Changing Blogs

Just in case a few of you are checking the blog and wondering why I haven't posted in a bit.  I am going to be changing the format of the blog.  Mrs. Jamani and I will be working on one that is connected through the board website.  We will follow up in class! :)

How are you going to do this?

Please remember to have your fairy tales signed by tomorrow!  Also please do your best at completing the worksheet handed out today.  Choose a topic that is interesting and work on narrowing it down to something you could write a paragraph on.

Also, spend some time making some study notes for the History test coming up on Friday.  If you need some extra help, see me Wednesday at 2nd nutrition break!  I'm sure you will all do amazing :)

History Test

The History test is on Friday December 9th.  Please look over your notes this weekend and make yourself some study notes.  I will go over what will be on the test on Monday.

Homework for tonight

Math Makes Sense
p. 380 #7a, 9deg
p. 376 #5

Please also have your persuasive paragraph written.  When looking at the signs, think of what it reminds you of.  Take your connection and try to persuade either myself, a company, or a school to do something about the issue you are presenting. 

Inspiration for my friends

Homework for Tuesday November 22

I would like you to make sure you find a good book and read for 30 minutes tonight.  This will help you prepare for our upcoming book talks!

Please make sure you have your jot notes done for your personal narrative.

Please have your history test signed by your parent/guardian.

Also, ensure you respond to the following 3 questions from "The Nest"...

ÊMake sure you have recorded 3 connections you made while reading the text.  What type of connection were they?

ÊWhat judgment or opinion did you make about a character or event?  Support your judgment or opinion with connections to your background knowledge or experience.

ÊExplain how making connections helps the reader understand what is read.

Homework for tonight

I want to first commend you all for the excellent participation in our class today!  A lot of you had some great ideas and constructive things to share with your peers.  This creates a rich learning enviornment for you and for your friends. 

I also want to share how proud I am of the whole class for welcoming Alyssa to our class and our school!  Talking to her after school, she had a smile on her face and said she had a good day.  Let's continue to make sure everyone leaves with a smile and can say they had a great day at Eastdale!  Great job Grade 7/8 for being such great friends!

Now for the homework...

Please read the story, "The Nest" in your language text book.  I would like to respond to the Reflecting Questions at the end of the story.  This includes creating a Graphic Organizer like the one on page 9.  I would recommend putting the title, "The Nest" in the middle of your page and drawing bubbles around it to write your connections.  I would like to see 3 connections you made.  One should be a text-to-self connection, another should be a text-to-text connection and the last should be a text-to-world connection.  You may add more if you like as well.

The last task you have is to plan a personal narrative.  Take one of your text-to-self connections and tell me about how you related to the story in point form.  For example, if you related to how Jimmy supported his friend Paul, you may have a personal narrative about a time when you supported a friend.  Jot down point forms to describe the sequence of events of your story. 

Optional Homework for Math

Page 371 in Math Makes Sense Text Book
Number 1-4, and 10.