Homework:  Math- page#278 questions 1-4.  English--> draft essay due Friday June 17.  Don't leave it to the last minute!  Science- body systems diagrams- label and colour.

Homework:  English:  Graphic organizer for Essay on your body, mind, & soul goals should be complete for tomorrow.   Math- finish EP 6 exercise on theoretical probability if you didn't manage to finish in class.  Science- label and color your body systems (circulation) for tomorrow.  Art- bring in milk jug caps for your wheels!  Bring in cans too if you haven't already! 

Homework:  Math- Page#273 Q1-8 on theoretical probability.  Science- body systems questions (green handout).  Language Arts- Have your three goals for your essay ready for tomorrow.  We're in the computer lab tomorrow drafting up your Body Mind Soul Essays.  Art- Remember to bring in cans and milk jug lids for your model trucks.  Science World Field Trip:  bring in your forms ASAP, they're now late!

Homework:  Math- E.P.#5 "Choosing Appropriate Graphs".  English- finish your poetry.  Read the exemplary essays (minimum four suggested) and record effective features you notice.  Remember to get in your field trip forms ASAP. 

Homework- Math:  Page#265 Q#1-3.  Science- Are you on pace to finish Part 1&2 of your extreme environments for Friday?  English- finish your poems for Friday.

Homework:  No math homework tonight.  English:  Do you have all your poems complete?  Our poetry unit ends this week.  Science:  review your chosen extreme environment you're investigating so tomorrow you're ready and know what to do in the computer lab.  Art:  remember to bring in your cans for the model truck construction project!  Science World Permission Forms!! remember to bring in your forms this week!

Homework:  Math-page#262 Q-1-5.

Weekend Homework:  Math- page#257 Q1-7. English- poetry.  Poetry wraps up Thursday June 2 next week.  Make sure you have the 13 tasks complete:  alpha poem, initials poem, sports poem, haiku, rhyming couplets poem, limerick, concrete poem, song lyrics poem, diamante poem, I am poem, quatrain, & acrostic poems!!  Socials- keep your minds on how we live in a global village.  Next week we're discussing global trade.  Science- have you got a good start on your extreme environment powerpoint?  Part one is due next week!

Homework:  Math- pg 250 question 1-8.  English- "I am Poem" draft.  French- Character description us adjectives and er verbs we've learnt (due Wed June 1st).

Wildcats had individual meetings with their teacher today on 'missing work'.  Math- Wildcats were introduced to their next and last unit in Math today on Probability and Data Analysis.  Homework- catch up or complete your missing work.  No math homework tonight.

Homework:  Math- Daily Thinkers- look over for Tuesday.  You may also preview the new unit on Probability we'll be starting on Tuesday by reading the intro on page 246 of your math text.  English- if you didn't manage to finish your concrete poem for today you should aim to have it Tuesday.  Socials-  Your three economic systems task due today.  If you didn't manage to complete this task aim to get it in Tuesday.  Science- if you didn't pick which Extreme Environment you're going to investigate today have that decision made for Tuesday.  Art-  Bring in your cans and milk jug caps. Enjoy the deserved long weekend!!

Homework:  Math-protractor golf:  Holes 1-4 due Friday.  English-complete the brainstorming section of your concrete poem for tomorrow.  Socials:  Wildcats participated in three economic system simulations via making beaded products.  Homework-start the Task response which is due Friday May 20. Think about your experience today in the simulations for deciding which system you prefer, and refer to your class notes and chapter 10 in your text as references.  Art- bring in cans.  French- review your colors- a small colors quiz is coming.

Homework:- Math:  Protractor Golf- do holes 1 and 2 for tomorrow.  Protractor quiz Thursday.   French- study your colors for tomorrow- colors quiz Thursday.

Homework:  Math- pg# 142 Q#1-6 & draw angles 7,8,9,10 on whiteboard.  Art- remember to collect 12 cans and 4 milk jug caps.  English:  some limerick poems due on Friday 13th still need to be handed in.  Science:  Electricity stories- LATE- get them in!.

