block 4 Science - We completed a mixtures experiment. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We worked through our Unit Review in preparation for our test tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 French

Week of February 16th

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues Projects. The first three sections (Define the Issue, Statistics, and Countries Where the Issue is the Biggest Concern) are due on Tuesday. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 6 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summary. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on 5-4.

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 LA/SS - We completed two critical thinking questions from chapters 1-5 and then continued working on our Global Issues Projects.

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started 5-4 Terminating and Non-Terminating Decimals. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 2 LA - We completed our Double Entry Journals for chapter 4 of Iqbal.

Block 3 SS - We continued researching statistics for our Global Issues Projects. 

Block 4 LA - We read chapter 5 of Iqbal and completed our chapter summary and vocab words. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We finished working through 5-3 Converting Fractions to Decimals. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues projects, researching local, national, and international statistics. 

Block 4 LA - We read chapter four of Iqbal and started on our Double Entry Journals for the chapter.

Monday - Family Day, no school

Week of February 9th

Friday - Pro D Day, no school for students

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 5-3 Fractions to Decimals. We will continue with this on Tuesday. There are Mathletics tasks assigned to complete over the weekend. 

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Global Issues projects. The 'Define the Issue' slide is due on Tuesday if not completed in class. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We finished working through 5-2.

Block 2 LA - We completed the first three chapters of Iqbal for our chapter summary posters. 

Block 3 SS - We continued working on defining the issues of our chosen UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals for our projects. 

Block 4 - We talked about Kindness Week and the benefits of spreading kindness. We spent some time writing notes to important people in our lives. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8afO6jkod_4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNM-E6IFrrc 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 5-2 Understanding Decimals (Part B). We will finish this up tomorrow.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We had our introduction to our Global Issues Project - choosing on of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals to research. The project criteria is in our Google Classroom.

Block 4 LA - We read Chapter 3 of Iqbal and started our picture summaries. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 5-1 Understanding Decimals. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of February 2nd

Friday

Block 1 SS - We had our final block to work on Human Rights posters. These are due on Tuesday.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 LA - We read through chapter two of Iqbal and completed our chapter summary and vocab words. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started on Unit 5 Decimals. We will continue with 5-1 on Monday. New Mathletics has been posted for students to complete over the weekend. 

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 LA - We finished reading chapter one of Iqbal and completed our chapter summary and vocab words. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - Some students finished up Math tests and others worked through a Math digital escape room.

Block 2 Science - We made observations and drew conclusions of our experiments from Friday.

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Human Rights posters. We will have one more block to finish up on Friday. 

Block 4 LA - We started our novel study, Iqbal, with chapter one. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on our Unit 3 tests and started a Math digital escape room.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We continued working on our Human Rights posters.

Block 4 LA - We completed a writing assignment, creating a story based on a picture. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We had our Unit 3 Fractions test. Those who needed more time will finish tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of January 26th 

Friday

Block 1 SS - We started working on Human Rights posters. The criteria is posted in our Google Classroom.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Tech Ed

Block 4 Science - We did an experiment looking at homogenous and heterogenous mixtures. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on our unit review in preparation for our test on Monday.

Block 2 Tech Ed

Block 3 Science - We learned about mechanical mixtures and solutions.

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on our unit review. We will finish this up tomorrow and have our test on Monday. 

Block 2 Science - We continued learning about mixtures and pure substances and completed a homogenous and heterogenous sorting activity. 

Block 3 SS - We completed our videos and notes on each of the 30 Human Rights. 

Block 4 - This week is our turn for community service so we picked up garbage around the school. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We finished up 3-6 and worked on 3-7, part B of comparing fractions. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We learned about the difference between pure substances and mixtures, and the two types of mixtures - homogenous and heterogenous. 

Block 4 SS - We started learning about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We will continue with this tomorrow. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 3-6 Comparing Fractions. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of January 19th 

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued learning about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and completed a "New School Rules" activity. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 SS - We finished working on our world maps. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 3-5. This is homework, due Monday, if not completed in class. Four new Mathletics tasks have been posted. Some students have overdue tasks!

Block 2 Art

Block 3 Science - We completed our gummy bear experiment. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 3-5 Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions (Part B). We will finish this up tomorrow. 

Block 2 SS - We learned about all of the 54 Articles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

Block 3 Science - We started an experiment testing what happens when gummy bears and placed in different substances. 

Block 4 LA - We completed more editing practice activities. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 3-4 Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 PE 

Block 3 Science - We learned about the steps in the Scientific Method. 

