To do...Oct. 16

1. 3 rubrics signed (oral recount, reading history blogpost, recount)
2. Weekly blogpost - don't leave it until the last day!
3. Thanksgiving Food Drive is still going on
4. French test on Friday and read Scene 1 of play

Mr. Congram's Important Items

You may have a noticed an orange chair sitting by the window in my room. I've been surprised that no one has asked me about it. It is a chair that has many teaching memories for me. When I began teaching, fifteen years ago, my parents were getting rid of this chair that had belonged to my grandmother. I had many fond memories of my grandmother from when I was very young, plus she had been a school teacher when my mom was younger. 

As I set up my first classroom the chair seemed destined to be a part of the space. When I taught grade 3 it was the reading chair and when I've taught grade 8s it has been the hang out chair. I think of many different people when I see it. When you sit in it be careful, it is getting old!

 When I went off to university for my first year, this card arrived in the mail. It was a note from my dad. I won't give you all the details of what it says, but in it, my dad told me how proud he was of me and how much he loved being my dad. I kept the note and I would pull it out and read it when I needed a boost. Last year, when my dad was visiting me, he handed me the letter I had sent him in response to his note. Both of us had saved the notes for over twenty years. It reminds me of how lucky I am! 

This is my wedding ring. If I didn't include this one I would be in trouble. It is a reminder of a promise I've made. It reminds me that I am very lucky to have my wife in my life. Sometimes I think about my wedding day and what an amazing day it was. I still remember when my wife put it on my finger and gave it a little tap. 

Paperman

To do...Oct. 15

1. Math homework - text p. 66 #3, 5, 9, 10
2. Blogpost - start your assignment (choose items & take photos) - due Oct. 22
3. Add your Bitstrips to your blog
4. Finish your writing - Down the Stairs

TOMORROW is Picture Day.

Weekly - due October 22

Learning Goal:  To present 3 to 5 important personal items, orally, visually and in written form.

Success Criteria:

• Organized
• Represent at least 3-5 important items that you own
• It’s clear you put some thought into your item selection
• Post pictures with descriptions on why the objects are important to you

  These are couple of my items; more information to follow!

Math Problem

To improve his fitness, Mr. Congram climbed 16 flights of steps in a local building. Each flight has 11 steps. The height of each step is 18 cm. Calculate the number of centimetres he climbed to reach the top of the stairs. 

• Did he climb more than 30 m? Explain how you know. 
• Explain how you know that each calculation is reasonable. 

Apple Store visit!

On November 22, we are taking a trip to the Apple store in the Upper Canada Mall to create a project (more information to follow). As part of the trip, you will be receiving a free t-shirt! Please fill in the form below:

Writing task

Complete the following task, using either Google Docs or paper and pencil: