Weekly Planning Sheet Oct. 22nd to Oct. 26th

Grade 7 Weekly Planning Sheet

Monday, Oct. 22^nd   to Friday, October 26^th 

Lazer Tag on Thursday, Oct. 25^th from 12:45 (bus leaves) to 2:45 (bus arrives back).  So many reasons to do this:

• ·         Reward for our Kitale Fundraising excellence!
• ·         Celebrating so many birthdays – Chloe, Josiah, Mally, Owen, Ally, Ellie
• ·         It’s great Physical Activity for P.E.!
• ·         We should be finished or almost finished FSA’s by then!

Girls Basketball – Open practice for any interested girls in grades 7 and 8 on Tuesday, October 23^rd  3-5 pm and Thursday, October 25^th 3-5 pm.

Picture Retakes  - Monday, Oct. 22^nd

Elementary Parent Meeting:  There were 2 parents there last Thursday representing grade 7.  That statistic is not meant to be accusatory.  I get how busy and overloaded we are.  I just wanted to put in a plug for how excellent the information was and encourage you to try to attend the one next trimester.  Kirsten Edstrom, who has a Family Counselling Practice, really gave some excellent advice on listening to our children.  Ms. Crystal Piech also shared more detailed information about our new Play is the Way program for social, emotional and behaviour education.  It was fantastic!  The food and fellowship was also fabulous! Please come next time.  You won’t regret it!

Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA’s) Starting this week! As you could see from the pamphlet brought home to you by your child (if you didn’t receive it, here’s the pdf: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/administration/kindergarten-to-grade-12/assessment/fsa-parent-brochure.pdf ), there is no studying required.  The best thing you can do for your child to help them is to make sure they are getting adequate sleep, a good breakfast in before school and a healthy lunch to eat at school.  No one need be anxious for these! 

P.E. Weekly Challenge:  How did students do keeping up their sleep diary? Students will be sharing their results with you and having a chat about any changes you can help them with as they take responsibility for their sleep routines.  The challenge this week is to eat the suggested amount of servings of fruit and vegetables each day.  For children ages 9-13, the serving amount is 6.  See here for what constitutes a serving for each of the different fruit/vegetables; https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/canada-food-guide/choosing-foods/vegetables-fruit/what-food-guide-serving-vegetables-fruit.html

Novel Study: Students should be all finished their chapter questions, finished reading the novel, and should be coming to school on Monday with their final project. 

English 7:      Spelling and Vocabulary #2

(Students must know how to spell, define and use these words correctly in a sentence for the test on Friday.)

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  Night John sacrificed his freedom to help others learn to read.	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.”
abstain (verb) to choose not to do something We abstained from drinking pop.	nocturnal  (adj)– active at night Owls are nocturnal.