Is it really raining?

I'm not sure if I should be complaining but usually at this time of year we are freezing at recess and at lunch and there is snow everywhere.  However today was different and the rain made everyone a little bit crazy including me!!

We began this morning by working on math skills.  Students worked in partners on identifying translations such as rotations and reflections on the coordinate plane.  They used formulas, protractors and compasses to check their work and draw out their solutions.  Students should be finished these work sheets and tomorrow will have one more day to practice their skill in their math teams.  We will have a test on Wednesday to check knowledge, understanding and communication.  Then we will move right into measurement and the area of a circle. 

Today we also began the final step of our Fluids unit, buoyancy.  We will be doing an investigation on Wednesday with modelling clay, marbles, water, and a spring scale.  Pictures, results and analysis to follow this week.  Students should read through the experiment one more time before Wednesday and make sure that they are familiar with the steps.  If you haven't handed in the Density Science lab today it is due ASAP! Tomorrow Density questions are due (activity sheet from last week), the link for the Hindenburg is here: http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster

For French M.Ndikumana assigned more worksheets dealing with the various vocabulary associated with Les Sports, please ensure to stay on top of your work as he will be getting his report card marks from some of the activities you are doing right now.

Tech period should be dedicated to researching your "JUNK" food infographic.  Below you will find a list of links that will help you with your research.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/basics-base/quantit-eng.php
http://www.mcdonalds.ca/ca/en/food/nutrition_calculator.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/flash/health/caloriecounter/caloriecounter.htmlhttp://www.fastfoodnutrition.org/calc1.php
http://www.timhortons.com/ca/en/menu/nutrition-calculator.html

Reminders for this week:
* All Science work is due ASAP!! Except for the investigation that we will do this Wednesday.
* Family story soft due date this Thursday work on your rough copy, hard due date Monday.
* Infographic due TBA, research must be done in tech period and plans must be in place.
* Winter Activity Day forms are due ASAP.  Last day to hand them in? This Thursday.
* If you are interested in going to Quebec, the next scheduled payment is on February 6th for $225. AND final payment is due April 6th.  If you haven't already secured your spot by paying the deposit, I would recommend bringing in the $100 deposit ASAP!

See you tomorrow, after recess.  ;)