NEW SEATING PLAN/ GROUP ACTIVITIES

HOLIDAY PARTY

Tomorrow afternoon we will be watching the movie "Elf"!  If you want to bring in a snack for the class that would be great.  Other snacks include cookies, candy, chips, popcorn, fruit etc.  I will be bringing in beverages for everyone.

To do List.

1.  Math Test Signed

2.  Geography Test- signed

3.  Book Trailer Presentations Continue tomorrow

4.  Holiday Party- Thursday


5.  Geo Map- Thursday

6.  Science Project- due Friday

YOU MUST BRING A PROTRACTOR, RULER, & COMPASS FOR MATH TOMORROW

TO DO LIST....

1.  Science Project- due Friday

2.  Book Trailer Presentations begin tomorrow

3.  YOU NEED A RULER, COMPASS & PROTRACTOR

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

MR. K

A MUST READ!!!!!!

Sometimes you need a reminder that people can do wonderful things.

CAMH

CENTER FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH

107-2 -- Bloomington South girls' basketball team beats Arlington - ESPN

107-2 -- Bloomington South girls' basketball team beats Arlington - ESPN

It's never a good idea to run up the score, eventually it will come back to haunt you.

Thoughts?

To do List....

1.  Half Brother Reading- Friday

2.  Math Evaluation- Friday

3.  Book Trailer- Monday

4.  Oral Presentation- Important Things

5.  P. J. Day- Friday

6.  Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

7.  Science Project- due December 21

8.  Art- due Friday

9.  Math In class assignment- Monday

10.  Science Questions- due Monday

*NEW SEATING PLAN JAN. 7

Have a good weekend

Non-fiction Summary Writing

TWEEN TRIBUNE

CONNOR McDAVID

Does anyone have a problem with a 15 year old kid signing a 15 year sponsorship deal with Reebok?

Please share your feelings below in the comment section.

TO DO LIST..

1.  Narrative- due tomorrow

2.  Book Trailer- due Monday

3.  Math Evaluation- Friday part 1, In class assignment part 2- Monday

4.  Area of a Trapezoid #6. 7. 8, 9 10, 12 a, 13

5.  Science- due tomorrow Section 7.1 #1,2, 3, 4, 5

6.  Art- due Friday

7.  Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

TweenTribune | News for Kids | Armless man plays piano with his toes | tweentribune.com

TweenTribune | News for Kids | Armless man plays piano with his toes | tweentribune.com

WEEKLY BLOGPOST

Ikea monkey runs amok on Twitter - Your Community

Ikea monkey runs amok on Twitter - Your Community

Math problem

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To do list..

1.  Weekly blogpost- due Monday

2.  Narrative FINAL COPY- due Tuesday

3. Book Trailer- due Friday

4.  Important Items Presentation- Thursday

5.  One Question Math handout- Monday   (PROBLEM IS ON THE BLOG)

6.  Art- due Friday

7. Science Presentation- Monday

8. Pita Orders- due before Holidays

*MATH EVALUATION on THURSDAY    (Area/Perimeter of Regular Figure, Parallelogram, Rectangle, Triangle, Trapezoid, Metric Conversions)

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND

B. K.

Math communication

Today in math we discussed the importance of communicating our thinking clearly.




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Math communication

Today in math we discussed the importance of communicating are ideas clearly.



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To do List...

1.  Science Presentation ? Monday

2.  Geography Test- tomorrow

3.  Math handout #10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16

4.  Holiday Sing-a-long & Silent Auction @7:00 pm

5.  Music Playing test- Monday

6.  Blog Post- Monday

7.  Movie Book Trailer- due Friday, December 14

8.  Narrative- due Tuesday December 11

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

TO Do List..

1. Math Evaluation rubric-signed
   Oral Presentation rubric signed

2. Math handout #3, 4, 6 ab, 7, 8, 9

3.  Science Project presentation tomorrow

4.  Geography Test- Friday

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

BRIAN

Erik Compton's journey: This guy's got heart - sportsnet.ca

Erik Compton's journey: This guy's got heart - sportsnet.ca

To do list...

1. Geography Test- Friday

2. Math handout #12 abc, 13, 14, 15

3. Weekly Blogpost- due Monday, Presentation: Thursday, Dec 13 (1-2 minutes)

4.  FINAL NARRATIVE- due Tuesday, December 11

5.  BOOK TRAILER- tentative due date Friday, December 14

6.  Oral rubric signed
     Math Checkpoint signed

7.  SCIENCE PROJECT- due tomorrow

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

B. K.

Mr. K's important items

The first important item that I own is my golfball that I used for my hole in one.  I remember the day like it was yesterday.  I approached the 8th tee at Tangle Creek golf course with minimal confidence after struggling through the first 7 holes.  The hole was playing 177 yards with the wind at my back.  When I hit the ball on the clubface it soared through the air, bounced on the green and rolled into the hole.  It was a moment that I will never forget!  According to Golf digest the odds of an amateur getting a hole in one is 1 in 12 750.


