Week of March 11 - 15

SCIENCE:

• Textbook,  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Mon., Mar. 11 - Completing construction of the bridge.
• Tues., Mar. 12 - Completing the Bridge Evaluation portion of the proposal.  Mass vs Weight Notes PPT. 
• Wed., Mar. 13 - Complete Mass vs Weight Notes & Reflection
• Thurs., Mar. 14 - Due:  Mass Vs Weight Reflection in visual journal (see last page of Mass Vs Weight PPT for details.  Working on  Quick Challenge:  Forces
• Mon., Mar. 18 - Due:  Bridge project.  Working on  Building Big Labs
• Tues., Mar. 19 - Due:  Quick Challenge:  Forces.  Working on  Quick Challenge:  Designing With Forces (Shared from My Google.docs, please make a copy & rename it before using)
• Wed., Mar. 20 - Due:  Quick Challenge:  Designing with Forces.  Working on  Quick Challenge:  Stable Structures (Shared, please make a copy & rename it before using)
• Thurs., Mar. 21 - Newspaper Chair Challenge (2 Classes)

MATH:

• Textbook,  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., Mar. 11 - Complete visual Journal exercise - animal or shape into mixed number fractions/lowest terms.  Whiteboard practice adding fractions with like denominators.  If you feel you need extra practice, complete some of the questions from page 214 in the textbook.
• Tues., Mar. 12 - Whiteboard practice - subtracting fractions with like denominators
• Wed., Mar. 13 - Review practice 
• Thurs., Mar. 14 - Chapter 6 Test (Divisibility, Factors, Lowest Terms & Adding & Subtracting Fractions)   Pi Day activities...
• Fri., Mar. 15 - Pi Day activities.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Mar. 15 - ACE, W123   (ACE - 7-3:  Pedersen; 7-4: Wesley; 7-5:  Brown)
• Fri., Mar. 22 - PD Day:  No School
• Mon., Mar. 25 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Spring Break

Week of March 4 - 8

SCIENCE:

• Textbook,  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Mon., Mar. 4 - Working on Design & Function sketches in our visual journals
• Tues., Mar. 5 - Continuing notes on materials & joints  (Design & Function PPT)
• Wed., Mar. 6 - Starting the Bridge Challenge:  Introduction & blueprint design.   Bridge Proposal PPT. Bridge Challenge Handout
• Thurs., Mar. 7 - Continuing work on the Bridge Challenge:  Purchasing materials & beginning to build
• Fri., Mar. 8 - Completing work on the bridge.

MATH:

• Textbook,  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., Mar. 4 - Due (7-4 at beginning of class):  Practice, pp. 207-208, #9 - 21.  (7-3)Finishing math practice first half of class.  Whiteboard practice for both classes (finding factors, common & GCF)
• Tues., Mar. 5 - Due (7-3 at beginning of class):  Practice, pp. 207-208, #9 - 21.  Whiteboard practice - Finding common factors, GCF & using them to reduce fractions into lowest terms.
• Wed., Mar. 6 - Reviewed and practiced finding lowest terms and completed a fraction portioning activity
• Thurs., Mar. 7 - Adding Fractions with manipulatives and whiteboard practice
• Thurs., Mar. 14 - Chapter 6 Test (Divisibility, Factors, Adding & Subtracting Fractions)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Mar. 8 - ACE, T456     (ACE - 7-3: Ingram; 7-4: Pedersen; 7-5:  Wesley)
• Fri., Mar. 15 - ACE, W123   (ACE - 7-3:  Pedersen; 7-4: Wesley; 7-5:  Brown)
• Fri., Mar. 22 - PD Day:  No School
• Mon., Mar. 25 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Spring Break

Week of February 25 - March 1

SCIENCE:

• Textbook,  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Mon., Feb. 25 - Continuing Photo Hunt assignment (see last week for details)
• Tues., Feb. 26 - Checkpoint 4.1:  Classifying Structures (quiz) (Study the PPT notes from last week) Completing & turning in Photo Hunt assignment.
• Wed., Feb. 27 - Due:  Photo Hunt Assignment.  Design & Function notes & activity
• Thurs., Feb. 28 - Safety, Cost, Materials notes

