Homework Thursday, December 18th

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Bring a little bit of candy for our gingerbread houses tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, December 17th

I would like to thank you all for your tremendous help today in making the Christmas Assembly successful - I could not have done it without you!  I'd also like to extend an extra special thank you to Balkirt and Humkirat for running the technical side of the assembly. It was tough and stressful work, but you both did an incredible job :)

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Your science survey needs to come to class tomorrow
3. Your finished tomb and paragraphs need to come to class tomorrow so we can wrap up our mummies and display them

Have a wonderful evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, December 16th

Tonight's Homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Your Hunger Games homework is due tomorrow
3. Science survey (needs to be completed and brought to class on Thursday)
4. Tomb and paragraphs (need to be finished and brought to class on Thursday)

Reminders: tomorrow is the Christmas assembly, so remember to dress in red, green, and other Christmas clothing

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, December 15th

Tonight's homework:

1. complete the final copy of your toy memoir
2. 20 minutes on your reading log
3. Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday
4. Make sure you finished your science questions over the weekend

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework December 12th-14th

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
2. Read pages 62-65 of your science textbook and answer the "check your understanding questions" on page 65.  Be as detailed as you can in your answers.
3. Your "My Favourite Toy" rough draft is due on Monday
4. Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, December 11th

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your math worksheet
2. 20 minutes on your reading log
3. Your "My Favourite Toy" rough draft is due on Monday
4. Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday (see yesterday's post for details)

Reminders:  Some of you still need to bring $3 for the gingerbread houses we will be decorating next Friday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, December 10th

Happy Human Rights Day!  Thank you for joining me in making wishes about the future of human rights today!

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your Human Rights Day assignment
2. Hunger Games homework (due Wednesday, December 17th)

• Read chapters 14-15
• Journal response: what is the role of the Game Makers? If you were a Game Maker what kind of area and traps would you create?
• Katniss/Rue alliance pros and cons.  Create a chart that lists the pros and cons of Katniss and Rue teaming up together.  Once your chart is complete you need to write a 1 paragraph response that explains why you do or do not think that their alliance is a good idea.  Use evidence from your chart and the book to support your answer.

Have a wonderful evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, December 9th

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish the math worksheet from today's math class
2. 20 minutes on your reading log
3. Your Hunger Games homework is due tomorrow

If you did not bring a shoe box to class today, make sure you bring it tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, December 8th

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Math 4.5 hardcover questions 1,2,5,7,8
3. Your spelling quiz is tomorrow
4. Your tombs research is due tomorrow and you need to bring a shoe box to class

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework December 5-7

Weekend homework:

This weekend is a time for you to catch up on all of the assignments we have on the go, as well as study for upcoming tests and quizzes...

1. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
2. Your language arts test is on Monday
3. Your spelling quiz is on Tuesday
4. Your tombs research is due on Tuesday - you also need to bring a shoe box with you to class
5. Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, December 4th

Happy Birthday Balkirt!

Congratulations Mehroop, Simren, and Jovan for placing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the art contest - and thank you all for participating and creating wonderful pieces of art!

Tonight's homework:

1. finish math 4.4 hardcover questions 5,6,9,11 (p. 146-147)
2. 20 minutes on your reading log
3. work on something from the list of upcoming due dates below

Upcoming due dates:

Monday, December 8th: article good copy is due by e-mail or USB; monthly language arts test
Tuesday, December 9th: spelling quiz, Egyptian tombs research is due
Wednesday, December 10th: Hunger Games homework is due

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Reid

Surrey Food Bank Donations

The Surrey Food Bank desperately needs our donations to help feed hungry people in our community this season.  Our class hardly has any food to contribute to the school donation and I would love to see that change over the next few days.  Here are some of the items the food bank needs the most, although any non-perishable food items are welcome...

1. Meals in a can
2. Canned Vegetables
3. Canned Fruit
4. Pasta Sauces

Lets show the school and our community how generous GAD's Grade 7's can be!

Homework Wednesday, December 3rd

Tonight's homework:

1. Math 4.4 softcover
2. Your article rough draft is due tomorrow
3. Hunger Games homework (due next Wednesday, December 10)

• Read chapters 10-11

• Journal response: In chapter 10 Peeta is talking to Katniss about the Hunger Games on the roof of the training centre and he says: “I want to die as myself...I don’t want them to change me in there.  Turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not.”  What do you think he means by this?  What is he afraid will happen to him in the Hunger Games arena?