Block 4 SS - We continued learning about the Conventions on the Rights of the Child. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 3-4 Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions. We will continue with this tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of January 12th 

Friday

Block 1 Science - We continued learning about the different phases of matter. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 SS - We learned more about current global issues.

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on 3-3 Simplifying Fractions. This is homework, due Monday, if not completed in class. 

Block 2 Art

Block 3 SS - We continued learning about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 3-3 Simplifying Fractions. We will continue with this tomorrow. 

Block 2 Science - We learned about the Particle Theory of Matter.

Block 3 SS - We did a group activity of deciding which wants and needs we would give up over others. 

Block 4 LA - We worked through two more editing practice activities. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We worked through 3-2 Equivalent Fractions. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 SS - We began learning about the International Human Rights Law. We will continue with this tomorrow. 

Block 4 Science - To begin our Chemistry unit, we watched the Bill Nye Phases of Matter episode. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We worked through 3-1 - Naming Fractions. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class. New Factions Mathletics tasks have been posted.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of January 5th 

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued our discussion about the video, If the World were 100 People, and brainstormed global issues. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 LA - We worked through some editing activities. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started Unit 3 on Fractions with some note taking. We will continue with this on Monday. Game of Life projects are due on Monday.

Block 2 Art

Block 3 SS - We started watching and discussing the video, If the World were 100 People. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We had our final block to work on our Game of Life projects. These are due on Monday. 

Block 2 SS - We continued working on our world maps. 

Block 3 - We finished our Reflecting on 2025, Planning for 2026 activity.

Block 4 - We had a tune up assembly with Mrs. Macewan and Ms. Warren in the MPR. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on our Game of Life projects, planning the flights, hotels, restaurants, and activities. We will have our final block for this project tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 - We started working on our Reflecting on 2025, Planning for 2026 activity. 

Block 4 SS - We started working on a world map, labelling the countries that we will be learning about in our Human Rights and Global Issues unit. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on our Game of Life projects, planning the flights, hotels, restaurants, and activities. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of December 15th

Friday

Block 1 - Digital Escape Room! 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 - Movie, hot chocolate, and popcorn! 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on our vacations, calculating flight and hotel costs. 

Block 2 Art

Block 3 - We had our Secret Santa gift exchange and then played Santagories! 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We learned about the cost of utilities and other monthly expenses.

Block 2 LA - We completed our Core Competency Self Reflection for Term One. These are going home today.

Block 3 SS - We completed a cookie excavation, finding and cataloguing artifacts. 

Block 4 - We had a collaborative block playing Minecraft! 

Tuesday

Block 1 and 2 - Movie field trip!

Block 3 SS - We completed an archaeology surveying activity. 

Block 4 - Your Voice is Power Song Writing Workshop! 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on our Game of Life projects, looking at vehicles to purchase and the monthly cost of owning a vehicle - insurance, gas, and maintenance. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of December 8th

Friday

Block 1 SS/LA - We worked on finishing our Otzi artifact analysis and our gingerbread house writing. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 SS/LA - We worked on finishing our Otzi artifact analysis and our gingerbread house writing. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on our Game of Life projects by researching houses to purchases, and looking at mortgage and property tax costs. 

Block 2 Art

Block 3 - We had a preview of our ROMS Music Concert happening this evening. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on our Game of Life projects by researching careers, annual salaries, and cost and length of education. 

Block 2 LA - We had our final block to complete gingerbread house writing. 

Block 3 SS - We continued analyzing the artifacts found with Otzi. 

Block 4 LA - 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We had an introduction to our financial literacy project, The Game of Life, in which students will choose a career, purchase a house and vehicle, calculate monthly expenses, and plan a vacation. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 LA - We continued working on our gingerbread house flyers. We will have one more block tomorrow to finish the descriptions. 

Block 4 SS - We started analyzing the artifacts found with Otzi. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We had our Unit 8 quiz. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 French

Week of December 1st

Friday

Block 1 LA - We continued working on our gingerbread house writing.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art 

Block 4 SS - We continued with our Iceman: Reborn documentary. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 8-2. Students should complete at least four questions from the Error Analysis booklet to prepare for our quiz on Monday. 

Block 2 Art 

Block 3 SS - We continued with our Iceman: Reborn documentary. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 8-2 Order of Operations with Integers. We will continue with this tomorrow.

Block 2 LA - We continued our gingerbread house writing projects by brainstorming sensory and descriptive words for our house realtor flyers.

