spirit days planned throughout February to celebrate our LOVE of reading!
Please check out the calendar below to make sure you are up-to-date!
#nessknightsread
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
J'aime Lire!
"I Love To Read!" month kicks off tomorrow and we have some great activities and
spirit days planned throughout February to celebrate our LOVE of reading!
Please check out the calendar below to make sure you are up-to-date!
#nessknightsread
spirit days planned throughout February to celebrate our LOVE of reading!
Please check out the calendar below to make sure you are up-to-date!
#nessknightsread
And there goes January...
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
January has flown by and we are working hard and learning so much every day!
In Math this morning we completed our mental math assessment for the "Thinking with Money" strategy. We then worked on a worksheet to help us practice and review single-step and two-step geometric transformations.
In Science, we looked at different examples of scientific experiments and how we can determine the independent and dependant variables in a scientific test. The independent variable is what we control and what is set in place before the experiment is completed. The dependant variable is what we measure during the experiment - the "results variable." We will continue looking at examples and applications before applying these concepts to our Tomatosphere results.
In Français we had a work period for CFOO #7 - On recherche. We also took some time out for reading and learning how to properly conjugate the verb "Aller." The fun never stops in Room 208! :)
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Agenda items:
1. "Le chevalier chapeauté" day - tomorrow.
Kick-off I Love to Read month in the style of Dr. Seuss' Cat and the Hat by wearing a hat to school!
2. I Love to Read home reading logs start February 1! Get read, read, reading! :)
3. See separate blog post for all I Love to Read activities!
4. Registration forms due back ASAP!
5. Last call for Concours sign-up!
6. Science Fair project sheets due back Monday, February 5.
7. CFOO #7 - Thursday, February 8.
Have a great afternoon! :)
January has flown by and we are working hard and learning so much every day!
In Math this morning we completed our mental math assessment for the "Thinking with Money" strategy. We then worked on a worksheet to help us practice and review single-step and two-step geometric transformations.
In Science, we looked at different examples of scientific experiments and how we can determine the independent and dependant variables in a scientific test. The independent variable is what we control and what is set in place before the experiment is completed. The dependant variable is what we measure during the experiment - the "results variable." We will continue looking at examples and applications before applying these concepts to our Tomatosphere results.
In Français we had a work period for CFOO #7 - On recherche. We also took some time out for reading and learning how to properly conjugate the verb "Aller." The fun never stops in Room 208! :)
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Agenda items:
1. "Le chevalier chapeauté" day - tomorrow.
Kick-off I Love to Read month in the style of Dr. Seuss' Cat and the Hat by wearing a hat to school!
2. I Love to Read home reading logs start February 1! Get read, read, reading! :)
3. See separate blog post for all I Love to Read activities!
4. Registration forms due back ASAP!
5. Last call for Concours sign-up!
6. Science Fair project sheets due back Monday, February 5.
7. CFOO #7 - Thursday, February 8.
Have a great afternoon! :)
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Tuesday!
Hello, friends of learning!
We had a jam-packed morning of learning today!
In Math, we reviewed 4 mental math questions in preparation for our mental math assessment tomorrow and we also spent time practicing multi-step geometric transformations by determining and writing down the steps. We have been using the SmartPals quite a bit in Math lately, which allows us to work through a variety of examples and easily erase and change our thinking if need be.
In Science, we our currently tackling two different activities: graphing and researching.
For graphing, we are reviewing the steps of how to draw a graph and practicing how to correctly place the variables on the correct axes as well as placing a set of coordinates onto a graph after creating an appropriate scale for each axe.
For our research project, we are using the iPads to research two arthropods of our choice. Using a list of set websites provided to us by Mme Careen, we are tasked with finding a set list of information about each of our examples, including its habitat, life cycle and diet.
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Agenda items:
1. Mental Math assessment - tomorrow (Wednesday)
2. Seussical field trip - tomorrow afternoon.
3. Registration forms due back ASAP!
4. I Love to Read month kick-off on Thursday! More information coming soon! :)
Monday, 29 January 2018
Clock chimes and push-up graphs.
