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7-1 Please complete #1-7 on page 146 of MathLinks 7.

Humanities - Thurs.Dec.11th

701 - Today we worked on practicing a Reading Strategy to monitor our understanding while reading. We looked at the differences between "Think" and "Thin" questions. A picture of this is on the blog from yesterday. 

We also have Ms. Morrison, a student teacher, who will be coming in one period every day from now until Winter break. She has been reading a story about the King's Daughters in New France and working on the strategy of predicting while reading and finding the answers in the text. 

702 - Today we looked at friendly letter format. Students started a task of writing a letter to someone in France as either a Habitant from New France or a King's Daughter. Students had time to brain storm today using several sources given to them for help. 

Science Update

Just a reminder that there is an Interactions and Ecosystems unit test on Monday Dec 15.  There is study material on D2L.  Student should be preparing at home for this test.    

Also, students have been asked to complete a water cycle activity by Monday.  It is an online activity that they will work through and use to answer questions.  The link to the activity can be found here.  Students will have to log on to this website.  The username and password are as follows

username: LA06

password: 4105 

The instructions of what to do on this website are in the student exploration sheet, which as been shared to all of their Google accounts.  If students are having trouble signing onto their Google account they can get the student exploration sheet from the Gizmo page under "Lesson Materials".  

Math

I would like students to use their IXL accounts to practice the skill of finding the percent of a number.    I recommend students practice until they have smart score of at least 80.  

7-1 and 7-2 Science

Today in class, we discussed ecosystem monitoring. Ecosystem monitoring is a way to check the condition of an ecosystem by comparing the results of investigations done at different times. Students brainstormed the abiotic and botic elements that can be monitored. Next, students were asked categorize their elements into the 4 different types of ecosytem monitoring.

 

Calgary Public Library Information

Last week a staff member from the Calgary Public Library visited our school and shared great information about online databases.  All of these databases are free for anyone with a public library card.  Here is a short summary of her presentation.  

• ·         Calgary Public Library cards are Free!
• ·         Our databases can be found online at www.calgarypubliclibrary.com à e-library

http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/books-more/e-library/cat

• Some great databases:
• Zinio à for magazines
• Hoopla à for streaming and downloading movies, music, tv shows and audiobooks
• Freegal à for streaming and downloading music
• 3M Cloud à Ebooks
• Overdrive à Ebooks
• Solaro à Gives you access to Key Guides
• Mango Languages à Language learning
• Novelist à Book recommendations 
• Some research databases:
•  Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Oxford English Dictionary
• National Geographic Virtual Library
•  Literature Resource Center
• Access Science

And so much more!

Check out our new website here:

http://www.calgarylibrary.ca/

Humanities - Tues.Dec.9th

701- Today we continued working on our Reading Strategies and showing our understanding of what we read as well as how we are active readers. The structure of New France and the people within the colony was the focus topic. Here is an example of how to show your understanding of reading by using:

- Visualization                - Questioning             - Searching for Answers              - Connecting

702 - Today students worked on a new reading strategy to monitor their own understanding. We looked at how to ask good questions. Here is an example of what we did today:

Upcoming assessment

Next week on Monday (December 15) there will be a science test for both 7-1 and 7-2.  The test will be on all concepts covered in the Interactions and Ecosystems unit.  A summary of the topics and some basic review questions can be found in the science folder on D2L.