Thursday, October 27, 2016

Student needs your help by completing the survey for book recommendations. Please complete the survey and let me know tomorrow if you were able to contribute :)

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs, finalize scripts, begin rehearsals

MATH:  Looking at triangles based on their attributes: sides and angles

SCIENCE: complete the Cedarvale Park Field Study booklet based on observations made during our onsite learning this week sections only. DUE Tuesday November 1st. 

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Storyboard completed for Friday October 28th. One partner please update, copy/paste research, links and storyboard to Google Classroom assignment.

POETRY: Google Classroom assignment write a poem based on the video 
Consider this guiding question: How has human development in a urban setting impacted the natural environment of the Duck Community?

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Student needs your help by completing the survey for book recommendations. Please complete the survey and let me know tomorrow if you were able to contribute :)

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs, finalize scripts, begin rehearsals

MATH:  Looking at triangles based on their attributes: sides and angles

SCIENCE: complete the Cedarvale Park Field Study booklet based on observations made during our onsite learning this week sections only. DUE Tuesday November 1st. 

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Storyboard completed for Friday October 28th. One partner please update, copy/paste research, links and storyboard to Google Classroom assignment.

POETRY: Google Classroom assignment write a poem based on the video 
Consider this guiding question: How has human development in a urban setting impacted the natural environment of the Duck Community?

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs, finalize scripts, begin rehearsals

MATH:  Looking at triangles based on their attributes: sides and angles

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing PAST DUE

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Storyboard completed for Friday October 28th.

POETRY: Google Classroom assignment write a poem based on the video 
Consider this guiding question: How has human development in a urban setting impacted the natural environment of the Duck Community?

Monday, October 24, 2016

Shoutout to our parent volunteers for joining us today! Students had a great time listening to connections between human impact and diversity of living things in our local city park! Thank you for a great day today :)

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs, finalize scripts

MATH:  Fractions: how to justify our math thinking using numbers, pictures, diagrams and number lines. Next week we begin looking at our Geometry Unit.
***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Tomorrow you will collaborate on the partner storyboard.

POETRY: Google Classroom assignment write a poem based on the video below, peer feedback tomorrow
Consider this guiding question: How has human development in a urban setting impacted the natural environment of the Duck Community?






Friday, October 21, 2016

CHANGE OF DATE for Cedarvale Park field study... 2 Parent volunteers needed for Cedarvale Park for the morning. Dress comfortably for our walking trip. Students bring a litterless lunch. Hoping for better weather  :)

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Fractions: how to justify our math thinking using numbers, pictures, diagrams and number lines. Next week we begin looking at our Geometry Unit.
***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Tomorrow you will collaborate on the partner storyboard.

POETRY: Google Classroom assignment write a poem based on the video below, first draft due Monday October 24th
Consider this guiding question: How has human development in a urban setting impacted the natural environment of the Duck Community?





Thursday, October 20, 2016

CHANGE OF DATE for Cedarvale Park field study... 2 Parent volunteers needed for Cedarvale Park for the morning. Dress comfortably for our walking trip. Students bring a litterless lunch.

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Fractions: how to justify our math thinking using numbers, pictures, diagrams and number lines
***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. Tomorrow you will collaborate on the partner storyboard.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

2 Parent volunteers needed for Cedarvale Park for the morning. Dress comfortably for our walking trip. Students bring a litterless lunch.

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Fractions: how to justify our math thinking using numbers, pictures, diagrams and number lines
***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. As a team you should have researched 8 - 12 facts to support why this issue is a concern for tomorrow

Please Note:
Our 1st pizza lunch of the year is Friday October 28th and we're going on line for ordering and payment. Please read the attached instructions (or view on the School Council blog: http://mcmurrichschool.blogspot.ca/2016/10/pizza-lunch.html) so you're not left out. It's a few simple steps that need to be done by Tuesday October 25th with additional info for volunteering, help getting on line and instructions if you're more comfortable with paper ordering.​