Love of music brainstorming

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To do list..

Grade 6:

• Data Management Project- due Thursday (2 periods tomorrow to work on it)
• Simeon Park Permission form & money

Grade 7:

• Infographic Project- due Monday morning (Before we leave on our trip)
• Simeon Park Permission form & money

Please note I will now be away Thursday at Regional Track & Field

Infographic Analysis

GRADE 7 INFOGRAPHIC PROJECT

Mr. Congram's Data Management Project Example

Infographics Guiding Questions

• What were the different ways data is displayed?

• What can you tell me about the data (facts)?

• What can you infer?

• What's the message?

• Is there a bias shown?

Infographics

Analyzing Infographics

ATTENTION GRADE 7 STUDENTS

GEOGRAPHY CLIMATE HISTORY- DUE MONDAY, JUNE 9

Ms. Marchand

Data Management Survey

Grade 6 Movie Poster- Part 2

Learning Goal:  Create a movie poster (Digital or hard copy) of a movie that you have seen.


Find a movie poster or book cover on the internet of a movie/book that you have seen or read that you feel is not a good representation of the film/book

Recreate the movie poster/ book cover following our success criteria.  See the criteria from yesterday's post.

Explain what changes you made to the original and why your movie poster/ book cover is a better representation of the movie/book.

 

Grade 6/7 Media Task

Learning Goal:  Find a movie poster on the internet and explain why you think it meets the criteria for a persuasive media text.

1.  Create a document on Google drive called "Movie Poster"- Name

2.  Share the document with me

3.  Search the internet for a movie poster that meets the success criteria (picture of it below)

4.  Paste the image onto the document

5.  Explain why you think the poster you chose meets the criteria (Be specific)

TO DO LIST.....

Grade 6:

• EQAO ongoing (Make up date- Thursday, June 5)
• Persuasive Writing- Ongoing in class

Grade 7:

• Math homework- first 2 pages 

Please bring your track permission form & money

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 6:

• EQAO- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday (Make up date)

Grade 7:

• Cyberbullying Questions- Tuesday
• Persuasive Writing Topic- Monday (Formal- Research based)

Have a good weekend

BK

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Lit Circle written work- Monday
• Math Test- Wednesday
• Persuasive Writing Topic ex:  "Animals should not be used for research purposes" or "Fighting in hockey should be banned"
• Cyberbullying Movie permission form

Grade 7:

• Final Lit Circle- Tuesday
• Lit Circle written work- Friday
• Cyberbullying Movie permission form
• Health Presentation- Monday
• Math Test- Wednesday

Have a good weekend

BK

Movie Posters

Grade 6 Math

What is the volume of the chocolate bar?

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Math Homework Textbook Pg. 234 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
• Lit Circle Written work- due Monday
• Math Test- Wednesday

Grade 7:

• Lit Circle- tomorrow
• Math handout (2 problems)
• Mental Health Presentation- Monday
• Math Test- Wednesday

Have a good night

BK

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Lit Circle- tomorrow
• Math Test- Wednesday

Grade 7:

• Quote Assignment- tomorrow (You've had 2 weeks)
• Lit Circle- Friday
• Health Presentation- Monday
• Math Test- Wednesday
• Math handout if you helped with Track & Field #10 ab, 11 ab

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 6:

Math Textbook Pg. 230 #1-3, 4, 6 (If your not finished)
Lit Circle- tomorrow
Intro Paragraph- "Junk food should be completely banned from schools"

Grade 7:

Math handout
Lit Circle- Friday
Intro Paragraph- "Junk food should be completely banned from schools"

Have a good night

Persuasive Writing Rubric

Volume of Triangular Prism

Grade 7 Mental Health Presentation

Remember to complete the planning sheet on Google Apps!

I am encouraging students to complete their project on Prezi!  Other options are Keynote and Google Presentation.

Prezi Link: Prezi (Click on continue with public presentations)

 CAMH

Persuasive Argument Discussion: Flappy Birds

Please read these articles in order. Take notes of the facts vs. opinions on Google docs.

First Read: Interview with the creator

Second Read: Why we should believe him

Third Read: There's something fishy going on

Be ready to share your thoughts on this debate.