Block 3 LA - We started working on typing up our house descriptions.

Block 4 SS - We started watching the Nova documentary, Iceman: Reborn, about the discovery of Otzi the Iceman. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 8-1 Order of Operations with Whole Numbers. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 LA - We started brainstorming for our Gingerbread House writing projects. 

Block 4 SS - We organized our Secret Santa class gift exchange and then continued our documentary, Becoming Human.

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started Unit 8 - Order of Operations. We will continue with 8-1 tomorrow. Unit 7 tests were sent home today for signatures. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of November 24th

Friday

Block 1 SS - We completed our SS early humans test. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art 

Block 4 LA - We had our final block to finish our My Favourite Place writing. 

Thursday

Block 1 SS - We worked on our notes about Cro-Magnon and discussed our test tomorrow. 

Block 2 Art

Block 3 and 4 - Swimming! 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We finished up unit 7 tests and started working on a financial literacy activity. 

Block 2 SS - We organized our notes on Neanderthal into structural and behavioural adaptations. 

Block 3 LA - Our final block to work on our favourite place writing was cut short by an earthquake and fire drill, so we will have a bit more time on Friday to finish this up. 

Block 4 LA/SS - We wrote another continuation of a chapter of our read aloud, Kaleidoscope. We  then continued with our PBS Nova documentary, Becoming Human. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We completed our unit 7 test. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 LA - We continued working on our favourite place writing. We will have one more block tomorrow to finish and be ready for self and peer editing. 

Block 4 SS - We continued learning about Neanderthals. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We completed our unit 7 review. Our test is tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of November 17th

Friday - Pro D Day, no school for students 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on the Unit 7 Review. We will complete this on Monday and have our unit test on Tuesday.

Block 2 Art

Block 3 SS - We started learning about our next early human, Neanderthal. We will finish these notes on Tuesday. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We continued with some extra practice on multiplying and dividing integers with 7-7.

Block 2 SS - We started our notes on our next early human, Homo Erectus. We will finish these tomorrow. 

Block 3 LA - We started typing up our favourite place paragraphs. 

Block 4 SS - We continued watching our PBS Nova Documentary, Becoming Human, learning more about Homo Erectus. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We completed our 7-6 Dividing Integers worksheets.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 LA - We started our rough drafts of our favourite place writing. 

Block 4 SS - We finished our notes for Homo Habilis. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We completed an adding integers '6-7' activity 🤣. We then took notes for 7-6 Dividing Integers. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of November 10th

Friday

Block 1 Science - We had our final block to complete the Create a Creature assessment. The drawing, detailing the chosen planet, is due on Tuesday. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Art

Block 4 SS - We started learning about Homo Habilis, comparing the evolution, structural, and physical adaptations to Australopithecus and modern humans. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 7-5 Multiplying Integers. This is homework, due Monday, if not completed in class. 

Block 2 Art

Block 3 Science - We continued working on our final science assessment. We will have one more block tomorrow to complete this. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday 

Block 1 Math - We finished working on adding and subtracting integers. 

Block 2 SS - We started learning about the physical and behavioural adaptations of Australopithecus. 

Block 3 Science - We started working on our final science assessment - creating a creature to adapt and survive on a specific type of planet. 

Block 4 LA - We continued brainstorming descriptive vocabulary words to use in our favourite place writing. 

Tuesday - Remembrance Day, no school

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 7-4, Adding and Subtracting Integers, for some extra practice on following the different sets of rules for each operation. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of November 3rd

Friday

Block 1 SS - We continued working on our Archaeology WebQuests. 

Block 2 Remembrance Day assembly

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 SS - We continued watching our documentary from PBS Nova called, "Becoming Human". 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 7-3 Subtracting Integers. This is homework, due Monday, if not completed in class. 

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 SS - We started watching a documentary from PBS Nova called, "Becoming Human". 

Block 4 French

Wednesday 

Block 1 Math - We continued working on adding integers. The levelled sheet is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 SS - We started learning about the different types of early humans and discussed migration patterns, brain development, and tool evolution. 

Block 3 Science - We had our final block to work on our animal adaptation paragraphs and labelled diagrams. These are due on Friday. 

Block 4 LA - We started a writing assignment on our favourite places. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started onto 7-2 Adding Integers. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We had our final block to complete animal adaptation paragraphs. Paragraphs and sketches are due on Friday. 

