Monday, 28 May 2012
NFB Trip
Today was a fantastic day! We met Ashley and Jeff at the NFB and had a great time doing two types of animation. Thanks to Jackson's dad and my cousin Ms. Wheeler for help with supervision. Please see the photos attached.
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Update
We have had a sad couple of weeks and it has been busy. Here are a few updates:
Language:
SOTM tomorrow
Essay on Documentaries - pick a question write an essay
Creative Writing piece - narrative -- your choice
Math:
Finishing up Geometry
Math test on Friday
Science:
Water Systems unit started this week
Questions 1-4 due this week
Watching a documentary tomorrow based on how the earth uses water
Geography
p.59 #1-4 Site & Situation (know your definitions)
p. 60-63 #1-5
Due next Monday May 28th
Art:
Shoe Project...due before we leave for Quebec!!!
Health:
We have to cover eating disorders....and addiction...we will soon!
Housekeeping:
Permission Forms due for NFB & Satec BBQ
Chocolate Money Due
Quebec Trip payments DUE ASAP!!!
Grad "Save-the-Date" June 26th went home today
Fun Fair newsletter went home today...this Saturday!! Come out and support Clairlea!
Please see photos attached...if you need notes from the other day! See you tomorrow!
Language:
SOTM tomorrow
Essay on Documentaries - pick a question write an essay
Creative Writing piece - narrative -- your choice
Math:
Finishing up Geometry
Math test on Friday
Science:
Water Systems unit started this week
Questions 1-4 due this week
Watching a documentary tomorrow based on how the earth uses water
Geography
p.59 #1-4 Site & Situation (know your definitions)
p. 60-63 #1-5
Due next Monday May 28th
Art:
Shoe Project...due before we leave for Quebec!!!
Health:
We have to cover eating disorders....and addiction...we will soon!
Housekeeping:
Permission Forms due for NFB & Satec BBQ
Chocolate Money Due
Quebec Trip payments DUE ASAP!!!
Grad "Save-the-Date" June 26th went home today
Fun Fair newsletter went home today...this Saturday!! Come out and support Clairlea!
Please see photos attached...if you need notes from the other day! See you tomorrow!
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| A picture of Lucy at Wonderland...to make you smile, notice the face paint she picked the design. |
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| Characteristics of a Narrative |
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| Choose a setting for your story: Where does your story take place? |
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| Get a list of Awesome characters - but remember in a short story you can only go into detail about 1 or 2. |
Don't forget - setting, rising action, climax, falling action, end !!
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Career Day & Wacky Wednesday
Yesterday was Career Day. What a great day. We got to learn about the different job options and career paths that were open to our students and all of the cool careers that lie ahead. Thanks to Mr. Bretney for coming along to help supervise, we appreciate you spending the day with us.
Below I have attached some of the links to the people that we saw yesterday. You can look them up and research more about the different careers that we saw yesterday.
http://metalworksstudios.com/
http://www.argonauts.ca/
http://www.toronto.ca/fire/recruitment/index.htm
Scroll down the page to read about Paul Jones
http://www.apprenticetrades.ca/
http://oyap.ca/
There were more but at this point in the night...I'm having a bit of a brain freeze. So maybe tomorrow night?
Today we started off with a lecture/discussion style lesson about how documentaries are not fiction. You will find the notes below.
After recess we had a silent reading/math work period in class. A challenge was handed out for the class to remain on-task and silent. All went well.
After lunch we talked a little about population patterns : linear, scattered and clustered. We discussed the pros and the cons of living in these kinds of population patterns. I promised to link near where I live so you can see how we go from clustered to scattered and then to clustered again. Please check the link below and type in: Anderson Street, Whitby, ON (my house backs on to Manning)
http://maps.google.com/
We finished the day with a work period in ART. The detailed hand-out was given today...we read through it with the class and then I conferenced with a few people. Hopefully you all have your artist picked and have started on the planning part of your work. The people I met with today have their ideas but need to work on their actual piece of writing. See you tomorrow! TGIF!
Below I have attached some of the links to the people that we saw yesterday. You can look them up and research more about the different careers that we saw yesterday.
http://metalworksstudios.com/
http://www.argonauts.ca/
http://www.toronto.ca/fire/recruitment/index.htm
Scroll down the page to read about Paul Jones
http://www.apprenticetrades.ca/
http://oyap.ca/
There were more but at this point in the night...I'm having a bit of a brain freeze. So maybe tomorrow night?