Write a 3-5 sentence persuasive statement about whether we should believe him or not.

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Lit Circle- tomorrow
• Volume Handout- tomorrow
• Track & Field- Period 1 (Weather permitting)
• Persuasive Writing Rough Copy- Wednesday
• Creative Challenge + 2 Print designs - Tomorrow

Grade 7:

• Integers Quiz & "5 Things in 5 Days" Rubrics signed
• Lit Circle- tomorrow
• Surface Area & Handout- tomorrow (I will be checking)
• Guass Math Test
• Quote Assignment- Thursday, May 22
• Creative Challenge + 2 Print designs - Tomorrow

*SPRING FAIR- Wednesday

Have a good night

Grade 7 Quote Assignment

QUOTES BLOGPOST

Learning Goal:      Create a visual representation of three quotes that are important to you

Success Criteria:

•       three different quotes (should represent different ideas)
•      images should support the messages of the quotes
•     images speak for themselves (Don't require an explanation)
•     quotes and images are logically organized
•     audience should be able to make inferences about you as a person
•     finished product demonstrates creativity and originality 

*Google Presentation, Keynote, iMovie, Pic Collage.... any other app/program you wish to use!

Due date:  Thursday, May 22

Hoops for Heart Teams

Team #1

S. L.

B.A.

I.K.D.

F. A.

Team #2

D.S.

S. S.

A. N.

K. H.

K.P.

Team #3

S.M

G.Z.

M.D.

H.R

J. C.

Team #4

B.B

A. B.

M.A.

B. W.

Team #5

J. L.

Grasshopper

C.C.

B. S.

Team #6

Andrew L.

M. L.

J. M.

M. Y.

Maddog

Team #7

K.M.

A. S.

M. S.

S. L.

B. L.

Team #8

G.W.

C.S.

P. P.

E.W.

To do list

Lit circle #2- tomorrow
Grade 6 Math checkpoint- tomorrow

Have a good night

Bk


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To do list..

Grade 6:

• Lit Circle#2- Thursday
• HOOPS FOR HEART $- Deadline is tomorrow
• Track & Field Clothing (Running shoes/ t-shirt/shorts) *Girls - Hair Elastic
• Cyberbullying permission form
• Art- two print designs and creative challenge

Grade 7:

• Integer Quiz- Tomorrow
• Lit Circle #1- Tomorrow
• HOOPS FOR HEART $/teams- Deadline is tomorrow
• Cyberbullying permission form
• Art- two print designs and creative challenge

Have a good night

BK

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Summary.Reflection & Speech Rubric- ASAP
• Math Handout- (Not #3) See example below
• Lit Circle tomorrow

Grade 7:

• Summary.Reflection & Speech Rubric- ASAP
• Math Integer Handout- tomorrow
• Integer Quiz- Wednesday
• Lit Circle- Wednesday
• Grade 7 & 8 High Jump Clinic- Thursday (This is not an introductory clinic)

Grade 7 William's Visit tomorrow (Lunch is provide) 9:00- 1:00

Long Jump Technique

Surface Area of Rectangular Prism

SA= 2 (lw + wh + lh)
     = 2 ( (8)(5) + (5)(4) + (8)(4) )
     = 2 (40 + 20 + 32)
     = 2 (92)
    = 184 square centimeters (Sorry couldn't make the exponent)

High Jump Technique- Focus on Fosbury Flop

To do list....

Grade 6:

• Math Test Signed along with any other rubrics
• Lit Circle- Tuesday
• "Cyberbullying" permission form- ASAP
• History Presentation- Wednesday
• Dekpor Braclets- $8
• Hoops for Heart Money- Wednesday
• Drugs Handout- Monday
• Art Assignment- May 6
• Music Project- Monday

Grade 7:

• Hoops for Heart Money/Teams- Wednesday
• Integer Quiz- Wednesday
• Lit Circle- Wednesday
• History Presentation- Wednesday
• Math Guass Test- May 14
• Art Assignment- May 6
• Music Project- Monday
• "5 Things in 5 Days" Presentation- Monday (If you haven't went)  
• "Cyberbullying" permission form- ASAP
• Math package complete- Monday

Have a good weekend

BK

PS   "5 Things in 5 Days" presentations/ideas have been outstanding so far...... :)