• Katniss or Peeta emotions drawing: Choose either Katniss or Peeta.  Draw a picture of them during the first 60 seconds of the Hunger Games while they are waiting on the platforms and use evidence from the book and what you know about their personalities to fill the space around the drawing with words.  The words should be emotions you think they are feeling and thoughts you think are going through their heads.  Be as detailed as you can.

Reminders:

1. Your Monthly language arts test is on Monday.  It will include reading comprehension, a written piece, and could include questions about any of the skills lessons we've had over the last month (run-on sentences, cause and effect in writing)

2. Your spelling quiz is on Tuesday - your new words are on yesterday's homework post

Homework Tuesday, December 2nd

Tonight's Homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Your Hunger Games homework is due tomorrow
3. Bring supplies for the art contest

Reminders:

Your article rough draft is due on Thursday
Your new spelling words are:
gnarled
neglect
deteriorate
grotesque
tangible
prestigious
chariot
entrails
cropped
stagger

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, December 1st

Tonight's homework:

1. Math 4.3 hardcover questions 2,7,8,10
2. 20 minutes on your reading log
3. Work on your article rough copy (due Thursday)

Reminders:

Your spelling quiz is tomorrow
Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday
The Art Contest is tomorrow

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework November 28-30

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
2. Your ecosystem project is due on Monday - you will have about 1 hour of work time on Monday and the project will need to be handed in at the end of that block.\
3. Math 4.3 softcover and extra parallelogram practice sheet

Reminders:

Your spelling quiz is on Tuesday
Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday
The art contest is on Wednesday

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, November 26th

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish math 4.2 soft cover, and hardcover questions 1,2,4,6
2. Hunger Games homework:

• Finish your chapter 5 journal response that you began in class today
• Read chapters 6-7
• Design a training centre of your own.  Create a floor plan/blueprint on a regular 8.5"x11" piece of paper.  Your plan should show what activities you would include in your training centre, and what supplies you would have at each station.  Use chapters 6-7 to help you.  This is due next Wednesday, but I strongly suggest getting as much done as you can tonight to prevent homework backing up on you.

Reminders:

Your ecosystem project is due on December 1st

Your spelling quiz with the words that were posted yesterday will be on December 2nd

The art contest is December 3rd

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Tuesday, November 25th

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Math 4.2 hardcover questions 1,2,4,6 (p. 135-137)
3. Spelling words.  This week we all have the same words...define them and use them in a sentence to prepare for the quiz next Tuesday.  Here are your words:

• apothecary
• iridescent
• incite
• rebellion
• paraffin
• anguish
• claustrophobic
• cornucopia
• incoherent
• luxury

Reminders:

Lunch Lady forms and money are due tomorrow

Your Hunger Games homework is due tomorrow

Your ecosystem project is due December 1st

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, November 24th

Tonight's homework:

1. Math 4.1 soft cover

2. 20 minutes on your reading log

3. Work on your ecosystem project

Reminders:

Your spelling quiz is tomorrow 

Your Hunger Games homework is due on Wednesday 

Have a great evening! 

Ms. Reid 

Grad Hoodie Orders

This is a reminder that your grad hoodie money ($30) is due on Monday if you are ordering one!

Weekend Homework November 21-23

Here is your weekend homework:

1. Your Peace Week poster needs to be ready for Monday morning's assembly
2. Math 4.1 hardcover questions 1,3,5,7,8 (p. 131-132)
3. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
4. Hunger Games homework (see Wednesday's post)
5. Practice your spelling words

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, November 20

1. Math 4.1 soft cover 

2. 20 minutes on your reading log

3. Hunger Games homework (see yesterday's post)

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. You do not need to add to your reading log tonight because we read so much in school, but I strongly encourage you to use tonight to get a head start on your Hunger Games homework while it is fresh in your mind...
Read chapters 2-3 and complete the following activities:
a.  Journal response… Describe Katniss’s relationships with Gale, with Prim, and with her mother. Why does she say this about Peeta, “I feel like I owe him something, and I hate owing people”? How do you think her early encounter with Peeta will affect their relationship after they are chosen as tributes?

b. Use the blank map of Panem (North America) I gave you.  Using information from chapter 3 and research about the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain regions, label where you think the Capitol and District 12 are.

2. Bring an article to class tomorrow

3. Someone from your Peace Week group needs to bring a light coloured poster board to class tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Tuesday, November 18th, 2014

Happy Birthday Parampreet!

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Bring an article to class on Thursday
3. Finish your Egyptian necklace if you didn't in class
4. Practice for tomorrow's multiplication contest (0-12)

Reminders:

I need you movie permission form and money tomorrow

One person from each of the Peace Week groups needs to bring a light coloured poster board to class on Thursday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, November 17, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Bring an article that in interesting to you (from a newspaper, magazine, or online) - you need this for Thursday's class
3. Practice your spelling words for tomorrow's quiz
4. Movie permission form and money


Have a wonderful evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework November 14-16, 2014

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
2. Sexual harassment questions
3. Math 2.5 hard cover questions 1,3,5,7,12 and review questions 2,3,8,9,12,16 on pages 79-80.  The review questions are preparation for your unit test on Monday.

Monday is picture day!  Please come in full uniform, including your blazer, and make sure you look clean and spiffy :)

Homework Wednesday, November 12th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Pick, define, and write a sentence for your new spelling words - you will need to show this to me tomorrow.  Remember that the Wordly Wise website is a great tool to help you with this.

2. 20 minutes on your reading log

Reminders:

Make sure your weekend math homework is complete as we will be marking it tomorrow

Your composting proposals will be presented tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework November 7-11, 2014

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log each day
2. Your composting proposals will be presented on Thursday - you will have no more class time
3. Math 2.4 soft cover, and hardcover questions 1,2,7,9,10
4. You spelling quiz will be on Wednesday, so practice your words and sentences

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, November 6th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Bring at least 25 cents for a poppy tomorrow
3. Continue working on your composting proposal - tomorrow will be your last 2 work blocks for this assignment

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, November 5th

Tonight's homework:

1. Your group needs to bring your shadoof building materials and plans to class tomorrow
2. Continue communicating with your group and working on your composting system proposal (you will have 2 more blocks of class time, and you will be presenting next Wednesday)
3. 20 minutes on your reading log

Reminders:

You may wear Punjabi clothing for tomorrow's celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birthday
Choose, define, and practice new spelling words for your weekly quiz

Have a wonderful evening,

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, November 4th

Tonight's homework:
1. 20 minutes on you reading log
2. Finish your run-on and sentence fluency worksheets
3. Collect materials and come up with a plan for building a shadoof in class on Thursday... I would also suggest Googling examples of how other students have made them

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework October 31-November 2

Happy Halloween everyone!

Please thank your parents for contributing delicious treats for our class party! :)

Your homework:

1. Math 2.2 soft cover (if you didn't finish it in class) and hard cover questions 1,3,4,6,8 on pages 58-59

2. 20 minutes on your reading log each day

3. Punjabi homework

Reminders: camp forms and $50 deposit are due on Monday
Your spelling quiz is on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Thursday, October 30th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. What in the World? Paragraph response...remember our paragraph burger recipe...topic sentence top bun; lots of delicious supporting details to fill up your burger; and a concluding sentence bottom bun!

Reminders:

Tomorrow is our Halloween party - so bring snacks and come prepared for fun!

Your Ancient Egyptian city Prezi information needs to be up by Tuesday.

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Math 2.1 soft cover (if you haven't finished it yet), and hardcover questions 1,2,4ab,6,7
3. Write the address for your fan mail letter in your planner

Tomorrow is Jersey day!

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Bring the address for your fan letter to class tomorrow
3. Your Ancient Egyptian city Prezi information needs to be updated by next Tuesday (5 important facts, picture, line from the city name to its location on the map)

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, October 27th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Study for tomorrow's monthly language arts test (which includes your weekly spelling quiz)
2. Science questions 1-3 on page 39 (not the questions in the blue box)
3. 20 minutes on your reading log

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework October 23-26

Happy Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas!

I hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend of celebration with your family and friends.  It is a special weekend, so there isn't much homework for you to complete :)

1. 20 minutes on your reading log every day
2. Math review questions (page 44-46, questions 9,11,13,15,16) and study for Monday's chapter 1 final test
3. Practice spelling words and review your worksheets on verbs (action verbs, helping verbs, verb tenses) for Tuesday's monthly language arts test


I still need to see report card signatures for Humkirat, Jovan, Gurwarn, and Manmeet - please ask your parents to write "I have see ____ (your name)'s report card" with their signature.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. If you have not finished math 1.8 hardcover questions 1,2,4,6,8, please do so
3. Your civilization project presentations are tomorrow after the Diwali assembly

Reminders:

You may dress up for Diwali instead of wearing your uniform tomorrow

Your monthly language arts test will be on Tuesday and include your spelling quiz.

Your math unit test (chapter 1) will be on Monday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Math 1.8 softcover questions

Reminders:

Your civilization investigation project is due on Thursday.

Your monthly language arts test will be on Tuesday and include your spelling quiz.

Your math unit test (chapter 1) will be on Monday.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, October 20th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Math 1.7 hardcover questions 1,2,3,6,8ac
3. Type your letter final copy and email it to me

Reminders:

Tomorrow is your last work block for the civilization project

Your spelling quiz is tomorrow


Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework October 17-19, 2014

Here is your weekend homework:

1. Math 1.6 hardcover questions 3-6 are due on Monday
2. 20 minutes reading log each day
3. Finish the rough draft of your fan letter
4. You will need to do some work on your civilization project.  You will have 2 blocks on Tuesday to put some finishing touches on your presentation, and you will be presenting on Thursday.
***remember that your presentation needs to include:
a. a description of the society you have chosen
b. it needs to explain whether or not you think your society meets our criteria for a civilization by comparing it against the checklist we came up with
c. it needs to discuss the research you used (primary sources, secondary sources, archaeological evidence)

Reminders:

Practice the words for your spelling quiz on Tuesday

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, October 16th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes on your reading log
2. Find a fan mail address and do some research on the person you want to write your fan letter to
3. Finish math 1.6 hardcover questions

Reminders:

You have 2 more work blocks to complete your civilization presentation - presentations will take place next Thursday (October 23rd), so you will need to do quite a bit of work on this at home.

Practice for your spelling quiz on Tuesday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework October 15, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Math 1.6 softcover and begin hardcover questions 3,4,5,6 on pages 33-34 (we will have a work block for this tomorrow to finish up)
2. Civilization project research - we will have 2 work periods tomorrow, so be sure to come prepared with most of your research done.
3. Bring small, raw fruit and vegetable scraps to class tomorrow (bring them in Ziploc bags or containers please).  If you have committed to bringing a 2 litre pop bottle please make sure you bring that as well.

Reminders: your Self-Regulation report is due on Friday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Prezi Log-in Information

Our classroom Prezi account information is as follows:

User: ms.reid29@gmail.com
Password: gad2014

Go to www.prezi.com or use the link on the website to get there.

Please remember that using a class account is a privilege, and any misuse of the account will result in privileges being revoked and all students will have to create and pay for their own accounts (as discussed in class today).

I'm back! Homework Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

It was wonderful to be back with all of you today!

Tonight's homework:

1. Complete your French menus for tomorrow's class
2. Begin researching your social studies civilization project (you need to come up with questions to research that will allow you to create a presentation that explains your chosen society, and helps you compare them to our checklist of features all civilizations should have).
3. 20 minutes on your reading log

Reminders:

- We have a spelling quiz every Tuesday - be sure to choose and practice your 5 words for this week
- On Thursday we will be creating the decomposer bottles you weren't able to create last week.  We need 3 more 2 litre plastic bottles, and everyone needs to bring a baggie of small, raw fruit and veggie scraps on Thursday.
- Your Self-Regulation report is due on Friday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework October 3-5, 2014

Weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes reading recorded on your reading log every day

2. Finish the What in the World? Gaza Strip map assignment (due Monday)

3. Practice your spelling words for Tuesday's quiz

4. Study your French vocabulary for Wednesday's quiz

Have a wonderful weekend!  

Remember that I will be away next week, so the website will be on hold until after Thanksgiving.  I will have very limited access to e-mail as well, so please direct all questions to your teacher for the week and make sure you record everything in your planners.  Have a wonderful week and I will see you all on October 14th.

Ms. Reid 

Homework Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 20 minutes reading on you reading log.  I will be marking those tomorrow.
2. Pick your 5 spelling words for Tuesday's quiz, define them and use them in a sentence to help you study.

Reminders:

You have a French quiz on Wednesday - study your cafe vocabulary.

I had a wonderful time with you all on our field trip today!

Ms. Reid

Terry Fox Run Class Pictures

 Here are the class pictures that were taken today.  These pictures are for you to enjoy and show to your families, but please do not share them on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) because you need the permission of the people in the picture to do so.  Thank you!

Homework Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

Thank you so much for your participation in the Terry Fox run today!  You guys ran an astounding 82km as a class!

Tonight's homework:

1. Field trip preparation worksheet on archaeological hypotheses.  Follow the instructions on the worksheet and come prepared to discuss your findings tomorrow morning before our field trip.

2. 20 minutes reading

3. Study spelling words and French vocabulary for our quizzes on Tuesday and Wednesday

Remember to come on time and in full uniform for tomorrow's field trip to the Museum of Vancouver.  You need to pack a portable lunch, and you are allowed to bring sandals with you in case we eat lunch at the beach.

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. World Hunger opinion assignment.  The question we are exploring is: is it better to solve world hunger internally or externally?  Remember that both answers are valid; you are simply exploring the issue to form your own opinion.
2. 20 minutes reading on your reading log
3. Math 1.3 softcover, and math 1.3 hardcover questions 1,5,7,8,9 (p. 18-19)

Reminders:

We have a spelling quiz every Tuesday - be sure to choose and study new words

Our Museum of Vancouver fieldtrip is on Thursday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, September 29th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. finish your lab report
2. 20 minutes reading on your reading log
3. study for tomorrow's spelling quiz

Due Wednesday:

Math 1.3 softcover, and math 1.3 hardcover questions 1,5,7,8,9 (p. 18-19)


Your hot lunch money and forms for October/November are due tomorrow,

Have a great evening,

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework September 26-28, 2014

Thanks for your help with your grade 4 buddies' science projects and your participation in the Terry Fox run today!  You all ran and raised money to help fight a disease that affects about 1 out of every 3 people - that's a lot of people, and every donation helps!

This weekend's homework:

1. Your monthly Language Arts test is on Monday, so you'll need to review and prepare for that.  It will include some journal writing, reading comprehension, and the skills we have worked on so far: spelling, plural/singular nouns, and common/proper nouns.

2. Math 1.2 softcover questions.  Remember that these questions are meant to be practice before you complete the hardcover questions that will be marked.

3. Math 1.2 hardcover questions 1,3,5,7,9 on pages 12-13.

4. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log every day.


Reminders:

Your weekly spelling quiz is on Tuesday

Our field trip to the Museum of Vancouver is on Thursday



Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Reid

3 Loop Venn Diagram Example

Here is an example of a 3 loop Venn diagram.  You will need to make one of these for math question #6.

Homework Thursday, September 25th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. Bring your Terry Fox permission form and pledge form tomorrow.  You do not need to wear your uniform, instead please come to school in running clothes.  The run will happen rain or shine, so a jacket and possibly an umbrella will be important.  Make sure you have a water bottle.

2.  Day I was Born booklet is due tomorrow

3. Math 1.1 hardcover questions 1,3,4,6 (p.8-9) are due tomorrow

Reminders:

Your monthly Language Arts test will be next Monday.  It will include some journal writing, reading comprehension, and the skills we have worked on so far: spelling, plural/singular nouns, and common/proper nouns.

You have a spelling quiz every Tuesday - be sure to practice your 5 words.

Monday is the last day for the Scholastic book fair.


See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, September 24th, 2014

Happy Birthday Karan!

Tonight's homework:

1. Biome mini poster is due tomorrow (see the post below this for research websites).  Remember to include climate information (precipitation, temperature, vegetation, land forms), sketches of 3 organisms from that biome, at least 3 interesting facts, and a blank world map for you to colour in where the biome is all over the world. 

2. Read for 20 minutes and add it to your reading log


Upcoming due dates:
Day I was Born booklet is due on Friday, September 26th

Math 1.1 hardcover questions 1,3,4,6 (p.8-9) are due on Friday, September 26th

Reminders:
Your monthly Language Arts test will be next Monday.  It will include some journal writing, reading comprehension, and the skills we have worked on so far: spelling, plural/singular nouns, and common/proper nouns.

