Class Update - November 6th

Hello families of 7A Students,

I updated the website last week on a Wednesday, so I'm going to do another update this Wednesday.  After this year it should be pretty regular on Thursday's or Friday's.

Language Arts
-We continue exploring theme in A Monster Calls.  All students have their own books so they are following along as we are listening to the audio book.  We are also reading aloud as a class, individually, and in small groups.

We are going to start doing concentrated grammar lessons during our writer's workshops.

Social Studies
We have completed looking at French immigration to Canada, and are now moving to British immigration to Canada.

Science
We are currently working on summarizing our learning in the structures unit so far.  The students have chosen a famous building from somewhere around the world and are doing a structural profile on it.  They are being assessed on their use of technology (to put together their presentation), conceptual understanding, and how they completed research.

Math
Students have completed their integer unit test and we are moving onto Fractions.  Tomorrow we will start representing equivalent fractions, and simplifying fractions.  This is review, but it is an important concept to go over and ensure there is a solid understanding. 

Important Dates

• November 8: Remembrance Day Assembly
• November 11: Remembrance Day - No School
• November 12: Bridge Walk 1  - 8:15am - 12:00pm
• November 13: Junior Achievement presentations in class
• November 14: Bridge Walk 2 - 10am - 2:00pm
• November 19: Architecture Walk - 10:00 - 2:30pm
• November 21: Half Day, Parent-Teacher Conferences
• November 22: Parent Teacher Conferences, No School
• November 25: Inside Education Presentation - In School
• December 4: Calgary Central Library and the National Music Centre - 10:00am - 2:00pm
• December 9 - 13: Skate Shack at the school

**I was asked to create a calendar function for this blog, but I have been unable to do it.  My apologies.  Please continue to regularly check this blog or the class website for information.