Work from Friday, Oct 29

Due Monday

Math: 2.5 Comparing and Ordering Fractions 2 - 56 Evens...

Quiz on Fractions Monday - review 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 2. 5 for yourself and make sure your assignements from these segments are completed.

L.A. Outline for "Brotherly Love" ( a novel related assignment).

Outline and story for Halloween

Work from Tuesday, Oct 27

Due Thursday:

Math 2.4 Improper Fractions/Mixed Numbers - Odds

Due Friday:

Science 8.1 Layers of the Earth CYU 1 - 4 + Hand-out sheet

Work from Monday, Oct 25

Due Tuesday:

Math: 2.3 Equivalent Fractions 2 - 36 Evens (write the full question please)

Harlem Crowns Basketball Game - Wednesday at 7 - Get your tickets right away!

Work from Thursday, Oct 21

No Classes Friday - Provincial Professional Development Day

I am attending a sold out writer's workshop in Nanaimo!

Due Friday:

Math 2.2 Meaning of Fractions p. 43 Evens (corrected in class today)

Camp X - Chapter 13 - 14 Same response format. Be prepared for a spot quiz on these chapters!

Work from Wednesday, Oct 20

Due Thursday:

Social Studies: Try This p. 64 #1 & 3.

HALEM CROWNS BASKETBALL - next Wednesday at Dunsmuir! $10 ticket Starts at 7. Get your tickets at lunch!

Work from Tuesday, Oct 19

Due Wednesday:

L.A. - Camp X Chapter 9 & 10 responses: 3 Questions/Wonderings...2-3 Connections...3-4 Main Events for our Camp X Board Game

Science: Rock Cycle Posters and Presentations begin Wed...students can review the material from 7.8 for better preparation. Posters may need completion by one student in the partner group tonight.

Due Thursday:

S.S. Try This p. 64 - Q 1 & 3

Attention Parents: Provincial Pro-D Day on Friday

Work from Monday, Oct 18

Due Tuesday:

Math - Chapter One Test today - we've reviewed and students were asked to give themselves extra practice from the text tonight...we're doing pretty well!

S.S. - Notebooks were collected today...books not handed in

J.A./T.A./S.B/K.B./K.C./C.C./B.G./M.H./B.K./Z.M./K.M./
N.P./M.S./D.S./A.W./W.W. - Catch-up at lunch Tuesday

Due Wednesday:

Camp X Chapter 9 & 10 Responses (see blue sheet for format)

Work from Friday, Oct 15

Due Monday:

L.A. Ch 7 & 8 Responses for Camp X - on blue sheets only (supplied)

Math - CHAPTER 1 Test Tuesday: Review pp. 32 - 33 Evens

S.S. - Notebook Check: All assignments to date - students were asked in class to write down any unfinished assignments from the text which were listed on the board. They are to be finished up and put in order for Monday's notebook check.

Have a great weekend .... get outside / be active whenever you can !!

Work from Thurs, Oct 14

Due Friday:)

Reading from text- Why Farming Began p. 55/56 Think for Yourself p. 55 #1&2

Work from Wednesday, Oct 13

Due Thursday:


Math Quiz Thursday! Review work: p. 32 44-50 all + 51-63 Odds

Science: We are working on an in-class poster/presentation project.

Due Monday: Language Arts - Camp X Ch 7 / 8 responses (see blue sheet).

Work from Tuesday, Oct 12

Due Wednesday:

See earlier postings for Science and Language Arts

Also...Math - 1.9 Making an Assumption (finish up remaining questions not discussed in class)

Work from Friday, Oct 8

For Tuesday:

Math: 1.8 Factors / Divisibility 2 - 72 Evens (write out all questions and indicate answers with an underline or box)

For Wednesday:

L.A. Camp X: Responses for Chapters 4, 5, and 6 (see criteria from post below)

Science: 7.8 The Rock Cycle CYU p. 211 # 1 - 4 all

Happy Turkey Gobbling:)

Novel Study Reponse Criteria

For each chapter starting at Ch 4:

3 Questions/Wonderings
3 Connections - with details
Events: Positive & Negative

Board Game Events Sheet

List events you want to include on your board game. They come from your individual chapter responses and should be itemized by chapter on this sheet. They could be labelled P for positive and N for negative. There should be several "actual" events from each chapter and one or two more general events of your design as you continue to fill out this sheet.

Camp X Trivia Cards - f

For your trivia cards make up at least 10 questions from the novel that feature more trivial details of the book...i.e. "What did the Brauns do with their farmland when they moved to Whitby?" Make a separate sheet of paper for these "trivia" questions.

Work from Thursday, Oct 7

Due Friday:

L.A. Ch 3 Response from Camp X

Science: 7.6 Weathering

Math: Activity 4 & 5

...this is possible homework depending on progress in class.

Work from Wednesday, Oct 6

Due Thursday:

Math - Divisibility Tests Activity 1 & 2 all Questions

S.S. - Students should finish word processing their text information and drawings. Some time will be available in tomorrow's class for finishing touches on the "Early People Pop-out".

Due Friday:

L.A. Chapter 3 Responses - 3 Questions & 3 Connections
Science: 7.6 on Erosion CYU all questions.

Work from Tuesday, Oct 5

Due Wednesday:

L.A. Camp X - Chapter 2 Response: Make 3 connections as discussed in class.

Science - 7.5 CYU on Weathering (see previous Science post from Monday)

Math: 1.7 Guess and Check 1 - 15 Odds + #4

Due Thursday:

S.S. Early People Pop-out (by the end of class) ...make sure to pick up a piece of white paper on Wednesday to complete the title page

Work from Monday, Oct 4

Due Tuesday:

S.S. Rough Copy of T-chart comparing the two early people groups.

Math: 1.7 Guess and Check 1 - 9 Odds

Due Wednesday:

Science: Weathering Read pp. 198 - 203 CYU p. 203 1 - 4

Work from Friday Oct 1

Due Monday: Mr. Spence's Exponent sheet...and 1.6 Scientific Notation 2 - 34 Evens including #31...

Math Quiz Tuesday Sections: Mental Math techniques 1.5 (Exponents) and 1.6 (Scientific Techniques)

Science Quiz Monday (perfect storm...I know) Sections up to and including Fossils. Make sure your notebook is complete and marked.

Language Arts: Complete all grammar sheets assigned so far and hand in your notebook for marking on Monday.

Tuesday: Finish your T-chart comparing two early people groups. Have some line art ready to trace for Tuesday's class.