Writer's Workshop Prompt

Try writing in the voice of someone you know well. How does this person see the world? What is she or he thinking? Write in first person and present tense.

*Make sure you copy the prompt down onto your Writer's notebook document

PUMPKIN TIME BOMB

To do list....

Grade 7:

-Weekly Blogpost: Bucket List due on Friday, Nov. 4
-Literacy activities - you should be keeping up and completing as we go

Grade 8:

-Math Division Handout (Circled questions on the back)

-Literacy activities - you should be keeping up and completing as we go

*Halloween Dance $3

*Halloween Maze $2

*Students will be allowed to change into their costumes @ lunch

Have a good weekend

BK

To do list....

Grade 8:

• Williams Permission Form

Grade 7:

• 10.1 Number Patterns Handout #1-3
• Weekly Blogpost- Due date will be adjusted tomorrow

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 8:

• Multiplying Fractions checkpoint tomorrow
• Review Plot Diagram 
• Thinking Book- ongoing
• Complete unfinished Literacy Activities

Grade 7:

• Weekly Blog will be introduced tomorrow in class
• Review Plot Diagram
• Complete unfinished Literacy Activities

Have a good night

BK

Grade7 Weekly Blogpost- Bucket List

Learning Goal:

Your task is to create your own bucket list (5 things) and post it on your blog. Please describe why you chose each item and insert an image.    


Presentations begin on- Tuesday, Nov. 1

Mr. K's bucket list

1. Visit Fiji- My wife and I have always wanted to travel to the beautiful country of Fiji. This will be difficult to accomplish as it is located on the other side of the world. As well, if I go on my summer vacation, the seasons are flipped making it their winter. If I travel across the globe, it better be ninety degrees. I have a confession, technically I have been to Fiji. For a whopping 30 minutes, I was sitting on the runway at Nadi International airport while our plane refueled on route to Brisbane, Australia. Family vacations are on the backburner until my daughter is a little older.






2. Play golf at St. Andrews- St. Andrews is often regarded as one of the oldest and most well-known courses worldwide. Many people refer to it as the "Home of Golf". I enjoy watching and playing golf. It is my dream to play at the "Old course" and walk across the Swilcan bridge which is located on the 18th hole fairway just like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and many other legends. Can you believe that on the seventeenth tee, you actually drive the ball over the edge of a hotel? Sounds dangerous!






3. Complete a Marathon- 42.195 Kilometers or 26 miles and 385 yards! To give you some perspective, the distance from our school to the Air Canada Center is about 50 Kilometers. I think it would be an amazing accomplishment to be able to run a Marathon. I'm not sure if the appeal of running a Marathon is it's one of the original Olympic events or that every year I'm curious to hear the winning time in the Boston Marathon. After I finish a 10 km run, all I think to myself is I have to run four times this distance to accomplish my goal. Small strides, but I know deep in my heart I can do it if I set my mind to it.




4. Write a weekly sports column- A typical Sunday morning would involve me drinking my coffee and scrolling through numerous newspaper articles and blog posts. The topic always the same: SPORTS. I think it would be fascinating to have people excited to read my weekly sports column. I think I would call it "Brian's Take"..... I've already decided that I would write on a variety of sports including my favorites golf, soccer and hockey. Maybe one day instead of rambling my thoughts to anyone who will listen I will actually write them down.






5. Watch the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford- The Manchester Derby is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. My wife says I say this countless number of times throughout the year but I would love to take this game in live at Old Trafford. Basically, if you live in Manchester, half of the city likes Manchester City (Blue) and the other half of Manchester likes Manchester United (Red)... When these teams meet, it's team vs team, supporters vs supporters, which leads to great entertainment. I guess the closest rivalry to the Manchester Derby in North American sports would be the Montreal Canadians versus Toronto Maple Leafs or the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees.

Grade 7- Bucket List Presentation

To do list....

Grade 8:

• Math Textbook pg. 298 #7, 9, 10, 11   Pg. 303 #5 
• Thinking Book (Finishing conferences this week)

Grade 7:

• Orbiting Jupiter Responses (If not finished in class)

Have a good night

BK

Multiplication Models

Fraction Strips

Multiplying Fractions- Array

To do list...

1. Thinking Book - ongoing
2. Drama Monologues- start tomorrow
3. Grade 7 Math Test- Monday

SPIRIT ASSEMBLY - wear your colour!!!

To do list...