Happy Monday, everyone!
This morning in Math we worked in randomized groups so calculate how many times a clock "Bonnnngs" in one day (and then one week and then one year and then ten years...), if it chimes the time on the hour, every hour. We all came up with different strategies to add and multiply the numbers together, even when asked to multiply two 3-digit numbers together! Great work!
In Science, we continued working through the steps of how to draw a graph, using the data push-up we collected on Friday. Working in groups, one student per group was asked to see how many push-ups they could do in 1 minute while the other group members counted and logged their progress after every 10 seconds. We used this data to practice the steps of how to draw a graph, including how to know what variables to place on which axe and how to change and write a scale for each axe. (And, for the record, we have some pretty strong students among us)!
Finally, in Français, we took time for our daily reading and to do some verb work. We are reviewing the verbs "Avoid" and "Etre" in the present tense as conjugation errors with these two verbs are still quite common in our writing. We are hoping by reviewing and practicing the conjugations that the transfer to our writing will be more consistent.
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Agenda items:
1. Mental Math assessment - Wednesday, January 31
2. Seussical permission forms - due tomorrow (Tuesday)
3. Registration forms - due back ASAP
4. Concours - confirm you are doing a speech by Wednesday, please.
5. Science Fair - project forms due back Monday, February 5. Projects due at school Monday, March 5.
A special "Bravo" and "Bonne Chance" to all of our Seussical performers!
Bonne chance to all Atomic basketball athletes who will have their first tournament tomorrow afternoon!
Looking forward to a great week! :)
This morning in Math we worked in randomized groups so calculate how many times a clock "Bonnnngs" in one day (and then one week and then one year and then ten years...), if it chimes the time on the hour, every hour. We all came up with different strategies to add and multiply the numbers together, even when asked to multiply two 3-digit numbers together! Great work!
In Science, we continued working through the steps of how to draw a graph, using the data push-up we collected on Friday. Working in groups, one student per group was asked to see how many push-ups they could do in 1 minute while the other group members counted and logged their progress after every 10 seconds. We used this data to practice the steps of how to draw a graph, including how to know what variables to place on which axe and how to change and write a scale for each axe. (And, for the record, we have some pretty strong students among us)!
Finally, in Français, we took time for our daily reading and to do some verb work. We are reviewing the verbs "Avoid" and "Etre" in the present tense as conjugation errors with these two verbs are still quite common in our writing. We are hoping by reviewing and practicing the conjugations that the transfer to our writing will be more consistent.
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Agenda items:
1. Mental Math assessment - Wednesday, January 31
2. Seussical permission forms - due tomorrow (Tuesday)
3. Registration forms - due back ASAP
4. Concours - confirm you are doing a speech by Wednesday, please.
5. Science Fair - project forms due back Monday, February 5. Projects due at school Monday, March 5.
A special "Bravo" and "Bonne Chance" to all of our Seussical performers!
Bonne chance to all Atomic basketball athletes who will have their first tournament tomorrow afternoon!
Looking forward to a great week! :)
Friday, 26 January 2018
It's Friday!
It was a busy week and we made it through!
Here are the agenda items to get us ready for next week.
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**Registration forms were sent home today!**
**Please check over the information, fill in the remainder of the form and return to the school ASAP!**
1. Calcul mental Section B - Monday
2. January Scholastic Orders - Monday
3. Permission forms for our Seussical field trip - Monday! (Please!)
4. Confirmation date for those interested in doing a concours speech this year - Wednesday, January 31
5. Project forms for Science Fair - due back Monday, February 5.
Have a great weekend! :)
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Agenda items
Happy Thursday, learning friends!
Une grande félicitations to all the art and band students for the incredible art display and concert yesterday evening. It was such a pleasure to see and hear all the hard work you are putting in to your option courses! Bravo!
