Homework Thursday, December 19th

Hi Students,

This will be the last post for 2013!

I have handed out your homework packages for the Christmas Break, which will be your homework from now until school starts back up on January 6th...

The package consists of 5 parts:

1. Reading logs - you must read for at least 20 minutes, 5 times per week, for a total of 10 reading log entries over the break

2. Language Arts worksheets - there are 5 worksheets to help you sharpen your skills, and reinforce some of the topics we have covered in Language Arts so far

3. Math word problems - this is a set of 22 questions...none of the concepts are brand new to you, many of them build off of what you have learned in grade 6 to help you prepare for the FSA test

4. Mad Minute times tables practice - these are a set of times table practice sheets.  I would like you to time yourself as you complete them, and record how long it took you to answer all 100 questions...no calculators for this one!  Have a parent or an older brother/sister mark it for you so you know which ones you are having trouble with.  If the sheets are taking you more than 5 minutes, make flash cards to help yourself practice, or write out your times tables up to 12 for practice.

5. FSA Prep - this is a set of math and language arts questions from an old FSA test to help you see exactly what the test will be like and to get you to practice following FSA instructions.

All of these assignments need to be completed.  If you are unsure of how to complete a question or assignment phone a friend, Google it, ask a family member, or simply try to complete it the way you think you should.  It is ok to try your best and make a mistake, but it is not ok to give up.

****REMINDERS****
Tomorrow is our gingerbread house decorating competition and class party!  Remember to bring $4, some candies for the house, and any snacks you would like to bring to the party.

Have a very happy break, and a very Merry Christmas!!!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, December 18th

1. Reading log
2. Math 3.8 softcover (complete what you didn't finish in class today)
3. Math 3. hardcover questions 1-6

Homework Tuesday, December 17th

Hello students,

Since we didn't start new lessons today because of the Christmas assembly, today is going to be a "catch-up" day for homework...

1. reading log
2. Make sure you math 3.7 hardcover and softcover questions are done
3. Finish your diorama/puppet and book review if you have not done so already

Have a great evening!

Ms.Reid

Homework Monday, December 16th

Hi Students,

Here is your homework for tonight:

1. Reading log
2. Math 3.7 hardcover questions 1-6
3. Practice your lines for the assembly tomorrow.  Practice will make you sound much more clear and confident tomorrow.  Practice speaking slowly, clearly and with enthusiasm.

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework December 13th-15th

Hello Students,

It was lovely meeting with your parents this afternoon!

Here is your homework for the weekend:
1. Reading log 15 minutes per day
2. Book review assignment - you need to complete all but the last page and the cover
3. Math hardcover 3.6 questions 1-7

Have a great weekend!

Ms Reid

Homework Thursday, December 12th

1. reading log
2. Finish your Egyptian city Prezi assignment we started in class.  If you can't log into the Prezi, please put your 5 facts, your picture, and your map onto a Word document so that we can paste it into the Prezi tomorrow
3. Math 3.6 softcover questions

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, December 11th

1. Reading log
2. Chapters 25-26 of the Hunger Games for tomorrow's novel study
3. Math hardcover 3.5 questions (sorry, I forgot to post this while I was at school and I can't remember exactly which questions I assigned you....good thing you wrote it down in your planners!)

You may use a calculator to help you with your math, but I still want to see you show your steps on paper.

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, December 10th

1. Reading log
2. Read chapters 25-26 of the Hunger Games by Thursday
3. Your science presentation is tomorrow
4. Practice long division for tomorrow's math lesson on dividing decimals

Reminder: you need to give me 2 times that your parents are available for parent-teacher conferences tomorrow if you have not done so already

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, December 9th

1. Reading log

2. Make sure that your weekend Hunger Games homework is done for tomorrow's Language Arts class

3. Your science presentations will be taking place on Wednesday, you will not have class time to work on these (please see Friday's post for more information)

4. You have a monthly math test tomorrow.  Please review divisibility rules, algebra, adding/subtracting integers, converting fractions to decimals and back, and ordering fractions, decimals, and whole numbers

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Science Research Assignment

Here are your topics for the science research assignment we discussed yesterday:

Harnoor - greenhouse gases
Pavel - global warming
Armaan - over using Earth's resources
Gajinder - Air pollution
Puneet - Garbage/littering (ground pollution)
Aman - water pollution
Manjot - our dependence on fossil fuels
Sonia - not recycling batteries and cell phones
Prabhan - endangered species
Gurpreet - acid rain
Saneh - deforestation
Gurvir - habitat loss

Each of you needs to create a short presentation for the class that covers:
1. the definition of your environmental problem
2. an explanation of how humans are causing your problem to happen
3. an explanation of the impact your problem is having on the natural environment

We will be sharing our presentations with one another on Wednesday, December 11th.

Weekend Homework and Reminders

Happy Weekend Grade 7's!

Your homework this weekend:
1. reading log
2. read chapters 23-24 of the Hunger Games, record key points and make 2 connections (you will need to write these out and bring them to class on Monday)
3. Continue working on your puppet/diorama and make sure to list the quotes from the book that support your creation of a scene or character.  You will need to have this mostly finished this weekend as we will only have about 30 minutes of class time next week to work on it.
4. Math 3.4 questions 5-12 completed for Monday

Reminders:

Your LA monthly test is on Monday and your math monthly test is on Tuesday...check the post about those to see what will be on them and what you need to study.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, December 5th

Great job on the composting assembly today!  I have gotten many compliments from other teachers on how well you spoke and how well organized our presentation was :)

Your homework for tonight:

1. reading log (I will be checking these tomorrow)
2. Decide whether you are going to make a Hunger Games scene diorama or a puppet of Katniss or Peeta and chose words and quotes from the book that describe your chosen scene/character
3. Prepare for your Mesopotamia skit presentations tomorrow

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, December 4th

Bonjour les Eleves,

1. Reading log (I will be checking your log for last week and this week on Friday)
2. Finish reading chapters 21-22 of the Hunger Games
3. Study for your Term 1 Punjabi test

Reminders:
Bring me your Hunger Games movie consent form by Friday
Tomorrow is the last day to donate food to our school food drive
Your Winterfest permission form is due on Monday (December 9th)

Have a great evening, I'll see you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, December 3rd

Bonjour les Eleves!

1. reading log
2. read chapters 21-22 of the Hunger Games by Thursday
3. Finish the 3.3 math questions that were assigned yesterday
4. Study for your French quiz tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Upcoming Quizzes/Tests

Here is a list of tests/quizzes that are upcoming so that you can begin to prepare for them:

1. Wednesday, December 5th: French review quiz on greetings, numbers, school items and places, school questions/phrases

2. Monday, December 9th: Monthly Language Arts test on reading comprehension, making connections, organizing ideas, sequencing ideas, editing, and Hunger Games vocabulary 

3. Tuesday, December 10th: Monthly Math Test on patterns, integers, fractions, and decimals

Homework Monday, December 2nd

1. Reading log
2. Read chapter 20 of the Hunger Games
3. Math 3.3 hardcover practice questions 2,3,4,6 on loose paper
4. We will be having a math review Jeopardy game tomorrow for team points, so make sure you know sections 3.1-3.3 really well!