Homework:  Math- page# 136 Question 1-6.  English & Science:  Overdue poems and electricity stories.  Get them in!!

Homework:   Math- Page #132 Questions #1-5.  Science- Finish your "volcanoes" graphic organizer.  English- Limericks poem.

Homework- Math:  Q 1-7 page # 128 in your math text.   Art- bring in 12 cans.  English- Limerick poem introduced yesterday and today is due Friday May 13.

Students went over their math and science tests today.  Homework- preview extreme environments and catch up on any outstanding work pointed out on your interim reports that went out Friday.

Homework:  English- Limerick poem introduced today.  You should have a good copy for Friday May 13.  Students wrote math and science quizzes today; no math or science homework.  *Art- start hunting for soda/juice 355 ml cans.  You need 12 for your next art task.

Homework:  Study for Math, and Science quizzes on Monday.  Science- electricity vocab stories are due Monday.

Homework:  Math- E.P. #5 -Ratios.  Science- Construct your reference (cheat sheet) for Thursday.

Homework:  Math- Q#1-12 pg 182.  Science:  Study for Thursdays unit test.

Homework:  Math:  Questions 1-11 in MMS pg# 178.  Socials- Country Research Project is due tomorrow.

Homework:  Math- Finish Questions 12-24 on your practice Percent Quiz (Tax, Discount, Markup).
Social Studies- Country research project is due Friday April 29th.

Homework:  Math:  MMS Pg #188 Questions 1-13.

Homework:  Math- finish "math drills" w/s side A.

Homework:  Math- Finish your "Car Parts" percent calculations.  English- Alphabet poem is due Friday.  Socials- Country research due April 29th, Map of Africa due this Friday.  Science: review your notes and read chapter six (Science Probe) to reinforce concepts.

Homework for Monday- Math:  calculate common percent discounts for ten of your items you pasted onto your chart paper last week.  Asia map for socials is labelled.

  Your finished copy of your "I'm Scared" poem will be due this week, and your country culture research for Socials is due at the end of April.  Class time will be devoted to these but it is wise to spend some time outside class as well.

Homework- Math: Finish pasting your 20 items onto your chart paper for tomorrow.  Make sure you have a price for each item!  English- Your initials poem Final Copy is due Thursday, and a draft of your "I'm Scared poem is due Thursday as well.  Socials- Country research project- keep up with it.  It is tentatively due Friday April 29th.  Your map of Asia is due Thursday.  Science- your paper clip, AA electric motors are due by the end of the day tomorrow.

Students today reviewed their Fractions test in study groups in Math, continued their country culture research in Socials, and noted their learning on electricity so far on a graphic organizer "note what you've learnt.  Homework--> I'm scared poem & Initials poem due Thursday.  Students today that have paragraph assignments from prior Spring Break to still get in were warned today to get them in.  Socials- map of Asia due Thursday April 14.

Weekend homework- English:  Finish your initials poem and start drafting your "I scared" poem.  Socials- Spend some time thinking about your country you've selected to research.  Math- No homework.  New unit starts on Monday.  Enjoy your weekend.

 Homework-  Math:  Fractions unit test tomorrow-->study and craft your reference/cheat sheet.  English-->Finish your Initials poem we started today.  Socials--> finish your maple leaf filled with Canada culture.

Homework- Review your fractions.  Tomorrow is our final fractions review; test Friday.  Science and Socials unit projects were introduced today- start brainstorming.

Homework:  Math- finish "Gone Fishing" fraction exercise. 

Homework- Math:  Finish your Gone Fishing Fractions Question 1-8.  English:  Sports poem and Star Wars sketch and description are due tomorrow.

Homework- Math- finish your "4 More" activity for fractions review.  Some of you are a little rusty from Spring Break.  English- for Friday- Sports Poem, and a visual and description to the "Star Wars" theme song played today in class.

Enjoy your Spring Break!  No homework!  See you back in class on Wednesday Mar 30.

Homework:  Math- finish the fraction pie's exercise for tomorrow.  English- finish constructing your poetry unit cover page and your 'heart' exercise which will serve as your poetry idea bank.  Socials- Care Café is tomorrow.  Don't forget your project at home!!

