Yearbook Cover Voting

Yearbook Cover Voting

To do...November 29

1. Grade 8 Math - worksheet Parallel Lines #16-20 & worksheet 3.8
2. Both Grades - Math tests have gone home - signed & corrections made
3. Science Test - Grade 8s tomorrow
4. Grade 7 Science - Invasive Species presentations tomorrow

To do...November 27

1. Grade 8 History - Confederation Mock Conference begins tomorrow (be prepared)
2. Grade 7 Math - measuring and naming angles
3. Health Reflections due tomorrow

Grade 7 - Tuesday

Estimating Angles

Alien Angles

Banana Hunt

Which One Doesn't Belong?

Grade 8 Ottawa Trip Information Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 29th at 6:30 pm
Location: Highview library (upstairs)

Our tour company, Brightspark, will be presenting information about our trip, including details about the itinerary and how to pay.

Highview staff will also be in attendance to answer questions from the school point of view.

Area Challenge Question

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Reminder that interviews will take place this Thursday evening and Friday morning. If you require another option please let me know or if you would prefer to talk on the phone.

Thanks.

Would You Rather?

Choose the shortest route

Justify your choice.

Grade 7 - Math Problem

A tennis court is 23.8 m by 11 m. A tennis club has 3 courts side by side in a fenced area. The courts have 3 m between them and 3 m around the outside. YOU MUST DRAW A DIAGRAM.

a) What is the total area of the 3 tennis courts?
b) What are the dimensions of the fenced space?
c) What is the area of the fenced space?

What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

To do...November 16

1. Strong Opening & "Creating a Setting" writing assignments due Monday
2. Be prepared to share "TOP 10" blog post
3. Gr. 8 Math - two questions from worksheet
4. MATH TEST - Wed. November 21

Grade 7

• area & perimeter - rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid & composite figures
• conversions

Grade 8 

• circumference and area of a circle (though all shapes above are fair game)
• composite figures

Example of Procedural Writing

• What FEATURES are included?

Yearbook Committee

If you are interested in working on the Highview Yearbook, please go to Yearbook application

It is open to Grade 7 and 8 students. They can only accept a limited number of students.

To do...November 12

1. Grade 7 Math - composite figure
2. Grade 8 Math - worksheet #14, 16, 17, 18
3. Checkpoint - Thursday (both grades)
4. Awesome Writing due Tuesday
5. History - Reasons for Confederation tomorrow
6. Gr. 8 Science - 5.1, 5.2 plus diagram

• Spoken Word Workshop Permission and money
• AWESOME WRITING ASSIGNMENT- due Tuesday 
• Grade 8 William's Trip Permission Form- due by Wednesday
• "Top 10" Blog post- due Friday
• Grade 8 History - read p. 50 - & complete fishbone - "Reasons for Confederation)
• Grade 7 Math - worksheet questions
• Grade 8 Math - p. 166 #6-8, 10, 12, 14
• Grade 7 Science Poster due by end of Monday's class & Test on Thursday

To do...November 8

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 164 #6-8, 11, 13-15
2. Gr. 8 Math - p. 166 #4
3. Literacy - Awesome Writing due next Tuesday

Remembrance Day Assembly tomorrow - bring donation for poppy

TOP 10 Blog Post

Learning Goal:

• Create a blogpost about a “TOP 10” list of your creation

Success Criteria:

Writing

• Brief & engaging description of each item on the list
• Word choice
• Begin strong & end well
• Quality & Quantity
• Conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar)

Media

• Creative "outside the box" ideas
• Interesting title
• Well organized
• Different types of media (video, images, fonts etc.)
• Media used well (connected to topic, good quality)
• “Hooks” you in

Remembrance Day Resources

What are the features of an effective blog post?

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To do...November 5

1. Grade 7 Math - 5.3 worksheet
2. Grade 7 Math - Composite figure Quiz
3. Grade 8 Math - p. 158 #10, 12-14, 15-17, 20
4. Awesome Writing - draft completed for tomorrow
5. Gr. 8 History - Assessment: What were the colonies reasons join or not join Confederation?

To do...Friday, November 2

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 158 #3c, 7, 9, 14-16
2. Gr. 8 Math - p. 158 #4, 5, 6 ef, 7 ef
3. Math Unit Test - needs to be signed and returned
4. Awesome Writing assignment - draft
5. Gr. 8 History - prepare for assessment (Tues., Nov. 6)
6. Gr. 7 History - p. 71 #2 (causes of the Acadian Expulsion)
7. Health - complete tracking form (need to show Mr. Congram - Monday or Tuesday)
8. Grade 8 Science Test next Thursday
9. Learning Skills Self Assessment (if you did not complete it in class!)

Learning Partners

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