You have a spelling quiz every Tuesday - be sure to practice your 5 words.

The Scholastic book fair has begun, so bring some money for books!



See you tomorrow!


Ms. Reid

Biome Poster Websites

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

Remember that you can use an atlas as well, and your textbook will be helpful when you make your map.

Homework Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Pick 5 new spelling words and practice them
2. Read for 20 minutes and add it to your reading log

Upcoming due dates:

1. Biome mini poster is due on Thursday, September 25th
2. Day I was Born booklet is due on Friday, September 26th
***There will be no more class time for either of these so you won't be given much other homework besides these 2 assignments***

Reminders:

Your monthly Language Arts test will be next Monday.  It will include some journal writing, reading comprehension, and the skills we have worked on so far: spelling, plural/singular nouns, and common/proper nouns.

The Scholastic book fair starts tomorrow, so bring some money for books!

Have a great evening - see you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework September 19th-21st, 2014

Weekend homework:

1. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log each day
2. Diary of a ____ Kid assignment is due Tuesday
3. Your spelling quiz is Tuesday
4. Your math test is Tuesday.  Please review your folder of math and corrections, and see the practice     question booklet I have given you for extra study practice.

Upcoming due dates:

1. Your biome mini-poster is due Thursday, September 25th
2. Day I was Born booklet will be due Friday, September 26th (we will have one more social studies       period to work on it in class)

Reminders:

There is a Pro-D day on Monday

Have a wonderful long weekend; see you all on Tuesday!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, September 18th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your "Day I Was Born" research.  It should be at the point where you could work on your booklet without needing the internet at all.
 
2. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log

3. Your "how is my engine running?" HACE reflections are due tomorrow (8 entries please)



Upcoming due dates: 

The Diary of a ______ Kid journal assignment is due next Tuesday (September 23rd - 4 entries, 2-3 paragraphs each)

Your next spelling quiz and your math review test are both on Tuesday, September 23rd

Reminders:

Scholastic book orders are due tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Wednesday, September 17th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your math lessons from today's class, and work on any corrections you have to do 
2. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log

Upcoming due dates:

Your "how is my engine running?" HACE reflections are due Friday (8 entries please)

The Diary of a ______ Kid journal assignment is due next Tuesday (September 23rd - 4 entries, 2-3 paragraphs each)

Your next spelling quiz and your math review test are both on Tuesday, September 23rd

Reminders:

***Sahej, you are our current events person tomorrow***

If you have not handed in your field trip form/money you need to do so tomorrow

Scholastic book orders are due Friday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your math lessons from today's class
2. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log


Upcoming due dates:

Your "how is my engine running?" HACE reflections are due Friday (8 entries please)

The Diary of a ______ Kid journal assignment is due next Tuesday (September 23rd - 4 entries, 2-3 paragraphs each)

Your next spelling quiz is on Tuesday, September 23rd

Reminders:

I still need field trip forms and money from Simren, Gurwarn, Balkirt, and Parampreet

Your Scholastic orders are due Friday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Monday, September 15th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Finish your math lessons from today's class
2. 20 minutes of reading on your reading log
3. Your spelling quiz is tomorrow

Upcoming due dates:

Your "how is my engine running?" HACE reflections are due Friday (8 entries please)
The Diary of a ______ Kid journal assignment is due next Tuesday (September 23rd - 4 entries, 2-3 paragraphs each)

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Weekend Homework September 12-14, 2014

Thank you all for another wonderful week!

Here is your weekend homework:

1. Math review corrections

2. Your spelling quiz is on Tuesday.  Make sure you memorize your words, and can use them in a sentence.

3. Please read for 20 minutes each day and record it on your reading log.

4. Work on your "How is my Engine Running?"assignment.  You need to complete 8 entries between now and next Friday's HACE class.  Each time you complete an entry you need to answer the following questions:
          Are you in the blue, green, or red zone?
          How are you feeling?
          What activities got you to the zone you are in?
          What could you do right now to bring yourself into/or keep yourself in
          the green zone?



Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Homework Thursday, September 11th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Science diagram from today's observations.  Use the nested-circle diagram on page 6 of your textbook as an example, and please title it Our Schoolyard Ecosystem.

