Gr. 7 Homework and Newsletter

Grade 7 Homework Sheet

Monday, Feb. 1^st to Friday, Feb. 5^th

KCC Relate Youth –Small groups – Girls at Robideaus at 7:00 and Boys at the Fellowship room at 7:00.

Gr. 7 Basketball – The girls will practice on Wednesdays and the boys will have their practices on Thursdays. The times are from 3:15 to 4:30. The cost to be on the team is $50.  Game schedules will come out soon. 

Friday’s Science Lab was a great success!!  Ask your child what happens to frozen carbon dioxide when it is mixed with dish soap and water.  I was so proud of the grade 7 class’s behaviour in the lab and their diligence in completing their first official science lab of their school careers!!! Well done young scientists!! 

Weekly Challenge – Thanks for bringing in such delicious, healthy crepe fillings on Friday.  It was a great way to start the day.  Let’s all continue to make healthy breakfasts a priority!  This week the challenge will be to set a specific bedtime and then stick to it!  This MUST have parent approval.  The challenge is not to be asleep at a certain time, but to be all prepared (pj’s, teeth brushed) and under the covers.  NO ELECTRONICS allowed in the bed!

Math - In preparing for the FSA’s, students have completed Word Problem Booklet #1.  They will be given the same word problems on Wednesday as a quiz but without the multiple choice.  Some students do require some extra assistance with this.  Please consider working through the booklet with them.  We have gone the problems class and I have had a CEA helping some students as well. 

Middle School Electives start today!  Mr. Kelly worked very hard to try and get the best electives possible and to get students into their first choices.  However, grade 9’s and 8’s were allowed their first picks so please be understanding about the course you get. 

English - Spelling and Vocabulary Test # 4 – Friday, Feb. 5^th

 

elective (adj) – a course that a student may select from among a choice of options  Rachel is excited about beginning her Art Elective class.	property(science definition) (noun)  - a characteristic of a material that can be observed or tested One property of a substance is colour.
endeavor – (noun) a serious effort to achieve something The grade 7’s will endeavor to complete the FSA’s to the best of their ability.	variable (noun) – something that can vary or change The scientist needed to list the variables in the experiment.
hypothesis (noun)– a possible explanation for something that needs to be investigated Scott’ss hypothesis was that Isaac would become a cheese burger if he swallowed the purple chemical solution.	evaporation (noun) – the change in the state of a substance from a liquid to a gas The dew on the grass had evaporated by the time we went for our walk to Ben Lee.
interpret (verb) – to explain, translate or figure out You will need to interpret the data you collect in the lab experiment.	condensation (noun) – the change in the state of a substance from a gas to a liquid In the car, you can see the condensation of your breath form as beads of water on the window.
procedure (noun) – the method for doing something You must follow the procedure for completing the lab assignment.	sublimation (noun) – the change in the state of a substance from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid  Dry ice is an example of sublimation.