A reminder for those who bought Blue Jays tickets, that the game is tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Go Jays!
Please make sure that your parents receive the package that went home this evening surrounding the Ontario Health curriculum. Thank you.
Please find below an update on what we have been working on in class, and where we are currently headed.
Math
Students have completed their test for Chapter 6 (Rate, Ratio & Percents), and are currently completing Chapter 2 (Addition & Subtraction of Integers). Our Integers unit test will be coming up shortly. The date will be set once I have seen that the students have had enough time to work through the review pages. I am anticipating either late this week or early the following week. Our next unit will be Chapter 8 (Variables, Expressions & Equations). As always, students are reminded, and strongly encouraged, to take advantage of extra help sessions at morning recesses when they notice that there are particular aspects of the unit that they are giving them difficulty. These sessions do not need to take the entire recess, but can be extremely helpful in clarifying concepts.
Social Studies
We have completed the grade 7 History curriculum, and have moved onto our Geography studies. Some students still need to present their final History assignment, and will be doing so during our upcoming Social Studies periods. The reason why some have completed their assignments, while some still need to present, is due to the type of assignment they chose to complete. For those students who decided to write a report, they have handed their assignment in. Other students chose to create presentations, and so those students are coming and presenting to me during our weekly Social Studies period.
For Geography, students have been given the outline for what our classes will look like each week. There will be a section in the textbook that we will be covering, and they will be required to read that section, and be given questions/assignments to complete which allow students to respond and work with the material they have learned. The goal is to provide students with authentic learning opportunities which allow them to develop their skills in reading and responding. We will have class discussions on the materials to add to our learning. During this time students are required to add to their notes that which they are learning from our conversations. This too is a meaningful process in that it works to develop their oral communication skills in listening and responding. It teaches students to listen, contribute and synthesize/develop new learning using that which they have read and discussed. It is the goal to create learning opportunities which resemble real-world scenarios that they have either already experienced, or will be experiencing in their future.
Literacy
Students have completed their second novels for their Social Justice Unit. They have also handed in their Figurative Language Assignment. As a next step, we will be examining expository writing (5 paragraph essays) and once we have learned the characteristics of these essays, students will be completing their own. The topics will focus on themes from our Social Justice Unit.
In Oral Communication, we are learning about what makes an effective oral presentation. Our big theme is "Presentations That WOW!" We have, and will continue to, examine various presentations that "wow" an audience, and determine what makes these presentations so effective so that we can apply these same characteristics to our own presentations. Topics include, novelty, confidence, practice, preparation, length, topic, audience & inspiration.
As always, please never hesitate to let me know if you have any questions. Education is always most effective when parents and teachers partner together to meet the needs of each individual student.
Math Lessons
Chapter #2 - Ratios, Rates & Percents
- Using ratios to determine if 2 shapes are similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbLxpO-v6ok
How to solve question 2 in workbook of lesson 2.6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJVKZG8pQtc
- Equivalent Fractions help us solve ratio, rate & percent problems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56ti9NMNpI
- Multiplication & Division of Decimals & Long Division (2.7 & 2.8) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTbKgbNCQHw
Chapter #6 - Integers
Math - 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 in workbook (due Monday)
Health - "Convincing Assignment". Use the articles that you have read, along with your notes from our discussions, and your own prior knowledge to create an assignment that could be used to convince students that they should make healthy food choices. The method you use is up to you. In can be a chart, poster, or anything else you feel is appropriate to convince your audience. (Due Thursday)
-Friday Folders - Please have signed and returned (due Monday)
Geography - Please read chapter #6 on Landforms, and then answer the following questions. Please make sure that you follow my advice below:
a. p.128 #3
b. p.138 #2
c. p.139 #2 & 9 (for #2 you can use p.129 & p. 304 to help you find your anwers. For question #9 please do not type in Google anything other than "Group of Seven art". This is to ensure that your search does not bring anything up that is inappropriate.
History - Please make sure that your history textbooks are safely in your locker, as I plan on collecting them all next week. (Due Thursday)
History - For those of you who have not yet presented their final assignments, please make sure that you are ready to present them to me next week during our Geography period. If you want to come see me and present before this time, that is also fine. (Due Thursday)
Science - Please make sure that you keep up to date with Mrs. Foster's assignment sheet.
Have a great evening!
Mr. Carr
jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca
www.twitter.com/jonathanwcarr1
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