** A reminder that Friday December 20 is an unpaid day and schools will be closed. **
Wednesday HW
1. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
2. Food and Toy Drive ends Thursday.
3. We will have a movie afternoon and some light treats that students bring in on Thursday afternoon. There are several students with serious allergies to PEANUTS in the class that require EPI-Pen use. If there are no ingredients listed on the snacks I am afraid that I will not permit them to be opened. Some examples of safe treats include clementine-style oranges, popcorn, tortilla chips, juice boxes, or certain cupcakes that are certified nut-free at grocery stores. Food storage at school is extremely limited, particularly refrigeration. Please do not bring treats that require reheating or refrigeration.
Class events that include food have become a more complex undertaking over the years. I want to indulge the students and their wishes for a party but I really want to ensure and reiterate that the safety of each student is my primary concern. If you do not wish for your child to consume any of these treats I can reconsider the food portion of the activity, or those students could bring their own safe snacks. All the options are open. Please let me know if you have serious reservations. Thank you.
Tuesday HW
We had a terrific Art afternoon thanks to the efforts of Ms. Janine Brownrigg. The students used pastels and watercolours to make a one point perspective and a Robert Indiana-inspired artwork. Thank you very much to Ms. Brownrigg for her generous offer of her time, materials and expertise. Some students brought the art works home on Tuesday. The remaining students will bring their work home on Wednesday.
The end of the day was a bit of a scramble so the blog was not updated in time, but I did ensure that students left with study materials for the Quiz on Wednesday.
1. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
2. Data Management quiz on Wednesday December 18.
3. Food and Toy Drive ends Thursday.
4. We will have a movie afternoon and some light treats that students bring in on Thursday afternoon. There are several students with serious allergies to PEANUTS in the class that require EPI-Pen use. If there are no ingredients listed on the snacks I am afraid that I will not permit them to be opened. Some examples of safe treats include clementine-style oranges, popcorn, tortilla chips, juice boxes, certain cupcakes that are certified nut-free at grocery stores. Food storage at school is extremely limited, particularly refrigeration. Please do not bring treats that require reheating or refrigeration.
Monday HW
1. Food and Toy Drive.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes. Students should be prepared to present orally a reading of their favourite part of the novel and lead a discussion about the reasons for choosing that section when we return from the holiday. There is no written portion for this assignment and students should not speak from notes.
3. Our Data Management unit 5 will be finished up tomorrow. Students should ensure their textbook activities are caught up by tomorrow. This would include questions on page 167-68 # 1 to 4 and page 174-75 # 1 to 3. Ample class time has been provided to finish this work at school.
4. Data Management quiz on Wednesday December 18.
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
Week of December 9 - 13, 2013
Thursday HW
1. MMS pages 70-71. Today's lesson focused on the difference in appearance and function of line graphs as compared to the other styles we've looked at previously (Bar, circle and pictograph). The major difference is that line graphs show changes over time and connections between data items, while bar graphs compare data visually and sort data by category well. We also spent some time introducing the vocabulary terms "axis" and "axes" and discussing the compression mark one can use on the vertical axis scale.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes.
3. Toy and Food Drive items.
4. Library period tomorrow. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books with Mr. Lisi.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 68-69. We walked through a bar graph building activity today. We also introduced the idea of an "interval": a grouping of data into 5 or six equally spaced groups when there are too many data items to graph easily in one graph.
2. Book Club reading: 25 minutes. I am encouraged by the comments from the students (such as "This is the best book ever"; "It's really good"; "I really like it").
3. Toy and food drive items. We have 112 items so far. If each student brought in five items each we would reach our goal of 155 pieces. Thank you very much for your efforts so far!
4. Library period on Friday. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books.
Tuesday HW
We had sixteen students stay for homework Club on Monday night -- a new record!
