You are at the half way mark for exams!

Well done!

Monday is your Math Exam.
It goes until 11:30am.

You MUST bring with you:

• pencil
• eraser
• ruler
• calculator
• proctractor
• a book to read when you are finished
• water bottle

REMINDER:

There is to be absolutely NO talking or passing of yearbooks or any other kind of material. This is considered cheating and you will receive a zero. This applies even when you are finished writing your own exam. You are in an examination room, and the rules apply from the time you walk in the door, until the time you leave the room.

OH MY GOODNESS!!
Sorry I forgot to post yesterday........good thing there was no homework due :)

So Today in HUMANITIES we:

• reviewed our tests......pay attention to detail
• reviewed for our exams

Today in MATH we:

• reviewed!!!!
• talked about algebra tiles
• scientific notation
• fractions
• percents
• short division/long division

Today in SCIENCE we:

• got our field booklets back
• talked about our concept lists for each of the 5 Units
• textbooks are due on Wednesday - make sure your notes are complete!!
• reviewed - round table alphabet

REMINDERS:

• Exams start in 2 more sleeps
• You must bring to your Humanities exam: Pencil, Eraser, waterbottle, book to read if you finish early
• MATH & SCIENCE textbooks due WEDNESDAY

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• talked about our multicultural pot luck!!
• got back our research assignments
• REVIEW on the weekend, exams are fast approaching!

Today in MATH we:

• got review worksheets - there are 8 of them, make sure you have them all and put your NAME and DATE on them, you can staple them into a booklet if it helps
• The best way to study for math is to do QUESTIONS and PROBLEMS.......what can you remember from September?
• On Monday come with your questions!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• didn't have much time for science today :(
• got back our quizzes for Plants for food and fibre ---- REMEMBER TO READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY!!

REMINDERS:

• for your exams you will need: black or blue pens, HB pencils, a GOOD eraser, a protractor, a ruler and a calculator, please make sure you have them with you on exam day

IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THE TIME TO ASK IS NOW, NOT DURING THE EXAM....IT IS TOO LATE FOR HELP THEN.

For your learning pleasure we are available: BEFORE SCHOOL, DURING LUNCH AND AFTER SCHOOL.....EVEN BY EMAIL!!

Ms. Wilson: mjwilson@cbe.ab.ca & Ms. Dharamsi: ShDharamsi@cbe.ab.ca

Today in HUMANITITES we:

• finished writer's workshop!!!!
• start review for your exam, you have a whole year's worth of material to know!

Today in MATH we:

• worked on statistics, RANGE, SAMPLING, PREDICTING OUTCOMES

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about technology and plants
• Handed in our MUD PIE CHARTS
• Dandelion booklet due FRIDAY!!

REMINDERS:

• make sure you are prepared for exams, have pencils, pens and a calculator READY!

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• did a unit test
• talked about our multicultural potluck on MONDAY!!
• start your review for exams!!!

Today in MATH we:

• worked on graphing
• 2 work sheets for Wednesday - read and do the problems on bar graphs/histograms, and pie charts
• FINISH your mud pie assignment, don't forget to include your calculations on the back!!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• worked on our mud pie charts
• you will hand in your field study boolets on FRIDAY, make sure they are as complete as they can be
• FOR HOMEWORK: Check & Reflect pages 155 #1-4, 159 #1-5, 162 #1-4, 166 1-4, Assess your learning page 167 #1-8

REMINDERS:

• Exams are coming!!! Make sure you are properly prepared!!
• You are responsible for your textbooks, you should have handed in your HUMANITIES textbook today.
• Look closely at your interim report, what can you do better for next year? What would you keep the same?

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• reviewed for our MULTICULTURALISM unit test on WEDNESDAY
• started review for our FINAL EXAM!!!

Today in MATH we:

• corrected GET SET worksheet
• took notes and got a worksheet on MEAN MEDIAN & MODE due WEDNESDAY
• don't forget to add median and mode to your dandelion statistics!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• talked about soil
• worked on our bookelts
• draw and name 9 types of seeds
• Soil management page & technology of agriculture pages - DUE WEDNESDAY

REMINDERS:

EXAMS in SEVEN, 7, VII DAYS!!! GET READY!!!

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• worked on writer's workshop
• study for your unit final - it is on WEDNESDAY!

Today in MATH we:

• started statistics for the dandelion data - averages/means, & bar graphs for plant height, stem height, number of leaves, number of flowers
• finish your GET SET for homework

Today in SCIENCE we:

• handed in our lab reports
• worked on the "on line" soil activity
• make sure you have a life cycle diagram in your booklet

REMINDERS:

• EXAMS are fast approaching, start your review NOW!!
• how many units do you have to cover? what do you remember about each unit?

