{"id":13875,"date":"2024-04-09T12:37:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T19:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/?page_id=13875"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:06:06","slug":"homework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/homework\/","title":{"rendered":"HOMEWORK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p>I regret to inform you that there is <strong>no school on Friday or Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science\/LA:<\/strong> Over the long weekend, practice your talk on at least two of the four days.\u00a0 Remember: practice = confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the verbs, what are the other key words in your talk that the audience will need to clearly hear in order to understand your ideas?\u00a0 These might be things like new vocab, adjectives, or adverbs like \u201cfirst\u201d or \u201cbefore.\u201d\u00a0 Consider underlining these words as well.<\/p>\n<p>Alternate between using our exaggerated methods and speaking like yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>over-exaggerating every single consonant, making them really crisp<\/li>\n<li>overstressing every verb (and other key words) and letting every other word just be normal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And practice speaking with your full voice.\u00a0 You can do this at home with a family member&#8211;or you can also do it with a teddy bear or some other object\u2014placed as far away from you as the farthest person will be in our classroom, and then speak so that this person or object can hear you.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: you\u2019ll need to have an up-to-date hard copy of your text with your <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please remind your family that their response to your Term Two reflection is <strong>now overdue!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>please read the following in prep for Tuesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the chart labelled \u201cClasses\u201d<\/li>\n<li>the two pages titled \u201cAlignment\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Sections 1 and 2 of \u201cChapter 1: Step-by-Step Characters\u201d (these are labelled \u201cChoose a Race\u201d and \u201cChoose a Class\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make note of any questions you have and bring those in for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the <em>Players Handbook <\/em>is linked on the LA page of the class blog, to help you gain more information about these topics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science\/LA:<\/strong> tonight, if you did not yet finish underlining the verbs in your script, complete that process.<\/p>\n<p>Then, practice saying your script out loud three times\u2014once, like we did yeterday, over-exaggerating every single consonant, making them really crisp; then, like we did today, overstressing every verb and letting every other word just be normal; third, let all that go and just speak like yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: you\u2019ll need to have an up-to-date hard copy of your text with your <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please remind your family that their response to your Term Two reflection is <strong>now overdue!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>players, begin the process of narrowing down your Top Three choices for your character\u2019s class. \u00a0Remember that the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> is linked on the LA page of our blog, if that will help you make your choices.<\/p>\n<p><em>DMs:<\/em> where is your knowledge lacking about how the game works? What can you do to gain that knowledge?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> please remember to have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>I regret to inform you that there is <strong>no school on Friday or Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> if you have not yet watched and made notes the most recent episode of <em>Survivor<\/em>, you\u2019ll need to do that tonight\u2014groups will share notes tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have your graphic organizer and comp book with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you have a printer at home, please print out a copy of the text of your TED Talk and bring that in with you tomorrow.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a printer, please email me your Word doc and I will print it out for you.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to have an up-to-date hard copy of your text with your <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST\/Art:<\/strong> if you have not yet completed your contribution to our mural, that is now very late.\u00a0 Please make this a focus so that we can get everything up on the mural and admire our creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please remind your family that their response to your Term Two reflection is <strong>due tomorrow.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014Spring Break, 2026<\/p>\n<p>If you have not yet completed your <strong>mural art<\/strong> or your <strong>TED Talk script and slides<\/strong>, those are choices that Past You made that Present You will have to acknowledge, and that Future You will need to work on over the break\u2014those things need to be completed before you return to school.<\/p>\n<p><em>For Everyone:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You have two pieces of homework: watching <em>Survivor<\/em> (I\u2019m so sorry to burden you with this) and learning the basics of how to play Dungeons and Dragons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:\u00a0 <\/strong>You can watch or record the episodes of <em>Survivor <\/em>on your TV, if you have that capability. Episodes air on Wednesday nights.<\/p>\n<p>If you are watching online, go <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltv.com\/shows\/survivor\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Each episode is released on Thursday morning and is available until the end of the following Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>If you run into problems loading the episodes, use Miss. Fiona&#8217;s trouble-shooting guide: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2026\/03\/Error-Troubleshooting.pdf\">Error Troubleshooting<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember to be an active note-taker when watching the episodes\u2014you will need those notes in order to be successful in Term Three.<\/p>\n<p>After each episode, add at least two ideas to your t-chart in your comp book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the successful or unsuccessful way of interacting with other people or with groups<\/li>\n<li>What is your evidence from the show: who did what to whom?<\/li>\n<li>Relevance: what might this look like in the life of a grade 6 or 7 student?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong> our continuing exploration of <em>Survivor <\/em>depends entirely on your participation level and listening skills when we come back from the break.