I hope you all have a great weekend!

Please try to remember your Vivian forms. The trip is Thursday.

Please remember to dress in blue on Monday to show support for our friends with Autism.

Literacy
Book Club meeting #4 will be on Monday.
These are the assignments your groups agreed on:
Red Wolf: to the end of chapter 17
Seepeetza: up to pg. 93
Stranger: up to pg 78
No Time: up to pg 140

We watched The Secret Path today.
I am very proud of the maturity and thoughtfulness you brought to this.
Please continue the conversation...
http://secretpath.ca/

Monday April 3rd - light it up blue for Autism!
Highview will be showing its support for our friends with Autism by wearing blue.

Please remember to bring in your permission slip for our trip to Vivian next Thursday.

Book orders are due tomorrow (Friday)

Literacy
Our third book club meeting will be tomorrow.

Seepeetza - up to pg 73

Red Wolf - up to pg 122 (end of chapter 12)

No Time - up to pg 117

Stranger - up to pg 56

We will be watching Secret Path tomorrow. 

Talk to the folks at home about what you have learned so far about Chanie Wenjack

Geography

Mapping assignment due tomorrow

Math
Here is our class work from today - great discussion!
Please finish part two tonight for homework.

Math
Today we discussed last night's homework. Tonight there is an opportunity to retry the problem from last night. Please remember I'm looking for:
- an expression to the pattern
- proof that the expression is correct in numbers, pictures and words.

Next Thursday, April 6th, the grade sevens will spend the day at Vivian Outdoor Resource Centre.
A permission slip went home today. Please return that slip as soon as possible.
I'm really looking forward to a great day!

I'll be taking book orders until Friday.
Please let me know if you have anything you would like to order.

Literacy
Today the Maclean's article "The Lonely Death of Chanie Wenjack" was given out.
Please make sure you have read it and talked a little bit about it with someone else.
Tomorrow we will have a knowledge building circle on this article.

Math
What is the expression that describes this pattern?
Tomorrow, please hand in your expression for the pattern with proof.
How do you know you are correct? - Convince yourself and me.

Math
Today we looked at another pattern challenge and worked through it in groups.

I will be collecting your math journals tomorrow. In it I'll expect to see a summary of your group's work using numbers, words and pictures. Remember to "fill in the blanks" with the things we discussed in class.

Follow up questions:

1. I have 28 tiles. Can I make a figure for this pattern? Why or why not?

2. I have 155 tiles. Can I make a figure for this pattern? Why or why not?

3. Can I make a figure for this pattern with any number? Why or why not?

Literacy

Great work on your Book Clubs today!

Excellent conversations.

* Remember to keep writing down quotes for your "Quotle"

Next meeting is Friday.

Seepeetza - up to pg 73

Red Wolf - up to pg 122 (end of chapter 12)

No Time - up to pg 117

Stranger - up to pg 56

Math
Teach your family how to play 99!

Literacy
Today was our first book club meeting.
Think about what worked and what you would do differently - as we talked about in class.
We have a quick turnaround for our next one - Monday.
Here is what each group agreed on:
A Stranger at Home - up to pg. 36
Red Wolf - up to pg 77
No Time to Say Goodbye - up to pg 67
My Name is Seepeetza - up to pg 51

Please remember to be noting quotes for your Quotle.

Earth Hour
This Saturday people all over the world will be observing the tenth anniversary of Earth Hour.
Highview had our own Earth hour today from 1:30 - 2:30 where we turned off as many lights as we could (and still stay safe) and we turned off our electronics as best we could.
Can your family do their part for Earth Hour? This Saturday. 8:30 - 9:30.

Literacy

Ringo is due Friday.

Book Clubs!

Today we began our book clubs. 

Our first book club meetings will be on Friday. The format will be a Knowledge Building Circle.

Begin your new questions and wonderings pages in the format we discussed today.

Use your book marks to track questions.

Reminder:

My Name is Seepeetza - read up to pg. 26

A Stranger at Home - read Chapter 1

No Time to Say Goodbye - read up to page 36

Red Wolf - Chapters 1&2

As you read your books - take note of important quotes.

