Once upon a blog...

Agenda:
1 Check Report Cards
2 No School Monday
3 Field Trip on February 3, 2016
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to tell a story and we sat in a circle telling our stories to each other. 
How did you show what you learned?
We showed what we learned by sitting in our story circles. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to memorize these actions and use our dolls that we created today! 

Stories

Agenda:
1 - No school for students on Monday
2 - Dress appropriately for tomorrow's weather.
3 - A challenge - try retelling all or parts of the Wapee story about the Crocus flower.
4 - Field trip forms due tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a legend from our tribe. 
How did you show what you learned?
We worked in our small group. We read our legend 3 times and drew the main points of our story. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn our story and practice it before we start trying to tell it to an audience. 

This never posted....

Agenda:
1 - Math Review Question:

Stanley had measured one side of a square.  It was 46.4mm long.  What was the length of all 4 sides together?  If he had 2 of these squares, what would the total length be now?

2 - Pizza lunch for Green Team tomorrow

Sorry for the late blog - we were too engaged with Karen Gummo our story teller. 

Bonjour Branton

Agenda:
1 - questions from the text book for homework - Math
2 - Math quiz Thursday morning
3 - Field trip form - Due friday


Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about Branton Junior High from Mr. Bishop.
How did you show what you learned?
We listened to a presentation from Mr. Bishop, a teacher from Branton. He had a powerpoint, a video and we got to ask questions. 
What do you need to learn next?
We could learn more about different schools for different grade 7 options. We could attend the Branton Open House is which is Thursday Feb. 4th at 7pm . 

Assigned: Tues., Jan. 26 à Due: Thurs., Jan. 28

Rewrite the following paragraph making any corrections that are necessary (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.):

Its a bird! It’s a plane No, its a flying boat airplane? The first commercial airplane flite was actually a flying boat. It happen in january 1914. A former mayor of st Petersburg florida, paid 400 to fly from St petersburg to tampa. The 18mile trip took only 23 minuts bye plane. Traveling the some distance by ship would of taken over too hours. Since the flight was succesful plane trips across the tampa Buy become popular. pasengers pade $five each wey to take a tripe on the speshull boat plain

Assigned: Mon., Jan. 25 à Due: Wed., Jan. 27

Weekly Words:

1.   aerodynamic

2.   ultraviolet

3.   zoology

4.   neutral

5.   chemical

Weekly Exercises:

Vowels vs. consonants – 4

Syllables – 5

Find two smaller words – 3

Define - 4

Word Search - 5

Slick, Sticky Science Spill

Agenda:
1 - Field trip form due Friday
2 - Math homework - 27 questions from the board
3 - Research our new author Blue Balliett (Chasing Vermeer)
4 - Grade 6s have a visit from the Assistant Principal of Branton
5 - Black and White day tomorrow for school spirit day

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We explored ways to separate oil and water.  
How did you show what you learned?
We got very messy, used a lot of materials and removed the majority of the oil from the surface of the water. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to find a way to temporarily mix oil and vinegar (water).

Little Buddies

Agenda:
1 For Monday bring materials from home to clean up your 'oil spill' (How to separate oil and water - an emulsion) Watch videos? View real life oil spills and how marine biologists helped to clean these up? Become experts :-)
2 - Mrs. Saunders' math group - 5 math questions
3 - Find a book review on a book you have read in the past - please bring this in to school for Monday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned who our little buddies are and we created snow sculptures with them. We used the style of http://www.goldsworthy.cc.gla.ac.uk/

How did you show what you learned?
We created our own sculpture. We used rulers, sticks, we smashed the snow shapes and rubbed the snow against the school. 
What do you need to learn next?
We would like to do this again, maybe in Whispering Woods or in the spring. 

Fun Lunch

Agenda:
1 - Fresh Air Friday - dress appropriately
2 - For Monday bring materials from home to clean up your 'oil spill' (How to separate oil and water - an emulsion) Watch videos? View real life oil spills and how marine biologists helped to clean these up? Become experts :-)
3 - Mrs. Saunders' math group - 5 math questions
4 - Find a book review on a book you have read in the past - please bring this in to school for Monday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to estimate to find out where the decimal goes in our multiplication of decimals. 
How did you show what you learned?
We reviewed our math homework from yesterday which included solutions with decimals. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply this to our next set of homework.

A Spark of Curiosity

Agenda:
1 - 6 math questions
2 - Fun Lunch tomorrow

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We visited Telus Spark and during our Mix It program we tested different liquids and powders to determine if they were an acid, a base or neutral. 
How did you show what you learned?
We used red cabbage dye to test the powders and liquids and found them on the pH scale. 
What do you need to learn next?
We want to do our own experiment with different powders. 

