Wednesday December 14, 2011

Math:  The grade 7 boys are working on adding and subtracting decimals, and using "front end" estimation to check their answers.  This means that you drop all the numbers after the decimal, it doesn't mean to "round" the number.

Class Meeting:  We had a Green Team meeting to go over options for a winter fun day.  Unfortunately, this topic will have to be revisited in January because less than 50% of the students agreed to any of the ideas.  We won't be planning an event if only 50% participate, as we want it to be a "team building" activity.  Please talk to your son/daughter about the options we discussed

Food Drive:  Congratulations on a great event Green Team.  We collected over 1000 cans within the school, with more than 300 coming from our team.  It turns out that Ms. Roylance and Mr. Martin tied the event with 288 cans each.  Mr. Martin tried to explain to Ms. Roylance that individually wrapped soda crackers all count as one item, not 50 individuals....the things we do to win!




Some students and families really got into the spirit of giving




One of the organizers of the event



Over 1000 items were collected




A great showing by the Len Wood Community
















Socials:  Mr. Martin's class has had their notes and quizes returned for videos 1-5.  If your child has been absent, they need to go onto YouTube, and look up "Stories From the Stone Age".  Watch and make notes on the videos, and see Mr. Martin for a question sheet if they don't have one.

Locker Clean out:  Mr. Martin's class had a chance to clean out lockers today.  Ask your son/daughter if they need to bring a plastic bag to school to carry the rest of their items home for the holidays.  PE clothing, and extra clothing can go home for washing, and old papers should be filed properly into their binders.