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

Week of December 17 - 21

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Dec. 17 - Work on Pamphlet 3 (2 of 2 classes for 7-3 only)  7-5 & 7-4 Read & discussed topics 3 & 4.
• Tues., Dec. 18 - Expand & Contract Diagram & Notes (videos of experiments: Coloured Water, Ball & Ring, Balloon & Beaker)
• Wed., Dec. 19 - Checkpoint 3.1 [Quiz on vocabulary terms (pamphlet) and concepts from topics 1 to 4].  Study work in your visual journal, read over topics 1 to 4 in your textbook, study notes from your binder.
• Wed., Dec. 19 - Due:  Pamphlet 3:  Heat & Technology
• Thurs., Dec. 20 - Particle Theory & Changes of State Foldable .    (Changes of State Triangle video)

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
• Mon., Dec. 17 - Worked on Math Dictionary Notes & whiteboard practice (Strategy 2, practiced 25% & 75%)
• Tues., Dec. 18 - Worked on Math Dictionary Notes & whiteboard practice (Strategy 3, finding & practicing 10%, 1%, 5%, 15%, multiples of 10's and 5's - 7-3 only).  Textbook practice (7-4 only).
• Wed., Dec. 19 - Due (for 7-4 only):  Textbook practice (except #27 & 28)
• Wed., Dec. 19 - Textbook practice, P. 129 & 130 (see L3 PPT) 7-3 only.  Practicing Mental Math Skills - 7-4 only.
• Thurs., Dec. 20 - Checkpoint 4.1 (Quiz on Fractions, Decimals & Percent and Finding the Percent of a Number)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Dec. 21 - No ACE, Home Room
• Fri., Dec. 21 - Pyjama Day and Christmas Party (with games & treats?), Green Fools & Caroling
• Mon., Dec. 24 - Mon., Jan. 7 - Winter Break
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Return to School

Week of December 10 - 14

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8
• Mon., Dec. 10 - Worked on Temperature Scales Diagram in Visual Journal
• Tues., Dec. 11 - Due:  Temperature Scales Diagram (after 15 min. to colour in class)
• Tues., Dec. 11 - Worked on The Three States of Matter in Visual Journal
• Wed., Dec. 12 - Due:  The Three States of Matter
• Wed., Dec. 12 - Discussed concepts from topics 2 - 4
• Thurs., Dec. 13 - Worked on Pamphlet 3 (1 of 2 classes)
• Fri., Dec. 14 - Work on Pamphlet 3 (2 of 2 classes for 7-5 & 7-4)
• Mon., Dec. 17 - Work on Pamphlet 3 (2 of 2 classes for 7-3 only)  7-5 & 7-4 Read & discussed topics 3 & 4.
• Wed., Dec. 19 - Checkpoint 3.1 (Quiz on vocabulary terms and concepts from Topics 1 to 4)

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., Dec. 11 - Worked on Fractions, Decimals & Percent Table in Visual Journal
• Wed., Dec. 12 - Due:  Fractions, Decimals & Percent Table in Visual Journal (after 15 min. to colour in class)
• Wed., Dec. 12 - Worked on Representing Percent (wrote it as an Entrance Slip) and on the Finding Percent of a Number card activity in our visual journals
• Thurs., Dec. 13 - Worked on Math Dictionary Notes:  Fractions, Decimals & Percent L3 PPT
• Fri., Dec. 14 - Work on Math Dictionary Notes (7-4 only)
• Mon., Dec. 17 - Work on Math Dictionary (7-3 only).  7-4:  Working on textbook practice.
• Thurs., Dec. 20 - Checkpoint 4.1 (Quiz on Fractions, Decimals & Percent and Finding the Percent of a Number)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Dec. 14 - ACE, R456
• Fri., Dec. 21 - No ACE, Home Room M456
• Mon., Dec. 24 - Mon., Jan. 7 - Winter Break
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Return to School

Week of December 3 - 7

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3
• Mon., Dec. 10  - Due:  Particle Theory Diagram

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., Dec. 4 - Due:  Your completed Converting Fractions Worksheets (mixed to improper and improper to mixed) cropped and glued into the Math section of your visual journal.
• Thurs., Dec. 6 - Due:  Your completed Rounding Decimals & Adding/Subtracting Decimals Review worksheets cropped and glued into your visual journal.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Tues., Dec. 4 - PEP Rally! - Wear school colours or pyjamas!
• Fri., Dec. 7 - PD/ORG Day:  No School
• Fri., Dec. 14 - ACE, R456
• Fri., Dec. 21 - No ACE, Home Room M456
• Mon., Dec. 24 - Mon., Jan. 7 - Winter Break
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Return to School