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Figurative Language

Alliteration:
-is the repetition of a consonant for an effect

e.g., water water swirled

Simile:
-is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as

e.g.,  cold as ice
         life is like a box of chocolates

Metaphor:
-is a comparison of objects, qualities or actions without an expressed indication of the relationship between them

e.g.,  cotton ball hands
         stone hands
         her voice is a song

Personification:
-is when the attribute of human or animal qualities are given to objects

e.g., the wind whistled through the trees
        the fog crept in

WEEKLY BLOGPOST

Your task this week is to choose 3-5 important objects that you own.  I would like you to post pictures with descriptions on why the objects are important to you.  We may present these posts to the class later next week.

I will provide you with an exemplar soon.

To do list.....

1. Math Checkpoint signed
    Oral Presentation rubric signed

2.  Math handout #5, 7, 8

3.  Geography Test- tomorrow
     Geography Test Part 2- Friday

4.  Book Trailer-  Later Part of next week

5.  Weekly Blogpost- Monday

6.  Music Test (Flutes &Trumpets)- Wednesday

7.  Science Project- due Wednesday

Have a good night

Mr. K

Video: Butter vs. margarine, which is healthier? - The Globe and Mail

Video: Butter vs. margarine, which is healthier? - The Globe and Mail

Increasingly high cost of hockey is making the game an elitist sport - The Globe and Mail

Increasingly high cost of hockey is making the game an elitist sport - The Globe and Mail

To do List..

1.  Science Project- due Wednesday

2. Geography Test- Tuesday & Friday

3.  Weekly blogpost- due Monday

4.  Narrative due date- Dec 11

5.  Book Trailer- You need to have a game plan!!!

6.  Math Evaluation- Monday (1 Question word problem)

Have a good weekend

Mr. K

To do list...

1. Bucket List Oral presentation- tomorrow

2.  Geography Test- Tuesday and Friday

3. Science Project- due Wednesday, Dec 5

4. Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

5.  BOOK TRAILER

6.  Math Evaluative Question- Monday (Irregular polygon)

7.  Narrative Rough copy- due Friday

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

B.K.

Golf Moves to Ban Anchored Putting - NYTimes.com

Golf Moves to Ban Anchored Putting - NYTimes.com

TO DO LIST....

1.  Narrative Rough Copy- due Friday

2.  Geography graph- due tomorrow

3.  Weekly blogpost- due Monday

4.  Bucket List- Choose your top 5 things and present them to the class.

5. Science Project- due December 5

Have a good night

Mr. K

Dialogue

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To do list...

1.  Math handout # 1-4

2.  Math Test signed

3.  Science Test- tomorrow

4.  Science project- December 5

5.  Geography Test- Next Tuesday Part 2: Friday

6.  Book trailer- GAME PLAN IN YOUR HEAD

Have a good night

B. K.

ELEMENTS OF A MOVIE TRAILER

-Background Music

-Not giving away the ending of the book....

- Transition time

- Consider the type of book we read

-Camera Angle (Zoom)

-The ultimate goal of a book trailer is for the viewer to want to read the book

-Powerful words and Phrases

-Including the most exciting parts of the book

-Length of the trailer

PITCH YOUR IDEA

1.  IN YOUR GROUPS YOU ARE GOING TO PITCH YOUR BOOK TRAILER IDEA!!!!!


2.  GROUP MEMBERS ARE GOING TO GIVE DESCRIPTIVE FEEDBACK TO OTHER MEMBERS

Book Trailer

Math- Beep Test

A student who makes it to stage 11 of the beep test runs:

1800 m & does 90 lengths of the gym.

To do List....

1. Weekly blogpost- due Monday

2.  Science Test- Wednesday

3.  Science Project- due December, 5

4.  Math Test Signed- TWO DAYS

5.  Math handout # 1, 2 abc, 3 abc, 4, 5, 6 a, 7, 9 abc, 10

*AFTER WATCHING SEVERAL MOVIE & BOOK TRAILERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT ELEMENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN YOUR OWN BOOK TRAILER


Have a good night

Smoking can 'rot' your brain - Yahoo! News Canada

Smoking can 'rot' your brain - Yahoo! News Canada

Weekly Blogpost

Please answer the following questions on your blog!  Give detailed answers with support from the movie we watched in class.

1.   What online rules do you make for yourself? These are not the rules that your parents/families have in place.  If you don’t make rules for yourself, what kind of rules would you like to start?



2.  Do you think schools should get more involved in helping to prevent cyberbullying? What has your school done about this issue?



3.  Why do you think people tend to share very private details about their life online? What information should stay private?


4.  Did you like the movie?  Was the message powerful?

Cyberbully Trailer

The Racketeer

Maze Runner

Jack and Jill

Movie Trailers

In class we will be looking at Movie and Book trailer examples to help us create our own!