Block 4 LA - Grade sevens finished up FSAs and we carried on another chapter in our novel, Kaleidoscope. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We worked on 7-1 Understanding Integers. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of October 27th

Friday - Hallowe'en! 

Block 1 - Hallowe'en games and activities!

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 - Whole school Hallowe'en assembly! 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started Unit 7 Integers by learning about what types of numbers classify as integers. 

Block Drama

Block Science - We had our final block to work on our animal adaptations paragraphs. We will complete our scientific drawings next week. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We continued practicing our financial literacy skills with Halloween Menu Math.

Block 2 SS - We started working on an Archaeology Webquest.

Block 3 Science - We continued working on our animal adaptations paragraph. We will have one more block to finish these. 

Block 4 LA - We completed a quick write on a chapter from the book, Kaleidoscope, by Brian Selznick.

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We completed Math tests and worked on a financial literacy Halloween Menu Math assignment. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We completed a graphic organizer to set up the topic and concluding sentences and transition words for our animal adaptations paragraphs. 

Block 4 - We set up our gratitude journals. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We had our Unit Two test. Students who would like more time to finish will have time on Tuesday. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of October 20th 

Friday - Pro-D Day, no school for students

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We finished working on the Unit Two review, in preparation for our test on Monday.

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 Science - We continued working on our animal adaptations research. This is homework, due Tuesday, if not completed in class. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on the Unit Two review. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 2 SS - We continued with our archaeology notes. The front page is homework, due Tuesday, if not completed in class. 

Block 3 Science - We continued working on our animal adaptations research. 

Block 4 LA -  We looked at an example of an animal adaptations paragraph, learning how we will write our topic and concluding sentences. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 2-4 Prime and Composite Numbers. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We continued working on our animal adaptations research. 

Block 4 SS - We continued working on our archaeology notes from our textbooks. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 2-4 Prime and Composite Numbers. We will continue with this tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of October 14th 

Friday

Block 1 LA/SS - We finished typing up our 20 word summaries on Why Study History. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 SS - We started taking notes about Archaeology from our textbooks. We will continue with this on Tuesday.

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We completed some extra practice on Multiples, Factors, and Divisibility. Booklets are optional homework. Answers are posted in our Math Google Classroom. Mathletics tasks are due on Tuesday. 

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 LA/SS - We started typing up our 20 word summaries on Why Study History, focusing on topic and concluding sentences. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 2-3. This page is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class.

Block 2 LA/SS - We continued with our 20 Word Summary reading strategy, writing a paragraph on the importance of studying history.

Block 3 Science - We started our research project on a chosen animal and the structural and behavioural adaptations that they have to survive in their environment. 

Block 4 SS - We started our new Archaeology unit by watching the Archaeology episode of Bill Nye. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 2-3 Factors, and looked at how to find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF). We will start on the worksheet tomorrow.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We chose an extreme environment to continue researching further. 

Block 4 LA/SS - We started our final reading strategy, 20 Word Summary, but watching a video and reading an article about the importance of studying history

      Why Study History?

Monday - Thanksgiving, no school

Week of October 6th

Friday

Block 1 - Grade 7s continued working on FSAs while 6s continued with their famous leader research projects. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 Science - We tested our survival and adaptation knowledge by playing Kahoot! 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We continued working on 2-2 Divisibility. This is homework, due tomorrow, if not completed in class. 

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 Science - We started researching about the extreme environments of oceans, deserts, volcanoes, and polar regions.

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 2-2 Divisibility by learning and practicing the rules. We will finish the 2-2 worksheet tomorrow. 

Block 2 - Grade 7s continued working on FSAs while 6s continued with their famous leader research projects. 

Block 3 LA - We completed a Reading Strategies Quiz. 

Block 4 Science - We started learning about extreme environments and the adaptations needed to survive in these environments. 

Tuesday

Block 1 and 2 - Bowling field trip! 

Block 3 - Grade 7s continued working on FSAs while 6s continued with their famous leader research projects. 

Block 4 Science/LA - We practiced the THIEVES reading strategy using our Adaptation and Survival chapter in our textbooks. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We continued with some extra practice on Multiples. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French 

Week of September 29th

Friday

Block 1 - Grade sevens continued working on FSAs while grade sixes continued their famous leader research projects. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 Science - We learned about the adaptation of the peppered moth, through the book, Moth: An Evolution Story, by Isabel Thomas. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started Unit Two, section 2-1 Multiples. This page is homework, due Monday. Answer keys are located in our Math Google Classroom. 

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 - Grade sevens started working on FSAs while grade sixes started a research project on a famous leader. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We completed our Unit One test. 

