Friday, January 18th

We still need volunteers with valid CBE Security Clearance for our field trip to COP on January 31st - If you can volunteer that day, please contact Ms. Woolfrey - cawoolfrey@cbe.ab.ca 

Looking Back:
Thank you to all students for demonstrating patience during todays very chilly Fire Alarm.

Math:

• Ordering and comparing fractions and decimals 
• Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa
• Review of calculating area of a rectangle and surface area
• Multiplication of decimal numbers
• Test on fractions, decimals and percent

Science:

• Air and Aerodynamics vocabulary and meanings
• Aerodynamics in sport and life 
• The importance of aerodynamics represented through art - Mattisse style

Health:

• Olympians conquering adversity
• Positive self talk to support working hard and doing our best when things get tough

Humanities:

• Read first three chapters of class novel, Children of the Longhouse.   Students created images or symbols and wrote a "1$" sentences to summarize key points from each chapter. 
• Revisited note taking strategies to create 'cheat sheet' for unit quiz (in Feb)
• Vocabulary : Clan, Clan Mother, Chief/Hoyaneh, The Great Law of Peace, Wampum

French: 

• Continuation with practicing oral language through games 
• Les étudiants vont apprendre et joué à un jeu, "Ding-Dong", "As-tu commande une pizza?"

Looking Forward

Math:

• Graphing

Science:

• Artist statement for "Importance of Aerodynamics"
• Bernoulli's Principle
• Air is a fluid

Humanities: 

• Continue class novel study, Children of the Longhouse.  Students will read along and create images or symbols and "1$" sentences with key points from chapters 4-8. 
• Vocabulary: Grand Council, 'The Three Sisters', Collective Identity, United Nations, Historical Maps/Political Maps (flip card), Hiawatha , War Chief/Pine Chief (flip card)
• Share study guides/cheat sheets.
• Looking for parallels between the government structure of Haudenosaunee and Ancient Athens through four Pillars of democracy.

Health:

• Creating inspiring quotes/mantras - Photos

French: 

• Food Bingo
• practice conversations "What did you do last night?" / "Qu'est-ce que tu as fait hier soir?"

CTF:

• Presentation of sessions offered second round
• Choosing top 4 choices for second round
• Second round starts Jan 28th

Reminders:

• Be sure to check PowerSchool for updated assessment results
• Looking for yoga mat donations (if you have one you don't use)
• Tuesday, January 22nd - Branton Late French Immersion presentation in am
• Tuesday, January 31st - Field trip to COP (all day)
• Tuesday, January 31st - Report Cards go home
• Friday, February 1st - No school
• Wednesdays, second half of lunch - Just Dance Club

Photos of Mattisse style art pieces - "Importance of Aerodynamics"