To do...Jan. 31

1. Math - Decimals: Number Lines #3-6
2. Literature Circle - chapters 10-11 (Monday)
3. Summary - Oliver's Game (I am marking this weekend!!!)
4. Math  Test signed (or you owe me time next week)
5. Science - worksheet for Bill Nye video (due Monday)
6. Olympic Athlete - find out about your athlete (not mandatory)

Bill Nye - Electricity

To do...Jan. 30

1. Math - textbook p. 123 #1-3, 6, 7, 9, 12
2. Science - p. 30-31: Record observations and answer #3 (Communicate)
3. Literature Circle - prepared chapter 8 & 9 (Monday)
4. Summary - "Oliver's Game"
5. Choose athlete and fill out online form
6. Math test signed!!!

Olympic Athlete

Olympic Athlete Assignment

During the winter Olympics you will be responsible for researching about a Canadian athlete. The two limitations are:

• no one in the class is allowed to research the same athlete
• no one is allowed to research a NHL player (trying to broaden our experience and knowledge)

Be prepared with a minimum of 3 possible athletes by Friday.

Here are two resources to begin your search:

Canadian Olympics

Canadian Paralympics

CBC Olympics

To do...Jan. 28

1. Number the Stars - Lit. Circles  be ready for session 2

Summary - Success Criteria

Success Criteria

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, Punctation)

To do...Jan. 27

1. Math - textbook p. 116 #1-2
2. Math Test signed
3. Science - p. 30-31: Record observations and answer #3 (Communicate)
4. Literacy - read Number the Stars chapters 8-9

To do...Jan. 24

1. Geometry Mind Map - due Monday
2. Drama Monologue - some presentations Monday
3. Literature Circle - prepared for first meeting with group

Trupp - Object Monologue

Upcoming Assignments and Due Dates

1. Math Test (Quiz) - Thursday
• identify, estimate and draw angles
• attributes of polygons (Mind Map is excellent preparation)
• constructing polygons
2. Drama - object monologue - present Friday (unless absent)
3. Literature Circle - be prepared for your first group meeting on Thursday (chapters 6 and 7)
4. Geometry Mind Map - due Monday 

To do...Jan. 20

1. Literacy - comprehension question (chapter 5)
2. Math test - Thursday (polygons, angles)
3. Science - p. 35 #1-3
4. Geometry Mind Map (final copy due next Monday)

Are you ready?

Procedural Writing - Success Criteria

To do...Jan. 14

1. Social Studies - map & list of questions (due Wed.)
2. Social Studies - paragraph for word
3. Art due Thursday

To do...Jan. 13

1. Math - worksheet
2. Math checkpoint tomorrow (attributes of polygon, construct figures, draw & measure angles)
3. Science - "Where does electricity come from?" - due Monday
4. Art - geometric animal - due Thursday
5. French cahier needs to be brought home

Yearbook orders due by the end of the week:  Jostens

Scholastic orders due Tuesday 

Homework about homework

We will continue our "4 Corners" debate later this week. Read these articles in preparation:

Is homework harmful?

My Issues with Homework

To do...Jan. 10

1. Blog Post due Monday
2. Math - textbook p. 88-89 #1 c, 3, 5
3. Bring or post example of procedure
4. Writing - "How to Play Tic Tac Toe"

To do...Jan. 9

1. Math - textbook p. 93 "Connect" and p.94 #3, 5; worksheets
2. Social Studies - paragraph (Thursday)
3. Rubrics signed (narrative & independent reading project)
4. Bring geometry set
5. Scholastic order - due Tuesday
6. Flashback Friday

To do...

1. "Tic Tac Toe" instructions - due by Thursday (shared with Mr. Congram)
2. Math - draw 4 triangles using ruler and protractor (see photo)
3. Science due Friday
4. Blog Post due Monday

For Christmas I was given a new Rubik's cube. I have begun to work on number 9 on my "Things I Wish I Could Do" list. Our next writing form in class is procedural writing. We will be writing and creating instructions for various tasks over the next few months.

To do...January 6

1. Math - Geometry worksheets (drawing & measuring angles)
2. Science - p. 22 #1-5
3. Blogpost due Monday
4. French - Cahier #1-25 (due Friday)

Using Protractor

Using Protractor

Year in Review

Year in Review Quiz

Blogpost for the New Year

Complete the following statements as you look ahead in 2014. 

A bad habit I'm going to break is...

A new skill I'd like to learn is...

A person I hope to be more like...

A good deed I'm going to do...

A place I'd like to visit...

A book I'd like to read...

A new food I'd like to try...

I'm going to do better at...

Due Monday, January 13