Block 2 LA - We practiced our next reading strategy of Making Inferences.

Block 3 Science - We finished our worksheet on structural and behavioural adaptations.

Block 4 - We played "Hidden Structures". 

Tuesday - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - no school

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started the day with a whole-school reflective walk in honour of Orange Shirt Day. We then continued with the Unit Review in preparation for our Unit Test on Wednesday. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French 

Week of September 22nd (previous updates are copied onto the 'Past Updates' page)

Friday

Block 1 LA - We learned about and practiced our next reading strategy on Making Connections. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 - We completed our Orange Shirt Day art to display on Monday. 

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on the Unit One Review. We will finish this on Monday and have our Unit Test on Wednesday.

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 SS - We continued learning about the history of residential schools and mapped the five residential schools that were on Vancouver Island. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 and 2 - We completed the District Literacy Assessment. 

Block 3 Math - We finished up 1-3 Rounding. 

Block 4 SS - We learned about the history of residential schools. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 1-3 Rounding. We will finish this up tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Science - We finished our Bill Nye Evolution episode and started taking textbook notes on structural and behavioural adaptations. 

Block 4 LA - We practiced our next reading strategy - questioning. 

Monday - Pro D Day, no school for students

Week of September 15th

Friday

Block 1 LA - We had our final block to work on survival stories. These are homework, due Monday, if not completed. Criteria and editing pages are in our Core Google Classroom. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 Science - We started our Survival and Adaptation unit by watching the Evolution episode of Bill Nye. We will finish the episode and our worksheet on Tuesday.

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 1-2 Whole Number Place Values (Part B). We will finish this on Tuesday.

Block 2 Terry Fox Run

Block 3 LA - We starting working on reading strategies, first practicing visualizing. 

Block 4 French

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We completed 1-1. Worksheets and answer keys are all located in our Math Google Classroom. 

Block 2 - We completed an activity about Terry Fox, in preparation for our run tomorrow. 

Block 3 LA - We continued working on our survival stories. We will have one more block on Friday to finish. 

Block 4 SS - We started working on a map of the Saanich Peninsula. 

Tuesday

Block 1 Math - We started working on 1-1 Whole Number and Place Value. We will finish this tomorrow. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 LA - We continued working on our survival stories. 

Block 4 SS - We had our Canada map quiz. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started on Unit 1 - Place Value and Rounding. We will continue with notes tomorrow and complete section 1-1 Whole Number Place Value (Part A). 

Block 2 PE 

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of September 8th

Friday

Block 1 LA - We completed a spelling assessment and then continued working on our survival stories, beginning to type up rough drafts in our Core Google Classroom.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 SS - We finished our map of Canada with the Indigenous regions outlined. Students should be studying for the Canada Map Quiz on Tuesday!

Thursday

Block 1 Math - We practiced taking neat, tidy, organized notes and worked on some multiplication review. 

Block 2 Drama

Block 3 LA - We started writing the rough drafts of our survival stories. 

Block 4 French 

Wednesday

Block 1 Math - We completed our final Math assessment.

Block 2 LA - We started a writing assignment, describing how we would survive if stranded on a deserted island. 

Block 3 SS - We started working on a map of Canada assignment, outlining the provinces, territories, and Indigenous regions. 

Map Practice: https://www.geoguessr.com/vgp/3006 and https://www.geoguessr.com/vgp/3028 

Block 4 - We started discussing our M7 Core Values. 

Tuesday

Block 1 - Learning Commons Orientation and book check out.

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Math - We continued working on Math assessments. 

Block 4 - We set up our reading journals and completed an entry. 

Monday

Block 1 Math - We started working on a Math assessment.

Block 2 - School assembly with Mrs. Macewan and Ms. Warren to discuss school routines and expectations.

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 French

Week of September 1st

Friday

Block 1 - We read the story, Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson. 

Block 2 PE

Block 3 Drama

Block 4 - We created our own Peanuts characters! 

Thursday

Block 1 - We completed a Getting to Know You page

Block 2 - Drama

Block 3 - We completed a team building activity

Block 4 - French

Wednesday

Block 1 - We completed an Egg of Columbus puzzle activity.

Block 2 - We started an All About Me poster and had the grade sevens tour the grade sixes around the school.

Block 3 - We organized our locks and lockers.

Block 4 - We organized our agendas and played a Categories game. 

Tuesday - First day of School! 9:00 - 10:30

Monday - Labour Day, no school