FSA Practice

onday, 25 January 2016

FSA Practice

FSA Practice 

Click on this link to practice for the FSA's.  

1. Make sure you click on Central Okanagan (23) as your school district.
2.  Then click on the test you want to practice. Grade 7 Reading or Grade 7 Numeracy (Math)   It will automatically put in a pretend username and password.  
3.  Hit Log on. 
4.  It will show you a log on that puts "Practice" as the name of the student.  Click "Yes" 
5.  Do the test with a calculator, a piece of scrap paper and TAKE YOUR TIME!  Don't guess!  Work out the answer first and then match it to the choices.  If it's not there, try a different strategy.  Reread the question a few times.  Read carefully!  
6.  When you are done, hit "Submit."  It will tell you your score.  
7.  Then, you can hit "Go Back" to see what the questions were and you can try them on your own again to see what you did wrong.  (Obviously this part isn't available when we do the FSA's for real. ) 

Grade 7 Homework Sheet

Monday, January 30th to Friday, February 3rd

Announcements:

Thank you to those parents who donated to the CREDIT AUCTION this month! Students bid on gift cards, candy, chocolate, crafts, and other interesting items!  The Science Lab was also a great time!  See the short video of it on the post before this one.  

Relate Youth – Small Groups – boys at the church, girls at Mrs. Robideau’s house from 5:00 - 7:00.  We will do a bottle depot run right after school and then go back to my house for a Chili supper before small groups.  Both boys and girls are welcome for supper, then the boys can walk over to the church. Then parents don’t have to make 2 trips.  Please feel free to drop off your bottles as well.  It all goes into class budget.

Weekly Challenge: Take a break this week - no challenge!  (Next week will be the FSA’s, so the challenge will be to make yourself a healthy breakfast each day - starting Mon. Feb. 6th)  Healthy & Easy Breakfast Ideas for School! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz3hdymRlXw

Science Displays - Due this Friday, Feb. 3rd.

English – All expository paragraphs need to be in this week. Remember you need to have someone else edit it first.  

Math - We will be preparing for the Math FSA’s this week.  Word problem booklets will be coming home.  Please offer as much help as you can.  I am going over them in class, but some students require more help.  

Science Lab 2017

Cake and Skating Jan 2017

Spelling and Vocabulary Set #3 Quiz on Friday, Jan. 27th

SPELLING/VOCABULARY  # 4 QUIZ -  Due on Friday, January 27<sup>th

There is a quizlet made on this set here: Quizlet - Spelling and Vocabulary #3</sup>https://quizlet.com/_30tbvp^{https://quizlet.com/_30tbvp}

 

1.  versatile (adj) able to be used in many different ways    A pencil is a versatile object because it can be used to write with or poke your friend with.	6.  desolate (adj) empty, bare, alone, dismal, gloomy   The school seems desolate on the weekends.
2.  indomitable (adj) unconquerable, impossible to defeat  The Saints were indomitable in the basketball tournament.	7.  writhe (verb) to twist or squirm as if in pain The mouse writhed in pain after being bitten by the snake.
3.  despicable (adj) worthy of shame, disgraceful, appalling  Intentional bullying is despicable.	8.  unkempt  (adj) messy and neglected Is your bedroom unkempt?
4.  impromptu (adj) done spontaneously, without preparation, in an unrehearsed way Some drama skits are done impromptu.	9.  inoculate (verb)  to protect somebody against disease  When you were a baby, you were inoculated to prevent  you from getting diseases such as polio.
5.  vintage (adj) something classic recognized as being of high quality and lasting appeal You can sometimes find vintage clothing at Value Village.	10.  bombastic (adj) describes language that is full of big words that are hard to understand The reading comprehension in the FSA won’t be bombastic.

Science Project

Science 7

Our next unit of study in Science will be decided upon by……… YOU!  

We are not actually going to all be studying the same subject this second trimester. We are going to participate fully in what our British Columbia Ministry of Education has asked us to do in the new curriculum that has come into effect this year.  It is called Inquiry-Based Learning.  Here are some helpful videos that explain it well as to how it fits into our science course:

The Steps of Inquiry Based Learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjVOlnUoXU&list=PLzbUbKju4Q4LKcGaofaBmX5UJ8UhfVums&index=6

1. ________________     Finding the question that matters.

2.  ________________    Gathering information on the topic through research.   

3.  ________________    Shaping the information into a product

4.  ________________    Sharing the discoveries with others.  

5.  ________________    Reflecting on insights and learning.

Science Inquiry by Rachel Splawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsl4kEQWcFI\

Science inquiry is defined as the “diverse ways in which ____________________ study the ________________ world and propose explanations based on the ________________derived from their work.”

Where to start?  Good question.  Let me give you a helpful boundary.  Limit your inquiry to anything you can find on any of these sites:

http://www.icr.org/      https://answersingenesis.org/science/     http://creation.com/

Take the time to look all through the site including some of the short videos, resources and related articles.  Keep a list of topics/questions that stirred your interest.  

Then, go through the steps of inquiry based learning. 

Use the back of this sheet to help you plan.

Planning for My Inquiry Based Science Display

** This sheet must be filled out and brought to Mrs. R. before you receive a display board.

1.  Possible “questions that matter” and interest me

2.  Gather information on the topic by researching the different sites.   (check)

3.  Identify approximately 3 main questions that will be answered in your project. Make sure your answers to the 3 main questions are accurate and in your own words.  If you use quotations, make sure you understand the quotation, can pronounce every word and cite the source.  One of your sources must be from the 3 that were suggested at the beginning of the assignment.  (ie. Strive to have a biblical connection.)

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

4.  Print out all the information that needs to be put on your display.  Make decisions on fonts for titles etc. 

 

5.  Take the information and plan how it will be displayed on the board.  Include pictures – sketches, diagrams, visuals other than just words.  Please watch these videos for layout suggestions:

Award Winning Science Fair Layout | ArtSkills Project Tips   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oprHnl3RtjE

101 Science Experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJUAb6GdPw

Homework and Announcements Jan. 16th to Jan. 20th

Grade 7 Homework Sheet

Monday, January 16^th to Friday, January 20^th

Announcements: 

Relate Youth – Small Groups – boys at the church, girls at Mrs. Robideau’s house. 

P.E. Field Trip – Ice Skating at Rutland Arena – Monday, January 23^rd.  We will leave at 12:45 and return at approximately 2:45.  Our fundraiser covered the ice rental but if you don’t have skates or a helmet (bike helmets are fine) then those are extra. If you are a beginner skater, you may also wish to rent a bar to help hold you up.  :)  

Ø  Skates -                        $ 2.50

Ø  Helmet -                       $ 1.00

Ø  Bar -                              $ 1.00

Ø  Stick -                            $ 1.00

Weekly Challenge:  How did you do on the no chocolate challenge?  This week’s challenge will be the bedtime challenge.  This means that you and your parents must pick a bedtime for you (if you don’t already) and you must be in bed without electronics at that time every night for one week. 

Art:  Keep working on your projects and bring them in when they are done.   

English – Descriptive Paragraphs (good copies) are due this Friday.   Expository Paragraphs (rough drafts) will also be due.   

FSA’s – February 6-9 will be the days we will be writing the Foundational Skills Assessment.  Please do not book any appointments or holidays during this time if you can help it.