Grade 7 Geography assignment

For the next few weeks, grade 7's are working toward a 10 minute presentation (including 5 minutes of discussion and questions) on a country of their choice. This week most grade 7's picked their place and have started research. If you are interested in seeing the breakdown of information included, I have pasted a picture below. Students are printing off information, in their own words, to read from during the presentation. They are not meant to be reading from their slides. If you're interested to see their progress, or assist with direction, they can access their slideshow from home on the cloud.

Thanks!

Math with Mrs. Neal and Ms. Bonter

Just a quick update to let you know we have started working on multiples and factors in math. We have explored prime and composite numbers, as well as divisibility rules. The Grade 7s have started Chapter 1 Factors and Exponents in the Nelson workbook. The Grade 6s are working on Chapter 6 Multiplication and Division which also starts with multiples and factors. The Link for the Nelson website which has some extra practice is here:

Gr 6 : http://www.math6.nelson.com/studentcentre/studtryout.html
Gr 7: http://mathk8.nelson.com/math7/studentcentre/studtryout.html

With Mrs. B, students are still working on measurement of 2D shapes (and nets). The tests from last week will be going home this week. If incorrect questions are revisited, bonus marks will be given. There will be a retest next Wednesday or Thursday for those students who are interested in raising their mark.

The specific expectations we're working on are posted below:

Knowledge -uses the appropriate formulae to solve perimeter #1 a, b -correctly uses units of measurement and can differentiate between precise and estimated measurements #2, 3 -uses the appropriate formulae to find the area of parallelograms, trapezoids, and triangles #5, 6 a, b, c, d, e - uses appropriate formulae to solve the area of regular & irregular polygons #5 a, f -uses the appropriate units when converting units of measurement #4 a, b, c -identifies and correctly applies formulae # 1. a, b, 5, 6. a, b, c, d, e, f, 9

Application -applies formulae of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids to solve problems #6b, 6e -finds missing dimensions of regular polygons when given the area, perimeter, and or other terms #8 -can find the area of complex shapes #5, 6

Communication -work includes formulae, units, and is show in logical order #1, 5, 6. a,b,c,d,e,f, 8, 9 -explains thinking clearly using mathematical vocabulary #7, 8 -explains how two formulae are related #7 -explanation tells whether answer is reasonable #7, 8, 9b

Below are some videos to help with clarification, answering the question WHY we use certain formulas: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAs50nzzrP4  - Area of trapezoid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm17lVaor0Q  - Area parallelogram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRTXKQpblEc  - Area of triangle 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MLJOG-5A  - Area of polygon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqqmJiJez6o  - Area and Perimeter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtMNvnm71Z0  - Surface area of a net (3D)

(These are all videos from khan academy)

Brock Parent Night - Grade 7's

Grade 7 families- As per the letter that went home last week, there will be a Brock Information Night in Mr. VanMaren's room December 1st at 6:30pm. Students do not have to attend as they have already received this information in a meeting at school.

A deposit of $135.00 will be due on December, 15th.

Halloween pictures... a little late

When our grade 7's were busy at the Halloween dance, the grade 6's were upstairs painting pumpkins. Here's some photos!

"Hello" with Adele and Jimmy Fallon

For all the Adele/Jimmy Fallon/Music fans... the class loves this song

Book talks

We are always encouraging our students to be reading. This is a large part of our daily 5 as well as silent reading time when students come in from recess. We not only want them reading, we want them enjoying what they're reading. I am working hard to create a classroom library students can look forward to. If there is a book they'd like to read that isn't part of our library- they are welcome to give me a pitch and I will purchase it.

In an attempt to encourage reading at school and home, students will be participating in book talks. Every week I will be selected 2-3 different students to do a presentation (on day 5's). They will be choosing a grade level book and sharing it with the class by answering these questions...

*This will be due and presented on day 5’s, you will share your first three answers with the class.

Name: _______________________________

BOOK TALK

The book is called ______________________________ and would fit into the genre of __________________________ .

What audience of readers would enjoy this book? __________________________________________________________________

Without spoiling the story, share what the book is about (describing main character, setting, conflict, etc). ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tell me one or two ways this book has changed your thinking or taught you something (if this spoils the story, do not share it, but it will be marked)

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What do you look for in a good book and what are some signs of a good book? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Rating out of 10: /10

What we're working on lately...

Below is our time table for this year. This will also be sent home in agendas.

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Language- Right now we are working on our "Where I'm From" poems and participating in Daily 5 (Our class centres include: word work, work on writing, working with the teacher, read to self, read to someone, and listening to reading). We are also doing chapter summaries for our class read aloud book called "Rule of 3".

Math- We have finished data management and are finishing 2D measurement, through group problem solving, centres, and independent tasks. With Mrs. Neal, the class is practicing ordering and comparing decimals.

Geography (7's) and Social Studies (6's) - The class is in the midst of completing their online research assignments. Grade 6's are finishing learning about Africville in Halifax, ON and grade 7's have finished learning about Place and Movement,  and are finishing an Environment and Interaction assignment on the drive. These assignments are overdue now and are to be completed at home by Monday the 30th.

Science - Students are working with Mrs. Neal to finish their flight research assignments.

Technology - On rotary with Ms. Horan.

Art- Students are finishing up decorating their portfolios and we are moving onto monochromatic cropped self portraits next week.

Drama - We have just finished our dramatic readings of pop songs and are working on a readers theatre for our Christmas Carolling school event before Christmas break.

Music - Concert band has started to meet. There will be a Wonderland trip at the end of the year for all who participate.

Gym - We have been working on strategy, team involvement and offence and defence games such as, inside/outside, "can't touch this", fist ball, team handball, mini soccer, and relay races.

*Parents- if you are interested in practice work being sent home, for extra support or tutor support feel free to send me an email and I will send something home in agendas - jbonter1@ugcloud.ca