No homework this weekend.  If you missed getting in your pro/con video game persuasive today then you should be working on it for Monday.  Ensure your Care Café projects are on pace to be finished for Tues Mar 8th.  You might need to put in some time this weekend with it.  Have a great weekend!

Wildcats had Math, French, PE, Exploratory, and Computers today.  Homework--> Math:  review your fractions.  You should understand how to convert between fraction, decimal, and percent.  You should also understand how to reduce a fraction and what an equivalent fraction is.   English:  your video gaming is good or bad persuasive paragraph is due tomorrow!  Socials- continue plugging away at your Care Café projects.

Wildcats had a busy day with Science, Socials, Math, English, and computers.  Homework:  Math- finish your fraction riddles questions 4-8.  Socials- 'Care Cafe' projects are due  Tues Mar 8 and will require some work at home.  English- students today discussed and noted the positives and negatives to video games.  Wildcats afterwards picked either the positive or the negative side to video gaming and started composing a persuasive paragraph.  "Is video gaming a good activity" persuasive paragraphs are due Friday Mar 4th.

Wildcats had PE, Exploratory, Socials, and lost the majority of their afternoon due to a power outage.  Students past the time with the power out (from 1pm to past 2pm) writing their vocab quiz and playing board games in the library as our classroom has zero natural light.  Wildcats ended the day with instruction on how to wire and program their robots for autonomous control.  Homework- No math today because of the power outage so no new math homework.  Socials- I would be spending time on your 'care cafe' presentations that go out on display a week tomorrow.

Wildcats had Math, Science, Socials, Exploratory, and Art today.  Homework:  Math- finish your "Outrageous Outfits" equivalent fractions exercise for tomorrow.  Science- class investigated series, and parallel circuits today.  For tomorrow- ensure you have the six comprehension questions on series and parallel circuits in the red box.  Socials- Tuesday March 8, is scheduled for Care Café.  If you're creating a website or making a movie you probably need to spend some time at home to get it ready.  Only a week away!  Art- Wildcats ended the day with 'Monkey Business'.  Each student had to draw a monkey and pastel their monkey with only 4 colors (complementary colors suggested).  English- Vocab quiz tomorrow on the 'H' words we've explored- you probably should look over your notes prior! 

Weekend homework: 

Math- Fractions Puzzle- What do Cows Do on Saturday Night? 

Socials- Decide what issue you want to focus on as you craft your presentation for the 'Care Cafe' next week.  Pick one from below for Monday and start thinking about the format you're going with.

 

Children in War,  Education- Malala, Refugees, Child Labour, Immigration, Healthcare- Lost boy, no ordinary day ,Child abuse- Lost boy Girls rights- Malala, Exploitation- Parwati, Abandoned (in Canada), Water Quality, Health Care Access.

 

English- If you didn't finish your 'Persuasive' paragraph for today get it done and in for Monday.

 

 

 

Thursday night homework-->  Math- do questions 6-12 on reducing fractions.  English--> get your persuasive paragraph ready for tomorrow and any other late writing assignments too (Hero, Crime Scene, News Article).  Socials--> start crafting your "Visual Presentation" due Mar 8th (Tuesday), for the "We Care Cafe".  Students have been investigating "How where you are born affects your rights as a child" and now are to share their thinking.  We'll be in the lab working on this over the next several days but starting getting your ideas.

Wildcat Homework:  Math- Finish first 6 questions on reducing fractions.  Be ready for a small quiz on converting between fractions, percent, and decimals tomorrow.  English- Lit circles summative reports are due Friday; pick between 1) CSI  2) Song + Album cover 3) or old fashioned book report (I provide the template).

Wildcats had PE, Exploratory, Math, Socials, and English today.  Homework-->  Math:  Finish the blue fractions exercises.  English--> Persuasive Paragraph is due this week and might require some time at home to finish.  If you don't have in your 'hero' paragraph your news article or your crime scene descriptive paragraph then you need to catch up!  Rock Climbing Field Trip Money--- Many of you still need to bring in your $5 fee.