Persuasive Map

Persuasive Map

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Math Textbook Pg. 104 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
• Math Handout
• Persuasive Writing "Should or Shouldn't Students Wear Uniforms"- tomorrow
• Drug "Marijuana" handout- Monday
• Lit Circle #1- Tuesday
• Dance Presentation- tomorrow
• Hoops for Heart Money- Wednesday

Grade 7:

• Dance presentation- tomorrow
• Lit Circle #1- Tuesday
• Hoops for Heart Money/Team- Wednesday
• Integer Quiz- Wednesday
• Math Homework #9, 11, 13, 12 
• Persuasive Writing "Should or Shouldn't Students Wear Uniforms"- tomorrow

Have a good night

BK

MEDIA & BODY IMAGE

The Photoshop Effect

CAMH: ABOUT MARIJUANA

CAMH: ABOUT MARIJUANA

"5 Things in 5 Days"- Presentation Dates

Thursday: 
T. F.
A. M.
J. P.

Friday:
T.D.
M. M.
A. W.
A. M.
D. A.
S. X.

Monday:
B. H.
P. V.
L. H.
C. G.
E. H.
M.Y.

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Quote, Inferencing, Lit Circle rubrics signed
• Dance Presentation- Friday

Grade 7:

• Inferencing, Lit Circle, Probability Quiz Rubrics signed
• Dance Presentation- Friday
• Integers Math- Completed to Extended #16 (4X4 Magic Square) 

Have a good night

BK

Grade 7 Lit Circle Books

Wave:
Stelio
Latavia
Emma

Stargirl:
Allie
Bria
Mckenzie

Half Brother:
Cody
Andrew M.

Freak the Mighty: (My favourite book :)
Morgan
Jaheim
Aidan

Rule of Three:
Dylan
Paul
Trevor
Todd

Grade 6 Lit Circle Books

Ghost in the Titanic	Shattered	Milo: Sticky Notes & Brain Freeze	Tiger Rising
Andrew B. Brooke W. Ben Christian S. Jena	Andrew S. Aidan Madeleine Evan Jenna	Katelyn H. Taylor Sam M. Sam L. Brooke L.	Becky S. Mickey Byram Hayden
Flyboy	Chasing Vermeer	Wonder	Hatchet
Sherwin Geoffrey Colin Madison S. Max	Kiana Prerana Mazi Evelyn	Isobel Kaitlyn P. Madison H. Andrew L	Fiza Josh L. Dylan

Looks aren't everything

To do list...

Grade 6:

Final Dance Performance- Friday, May 2

Students should always have shorts, t-shirt, running shoes for Track and Field training
Hoops for Heart Money- Wednesday May 7

Grade 7:

Final Dance Performance- Friday, May 2
Students should always have shorts, t-shirt, running shoes for Track and Field training

"5 Things in 5 Days" Project- Tomorrow ( You have had over 2 weeks to complete this)
Hoops for Heart Money/Team- Wednesday, May 7

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 6:

Final Dance Performance- Friday, May 2
Students should always have shorts, t-shirt, running shoes for Track and Field training
Hoops for Heart Money- Wednesday May 7

Grade 7:

Final Dance Performance- Friday, May 2
Students should always have shorts, t-shirt, running shoes for Track and Field training

"5 Things in 5 Days" Project- Wednesday, April 30 ( You have had over 2 weeks to complete this)
Hoops for Heart Money- Wednesday, May 7

Have a good night

BK

Body Image and Self Esteem

Body Image and Self Esteem

DIFD: PURPLE HEARTS

TALK TO ME : THE JAMES PATRICK PEEK STORY

Lit Circle 2 Book Choices

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Health Presentation- tomorrow (If you didn't go today) AL & SL (Monday morning recess)
• Math Test- Monday
• Complete Google Form- Lit Circle 2
• Math Review Pg. 426 & 427 # 1-7 (1 period to work on it tomorrow)
• Grade 6 French- Signed

Grade 7:

• Probability Project (Game, Prizes, Pamphlet, Poster)- Tomorrow 
• "5 Things in 5 Days"- Wednesday, April 30
• Williams Wellness & MADD permission forms
• Integer Checkpoint- Tomorrow
• Grade 7 French- Signed

