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April 22 , 2013


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New spelling words are given each Monday

For parents: the basic homework schedule for homeroom is as follows:

  • Monday- Spelling
  • Tuesday- Math
  • Wednesday- Writing
  • Thursday - math and spelling test study
  • Every evening should include at least a half hour of sustained reading.

 

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Period 1 Math ...Room 32

9:00 - 9:40 am

We will review graphs and measures of central tendency: mean, median and mode.

 

Period 2 English ...Room 32


9:40 - 10:05 am

Reading novels and writing short summaries.

 

Period 3 English ...Room 32

10:20 - 11:05 am

Continued

Drama and Dance 11:05 - 11:45 am
Period 4 ... in Room 206

Planning time for Mr. Winship

Ms. da Costa provides the programme

12:45 - 1:35 pm
Periods 5 and 6 ...Room 205

In the workshop today. Grade 8s will make the scissor jack and incorporate this into the firefighter model.

In the workshop today. Students will work on the small bridge challenge.


Period 7 ...Room 32

 

Working Day
Please visit this link to use Audacity. This is a sound recording programme that may be used to record multiple tracks in one file. You can add sound effects and layers of sound to create a complete MP3 or Wav audio file.

Audacity tutorial support and Sound FX Page

Period 8 ...Room 32

Homeroom :Drop everything and Read

 

 

Agenda Checks
All Intermediate students return to Homeroom
3:00 - 3:30 pm

 

 



Spelling
Math

Spelling sentences as usual

Board games are due Wednesday


For parents: the basic homework schedule for homeroom is as follows:

  • Monday- Spelling
  • Tuesday- Math
  • Wednesday- Writing
  • Thursday - math and spelling test study
  • Every evening should include at least a half hour of sustained reading.

Friday's Spelling test should come home on Friday to share with parents.

Friday's math test should come home on Monday to share with parents.

Videolink: Strandbeest


Links to helpful websites
http://dictionary.reference.com/
http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/
http://mathforum.org/library/topics/basic_algebra/


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