Another group we can thank is our own Gr. 7 Council! They did a great job in organizing and carrying out the Planet Lazer Field Trip. What fun that was - and physically exhausting! Not that I enjoyed shooting you with lazers at all. :)
There were 2 birthdays celebrated over the long weekend. Happy Birthday to Lukas!!!!!! (Welcome to Facebook too!) and Happy Birthday to Teresa!!!!!!! Let's pick a time to get a treat at Starbucks or Tim Hortons!!
I had a wonderful time at the Home Educators Convention and got all inspired again to come back to the classroom today and teach you. Hmmm, maybe that's the wrong word - coach you is maybe a better term. We have some tasks today to accomplish and we have some projects to work on for the end of the school year. I want to come alongside you and coach you for today's "game" so that you will be ready for the "championship" (final exams).
I feel we, as a class, are most successful when I give you a list of work to do and allow you frequent breaks. Would you agree?
Let's give it a try again today with a few new little things added in to get us ready for the end of the year.
So, just like I titled this post, "This is the first day of the rest of your grade 7 life." Here is a song to inspire you on this theme:
Let's pray together as a class sharing prayer requests and praying for each other. I would like to turn over the devotional times in the morning to you pretty soon. (For Bible Marks) I will talk more about this later.
Here is the day's list:
* 10-15 minutes of Mavis Beacon
* 10-15 minutes of Free Reading
* Complete 2 pages of the Fraction Booklet in preparation for Fraction Chapter Test on Friday, May 4th
- exact questions from this booklet will be on Friday's test. (if you get stuck or forget how to do something, ask someone or check back on previous mathtutor or khan academy videos)
* Read over the Final Writing Project Document and begin to make some decisions as what you might be interested in doing.
*At 10:30 we will have a short lesson on "Showing not Telling" in writing.
*We will have a challenge this week!!! The challenge is to eat your recommended servings of fruit and vegetables each day. How much is this you ask? Click here: Recommended Servings.
Now, if you are like me, my next question was: How much food is one serving? Click here for the answer to that: One serving
This just in: Watch here for an awesome video on how mass, volume and density are used in NHL hockey. It's only 6 minutes long and fascinating!! Click here for the link: The Science of NHL Hockey then you have to click on the one that says: "The Science of NHL Hockey: Mass, Volume, Density" You can watch other ones after if you want. :)
We have electives in the afternoon!