Tweets get Teens Suspended

Watch the video - News Canada

BRUNT ESSAY- GREY CUP

To do list..

1.  Book must be read by Monday- We start producing are book trailers next week

2.  Beep test on Monday- Bring water

3.  Math handout- Conversions

4. Science page 161 # 1, 2

5. Science Test- Wednesday

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND

Former CIS coach the mastermind behind 138-point monster performance | The Eh Game - Yahoo! Sports Canada

Former CIS coach the mastermind behind 138-point monster performance | The Eh Game - Yahoo! Sports Canada

To do List..

1.  Science homework Page 161 #1, 2

2.  Progress Report- signed

3.  Writing pieces need to be signed and returned  "Best Story Ever"& "No Rules"

4.  Book needs to be read by Monday, November 26

5.  SPORTS BASKET or $5 donation.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

Socrative App

If you have your own mobile device, please download the free app called Socrative- Student.  We will be working with this app in math throughout the year.

You can also access this app on any computer.  Here is the link.

Socrative App

TO DO LIST...

1. Science due Wednesday- 3 results- www.zerofootprintkids.com

2. Science Page 159 (#1,2,3,4,5)- Tomorrow

3. Book must be done by the 26th (Monday)

4. MUST BRING BACK CYBER BULLYING FORM

5. If you are very behind in art stay in at MORNING recess(we still have Friday to finish)

6. Jazz band has changed to tomorrow not Thursday.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT :)

J.K.

Problem of the Week

                                     Ride On, Ride On!
A motorcycle and a delivery truck left a roadside diner at the same time. After
travelling in the same direction for one and one-quarter hours, the motorcycle
had travelled 25 km farther than the delivery truck. If the average speed of the
motorcycle was 60 km/h, fin d the average speed of the delivery truck.

Gus Hooker, 13, prevented by school from participating in Movember | Daily Buzz - Yahoo! News Canada

Gus Hooker, 13, prevented by school from participating in Movember | Daily Buzz - Yahoo! News Canada

To do List.

Hello everyone,

Please complete the following

1.  Bring in either $5 or a small gift for our SPORTS basket.

2.  Bring in signed permission form to watch "Cyberbully" movie- by Wednesday

3.  Bring back signed Rubrics (BEST STORY EVER, NARRATIVE)

4.  Science homework page 159 all of the questions- due Wednesday

5.  Independent Reading Novel must be read by Monday, November 26th

6.  BEEP TEST/Fitness testing- Monday, November 26th

SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY


Congratulations to the Int. Girls Volleyball team on finishing 2nd at the AREA tournament.

MR. K

Lil' Jaxe- Pretty Remarkable Young Boy

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Nintendo’s Wii U moves to head of console class, for now - The Globe and Mail

Nintendo’s Wii U moves to head of console class, for now - The Globe and Mail

Cyberbullying Movie Permission Form

On Wednesday, November 21 we will be watching the movie "Cyberbullying".  You will be getting a hardcopy of this permission form in class.  Another option is to print this letter and return it signed.

WRITING IDEAS

One of my former students has provided a list of ideas for writing  narratives!

Here they are

-  My stomach turned upside down despite my numerous attempts at salvaging ______________ I had failed......

-The complex panel before me held all keys to the universe, if only I knew how to work the various blinking red lights and polished buttons..................

-It all made sense now.  My blindness throughout this entire journey led to sight.  I knew what I had to do....

-"Listen closely" it whispered, my growing fear turned into unreal terror as I eagerly scooted back into the cold, rocky wall.  Barely audible I spoke, "stop".  A low grumbling sound emerged from the creature's mangled body.  It knew its amount of power against me.  A silent tear rolled down my cheek.  I knew I was going to die......

-I felt a wide grin spread across my face, accomplishment was rewarding.  A bubbly feeling expanded inside of me, warmth radiating through my cheeks, forehead and arms.  Suddenly a subtle vibration threw off my balance, screams chorused through the grand hall.

THANKS M. C.!!! I LOVE YOUR IMAGINATION

To do List..

1.  Math Evaluation tomorrow

2.  Weekly blogpost- due Monday

3. WEAR BLUE TOMORROW to show bullying awareness

4.  Science Questions- due Monday Pg. 159 #1,2, 3, 4,5

5.  YOU MUST THINK OF A CREATIVE IDEA FOR YOUR NARRATIVE!!!!

6.  "Dirk" Summary- Monday on Google Drive

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

MR. K

GOAL OF THE YEAR

Mike "Pinball" Clemons

Pinball Clemons has ran for more yards then anyone in professional football !!

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To do list..

1.  Math test- Friday

2.  Math handout- due tomorrow

3.  Weekly blogspot- Monday

4.  French- due Thursday

5.  Science questions- due tomorrow

Have a good night

Mr. K

Take a tour of Google's new Toronto office - The Globe and Mail

Take a tour of Google's new Toronto office - The Globe and Mail

THIS IS HOW IMPORTANT READING IS!!!

Why can't I skip my twenty minutes of reading tonight? twitter.com/HowePrincipal/…
— Matt Renwick (@HowePrincipal) November 10, 2012

TWITTER CHEAT SHEET

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—  Sean Junkins (@sjunkins) November 11, 2012

WEEKLY BLOGPOST

After reading G. W.'s blog post about bucket lists, it gave me a great idea.

Your task is to create your own bucket list (10 things) and post it onto your blog.  Please describe why you chose each item.  Here is the beginning of mine.

Beginning of Mr. K's bucket list

1.  Visit Figi-  My wife and I have always wanted to travel to the beautiful country of Figi.  This will be difficult to accomplish as it is located on the other side of the world.  As well,  if I go on my summer vacation, the seasons are flipped making it their winter.

2.  Play golf at St. Andrews-  I enjoy watching and playing golf.  It is my dream to play at the "Old course" and walk across the Swilcan bridge just like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and many other legends.

To do List..

1. Math handout plus 3 equation problems on the blog.

2.  Math checkpoint tomorrow

3.  Math evaluation- Friday ( Algebraic Expressions & Algebraic Equations)

4.  Science Questions- due Wednesday

5.  Music playing test- Wednesday

6.  Weekly Blogpost- due next Monday

7.  French Part A- due tomorrow

Have a good night

Mr. K

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Lance Armstrong just happens to pose next to his Tour de France jerseys | Yahoo! Sports Blogs - Yahoo! Sports Canada

EQUATIONS

Summary- Fly Away Home

SUMMARY WRITING

The book “Fly Away Home” is written by Eve Bunting.  The main characters in the story are the dad and kid who is the narrator.  The boy’s father and the kid are homeless so they live in an airport.  They do their best to blend into the crowd and stay unnoticed.  One day the young boy becomes fixated with an injured bird that is desperately trying to get out of the airport.  Eventually the bird recovers enough to slip out a window that is open.  On weekends the father works as a janitor while the little boy and his friend Denny return luggage carts for a small amount of money.  The boy keeps all of his savings in his shoes.  Dad continues to try and find an apartment that he can afford but is unsuccessful.  The story ends with the boy thinking about how the bird preserved and eventually got out of the airport.  It reminds the boy of his own situation and gives him hope that one day he and his dad will be able to find their own place.

To do List...

1.  Math handout  #9, 15 & 16

2.  Science Project- due Monday

3.  Weekly Blogpost- due Monday

4. Poinsettia form
    Silent Auction
    Interview Form

5.  Music Playing Test


Have a good weekend

Mr. K

Story Map

Story Map

I Wish I Could Dunk!!!

To do List...

1. Math handout #3,4,5, 7, 8

2. Science Project-due Monday

3. Geography sheet- ASAP

4. Remembrance Day- Wear Black and Red (Poppies are available)

Have a good night

5.  Interview Forms

6. Silent Auction- money or gift


Today to B. W., M. W., J. C., J. K. & T. V. for the tweet of the day

Mr. K

To do list...

1.  Science Test- Thursday

2.  Science Project- Monday

3. Music Playing test- Wednesday, November 14

4.  Math Page 393 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10- due tomorrow

5.  WEEKLY BLOGPOST- due Monday

6,  BOOK TRAILER CHOICE- tomorrow

Mr. K

The Importance of Privacy

To do list...

1. Page 389 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5

2. Math test-signed

3. Science test- Thursday

4. Science project- Thursday

5.  Weekly blogpost- Monday

6. Good copy of Narrative- due tomorrow

7.  French test- return signed for tomorrow

Have a good night

Mr. K

INDEPENDENT READING BOOK

Hello everyone,

We are going to be making "Book  Trailers" in a few weeks time on iMovie.  You must complete a fiction novel by November 26th.

WEEKLY BLOGPOST

Hello everyone,

We will be discussing this in class tomorrow.  Weekly blogpost is due Monday, November 12.

Using your independent reading book or any other reading material, complete a reading post on your blog following the format taught in class.

Section 1: Summary

Section 2: Reading Strategies

Section 3: Reflection (Thoughts/Feelings)

To do list...

1.  Finish Math handout (Both sides)

2.  Math Test Signed- You have until Wednesday

3.  Science Project- Thursday

4. Science Test- Thursday

5.  Good copy of Narrative- due Wednesday

6.  French Test Signed- Wednesday

Have a good night

Mr. K

Surgeon calls for bodychecking ban in youth hockey - The Globe and Mail

Surgeon calls for bodychecking ban in youth hockey - The Globe and Mail

Do you agree?

FIS deciding if Lindsey Vonn can enter men’s downhill at Lake Louise - thestar.com

FIS deciding if Lindsey Vonn can enter men’s downhill at Lake Louise - thestar.com

Peewee hockey player faces challenges being taller than most NHLers - thestar.com

Peewee hockey player faces challenges being taller than most NHLers - thestar.com

To do list.....

1. "Reaching out to a stranger"- Post to your blog

2.  BE AN ACTIVE BLOGGER!!!!!!

3.  Science question #2 - due Monday

4.  Science Test- Thursday

5. Science Project- Thursday

6.  French quiz signed by Wednesday

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND

Narrative Writing

We discussed the importance of writing a strong beginning in your narratives.  As a class we decided that the following should be included:

• Strong Hook
• Descriptive Characters and Setting
• Problem is introduced

Reading Post

1.  In partners read the text "Reaching out to a stranger".  Complete a reading post together on your own individual blogs.  Remember the structure that I taught in class.

Paragraph 1: Summary

Paragraph 2: Reading Strategies

Paragraph 3:  Reflection

To do list...

1.  Copy and paste the summary on our class blog to your individual blog.  Complete the second (Reading strategies) and third sections of the post (Thought/Feelings).

2.  Art- Finish rough copy of 2 hands (Due tomorrow)

3.  Science Questions- due Monday

4.  BE ACTIVE BLOGGERS!!! (Interesting articles, thought/feelings, videos) Make sure you are creating a positive digital footprint

5.  Narrative- due Friday (Remember I will be reading your narrative on the weekend and giving you descriptive feedback to improve on)

6.  Babysitting Course form

7.  Picture Money- due tomorrow

8. Pita money- due tomorrow

Have a good night

Mr. K

Half Brother- Reading Post

        Our class is currently reading the book "Half Brother".  The book is written by Kenneth Opel.  The genre of this novel is realistic fiction.   Ben and his family have just recently moved to British Columbia from Toronto.  His family had to move there because his dad has taken a new position at the University.  His dad teaches Linguistics, and as a result he is asked to adopt a chimp and teach him American Sign Language.  When Ben's mom comes home with the chimp they name him Zan.  When their family goes to a barbecue, Ben's dad becomes concerned about having a good reputation in his new town.  As a result of this he makes Ben go to a private school called Windermere.  At the Barbeque he meets two friends named David and Jennifer Godwin.  They become very good friends and Ben develops a crush on Jennifer.  He is doing everything humanly possible to have Jennifer like him including "project Jennifer".  During all these events, Zan is learning ASL.  The Tomlins hire three students to take care of Zan while Ben's Mom and Dad are working on the study.  So far Zan has signed many words and has just signed one sentence.  Zan has also been featured in Time magazine and become a media sensation.


Paragraph 2 - Reading Strategies

Paragraph 3- Reflection ( Do you like the book? Post? Article? Why or why not?)

Reading Blog Entry

Dear Class,
            I am currently reading Over the Edge by Norah McClintock.  The genre of this book is realistic fiction and, perhaps, a little mystery.
            This book is about a girl named, Chloe.  Chloe lives in East Hasting.  She has recently moved to East Hasting from Montreal and she misses her former home a lot.  Chloe lives with her mom, her sister, Phoebe, and her step-dad, Levesque.  Levesque is the chief of police in Montreal.
            One morning, Levesque gets a call telling him that a boy from Chloe’s school is missing.  His name is Peter Flosnick.  Levesque asks Chloe if she knows where he is, but Chloe tells him that she hardly talks to him at school.
            At school that same day, everyone acts as if everything is normal, as if nothing has happened.  Chloe finds it unnerving that no one cares about Peter’s disappearance.  Peter is the kind of boy that is considered a “nerd” at Chloe’s school.  No one really pays much attention to him. Chloe, though, feels sorry for Peter.
            After two days, Peter’s body is found at the bottom of MacAdam’s Lookout, a tall hill near the school.  Peter loved to study astronomy, so it was considered reasonable for him to have been at the top of the hill.  The authorities believe that Peter committed suicide.
            When Chloe goes to Peter’s funeral, she sees his mom crying uncontrollably.  Chloe is overwhelmed with grief. 

This is where I stopped reading.

As the author described the funeral, I could visualize it clearly because I had recently been to one.  I was able to make a direct connection - it reminded me of Sara’s brother’s funeral (Sara is a student in our class), and how grief-stricken her parents were when they laid her brother to rest.  I cried a lot that day.

            I predict that Peter didn’t commit suicide.  I think that he was killed.  I think this because that’s the only way (in my opinion) that this story can go ahead.  I think that Chloe will try to find out who killed Peter.  The clues I have to support my prediction (I inferred meaning) are based on the way the other students acted.  I wonder if some of them were involved in his murder, or if they witnessed it and were too scared to tell the authorities what really happened.  Silence sometimes speaks volumes.
            If Peter wasn’t murdered, could he have actually committed suicide?  Perhaps.  When the author said that Peter was considered a “nerd” at school, it made me wonder if he was picked on, and whether this abuse lead him to commit suicide.  I can make some more connections here, to articles we have recently read in class as part of our bullying unit.  I think it is completely wrong for someone to commit suicide but having read these articles, I have come to understand (synthesize) that bullying can cause not only physical pain but emotional and psychological pain that can lead someone to commit suicide.  If my original prediction is wrong and Peter was not killed, perhaps the rest of this book will be about bullying and how Chloe confronts bullies or bullying issues.

I can’t wait to read on.

                                Sincerely

Student J

TO DO LIST.....

1.  ALL STUDENTS MUST CHANGE INTO THEIR COSTUME AT LUNCHTIME!!!!!!!

2.  $5 FOR THE DANCE

3.  IF YOU ARE BRINGING HALLOWEEN TREATS INTO THE CLASS, PLEASE CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS IN OUR CLASS!!!!

4.  MATH QUIZ- THURSDAY (SEE PREVIOUS POST FOR MORE DETAIL)

5.  EMBED 4 PICTURES ONTO YOUR BLOG UNDER THE TITLE BLOGGING RULES (THEY ARE SHARED TO YOU IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE ACCOUNT) AND EMBED YOUR BITSTRIP COMIC

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

MR. K

Watch the video - News Canada

Watch the video - News Canada

To do list....

1. Math handouts

2.  Math quiz- Thursday (Reading and writing algebraic expressions, solving algebraic expressions, table of values, and drawing algebraic expressions)

3.  Science homework- page 128 #1, 2, 4, 5 due Wednesday

Have a good night

Mr. K

Wind Map

Wind Map

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VIDEO: Girl bullied after cutting her hair for a... | CityNews.ca

To do list....

1.  Finish Math handouts (Quiz either Wednesday or Thursday next week) We will be reviewing in class.

2.  Art sketches- due Friday

3.  Science- read 5.1

4.  Questioning Evaluations signed
     Best Story Ever Oral rubric signed

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

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To do List....

1.  Math needs to be completed Pg. 385 #1-3, and the handout

2.  Art: Two ideas to draw, finish your hand- tomorrow

3.  Music playing test- Monday

4.  THINK ABOUT YOUR NARRATIVE!!!!  THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

5.  Science- Read  Section 5.1

Have a good night

Mr. K

To do list..

1. Math page. 385-386 #4, 8

2. Art- due Friday

3.  Geography paragraph- due next class

4. Reading a minimum of 20 minutes a night

Have a good night

Mr. K

Rick Hansen

Apple (Canada) - iPad mini - Every inch an iPad.

Apple (Canada) - iPad mini - Every inch an iPad.

Think Different

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

                                 Pressure's On

Taylor Jones is participating at the local level of a competition in which he
competes in 10 events. In each event the maximum possible score is 10 points.
To advance to the regional level a competitor must earn a minimum total score
of 75 points.

On the first five events, Taylor had an average score of 6.8. On the next three
events his average score was 7.2.

What must Taylor average on his final two events in order to have a total score
of exactly 75 points?

To do list.....

1.  Brainstorming for your Narrative needs to be complete

2.  Science Project- due tomorrow

3. Finish geography for tomorrow (Paragraph about why your clothing is made where it was)

4.  Bitstrips Comic- due tomorrow (hawks204)

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

MR. K

To do list...

Math textbook

#1, 2 c, 3 c, 4 c, 5, 6, 7 (Most important question)

Signed Math Quiz (Order of operations)

Reading group activities- due Tuesday

Science Project- due Wednesday

Art- due Friday

Bitstrips Comic- due Tuesday

Geography- due Tuesday

Girls volleyball on Tuesday

Have a good night

B. K.

The MY HERO Project

The MY HERO Project

Amputee Volleyball Player

To do list..

1. Math handout (Must understand what an algebraic expression, variable is)

2.  Art- due tomorrow

3.  Geography questions

Mr. K

It keeps getting worse for Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong....

Google Drive

A World At School

Problem of the Week

Over the past several years, Ima Saver collected nickels (5 cent coins) and dimes (10 cent coins) and put them in his pink piggy bank. Only nickels and dimes went in his bank. Finally, one day, the bank was full so Ima counted his money and discovered that he had exactly $10 in the bank. He also observed that he had 11 more nickels than dimes in his bank. How many coins were in Ima Saver's pink piggy bank?

Daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier | CTV News

Daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier | CTV News

Sad Story...

B. C. Teen Suicide

Homework

Interesting !!!

TO DO LIST...

1.  Lake St. George Trip- Monday (Bring appropriate clothing and anything that Mr. Shaver discussed)

2.  Bitstrips Comic- due Monday "Half Brother"  (Password: hawks and our room number)

-Directions are on the website

Have a good weekend

Mr. K

TO DO LIST....

1.  Math Quiz (Order of Operations)

2.  Art- due Friday

3.  Science Project- due October 22

4.  Half Brother comic- due Monday

SPIRIT ASSEMBLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT!!!

MR. KAUFMAN

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Can you solve this problem?

                                        Problem

A positive integer is written on the back of each of three puzzle pieces. The
numbers are not necessarily different but the total of the three numbers is 14.
Each puzzle piece is placed on a table so that the number cannot be seen.
Alpha, Beta and Gamma each select one of the pieces, being careful not to let
the other two see the number that is printed on the piece. Alpha says, after
looking at his puzzle piece, I know that Beta and Gamma have different
numbers." Beta then says, I already knew that all three numbers were
different." At this point, Gamma confidently exclaims, I now know what all
three of the numbers are!" What were the numbers and who had which
number?

To do List....

1. Math test signed (Explain the breakdown to your parents so they understand the different sections)

2.  Letter signed (Read all comments and areas you did well in and need to improve)

3.  Math handout (Order of operations)

4.  Order of operations checkpoint- tmmrw
     Order of operations quiz- Friday

5.  Finish reading "Half Brother"

6.  Bring appropriate clothing and fluids if you are a member of the cross country team

Have a good night

Mr. K

To Do List.....

1.  Math handouts (Need to be completed for tomorrow)

2.  Picture day tomorrow

3.  Science Test- tomorrow

4.  French Test- tomorrow

5.  Practise shading- Art

6.  "Best Story Ever"- presentations continue

7.  Science Project- October 22

Have a good night

Mr. K

TO DO LIST...

1. Terry Fox run- tomorrow afternoon (Bring in a twoonie for Terry, water bottle and appropriate clothing for the event)

2.  Best Story ever hardcopy- due tomorrow (Brainstorming, Revisions, Final copy)

3.  Practise "Best Story Ever"- Presentations begin tomorrow and Tuesday

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

A reminder that students should be reading for a minimum of 15-30 minutes daily

BEST STORY EVER

YOUR HARD COPY IS DUE TOMORROW! (BRAINSTORMING, ROUGH COPY,  REVISIONS, FINAL COPY)

DRA- THRILLS AND CHILLS

THRILLS AND CHILLS


STUDENT SURVEY

To Do List....

1.  Hep Shot tomorrow

2.  Math Test tomorrow (Factors, Exponents, Square Roots, Multiples)

3.  MUST PRACTISE OUR BEST STORY EVER- Presentations begin on Friday

4.  Terry Fox run & money- ASAP

5.  French test- Wednesday, October 10

6.  Science test- Wednesday, October 10

7.  French booklet- due tomorrow

8.  Art- due Friday

Have a good night

Mr. K

TO DO LIST...

1.  Math Test- Thursday

2. Math homework Pg 35 # 6, 7 a) b), 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 a) b), 17

3.  Math checkpoint signed

4. Hep B- Thursday

5. Lake St. George money- ASAP

6.  Art- due Friday

7.  "Best Story Ever" practise- Presentations begin Friday and will conclude on Tuesday

8.  Terry Fox run- Bring money

9.  French crossword- tomorrow

Mr. K

HEP B

A REMINDER THAT HEP B SHOTS ARE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4!!!!!!!!

LAKE St. George Trip

If you haven't done so already, please bring your permission forms and money into Mr. Shaver as soon as possible.

Mr. K

Unit Math Test

As mentioned last Thursday, we will be having our first unit math test on Thursday, October 4.  The following concepts will be evaluated:

Factor (GCF, Common)
Multiples (LCM)
Square Roots (Perfect squares)
Exponents

Have a good night

Mr. K

TO DO LIST...

Hello Everyone,

We had a great day at Phyllis Rawlinson Park!  I have some great videos of students being hoisted up in the Igloo blanket.

Please make sure you have completed the "Half Brother" reading and asking questions handout.  As well, you should have finished the math questions relating to exponents.


 

Literacy Shed

TO DO LIST...

1. Read Half Brother Pg 49-60, Complete during and after questions.

2. Math handout #6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, & 15

3. Outdoor education center- Monday

-Reusable Water bottle labelled with your name on it

-Litterless lunch (NO GARBAGE BAGS AT THE FACILITY)

-Dress appropriately for a day of activities outside

Have a good weekend

Mr. K

What a great idea...

11 Year old gets $20 000

TO DO LIST...

1.  Math Quiz signed (Multiplying/dividing decimals), Math checkpoint signed

2.  Math checkpoint (Divisibility Rules,  Perfect squares/ Square Roots) tomorrow

3.  Science homework sheet- due tomorrow

MUST HAVE AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK AND HEADPHONES

Mr. K
 

To Do List....

