Power Up

Power Up

Power up has moved to a new space where all students have access to computers and a wide space to do their work. We are also progressively transitioning to a no phone zone (with some exceptions). Students are just starting a magazine/journal project on Google Docs in which they will write articles about health and wellness, learning, adolescence and some biographical aspects as well. They will have a lot of choice for the remainder of their articles which will be based on their interests.

The main focus this week was introducing the project, start planning and exploring the magazine template.  It’s really exciting to see how some already have good ideas of what they want to do and are keen to start. As this is a long-term project, we will continue to guide them through the process.

We will also continue to allow time for students to catch up and get extra help on their assignments during this class for students who wish to do so.

January 27-30

What a week! We had some great laughs, shared some really good stories, and bonded collectively this week.

In ELA, we have begun a storybook exploration. Thank you to everyone who brought their own books! The end game will be each student writing, illustrating, and publishing their own short story in the coming months.

In Social Studies, we used our notes from our film and from our textbook visit to complete a three-page test on Wednesday. Some of us learned we take meticulous notes, others have learned we need to work on our notetaking skills.

In Math, we played with more division and number awareness. We worked through 20 task cards exploring different skills. All students were able to find some success in this task.

7 Science

Students worked on their graphs and questions on the Interactions and Ecosystems unit.

Video on animal adaptations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MUl8XSZGA

plant adaptations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hja0SLs2kus

Students have done a little research to record adaptations and next week will be doing some research and a short report on a plant or animal and their adaptations.

January 20-24

Another fun week concluded.

In ELA this week, we concluded our novel study of Sees Behind Trees. The students took Thursday afternoon to share with eachother the work they completed. There were some fantastic projects shared!! We had many board games to explore, a few beautiful picture books, some interestingly packed backpackes, and some ingeniously personalized projects as well. All the students should feel proud of what they have completed. We concluded our week with spelling list #10.

For Social Studies, we have continued our New France visit. On Tuesday, we went to see Mrs. Fitz in the library to sign out our own textbook and began to read and respond to some primary source information about Samuel de Champlain and other important folks from the time. The textbook is to help us deepen our knowledge gained while watching the film World's Collide. Next week we will take some time to compare notes, and then will use our notes to complete a multi-format quiz.

In Math this week, we returned to playing Around the World in warm up, completed a three minute drill with some personal bests, and continued working with division.

7 Science

Students  worked on their graphs to visually represent the data they had collected. They also learned about interactions within ecosystems.

Jan. 13-17

Math continued with division skills, trying to challenge ourselves with some mental division work.

In ELA, we returned to spelling. We challenged ourselves with a new style for the spelling test on Friday. Please remember that the spelling words are posted in Power School for student access. We continued to work on our novel final project. The due date for this project is this coming Thursday. Many students are truly enjoying the creation process, and we are looking forward to sharing our work with each other.

For Social, we have continued to take notes while watching our New France video. Some great discussions have happened along the way, and the students are making some insightful connections. Next week in Social will complete the video, and will take us to a textbook visit to round out our knowledge on the ideas of New France. Please engage your student in a conversation about what they have found interesting so far from the World's Collide film.

7 Science

Students did two days of a lab experiment where they learned about structural and behaviour adaptations, how environmental conditions affect an organism’s chance of survival. The concept survival of the fittest was covered. They are working on a graph for the data they've collected.

Jan. 7-10

Happy New Year!

In HUMS this week, we have gone back to splitting the ELA and Social Studies. We completed reading our novel, Sees Behind Trees, explored some quotes, and completed a mini test around some key quotes from the story. Next week we will spend time working on a final novel project.

In Social Studies, we have moved our focus back to North America, and are watching a video around the development of New France. Next week we will continue to watch the film and then perhaps get into a textbook visit.

In Math we have created a foldable note to help remember the divisibility rules. Next week we will spend time working with some division before embarking on another comprehensive task.

7 Science

 We have now started the unit Interactions in Ecosystems. Students have been learning new terminology, concepts and did a lab to represent various adaptations and competition for resources. Report cards will be coming out in the next few weeks so check online to see that your child has been completing their assignments.

Sees Behind Trees Quotes

https://forms.gle/uLeEH9v8GbUHwLyL6