\u00a0 If the class is not actively participating in discussions about group dynamics and successful ways of interacting with others, we will stop watching the show in class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts: <\/strong>\u00a0visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">Language Arts page<\/a><\/strong> on the blog and begin to explore the Dungeons and Dragons resources.\u00a0 You are aiming to have a solid, basic understanding of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Also,<\/em> as much as you are able, get together with real people in the real world; try not to spend all of the break online.\u00a0 And if you know anyone in our class who has a tendency to isolate themselves, reach out and say hi.\u00a0 This costs you nothing and it just might make their day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep and make sure you have your script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mural Art: <\/strong>if you have not yet completed your contributions, those are <strong>due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you have not yet completed the draft of your script and your slides, you will need to work on that tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> those of your who received <strong>immunization forms<\/strong>, those are <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please print your name on the outside of the envelope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday:<\/strong> if you would like to bring snacks or food or drinks to share on Friday (things that don\u2019t need heating up), please talk to your family about that <strong>tonight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep and make sure you have your script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mural Art: <\/strong>if you have not yet completed your contributions, those are <strong>due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> apply the feedback you received from your partner today.<\/p>\n<p>Recall the focus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sounding like you<\/li>\n<li>Defining any specialist vocab the audience needs to understand before you use the vocab in context<\/li>\n<li>Explaining how these things work<\/li>\n<li>Sharing your journey with your question<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your draft is not yet complete, get on it!\u00a0 (And use the green Part 2 outline to help shape your script.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Grade 7s attending Mountain, your course selection form is <strong>now overdue<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please bring this in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> those of your who received <strong>immunization forms<\/strong>, those are <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please print your name on the outside of the envelope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump Rope for Heart:<\/strong> please make sure you are wearing or bring shoes you can run and jump in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep and make sure you have your script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> continue to experiment with possibilities for your slides (following the criteria), and continue to draft your script, using your script and doing targeted research to fill in any gaps in your knowledge (such as <em>how<\/em> these things happen).\u00a0 Remember that you are aiming to sound like <em>you <\/em>talking to <em>us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We are aiming to have a full draft of scripts for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong> morning.\u00a0 If you have a printer at home, please print out your draft and bring it in with you.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a printer, please email me your draft tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Grade 7s attending Mountain, your course selection form is <strong>now overdue<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please bring this in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dress for Weather: <\/strong>we may spend the early part of the day outside if it is not raining heavily, so please dress for that (consider bringing an extra pair of socks to change into if your footwear is not waterproof and your feet get wet).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> continue to experiment with possibilities for your slides (following the criteria), and continue to draft your script, using your script and doing targeted research to fill in any gaps in your knowledge (such as <em>how<\/em> these things happen).\u00a0 Remember that you are aiming to sound like <em>you <\/em>talking to <em>us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will continue<strong> this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Grade 7s attending Mountain, your course selection form is <strong>due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reminder Board: <\/strong>is your name on the reminder board?\u00a0 That work needs to be in by the end of <strong>tomorrow<\/strong> or I may need to assign an Incomplete in that subject area\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> continue to experiment with possibilities for your slides (following the criteria), and continue to draft your script, using your script and doing targeted research to fill in any gaps in your knowledge (such as <em>how<\/em> these things happen).\u00a0 Remember that you are aiming to sound like <em>you <\/em>talking to <em>us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will continue<strong> this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep tonight and have your script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>this is now <strong>overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>justification for your first pick is now <strong>overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> conferences continue tomorrow\u2014please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward; if your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p>TED Talk: continue to experiment with possibilities for your slides (following the criteria), and continue to draft your script, using your script and doing targeted research to fill in any gaps in your knowledge (such as <em>how<\/em> these things happen).\u00a0 Remember that you are aiming to sound like <em>you <\/em>talking to <em>us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will happen<strong> this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz <strong>this week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong> and make sure you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Note: no school (for students) tomorrow, but I have to be here for the full day, so fair is fair: you will be doing a little work at home, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: \u00a0Spend about one hour <\/strong>continuing to reread your notes and drafting out your talk. \u00a0Use the new green project outline to remind yourself of the criteria and the things you\u2019ll need to share with us.\u00a0 Do you need to do some more research to fill in the gaps in your knowledge?