Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Tuesday, November 29

Reminders:

Oral story telling in the gym 6-7 pm tomorrow (please bring earbuds)
Dress formally for the story telling event
Ms. Kooner's class : page 94 #3 C and D
Ms. Grewal's class: page 94 #1-3
Complete self reflection and evolution
Work on your reading journals
Read for 30 minutes

Monday, 28 November 2016

Monday, November 28

Here is the video we watched about the evidence for evolution:

Afterwards we had an animated and interesting discussion on DNA which devolved into a conversation about scientists designing creatures, cloning, and the sanctity of life.  Phew! Everyone had an opinion but the discussion about ethics was a difficult one.

Reminders:

~Read 30 mins
~Notices for Evening of Music
~Reading journal
~Band log
~Ms.Kooner's math group text book pg. 94 #2
~Upload your story if not done yet

Friday, 25 November 2016

Friday, November 25

Today, we had an airplane challenge with Ms. Grewal's class and Anmol in Division 1 (us) was undefeated! Yay! (not that we are competitive or anything...)

Reminders:
~Storytelling evening next week on Wednesday, 6 -7 pm (bring your earbuds)
~Read 30 mins
~Ask for parent drivers for our field trip
~Finish self reflection
~Math Ms.Kooners group W.B pg 51
~Reading Journal (you, yes all of you except Jasmine, need to complete this!)
~Upload oral story: Chhavi, Gurjaap, Vizon, Jayden

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Thursday, November 24

Drum roll please.... The airplane that survived... no... triumphed The Airplane Evolution Challenge was made by Anmol!  His airplane's distance travelled easily surpassed everyone else's. Congratulations!



Reminders:
- gym strip for tomorrow
- post your Science reflection on The Airplane Evolution Challenge on your portfolio
- Ms. Kooner's math group: math textbook page 88, 1-5
- Ms. Grewal's math group: math workbook page 51
- you MUST upload your oral story to your portfolio
- Breadwinner group be ready for wordwork tomorrow
- practise your songs for band
- read 30 min.

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Tuesday, November 22

Today, in the afternoon we learned about evolution through the making and flying of paper airplanes.  





Reminders:

~Read 30 mins
~Make a paper airplane that will survive our classroom habitat without a need for mutation or descent from modification
~French test tomorrow 
~Upload oral story to fresh grade before friday
~Band log
~Reading log


Monday, November 21

~Read 30 mins
~Return notice
~Natural Selection questions Q and A
~Upload oral story on fresh grade
~Reading log
~Freedom train word work test tomorrow
~French test due on friday

Friday, 18 November 2016

Friday, November 18

~Read 30 mins
~Math test on monday
~Practice french test
~Upload oral story on fresh grade if your ready
~Band log
~Reading log
~Tell 3 facts about evolution, natural selection, and common descent