Sunday, June 12, 2011

The Week of June 13th-17th

Hello Everyone,

Two more weeks to go! We are coming to the end of our curriculum studies in Math and Science. We will be wrapping up Math with a unit exam on Wednesday, June 15th, and Science will see Plants for Food and Fibre wrapped up Tuesday, June 14th with a unit exam. We will review for both in class, however, students are encouraged to spend some time preparing at home too.

Math:


Students will write the chapter 12 exam Wednesday, June 15th. Study Guide here.

Math Final Exam preparation: Students will be responsible for applying content related to chapters, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 for their final exam. At this point students can work through chapter review questions out of the corresponding chapters to prepare for the exam. Practise questions for Math Final Exam!

Science:


The unit exam will take place Tuesday, June 14thStudy guide. Powerpoint notes 123, and 4 .

Science Final exam: 7C, 7D, and 7F students will be responsible for knowing, understanding and applying concepts related to Structures and Forces, Planet Earth, and Plants for Food and Fibre on their final exam. The Final Exam Study guide can be accessed here.

Have a great week!

David

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The Week of June 6th - 10th

Hello Everyone,

I am a little under the weather this week, sorry the blog wasn't updated Monday. We have approximately 10 days left of instruction before students write their final exams. My goodness time flies! Students have been working diligently over the last two months to get their assignments completed and prepare well for their exams.

Keep it up, only two and a half weeks to go!

Week at a glance:

Math:

We have embarked on our final chapter in Math this week: Working with Data. Students will be exposed to concepts surrounding Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Outliers. We will work through this week and wrap up the unit early next week. Students will write the chapter 12 exam Wednesday, June 15th. There will be a study guide posted shortly.

Math Final Exam preparation: Students will be responsible for applying content related to chapters, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12 for their final exam. At this point students can work through review questions out of the corresponding chapters to prepare for the exam. More information to come...

Science:

This week we will close out our unit on Plants for Food and Fibre. Students will continue to monitor their bean plants, discuss the reproductive processes in plants, soils, and human impacts on plant growth. Thursday and Friday students will have the opportunity to choose and research a plant of their choice and nominate it for: "Plant of the Year". The assignment will be the last one in Science this year. The unit exam will take place Tuesday, June 14th. Study guide. Powerpoint notes 1, 2, 3, and 4 .

Science Final exam: 7C, 7D, and 7F students will be responsible for knowing, understanding and applying concepts related to Structures and Forces, Planet Earth, and Plants for Food and Fibre on their final exam. More to come...

Have a great week,
David