April 30, 2012

Congratulations to three of our Green Team students who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd this past weekend in Synchronized Swimming.  Their Vernon team placed 1st overall in the Kamloops meet.

Science-both classes will be creating bar graphs for thier lab last week on the PH levels of various liquids.  They will be following the Science Lab Writeup Format that is currently used at PVSS

English- Mr. Martin's room should all have received their "Tumbling Book" containing their Holiday poem.  They should have their Acrostic Poem, and both their Blind Poem and Sensory Poem complete with images in their Visual Journal

Socials- Mr. Martin's room is currently watching the video series "Kings from Babylon to Baghdad", a video produced by the History Chanel.  They are taking notes, and will be using their information to create a poster or project on one of the many innovations of the Mesopotamian people.

Tuesday April 24, 2012

English: Here are a few photos from the Sensory Poem activity.  The students were leaders and were also were being led around the school, over obstacles, under items etc.  The purpose was to see if any senses were more active when they didn't have their sense of sight.  In todays class, Mr. Martin and the students came up with a rubric for what had to be included in their poem of the activity.

 

Science: Both classes have had a brief vocab quiz (15 marks) based on the chemistry section.  Both classes are to bring in liquids (or solids that we will dilute with water) and we will test their acidity.

Math 7: a reminder to the girls that they have a math test this Thursday.  The grade 7 boys should be able to add mixed fractions and irrational fractions as of today.  Most grade 8's should be comfortable with graphing problems.

Thursday April 19, 2012

English:  Mr. Martin's class spent this afternoon guiding their blindfolded partner around the school, and being blindfolded themselves.  They were getting a chance to experience what it was like to not have the use of their site.  At the end of the class, they had to write down their thoughts, anxieties, and memories of walking the maze of the school while relying on someone else to guide them.  We will take those memories and create poems on the experience next week.

Science: Mr. Martin's class had a brief quiz on chapter 6 vocab and classifying matter today.  Division 5 will have their test on Monday.

PE: Both classes should now be done round 2 of fitness testing.  Next week, weather permitting, we hope to start tennis and possibly soccer.

Math:  The grade 7 boys had a quiz today, and the grade 7 girls should be almost ready for their geometry quiz.

FSA's:  The grade 7's had their FSA tests returned to them today.  This is only one snapshot of their abilities.

Hello Green Team,

Thank you for the amazing and surprising engagement party! You have all helped to make this time of my life so exciting. It means a lot to me that all of you care so much for me and are so happy for me!
Thanks so much,
Miss. McFarland or the soon to be Mrs. Brunwald;)

Wednesday April 18, 2012

Congratulations:  In 5th period, several students from Ms. McFarland's class wanted to give her a surprise engagement party.  They talked to both classes, and many students brought in food, music and decorations.  Here are a few photos

 

 

Science: both classes should be ready for the chapter 6 vocab quiz, and be ready to work on the Acids and Bases lab next week.  Many students still don't have the last big set of labs fully answered.  I discussed with both classes that this work ethic would not work well in the high school.  They had at least 2 weeks to answer the few questions at the end of each part of the lab.

Tuesday April 17, 2012

English-Martin:  We spent period 5 in the computer lab, and they had time to find images for their "tumbling" book which holds a poem about their favorite real or fake holiday.  They also had time to find images to decorate their second type of poem, and Acrostic poem.  In this assignment, they wrote a name (theirs, a friends, a favorite sport, etc)  They are to write the name vertically, and use the first letter of that line and use it to start a characteristic of that person. 

Science- both classes should be ready for a vocab test either Thursday or Monday.  We have spent a great deal of time reviewing the chapter 6 chemistry words, and after the quiz, we will be working on an acids and base lab.  Please send your son/daughter with a liquid to test their acidic level with.  I suggested liquids such as apple juice, lemons, lime, tap water, pond water, etc.  Please don't send any strong bases or acids.  We will be working on this lab next week.

Socials- Mr. Martin's class is working on laws of the Mesopotamian time.  We are comparing the laws of that time to consequences given for the same law now.

PE- we are currently outside for most of the classes, weather permitting.  Both classes should be almost done their fitness testing (step ups, sit ups, long jump, shuttle run) with Mr. Martin.  They also have had 1-2 days of road hockey with Ms. Waring

Math- the grade 7 boys have all had their geometry test returned and are working on a mid unit review for adding fractions.  Most Grade 8's are working on algebra and mapping. The grade 7 girls are getting ready to write their geometry test.

Friday April 13, 2012

Math 7:  Today the grade 7 boys continued with adding fractions.  We used fraction strips and geometric shapes to represent different fractions.  They were reminded what equivalent fractions were, and also lowest term.  They have about 10 questions for homework if they didn't finish in class.

PE: One group has completed the second set of fitness training, and will switch with the 1st group who were playing road hockey.  With many grade 8's away yesterday due to band, we played a big game of capture the flag.

Socials: Martin-we started looking at the land features of Mesopotamia after our few days working on maps of the area.  We discussed delta, plain, and top soil.  I also had them split into groups of 2-3 people and give consequences for breaking rules/laws, based on what should happen in present day, and what they thought might have happened around the time of Mesopotamia-650BCE (Thanks for Ms. McFarland who shared her excellent worksheet)

 

 

Science- Both classes should be able to define and give examples of pure substances, elements, compounds and mixtures.

English-Mr. Martin's class had today to work on their Holiday Poem, and had to work on their "tumbling book", onto which their poem will be transferred.

Monday April 2, 2012

Science:  Today was the last day in the Science Lab for the Mystery Powders.  Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be working on the questions at the end of the lab.

English:  Mr. Martin's class started a Holiday poem about a fake or real holiday.  We used a poem called "Hooray, Hooray, Its New Years Day" as a template for our first poem.  The students were introduced to the concept of Compound Sentences using For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So to combine 2 sentences into one.  All of Mr. Martin's class should have their Individual Novel Studies sheets and marks back today.

Math:  The grade 7 boys have a chapter 4 test on Tuesday.

PE: One group will be outside for road hockey and one group inside for day 2 of fitness testing.  We will switch inside and outside groups on Thursday.