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Agenda items:
1. Section A Calcul Mental - tomorrow (Friday)
2. Permission forms for Seussical - tomorrow
3. Scholastic orders - due Monday, January 29
4. Concours d'art oratoire - Please confirm if you are interested in writing and presenting a speech by
Wednesday, January 31.
*The entire speech does not need to be written by next week. We just need to know if you plan on writing one.
5. Science Fair - Project forms due back Monday, February 5. Projects due at the school Monday, March 5.
Une grande félicitations to all the art and band students for the incredible art display and concert yesterday evening. It was such a pleasure to see and hear all the hard work you are putting in to your option courses! Bravo!
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Agenda items:
1. Section A Calcul Mental - tomorrow (Friday)
2. Permission forms for Seussical - tomorrow
3. Scholastic orders - due Monday, January 29
4. Concours d'art oratoire - Please confirm if you are interested in writing and presenting a speech by
Wednesday, January 31.
*The entire speech does not need to be written by next week. We just need to know if you plan on writing one.
5. Science Fair - Project forms due back Monday, February 5. Projects due at the school Monday, March 5.
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Agenda items
Happy Wednesday, learning friends!
There's a lot happening at the school these days. Read below to make sure you're up-to-date!
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Agenda items:
1. Art Show - Today at the school from 4:30 - 6:00
2. Band and Choral concert - Today at the school at 7:00pm in the gym. band students are asked to arrive at 6:30 dressed in black.
3. Calcul mental questions #3,4,6,10 - due tomorrow (Thursday)
4. Calcul mental Section A - due Friday
5. Seussical permission forms! We are headed to see the divisional production next Wednesday afternoon
(January 31). Permission forms are going home today and are due back by Friday of this week.
Please, please, please! :)
6. Concours d'art oratoire: Students interested in writing and presenting a speech this year have now received a planning booklet to help them get started. Please note there is still time to "sign-up" if you are interested.
Please come see me (Mme Careen) for more info!
7. Science Fair - Expo Science: information was sent home to all parents on Monday, January 22. If you would like a paper copy of the info to be sent home, please let me know! Project titles are due back by Monday, February 5. Projects are due at the school Monday, March 5. Questions? Please contact me at the school!
Phewf! That's it for now!
Have a great afternoon! :)
There's a lot happening at the school these days. Read below to make sure you're up-to-date!
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Agenda items:
1. Art Show - Today at the school from 4:30 - 6:00
2. Band and Choral concert - Today at the school at 7:00pm in the gym. band students are asked to arrive at 6:30 dressed in black.
3. Calcul mental questions #3,4,6,10 - due tomorrow (Thursday)
4. Calcul mental Section A - due Friday
5. Seussical permission forms! We are headed to see the divisional production next Wednesday afternoon
(January 31). Permission forms are going home today and are due back by Friday of this week.
Please, please, please! :)
6. Concours d'art oratoire: Students interested in writing and presenting a speech this year have now received a planning booklet to help them get started. Please note there is still time to "sign-up" if you are interested.
Please come see me (Mme Careen) for more info!
7. Science Fair - Expo Science: information was sent home to all parents on Monday, January 22. If you would like a paper copy of the info to be sent home, please let me know! Project titles are due back by Monday, February 5. Projects are due at the school Monday, March 5. Questions? Please contact me at the school!
Phewf! That's it for now!
Have a great afternoon! :)
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Félicitations!
Bravo! Congratulations!
Today was our Celebration of Learning assembly and we presented so, so well!
Many thanks to the parents who were able to join us this morning. It was so great to see you!
