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
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
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.
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
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)
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.
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
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.
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.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday March 30
AVID: This is an excellent opportunity for those students wanting to learn organizational skills, note taking skills, etc. Two teachers, including Green Team's very own Ms. McFarland, have taken extensive training to help students who desire to enroll in this program. We used to run Academic Intervention where the staff and parents signed students up for this after school program, but we didn't always get the student "buy in". We have just introduced the concept to students at yesterday's assembly, and we had over 20 students go to a lunch hour meeting to get more information.
Science: Both classes will be done the mystery powder lab by Tuesday. I have really enjoyed watching the students get hands on experience, and most have told me that they enjoy the change. I am hoping to come up with a lab to test Acids and Bases of household chemicals, which will be a continuation of our chemistry section
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English: Mr. Martin's class is just starting poetry, and trying to finish off the last of the individual novel presentations
Socials: Mr. Martin's class is almost 1/2 way done their debates on the Northern Gateway Pipeline, with the Pro side winning 3 out of 3 debates. We have 4 more sets to go.
Math 7 Boys: We will continue to review today and Monday for the unit 4 test, with a test hopefully on Tuesday morning. This unit covers circles, parallelograms, triangles, as well as creating circle graphs.
Health and Career Ed: Madame Wocknitz has been working with both classes in researching skills and wages, and job opportunities for various jobs. They are creating a duotang of information for their jobs.
Science: Both classes will be done the mystery powder lab by Tuesday. I have really enjoyed watching the students get hands on experience, and most have told me that they enjoy the change. I am hoping to come up with a lab to test Acids and Bases of household chemicals, which will be a continuation of our chemistry section
.English: Mr. Martin's class is just starting poetry, and trying to finish off the last of the individual novel presentations
Rick Hansen update: Congratulations to our own student, Liam Flaten who has been chosen to be our representative to carry the 1 lb silver medal in the cross Canada relay. Our leg of the relay will take place on Tuesday, come out and support our representative, as well as the 12 other students who were selected by their classmates as nominees for this event.
Socials: Mr. Martin's class is almost 1/2 way done their debates on the Northern Gateway Pipeline, with the Pro side winning 3 out of 3 debates. We have 4 more sets to go.
Math 7 Boys: We will continue to review today and Monday for the unit 4 test, with a test hopefully on Tuesday morning. This unit covers circles, parallelograms, triangles, as well as creating circle graphs.
Health and Career Ed: Madame Wocknitz has been working with both classes in researching skills and wages, and job opportunities for various jobs. They are creating a duotang of information for their jobs.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Welcome Back
I trust that your spring break was restfull. We have hit the road running this week, and here is an overview of team green.
Math 7 BOYS- I was hoping to get the current unit done before the break, but we just ran out of time. We are spending several days trying to master the concept of taking a word problem and converting it into fractions, decimals, percentage, as well as converting the decimal to degrees to create circle graphs. I'd like to finish the unit this week, and have a test next week. I have been assigning 1 question each night, but I have not been satisfied with the completion rate.
English- Any of Mr. Martin's class who haven't turned in their Memoir are very late. I won't return any until I get them all turned in. We will be starting Poetry next, and the students will create their own poetry booklet. I am hoping to combine the poetry with some grammar lessons, thanks to a resource from Mrs. Haywood-Farmer
Socials- today we are starting our debates on the Northern Gateway Pipeline. We also have started a small mapping assignment on Mesopotamia
Science- both classes will be starting the 3rd chemistry "mystery powders" lab today. Several students helped me inventory the new lab equipment we purchased for the lab, thank you.
PE- The students ran their second beep test and other physical fitness testing yesterday. Most students improved the number of lenghts of the gym they could run. With the warmer weather starting, we are anxious to return outside for activities such as tennis, road hockey, track and field, and flag football.
Math 7 BOYS- I was hoping to get the current unit done before the break, but we just ran out of time. We are spending several days trying to master the concept of taking a word problem and converting it into fractions, decimals, percentage, as well as converting the decimal to degrees to create circle graphs. I'd like to finish the unit this week, and have a test next week. I have been assigning 1 question each night, but I have not been satisfied with the completion rate.
English- Any of Mr. Martin's class who haven't turned in their Memoir are very late. I won't return any until I get them all turned in. We will be starting Poetry next, and the students will create their own poetry booklet. I am hoping to combine the poetry with some grammar lessons, thanks to a resource from Mrs. Haywood-Farmer
Socials- today we are starting our debates on the Northern Gateway Pipeline. We also have started a small mapping assignment on Mesopotamia
Science- both classes will be starting the 3rd chemistry "mystery powders" lab today. Several students helped me inventory the new lab equipment we purchased for the lab, thank you.
PE- The students ran their second beep test and other physical fitness testing yesterday. Most students improved the number of lenghts of the gym they could run. With the warmer weather starting, we are anxious to return outside for activities such as tennis, road hockey, track and field, and flag football.
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