Week of February 4 - 8

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Jan. 28 - Continuing to present Digital Presentations - Energy Source (shared/emailed to clingram@cbe.ab.ca).  Names will continue to be drawn for presenting order. 
• Mon., Feb. 4 -  Completing presentations.  
• Tues., Feb. 5 - Starting Lab Demos.  Lab Demo PPT .  Lab Demo Handout  P6:  Cookie Dough Fundraiser Event
• Wed., Feb. 6 - Completing Lab Demos.
• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Student Lab:  Changes of State 
• Fri., Feb. 8 - Review Heat & Temperature
• Mon., Feb. 11 - Review Heat & Temperature
• Tues., Feb. 12 - Unit 3 Test:  Heat & Temperature

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent,  Chapter 6:  Fraction Operations   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Mon., Feb. 4 - Monthly Basic Math Facts Test
• Tues., Feb. 5 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically, creating border & grid.  
• Wed., Feb. 6 - First half of class:  Completing "Day in a Life of ___" project.  Second half of class:  Work on the Chuck Close project - transferring data from original portrait to enlargement square by square.
• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically, transferring data.
• Thurs., Feb.7 - Due:  Day in the Life of ___

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 5-8pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 2:30 - 5:30pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - ACE, M456  (You have ACE with Ingram)
• Thurs., Feb. 14 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 15 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Mon., Feb. 18 - Family Day:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 22 - ACE, T123  (You have ACE with Owen)

Week of January 28 - February 1

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Jan. 28 - Continuing to present Digital Presentations - Energy Source (shared/emailed to clingram@cbe.ab.ca).  Names will continue to be drawn for presenting order. 
• Tues., Jan. 29 - Continuing to present
• Wed., Jan. 30 - Continuing to present
• Thurs., Jan. 31 - Completing oral presentations?
• Thurs., Jan. 31 - Collected all completed pamphlets from Heat & Temperature unit & all Changes of State triangular foldables.

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent,  Chapter 6:  Fraction Operations   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Mon, Jan. 28 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically taking self-portraits (bust-style), printing the portrait & creating a centimeter grid on the photo.
• Tues., Jan. 29 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically printing portraits & creating a centimeter grid upon the photo.
• Wed., Jan. 30 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically calculating the dimensions for the vertical border.
• Wed., Jan. 30 - Handed back:  Chapter 4 Unit Test for making corrections and signing (those who received less than half on any of the five sections).
• Thurs., Jan 31 - Continuing work on Chuck Close project, specifically calculating the dimensions for the horizontal border.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Feb. 1 - PD Day:  No School
• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 5-8pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 2:30 - 5:30pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - ACE, M456  (You have ACE with Ingram)
• Thurs., Feb. 14 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 15 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Mon., Feb. 18 - Family Day:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 22 - ACE, T123  (You have ACE with Owen)

Week of January 21 - 25

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Jan. 21 - Day 5 - Finding images to support information and adding bells and whistles to slide show.
• Tues., Jan. 22 - Day 6 - Polishing presentation to meet requirements outlined in the rubric
• Wed., Jan. 23 - Day 7 - Practicing presentation/Exchanging feedback
• Thurs., Jan. 24 - Due:  Unit 3: Digital Presentation - Energy Source (shared/emailed to clingram@cbe.ab.ca).  Names will be drawn for presenting order. 

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent,  Chapter 6:  Fraction Operations   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Mon., Jan. 21 - White board practice: reviewing terminating & repeating decimals
• Tues., Jan. 22 - Re-visited Checkpoint 4.1 in preparation for tomorrow's unit test.
• Wed., Jan. 23 - Chapter 4 Test:  Fractions, Decimals & Percent 
• Thurs., Jan. 24 - Starting Math/Art project:  Chuck Close-inspired self-portrait enlargement 
• Fri., Jan. 25 - Working on Chuck Close project (Taking self-portrait photos:  bust-style)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Mon., Jan. 21 - Semester 2 begins
• Fri., Jan. 25 - ACE, M123  (You have ACE with Shank)
• Fri., Jan. 25 - Report Cards Home
• Fri., Feb. 1 - PD Day:  No School
• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 5-8pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 2:30 - 5:30pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - ACE, M456  (You have ACE with Ingram)
• Thurs., Feb. 14 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 15 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Mon., Feb. 18 - Family Day:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 22 - ACE, T123  (You have ACE with Owen)

