Homework and Announcements

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Nov. 30^th to Thurs. Dec. 3^th

Announcements: 

KCC Relate Youth is small group this week Boys meet at the church at 7:00 and girls meet at the Robideau’s at 7:00. We will be having a Bottle Depot run next Tuesday, Dec. 8^th.

Reports Cards  - Wednesday, Dec. 2^nd.  Parent/Teacher Interviews will be on Thursday evening and Friday morning this week.  There is no school for Elementary students on Friday due to the interviews. 

The Kitale Fundraiser was a HUGE success!!  We won a cake for our amazing shoe creations and the school raised OVER $2015 (final totals still to come in)!!  Our missionaries, Larry and Francine called me personally to thank our school.  This was truly a huge answer to prayer for them!!

Weekly Challenge:  It’s time for one of the hardest challenges of the year – the “NO CHOCOLATE” challenge.  Trust me, it can be done!  

Math – IXL.com –  Gr. 7  - L.5 Percents of numbers and money amounts as far as you can go. 

Social Studies – We will be finishing chapter 4 so that we can do a unit test next Friday, December 11^th  More information and a study sheet to come soon. 

Bible Memory:  Matthew 25:40 (Due Thursday, Dec. 3^th)

   ⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Homework Nov. 23rd to Nov. 27th

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Nov. 23^rd  to Fri. Nov. 27^th

Announcements: 

P.D. Afternoon -  Students will be dismissed at 12:00  on Tuesday, Nov. 24^th

KCC Relate Youth is whole group this week.  We won’t be having supper at the Robideaus’ because kids will be at home anyways due to the early dismissal.   

Reports Cards  - Wednesday, Dec. 2^nd.  Parent/Teacher Interviews will be on Thursday evening and Friday morning of that same week.  This means that this is the last week for students to get all their work in.  I am always willing to give re-tests if the student comes to me and arranges a time. (I will take the average of the 2 tests.)  Anything in students achieve that is an ABS (absent) will change to an NHI (not handed in) this week so students need to use this week to get serious about improving their marks if they need to do retests or make up work. 

Weekly Challenge:   Continue to challenge yourself and others to Give it Up for Kitale!  Our video announcement to KCC on Sunday generated $272.75!!!!!  Woo hoo!!!  I’ll post the announcement here as soon as it comes out.  Thanks to Brett, Keegan, Eman and Jer for doing it.  We need to create 3 pairs of shoes for our big Kitale Wrap Up on Friday.  We could win a decorative cake for our class if we win in one of these categories, “Wackiest Pair of Shoes”  “Most Innovative Pair of Shoes” and “Most Eco-Friendly Pair of Shoes”.  

English –  “Book Talk” videos are due now and will be shown this week.  The list of questions are on the blog and students are welcome to do this at home if they want or they can do this at school during our free reading time or lunch times/recess times.  

Math – IXL.com – Gr. 7 L.3 Comparing Percents/Decimals/Fractions as far as you can go

Social Studies – Chapter 3: Down to Egypt Questions are due on Tuesday, Nov. 24^th

Homework Nov. 16th to Nov. 20th

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Nov. 16^th to Friday, Nov. 20^th

KCC Relate Youth is Life Groups this week.  Gr. 7/8  Boys meet at the church and Gr. 7/8 Girls meet at the Robideaus’ at 7:00.

Weekly Challenge:   Did everyone remember to do a Random Act of Kindness each day?  I heard of some pretty good ones!  This week we will be tying in our challenge with our annual Kitale, Kenya Fundraiser.  We are asking people to give up something for one week that would normally cost money and instead donate that money to our missionaries, Larry and Francine Carruthers, who are going to buy shoes for those they serve in Kitale.  Shoes are super important, as without them, Kenyans are very susceptible to disease and especially a condition known as “jiggers” which leads to serious infections.  There will be more information sent home about this from the office.  This challenge runs from Wednesday, Nov. 18^th to Wednesday, Nov. 25^th.  We will follow the same dates for our weekly challenge. 

English – Spelling and Vocabulary Test #2 was postponed to Monday, Nov. 16^th. 

We have finished chapter 12 and need to now just enjoy reading the book to its conclusion.  It is very important you finish the novel by Friday.  There are only 19 chapters in the book, so this means you only have to read 7 chapters over the next 5 days.  On Friday afternoon, we will watch a movie that was made based on the novel called Race to Freedom. 

I mentioned to students that we would be doing a final project on the novel, but I have decided to cancel that final project as we will need class time to work on some aspects of the fundraiser.  Any student who desires to continue with the project on his/her own time can receive bonus marks for English as well as credits.  See me personally to work something out. 

We will be videotaping a “Book Talk” this week and uploading it to Fresh Grade.  The list of questions are on the blog and students are welcome to do this at home if they want or they can do this at school during our free reading time.  This will be due on Monday.   

