February 27, 2015

Thanks for a great PJ Day!

Math: Triangular prisms and pyramids, surface area

Read:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/05/10/money-does-buy-happiness-says-new-study/

February 26, 2015

PJ Day on Friday.  Wear your PJ!!!!

Bring a bowl and spoon for vacuum pot meat balls

Math - application of surface area of rectangular prisms (painting)

Book reports due March 13.

School dance on March 12.

February 25, 2015

Expository writing: brain storm at least ten reasons, with explanation on the topic "Can Money buy Happiness?"

Math: Surface area of 6 cubes and 9 rectangular prisms - see handout from Tuesday.  Use those dimensions

PJ day on Friday

February 24, 2015

Math: Applications of volume of rectangular prisms

February 23, 2015

SS: Samuel de Champlain, Father of New France, read page 28 to 30 (Take notes)

Math: Volume of rectangular prisms

Sign and bring back SS test and math test for those who have not done so

Kwok can cook, and so can you.  Please bring a small bowl and spoon on Friday.  I will show you how to cook meatballs in a vacuum pot (NOT a slow cooker)

February 20, 2015

History textbook: review the grade 6 materials, read p.14 to 17 (European Explorers and the need for wealth, colonies, merchandise and settlements in the New World, early 1500 to late 1700)

February 18 and 19, 2015

SS test tomorrow.

Sign Order of Operation test on Thursday night (will be distributed tomorrow by supply teacher).

Complete the net for the eight 3D shapes (five prisms and three pyramids).  Need this to calculate surface area next week. (you have one period to work on Thursday.  Finish them at home)

Two book reports

February 17, 2015

Draw 8 nets in Word that can be folded into eight dice.  Cannot be congruent nets.  Complete all the dots in the right place

STUDY for SS test on Thursday

Two book reports due before March break.  Start working.

Order of Operation test tomorrow

February 12, 2015

Media:
Draw cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, pentagonal prism, hexagonal prism, triangular pyramid, square based pyramid, pentagonal based pyramid.

- how do you draw a sphere to make it look 3D?  Use shades

- Chapter 14 Underground, complete worksheet

STUDY for SS test

Order of operations

February 11, 2015

7G
- STUDY for SS test (30 multiple choice)

- Read Chapter 12/13 of Underground to Canada.  Complete questions

- Two book reports due March 13, 2015

- Plot up Excel graph for the Science experiment (cooling in five containers).  Send to Kwok.  Broken line graph.  Include all components (title, legend, label of axis)

February 10, 2015

STUDY for the SS test (Thursday Feb 19).  30 multiple choice questions, closed book

Science: plot up the broken line graph for the cooling experiment.  Use symbols and different colour for different materials (glass, plastic, metal, ceramic, styrofoam).  Will continue with experiement tomorrow (from 25th mins to 45 mins)

February 9, 2015

7G
Parent- Teacher interviews.  Book online tonight (start at 7pm).  I have to teach night school on Thursday but can meet you on Thursday from 2:30pm to 5:15pm, and Friday from 8:30am to 2:30pm.

Sign and return survey permission form.  Can give approval/ disapproval.  Return form tomorrow

Report card: Go through all marks and comments.  Students need to complete 3 goals for the third term.  Return the bottom half of the second page.

Math: order of operation

February 5, 2015

7G
Underground to Canada: read and complete questions from Chapter 9 and 10

Study for Commodity test: Feb 17 (Tuesday, Day 1, after Family Day weekend).  At least one question per presentation

Zero Day tomorrow.  Bring winter clothing and money if go to events outside school.

Share report card information with parents (Honour Roll calculations etc)

February 4, 2015

6E

- Sci test tomorrow, STUDY

7G

- sign math test, do corrections and bring back the test tomorrow for Kwok to see signature

- read chapter 9/10 of Underground to Canada.  Work sheets tomorrow

- those who have not done presentation will present tomorrow

February 3, 2015

7G
Underground to Canada: read Chapter 6 and 7.  Complete worksheet for both chapters

Math: if you were not here on Monday, complete the second side of Order of Operations (with square roots)

February 2, 2015

7G
Order of operations with exponents and square roots (see the four attached files).
- must do each question step-by-step.  Use calculator to determine square roots