Wildcats had Math, Science, Exploratory, Socials, and Art today.  Students continued their study of fractions in math and also were introduced to some Mental Math from Mr.Smith's Pro D.  Homework- Finish up to question 40 on your blue fractions exercise.  Science- class investigated electric current and batteries.  Homework- get in your 6 questions on the topic for tomorrow.  Socials-  Class continued to investigate the "rights of children".  Homework- Ensure you have 4 maps submitted- Canada, North America, BC, and USA.  If not you should be looking at these for homework.  Art- Class was introduced to their next art piece- drawing 'Trees at Sunset" with pastels.

Wildcats had Math, Science, Socials, PE, and Exploratory today.  Homework for Monday- No school tomorrow.  Math- finish up to question #32 in your blue MathSmart exercise on fractions.  English- make sure you're on pace to finish your novel in the next few days.  Wildcats have their final novel summative task due Friday Feb 26.  Persuasive paragraphs writing started this week and will wrap up next week on the Friday as well.  Most students have outstanding/missing work that showed up on their progress reports given out last week that they can be working to catch up with.  Ensure you've got your Hero, News Article, and Crime Scene paragraphs all in as they are past due now.  Socials- make sure you're keeping up with the assigned mapping tasks along with the "Rights of Child' article tasks.  Students should now all have 2 "Think Wonder Color Symbol" graphic organizers complete for Socials along with complete maps of North America, Canada, BC, and USA by now.  Get your missing work in as Term 2 reports go out in less than a month now!

Wildcats Wednesday Homework--> Math--finish up to question 14 on your blue fractions exercise h/o.

Wildcats had PE(volleyball), Exploratory, Socials, and Science today.  Homework-->  finish your fractions exercise "Martha's Brain" for tomorrow.  Also put in some time with assignments with due dates creeping up or with tasks that are overdue that you've missed.  Remember to bring in your progress reports signed and your $5 for Rock Climbing fee.

Wildcats had Math, Science, Exploratory, and Art today.  Wildcats explored fractions in Math with a card game "Reduce It", continued building and wiring and programming their robots during Science, and painted Picaso Dogs during art class.  Homework- finish your Fractions Ultimate workout (yellow exercise) for tomorrow. 

Wildcats had Science, French, Computers, P.E., and Exploratory today.  Homework- Study- 2 small quizzes tomorrow.  French quiz on 8 Kitchen Vocab terms and RE verb conjugation and a "G" word quiz during Language Arts.  Remember to get your Integrade class Progress Reports signed and brought back to class for tomorrow.  ****Bring in your Rock Climbing fee of $5 ASAP****

Wildcats had English, Science, Computers, Math, and First Nations studies today.  Class worked on descriptive writing in Language Arts, (Descriptive Paragraph is due Monday Feb 15) and Fractions in Math.  Homework- EP 1 Fractions.  Electricity, conductors, insulators, and the flow of electricity were discussed in Science today.  Science homework- finish the six electricity questions for tomorrow (written on whiteboard).  Wildcats ended the day with a special treat in the foods room with the making of first nations clam patties.

Wildcats had PE, Exploratory, Math, and Science today.  Students were introduced to comparing fractions to percent and decimals.  Science- students continued constructing/wiring their switches for their robots.  Homework- Math- finish your "percent, fraction, decimal" comparison chart for tomorrow.

Wildcats had Math, Science, Computers, and PE today.  Students revisited comparing mixed and improper fractions in math.  Homework- page 62,63 Fractions Exercises for Tuesday Feb 9.  Science- class continued with its Robot activity with some electricity reading on how electricity is created and its different forms.  Two partnerships successfully finished wiring their control boards to their motors.  During computer lab time Wildcats worked on their writing assignments (News Article due Wed Feb 10, and their overdue "Hero" for some, along with some mapping for socials.  English- continue reading your literature circle novels and documenting your thinking in your log booklets.  Have your 'News Article' well thought out as its due Wednesday next week and your Hero is overdue.  Socials- finish your BC map over the weekend if you didn't manage to finish it today.
 Enjoy your long weekend!!!