Week of November 26 - 30

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 1:  Interactions & Ecosystems - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-5, Topic 6-7
• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3
• Mon., Nov. 26 - Due: Heat-Related Technologies assignment
• Wed., Nov. 28 - Due:  Heat and Temperature Lab 1
• Thurs., Nov. 29 - Watched Bill Nye:  Heat.  Notes Worksheet

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., Nov. 27 - Due:  Equivalent Fraction Sheet & Fraction Challenge Sheet

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Nov. 30 - ACE, R123
• Tues., Dec. 4 - PEP Rally! - Wear school colours or pyjamas!
• Fri., Dec. 7 - PD/ORG Day:  No School
• Fri., Dec. 14 - ACE, R456
• Fri., Dec. 21 - No ACE, Home Room M456
• Mon., Dec. 24 - Mon., Jan. 7 - Winter Break
• Tues., Jan. 8 - Return to School

Week of November 19 - 23

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 1:  Interactions & Ecosystems - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-5, Topic 6-7
• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3
• Mon., Nov. 19 - Due:  Critical Thinking Questions
• Tues., Nov. 20 - Unit 1 Test:  Interactions & Ecosystems
• Wed., Nov. 21 - Started work on our Heat-Related Technologies assignment
• Mon., Nov. 26 - Due:  Heat-Related Technologies assignment

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

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Thurs., Nov. 22 - Scholastic Book Fair 5 - 8pm
• Thurs., Nov. 22 - Conferences 5 - 8pm
• Fri., Nov. 23 - Scholastic Book Fair 8 - 1pm
• Fri., Nov. 23 - Conferences 8am - 1pm:  No School
• Fri., Nov. 30 - ACE, R123
• Fri., Dec. 7 - PD/ORG Day:  No School

Week of November 12 - 16

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 1:  Interactions & Ecosystems - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-5, Topic 6-7
• Tues., Nov. 13 - Due:  Food Chains assignment  Handout & Example
• Wed., Nov. 14 - Worked on completing Quick Challenge:  Succession, started Quick Challenge:  When Ecosystems Change
• Thurs., Nov. 15 - Due:  Quick Challenge - Succession
• Fri., Nov. 16 - Due:  Quick Challenge - When Ecosystems Change
• Mon., Nov. 19 - Due:  Critical Thinking Questions
• Tues., Nov. 20 - Unit 1 Test:  Interactions & Ecosystems

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent   Check your Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Wed., Nov. 14 - Worked on completing notes from last four slides "Fractions & Number Lines" from Math Dictionary Notes: Fractions Review PPT notes
• Fri., Nov. 16 - Due:  Fraction Clown

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Thurs., Nov. 15 - Conference Booking open for parents to sign up @4pm with any teacher(s) they choose.  Book a conference time here:  https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/home.html
• Fri., Nov. 16 - ACE, W456
• Thurs., Nov. 22 - Scholastic Book Fair 5 - 8pm
• Thurs., Nov. 22 - Conferences 5 - 8pm
• Fri., Nov. 23 - Scholastic Book Fair 8 - 1pm
• Fri., Nov. 23 - Conferences 8am - 1pm:  No School
• Fri., Nov. 30 - ACE, R123
• Fri., Dec. 7 - PD/ORG Day:  No School

Week of November 5 - 9

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 1:  Interactions & Ecosystems - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-5, Topic 6-7
• Mon., Nov. 5 - Due:  Our Ecological Footprint Project.  Worked on:  The Water Cycle Diagram
• Tues., Nov. 6 - Due:  Your completed Water Cycle Diagram (pg. 51 - Topic 5)
• Thurs., Nov. 8 - Currently working on our Food Chains assignment (to be completed in Visual Journals) . Handout & Example

MATH:

• Textbook, Chapter 4:  Fractions, Decimals and Percent   Check your Answers here
• *Every Monday* - Due:  Math Vitamins and Timed Math Practice
• Math Vitamins:  Weekly Worksheet
• Timed Math Practice: Weekly Worksheet    Website Link
• Mon., Nov. 5 - Completed:  Math Dictionary Notes: Fractions Review PPT notes
• Wed., Nov. 7 - Completed 4 additional slides from Monday's PPT

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Wed., Nov. 7 - Photo Retakes
• Fri., Nov. 9 - ACE, W123
• Fri., Nov. 16 - ACE, W456
• Thurs., Nov. 22 - Conferences 5 - 8pm
• Fri., Nov. 23 - Conferences 8am - 1pm:  No School
• Fri., Nov. 30 - ACE, R123