April updates
April 28
Homework for the week-end: (mostly for those students who were absent today ….)
LA: write a “formula poem” – the formula is on google classroom-LA-Poetry …. Formula poem instructions
Most students have completed this – those students absent will need to do this.
SCI: today we reviewed the Ray diagram and how the image in the “camera and eye” activity (page 212 – science text) was inverted. Students took notes on the concave vs convex lens. Monday we will have a class presentation on the eye – if those students who were absent today can look at convex and concave lenses – and the parts of the eye – that would help you be prepared for Monday’s presentation.
LA: We are starting a unit in Poetry and Photography
Social: Environmental Worldview: Part A of Alberta Tomorrow (Google classroom – Social). Students worked on these questions today in class.
Math: No homework
April 18
Thank you for signing and returning the 2 consent forms: 1. Camp #4 and #5, 2. Financial Literacy at SAIT.
If your child has not yet brought these forms in – please ask them to check their backpacks – the forms should be there.
Math: Algebra is going well. The more students practice the more confident and better they are doing. Tonights homework is the Chapter Review (pages400 – 401 #4-15), I have also put a Worksheet on Google Classroom that they should work on. The unit test will be next week on Tuesday.
Science: We are starting our light and optics unit. I have an optometrist coming to class to do a presentation on the human eye on April 30th, and a “lets talk Science” presentation on light in May.
Social/Sci: Alberta Tomorrow: ask your child to show you the Alberta Tomorrow website. It is a great simulation program about land use – we will be working with this program for our Environmental Worldview unit for Social Studies and Science.
Students should be thinking about their Environmental Action Project – we will be starting this next week.
Social: Students did a fantastic job on the Aztec city model project and their presentation of their learning to other classes was insightful and well prepared.
LA: there are some students who have not yet handed in their Outsiders novel questions, the Outsiders “book vs movie” written assignment nor their field journal. Read Read Read #4 due April 28
Coming up:
April 19 – Sexual health presentation#2
April 30 – Optometrist presentation
May 7 – Financial Literacy day at SAIT
Camp #4 – May 23-25
May 29 – Discover e Science workshop - light
Environment Fair – June 15
Camp #5 – June 19 - 22