Today we started off with a lecture/discussion style lesson about how documentaries are not fiction. You will find the notes below.
After recess we had a silent reading/math work period in class. A challenge was handed out for the class to remain on-task and silent. All went well.
After lunch we talked a little about population patterns : linear, scattered and clustered. We discussed the pros and the cons of living in these kinds of population patterns. I promised to link near where I live so you can see how we go from clustered to scattered and then to clustered again. Please check the link below and type in: Anderson Street, Whitby, ON (my house backs on to Manning)
http://maps.google.com/
We finished the day with a work period in ART. The detailed hand-out was given today...we read through it with the class and then I conferenced with a few people. Hopefully you all have your artist picked and have started on the planning part of your work. The people I met with today have their ideas but need to work on their actual piece of writing. See you tomorrow! TGIF!
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Tuesday = Tech Day
Evening everyone! Today was a tech day so the day started out with research for the art project and a work period for students to type up their SOTM. I hope this period was used properly...we'll see Thursday.
We began the morning with a lecture on the different types of documentaries. Many students offered up their opinions and we had a great discussion. We will have a bit of a break from this tomorrow because of the career fair. Any missed notes can be found below. A journal reflection was assigned and students were given 20 minutes in class to get a head start.
After lunch we talked about the Career Fair tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing what the Fair has to offer you. Thanks to W.B. for convincing his dad to come tomorrow.
At the end of the day we did a hands on activity with the geometry we started yesterday. It went well. Many students worked in pairs and got the work done fast.
JUST A REMINDER:
1. If you haven't gotten your trip form in, we are on the trip tomorrow...so...too bad so sad.
2. Student of the Month...get it in!
3. Jump Rope for Heart is on Friday!!! Get your pledges in!
4. Finish your math stuff...all of it! C.R. & F.K ??
5. Food Drive...the school is looking for donations...bring in canned goods. There is a desperate need in our community, so anything helps.
See you tomorrow. As it is Mother's Day this weekend, I thought I'd share my favourite picture with me and Lucy. This is just before I went downstairs to marry my husband. It was a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life.
We began the morning with a lecture on the different types of documentaries. Many students offered up their opinions and we had a great discussion. We will have a bit of a break from this tomorrow because of the career fair. Any missed notes can be found below. A journal reflection was assigned and students were given 20 minutes in class to get a head start.
After lunch we talked about the Career Fair tomorrow. I am looking forward to seeing what the Fair has to offer you. Thanks to W.B. for convincing his dad to come tomorrow.
At the end of the day we did a hands on activity with the geometry we started yesterday. It went well. Many students worked in pairs and got the work done fast.
JUST A REMINDER:
1. If you haven't gotten your trip form in, we are on the trip tomorrow...so...too bad so sad.
2. Student of the Month...get it in!
3. Jump Rope for Heart is on Friday!!! Get your pledges in!
4. Finish your math stuff...all of it! C.R. & F.K ??
5. Food Drive...the school is looking for donations...bring in canned goods. There is a desperate need in our community, so anything helps.
See you tomorrow. As it is Mother's Day this weekend, I thought I'd share my favourite picture with me and Lucy. This is just before I went downstairs to marry my husband. It was a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life.
Monday, 7 May 2012
Happy Birthday to Me!
Yes, thank-you for asking. I had a great birthday, relaxed with my family and ate some really good food. I am now 35, and in the middle between 30 and 40 (yikes!). A special thanks goes to the girls who made me a card, baked me cupcakes & a cake, gave me presents and surprised me this morning! What a beautiful way to start the day. A million times thank-you!
Today we started with a double period of Math! We unpacked the ideas about corresponding and alternate angles. We watched the following video and then completed work in class. It was a fairly productive period and I am happy to say that the majority of the class was on task.
For Science we revisited the final ideas about diffusion and osmosis, and I asked that students finish their questions and hand them in as we are going to start a new unit...this week!
Finally, I did a lecture style lesson on documentaries. It was a generous discussion and many people offered up their opinions and points of view. I will attach a copy of the lecture point form notes, they will mean something to the class who were there and as a class we answered the question; "Why are Documentaries worth watching?". Below I have attached the stop motion documentary of a photographer's daughter. Take a moment to watch it all the way through, the father took a photo a month up until she turned 12. Really cool! Enjoy!