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>this is now <strong>overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> conferences continue Monday\u2014please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward; if your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>if you did not hand in your justification yesterday, that is now <strong>overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will <strong>next week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz <strong>next week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep for <strong>Monday<\/strong> and make sure you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 25, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Spend at least 30 focused minutes tonight on one of the following<br \/>\n(maybe more if you have been avoiding the work!):<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>final copy is <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have done your best to apply the feedback you received on your Term One reflection. If you have a printer at home, please print your reflection and bring it in with you tomorrow. \u00a0If you don\u2019t have a printer, please email me your reflection.\u00a0 <strong>Please don\u2019t forget!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>rereading your notes and beginning to draft out your talk.<\/li>\n<li>conferences continue tomorrow\u2014please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward; if your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>if you did not hand in your justification today, that is now <strong>overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will occur over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>less than<\/strong> <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep and make sure you have your script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>bring your notes about the Graeae in for discussion tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Spend at least 30 focused minutes tonight on one of the following<br \/>\n(maybe more if you have been avoiding the work!):<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>watching another of the Youth TED Talk videos (the address is in the outline) and add details to your web.<\/li>\n<li>rereading your notes and beginning to draft out your talk.<\/li>\n<li>conferences continue tomorrow\u2014please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward; if your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>final copy is <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have done your best to apply the feedback you received on your Term One reflection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>your first <em>Survivor <\/em>pick and justification is <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t yet narrowed down your choices, make that your focus now.\u00a0 Be mindful of the criteria as you begin writing the justification of your choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will occur over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>less than<\/strong> <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>reread the TED Talk project outline to clarify your understanding of the next phase of the project, and then watch one of the Youth TED Talk videos (the address is in the outline) and add details to your web.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>who are the Graeae? Do some research and record your findings in your comp book.\u00a0 Bring these ideas in for discussion on <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Conferences continue next week.\u00a0 Please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward.\u00a0 If your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>your first <em>Survivor <\/em>pick and justification is <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t yet narrowed down your choices, make that your focus now.\u00a0 Be mindful of the criteria as you begin writing the justification of your choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab\u2014assessment will occur over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>less than<\/strong> <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep for <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Tonight, spend about 30 minutes on one (or more) of the following: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>who are the Graeae? Do some research and record your findings in your comp book.\u00a0 Bring these ideas in for discussion on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward.\u00a0 If your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>how are you applying the Lloyd Alexander Challenge to your writing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>if your Card Project art has not yet been handed in, you\u2019ll need to bring that in with you tomorrow morning<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>your first <em>Survivor <\/em>pick and justification is <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t yet narrowed down your choices, make that your focus now.\u00a0 Be mindful of the criteria as you begin writing the justification of your choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>less than<\/strong> <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 18, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward.\u00a0 If your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>continue to apply the feedback you received today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Card Project art has a hard deadline of <strong>tomorrow morning<\/strong>, as you walk in the door<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>your first <em>Survivor <\/em>pick and justification is <strong>due next Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.\u00a0 What did you take away from our practice session today that might help you with your practice?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have your notes with you even day moving forward.\u00a0 If your notes on in an online doc and you have a printer at home, please print out a copy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: full draft due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you have a printer, please print your reflection out and bring it with you tomorrow.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a printer, please email me your document tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Card Project art has a hard deadline of <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>your first <em>Survivor <\/em>pick and justification is <strong>due next Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>one week<\/strong>, so continue making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consider our upcoming deadlines<\/strong>\u2014what do you need to do this weekend to meet those deadlines with confidence?<\/p>\n<p>Note that there is no school on Monday, but that might be a gift of time, especially if you have been avoiding any of this work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Conferences begin on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>continue with your first draft.\u00a0 Remember to use pages 3 and 4 of the blue outline like a checklist, to help make sure you don\u2019t miss key parts of the criteria.\u00a0 And remember that telling moment-to-moment stories about your experiences is an important part of this project.\u00a0 <strong>Full first draft due Wednesday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Card Project art has a hard deadline on <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>one and a half weeks<\/strong>, so take your time making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Black Cauldron: <\/strong>readers, please do your prep and make sure you have your scripts with you on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight, spend at least 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>continue with your first draft.\u00a0 Remember to use pages 3 and 4 of the blue outline like a checklist, to help make sure you don\u2019t miss key parts of the criteria.\u00a0 And remember that telling moment-to-moment stories about your experiences is an important part of this project.<\/p>\n<p><em>Or:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Conferences begin in 5 days. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Also:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Card Project art hard deadline: <strong>one week (Feb. 19).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>two weeks<\/strong>, so take your time making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight, spend at least 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>continue with your first draft.\u00a0 Remember to use pages 3 and 4 of the blue outline like a checklist, to help make sure you don\u2019t miss key parts of the criteria.\u00a0 And remember that telling moment-to-moment stories about your experiences is an important part of this project.<\/p>\n<p><em>Or:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Conferences begin in 6 days. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Also:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your script with you for <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>quiz in <strong>two weeks<\/strong>, so take your time making your way through the booklet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 10, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight, spend at least 30 minutes on the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>First:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> if you have not completed your Growth and Stuck webs, that is your first stop.\u00a0 The example is posted below, if that helps you shape your efforts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Then, either:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> continue to explore the resources on the Career page of the blog, creating a Maybe list for your first pick and collecting evidence to support your opinion.<\/p>\n<p><em>Or:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Conferences begin in 1 week. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Also:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your script with you for <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.\u00a0 What did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice that can help you focus your studying?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your script with you for <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.\u00a0 What did you learn from today\u2019s practice that can help you focus your studying?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading\/Science: <\/strong>what are dreams? Do a little online investigation, write what you find down in your comp book, and bring those ideas in for discussion on <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>continue the work we began today, creating Growth and Stuck brainstorming webs based on the star and x work you did with the list of Term Two activities.\u00a0 Challenge yourself to be thorough in the way you record the Maybe Ideas of the details associated with each activity.<\/p>\n<p>Think: how did the growth occur\u2014what was I doing?<\/p>\n<p>Think: why was I stuck\u2014what, specifically, made this skill or activity challenging for me?<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14371 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Conferences begin in 1 week. <\/strong>What does that mean you need to do this weekend, in order to meet the requirements for number and type of sources, and in order to feel confident in your thoroughness and other aspects of the curriculum?<\/p>\n<p>You might consider doing what we did the <em>theguardian.com<\/em> with another of the news sources linked on the Science page of the class blog: enter the key word(s) of your topic into the site\u2019s search window.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading\/Science: <\/strong>what are dreams? Do a little online investigation, write what you find down in your comp book, and bring those ideas in for discussion on <strong>Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fears and Phobias: <\/strong>this work is due <strong>tomorrow morning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>30 minutes here tonight, keeping the criteria at the front of your mind.\u00a0 Are there more articles at <em>theguardian.com<\/em> to explore?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in 1.5 weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>basketball club forms are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab, including conjugating the verb <em>avoir<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fears and Phobias: <\/strong>this work is due Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>30 minutes here tonight\u2014continue what we started in class today: go to <em>theguardian.com<\/em>, click on the yellow circle with the three lines, go to the \u201cSearch the Guardian\u201d window and enter in the key words of your topic.\u00a0 Explore the articles and choose one to read and take notes from.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to track your source!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>basketball club forms are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>conferences begin in two weeks.\u00a0 Have a sense of clarity about how you are being assessed and the required numbers and types of sources.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be looking to see if you have taken a step forward from the feedback you received in Term One.<\/p>\n<p>30 minutes on your research tonight, actively applying the criteria for note-taking; remember, a helpful strategy is to reread the criteria before you begin taking notes, and then compare your notes to the criteria when you think you\u2019re done, making any needed adjustments to get closer to meeting the criteria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong> and that you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>conferences begin in two weeks.\u00a0 Have a sense of clarity about how you are being assessed and the required numbers and types of sources.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be looking to see if you have taken a step forward from the feedback you received in Term One.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> tonight, go to the Socials page of our blog and open the Civ V tech tree.\u00a0 Consider: what technologies does your civ already have?\u00a0 Of those, which do you consider to be your most important scientific advancement?\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p>Make notes about these ideas in your comp book and bring that in for discussion tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>30 minutes this weekend on your research, actively using the criteria for notetaking (page 3 of the green project outline).<\/p>\n<p>Consider: is there a scientific concept (for example, gravity, photosynthesis, natural selection, conductivity, accretion, fusion, sensory processing, etc.) that you have come across in your research that kind of have an understand of but don\u2019t fully understand <em>how<\/em> it works?\u00a0 Might that be the focus of your investigation this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 29, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your scripts with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> choose one of the following to spend 30 minutes on tonight:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Card project art: finalizing your draft (remember, the audience is your family) and\/or working on your good copy on a regular-sized white piece of paper (unless you have checked in with me about a different size)Remember, we need to use markers, paint, charcoal, or pastels with this project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finalizing drafts of characters and\/or place for the mural art, including color-testing, using evidence from the text to support image-creation, and focusing on meaningful detail.Remember, adding \u201cceltic\u201d and \u201cmedieval\u201d to image searches can often help when looking for reference images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>google \u201cgross national happiness ranking.\u201d\u00a0 What countries have the highest ranking right now?\u00a0 Which countries are ranked lowest?\u00a0 Why do you think they are ranked high or low\u2014what factors are considered in this ranking?<\/p>\n<p>Make notes of your discoveries in your comp book and bring those in for discussion tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> have you completed your character drafts, and have you practiced the tricky parts?\u00a0 If not, get on it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>at least 30 minutes of research tonight, actively using the criteria: review it before you begin; compare your notes to the criteria when you are done with your session.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: these small steps each day make a big difference in terms of achieving success.<\/p>\n<p>Have you explored the links to sources on the Science page of our blog?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> have you completed your character drafts, and have you practiced the tricky parts?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skating:<\/strong> remember to dress for the ice rink tomorrow: gloves and warm clothing.\u00a0 Remember, too, the expectations about how we will behave out in public and on public transit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please make sure you have done your prep for <strong>tomorrow <\/strong>and that you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>at least 30 minutes of research tonight, actively using the criteria: review it before you begin; compare your notes to the criteria when you are done with your session.<\/p>\n<p>What system(s) of organization are you using?<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> have you completed your character drafts, and have you practiced the tricky parts?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>at least 30 minutes of research this weekend, actively using the criteria: review it before you begin; compare your notes to the criteria when you are done with your session.<\/p>\n<p>What system(s) of organization are you using?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and that you have your scripts with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5-10 minutes, three times a week, reviewing old vocab and practicing new vocab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> spend about 20-30 minutes tonight searching for images that might be helpful for the <strong>place<\/strong> you will be creating for our mural.\u00a0 Remember that adding the words \u201cceltic medieval\u201d to your key words can help find period-specific images.<\/p>\n<p>If you find helpful images and have a printer at home, print them out and bring them in.\u00a0 One way to do this is to copy and paste the image into a Word document and then print it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 21, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> 30 minutes tonight on your research, keeping the criteria for notetaking at the front of your mind.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of your notetaking session, look at each part of the criteria again (green outline, page 3), and then look at your notes.\u00a0 Are there any adjustments you need to make?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you have done your prep for tomorrow and that you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LA\/Art\/ADST: <\/strong>tonight, based on the descriptions you recorded in your mural graphic organizer, spend about 20-30 minutes sketching out possibilities for how you might draw your character and their object, and\/or the place that you will be creating.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: avoid copying from book covers or the movie art; instead; use Lloyd Alexander\u2019s description, your imagination, and image research about what things in the Celtic medieval period looked like (for example, google \u201cceltic medieval armor\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are now <strong>overdue.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you have done your prep for tomorrow and that you have your script with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>30 minutes tonight on your research.\u00a0 Please keep the criteria at the front of your mind as you are taking notes.<\/p>\n<p>If I were to ask you what the feedback was that you received on your brain research, would you be able to tell me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are now <strong>overdue.