1. Spelling Text work from today on pages 46 to 49. Specific questions were written on the board.
2. MMS pages 66-67. We discussed the ideas of "Range" and "Balance Point" today in our inquiry into the concepts of Mean and Mode. Students can practice finding averages at home in a variety of ways (list high temperatures for a week and then find the seven day high average) for extra home practice.
3. Toy/Food Drive. We have 103 items and one toy to date. Thank you class!
4. Human Illness research. Students had opportunities in small groups to use the BioDigital human application on the smart board today. These visits will be ongoing. Students are also sorting their information into Inquiry organizers using the questions on the topic sheet as a guide.
5. Students selected novels for Book Club today. The activity involves students reading a novel with a group of peers. We hope to finish the book during DEAR times in class and at home before the Christmas break arrives. After the holiday students will gather in small groups and each will read aloud his/her favourite section. This should be a portion of about a page that really made an impression on him/her. Afterwards the student will discuss why that section was chosen, giving compelling reasons. There is no written work required for this assignment. It is an oral presentation (about five minutes total between reading aloud and talking about it) geared towards students who like to read but who may be reluctant writers. The goal is not to make this a holiday assignment. Students should have plenty of time to read the novel before the holidays start.
Monday HW
1. Test tomorrow on Geometry Unit 3: Triangles, Angles and Polygons.
2. MMS Pages 64-65.
3. Toy/Food drive items. Another 34 items came in today. Well done kids!
4. Information on your Human Illness for the Science report.
Science! MIT researcher devises "toughest" tongue twister ever.
Say this ten times fast: "pad kid poured curd pulled cod".
(http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/05/mit-tongue-twister-trickiest-to-say/)
1. MMS pages 70-71. Today's lesson focused on the difference in appearance and function of line graphs as compared to the other styles we've looked at previously (Bar, circle and pictograph). The major difference is that line graphs show changes over time and connections between data items, while bar graphs compare data visually and sort data by category well. We also spent some time introducing the vocabulary terms "axis" and "axes" and discussing the compression mark one can use on the vertical axis scale.
2. Book Club reading -- 25 minutes.
3. Toy and Food Drive items.
4. Library period tomorrow. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books with Mr. Lisi.
Wednesday HW
1. MMS pages 68-69. We walked through a bar graph building activity today. We also introduced the idea of an "interval": a grouping of data into 5 or six equally spaced groups when there are too many data items to graph easily in one graph.
2. Book Club reading: 25 minutes. I am encouraged by the comments from the students (such as "This is the best book ever"; "It's really good"; "I really like it").
3. Toy and food drive items. We have 112 items so far. If each student brought in five items each we would reach our goal of 155 pieces. Thank you very much for your efforts so far!
4. Library period on Friday. Please return overdue items or settle accounts for lost books.
Tuesday HW
We had sixteen students stay for homework Club on Monday night -- a new record!
1. Spelling Text work from today on pages 46 to 49. Specific questions were written on the board.
2. MMS pages 66-67. We discussed the ideas of "Range" and "Balance Point" today in our inquiry into the concepts of Mean and Mode. Students can practice finding averages at home in a variety of ways (list high temperatures for a week and then find the seven day high average) for extra home practice.
3. Toy/Food Drive. We have 103 items and one toy to date. Thank you class!
4. Human Illness research. Students had opportunities in small groups to use the BioDigital human application on the smart board today. These visits will be ongoing. Students are also sorting their information into Inquiry organizers using the questions on the topic sheet as a guide.
5. Students selected novels for Book Club today. The activity involves students reading a novel with a group of peers. We hope to finish the book during DEAR times in class and at home before the Christmas break arrives. After the holiday students will gather in small groups and each will read aloud his/her favourite section. This should be a portion of about a page that really made an impression on him/her. Afterwards the student will discuss why that section was chosen, giving compelling reasons. There is no written work required for this assignment. It is an oral presentation (about five minutes total between reading aloud and talking about it) geared towards students who like to read but who may be reluctant writers. The goal is not to make this a holiday assignment. Students should have plenty of time to read the novel before the holidays start.