FOR TOMORROW:
1. Student of the Month
2. Math homework from today
3. Trip form if you haven't handed it in!
See you tomorrow!
Today we started with a double period of Math! We unpacked the ideas about corresponding and alternate angles. We watched the following video and then completed work in class. It was a fairly productive period and I am happy to say that the majority of the class was on task.
For Science we revisited the final ideas about diffusion and osmosis, and I asked that students finish their questions and hand them in as we are going to start a new unit...this week!
Finally, I did a lecture style lesson on documentaries. It was a generous discussion and many people offered up their opinions and points of view. I will attach a copy of the lecture point form notes, they will mean something to the class who were there and as a class we answered the question; "Why are Documentaries worth watching?". Below I have attached the stop motion documentary of a photographer's daughter. Take a moment to watch it all the way through, the father took a photo a month up until she turned 12. Really cool! Enjoy!
FOR TOMORROW:
1. Student of the Month
2. Math homework from today
3. Trip form if you haven't handed it in!
See you tomorrow!
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| Lucy the floating head! |
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Happy Saturday!
Today, is a beautiful day! Everything we look forward to in Spring; sun, flowers, mild breeze and somewhat dry grass. Perfect to wander the streets and parks and get some fresh air. This week has flown by and we have covered quite a bit with our own Documentary Film Festival at school.
First of all:
On Friday we watched the film "Real Injun" and realized that what we know and understand about First Nations people has been largely influenced by the stereotypes portrayed in the media. A great deal of the images and personalities of Native Peoples that we have seen have been wrong. You will find a trailer of the movie below.
For Math we covered angle relationships and properties. For help please refer to the films below:
For next week:
First of all:
On Friday we watched the film "Real Injun" and realized that what we know and understand about First Nations people has been largely influenced by the stereotypes portrayed in the media. A great deal of the images and personalities of Native Peoples that we have seen have been wrong. You will find a trailer of the movie below.
For Math we covered angle relationships and properties. For help please refer to the films below:
For next week:
- Bring in your Career Fair trip forms
- Student of the Month is DUE!
- Written portion of the Soundtrack Assignment is due ASAP!
This is for T.N.! Hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Wednesday...one week until our trip!
Good evening all. Just a quick post about today and what is coming up for tomorrow.
This morning we watched the film "Kids + Money". We watched kids from L.A. who have bought into the idea of consumerism and after our class discussion, so have most of their parents. Many of the kids who we saw with the exception of two, seemed to really buy in to the idea of name brands and designer items.
Drama went on the rest of the morning and hopefully all went well there.
After lunch we took some time to discuss the film "Kids + Money" and talked about why a film like that would be produced? What's the purpose of it? & Who's story is it telling?. Many students had some great opinions about the documentary and we definitely had some strong criticisms of some the girls in the film, especially the 12 year old talking about plastic surgery! We will take this film apart a little more later on this week and next. Below you will find the trailer to the film we are watching tomorrow called "Flying Anne".
After recess there was a few minutes to study and then a quick quiz was assigned on the Pythagorean Theory.
For tomorrow:
** Please bring your research on your artist and have some ideas for your shoe creations. You will not be allowed to go to the computer lab for information so hopefully you have your information.
Below you will find a few links that might be helpful to you, if you have not secured your research!
http://www.haltonlinks.com/cdn_artists.html
http://www.mcmichael.com/collection/seven/index.cfm
http://www.ago.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Ph4xSRabw
http://www.moma.org/
See you tomorrow!
If you have time watch this...pretty cool!
This morning we watched the film "Kids + Money". We watched kids from L.A. who have bought into the idea of consumerism and after our class discussion, so have most of their parents. Many of the kids who we saw with the exception of two, seemed to really buy in to the idea of name brands and designer items.
Drama went on the rest of the morning and hopefully all went well there.
After lunch we took some time to discuss the film "Kids + Money" and talked about why a film like that would be produced? What's the purpose of it? & Who's story is it telling?. Many students had some great opinions about the documentary and we definitely had some strong criticisms of some the girls in the film, especially the 12 year old talking about plastic surgery! We will take this film apart a little more later on this week and next. Below you will find the trailer to the film we are watching tomorrow called "Flying Anne".