Grade 7:

• Math Test- Monday (Factors, Multiples, Exponents, Square Roots, Order of Operations)
• Drama Monologue- Friday

Grade 8:

• Drama Monologue- Friday
• Math Textbook pg. 292 # 11, 14, 16, (17, 20, 21 if your at Cross country)
• History Quiz- tomorrow

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 8

-Math Textbook pg. 292 # 6a, 7b, 9a, 10
-Math Checkpoint tomorrow
-Drama Monologue presentation- begin Thursday
-History Test- Wednesday

Grade 7

-Math Checkpoint tomorrow (Exponents & Square Roots)
-Drama Monologue presentation- begin Thursday
-Math Test- Friday (Factors, Multiples, GCF, LCM, Exponents, Square Roots, Order of Operations)

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

Grade 8:

• Think Book Meetings - Start Friday
• Math Test signed- ASAP
• Drama Monologue presentations begin as early as Wednesday next week
• Make sure your Blogpost is displayed properly
• Fractions- Do you Remember ? Pg. 385 1 abc, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 a c, 7, 8, 9, 10

Grade 7:

• Staying up to date with Orbiting Jupiter activities
• If I plant a seed writing evaluation signed
• Drama Monologue presentations begin as early as Wednesday next week
• Make sure your Blogpost is displayed properly
• Exponents- pg 18 & 19  #17, 19, 20
• Math Checkpoint- Friday

*PHOTO DAY TOMORROW
*ART WILL BE IN THE FOREST TOMORROW

Have a good night

BK

Mr. Congram's Favourite Monologues from the Movies

To do list...

Grade 8

1. Literacy - "Memorable Read" due tomorrow
2. Survey - Grade 8 trip (see links below for information on the options)
3. Drama Monologue Rough copy- due tomorrow

Grade 8 trip options:

Niagara for 2 days / 1 night – approximately $350

http://www.brightsparktravel.ca/student-tours/niagara-falls-barrel-fun

Montreal for 3 day / 2 nights - approximately $550

http://www.brightsparktravel.ca/student-tours/montreal-cest-la-vie

Grade 7

1. Literacy - "Memorable Read" due tomorrow
2. Math Textbook Pg. 6 # 15, 16, 17, 19, 20
3. Drama Monologue Rough Copy- due tomorrow

Have a good night

BK

Orbiting Jupiter

In your Think Book, create two Word clouds one for Joseph and another for Jack's character traits so far. Your welcome to use this online tool to assist you: Word Clouds

TO DO LIST....

Grade 8:

• Maintain your Thinking Book (First Meeting will be next week)
• Reading Blogpost- due Wednesday
• Drama Monologue rough copy- due Tuesday
• History (During/After reading questions) Pg. 26 & 27

Grade 7:

• Maintain your Thinking Book (First Meeting will be next week)
• Reading Blogpost - due Wednesday
• Drama Monologue rough copy- due Tuesday

Have a good night

BK

To do list..

Grade 8:

• Math Test- Thursday
• Reading Blogpost- due Wednesday, October 12

Grade 7:

• Math Checkpoint- tomorrow (Prime/Composite #'s, Factors, Multiples, GCF, LCM)
• Please bring in signed Math Evaluations- tomorrow
• Reading Blogpost- due Wednesday, October 12

Have a good night

*Good luck to all students representing Highview @ tomorrow's AREA cross country meet

BK

To do list....

Grade 8:

• Math Handout #1-5
• What are the two numbers: GCF - 24 ,  LCM - 1200 
• Math Test- Thursday
• Reading Blogpost - due Wednesday, October 12 (Finished product must be on your blog)

Grade 7: 

• Math Test- signed
• Reading Blogpost - due Wednesday, October 12 (Finished Product must be on your blog)

Have a good night

BK

My Most Memorable Read Blogpost

My Most Memorable Read

Learning Goal:

• Create a one page poster persuading others to sign out your “most memorable read” from the library

Success Criteria:

• Short summary or blurb about the book
• Explanation about why you chose the book (why did you love it?)
• Include a visual of the book cover
• Target audience (who should read it?
• Your creative additions (themes, favourite quotes etc.)
• short reflection on your blog about your choice

GRA

Created with Padlet

AND THE GLOBAL READ ALOUD BOOK IS .......

To do list...

Grade 8:

• Drama Monologue- Think about your character choice
• Math Test- Thursday

*Girls Vball practice Monday @ lunch

*Boys Vball practice Tuesday @ lunch

Grade 7:

• Drama Monologue- Think about your character choice
• Learn prime #'s to 100

*MATH CHECKPOINTS RETURNED SIGNED

Have a good weekend

BK