Friday, November 9th

Friday, November 9th

The proposed plan for French Immersion program changes in the NW has been shared. Tuscany School has been greatly affected by this plan and Twelve Mile Coulee School may be affected in the future.  There will be an open house at Sir Winston Churchill High School on Nov. 13 and a survey is now posted online for parent feedback.  These are the final two opportunities for families to give input and up until now, only families interested in French Immersion in the NW have been given the chance to give input.

Looking Back

Math:

• Fractions and Ratios connected to "Our World as a Village" mural

Science:

• Native trees of Alberta
• Trees and Forests Vocabulary
• Review of Trees and Forest work so far
• Homework due Monday (see bottom for details): Native Trees of Alberta, Trees and Forests Vocabulary, Review work (For the questions, just list where to find the information for now (Visual Journal, Science Notebook, computer) 

Humanities:

• Catch up time with vocabulary cards
• Narrative Writing "And Then" prompt about an Unschool Bus
• Small group rotations to research roles in ancient Athens
• Sewed Poppies for Remembrance Day 
• Gratefulness Journal Art
• Vocabulary: Idiom, Onomatopeia, Personification, Alliteration, Rhyme, Hyperbole 

Health:

• Artistic representation of goals for the year, steps to achieve them, challenges that may arise and strategies for overcoming challenges

Looking Forward

Math:

• Converting fractions to decimals
• Converting percent to decimals
• Continue with "Our World as a Village" mural

Science:

• Human relationship with Forests
• Tree cookies
• Review of Trees and Forests unit
• Test Thursday on Trees and Forests unit

Humanities:

• Creating a giant wall chart to show roles of Athenian woman, Female metics, Female slaves, Male citizens, Male metics, Male slaves.
• Role play "The Agora" to create a mosaic art piece to trade.
• Examining rubrics for visual artwork, oral presentations, and functional writing (newspaper articles or journals).  We didn't get to this this week.
• Introducing reading response template to record independent reading. 

Important Information:

• Sunday, Nov 11 - Remembrance Day
• Mondays at lunch - Sign Language club in Ms Varner's room
• Tuesday, Nov. 13 - French Immersion open house at Sir Winston Churchill High School 
• Wednesdays @ lunch - GSA in Mr. Tollestrup's room
• Thursday, Nov. 15 - Trees and Forests unit test
• Friday 7:15am - Volleyball Club for all grades 5, 6 and 7
• Nov. 21 - CPO Field trip in am - please bring permission forms back to Ms Woolfrey ASAP
• Nov. 23 - PD Day - no school

Trees and Forests Vocabulary

Find 3 websites to use and copy the URL onto your paper so you can go back to them.

Find 3 points for each vocabulary word that help you remember what it means. 

Save a few lines under each term for the summary we will create on Monday.

1.  Sustainability

2.  Deforestation

3.  Environmentalist

4.  Transpiration

5.  Photosynthesis

6.  Ecosystem

7.  Biotic

8.  Abiotic

9.  Consumer

10. Coniferous

11. Enhance

12. Threaten

13. Lichen

14. Clear cutting

15.  Selective harvesting

Trees and Forests Review

For each of the following questions, list where to find the information (Visual Journal, Science Notebook, computer) and answer in point form, drawing a diagram if you like.

1.     Why are trees and forests valued? By humans and by other living organisms.

2.     What have humans used forests for in the past, compared to today?

3.     What do humans do that threaten forests? What do humans do to enhance forests?

4.     What pros and cons can you list from the perspectives of the environmentalist, elderly person, dog walker, land developer, real estate agent and photographer of Bowmount Park compared to The Birth Forest?

5.     What lives in each of the different levels of the forest? How are trees affected by these organisms? How do trees affect these organisms?

6.     What does the nutrient cycle have to do with trees?

7.     How do trees produce oxygen?

8.     What does transpiration have to do with trees?

9.     What are the characteristics that make trees different from other plants?

10.  What are the important differences between deciduous trees and coniferous trees?

11.  Name 6 specific trees found in Alberta, 3 deciduous and 3 coniferous. List 3 characteristics of each.

12.  Describe the different characteristics of leaves and name the parts of a leaf.

13.  Name the parts of a tree.

14.  What do tree cookies show us about the growth of the tree? How do we determine the trees age and factors that have impacted its growth?