HOOPS FOR HEART FORMS- ASAP

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

 Grade 6:

• Math Textbook Pg. 418 & 419 #1, 2, 3, 5
• Review Lit Circle books on blog

Grade 7:

• Probability Project- Friday (Game, Pamphlet, Poster)
• Probability Quiz- Tomorrow
• "5 Things in 5 Days" Project- Ongoing... SHOULD be working on this at home

Have a good night

BK

Grade 6 LIT CIRCLE ROUND 2

Chasing Vermeer

Flyboy

Ghosts of the Titanic

Hatchet

Milo: Sticky Notes & Brain Freeze

Wonder

Shattered

The Tiger Rising

Stormbreaker

The Vindico

To do list..

Sorry for the late post, I just got home from Badminton!

Grade 6:

• 2 Math handouts.... 
• Math Textbook Pg 414 #1, 2, 4, 5
• Speech Competition Finals- Tomorrow
• Probability Test- Monday
• Independent Reading Book

Grade 7:

• Probability Project- Friday (Game, Pamphlet, Poster)
• Probability Quiz- Thursday
• Independent Reading Book
• Williams & MADD forms
• "5 Things in 5 Days" Project

Summary & Reflection Assessment

Summary & Reflection Assessment

Choose one of the following articles and write a summary and reflection on Google Docs (remember to share with me). It is to be completed during class time.

Monopoly gets 5 new rules

or "Should Caroline be allowed to play football?" (printed version)

A good summary:  

• Your own language (no quoting or examples from text)
• Important character/people’s names
• Most Important Events/Details
• Most Important Words/Vocabulary
• Logically Organized
• You include an effective introductory and concluding sentence
• Conventions (Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation)

A good reflection:

• Shares opinion of text
• Always tries to uncover the Big Idea in a text
• Always tries to uncover the most important part of the text
• Challenge the text by asking questions
• Makes connections when talking about background knowledge
• What’s the author’s viewpoint?  Do they show a bias?

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Quote blogpost- Tuesday, April 22  (You had over 2 weeks to complete this)
• Dance Presentation- Monday, April 28
• Health Presentations- Upcoming Week (1 more Period to finish)

Grade 7:

• "5 Things in 5 Days" project- Tuesday, April 29
• Dance Presentation- Monday, April 28
• Probability Project- Finished for Thursday.... (Mr. Congram's class will be playing our games on Friday)

Have a good Weekend

BK

Congratulations to all my students!!!! I was impressed with the quality and delivery of your speeches.

STANLEY CUP PREDICTIONS

The chances of picking both conference winners and the Stanley Cup winner is 1/128 or 0.8%. According to our two classes, we think Boston over Chicago in the finals. We will see how well we do,

SPEECH SELECTION

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Practise Speech- Everyone who didn't present today will be going tomorrow
• Math Question on Blog (Pizza Problem) USE A TREE DIAGRAM
• Quote Blogpost- Tuesday, April 22
• DANCE presentation- Monday, April 21
• Math Test signed- Tomorrow
• Drug Presentations will take place next week

1 period to work on Book Trailer tomorrow

Grade 7:

• Practise Speech
• Probability Project (Game, Pamphlet, Poster)
• "5 Things in 5 Days project- Tuesday, April 29
• Dance Presentation- Monday, April 21

Grade 6 PIZZA PROBLEM

Jake's family orders a pizza every Saturday.  They always choose one cheese and one other topping.  They have a choice of:

Cheese:  Feta, Mozzarella, or Cheddar

Toppings:  Bacon, Pepperoni, Mushrooms

How many ways can they order their pizza?  Is the probability of each pizza choice the same?  Justify your reasoning.

Stanley Cup Playoffs

To do list...

Grade 6:

• PRACTISE SPEECH, PRACTISE SPEECH- Begins tomorrow
• Complete Google Form- Rock, Paper, Scissors (How many outcomes are there in a game of rock, paper, scissors?, Record the outcomes in which you win, lose & tie)
• Quote Blogpost- due Tuesday, April 22

Grade 7:

• PRACTISE SPEECH, PRACTISE SPEECH- Begins tomorrow
• "5 Things in 5 Days" Assignment- due April 29
• Probability GAME- (Game, Poster, Pamphlet)- Later part of next week

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Grade 7 "5 Things in 5 Days"- Part 2

Learning Goal:  To create a visual presentation of your "5 Things in 5 Days"  (This may include pictures, videos etc.)

Success Criteria:

• Explain why you chose your tasks 
• Reflect on the tasks and the experience
• Organized in a logical manner
• Original ideas
• Evidence of critical thinking

There is a written, oral and media component to this assignment

Summary/Reflection Evaluation

Should girl be allowed to play football?

Monopoly Gets 5 New Rules

Rock-Paper-Scissors

Is there a winning strategy or is it a fact that no matter what the strategy, each player has the same chance of winning when you play the game?

Human vs Computer

To do list...

Grade 6:

Practise Speech- Wednesday & Thursday
Health Presentation- Wednesday
Math Handout- (How many outcomes are there when you roll 2 dice?)

Grade 7:

Practise Speech- Wednesday & Thursday
Math Probability Quiz- Tomorrow


Have a good night

BK

Important Dates

Grade 6 Drug Presentation- Wednesday

Speech presentations- Wednesday & Thursday

Grade 7 Probability Quiz- Tuesday

Grade 7 Lit Circle written Work- Monday

Weekly Blogposts

Grade 6- Tuesday, April 22
Grade 7- Thursday, April 24


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Could you do this?

Grade 6 Lit Circle Book Trailer

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Math Test- tomorrow (Fractions, Percents, Ratios, Rates)
• Quote Blogpost- Tuesday, April 22
• Practise Speech Presentation- Wednesday & Thursday
• Keynote Drug Presentation- Wednesday April 16

Grade 7:

• Lit Circle #5- Friday 
• Lit Circle written work- Monday
• "5 Things in 5 Days" Presentation- Thursday, April 25   *Posted soon on Blog (Rubric/Details)
• Practise Speech Presentation- Wednesday & Thursday
• Probability Quiz- Monday (Brief)

*If your Weekly Blogpost (Grade 7) wasn't finished or didn't meet my expectations, please work on it at home!

To do list....

Grade 6:

• Math Textbook- Rates (Pg. 330 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
• Math Review (If you want to get a head start, here are the questions)  Pg. 332 #1 a, b, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 (no grid), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• Math Test- Thursday (Fractions, Percents, Ratios)
• Lit Circle Written Work- Tomorrow
• Drug Planning Sheet- Tomorrow (Most groups finished in class)
• SPEECH PRESENTATIONS- Next Wed & Thursday
• WEEKLY BLOGPOST- due Tuesday, April 22

Grade 7:

• Lit Circle #5- Friday
• Lit Circle Written Work- Monday
• Weekly Blogpost- due tomorrow
• SPEECH PRESENTATIONS- Next Wed & Thursday

Have a good night

BK

RATIO PROBLEM

Ratio Problem

SPEECH PRESENTATIONS

Grade 6 & 7 CLASSROOM Speech Presentations

Wednesday, April 16 & Thursday, April 17

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Drug Planning Sheet- Wednesday (1 period tomorrow)
• Lit Circle #5- tomorrow
• Lit Circle Google Document- Wednesday
• WEEKLY BLOGPOST- Tuesday, April 22
• Math Rate handout/ Information inputted into GOOGLE FORM
• Math Test- Thursday (Fractions, Percents, Ratio, Rates)

Grade 7:

• WEEKLY BLOGPOST- Wednesday
• Math Questions pg. 424 (Link on blog) #1, 2, 4, 5, 7 (Is challenging)
• Lit Circle #4- tomorrow

Have a good night 

BK

Grade 6 Finding Rates

Grade 7 Math Probability

Pg. 422 + 423

#1, 2, 4, 5, 7

MATH MAKES SENSE PDF

FINDING RATES

QUOTES BLOGPOST

Learning Goal:      Create a visual representation of three quotes that are important to you

Success Criteria:

•       three different quotes (should represent different ideas)
•      images should support the messages of the quotes
•     quotes and images are logically organized
•     audience should be able to make inferences about you as a person
•     finished product demonstrates creativity and originality 

Due date:  Tuesday, April 22th