Friday 31 January 2014

Weekend Homework, January 31st to February 2nd

Weekend Homework:

1. 15 minutes reading log everyday
2. Book of Poetry assignment (this is due on Tuesday and there will be no more class time to work on it)
3. Tombs project (projects will be displayed in class on Thursday - you will have 2 more blocks to work on it in class)

Reminders:

You have a monthly Language Arts test on Monday - it will focus on the different poetic devices we have covered this past month (rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile) as well as some editing and reading comprehension

Your camp permission forms and money are due no later than Monday

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Wednesday 29 January 2014

Homework Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 15 minutes reading log
2. FSA practice worksheets

Reminders:

There is a pizza lunch tomorrow for the people that ordered it

Camp permission forms are due on Friday

You have official FSA practice tests tomorrow and Friday

Your Language Arts monthly test is on Monday

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Homework Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. You do not need to complete a reading log entry tonight because your other homework will take a while

2. We are having official FSA practice tests on Thursday and Friday.  Tonight you need to complete the online practice Grade 7 Reading test https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/fsa_sample.htm (enter Surrey as your school district and click on Grade 7 Reading).  While you are reading the questions, you have the option to view the story you are answering questions about on your screen at the same time - you should definitely do that so you can go back and review the story.

3. Your monthly math test/chapter 5 final test is tomorrow.  I have given you a sheet of practice questions to help you study.  I will not be collecting/marking these, but the best way to study math is to practice it.
For those of you who are sick today, here is a copy of the practice questions:


Reminders:

Pizza money is due tomorrow if you want to have pizza for lunch on Thursday

I need your camp interest forms ASAP

You need to give your Baskets for Babies forms to Mr. Vincent ASAP

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid


Monday 27 January 2014

Homework Monday. January 27th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:
1. 15 minutes reading log
2. Math hardcover 5.7 (subtracting with mixed numbers) questions 1,2,4,6,8,9,11
3. If you have not finished your Paragraph Practice booklet you need to do so

Reminders:

Your Book of Poetry assignment will be due Friday (there will be class time this week, but some of it will have to be for homework)
Pizza lunch $ needs to be in by Wednesday
Your Baskets for Babies form needs to come in ASAP

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Friday 24 January 2014

Weekend Homework, January 24-26, 2014

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 15 minute reading log everyday
2. Since you voted to have "flex" work blocks today and Monday to get your assignments done, this is what you will need to have completed by the end of the 80 minutes of work time on Monday:
- Paragraph practice booklet fully completed
- The rest of your Egypt research questions completed (these can be point form)
- At least one poem from your Book of Poetry project completed (typed and edited)

Reminders:

Your "Baskets for Babies" permission forms need to come in on Monday so I can pass them along to Mr. Vincent

Your camping interest forms need to come in - even if you are not interested I still need them back

Your monthly math test/Chapter 5 final test will be on Wednesday, January 29th

Have a fantastic weekend!

Ms. Reid

Thursday 23 January 2014

Homework Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 15 minute reading log (I will be checking these tomorrow)
2. Math 5.6 questions 1,2,5,7,8,9,10,11
3. Your H.A.C.E. survey is due tomorrow

Reminders:

The two groups that have not given be their science fair topics need to e-mail them to me tonight

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, January 23rd

1. reading log
2. Math hardcover 5.5 questions 1,3,5,6,8
3. 6 out of 10 of your Egypt questions should be researched for class tomorrow
4. Your H.A.C.E. survey is due Friday morning

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Test/Quiz Dates Revised

Due to some schedule changes and FSA practice blocks I have had to change the dates for some of the upcoming tests/quizzes I posted about on Friday:

Your French families vocab quiz is still tomorrow (January 22nd)

Your Chapter 5 Final/Monthly Math test has been moved 1 day to Wednesday, January 29th

Your monthly Language Arts test has been moved to Monday, February 3rd

We will be having an FSA field-test (an official online practice test) next week.  I am hoping to do it on Thursday, January 30th, but still need to confirm computer availability.

See you all tomorrow,

Ms. Reid

Monday 20 January 2014

Homework for Monday, January 20th and Tuesday, January 21st

Here is your homework for the next two days because you will be on your Winterfest field trip tomorrow:

1. 15 minute reading log each day
2. Similes worksheet
3. I would like you to try the FSA practice math test one final time. Please take your time, read the questions carefully, and work out the problems with pencil, paper and calculator if needed.  E-mail the results to me afterwards. https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/fsa_sample.htm
4. Continue working on the Egypt webquest we started in class today.  You need to have 6 of the 10 questions researched by our Social Studies class on Thursday

Reminders:

Your H.A.C.E. survey is due on Friday (see your weekend homework post for details)

You need to be at school at 7:45 am tomorrow in full winter clothing (no uniforms).  You will also need to bring a lunch with you, or money for the cafeteria.  I don't think there will be microwaves available, so please keep that in mind when you pack your lunch.

Have a great evening and a wonderful field trip tomorrow!  I will see you on Wednesday.

Ms. Reid

Friday 17 January 2014

Weekend Homework and Upcoming Tests/Quizzes

Weekend Homework:

1. Reading log (at least 15 minutes per day).  Please read and log your reading everyday instead of reading for 1 hour and counting it as 4 days worth of reading.  Of course I encourage you to read more, but I need to see evidence of you reading every day.

