MINI-GOLF PROJECT: bring in cardboard and any other materials on Monday for your amazing designs for the golf course project!

Due Date: your course must be completed by Tuesday, June 16. The “Ancient Civ Open” will be Wednesday June 17 in the Activity Room. 

NOTICE HOME: Playland permission form is due Monday! Please remind parents to pay for the field trip at SchoolCash online. The fee is $28. Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to drive. We need maybe just one more driver! 

ART: we had a wonderful workshop today, presented by Burnaby Arts Council on Art and The Environment. The students made beautiful collage art and each piece was unique!

ADST: bring in cardboard for your golf course project!

NOTICE HOME: give Playland permission form to parents, have them fill it out and return to back to school right away! Remind them to pay for the field trip at SchoolCash online. The fee is $28. Also, calling for drivers to help us get to Playland and back.

MATHS: finish the questions assigned today in the UNIT REVIEW in the textbook, page #168-170, #5, 8, 10, 14 & 18. Due Tuesday. This will help you be prepared for the test which is on Wednesday (June 3).

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What you need to know for the test:

ECO-FAIR: it’s Eco-Fair Day tomorrow! Woo hoo! Bring a table cloth! Learn your information better so you can speak without needing to read off the display board! Be ready to talk to all age groups – from kindergarten students to all-knowing Grade 7s! Also important: GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP and bring a healthy, nutritious snack and lunch tomorrow to help sustain you for a whole day of teaching! 

Criteria for Presenting:

• Each student contributes equally to presentation

• Be confident and passionate about the topic – speak with expressive voices

• Know the problem and facts well; speak without reading from display board

• Convince the audience of the importance of your issue

• Share a detailed plan of solutions for changing the problem

• The plan makes sense and is possible for others to implement

• Convince your audience to take action!

MATHS: study for unit test which will be next Wednesday most likely.

ECO-FAIR: bring a table cloth or something similar to cover the desks for your exhibit. Use the feedback you’ve been given to improve your presentation. Polish it up and practice for the Eco Fair! Every group member needs to know all the information inside and out. 

• Thurs, May 28th              Eco Fair set up in Activity Room

• Friday, May 29^th             Eco Fair Day! Present your project to classes, family!

MATHS: Please finish the following at home if you didn’t finish it in class today: 

Lesson 4.6: questions #1 & 2, AND Lesson 4.7: #2 & 4, AND Unit Review: #1 – 4  (1, 2, 3, 4) First page only! Due Thursday.

Upcoming in Maths: Unit test on circumference & area of circles, area of parallelograms and area triangles next week, probably Wednesday. Also you should know how to read, interpret & make circle graphs as well.

MATHS: show your “Best Pizza Deal” quiz to parents/guardians, have them sign it and return to school tomorrow. Remember, if you made a mistake on this quiz, explain what you would do next time!

ECO-FAIR INQUIRY PROJECT: We listened to our first presentations today! Everyone else, be ready to present tomorrow. Practice at home so you can speak confidently and knowledgeably – you need to be an expert! 

Also, bring a table cloth or something similar to cover your desks for your exhibit. Thanks! 

FINAL DEADLINES:

• Tues & Weds                                  In-class practice presentations

• Thurs, May 28^h                           Eco Fair set up in Activity Room

• Friday, May 29^th                         Eco Fair Day! Present your project to classes, family!

ECO-FAIR INQUIRY PROJECT:  Be ready to present your project to the class tomorrow!  Your display board and product must be completed! 

Project Criteria: 

Main task: develop, implement and share a plan with your peers and school community to reduce human impact on the Earth and its inhabitants.

Sub-tasks:

• Create a display/exhibit that teaches others about:

• What the problem is

• Where it is occurring

• Who is all involved (the stakeholders) and what do they want

• How it is affecting Earth

• What solutions there are to reduce and/or reverse the impact

• Indigenous perspectives on the issue and solutions

• Create a product that helps to get your message across to your audience and inspires them to support your ideas on how things can be improved; it reinforces the lesson you want your audience to understand.

• Present your inquiry findings and solutions to the school community

MATHS: Please finish Lesson 4.7 Drawing Circle Graphs, pg. 163 & 164, #1, 2 and 4. Due Monday. You will need a protractor for this lesson. See today’s lesson notes below:

ECO-FAIR INQUIRY PROJECT:  Be ready to present your project to the class on Monday.  You need your display board and product completed. Practice for your presentation – each team member needs to know all the important information about your inquiry. The latest deadlines are:

• Friday, May 22^nd                       Your display and any products are completed and at school
• Monday, May 25^th                        In-class practice presentations
• Tuesday, May 26^th                        In-class practice presentations
• Thurs, May 28^h                           Eco Fair Day Part 1! (set up & present to first classes)
• Friday, May 29^th                         Eco Fair Day Part 2! (present to classes, family & clean up)

Details of this project: Do you have all of the following components?

Overall Task: To develop, implement and share a plan with your peers and school community to reduce human impact on the Earth and its inhabitants.

Sub-tasks:

• Create a display/exhibit that teaches others:

• What the problem is

• Where it is occurring

• Who is all involved (the stakeholders) and what do they want

• How it is affecting Earth

• What solutions there are to reduce and/or reverse the impact

• Indigenous perspectives on the issue and solutions

• Create a product that helps to get your message across to your audience and inspires them to support your ideas on how things can be improved; it reinforces the lesson you want your audience to understand.

• Present your inquiry findings and solutions to the school community

MATHS: Please finish Lesson 4.7 Drawing Circle Graphs, pg. 163 & 164, #1, 2 and 4. Due Monday. You will need a protractor for this lesson. See today’s lesson notes below:

ECO-FAIR INQUIRY PROJECT: finish creating your display boards by Friday. Finish creating a “product” too! Be ready to present your findings and solutions to the class next Monday.  The deadlines are as follows:

Friday, May 8:                            All research work is complete and shown to your teacher

Friday, May 15^th                        All good copy work is complete and ready to be displayed

Friday, May 22^nd                       Your display and any products are completed and at school

Monday, May 25^th                        In-class practice presentations

Tuesday, May 26^th                        In-class practice presentations

Thurs, May 28^h                           Eco Fair Day Part 1! (set up and present to first classes)

Friday, May 29^th                         Eco Fair Day Part 2! (present to classes, family and clean up)

Reminder of the details of this project: 

Overall Task: To develop, implement and share a plan with your peers and school community to reduce human impact on the Earth and its inhabitants.

Sub-tasks:

• Create a display/exhibit that teaches others:

• What the problem is

• Where it is occurring

• Who is all involved (the stakeholders) and what do they want

• How it is affecting Earth

• What solutions there are to reduce and/or reverse the impact

• Indigenous perspectives on the issue and solutions

• Create a product that helps to get your message across to your audience and inspires them to support your ideas on how things can be improved; it reinforces the lesson you want your audience to understand.

• Present your inquiry findings and solutions to the school community

ECO-FAIR INQUIRY PROJECT: this is top priority! It’s time to create your display boards. Please bring a cardboard tri-fold display board to school. Remember you need to have ALL information needed too.

MATHS: please finish Lesson 4.6 Reading & Interpreting Circle Graphs, Pg 158-160, #1, 6 and 7. Show your work! Due Wednesday.