Wildcats had Exploratory, PE, Math, Science, and French today.  Math- class reviewed their unit tests they wrote yesterday on Measurement and Transformations.  Math H/W- finish your unit project on Page #324 (Transformations) if you didn't get it in already and finish page MMS W/B pg# 60 on introduction to fractions.  French- finish your "In the City/ En Ville" exercises for tomorrow.  Science- No homework.  Socials- Map of BC is due tomorrow.  English- News Article task is due Wed Feb 10.

Wildcat Wednesday.  Class had Math, Science, English, a computer lab visit, and Art.  Wildcats had their Measurement and Transformations unit test today in math, continued with Literature Circles and news article constructions in English, and continued construction of their robot switches from scrap metal, wood, bolts, and wire.  Homework- Math- Fractions MMS workbook pg#60 assigned on Monday, and get in your other outstanding assignments! (Hero, Math Quilt Blocks, Maps, Racism Assign.)  **Please remember your rock climbing field trip fee of $5.

Wildcats had PE, Exploratory, Math, Science, and First Nations Tea making today.  Homework:  1) Bring your $5 for rock climbing! 2) Study for your measurement &  transformations test in math tomorrow.  You should be able to calculate perimeter, area, volume, and know your transformations.  Many Wildcats still need to hand in their "Hero" write ups and their maps of Canada which are now OVER DUE.  Science- bring to class any old computer mice and any source of small gauge wire (check with your parents first!!!) for wiring up the robots.  Students finished their "Hero" write up were introduced to their next writing task- Writing a News Article.  Wildcat news articles are due at the end of next week.  English- Read your literature circle novel and complete you logs (page of quote and your thinking on it).  If you've finished a novel complete one of the three summative tasks explained in class:  1) CSI- color symbol image 2) book report- format template provided 3) write a song and make an album cover that represents your novel.

Wildcats had their last day of dance in PE and their last day with transformations in Math today.  They also had Science and PE.  In Science students finished assembling their motor/gearbox unit and were shown the plans for the switch they are making out of wood, bolts, and strips of sheet metal that will control their motors.  Homework---> Math:  start reviewing as next week (Wednesday *tentative) you have your geometry/measurement unit test that will cover measuring angles, angle laws, perimeters, area, volume, and transformations.  English--Hero 2 paragraph write up if you didn't get it in today & read at least 20 pages from your novel & record quotes and your thinking (literature circle assigned novel) to enable novel completion in 3 more weeks.  Socials- finish your Canada map that was due today if you forgot!  Enjoy your weekend.

Wildcats had Exploratory, PE, Math, Science, and computers today.  Homework- Math- finish page one on your transformations exercises (titled 2d transformations).  English- your 'Hero' write up is due tomorrow.  Socials- finish your map of Canada for tomorrow.  Science- bring in a container for your electronics 'robot' project and any old wire you can scrounge.  *Bring in your $5 for rock climbing if you haven't paid yet.

Wildcat Monday.  Students had there first experience of lit circles this year.  Wildcats need to remember to come to their lit circle meetings prepared with quotes and connections to share and discuss during the meeting (recording their thoughts in the provided lit circles package).  English homework- Hero write up due Wednesday & read your novels and prepare for lit circles! Math- students were introduced to Transformations.  Homework- questions 1-3 in your yellow booklet.  Socials- maps,  Map of Canada is due Wednesday; some students have moved onto the next map of British Columbia.  Science- Circle of Life review exercise is due prior to students commencing robot construction.  Many wildcats have commenced assembling the motors to their robots they will be investigating as a extension to their unit of study on electricity.

The weekend is here.  Wildcats homework for Monday:  Math- Finish your box volume and area lab/exercise.  Science- Finish your 'Circle of Life' project.  Socials- Finish your racism poster (its now late) and your map of Canada for Wed Jan 27.  English- Hero assignment is due Wed Jan 27 as well.  Have a draft copy done for Monday.  Enjoy your weekend!