After recess there was a few minutes to study and then a quick quiz was assigned on the Pythagorean Theory.
For tomorrow:
** Please bring your research on your artist and have some ideas for your shoe creations. You will not be allowed to go to the computer lab for information so hopefully you have your information.
Below you will find a few links that might be helpful to you, if you have not secured your research!
http://www.haltonlinks.com/cdn_artists.html
http://www.mcmichael.com/collection/seven/index.cfm
http://www.ago.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Ph4xSRabw
http://www.moma.org/
See you tomorrow!
If you have time watch this...pretty cool!
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Tuesday! Happy Birthday Fatima & Katrin!
Good evening all...busy day today, lots of things going on.
We started the morning with TECH, and Mr.Knierim gave students the opportunity to research their artists for the "Artist's Shoes" project. Hopefully time was spent wisely and shoe styles and artist styles were researched during this time. I promised students that I would post some art from the example artists Mme. Demeter gave us so please see them attached below.
Now it's up to you grade 8's pick an artist, pick a style, pick a shoe and get creating! Can't wait to see the results!
Literacy this morning was dedicated to a reading package where students read for meaning and answered some questions on their own. A journal was also assigned and you will see the reflection question below.
This afternoon was dedicated to getting caught up in Math. There will be a quick quiz on the Pythagorean theory tomorrow, please find the movie related to this skill below.
A permission form was handed out for the Career Fair on Wednesday (next week). We will need a parent helper so if anyone has a parent (or older sibling) who has a morning that they were willing to give to help supervise it would greatly be appreciated. I want all forms back by Friday, there is no cost to parents and it will be an informative session for everyone involved so please bring back those forms.
I have also set a Friday deadline for chocolates. All money and unsold chocolate needs to be in by this Friday!! We need to finalize numbers for the trip to Quebec so please get the chocolate money in ASAP! A case of chocolate is worth $46.78 to your trip, so take that off the total cost of your trip and you've got your total!
Please find some photos from our trip yesterday to the Bloor Cinema downtown. A special thanks goes to: Katrin Zoga (G.Z.'s big sister who's birthday it is today), Mr. Chan (J.M.C.'s dad) and my cousin Ashley Wheeler for their help in supervising the trip. We enjoyed ourselves and had a pretty good discussion about the films in class today. We'll be discussing the themes of documentaries in the next few weeks and the reason why films are made. Please find the preview to the film we will be watching in class tomorrow.
Hot Docs - In School Film Festival is in full effect! See you tomorrow 8's!
We started the morning with TECH, and Mr.Knierim gave students the opportunity to research their artists for the "Artist's Shoes" project. Hopefully time was spent wisely and shoe styles and artist styles were researched during this time. I promised students that I would post some art from the example artists Mme. Demeter gave us so please see them attached below.
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| "This is not a pipe" by Rene Mageritte - Madame did an example - This is not a shoe |
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| Georgia O'Keeffe - flower and a ram's head from when she lived in New Mexico |
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| Pollock's Number 8 - We saw a shoe decorated in this style |
Literacy this morning was dedicated to a reading package where students read for meaning and answered some questions on their own. A journal was also assigned and you will see the reflection question below.
A permission form was handed out for the Career Fair on Wednesday (next week). We will need a parent helper so if anyone has a parent (or older sibling) who has a morning that they were willing to give to help supervise it would greatly be appreciated. I want all forms back by Friday, there is no cost to parents and it will be an informative session for everyone involved so please bring back those forms.
I have also set a Friday deadline for chocolates. All money and unsold chocolate needs to be in by this Friday!! We need to finalize numbers for the trip to Quebec so please get the chocolate money in ASAP! A case of chocolate is worth $46.78 to your trip, so take that off the total cost of your trip and you've got your total!
Please find some photos from our trip yesterday to the Bloor Cinema downtown. A special thanks goes to: Katrin Zoga (G.Z.'s big sister who's birthday it is today), Mr. Chan (J.M.C.'s dad) and my cousin Ashley Wheeler for their help in supervising the trip. We enjoyed ourselves and had a pretty good discussion about the films in class today. We'll be discussing the themes of documentaries in the next few weeks and the reason why films are made. Please find the preview to the film we will be watching in class tomorrow.
Hot Docs - In School Film Festival is in full effect! See you tomorrow 8's!
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