Week of January 14 - 18

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Jan. 14 - Due:  Particle Theory and Changes of State Foldable
• Mon., Jan. 14 - Started/Introduced:  Unit 3: Digital Presentation - Energy Source
• Tues., Jan. 15 - Day 1 - Constructed outline for required information for each slide of the presentation.  Started research (remembering to record the website the info. was taken from) (Remembering to put the information collected into your own words)
• Wed., Jan. 16 - Day 2 - Continued research.
• Thurs., Jan. 17 - Day 3 - Continued research/started writing slides
• Fri., Jan. 18 - Day 4 - Writing slides
• Mon., Jan. 21 - Day 5 - Finding images to support information and adding bells and whistles to slide show.
• Thurs., Jan. 24 - Due:  Unit 3: Digital Presentation - Energy Source (shared/emailed to clingram@cbe.ab.ca)

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent,  Chapter 6:  Fraction Operations   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Fri., Jan. 11 - Completed practice, Pp. 137-39, #5-7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17 & 21
• Mon., Jan. 14 - Reviewed Math Dictionary notes on Finding Percent of a Number, then worked on practice from Pp. 143 - 145,  # 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 17,  22.
• Tues., Jan. 15 - Catch up day:  completed all assigned practice [last Friday's (Jan. 11) practice on Terminating Decimals and yesterday's on Finding Percent of a Number].  When/If finished, carefully examine the links below and think about what concept(s) you need more practice with and complete the online practice: 

             AAAMath:

                          1. Finding Percent of a Number

                          2. Converting Fractions to Percent

                          3. Converting Percent to a Fraction

                          4. Converting Decimal to a Percent

                          5. Converting Percent to a Decimal

• Wed., Jan. 16 - Started Chapter 6:  Introduction to Fraction Operations. (completed Chapter 6:  Student Learning Plan, started new assignment - "A Day in the Life of ____" - Fraction diagram (textbook page 196 for example)
• Thurs., Jan. 17 - Due:  Completed and marked practice from Fri., Jan. 11 and Mon., Jan. 14
• Thurs., Jan. 17 - Completing A Day in the Life of ____ assignment.
• Mon., Jan. 18 - Due:  A Day in the Life of ____ assignment
• Tues., Jan. 22 - Chapter 4 Test:  Fractions, Decimals & Percent

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Jan. 18 - ACE, M456  (You have ACE with Brown)
• Mon., Jan. 21 - Semester 2 begins
• Fri., Jan. 25 - ACE, M123  (You have ACE with Shank)
• Fri., Jan. 25 - Report Cards Home
• Fri., Feb. 1 - PD Day:  No School
• Thurs., Feb. 7 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 5-8pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences 2:30 - 5:30pm
• Fri., Feb. 8 - ACE, M456  (You have ACE with Ingram)
• Thurs., Feb. 14 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 15 - Teacher Convention:  No School
• Mon., Feb. 18 - Family Day:  No School
• Fri., Feb. 22 - ACE, T123  (You have ACE with Owen)

Week of January 7 - 11

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing Winter Break and are ready to get back to work.  : ) . 

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Continuing work on our Particle Theory & Changes of State Foldable .    (Changes of State Triangle video)
• Mon., Jan. 14 - Due:  Particle Theory and Changes of State Foldable
• Mon., Jan. 14 - Started:  Unit 3: Digital Presentation - Energy Source

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent   Check Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Writing:  Monthly Timed Basic Math Facts Test
• Fri., Jan. 11 - Completed practice, Pp. 137-39, #5-7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17 & 21

ACE: (how to make a mandala)

• How to draw a mandala (beginners)
• How to draw a Mandala step by step

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Tues., Jan. 8 - Return to School
• Fri., Jan. 11 - ACE, M123
• Fri., Jan. 18 - ACE, M456
• Mon., Jan. 21 - Semester 2 begins
• Fri., Jan. 25 - ACE, M123
• Fri., Jan. 25 - Report Cards Home