Long time, No Post

Agenda:
1 - preparation for Telus Spark Field trip tomorrow - bring a lunch, snack, drink - No money is required, no toys for the bus ride
2 - Bring your ideas and design suggestions about how to clean up your oil spill
3 - Mrs. Saunders' math group has 6 math questions due Thursday

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that two liquids that do not normally mix are called emulsions.  
How did you show what you learned?
We added oil to water and added food coloring droplets into the oil. We pushed the food coloring down into the water with an eye dropper. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to come up with a way to separate oil and water. 

Shake it off, Shake it off - oh, oh, oh, oh

Agenda:
1 - Mrs. Saunders' math group - other side of the math sheet - all of page 15
2 - Mrs. Lee's math group - finish up your math test from today
3 - Fun Lunch
4 - Ask your parents "How would you separate salt and sand if they were all mixed up?"

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We began looking at how to separate two solids that were mixed together - sand and salt.  
How did you show what you learned?
We tried various ways to separate the salt from the sand. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to discuss if our idea and design worked to separate these two solids. 

Once Upon a School Day....

Agenda:
1 - Mrs. Saunders' math group - page 14 , questions 4-7 due tomorrow
2 - Fun Lunch, Recorder Form, Field Trip form

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We worked with Karen today who is an excellent oral storyteller. We learned it's ok to be goofy and creative. 
How did you show what you learned?
We walked around and pretended we were different animals on Nose Hill. We had to tell a story about winter, fire, deep holes and tall trees from that animals' or plants' perspective.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to learn about our family's story and connection to Nose Hill. 

Sugar, sugar, sugar.... Water, Water, Water

Agenda:
1 - Treat Day
2 - Purple and orange day tomorrow
3 - Field trip, recorder and fun lunch forms

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that you can dissolve 150mL of sugar into cold water (which we didn't think tasted very good) vs. 826 mL in hot water (which we didn't dare try:-)
How did you show what you learned?
We manipulated the temperature of water and our responding variable was the amount of sugar we could dissolve into the water. 
solid+liquid = mixture (not chemical reaction) 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to create our conclusion, fill in our sources of error and determine our next experiment. 

Assigned: Mon., Jan. 11 à Due: Wed., Jan. 13

Weekly Words:

1.   decimal

2.   thousandths

3.   anthropologist

4.   archaeologist

5.   historian

Weekly Exercises:

Connect - 5

Define -4

Sentences – 3

Scramble and share - 4

Leave some letters blank – 4

                      e.g. - sc_ _ o_

Serve, Set, Bump

Agenda:
1 - Field trip form
2 - Fun Lunch form
3 - Recorder forms
4 - Be dressed and prepared to be outside for 30 - 45 minutes tomorrow - BRING YOUR HOT CHOCOLATE MUG!!!!

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We researched the skills, tools and knowledge of archaeologists, anthropologists and historians. 
How did you show what you learned?
We made a Venn Diagram with 3 circles. Some of us used chart paper and others tried Google Draw. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to relate our work at Nose Hill when we discovered the Medicine Wheel to our new understanding of what an archaeologist does. 

Don't be so mean ;-)

Agenda:
1 - recorder information sheet
2 - Field trip form for Science Center - we will need parent volunteers
3 -
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to determine the average (mean) of a set of numbers (as well as the mode and median)
How did you show what you learned?
We took our penny data and crunched the numbers which we then put into a chart on Excel or Google Sheets. 
What do you need to learn next?
We want to move on to our next experiment and create new data. 

Lab is in session

Agenda:
1 - Bring a lab coat, painting shirt, old shirt that could get dirty
2 - Math - Mrs. Lee/Lim - POW
3 - Math - Mrs. Saunders' - 3 squares - 0.37       0.09        and 0.60
4 - Literature Circle - reading
5 - chemical formula for sugar and salt
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned the parts of the scientific method.
How did you show what you learned?
We filled in the sheet for the penny experiment to learn about adhesion and cohesion. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to talk about which penny could hold the most drops and figure out why. 

Assigned: Mon., Jan. 4 à Due: Wed., Jan. 6

Weekly Words:

1.   aboriginal

2.   tradition

3.   symbolism

4.   tenths

5.   hundredths

Weekly Exercises:

Vowels vs. consonants – 4

Find a smaller word – 3

Sentences - 3

Define - 4

Syllables – 4

Word Search - 4

Assigned: Tues., Jan. 5 à Due: Thurs., Jan. 7

Rewrite the following paragraph making any corrections that are necessary (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.)

A blizard is diferent from a snowstorm because blizzards have really strong wins that blow at over 35 miles per our. Blizzards dont al ways product a lot of snow, but blowing snow make it very hard to sea. Blizzards can last for three hour or more. Severe blizzurds have three qualities: winds over 45 Miles per hour pour Visibility, and tempatures that our 10 degree or below.