Schoolwork

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Monday January 26 - Friday January 30, 2009 - NOTE: an empty cell indicates no work in that subject on that day. This page may be updated at any time due to changes in the schedule and rate of student accomplishment.

Subject	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Math	Geometry 1 Written Pre-Test	Geometry 1 -MQ90, 91 #1-10 -*Glossary* (work on the words from today’s pages – the glossary is to be worked on daily throughout the unit)	Geometry 1 -MQ92, 93 #1 (polyhedra) -glossary -Activity: folding nets (plans that are cut and folded into geometric solids)	Geometry 1 -MQ98, 99 all (top and side views of polyhedra) -glossary -continue folding nets activity	P.D. DAY (no school)
L.A.	-Punctuation, spelling and capitals will be our focus through the use of our agendas (accuracy in copying messages that model good writing form) and we will also pursue this worthy self-editing goal soon in our personal dictionary/spellers. -P.A.R.I.S. -Study nouns & adjectives (through Schoolhouse Rock! video plus written and oral practice) -Journal entry: Activity I Do – revisited (discussed) -Novel Study: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
F.L.A.	-Song: Le petit prince + vocabulary (roi, reine, prince + review of the days of the week: lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche) -Conjugating –ER verbs (review + introduction to new –ER verbs) -Carnaval: introduction of vocabulary and events surrounding the French Canadian celebration of Carnaval -French is taught using the four modes/skills of learning. This means that all students have the opportunity to learn through listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Science		Classroom Chemistry -Activity: *Sweet and Sour* -notes and illustrations during this activity will be evaluated -Reading from What a Blast! (time permitting)	Classroom Chemistry -Activity: *Mixing Liquids* -Reading from What a Blast! (time permitting)	Classroom Chemistry -Activity: *Mixing Liquids* (completion) -Feedback regarding the evaluated pages 10-15 -Reading from What a Blast! (time permitting)	(next week)
Art	-We will continue to use our art techniques, the use of fonts, misting and wet-on-wet painting by applying these techniques to our daily work assignments in order to embellish them in preparation for grade 6 achievement and to present our work in a prideful manner.
S.S.	Social studies is taught by Ms Sparrow
Other	Organization skills (desk cleaning, ordering notes, emphasizing dates and titles for daily work, etc.).

Agenda Messages

Note: *refers to work that should have been accomplished by this date
or refers to a select group of students.

Monday: 1) Math: We began our first of two geometry units today with the written pre-test. 2) I received feedback on my latest journal entry. 3) We are working on posters as part of our study of the novel, Hatchet.

Tuesday: 1) Math: MQ90 and 91#1-10 2) Science: Listen to my account of the activity we did today. Mr. Myers has my duotang. 3) I am coming home with a letter from Mrs. Newman regarding our school’s opera. 4) Tomorrow, my Carnaval research will be evaluated for effort in French. 5) We have Fun Food Day tomorrow.

Wednesday: 1) Math: MQ93 #1; We are folding nets into solids. 2) Science: Mr. Myers gave our evaluated science pages back to us today. 3) There is no journal entry that is due this week as we are busy putting together our novel study posters. 4) My social studies mini-research is due Thursday February 5. No excuses, no extensions, no work = 0. I’m doing with . *Tonight is my last opportunity to either improve or to simply submit this week’s P.O.T.W..
Thursday: 1) Math: MQ98 and 99 all 2) We are mixing liquids and recording our observations in science. 3) We have no library tomorrow as it is a P.D. day. 4) There are two important letters coming home from the school’s office: Go Green program and Carnaval. 5) There is no P.O.T.W. next week. *I did not submit this week’s P.O.T.W. and was fined fifty dollars.
Friday: (no school: P.D. day)

Web master: Mr. Grant Myers
the Calgary Board of Education