At a Glance Week of October 26th - 30th, 2015

This week in our classroom, we will be learning about the following:

French : Présentations (French Speaking Assessment) & Faire des liens (Reading Strategy #2)

-We are currently working on presenting “Projet Passion”

-Some students chose to present their research and findings to the class and other chose to video their presentations and submit them that way.

-We will be wrapping up presentations this week
-Dictée (French Spelling): Oct. 29th. Please see DICTÉE page for words

English: Greek Narratives and Jean Val Jean - Reading/Writing/Representing

-We have just started reading the classic as told by Soloman Cleaver "Jean Val Jean"
-We will be continuing on with identifying the elements of a narrative via Greek Mythology

Math: Integers

-Grade 7: Starting to represent, add and subtract INTEGERS 

-Grade 8: Reviewing how to represent, add and subtract INTEGERS as well as starting to learn how to multiply and divide INTEGERS

Science: Reviewing CELLS (organelles and functions)

-QUIZ: Nov. 10th
-Moving on to BODY SYSTEMS

Social Studies: Our new government

-We will be exploring canadian government
-Outcome: PA 7.2 Investigate the structures and processes of democratic government in Canada.

Health: Identity and Mind-UP!
-We have completed our Identity unit with the creation of a Bio-Poem.
-Students will present their poems in an artistic fashion
-They will posted in the classroom for your viewing at Student-Led Conference time

-We will be moving on to learning about the brain, how it works and decision-making

Thank you for your continued support. Should you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call me.

Kindest Regards, 

What's happening this week??

We have a busy week ahead of us! I will be away Monday afternoon, learning about Assessing Reading at a workshop here in Moose Jaw. There will be a guest teacher in the classroom for that time, however my students will be in PAA all afternoon. They will only be checking in with the Guest Teacher for attendance after lunch on Monday.

RETAKES!!! On Tuesday, October 27th, our class will be retaking our class photo as I was ill on Picture Day in September.

Subway lunch is on Thursday, October 29th!

Halloween Dance: 6:30-8:00 pm

Halloween Festivities: Potluck (please email with what your child will be bringing), Halloween Scavenger Hunt, BYOD (bring your own devices), Spooky Movie and glow sticks! 

Throughout the course of the year, we have various school spirit days. Our first one will be a dress up day on Friday October 30. It will be for the entire day. We ask that no masks be worn and that any gory subject matter be avoided. We would also ask that no replica weapons be brought to school. Thank you for your participation in our first spirit day!

Building a Cell

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are currently are finishing up a unit on Cells, chapter 1 in the Omniscience textbook.  We have studied all about microscopes, the differences between living and nonliving organisms as well as  the various organelles and parts of plant and animal cells and how each has a particular function.  Students have been assigned a project called, Building a Cell.  Students will create a three-dimensional model of a plant or animal cell.  We created a project rubric as a whole class. Students have the rubric in their science binders.   

Many creative ideas are available to students and some were discussed in class.  Students are encouraged to use recyclable materials and other inexpensive objects that represent by shape, size and color the various organelles that are found in the cell.  Shoe boxes work great as well as plastic containers.  In the past some cells were made out of cake or Jell-O and decorated with various types of candies each chosen carefully to represent the parts of a cell and some were made out of pizza.  Other cells have been made out of foam or Styrofoam.

This Cell project is due Thursday, November 5th.  On this day students will present and share their projects.  The classroom will be a virtual cell museum.  I call this day “Cell-a-Bration”.  We celebrate remarkable and amazing cells.  Students are allowed to eat the edible cells if they wish.  This is a really fun visual and kinesthetic activity that engages student learning of the cell as well as helping to reinforce concepts.

In addition to the Building A Cell Project, students will be writing a unit quiz on November 10^th, 2015.

 

Thank you for your continued support.

Regards,

Mme Tiffany L. Rogers

Here are a few examples of cell models: