Please polish your "Where I'm From" poems by Friday, October 30th. They are going on display outside our classroom next week. Your drafts were excellent so show me your best polished work with the good copy. Submit your poem typed or in pen on white paper.
Your assignment will be assessed using the BC Performance Standards:
We Scare Hunger- Food Drive
Let's scare hunger this Halloween. Grade 7s are challenged to bring a total of 250 cans of food to school by Friday, October 30th. The prize? Many more well nourished low income families in our city and a Halloween party for the class. Let's be generous!
Homework Update
Genius Hour Group Pitch on Tuesday
Current Events Person #3 on Thursday
Literature Circle Package due on Thursday
Political Cartoon due on Thursday
Current Events Person #3 on Thursday
Literature Circle Package due on Thursday
Political Cartoon due on Thursday
Grad Hoodies
This year our Grade 7's are being given the oppurtunity to deisgn their Grad Hoodies. All entries are due on November 2nd. We look forward to seeing your creative entries!
Homework
- Hatchet connector sheets and Reading Logs are both due tomorrow.
- Last call for Genius Hour conferences- this Friday
Ice Cream and Gratitude
Europe's Refugee Crisis: Mapping Homework due tomorrow!
Please finish your map of Europe. Pay close attention to the instructions and make sure that all of the places properly labelled and coloured in. This assignment is due on Wednesday, October 14th. Please reread the homework policy too.
Magee Open House Date Change for Sparts and Leaders program
Please note that Magee has changed their Information Night for SPARTS and their Leaders program from Oct. 15th to Oct. 29th.
The new date is October 29th for information about SPARTS and Leaders Programs at Magee. The SPARTS presentation will begin at 6:00 pm and the Leaders Programs will begin at 7:00 pm.
The new date is October 29th for information about SPARTS and Leaders Programs at Magee. The SPARTS presentation will begin at 6:00 pm and the Leaders Programs will begin at 7:00 pm.
The Gratitude Graffiti Project
In Life 101 ( aka and Health and Career), we began talking about gratitude today. We compared the triggers for "fight or flight" and those for "rest and digest". We are working on gratitude as a way of helping us be more mindful, calm and happy. Here is our view on what happens in the body in these two states. Next stop, joining the Gratitude Graffiti Project at Rain or Shine this coming Tuesday.
If you'd like to make a gratitude stop, here is a list of who is participating:
http://thegratitudegraffitiproject.com/2015/09/20/vancouver-bc-get-your-gratitude-on-with-these-24-gratitude-stops/
If you'd like to make a gratitude stop, here is a list of who is participating:
http://thegratitudegraffitiproject.com/2015/09/20/vancouver-bc-get-your-gratitude-on-with-these-24-gratitude-stops/
Classroom Homework Policy
While we don't give a lot of homework, when we do, it's important to get it done.
Here is our policy
Missed assignments: When we give homework, we expect it to be done. We want to build good study habits and organizational skills.
If you cannot complete your homework for a valid reason ( appointment, illness, planned absence, lack of knowledge in how to complete the work), please let the teacher know and provide a note from your parent as early as possible. We will work with you to complete the assignment and arrange a new deadline. All parties will be aware of the new plan.
If you have simply forgotten to do it, you will lose 10% of the mark. The work will need to be completed as soon as possible. Your parent will also be informed of the new plan. If the pattern is chronic, we will arrange a meeting with all parties.
Here is our policy
Missed assignments: When we give homework, we expect it to be done. We want to build good study habits and organizational skills.
If you cannot complete your homework for a valid reason ( appointment, illness, planned absence, lack of knowledge in how to complete the work), please let the teacher know and provide a note from your parent as early as possible. We will work with you to complete the assignment and arrange a new deadline. All parties will be aware of the new plan.
If you have simply forgotten to do it, you will lose 10% of the mark. The work will need to be completed as soon as possible. Your parent will also be informed of the new plan. If the pattern is chronic, we will arrange a meeting with all parties.
Div 1 Elects NDP!
Our class did an election prior to learning about the different party platforms. We are going to do another election at the end of our unit and see if our results differ. Here are the first election results:
NDP: 12 votes
Green Party: 8 Votes
Liberal Party: 6 Votes
Conservative Party: 4 Votes
At home you and your family could try out this interesting survey called Vote Compass. It evaluates your answers and determines which party has smilar views.
https://votecompass.cbc.ca/
NDP: 12 votes
Green Party: 8 Votes
Liberal Party: 6 Votes
Conservative Party: 4 Votes
At home you and your family could try out this interesting survey called Vote Compass. It evaluates your answers and determines which party has smilar views.
https://votecompass.cbc.ca/
Homework: Math Quiz Tomorrow!
Review your JUMP Math Package for tomorrow's quiz. Review the concepts for an hour maximum. Here's our web on the value of math in "real life".
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Division 1, you did a fantastic job singing with our two buddy classes. It was a solemn but hopeful message. -
Please take your workbooks home to review the number sense concepts from unit 1. Please have today's ANIE quiz signed by your parents.