2. Practice your spelling words for Tuesday's quiz.

3. Read for 20 minutes and add it to your reading log.  Remember to bring it with you to class tomorrow so I can check it.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

Tonight's Homework

Welcome to the class Sahej!

1. Your science glossary flashcards are due tomorrow
2. Complete your math lessons from today
3. Read for 20 minutes and add it to your reading log
4. Practice your spelling/vocab words for Tuesday's quiz

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

Tonight's Homework

Some of you have finished these assignments, and some of them are not due until later, but here is the list:

1. Your science glossary flashcards are due Thursday
2. Complete your math corrections
3. Read for 20 minutes and add it to your reading log
4. Practice your spelling/vocab words for Tuesday's quiz

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Monday, September 8th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. Your 6 science glossary flashcards are due on Thursday, so you should complete a minimum of two per night before then.  Your terms are: organism, micro-organism, species, community, population, and ecosystem.  Remember to put the term on one side and both a definition and an example on the other side.

2. Continue working on math review lessons 2-3 from today's class.

3. Read for 20 minutes and record it on your reading log.

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Happy Birthday Manmeet!

Tomorrow is Manmeet's birthday, so let's be sure to send her messages and/or wish her happy birthday on Monday!

Weekend Homework September 5-7, 2014

I have been so impressed with how quickly and well you have all worked together this week!  I think I speak for all of us when I say that the amount of students getting extra work/homework done during class time is simply awesome!!! Plus it means more time for weekend fun :)

Here is your weekend homework:

1. Finish your partner interview art (try to put their name on the front of it somewhere so we know who is being represented)

2. Complete the math review worksheets from today's math class (most of you are well into lesson 5, so please complete that one and lesson 7)

3. Read for 30 minutes each day on the weekend and record it on your reading log

Remember the 3 steps you need to take if you get stuck on your homework:

1. Ask someone at home for help

2. Phone a friend

3. E-mail Ms. Reid (make sure you give me enough time to respond - I probably can't help much if you e-mail me Sunday right before bedtime)

***Note to students and parents*** there are 2 students with severe allergies to all nuts in our class; please do not pack nut products in your child's lunch - thank you :) 

                                                      

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid 

Homework Thursday, September 4th, 2014

Tonight's homework:
1. your interview art representation is due Monday
2. Parampreet, Manmeet, Humkirat, and Simren need to bring their medical forms tomorrow
3. 20 minutes on your reading long (I will be checking these tomorrow)
4. Joshan and Gurwarn, you need to get page 2 of your planner signed

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014

What a great first full day of school!  You all came up with a great set of class rules, and it was wonderful to see you all express yourselves on your name wall page.

Welcome to the class Joshan and Humkirat!

Tonight's homework:
1. bring a recent picture of yourself for the time capsule you will make tomorrow
2. Get your medical forms filled out ***remember: if you have any medical conditions the school needs to be aware of you need to fill out both pages, including medication information***
3. 20 minutes of reading for your reading log - please fill out today's section completely; there are different tasks for each day

Gurwarn, Joshan, and Humkirat I need your parents to sign page 2 in your planners...

See you all tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

First Day of School 2014!!!

Hello grade 7 students!

Today was a wonderful start to the school year!  It was so nice to hear all about your summer break :)
Here is the list of things you need to bring with you tomorrow (as discussed in class today):
1. Full uniform
2. PE strip/shoes
3. All of your school supplies
4. Page 2 of your agenda signed by a parent
5. A recent picture of yourself
6. Small pictures of things that you like/things that represent you to put on your portion of our name wall

Have a great evening, I'll see you all tomorrow.

Ms. Reid

Playland Group Picture

Homework Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Math review worksheet.  For tomorrow's test make sure you are comfortable with mean, mode, median, and range, as well as finding probability sample spaces and expressing probabilities as fractions, ratios, and percents.

2. Lip Dub preparation.  I have emailed the details and the song mix to you - our portion is:

he song file for our lip dub is attached.  Our portion of the song is:

Time 4:59-5:26 Location: Library

Lyrics: I'm never gonna look back, woah I'm never gonna give it up, noo Just don't wake me now Oo-o-o-o-o-o This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ii-ife Oo-o-o-o-o-o This is gonna be the best day of my life My li-i-i-i-i-ii-ife

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid