Quick Update on Friday, November 17th

Hello Everyone!

Just a quick update of what we are doing as we head into the weekend!

  • TED TALK: Everyone has finished writing these, and we will print them in class on Monday. Please practice your speech over the weekend, as we will present them on Thursday, November 23rd.
  • UNIT-TECHNOLOGY: We began our unit by defining technology and creating a poster to document our current feelings on whether technology is a benefit for humanity overall, or not. We began talking about technology pros and cons, and we read two great parodies by Ayn Droyd to talk about the impact social media and personal tech devices have had on our lives.
  • UNIT-SIMPLE MACHINES: We identified the types of simple machines, and we have begun trying to identify where we see them in the more complex machines around us. We discussed how a machine is something that was designed to make work easier — we hope! Today, students lifted Ms. D with a large wood lever to discuss how levers work! We discussed LOAD, FULCRUM, and EFFORT, and how the distance of the load from the fulcrum can make work easier or harder. Please finish the Simple Machines Handout for Monday.
  • MATH: We are finishing up some math material from unit one, reviewing types of graphs, practicing some more with decimals, and we even talked about probability using Monopoly and Yahtzee games today. Some students are still working on making their Google Form Survey online for our math project, and hopefully the surveys will all be ready early next week to send out!
  • ART: If you haven’t brought a rock yet, please bring one for Monday!
  • FRENCH: Please finish all French quizzes on Human Body, Numbers 1-20, and Foods from French-Games.net before Thursday, November 23rd. Some of you may need to catch up at home with the lessons, so you can do the quizzes more quickly in class and show results to Ms. D. We will have a formal quiz on Dec. 1st on saying the ABCs in French, saying your numbers 1-20, and writing the basic human body parts. Everyone is making a vocabulary list for themselves using the website to study. French Immersion students are working in the French Literature Books on French summaries, as well as reading Debrouillards Magazine for further French practice.
  • BUILDING! Please bring in any tubes you have at home in the recycling!!
  • NO SCHOOL NEXT FRIDAY NOV. 24th
  • CARIBOU Results Posted, please check online

That’s all for tonight. Have a great weekend!

Ms. D