SS oral presentations start tomorrow!!
Practice, practice, practice!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Spelling Words: October 31 - November 4th
Unit 4:
Objective: to spell words with the vowel o
1. anticipation
2. blockade
3. competition
4. continuous
5. patriotic
6. armory
7. donor
8. commercial
9. conclusion
10. policy
11. microphone
12. slogan
13. complicated
14. copious
15. prospector
16. photogenic
17. cockpit
18. continent
19. ominous
20. opponent
Objective: to spell words with the vowel o
1. anticipation
2. blockade
3. competition
4. continuous
5. patriotic
6. armory
7. donor
8. commercial
9. conclusion
10. policy
11. microphone
12. slogan
13. complicated
14. copious
15. prospector
16. photogenic
17. cockpit
18. continent
19. ominous
20. opponent
Friday, October 28, 2011
Spelling Words: October 24 - 28
Unit 3:
1. barrier
2. cinnamon
3. ignorance
4. involve
5. align
6. bristle
7. circular
8. illustration
9. isolate
10. testimony
11. bulletin
12. prohibit
13. insurance
14. orchid
15. idle
16. capacity
17. hiccups
18. attire
19. peninsula
20. villain
1. barrier
2. cinnamon
3. ignorance
4. involve
5. align
6. bristle
7. circular
8. illustration
9. isolate
10. testimony
11. bulletin
12. prohibit
13. insurance
14. orchid
15. idle
16. capacity
17. hiccups
18. attire
19. peninsula
20. villain
Old Spelling Words
Unit 2:
1. delegate
2. environment
3. hostess
4. tedious
5. sacred
6. despise
7. epitome
8. leeway
9. erode
10. sterilize
11. embassy
12. estimate
13. lenient
14. recollection
15. testify
16. senior
17. exaggerate
18. medium
19. betray
20. embarrass
1. delegate
2. environment
3. hostess
4. tedious
5. sacred
6. despise
7. epitome
8. leeway
9. erode
10. sterilize
11. embassy
12. estimate
13. lenient
14. recollection
15. testify
16. senior
17. exaggerate
18. medium
19. betray
20. embarrass
Old Spelling Words
Unit 1:
1. abdomen
2. alfalfa
3. alien
4. bachelor
5. tangerine
6. transparency
7. allegiance
8. anniversary
9. diameter
10. actual
11. advancement
12. amateur
13. association
14. manuscript
15. adhesive
16. fabric
17. basis
18. astronomy
19. vacate
20. approximately
1. abdomen
2. alfalfa
3. alien
4. bachelor
5. tangerine
6. transparency
7. allegiance
8. anniversary
9. diameter
10. actual
11. advancement
12. amateur
13. association
14. manuscript
15. adhesive
16. fabric
17. basis
18. astronomy
19. vacate
20. approximately
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Electronics
After a long debate with myself and other colleagues, I believe that we need to use some of the resources that children are using.
We are going to try using electronics (within reason) in class for Math, English, SS, and Science.
This is only happening in my class and students are not to use or ask to use their electronics to other classes; they must leave them in their locker, or have them on their person (but turned off).
Students are allowed to bring an Ipod or a touch phone if they have it.
Rules:
1. They are to keep their electronics on the right top corner of their desk.
2. There is to be no texting, if one person texts, then we will not use electronics at all, they will be banned. If there is an emergency, please call the office for your child and they will be brought down to the office.
3. If listening to music, then they need to use earphones/earbuds, and keep the volume down low enough that it can't be heard by other people.
4. When instructions are on, no earbuds/earphones.
5. No listening to music during silent reading (only during assignment work time in class)
6. Students are responsible for their electronics. They are to keep them in their line of sight at all times! We don't want any to get broken or go missing - this is not my responsibility, nor the schools'
Uses for Electronics:
1. Making flashcards for Spelling
2. Using the calculator
3. Downloading an App for a dictionary (students must prove to me with this week's vocab that they can find all 20 words in the dictionary before they are allowed to use the app. They also know that they will have to show me throughout the year that they can find words alphabetically in the dictionary/thesaurus)
4. For Silent Reading during OUR (only in our) class, if they have downloaded a book and they bring it in and show it to me on the Ipod.
5. Using the calendar option for an agenda (as well as the written one)
I believe that this kind of technology is going to get bigger and bigger and that children know how to use it better than some adults (better than me at times :)
I've talked with all the students and they know that they are my "guinea pig" class. That I haven't done this before and that the rules might change or be added to or deleted depending on how things go.
If you have any rules you would like to see added, please email them to me.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me so that we can discuss them.
We are going to try using electronics (within reason) in class for Math, English, SS, and Science.
This is only happening in my class and students are not to use or ask to use their electronics to other classes; they must leave them in their locker, or have them on their person (but turned off).
Students are allowed to bring an Ipod or a touch phone if they have it.
Rules:
1. They are to keep their electronics on the right top corner of their desk.
2. There is to be no texting, if one person texts, then we will not use electronics at all, they will be banned. If there is an emergency, please call the office for your child and they will be brought down to the office.
3. If listening to music, then they need to use earphones/earbuds, and keep the volume down low enough that it can't be heard by other people.