MATH:

• Textbook,   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. 25 - Working on completing our Rules of Divisibility Booklet 
• Tues., Feb. 26 - First half of class:  Completing Rules of Divisibility Booklet .  Second half class:  White board practice of divisibility rules (3, 6, 9)
• Wed., Feb. 27 - Due:  Rules of Divisibility Booklet.  White board practice of divisibility rules . (4, 8, 7)
• Thurs., Checkpoint 6.1:  Rules of Divisibility (quiz).  Reviewed:  factors, common factors and GCF (Greatest Common Factor) and began divisibility practice in the textbook.  Pp. 207-208, #9 - 21.
• Mon., Mar. 4 - Due:  Practice, pp. 207-208, #9 - 21 (7-4 at beginning of class)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Mar. 1 - PD Day:  No School
• Fri., Mar. 8 - ACE, T456
• Fri., Mar. 15 - ACE, W123
• Fri., Mar. 22 - PD Day:  No School
• Mon., Mar. 25 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Spring Break

Week of February 18 - 22

SCIENCE:

• Textbook,  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Tues., Feb. 19 - Pre-Test & Student Learning Plan for Structures & Forces
• Wed., Feb. 20 - Investigating & Comparing Types of Structures.   Structure Notes PPT   Structures:  Quick Challenge Assignment,  Example
• Thurs., Feb. 21 - Completing Structures: Quick Challenge, starting Photo Hunt Structure Challenge - Bring your cameras devices!   Photo Hunt Activity,  Example
• Fri., Feb. 22 - Due:  Structures:  Quick Challenge (shared to my email: clingram@cbe.ab.ca)
• Mon., Feb. 25 - Completing Photo Hunt Assignment & an identifying structures activity
• Tues., Feb. 26 - Due:  Photo Hunt Structure Challenge Assignment
• Tues., Feb. 26 - Checkpoint 4.1: Classifying Structures (quiz)

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
• Tues., Feb. 19 - Continuing work on the Chuck Close project, specifically, colouring.
• Wed., Feb. 20 - Continuing work on the Chuck Close project, specifically, colouring.

           Class Colour Scale for Chuck Close project

• Thurs., Feb. 21 - Last day for completing Chuck Close project
• Fri., Feb. 21 - Completing Chuck Close project
• Fri., Feb. 22 - Due:  Chuck Close -inspired Enlargement of Self-Portrait
• Mon., Feb. 25 - Working on completing our Rules of Divisibility Booklet 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Fri., Feb. 22 - ACE, T123  (You have ACE with Owen)
• Fri., Mar. 1 - PD Day:  No School
• Fri., Mar. 8 - ACE, T456
• Fri., Mar. 15 - ACE, W123
• Fri., Mar. 22 - PD Day:  No School
• Mon., Mar. 25 - Fri., Mar. 29 - Spring Break

Week of February 11 - 15

SCIENCE:

• Textbook, Unit 3:  Heat & Temperature - Topic 1-3, Topic 4-6, Topic 7 & 8.  Unit 4:  Structures & Forces - Topic 1 - 2, Topic 3 - 5, Topic 6 & 7
• Mon., Feb. 11 - Review Heat & Temperature 
• Tues., Feb. 12 - Wrote our Unit 3 Test for Heat & Temperature.
• Wed., Feb. 13 - Starting Unit 4:  Structures & Forces.  Will be doing a small group activity.

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. 11 - Continuing work on the Chuck Close project, specifically, transferring data.  When finished, then students will divide their 2x2 grid in half, making it a 1x1 grid in preparation for colouring.
• Tues., Feb. 12 - Continuing work on the Chuck Close project, specifically, finishing the 1x1 grid and starting to colour block by block using our coloured 'grey' scale.  Also made Divisibility booklets and glued them into our visual journals.
• Wed., Feb. 13 - Continuing work on the Chuck Close project, specifically, colouring.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• 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 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