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| Getting ready to present our dichotomous key of living things. |
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| We were each responsible to say and hold a specific part of the dichotomous key. |
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| Here we are! You can't see the four students representing the groups of arthropods because they are sitting on the floor and are hidden by the audience. |
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| Here we are presenting about ironing safety in the human ecology lab. |
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| We worked with Mme Schmidt to write our script, make the electrical outlets and plan out our movements. |
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| We are now presenting what we are learning in Math. |
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| We demonstrated a translation, a rotation and a reflection using the letters/numbers "6," "F," and "4." We're not sure if anyone noticed, but we thought it was a good homage to our group! :) |
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| Congratulations to Deneige, Sierra and Alycia who received the "Chevalier par excellence" award this month. Bravo, les filles! |
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| And, here we are! What a great looking group of learners! |
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Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental Questions 1à10 - tomorrow (Wednesday)
2. January Scholastic orders - due Monday, January 29.
3. Concours d'art oratoire and Expo Science (Science Fair)!
These enrichment activities are optional for students this year and are to be completed at home.
Please talk to your child about whether or not they are interested in participating.
Science Fair information was sent home to all Ness families yesterday. More info about Concours will be coming soon. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
Monday, 22 January 2018
Monday, Monday!
Hello Ness families and friends!
We had a busy morning of learning today!
In Mathé, we were challenged with a tricky mental math strategy that had our brains working overtime. We were challenged to "think about money" when solving questions such as: 24 x 5, 25 x 16. Hmmm. How does it all work? Let's break it down, question by question.
Let's start with 24 x 5.
Twenty-four nickels... It's easier to think of dimes, since we already know a shortcut of multiplying by 10.
24 nickels is 24/2 or 12 dimes.
The answer is 120.
Now let's try 25 x 16.
16 quarters... It's easier to think of dollars. (And we know that there are 4 quarters in 1 dollar).
24 quarters is 24/4 or 6 dollars.
The answer therefore is 600.
This strategy was very frustrating for most of us, since we are being asked to divide one of the factors in the equation instead of multiplying both factors together to come up with an answer.
It is certainly not an easy strategy to grasp at first, but sticking with it and trying a variety of questions is what will bring us to our AHA moment.
Still don't see it? Try the questions: 5 x 28, 5 x 44, 25 x 12 and 36 x 25. What patterns do you notice?
What shortcuts can you take and why?
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Agenda items:
1. Locker clean-up - Tuesday (tomorrow)
2. Presenting at the assembly - tomorrow at approx. 9:10 in gymnasium. (See below for some sneak-peek pics)!
3. CFOO #6 - tomorrow
4. Calcul mental Questions 1 - 10 - Wednesday
5. January Scholastic orders due - Monday, January 29
Looking forward to a great week! :)
We had a busy morning of learning today!
In Mathé, we were challenged with a tricky mental math strategy that had our brains working overtime. We were challenged to "think about money" when solving questions such as: 24 x 5, 25 x 16. Hmmm. How does it all work? Let's break it down, question by question.
Let's start with 24 x 5.
Twenty-four nickels... It's easier to think of dimes, since we already know a shortcut of multiplying by 10.
24 nickels is 24/2 or 12 dimes.
The answer is 120.
Now let's try 25 x 16.
16 quarters... It's easier to think of dollars. (And we know that there are 4 quarters in 1 dollar).
24 quarters is 24/4 or 6 dollars.
The answer therefore is 600.
This strategy was very frustrating for most of us, since we are being asked to divide one of the factors in the equation instead of multiplying both factors together to come up with an answer.
It is certainly not an easy strategy to grasp at first, but sticking with it and trying a variety of questions is what will bring us to our AHA moment.
Still don't see it? Try the questions: 5 x 28, 5 x 44, 25 x 12 and 36 x 25. What patterns do you notice?
What shortcuts can you take and why?
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Agenda items:
1. Locker clean-up - Tuesday (tomorrow)
2. Presenting at the assembly - tomorrow at approx. 9:10 in gymnasium. (See below for some sneak-peek pics)!
3. CFOO #6 - tomorrow
4. Calcul mental Questions 1 - 10 - Wednesday
5. January Scholastic orders due - Monday, January 29
Looking forward to a great week! :)
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Friday, 19 January 2018
Friday!
Happy Friday!
We had a great morning of learning together today!
Mme McKenzie was with us for Mathé this morning and we started a geometric Mathé masterpiece!
