Defining Poetry

We made a great start to 2013. Let's make sure we keep it up...Remember EXCELLENCE is about striving for that last little inch!

H/W
Collect as many images, pictures, photos, mementos from your past that truly occupy  your heart:

• What has really affected your heart?

• What people have been important to you?

• What are some experiences or central events you'll never forget?

• What happy or sad memories do you have?

• What secrets have you kept in your heart?

• What small things or objects are important to you?

                        







Optional: Discuss ORDINARY at dinner with your parents. TQ for providing evidence of your discussion






No Math H/W today... Preview our new Eight Times Table song









No Math H/W today.

Welcome Back

Hope you all had a very enjoyable and relaxing break. Feel free to post any links to your holiday photos if you put them into a photopeach or animoto for your family to enjoy.

Click for the week at a glance

Are you reading regularly over the break?

Solve the puzzle below to see what our new unit of study will be





Enjoy your excellent non-fiction speeches again

Write a rough copy of your non-fiction speech. You will practice in class tomorrow. How can you be engaging?

Comma Test is tomorrow

Enjoy Miguel and Kayzad's paperslide video

Paperslide

Which topics do you need to review for tomorrow's mid year math assessment? - Look at an earlier post for the list of topics. Today's math test finally showed very strong proof reading and computation - Can you do it again tomorrow?

You should complete your writing assignment tonight. Tomorrow,  you will have class time to upload your work to pages and correct and grammar errors


Make sure you read over the 'non-ficiton' speech instructions  so that you can begin thinking about how you will prepare for Friday.

Paperslide videos: You must watch these videos as preparation  for the commas test



Enjoy Reid's basketball triumph again below

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Last Week of the Calendar Year

You should all be able to discuss your stance and tell me the categories that you are using for your notes. (Based on the feedback from the lesson, many people were not doing this) I will be meeting with you all on Monday about your categories. Make sure you have SOME!

Next week is a 'big' week. Be ready to work hard! Below are guidelines for your non-fiction talk. Some people will  present Thur and some Fri.


Don't forget to do the comma online practice

Don't forget to being in products for Wednesday Science lesson

Mid year assessment takes place on Wed. and Thur. We have covered a lot in Math this year:

• prime factorization 
• angles 
• prime and composite numbers 
• squares and square  roots
• divisibility rules
• fraction, decimals, percent equivalents
• mean, medium, mode, range
• mixed numbers and improper fractions
• stem and leaf 

We are not allowed to review any of these topics in class. Which topics do you think you should be reviewing on IXL  this week?

Student of the Week