Messages and Reminders:
Field trip forms went home today for next Thursday's grade 7 orientation at SJAM. There is no cost but we do need the signed consent form returned before the trip. There is also a parent orientation that evening - see last blog post for more info. We have library tomorrow. Please look over, sign, and return integer quizzes, ratio unit tests, and basic facts quizzes from a couple weeks ago. Next Wednesday is pink shirt day - see http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/why-pink-t-shirts.html for more info about this day. Outdoor school forms are due back by the end of February. BHS has entered the Artworks Foundation art contest! The theme is changing seasons. Submissions are due Monday, March 30th to Mr. Shackelton. More info is available at http://www.artworksalberta.org.
Morning Recap:
This morning after music, we got right into language arts. We did a mini lesson on showing, not telling. This means describing how a character looks and what they are doing to show how they feel, rather than just saying something like "he was sad." We looked at some examples and then worked with a group to create an example for a given emotion. When we were done, we took turns reading our descriptions and guessing each other's emotions. Then we continued working on our stories. In math, we learned about the order of operations. When solving math questions, we need to remember to use BEDMAS - brackets, exponents, division/multiplication, addition/subtraction. We did some practice as a class and on our own. After gym, we learned a new math game: integer war. It's similar to gain and loss, a game we learned last week, but with an extra step. Each round, we turn over 2, 3, or 4 cards and add them together. Red cards are negative and black cards are positive. Whoever has the higher sum gets to keep the cards for that round, and whoever has the most cards at the end of the game (when the cards have run out) is the winner. Before lunch, we completed a self-assessment exit slip about how we think we did playing the game.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 26 - pink shirt day
Thursday, February 27 - field trip to SJAM
Friday, February 28 - outdoor school forms due
Friday, February 28 - pillars of care assembly
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