Math – We are starting to learn about percentages.  This week we will be watching these Math Antics videos and completing the exercises and worksheets: 

 http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/WhatArePercentages (Monday) and http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/PercentsAndEquivalentFractions (Wednesday)

We will complete the ixl.com Grade 7 L.2 Convert between percents, fractions and decimals as high as you can go for homework.  (due Friday)  

Bible  - Memory Quiz on Friday

Ephesians 2: 8-10

 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Social Studies – Now that we have finished our Science Unit, we need to concentrate on finishing our first Social Studies Unit.  Please copy and paste the Chapter 3: Down to Egypt Questions from the blog.  We will read the chapter in class and you can work on the questions on google docs with a friend.  Be careful that you each know and understand the answers if you are working with someone.  (This will be due next Tuesday, Nov. 24^th) 

Social Studies Chapter 3 "Down to Egypt" Questions

Chapter 3:  Down to Egypt

Name:

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Directions:  Answer each question in a complete sentence. 

1.  Who was the Greek historian who viewed the ruins of Egypt in the fifth century B.C. and wrote of his impressions?  (1 mark)

2.  Summarize the life of Joseph.  (You may wish to read the Biblical account in Genesis chapters 37 to 50.)  (2 marks)

3.  Summarize the life of Moses.  (2 marks)

4.  What was the Rosetta Stone and how was it discovered? (2 marks)

5.  Why are the ancient relics of Egypt preserved so well? (1mark)

6.  What are two interesting facts about the Nile River? (2 marks)

7.  What were some confusions the Ancient Egyptians had about creation, medicine, art and the afterlife?  (4 marks)

8.  When did Egypt cease to be a major world power? (pg. 32) (1 mark)

9.  What people were in each of the 3 classes that made up the upper, middle and lower classes of Ancient Egypt? (3 marks)

10.  List the 10 Plagues.  (2 marks) 

Book Talk Assignment

Book Talk Assignment

As a way to practice uploading to your new Fresh Grade account, let’s do a “Book Talk”.  Here are the steps to follow: 

1.  Complete the Reading Survey sheet Mrs. R will give you in order to get warmed up in thinking about your reading journey.  

2. Think about the answers to any 5 of the following questions.  (You could also come up with your own questions if you want.) 

3. Video tape your “Book Talk”.  It should be about 2 to 5 minutes in length. Upload it to your account. 

4.  We will show them all in class on Monday, Nov. 23 and you will get a mark out of 10.  (5 marks for answering 5 questions and then 5 marks for how well you speak, how inspiring you are and how well the questions were answered)  If you are really creative in your presentation, you may get some bonus marks. :) 

Possible Questions to Answer in Your Book Talk

1.  Where do you usually like to read?  Why? 

2.  What makes this book one of your favourites of all time?

3.  Who else do you know who has read this book?

4.  How did you find out about this book?

5.  Describe how this book made you feel.

6.  Have you read any other books by this author?  How does this book compare?

7.  Have you read any other books in this genre?  How does this book compare?

8.  What makes this book special to you?

9.  Read a favourite part of the book.

10.  Who would you recommend this book to? 

Homework Sheet - Monday, Nov. 9th to Friday, Nov. 13th

   Grade 7 Homework Sheet

Monday, Nov. 9^th  to Friday, Nov. 13^th   

Announcements: 

This Wednesday, Nov. 11^th is the Remembrance Day Holiday.  There is no school that day.  However, I will be at the school from 1:00 to 3:00 available to help any student who is behind or who needs to do a retest or receive extra help.  You know who you are.  :) 

Tuesday - KCC Youth at 7:00 p.m.  There will be supper at my house from 4:00 to 6:45.  We need to do another bottle depot run as well.  Please bring bottles from home if you have them.  

 

Weekly Challenge: I hope everyone did well on the sit-ups challenge.  This week the challenge will be to complete a Random Act of Kindness each day.  The “rules” are that it has to be something over and above what you would normally do and that you need to do it anonymously.  If someone finds out it was you, it doesn’t count and you have to do another one.  

Math Test:  Monday, Nov. 9th on Fractions and Decimals 

Spelling and Vocabulary #2

Students need to be able to spell, define and use the word correctly in a sentence for the quiz on Friday. Students are encouraged to create their own sentences but may memorize these sentences if they need to. They do not need to memorize the part of speech.

separate(adj)- not together, split apart Nothing can separate us from the love of God.	notion (noun) – idea, opinion, thought “I’ve a notion you’re the lassies that they’re making all that stir about.”
sacrifice(verb or noun)-  giving up something valued (verb) or an offering of something precious to a god  The sacrifice of those in the military is great.	impervious (adj) –unmoved and unaffected by other people’s opinions or judgements Levi Coffin was impervious to the Sherriff’s accusations.
simile(noun) – a comparison between two different things that uses the words “like” or “as” I am as hungry as a horse is an example of a simile.	sustenance (noun) – nourishment “Liza lay twisted and limp like a wilted plant whose stem had lost all means of sustenance.”
metaphor(noun) a comparison between two different things that states something is something else. My brother is a pig when he eats is an example of a metaphor.	cadence (noun) – the beat or measure of something such as a dance or march that follows a set rhythm “The cadence matched every line of Mammy Sally’s song.”
controversial (adj) – causing strong disagreement or disapproval Abortion is a controversial subject.	veteran(noun) – an experienced member of something such as the military He was a veteran of WW2.