Week of March 26-30, 2012

Friday HW
1.  Electricity kits available for $13 in class, cash only.
2.  Test pack due with parent signature and corrections on Wednesday April 4.
3.  Wahanowin final deposit due on Monday April 2.
4.  Next book report due April 5.
5.  Next Math Quiz:  Unit 7, lessons 3 to 6, next Thursday April 5.

Thursday HW
1.  Electricity kits available for $13 in class, cash only.  Students do not need to purchase materials from me if they do not wish to.  Any student can acquire his/her own materials individually.
2.  Test pack due with parent signature and corrections on Wednesday April 4.
3.  Wahanowin final deposit due on Monday April 2.
4.  Next book report due on April 5.
5.  Math HW book pages 102-103.
6.  Constellation story due in good copy form on Friday this week.
7.  Next Math quiz:  Unit 7 lessons 3 to 6 next Thursday April 5.

Wednesday HW
The class worked very steadily today.  It was great to see the effort sustained and broadly shown by so many students.
1. Constellation story due in good copy form on Friday this week.
2. First Nations Art assignment is due on Thursday, March 29.
3. Math Geometry quiz on Thursday March 29, 2012 (Unit 7, Lessons one and two).
4. Next book report due April 5, 2012.
5. Final Wahanowin deposit of $210 is due on April 2, 2012 along with medical form.
6. EQAO dates set for May 28 - May 31. Please refrain from scheduling appointments for the full day on these days. Thank you for your cooperation.

Tuesday HW
Electricity kits for car building are available from me in class.  These are small bags of the harder to find bits and pieces needed to make an electrical vehicle for our Science Fair project (4 wheels, pulleys, a motor, a battery lead and a clamp).  Battery is not included and the parts aren't available individually.  I buy them from a few science supply companies and package them at cost.  The bag of gear is $13 this year.  There is no requirement to buy materials from me -- these are offered as a convenience to avoid shopping trips for parents.
1.  Constellation story due in good copy form on Friday this week.
2.  First Nations Art assignment is due on Thursday, March 29.
3.  Math Geometry quiz on Thursday March 29, 2012 (Unit 7, Lessons one and two).
4.  Next book report due April 5, 2012.
5.  Final Wahanowin deposit of $210 is due on April 2, 2012 along with medical form.
6.  EQAO dates set for May 28 - May 31.  Please refrain from scheduling appointments for the full day on these days.  Thank you for your cooperation.
7.  Draw your halves Math sheet for tomorrow and Math HW book pages 100-101.

Monday HW:
1.  Rough Draft of Iroquois Creation Myth due in class tomorrow.  We are creating the good copy from it.
2.  Wahanowin Medical Forms and Final Installment of Trip fee due next week on April 2, 2012
3.  Next book report due on Thursday April 5, 2012.
4.  Math Geometry quiz on Thursday March 29, 2012 (Unit 7, Lessons one and two).
5.  See/Hear forms with a NO or a YES.
6.  EQAO dates are tentatively set for May 28-May 31 (Monday to Thursday).  This falls before Music By The Lake and Wahanowin and 2 weeks after Victoria Day weekend.  Please make arrangements to ensure your child is in class for the whole day on those four days.  Your cooperation in scheduling appointments around this time is much appreciated.  Thank you!

Week of March 19-23, 2012

Welcome back to school!  We are heading into the preparation period for our Science Fair which is on April 25.  Watch this space for more details about the activity and the materials required for it.

Tuesday HW
1.  Colour of my Dreams mixed media assignment due in class tomorrow morning.  We worked on it again today in class.
2.  Myths and Legends booklet page 2.
3.  Space booklet to be handed in tomorrow afternoon for marking.
4.  Wahanowin mediacal form and final $210 installment due on April 2.

Monday HW
1.  Colour of My Dreams mixed media assignment due in class on Wednesday.  We have spent three full class periods creating it, and one period for planning to date.
2.  Math HW book pp. 96-97.
3.  Myths and Legends page one of the booklet.
4.  The final installment of the Camp Wahanowin ($210) is due on April 2.
5.  Next book report due on April 5.

Week of March 5-9, 2012

I distributed outlines of the work I plan to do on Thursday and Friday of this week for those students (5) who gave me advance notice of their early March Break departures.  Parents can find these pages stapled in the agendas of the students I spoke with.

Wednesday HW
1.  Math Unit 10 final test on Friday.  Today's quiz was generally done very well.
2.  Junior Hockey finals trip tomorrow.  Bring $5 if you haven't already to cover admission and bus costs.
3.  Test packs due tomorrow with parent signature and corrections.
4.  Wahanowin Health form.
5.  Math HW Book pages 154-55.

Tuesday HW
I checked the Space booklets in advance yesterday and gave every student feedback on areas to improve before I collect them after the March Break.  You can find this information on the first page of each student's booklet at the bottom.
1.  Math Patterning quiz on Unit 10 Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.
2.  Math HW Book pages 152-53.
3.  Test packs due Thursday with parent signature and corrections.
4.  Wahanowin health form
5.  Colour of My Dreams mixed media starts tomorrow.
6.  We are going to Varsity Arena on Thursday this week to support the Junior Hockey team in the City Finals.  Permission forms went home today.  The cash only cost of $5.00 covers admission and bus charges.  The turnaround time is short so that may account for the use of bussing.  Our class has three players and a coach participating -- Go Runnymede Go! 


Monday HW
1.  Dialogue test tomorrow.
2.  Math HW book pages 150-51.
3.  Math Patterning quiz on Unit 10 Lessons 1 and 2 on Wednesday March 7.
4.  Math Patterning Unit 10 final test on Friday March 9.  This is a short unit of only four lessons.  Students will have their marked quizzes back in time to use them to help study for this test.
5.  Wahanowin health forms.
6.  Gather ideas, clippings, pictures or other items you can use to make your mixed media point of view representation of "The Colour of my Dreams" poem.  Students have seen a sample and know the size of the finished product.

Music on a Monday:  Miniature drum solo!