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• handed in our Multiculturalism in Canada projects
• worked on writers workshop - you need to have 6 pieces!

Today in MATH we:

• did a geometry test
• got a "get set" worksheet on probability & statistics for homework - due monday

Today in SCIENCE we:

• got a lab report assignment on our lima beans due MONDAY
• for your conclusions, use the information you currently have about your beans...what future predictions can you make? Why?

REMINDERS:

• exams are fast approaching, NOW is the time to start reviewing
• Have a nice weekend!

Today you had a list of tasks, and the opportunity to work at your own pace, complete assignments and get help in any area you needed it.

The highligts are:
Humanitites

• Finish your multiculturalism in Canada research project, fix your Excel graph if you needed to - Project is Due FRIDAY June 9th 2006.
• Writer's workshop - remember you need to have 6 pieces completed

Math

• Review triangles
• Quadrilaterals (makes 2 triangles, all corners of a quadrialteral add up to 360)
• Review/chapter checkup
• Geometry test FRIDAY June 9th 2006!!!!!

Science

• check your beans, water them and record your observations
• Start reading section 4.0

You had lots of time to get things finished today. If you used your time effectively you should have everything completed!

Have a great day!

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• worked on our multiculturalism in Canada projects
• did bar graphs in Excel
• DUE FRIDAY

Today in MATH we:

• got our tests back - corrections due THURSDAY
• worked on triangles - 2 triangles worksheets for THURSDAY
• geometry test FRIDAY
• if you need help please see me!!!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• looked at & watered our beans, recorded observations
• handed in powernotes and questions

Today in HUMANITITES we:

• worked on our multiculturalism in Canada projects
• due for Wednesday Finish Charts 1 & 2

Today in MATH we:

• corrected our angles homework
• took notes on how different types of angles are related
• got 3 worksheets 2 are due Wednesday: Intersecting Lines, & Parallel Lines & their Angles Read the front page of the Triangles worksheet

Today in SCIENCE we:

• did a quiz on section 1 & 2
• read section 3
• Due for Wednesday: Power notes on Section 3, soil, pages 138-148, Omit pages 140 & 146
• Check & Reflect page 142, # 1 & 2, page 148, #1 & 2
• Assess your Learning page 149, #1-4

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• handed in our culture dictionaries
• started work on our culture study

Today in MATH we:

• worked on naming, measuring, & figuring out what type of angle we were looking at....is it acute angle?
• two worksheets due TUESDAY, most of you already finished them in class: The Joy of Measuring, and Commplementary/Supplementary angles

Today in SCIENCE we:

• looked at our lima beans and made two more obesrvations......stuff is happening!
• reviewed seed plants
• QUIZ tomorrow!!! Sections 1 and 2!!

REMINDERS:

Come to class prepared, if you have to go to your locker for anything, you will owe us some time after school....nobody wants that....BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LEARNING!!!

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• had a special assembly for the teachers from Ghana

Today in MATH we:

• corrected geometry Get Set & Intersecting, Perpendicular & Parallel Lines worksheets
• reviewed how to measure angles
• Made to Measure worksheet due MONDAY

Today in SCIENCE we:

• didn't have science today :(
• watered lima beans?? made observations??
• MONDAY be prepared to review sections 1 and 2!
• QUIZ TUESDAY

REMINDERS

• Culture Dictionary Due in 4 DAYS
• If you need help in you need to stay in at lunch or come after school for help!!! Exams are coming up FAST!

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

Today in HUMANITIES we:

• corrected our workbooklets
• finished our postcards
• worked on writer's workshop

Today in MATH we:

• started geometry, get set and intersections, perpendicular and parallel lines
• READ the worksheet before you attempt it

Today in Science we:

• watered our lima beans - how can we keep them watered for the weekend? What can we do to help them grow better?
• due on MONDAY: Power Notes: Section 1.5, page 121-125, omit page 123, Section 2, pages 126-136, omit pages 128 & 134, Check & Reflect page 124, #1-4, page 132, #1-4, page 136, #1-3, Assess your learning page 125, #1-6, page 137, #1-4

REMINDERS:

• bring a geometry set to class
• culture dictionary due in 5 days
• if you do not come to class prepared, you will owe us time at lunch or after school - this includes anything you leave in your locker from textbooks to erasers.....come prepared!!