Monday HW
1. Test tomorrow on Geometry Unit 3: Triangles, Angles and Polygons.
2. MMS Pages 64-65.
3. Toy/Food drive items. Another 34 items came in today. Well done kids!
4. Information on your Human Illness for the Science report.
Science! MIT researcher devises "toughest" tongue twister ever.
Say this ten times fast: "pad kid poured curd pulled cod".
(http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/12/05/mit-tongue-twister-trickiest-to-say/)
Monday, December 2, 2013
Week of December 2 - 6, 2013
Friday HW
1. Dictation on Monday.
2 Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
3. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
4. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
5. Complete jot notes on a W5H chart I handed out today about an article you choose about Nelson Mandela. Here is one to use if you are stuck on the Teaching Kids News website:
http://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/12/05/1-nelson-mandela-dead-95/
Thursday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
4. Ad Smart question #4 from the booklet.
Be sure to bring the completed work in the booklet and the ad back to school tomorrow.
I have no extra copies of the booklet if you forget it at home.
Wednesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
Several students have missing or overdue books, some from more than a year ago. Each of these students was informed of the book in question and a note appears in the agenda. Please return or repay the book. Students who think they handed the book(s) in question in already should visit Mr. Lisi and look on the shelves with him at his convenience.
Tuesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Show What You Know (Math Text) pages 106-07 # 1-9
4. Spelling Cycle #10 activities.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 44-45.
2. Dictation tomorrow.
3. Today's spelling text work on pages 43 (4,5), 44 ( 6,7,8), and 45 (2,3).
4. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
5. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
Today was Homework Club. We had nine students staying today.
Today was also Smarties Dreidel day, using the nets for dreidels that we made on Friday. The students seemed to enjoy their play and sharing occurred at the end to ensure a fair amount was allotted for each player.
Music on a Monday -- In honour of today's Spelling activity (on page 44, #6): "Chocolate Rain"
1. Dictation on Monday.
2 Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
3. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
4. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
5. Complete jot notes on a W5H chart I handed out today about an article you choose about Nelson Mandela. Here is one to use if you are stuck on the Teaching Kids News website:
http://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/12/05/1-nelson-mandela-dead-95/
Thursday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 2.0: Unit 3 Triangles, Angles and Polygons. Tuesday, December 10.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29). We will be using an organizer to arrange the information starting tomorrow.
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
4. Ad Smart question #4 from the booklet.
Be sure to bring the completed work in the booklet and the ad back to school tomorrow.
I have no extra copies of the booklet if you forget it at home.
Wednesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Student Council food and toy drive starts tomorrow. If students wish to bring money in I will buy canned goods on their behalf.
Several students have missing or overdue books, some from more than a year ago. Each of these students was informed of the book in question and a note appears in the agenda. Please return or repay the book. Students who think they handed the book(s) in question in already should visit Mr. Lisi and look on the shelves with him at his convenience.
Tuesday HW
1. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
2. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
3. Show What You Know (Math Text) pages 106-07 # 1-9
4. Spelling Cycle #10 activities.
Monday HW
1. MMS pages 44-45.
2. Dictation tomorrow.
3. Today's spelling text work on pages 43 (4,5), 44 ( 6,7,8), and 45 (2,3).
4. Geometry Quiz 1.0: Unit 3 Triangles and Polygons. Thursday, December 5.
5. Students should continue to gather research for their human illness research project. I described the activity in detail in last week's blog (Week of November 25-29).
Today was Homework Club. We had nine students staying today.
Today was also Smarties Dreidel day, using the nets for dreidels that we made on Friday. The students seemed to enjoy their play and sharing occurred at the end to ensure a fair amount was allotted for each player.
Music on a Monday -- In honour of today's Spelling activity (on page 44, #6): "Chocolate Rain"