After creating a unique tracing template, we traced our shape onto a white paper, rotating the tracer each time, matching up the sides much like a puzzle piece. Once we've created our pattern on our sheet, we will colour in each section of the pattern to create a beautiful work of art!
We had a great morning of learning together today!
Mme McKenzie was with us for Mathé this morning and we started a geometric Mathé masterpiece!
After creating a unique tracing template, we traced our shape onto a white paper, rotating the tracer each time, matching up the sides much like a puzzle piece. Once we've created our pattern on our sheet, we will colour in each section of the pattern to create a beautiful work of art!
In Science, we worked to finish two different tasks: observation questions about our Tomatosphere project and our research activity about sponges, worms and molluscs. Next week we will be moving on to the data analysis portion of our tomato experiment and will be starting our investigation into the life of arthropods using a specific list of websites to guide our information search.
Finally, in Français, we used our time to practice for our upcoming assembly.
We will be sharing about our learning in mathé, science and écologie humaine. Every student is involved in the assembly presentation, taking on 2 different roles. Stay tuned for some 'sneak peak' photos to be posted after our final practice Monday morning!
*Please note that yesterday's post stated that the assembly is Wednesday of next week, which is incorrect. Our January "Celebration of Learning" assembly will be Tuesday, January 23, beginning at approximately 9:15am in the school gymnasium. All families and community members are most welcome to join us!
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Agenda items:
1. CFOO presentations - Tuesday
2. Assembly - Tuesday, approx. 9:15 am in school gym
Have a great weekend! :)
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Thursday!
We learned a new game in math today: "Smothering Ninja Bed Bugs!"
This game not only challenges us to use multiplication basic facts and mental math skills,
there is quite a bit of logic and strategy involved, too.
How to play:
1. Capture all of the bed bugs in rectangles.
2. Add the total area of the rectangles drawn.
3. Square the total number of rectangles drawn (i.e. If I captured the bed bugs by drawing 6 squares, I would square that number: 6x6=36).
4. Add the totals from steps 2 and 3 to determine the total score.
The goal with each game sheet is to get the lowest score possible.
So fun!
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Agenda items:
1. CFOO - Tuesday, January 23.
2. Presenting at our school assembly! - Wednesday, January 24.
This game not only challenges us to use multiplication basic facts and mental math skills,
there is quite a bit of logic and strategy involved, too.
How to play:
1. Capture all of the bed bugs in rectangles.
2. Add the total area of the rectangles drawn.
3. Square the total number of rectangles drawn (i.e. If I captured the bed bugs by drawing 6 squares, I would square that number: 6x6=36).
4. Add the totals from steps 2 and 3 to determine the total score.
The goal with each game sheet is to get the lowest score possible.
So fun!
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Agenda items:
1. CFOO - Tuesday, January 23.
2. Presenting at our school assembly! - Wednesday, January 24.
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Wednesday!
What a great day for learning!
Today in Math we completed our mental math assessment and worked in our table pairs to identify different geometric transformations in everyday product logos.
In Français, we began preparing our presentation for our assembly next week. We will be sharing about our learning in Science, Math and PA (Human Ecology). We will all be involved in the presentation as a reader or a demonstrator or both! We will be practicing for a bit each day to ensure we are ready to present in front of the school next week. If you happen to be free one week from today (Wednesday, January 24) in the morning, you are most welcome to join us! More info to follow soon!
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Agenda items:
1. CFOO - Tuesday, January 23
2. Assembly presentation! - Wednesday, January 24.
Have a great afternoon!
Enjoy the sunshine! :)
Today in Math we completed our mental math assessment and worked in our table pairs to identify different geometric transformations in everyday product logos.
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| Math is everywhere! |
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Agenda items:
1. CFOO - Tuesday, January 23
2. Assembly presentation! - Wednesday, January 24.
Have a great afternoon!
Enjoy the sunshine! :)
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Tuesday!
Hello, everyone!
We had a great morning of learning together!
