Friday 28 November 2014

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


Wednesday 26 November 2014

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 

Tuesday 25 November 2014

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

Monday 24 November 2014

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 

Friday 21 November 2014

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 

Wednesday 19 November 2014

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 

Tuesday 18 November 2014

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

Monday 17 November 2014

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

Friday 14 November 2014

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 :)

Wednesday 12 November 2014

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

Friday 7 November 2014

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

Thursday 6 November 2014

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

Wednesday 5 November 2014

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

Tuesday 4 November 2014

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