2. Study/practice Math 5.1-5.3 for your adding fractions quiz on Monday

3. Science Lab report - please answer in complete sentences and paragraphs, taking care to add full scientific details and use the terms from your textbook reading.

4. H.A.C.E. survey (due Friday) - even though this is due Friday, I would strongly suggest getting it done this weekend as you will have other homework to do throughout the coming week.  You must ask 8 people (a mix of children and adults) the following questions and record their answers:

Question 1: Why do you think it is important to eat healthy?
Question 2: Why do you think people diet/go on diets?

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes:

Monday, January 20th - Adding Fractions quiz
Wednesday, January 22nd - Families vocabulary French quiz
Tuesday, January 28th - Chapter 5 math unit test/month end math test
Friday, January 21st - Month end Language Arts test

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid




Thursday 16 January 2014

Homework Thursday, January 16th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. Reading log (I will be collecting them tomorrow)
2. Math review questions 1-5 on page 213
3. Science lab report (due Monday)

Reminders:
Your food tracker assignment is due tomorrow
The Winterfest field trip has been rescheduled for next Tuesday, January 21st

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Wednesday 15 January 2014

Homework Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 15 minute reading log
2. Complete math 5.3 questions we started in class today
3. Read pages 92-92 of your science textbook in preparation for tomorrow's class (you will need to have an understanding of the highlighted terms, and what happens to matter as it changes states from solid to liquid to gas).  We will be doing a lab in class to demonstrate what you read.

Reminders:
There is a pizza lunch for those of you who ordered it from me today
Your Food Tracker assignment is due on Friday
Book orders and money are due on Friday

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Homework Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 15 minute reading log
2. Finish your FSA practice Language Arts booklet from today's class

3. Your Ecological Footprint project is due tomorrow 

Reminders:
Your Food Tracker assignment is due on Friday

Book orders and money are due on Friday


Have a great evening, see you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Monday 13 January 2014

Homework Monday, January 13th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:
1. 15 minute reading log
2. Alliteration worksheet (Sweet Smell of Success)
3. Finish 5.2 Softcover questions from today's math class

Reminders:
Your Ecological Footprint assignment is due on Wednesday
Your Food Tracker assignment is due on Friday

WINTERFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED - TOMORROW IS A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY

Have a great evening, see you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Friday 10 January 2014

Weekend Homework: January 10-12, 2014

Here is your weekend homework:

1. 15 minute reading log everyday
2. Your Ecological Footprint project is due on Wednesday.  You will have homework on Monday so I suggest completing it this weekend.
3. FSA math practice test.  Take the practice test we began in class today and e-mail me a copy of the results page before Monday (highlight it with your mouse/cursor, copy it, paste it into an e-mail or Word document).

Here is the link to the test: https://www.awinfosys.com/eassessment/fsa_sample.htm
Select Surrey as your district, click on Grade 7 numeracy, then click logon...just like we practiced in class.
4. Your Food Tracker assignment is due next Friday.  You need to record your servings for 4 days over the next week.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Reid

Thursday 9 January 2014

Homework Thursday, January 9th

Tonight's homework:

1. reading log
2. Ecological Footprint project
3. Math hardcover 5.1 questions 1-6

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Homework Wednesday, January 8th

Tonight's Homework:

1. reading log
2. work on Ecological Footprint assignment
3. Math 5.1 softcover questions

Reminders:

Let your parents know about the Guru Gobind Singh assembly at 8:30 tomorrow morning
Tomorrow there will be a free pizza lunch for all students - you still need to bring a snack

See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Homework January 7th, 2014

Tonight's Homework:

1. 15 minute reading log

2. Search for lyrics to a song you like (appropriate lyrics only - no swearing, violence, adult content etc.) and bring a copy of them to class tomorrow

3. Get your parents' help answering the questions on your Ecological Footprint questionnaire in preparation for tomorrow's class.  If you missed school today, here are the questions:

Does your family buy locally grown food?
Always                         Sometimes                  Never              Not sure

Does your home get its energy from electricity, natural gas, or solar power? __________________

List your appliances that are labelled as energy saving appliances (like your dishwasher, washing machine, fridge, shower, air conditioner, heating systems...)
_________________________________________________________________________________

How do you heat/cool your home? Circle all that are true:
Heater             Air Conditioner           Opening Windows
What size of garbage bin does your family put out for pickup every week? 

Small kitchen bin                    Medium sized garbage can                Big wheelie bin



See you tomorrow!

Ms. Reid

Monday 6 January 2014

Homework January 6th, 2014

Tonight's homework:

1. 15 minute reading log
2. Math chapter 3 review (p. 121-122) questions 1,4,8,9,11,13,14,15,17
3. Share your Term 1 work with your family AND make sure one of your parents' signs your planner saying they have seen your work

Have a great evening!

Ms. Reid

Saturday 4 January 2014

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Grade 7's!

I hope you have had a fun and relaxing break so far!  This is a reminder to bring your homework package with you on Monday.  We will be spending quite a bit of our day going over it, marking it, and sharing it with one another.

Also, remember that I will be looking for age appropriate novels for silent reading starting Monday - no more Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Geronimo Stilton, or comic books.  This weekend would be a great time to hit the library and check out some new silent reading and reading log books.

Have a great weekend and I'll see you all on Monday!

- Ms. Reid