Are there words or phrases that keep coming back? or are really descriptive of the story?

After we finish, we will be creating something like this:

Welcome Back Everyone! (Almost)

We had a productive time in the forest this morning re-acquainting ourselves and remembering what it means to be a part of a learning community.

Literacy
Please make sure you bring you questions and wonderings page(s) to class tomorrow.

Math
Continuing with Algebra/Integers
Today's work was based on  the following challenge:

Talk to your family at home about your group discussion.
In your math journals write out an explanation of your groups solution - with proof.








Voices From the Land
We still have not completed out book!
If you have time tonight, could you work on your pages?
Blurb.ca
User: Michelle.Nye@yrdsb.ca
PW: Highview

STEM challenge
Today we tried our hand at a STEM challenge.
Tell you family about it.
Here are the results - well done everyone!!!

I have been out learning some really great stuff that you will find out all about over the next little while. Thank you for your understanding - it will pay off in some really cool learning opportunities in the days to come. I wish you all a wonderful and safe March break!!!

Literacy
I have handed back recent assignments - many of you are behind in your work. Please get caught up.
Make sure you have completed and handed in:
- Fatty Legs characters drawings
- Grassy Narrows article summary
- Poverty poem mind map

Tomorrow we will be doing another news article summary. Please read the feedback that you were given on your Grassy Narrows article summary, so that you can improve with this summary.

RINGO tasks will be due on the Friday after we return from the March break. Again, some of you are behind on these tasks. You should have completed and handed in five tasks already. The sixth task is due Friday March 24th.

Math
Please make sure you have finished worksheet 2.6.1 for tomorrow.

French - Quiz Friday!

Special Note to the Eco Team:
Can you check in with your families to see if you are available on Saturday April 22nd?
We have the opportunity to show leadership at the East Gwillimbury Eco Fair by organizing and running the children's events.
Date: Sat. April 22nd
Location: Anchor Park, Mt. Albert
Time 10 am - 2 pm
Please send me an email if you are able to participate - michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca

Wow! What a day of discussion!!!

Math
The class took me off track a bit with great discussion!
Homework: On a number line, do you always move right when you add and left when you subtract?
Convince us tomorrow.

Literacy
Amazing work in our Knowledge Building Circle. I am so proud of our class!
Questions and wonderings still? No doubt. Add to your document.
Here is the masterpiece that came from this amazing discussion:

French
Quiz on Futur Proche this Friday!

Geography
pgs 22-26
During Reading pg 24 #1&2, After Reading pg 26 #1-4

Please prepare yourself for our knowledge building circle on Monday.
We will be asking each other questions about the environmental situation in Grassy Narrows.
Read current articles about Grassy Narrows and come up with further questions.
Remember - I will be tracking your participation in the knowledge building circle. If you have no knowledge or questions (haven't done any reading) than you won't be able to participate.

Math
Great work today!!!
You are all skilled mathematicians!
We worked  on the "Square to Stairs" problem.

Click here for the square to stairs problem

I know I said that you have no homework, but if you wanted to see if your parents could solve it with you - that would be fun!
Here is some of your awesome thinking:

Have a great weekend!!!

Great math discussions today!

Tonight, continue working on the "L" pentomino challenge we had today.

Literacy
Today we read an article on the current issues in Grassy Narrows.
Please complete your summary for tomorrow and be prepared to discuss the article.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Fatty Legs drawings are also due tomorrow.
Remember! - Through your drawing, you are showing what you learned about the character throughout the book.

Nice to be back after a few days out of the school!
Thank you to Mrs. Sheardown for continuing the learning.

Math
Talk about our work with pentominos with people at home.
Tomorrow be prepared to discuss the expression for the "I" pentomino on the hundreds chart.

Literacy
We finished Fatty Legs today.
Your drawings of the Raven, Sister MacQuillan, the brother, and the children are due this Friday.
Show what you have learned about each character through your image choices.

V. Art
Today, as our ceramics was firing in the kiln, we worked on creating shattered images.
Today was the only class time for this assignment. It will need to be complete in your sketchbook the next time I collect them.