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


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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

Typing Test

Speed Test

Typing Speed

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Math Test- Thursday (Fractions/ Percents/ Ratios/Rates)
• Drug Planning Phase- Tuesday (1 period Monday)
• Lit Circle #5- Tuesday
• Lit Circle work- Wednesday
• WEEKLY BLOGPOST- Tuesday, April 22

Grade 7:

• Weekly Blogpost- Wednesday
• Lit Circle#4- Tuesday

Have a good weekend

BK

GRADE 6 Health Presentations

• SAMMY - Cocaine
• GRASSHOPPER- Ecstasy
• S & A- LSD (Acid)
• J & I- Oxycontin
• CS- Crack 
• AL/ SL- Steroids
• AS- Ecstasy

WHEEL OF FORTUNE- PROBABILITY

Grade 7 Weekly Blogpost

1.  Read  365 things in 365 days blog (Notice the descriptions/photos)
2.  Choose your favourite five ideas and explain why you chose them (5 small paragraphs)
3.  Think of "5 Things in 5 Days" that you personally would like to accomplish and record them on your document.

*THIS WILL LEAD TO AN UPCOMING ORAL/MEDIA LITERACY PROJECT!!!

:)

Due Wednesday- April 9th

To do list...

Grade 6:

• Math Textbook  Pg. 322+ 323 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
• Lit Circle #4- tomorrow

Grade 7:

• Practice Questions #1, 2, 4, 7 (not g)- Link is on the blog
• Lit Circle #4- Monday

Have a good night

BK

PROBABILITY

Intro to Probability

To do list..

Grade 6:

• Inferencing Evaluation- tomorrow (Comic, Text, Image)

Grade 7:

• MADD Permission form- ASAP
• Inferencing Evaluation- tomorrow (Comic, Text, Image)
• Art- If your not done, see Mrs. Croker tomorrow

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

BK