Tuesday September 30, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current Events.
• Handed in Vocabulary #8.
• Got Vocabulary #9 - Due Monday.
• Talked about our examples of Symbiosis & Adaptation. How did you do?
• Had a homework check.
• Read sia7 p20-23, What kind of affects do Humans have on Ecosystems?
• Did the give it a try activity on p 20. What did you and your group come up with? How was it to work with another student on your list?
• FIELD TRIP THURSDAY!

FIELD TRIP on THURSDAY!
You need to bring:

1. Lunch
2. Jacket & extra Sweater
3. Sunscreen
4. Snack
5. Hat & Mitts
6. Raingear
7. Sturdy Footwear
8. Backpack
9. Drink - MINIMUM 1L
10. Your VERY BEST behaviour & listening skills.

Any questions? Come & Find me on Wednesday.

Friday September 26, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had current events. It is your responsibility to be READY.
• Handed in Vocabulary #7.
• Got word list #8.
• Read sia7 p 14, about being buried alive. Wrote a Journal Entry about it. What do you think? Could he survive longer? Why or why not? What are his basic needs?
• Did some popcorn reading, sia7 p16-19, what are these pages about?
• Talked about symbiosis. Think of and write down 2 examples of EACH type of symbiosis.
• Talked about adaptations. Think of and write down 2 examples of adaptations.

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had Current Events. Great job those of you that went! Is it your turn on FRIDAY? Check the schedule.
• Handed in vocabulary #6.
• Got vocabulary #7.
• Duotangs - you need TWO for science. One for your journal and one for you vocabulary, please make sure these are returned to the right place. They are locked up between classes so the will not get lost.
• Had a homework check on your TSQ4R note taking. How did that go?
• On p14 in sia7 there was a decision making activity for you to write about in your journal. Did you get that done?
• Worked on sia7 p15 #1-6, you need to have a proper title, include your name, class, & date. You also need to write out the question and answer it in COMPLETE sentences.

Monday September 22, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Did current events! Your presentations were well done! Is it your turn on Wednesday? Check the current events schedule!
• Handed in vocabulary #5.
• Got vocabulary #6 - Due Wednesday.
• Did a give it a try activity - how many biotic & abiotic things did you come up with?
• What is the difference between biotic & abiotic?
• Talked about TSQ4R - what is it? How do you do it?
• To take notes on sia7 p 8-15 use the TSQ4R method. omit p 14. What does the word omit mean?
• Do your notes have a title? Are your name, date & class on your page?
• Don't forget to check out the "key concepts" and "learning outcomes" sections of your textbooks.

FIELD TRIP FORMS - YOU NEED TO HAND THOSE IN TO ME!

Wednesday September 17, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our title pages.
• Handed in our field trip forms. YOU NEED TO GET THESE IN TO ME.
• Had a current events demonstration - we will start daily presentations on MONDAY. Is it your turn?
• Worked on Vocabulary #5 - Due MONDAY.
• Finished our presentation on Plastic bags and wrote a journal entry about it.

How was your behaviour in class today?

Please remember there are 34 growing people in our little classroom, cooperation & understanding are ESSENTIAL for us all to be SUCCESSFUL.

Monday September 15, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in our Lab Safety Contracts (blue form)
• Got our next set of vocabulary words: Due Wednesay.
• Your Interactions in Ecosystems title page is due on WEDNESDAY.
• Went outside and made some OBSERVATIONS. How are observations different from INFERENCES?
• Watched most of a presentation about plastic bags. We will finish it on Wednesday.
• Talked about our Field trip & got our permission forms. Your forms are due back by September 23.
• Our field trip is to Kananaskis on October 2, 2008, if your parents would like to volunteer to come along, please contact the school. We need volunteers to make our field trips happen!
  

What is in your agenda?
Have you completed all of your tasks?
Do you UNDERSTAND them?

Thursday September 11, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched a lab safety video.
• Wrote our lab safety quiz.
• Got & went over our Laboratory Safety Contracts. Due back signed on Monday.
• Put our vocabulary #2 in our duotangs.
• Got vocabulary #3 - Due Monday.
• Got a copy of our title page rubrics & talked about our next title page.
• A PLAN for our Interactions & Ecosystems Title page is due on MONDAY.
• Got back our title pages, scavenger hunts, & following directions sheets, added them to our binders & wrote the information in our science table of contents. Our binders should be ship-shape.
• Talked about our up coming field trip. We need parent volunteers!! Please call the school if you are interested in helping us out! THANK YOU!
  

Don't forget to ask your parents if they would like to volunteer to come on a field trip with us in a couple of weeks!

How are your study habits coming along?

Are you doing 10 minutes of homework per night?

Are you using your agenda?

What would an independent learner do?

Tuesday September 9, 2008

Today in Science we:

• Handed in our Practice Current Event.
• Wrote spelling quiz #1.
• Got a Science Binder Table of Contents & filled it out.
• Took notes on Safety - 18 Rules.
• Got a WHMIS symbols handout - Due Thursday.
• Science Safety Quiz on Thursday.
• Got 5 vocabulary words - Due Thursday.
  

How did you use your class time today?

You had time to do all of the assigned activities, you may even be done if you used your time well!

When you walk into the classroom, where should your agenda go?

Friday September 5, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our Vocabulary #1 words. Is your vocabulary in your duotang? Is it in the classroom?
• Got 10 words for Spelling Test #1. Spelling test #1 will be on TUESDAY.
• Reviewed the guidelines for Science Current Events.
• Chose an article, read it, & started our practice write up. The HW-5's & how your article is related to science are DUE on TUESDAY.
• Handed in our Textbook Scavenger Hunts.

Are you using your AGENDA?

How did you use your class time today?

Remember ALL of your materials for Science class!

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Put our vocabulary homework into our vocabulary duotangs.
• Did you finish your vocabulary? When will you comlete it?
• Did & talked about our instructions quiz - why is it important to read instructions carefully and follow them?
• Worked on a Text book scavenger hunt. This is due on FRIDAY.
• Got a handout for Science Current Events. Please read this handout by FRIDAY.

Are you using your agenda appropriately?

Is your binder organized?

Bring ALL of your materials to class with you!