Division 2

Grade 7's: Photos for the Slideshow are Tomorrow

For all grade 7 students: photos for the grad slide show will be taken tomorrow. Meet us at lunch outside Mr. Bell's portable.

Our Foods Studies Unit Has Begun

We have just begun a unit in Food Studies where we will learn about foods, nutrition and cooking!

Would you consider sharing your cooking with us over the next month? If so, please let me know what dates might work for you.

If you can come in and share some cooking with us, we would be most grateful. Time slots are flexible but would have to be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays.

Please email Ms. House if you are able to help.

Field Trip forms are due tomorrow!

Welcome back, division 2 students!

This is a reminder that your field trip form for our field trip on Tuesday morning to the Vancouver Art Gallery is due tomorrow. Please be sure to leave it in the field trip forms folder. If you have lost this paper, please ask your parents to write a permission letter for you and bring that to school. We will be back in time for hot lunch.

I'm also excited to let you know that the Langara student nurses will return in the afternoon to talk about smoking and healthy lifestyle choices.

I hope you had a relaxing and wonderful spring break with your families.

See you soon.

Family Story Interview

SPRING BREAK FAMILY STORY

During Spring Break, you are responsible for asking your family some questions about your journey to BC. You can do this over dinner, a game of cards or on a road trip!

After Spring Break and your interview are completed, you can make your own story of your family's journey to our beautiful province!

ONLY CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW OVER THE BREAK! And please record the responses...

Also, don't forget to include your own questions in the interview!

Ask your families where they are from originally?

 How did your family arrive to Canada and/or to BC?

 When did your family arrive to Canada and/or to BC?

 What was it like being in a foreign country?

 What were some difficulties?

 Any specific experiences?

Book Reviews due Wednesday, March 8th

We have been studying book reviews- the kind you would find in the New York Times or Globe and Mail and now we are writing our own. We will be uploading these to the Scholastics website so that other kids around the planet can read them. Please check the assignments tab for the rubric and web address.

Open House- This Wednesday!

Parents, please join us this Wednesday between 2-7pm for Cavell Open House. We would like to invite you to come and try some hands-on activities in our classroom and learn more about what we've been up to in term 2. See you there!

Pink Day Recap

Division 2 surprised all staff members today with pink post-its- these random act of kindness brought smiles to everyone's faces (including Mr. Stiles!)

Michael was also inspired to create Pink Day graffiti in a unique public space- a Minecraft world. What a neat idea! it will be featured on our school web page soon.

Thanks to all those who wore pink and the whole class who spread kindness today through their actions.

It's Pink Day on Feb. 22nd

Tomorrow, please wear pink to show your support for anti-bullying, anti-homophobia in schools.

Division 2 will be participating in an afternoon assembly and random acts of kindness tomorrow- photos to come!
What will you do to make Cavell a more accepting, welcoming place? These students have some good ideas:

Be brave and be kind.

Reminder: All Hamber Registration Packages due today!

Thanks to many of you who have already submitted your registration forms to us or directly to Hamber. If you have not already submitted your paper work, it is due today and you may deliver it directly to Hamber Secondary.

Update: Math Test pushed back to Feb. 22nd

Please note that the math test has been pushed back to Wednesday, Feb. 22nd in order to allow for students to study without feeling the pressure of the book trailer being due on the same day as a test.

Book Trailer uploaded to Fresh Grade: Feb. 21st.
Math test: Feb. 22nd

New Deadlines to Note: Newbery Book Trailers and Math Test

We have been working hard on our Newbery Book Trailers. Please note that these will be handed in on Fresh Grade.
They must be uploaded on Tuesday, Feb.21st by 4 pm.
The rubric can be found under the assignments tab or on Fresh Grade.
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The next math test is on Feb. 22nd, 2017*** Note this is a new date***

Here is what to study
Grade 6s
We reviewed the unit today.
We will have another review session on Thursday, Feb. 16th- please come with your questions.

1) Use p. 86 to test your abilities on multiplication and division
Study Tips:
If you are stuck on multiplication:
-Review by practicing the questions on p.70
If you are stuck on division:
- Review by practicing page 78, 82, and 85

2)Use p. 92 to test your knowledge of rounding and estimating.
Study tips:
If you are stuck:
- go back and look at the rule for rounding on p. 89
-Review what it means if you are asked to round to the nearest thousand, hundred, ten, one, etc.
How do you find that answer?
- How do you know if you should round up or down?
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Grade 7s
We will have a review session tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 15th.

1) Use pages 129 and 133 to check your understanding of place value with decimals, money, and measurement.

Study Tips:
If you are stuck, review on p. 129 the meaning of each place value and how to convert decimals to fractions and fractions to decimals

- Can you express the value of each decimal in different ways using money and measurements?

2) Use page 150 to review estimating decimal sums and differences.

Study Tips:
If you are stuck on estimating:
Review rounding decimals on pp. 147-148
If you are stuck on adding and subtracting decimals:
Review p. 145
-Review what it means if you are asked to round to the nearest thousand, hundred, ten, one, etc.
How do you find that answer?
- How do you know if you should round up or down?