Wildcats had a busy day and a TOC for the afternoon as grade six teachers were in "Inquiry" instructional planning meetings.  Wildcats practiced their area and volume concepts on real boxes that are commonly found in households.  Wildcats moved through stations and measure 28 boxes, and may have started their calculations based off their measurements.  Science- Plants were wrapped up with Plant Reproduction the discussion today.  Computer Lab- Wildcats completed assignments requiring computer use.  Homework- Math- Finish your calculations to your 28 boxes and your concluding questions for Friday.  Science- complete your plant reproduction write up (4 questions). 
Map of North America, Short Story final draft, and  your Racism Poster are due tomorrow!

No school Monday.  Teachers are getting trained on the new curriculum.  Wildcats weekend homework.  Math- Finish your purple area & volume exercise OR do page 237 in your Math Makes Sense text.  We will be wrapping up Volume and Area next week.  Socials- Racism poster due and North America map due Wednesday.  You will only have one more computer lab booking prior to due date.  English- you short story final submission is also due Wednesday Jan 20th.  Science-start reviewing your life unit.  A 'circle of life' review will be started next week.

Wildcats had Math, English, French, Exploratory and PE today.  No homework.  Many students have outstanding quilt blocks and hand/foot math assignments to hand in.  If you're one of them then you have work to do!  Find a shoebox to bring to class to store your robotics/electronics that starts up soon.  Bring in your $5 for rock climbing and your envelope from your term 1 report cards too.

Widlcats had English, Science, Socials, Math, and Art today.  Homework--> Math:  study for tomorrows little quiz on Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms & Finish up to question 21 on your purple exercise.  Science--> finish as many of the plant review questions as you can.  If you are stumped skip the question and take it down tomorrow when we go over it as a class.  English-- study your 'F' vocab and get your story ready.  Socials- your racism poster is due Jan 20th; don't leave it until the last minute.

Wildcats had PE, Math, Socials, French, and Exploratory today.  Homework- Finish your green volume & surface area exercise (green) for tomorrow.  Wed Jan 21 your final copy of your short story and your racism posters are due.  We'll have only 2 more lab bookings devoted to working on these.  Homework may be required.

Wildcats were introduced volume and surface area today in math.  Homework- finish q#1-7 on your green Volume & surface area exercise.  During English Wildcats investigated the paragraph and discussed how to paragraph in their story constructions.  Students under took a Plant classification lab today during science.  Some students managed to finish classifying the presented plants; extra time will be provided tomorrow for the entire class to wrap this lab up.  Art- Wildcats had their art class in the compute lab today and learnt how to use basics in Photoshop.

Wildcats had French, Science, English, and PE today.  Weekend homework- Math-finish your hand and foot area's for Monday.  Science- finish the five assigned 'seed plant' questions.  English- correct your short stories returned earlier this week.  Remember to bring in $5 for rock climbing.

Wildcats had Math, English, French, Exploratory, and PE today.  Thursday organization check cut into French block.  We'll make up the French tomorrow.  Homework- Math- finish your take home quiz (pink paper) and 'foot and hand area' assignment for tomorrow. English- review the rules of dialogue and capitalization investigated today.  Remember to bring in your $5 for rock climbing.

Wildcats cats had their weekly academic day with Science, English, Math, Socials, and Art.  Students investigated seedless plants today during Science, wrote a perimeter & area quiz during Math, started redrafting their handed back short stories in the computer lab during English, discussed and investigated the causes and solutions to racism during Socials, and worked on Logo design, and 'mash ups' during Art.  Homework--> finish your five seedless plant questions for science and review your formulas for areas of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids for math.  Students are also encouraged to start constructing their paragraph answers to 1) What is racism? 2) Why are people racist ?and 3) How can society rid racism? that are due for the end of next week.

Rock Climbing!!  Wildcats had a blast today at Stelly's Boulder Gym.  Many students managed to climb to the top of the large wall, but everyone definitely had fun.  No new homework;  Finish your homework assigned Monday though--> Finish the front page of your area and perimeter exercise (yellow paper) for Math and finish your six questions from your 'Intro to Plants' during Science.  ***Remember to bring in your $5 dollars to pay for our rock climbing today.