Monday...rainy with a chance of flurries?

Wow! A cold start to the week with an indoor recess in the afternoon. A busy day with lots going on!

We started the morning off with Math, continuing the Pythagorean Theory and word problems. We were given a-squared and c-squared and were not given b-squared. Students were given a chance to answer their questions in math with a partner and then math was assigned p. 70 & 71 #1-6,8-11 &13. Practice as there will be a quiz soon.

After recess, a double period was given to work on final touches for the "Speak" soundtrack assignments. Many groups were pretty much done and luckily the library was open for some students to go in and print up good copies of their edited written work. The past week was dedicated to groups getting their ideas organized and I have met with all of the groups at least twice to talk about their progress. Presentations were set to start this afternoon and I was determined to get the ball rolling today.

Before French we examined our Osmosis meter. The model was tampered with...and we decided that our results were not conclusive. The experiment is time consuming so we discussed the issues, and then the concepts surrounding the difference between plant and animal cells. Below you will find an experiment similar to the one we did in class where they took the whole shell off of the egg and then placed it in different solutions. After being placed in the water it absorbs quite a bit of the fluid and increases in size.

We finished the day with the first round of presentations. Great work everyone! You have inspired me again! Special thanks to C.R., D.D., T.N.,B.L. and R.P. (*BIG THANKS to R.P.'s Dad for dropping off the laptop, you saved the day!). You have all set the bar high and I look forward to tomorrow's presentations.

To finish off, it was my pleasure to take Bory and Justyn out for lunch on Friday for the Student of the Month reward! Congrats Bory for a well written nomination and to Justyn for winning the majority of votes! I can't wait to see who wins for April!

See you tomorrow!

Justyn and Bory at Subway!