Thursday!

Brrrr! It's a chilly Thursday out there!
To forget about the cold, we had a busy morning of learning here in Room 208!

In Math, we spent the period analyzing different types of tables and graphs, including: bar graphs, double bar graphs, broken-line graphs and circle graphs.

Next up, we got started on our next CFOO presentations and, using PicCollage, made
Oxytocin (Happy)/Cortisol (Stress)collages.
Please ask me what photos I chose to include for each section of my collage.

We ended the morning with Science, taking time to write our conclusions for Experience #1.
A reminder that completed lab reports are due in class tomorrow.

Have a great afternoon, everyone! Stay warm! :)

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Agenda items:

1. Experience #1 - graph and conclusion - tomorrow (Friday)

2. Calcul mental "Additionne de la gauche" Section B - Monday

3. CFOO # 5 - Creativite - Monday, February 4th

4. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

Le chandail de hockey

Today, in Francais, we read the book "Le chandail de hockey" together as a class.

Every few pages, we would stop and ask questions about the story and make additional predictions as to what might happen next. We learned, in the end, that wearing a blue and white Toronto Maple Leafs jersey in small town Quebec, circa 1948 does NOT get well received.

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Agenda items:

1. Calcul mental "Additionne de la gauche" Section A - tomorrow (Thursday)
2. Reflection: what makes me happy/what causes me stress - tomorrow (Thursday)
3. Experience #1 - graph and conclusion - Friday

4. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

Hey, Tuesday!

Hello, Tuesday!

Today, we kicked off our morning with a "Bonnnnnnng!"

In Math, working in randomized groups at the white boards, we set out to calculate how many times a clock would "Bong!" in one day, knowing that it chimes the time every hour on the hour.

After calculating for one day, we were then tasked with finding how many "Bongs!" we would hear in one week and then one year. This question had us collaborating with our peers to find an effective calculation strategy to arrive at the correct answer. 

We all worked SO well with our groups this morning!
Bravo à tous! :)

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Agenda items:

1. Math assessment - "Les transformations" - tomorrow (Wednesday)
2. Calcul mental "Additionne de la gauche" Section A - Thursday
3. Reflection: what makes me happy/what causes me stress - Thursday
4. Experience #1 - graph and conclusion - Friday

5. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

Hello, Monday!

Happy Monday!

Today in Math we learned a new mental math strategy an did one final review for our upcoming
 "Les transformations" assessment coming up later this week.

In Science, we began graphing our data from our first lab demo that we completed in class last week. Tomorrow we will discuss the lab questions and look at writing the conclusion together as a class. Completed lab reports will be due Friday.

In Francais, we started studying the book, "Le chandail de hockey." After looking at the pictures in the book, we made predictions about what the story might be about. After reading the first two pages together, we have already discovered that one of our predictions was certainly correct; ALL the boys who play hockey want to be just like #9, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard!

We ended our morning with another mini-lesson for our brain unit.
Today we added the words: serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, cortisol, and oxytocin to our word list and briefly discussed each of these neurotransmitters' roles in our brain.
Our mini homework assignment over the next few days is to reflect on things that make us happy (triggering oxytocin) and things that cause us stress (triggering cortisol). We will be doing a small activity with these ideas later in the week as a way to better understand how and why we have feelings.

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Agenda items:

1. Math assessment - "Les transformations" - Wednesday
2. Calcul mental "Additionne de la gauche" Section A - Thursday
3. Reflection: what makes me happy/what causes me stress - Thursday
4. Experience #1 - graph and conclusion - Friday
5 "Ma résolution" sentence and Tomatosphère graph - NOW PAST DUE!

6. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

Happy Friday!

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Agenda items:

1. Science "travail graphique" - due Monday if you did not finish in class today.
2. "Ma résolution" sentence and Tomatosphère graph - NOW PAST DUE!

3. January Scholastic orders - deadline extended to Monday.

4. Concours: please confirm with Mme Careen if you plan on participating by Monday.

5. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

Have a great weekend! 😊

A Busy Thursday!

Hello, friends of learning!

Today, in Math, we continued practicing multi-step transformations by drawing SO MANY cats!

Please ask me how this activity went and what my favourite cat name was! :)

In Français, we took some time for silent reading and listened to the remaining CFOO presentations. 

We also took some time this morning to continue with our brain lessons. Today's topic was "neurons and neurotransmitters." After watching a few neurotransmitter simulations online (HERE and HERE) we took time to act out how a message is passed through a neuron and then continues to transfer through the synapse and on to the next neuron. Please ask me about our "pass the ball" activity and what we noticed as a class.

Finally, in Science, we completed the second test in our lab demo. We noticed that, in general, the results from the second test were very similar to the data we recorded yesterday. 

We have calculated the average time of how long the candle remained lit for each beaker and will use these results when we graph the data in class next week.

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Agenda items:

1. "Ma résolution" sentence and Tomatosphere graph - NOW PAST DUE!

2. January Scholastic orders - due tomorrow (Friday).

3. Concours: please confirm with Mme Careen if you plan on participating by Monday.

4. Expo Science - Project titles due Monday, February 4th.

It's Wednesday!

Hello, Wednesday!
We had a great morning of learning today!

In Math, after finishing our calcul mental assessment, we practiced drawing multi-step transformations (completing a series of rotations, reflections and translation) to a single figure.
We will practice our transformations skills for the reminder of the week before completing a short, formal assessment early next week (likely Wednesday).

In Francais today, we were treated to many great CFOO - Opinion presentations. Bravo to all students who took to the time to write a well-prepared speech. 😃💬

Finally, in Science, we completed the first "test" in our first lab demo of the year. The goal of the experiment is to see how much time it takes for a candle's flame to extinguish when covered by different volumes of beakers.

We will repeat the same experiment again tomorrow (because a good experiment is repeatable!) and then calculate the average time for each beaker before representing the results in the form of a graph. Please ask me about the predictions I made in class today and what results we have noted thus far!
(You can also ask me about Mme Careen's AWESOME safety goggles! Ha!)

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Agenda items:

1. Looking for a way to enrich your learning in Français and Science this term?
Consider participating in Concours and/or Science Fair!
(An email explaining both options was sent home last Friday.)
2. "Ma resolution" sentence and Tomatosphere graph - due tomorrow (Thursday)
Many students have already completed both tasks, and most of quite close to being done.
Students were given one last block of classroom time this morning to finish these items (two periods of work time were previously given) but are asked to review and finish their work over the noon hour and/or at home if required to ensure they do not fall behind.
3. January Scholastic orders - due Friday, January 18