Sunday, March 29, 2020

Important Information


Happy Sunday! 7-4 students, I will be calling you either tomorrow of Tuesday just to see how things are going and giving you a bit of an update of how our learning will be going for the next little while. I can't wait to talk to each of you and see how things are going :) 


Humanities 7-3 and 7-4 please check to see if you can see our D2L shell and let me know if you cannot by emailing me at clmalinowski@cbe.ab.ca.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Spring Break

I hope everyone has a great spring break with their family! Take some time to read each day individually or as a family.

I miss each and every one of you and hope to see you soon!



Friday, March 6, 2020

Humanities

Students this week started to work on two large assignments.

Métissage-students are grouped into groups of 3 or 4 students and they picked a common theme that describes their identity. Now they are writing a story about the theme they picked. During the week before spring break, they will present they will braid their stories together and present it orally to the class. Students seem to be embracing the process and are asking lots of questions.


Micronations-students are working in groups of 4-6 and creating their own micronations. Next week they will need to pick a location, a national anthem, and a flag. For each step of their process, they will need to explain their thinking process as a group.

Please ask your children about both these projects and how they are feeling about the process.

Friday, February 28, 2020

Humanities/CTF

On Monday, students will be presenting/sharing their "present" portion of their novel study to the class.  All other parts of their novel study were due today; however, students can still hand it in on Monday. 

If any parents have magazines that are related to interior design that they would like to donate to my CTF class to be used for collages etc. I would be extremely thankful. 


Monday, February 24, 2020

Humanities


Reminder to students that Pink Shirt Day is on Wednesday, Feb 26th. Students are encouraged to wear pink to show their support for kindness.

Students will have an open book quiz on Friday. They need to ensure that they have completed their "cheat" sheet before then.

Novel study projects are due on Friday and can be handed in at any time between now and then. Monday students will be presenting their "present" portion of their project.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Current Event Presentations

Starting on March 6th, students will be completing another round of current events presentations. Students are required to find a news article from a reputable source from the week they are presenting. They need to provide a summary of the article. The importance of the article and how it relates to what they have learned this year or a previous year. 

The schedule is posted in the classroom if students are unsure of the day they are presenting and will be reminded the week before their presentation. 




Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Long Weekend

I hope everyone has a great long weekend. We are back to school on Tuesday, February 18th. I would like to remind students that they should have their novel read by the time they return on Tuesday. 

Monday, February 10, 2020

Humanities Test

Students will have a test on Wednesday based on their notes for the Battle of the Continent. It will be a combination of multiple-choice, fill in the blanks and short answer.  If you have gone on a holiday this week we will find a time next week for you to complete the test.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Humanities

Students have been continuing to work on creating their board games to represent their battle for the continent. We are working towards completing them for next week for students to present them to each other. 

Students should be starting to complete their novels and beginning their projects. If they are feeling a bit behind I have recommended that they should be reading at home as well. Our tentative due date for this project is March 6th. 



Monday, January 27, 2020

Servery Applications

The servery is now accepting applications for Grade 7 students. I have included the link to access the application. They are due by Friday, January 31st 2020


https://forms.gle/Qq1oMfpWSv2mMPJk9



Friday, January 24, 2020

Heat and Temperature Video Links



Thursday, January 23, 2020

Humanities

Students have been working on their individual novel study. They are reading in class and then writing a summary and answering a prompt from their reading sheet. If students feel they are not going to finish in time they can be reading additional pages at home. When they have completed their book they will be completing a final project.


Battle for the Continent 

Students have been split into small groups (they picked their team members)  and will be creating a board game to represent a battle from the Seven Year War. On Monday students are invited to bring in a board game so that they can see how proper instructions are written.




Categories
Excellent (4)
Good (3)
Basic (2)
#6 - Represents
Ideas and
Creates
Understanding
Through
a Variety of Media
Design/ Artistic
Elements/ Board
Game Mechanics
Unique design.

Professional-
quality board,
cards, and pieces

The design has
some unique
elements.

Board, cards,
and pieces are
mostly high quality
Mostly derived
from a pre-existing
game, few unique
elements.

Board, cards,
and pieces are
messy or
incomplete looking
#7 - Demonstrates
Knowledge and
Understanding of
Citizenship and
Identity

Information/
Understanding/
Historical Details
Includes
specific details
from class notes
as well as details
from further research.
Includes
some details,
mostly from
class notes
Includes
general
information from
class notes.
#8 - Explores
Events and Issues
from Different Points
of View
Organization/
Rule Book

Rule Book
was easy to
understand and
explained all
details of
game play clearly.

Rule Book
was mostly
understandable
and we were
able to figure it
out on our own.

Rule Book
was somewhat
confusing.
We were
unsure of
some details of
game play.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Reminder!

Divisibility Quiz Wednesday, January 22nd!

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Science in the News - Due Monday, January 20th

Locate a news article, published in the last year that relates to our next unit of study in Science. The article can be related to any of the following concepts:
  • Heat
  • Temperature
  • Energy and Heat related technology
  • Thermal technology
  • States of matter
  • Heat transfer
  • Insulation
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Energy use and conservation
  • Conduction
  • Convection
  • Radiation
Once you have found an article, create a summary of it that includes what it is about, who is involved, where and when it took place.
Next answer the following questions:
  • How is this article relevant to our unit of study?
  • Does it connect to any other science work you have done in the past?
  • Why do you think this is important for us to learn about?
  • How does it impact us and our world?
Include the title and date of the article and the link in your document and share it with me on GD at cawoolfrey@educbe.ca
If you choose to work in partners, you need to complete this work for 2 news articles. One must be related to our Heat and Temperature unit and the other can be anything Science related.
You can do this work in a Google Doc or in Google Slides. Makes sure you have:
  • a title and your name at the top of your work
  • 3-6 paragraphs (3-5 sentences/paragraph)
  • Edit for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, formatting and spacing.
  • Self-edit, have a peer edit, then ask an older sibling or adult at home to help you identify errors so you can fix them. 

Transformation Review

https://www.hoodamath.com/games/transformationgolf.html

http://sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/geometry/shapeshoot/TranslateShapesShoot.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z2dqrwx/articles/zcjs97h

https://www.mangahigh.com/en/games/transtar


Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Individual Novel Study



Students are beginning an individual novel study. Each day in class, they will be required to read a certain number of pages, write a summary, and answer a provided prompt from the teacher or from the sheet they were given. We will be working on this activity for the next month. If students do not like the book they have chosen, they may decide to switch up until Friday, so they do not fall too far behind. 

Friday, January 10, 2020

Video clips from Thursday - Ecosystems review

Here are the video clips from Thursday, in case you want to use something from them for your Ecosystems review work (picture, web, diagrams, etc). Remember, the point is to demonstrate you understand what all of the concepts listed are and how they are connected.

Population
Community
Ecosystem
Photosynthesis
Biotic
Abiotic
Niche
Biodiversity
Fresh Water
Salt Water
Desert, Grasslands, Coniferous Forest,
Deciduous Forest, Rain Forest, Tundra,
Adaptations
Producers
Autotrophs
Decomposers
Detritivores
Consumers
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Apex
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Habitat
Resources
Shelter
Energy
Predator
Prey
Toxins
Human Impact
Sustainability
Water
Temperature
Sunlight
Soil
Environment
Competition
Food Chain
Food Web
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Trophic level