In Math, we continue to work on "les transformations géométriques" and today our task was to find a and colour different examples of translations, rotations and reflections within a geometric pattern.
Also in Math, we completed a word problem about doing chores before arriving on time for a movie. In this multi-step problem, we used addition and subtraction to work backwards to find a solution.
In Français, we worked on our CFOO presentations and in Science, we continued our research about sponges, worms and molluscs. Many of us have now finished or have almost finished filling in our research pages and will be ready to move on to the next part of our research about arthropods later this week.
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Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental assessment - tomorrow (Wednesday)
2. CFOO #6 - Créativité - Tuesday, January 23
We had a great morning of learning together!
In Math, we continue to work on "les transformations géométriques" and today our task was to find a and colour different examples of translations, rotations and reflections within a geometric pattern.
Also in Math, we completed a word problem about doing chores before arriving on time for a movie. In this multi-step problem, we used addition and subtraction to work backwards to find a solution.
In Français, we worked on our CFOO presentations and in Science, we continued our research about sponges, worms and molluscs. Many of us have now finished or have almost finished filling in our research pages and will be ready to move on to the next part of our research about arthropods later this week.
Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental assessment - tomorrow (Wednesday)
2. CFOO #6 - Créativité - Tuesday, January 23
Monday, 15 January 2018
Monday!
Happy Monday, learning friends!
Looking forward to a great week!
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Agenda items:
1. Good copy French sentence "Ma résolution" - due by end of lunch hour tomorrow (Tuesday)
2. Calcul mental assessment - Wednesday
3. CFOO #6 "Créativité" - Tuesday, January 23
Looking forward to a great week!
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Agenda items:
1. Good copy French sentence "Ma résolution" - due by end of lunch hour tomorrow (Tuesday)
2. Calcul mental assessment - Wednesday
3. CFOO #6 "Créativité" - Tuesday, January 23
Friday, 12 January 2018
A great first week back!
Hello Room 208 families!
We've made it through our first week back and are off to a great start with our learning!
In Math today, we continued learning about "les transformations géométriques." After watching a fun BrainPop video about transformations, we practiced drawing translations, rotations and reflections of different letters of the alphabet. A translation is when an object is moved along the x, y or z axis. A rotation is when an object is rotated around a centre point (pivot). We can express a rotation as a fraction or in degrees. A reflection is when the object is flipped. An object can be reflected horizontally, vertically or diagonally, resulting in a image the appears backwards or upside-down. We are currently working on these three transformations in isolation, but will combine the movements early next week.
In Français, we are very close to publishing our sentences about our New Year's resolutions. Today, after reviewing our sentence with three friends, we used an iPad to access the website bonpatron.com to do a final check of our writing. The site will identify parts of our writing that need to be checked or modified, and it will help us by giving us options of how to make our writing better. Once we have done this final check, we will write a good copy of our resolution to be published in our classroom for our classmates to read.
In Science, we started a small research activity about: les éponges (sponges), les vers (worms) and les mollusques (molluscs), three of the classes in the invertebrate phylum. Using a variety of articles provided by Mme Careen, we will read and pull important information about each group and add it to our research chart. We are responsible for researching two different examples of each class. This is the first step in this activity. The second part will be explained to us in class next week.
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Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental Section B - due Monday
Have a great weekend!
Stay warm! :)
We've made it through our first week back and are off to a great start with our learning!
In Math today, we continued learning about "les transformations géométriques." After watching a fun BrainPop video about transformations, we practiced drawing translations, rotations and reflections of different letters of the alphabet. A translation is when an object is moved along the x, y or z axis. A rotation is when an object is rotated around a centre point (pivot). We can express a rotation as a fraction or in degrees. A reflection is when the object is flipped. An object can be reflected horizontally, vertically or diagonally, resulting in a image the appears backwards or upside-down. We are currently working on these three transformations in isolation, but will combine the movements early next week.