4. When instructions are on, no earbuds/earphones.
5. No listening to music during silent reading (only during assignment work time in class)
6. Students are responsible for their electronics. They are to keep them in their line of sight at all times! We don't want any to get broken or go missing - this is not my responsibility, nor the schools'
Uses for Electronics:
1. Making flashcards for Spelling
2. Using the calculator
3. Downloading an App for a dictionary (students must prove to me with this week's vocab that they can find all 20 words in the dictionary before they are allowed to use the app. They also know that they will have to show me throughout the year that they can find words alphabetically in the dictionary/thesaurus)
4. For Silent Reading during OUR (only in our) class, if they have downloaded a book and they bring it in and show it to me on the Ipod.
5. Using the calendar option for an agenda (as well as the written one)
I believe that this kind of technology is going to get bigger and bigger and that children know how to use it better than some adults (better than me at times :)
I've talked with all the students and they know that they are my "guinea pig" class. That I haven't done this before and that the rules might change or be added to or deleted depending on how things go.
If you have any rules you would like to see added, please email them to me.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me so that we can discuss them.
Early Dismissal on Thursday
Early Dismissal on Thursday for Parent/Teacher conferences.
Students will be dismissed at 11:45am.
Students will be dismissed at 11:45am.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
SS Project
The SS project is due next week: October 28th!!
Presentations are from November 2nd - November 4th!
Students are getting marked out of 100, on 4 different area's:
Research
Content
Poster
Presentation
The Research portion is out of /28
The Content portion is out of /28
The Poster is out of /24
The Presentation is out of /20
Students have a golden-rod yellow sheet that has the marking broken down, it is quite specific.
Everyone knows that they need to hand in all their family tree, weekly goal sheet, purple bibliography sheet, pink notes (cut-up and glued on line paper with a heading at the top), and their rough drafts (with skipped lines and edited with red pen).
If you have any questions, feel free to email me,
Ms. Robertson
Presentations are from November 2nd - November 4th!
Students are getting marked out of 100, on 4 different area's:
Research
Content
Poster
Presentation
The Research portion is out of /28
The Content portion is out of /28
The Poster is out of /24
The Presentation is out of /20
Students have a golden-rod yellow sheet that has the marking broken down, it is quite specific.
Everyone knows that they need to hand in all their family tree, weekly goal sheet, purple bibliography sheet, pink notes (cut-up and glued on line paper with a heading at the top), and their rough drafts (with skipped lines and edited with red pen).
If you have any questions, feel free to email me,
Ms. Robertson
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Missing
Not all students have handed in their 5 rough draft SS paragraphs. They need to finish them as the poster is due on October 28th.
Also, students should have completed a set of worksheets for brainstorming and developing idea's for the story they are writing.
Please check with your child and make sure he or she is up to date.
Thank you.
Also, students should have completed a set of worksheets for brainstorming and developing idea's for the story they are writing.
Please check with your child and make sure he or she is up to date.
Thank you.
Novel Study
We are working our way through our Novel, "Hatchet".
Students have 20 vocabulary words.
They are to find the page and write down the page # that each word is on (they should also see how the word is used)
They are then to write down the correct definition for each word
Then, they are to use each word in a new sentence (underline the word).
We have read Chapter's 1 - 4. Students have 10 questions to answer for those 4 chapters. Hand in Questions when finished.
Students have 20 vocabulary words.
They are to find the page and write down the page # that each word is on (they should also see how the word is used)
They are then to write down the correct definition for each word
Then, they are to use each word in a new sentence (underline the word).
We have read Chapter's 1 - 4. Students have 10 questions to answer for those 4 chapters. Hand in Questions when finished.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Mastery of the Basics
Mastery of the Basics will take place on Friday this week as Ms. Robertson is in Vancouver on Thursday with the "Me to We" group!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Student Teachers
Welcome to our 2 new student teachers: Ms. Whitmore and Mr. Spendlove!
They will be in our class for the next 7 Wednesdays!
If you see them around the school, be sure to say Hi!
They will be in our class for the next 7 Wednesdays!
If you see them around the school, be sure to say Hi!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
New Writing Assignment
Narrative Writing, students are to write a 2-page to max. 20 page story (it's up to them how long they want it as long as it meets the writing rubric criteria and is at least 2 pages long).
Students have been given:
BC Performance Standard for Writing Stories Grade 7.
I will use the BC Performance Standard for marking their story.
They have also been given a package of graphic organizers to help them think about and organize their story:
Brainstorming Page
Attribute Web #3 - to think about and introduce the characters in their story
Attribute Web #2 - to get very specific about the main character
Plot diagram
Setting - they are to draw/show 6 different images about their story, each box is labeled
Story Plan - who? goal? conflict? resolution?
Students should have put these pages together (in order) in their writing and/or English section.
Students have been given:
BC Performance Standard for Writing Stories Grade 7.
I will use the BC Performance Standard for marking their story.
They have also been given a package of graphic organizers to help them think about and organize their story:
Brainstorming Page
Attribute Web #3 - to think about and introduce the characters in their story
Attribute Web #2 - to get very specific about the main character
Plot diagram
Setting - they are to draw/show 6 different images about their story, each box is labeled
Story Plan - who? goal? conflict? resolution?
Students should have put these pages together (in order) in their writing and/or English section.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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