1.  Math quiz signed- ASAP

2. Math checkpoint signed- ASAP

3.  MUST HAVE INDEPENDENT READING BOOK

4.  Finish Math questions #4-8 (Must understand key vocabulary- PERFECT SQUARE, SQUARE ROOTS)

5.  Geography- due Thursday

6. French "ir" verbs- tomorrow

7. SCIENCE PROJECT- due tomorrow

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

Math

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TO DO LIST...

1.  Divisibility handout

2.  Math checkpoint signed- tomorrow

3.  Science Project- due Wednesday

4.  Art- due Friday

5.  French handout

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

TO DO LIST

SCIENCE PROJECT- due Monday

Art-due Friday

Have a good weekend

Mr. K

TO DO LIST...

1.  Math quiz signed

2. Math back of handout (Dividing decimals practice)
    Factoring handout #14, 19

3.  Science- due Monday

4.  Art- due Friday

5.  Lake St. George forms- ASAP
     
6.  MUST HAVE INDEPENDENT READING BOOK

7.  We will continue with Drafting our "Best Story Ever" tomorrow

8.  Bring in headphones

Have a good night

Mr. K

MADD REFLECTION

What did you think of the presentation? (thoughts/feelings/opinions)

· What was the one thing that will stick with you? (You won’t forget)

· What makes people drink and drive?

. What are the potential consequences of making a decision to drive while being impaired?

"BEST STORY EVER"- Pre-writing

Brainstorming

Reading Groups

Rotation Order

Group #1- Guided Reading- A champ and a cheater both? By Stephen Brunt

                  Group #2- Oral Reading- Winner vs Loser

                  Group #3- Questioning- Non-fiction- Bullied to..........

                  Group #4- Questioning- Fiction- Escape by Margaret Haddix

                  Group # 5- Questioning- Spencer West Video

                  Group #6- Independent Reading

Best Story Ever Examples

After watching several "Best Story Ever" examples, our class thought these two stories were the best.

Kevin Newman

Kristin Booth

To Do List....

1.  Think of your "Best Story Ever" idea.... (Pre-writing starts tomorrow)

2.  Math handout- Complete the front (Multiplying with Powers of 10)

3.  Science Poster- due Monday

4. Art (Finish portfolio cover) - due Friday

5.  Brown Envelope- Forms needs to be returned to Mr. Shaver ASAP

6.  French- I are Verbs...

7, Bring in headphones for Reading groups

Have a good night

Mr. Kaufman

READING GROUP- Spencer West

1. Watch video

SPENCER WEST

2.  After you completed your questions sheet, please watch

SPENCER WEST (Part 2)

To Do List......

1. Start thinking about your "Best Story Ever"

2. Art- due Friday

3. Music- due tomorrow

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

TO DO LIST...

1.  All about me video- due tomorrow

2. Math textbook page 16+ 17 #2,3, 4, a b c, 8

3.  Music poster-due Wednesday

4.  Geography- mini project (tomorrow)

5.  Art- due Friday

6,  MADD PERMISSION FORM
     OUTDOOR EDUCATION FORM
   

Have a good night

Mr. K

Interesting Article....

NHL lockout would be an......

TO DO LIST......

1. MATH QUIZ- MONDAY

2.  Art- Friday

3.  All about me video- Tuesday

4.  Geography- Finish a mini project

5.  Forms (Outdoor education, MADD, Health forms)

Have a great weekend

Mr. K

YEARBOOK

Yearbook early special runs until September 30, 2012 @$22.  The book will continue to be available from Oct. 1 - Jan. 18 @$30.  Orders are online: www.jostens.com.

TO DO LIST

1. Finish Before, during and After questions- tomorrow

2. Art (Has to be coloured)- due tomorrow

3.  Math handout- #8, 14, 15, 16

4.  Mini math quiz- Monday (Standard Form, Expanded Form, Words, Estimating, Multiplying and Dividing decimals)

5. MEET ME WORDSPLASH- MONDAY

6. ALL ABOUT ME VIDEO- Tuesday

7. Outdoor education form- ASAP
    MADD Form- ASAP

Have a good night

Mr. K

WOW!!!!! CHECK OUT iPHONE 5

iPHONE 5 VIDEO

TO DO LIST

1.  All about me video- Tuesday

2. Art- Friday

3.  "Meet Me Wordsplash"- Monday

4.  Math handout- Left column, #32, 33

5.  Music - if not finished

6. Science Questions pg.103 #1, 2

7.  Math Checkpoint signed

8. Outdoor Education Permission form- ASAP

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

Mr. K

TO DO LIST

1. Math checkpoint needs to be signed (2 days)

2. Math handout (1-20) left column

3. "ALL ABOUT ME VIDEO"- Next Tuesday September, 18th
-Need pictures on a memory stick

4.  Music Paragraph- Tomorrow

5.  Science questions- #2,3,4 due tomorrow

6.  Art- due Friday

7.  OUTDOOR EDUCATION FORM SIGNED- By Friday

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT

MR. K