In Français, we are very close to publishing our sentences about our New Year's resolutions. Today, after reviewing our sentence with three friends, we used an iPad to access the website bonpatron.com to do a final check of our writing. The site will identify parts of our writing that need to be checked or modified, and it will help us by giving us options of how to make our writing better. Once we have done this final check, we will write a good copy of our resolution to be published in our classroom for our classmates to read.
In Science, we started a small research activity about: les éponges (sponges), les vers (worms) and les mollusques (molluscs), three of the classes in the invertebrate phylum. Using a variety of articles provided by Mme Careen, we will read and pull important information about each group and add it to our research chart. We are responsible for researching two different examples of each class. This is the first step in this activity. The second part will be explained to us in class next week.
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Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental Section B - due Monday
Have a great weekend!
Stay warm! :)
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Thursday!
Hello, friends of learning!
You are in a group of 5 people. Each person in the group exchanges 1 handshake with the other group members. How many handshakes are exchanged within the group?
Hmmm. 25? Nope. 20? Think again.
The above question was our "Thinking Classroom" question of the day. Working in randomized groups, we solved this question for groups of 5, 10 and 20 people. We were also challenged to solve the question for a group of 100 people. We agreed that our original strategies of drawing diagrams and adding each handshake would get us to the answer, but would take us a LONG time, so we were exploring to find a Math shortcut that would get us to the answer more efficiently. What did our groups come up with? Please ask me! :)
In Science, we continued our investigation of invertebrates, watching a series of short videos to learn about each group's unique characteristics. We learned that invertebrates make up 95% of all living things and that Arthropods is the biggest class of the invertebrate phylum. We will be researching 4 of the many invertebrate classes in the coming weeks.
In Français, we have moved into the revision and editing phase of our "les résolutions" sentences. After reviewing our work, we will meet with 3 classmates to review our sentences before doing the final editing step on the iPad. We will use an online dictionary and the site "bonpatron.com" to ensure our writing is error-free and ready to publish. Our goal is to have our resolutions ready for publishing by the end of class tomorrow. Wish us luck... and be sure to ask me what resolutions I am hoping to accomplish this year!
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Agenda items:
1. Calcul mental Section B - Monday
Have a great afternoon!
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Monday, 8 January 2018
It's Great to be Back!
Hello Room 208 friends!
Happy Monday! Happy New Year!
It was so wonderful seeing everyone back at school with so many stories to share!
We started our morning learning about what kept us busy over the break: sleeping in, reading books, eating candy and watching movies were very popular squares on our "Trouve quelqu'un qui a..." bingo!
We then worked in partners or in groups of three to solve a Math word problem about arriving to a movie on time. We used small white boards to work through the steps and then compared our answers with other groups, making changes if necessary.
Happy Monday! Happy New Year!
It was so wonderful seeing everyone back at school with so many stories to share!
We started our morning learning about what kept us busy over the break: sleeping in, reading books, eating candy and watching movies were very popular squares on our "Trouve quelqu'un qui a..." bingo!
We then worked in partners or in groups of three to solve a Math word problem about arriving to a movie on time. We used small white boards to work through the steps and then compared our answers with other groups, making changes if necessary.
After locker break, we paired up once again to do a special "getting to know you" interview. We started by asking our partner 15 questions and then took their answers and put them into a silly "Mad Libs" style paragraph. This activity helped us get our brains back in to "french immersion" mode after a two-week break by having us read aloud and answer questions IN FRENCH! :)
We finished our morning together watching an "ONIVA" episode all about animals. Before starting the episode, we review the questions that we need to answer while watching the show so we know what to listen for. We watch the episode with the french subtitles, which also helps us follow along since the hosts speak quickly at times, using vocabulary words that we might not yet be familiar with.
Ask me about the true or false question about penguins and a polar bear. You'll NEVER guess what the answer!
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Agenda items:
1. Library on Wednesday.
2. Atomic basketball is starting up this week.
Listen to announcements (and check school website) for upcoming practice times.
Have a nice afternoon! :)
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