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 15, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>if you did not do this last night, tonight, in your comp book, compare the following values and plot them on a number line, keeping in mind the strategies we have explored in class, and remembering to show your work:<\/p>\n<p>1.25, 1.4, and the fractions five-fourths and seven-fifths<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> your first Todd Parr art piece is <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember to use the steps listed in the pink outline to help you construct your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are <strong>due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop:<\/strong> let your family know that you need to wear the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 7s:<\/em> grade 7 hoodie and grey or light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 6s:<\/em> black (or dark) top; light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: <\/em>tonight, you will line up like in the daytime outside our usual entry door, which will open at <strong>5:15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please remind your family that they need to pick you up at <strong>6:15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Remind yourself that the expectation is calm, self-regulated activities in the classroom while we wait for our performance time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em><\/strong> readers, we will continue with chapter 3 tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>tonight, in your comp book, compare the following values and plot them on a number line, keeping in mind the strategies we have explored in class, and remembering to show your work:<\/p>\n<p>1.25, 1.4, and the fractions five-fourths and seven-fifths (this app won&#8217;t let me enter in fractions in fraction-form!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> your first Todd Parr art piece is <strong>due Friday<\/strong>.\u00a0 If you have been avoiding this work, what does that mean you need to do tonight?\u00a0 Remember to use the steps listed in the pink outline to help you construct your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are <strong>due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop:<\/strong> let your family know that you need to wear the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 7s:<\/em> grade 7 hoodie and grey or light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 6s:<\/em> black (or dark) top; light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: <\/em>tomorrow night, you will line up like in the daytime outside our usual entry door, which will open at <strong>5:15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 13, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> 30 minutes research tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Things to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where are you going to track your sources\u2014will you have a special page in your comp book, or will you create a Word document?<\/li>\n<li><em>Review the criteria for notetaking<\/em> in the green project outline. And then ask yourself, what feedback did I receive on notetaking in Term One, and how am I using that feedback to help me take a step forward?<\/li>\n<li>Focus on completing the first two pages of the Definitions document; after you have completed that, begin your research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are <strong>due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop:<\/strong> let your family know that you need to wear the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 7s:<\/em> grade 7 hoodie and grey or light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 6s:<\/em> black (or dark) top; light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YPC:<\/strong> we have our second YPC tomorrow, with an early lunch.\u00a0 Remember: if you are usually on hot lunch, you\u2019ll need to bring a lunch from home tomorrow; you will receive your hot lunch at the end of the day (second lunch!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron:<\/em><\/strong> please make sure you do your prep tonight and that you have your script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> 30 minutes research tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Things to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where are you going to track your sources\u2014will you have a special page in your comp book, or will you create a Word document?<\/li>\n<li><em>Review the criteria for notetaking<\/em> in the green project outline. And then ask yourself, what feedback did I receive on notetaking in Term One, and how am I using that feedback to help me take a step forward?<\/li>\n<li>Focus on completing the first two pages of the Definitions document; after you have completed that, begin your research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are due next Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop:<\/strong> let your family know that you need to wear the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 7s:<\/em> grade 7 hoodie and grey or light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 6s:<\/em> black (or dark) top; light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose Your Own Adventure: 30 minutes on one of the following this weekend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> where are you going to track your sources\u2014will you have a special page in your comp book, or will you create a Word document?<\/p>\n<p><em>Review the criteria for notetaking<\/em> in the green project outline.\u00a0 And then ask yourself, what feedback did I receive on notetaking in Term One, and how am I using that feedback to help me take a step forward?<\/p>\n<p>Focus on completing the first two pages of the Definitions document; after you have completed that, begin your research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use the rubric and the pink outline (especially the Tips section) to help you focus your work on your Todd Parr art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>skating forms are due next Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip Hop:<\/strong> let your family know that you need to wear the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 7s:<\/em> grade 7 hoodie and grey or light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p><em>Grade 6s:<\/em> black (or dark) top; light-colored pants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Black Cauldron<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and that you have your scripts with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> reread the green project outline and come in with any (non-presentation-related) questions you have tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>If you did not complete the first two pages of the Definition of Terms document in class today, please continue with that tonight.\u00a0 Remember: on the second page, you are only entering the terms (words or concepts) but not the definitions (you will need to research those definitions).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>please make sure you give your family the skating form tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 7, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>please make sure you have your Todd Parr art materials with you tomorrow (cardstock, drafts, rubric, pink outline\/criteria).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend about 10 minutes tonight continuing to brainstorm possible questions for your Science research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that we are aiming to create a question that is open-ended (doesn\u2019t have just one answer) and is specific.<\/p>\n<p>Then, look through your possible questions and see if you can narrow your options down to two or three possibilities, again asking yourself, \u201cIs this a closed or an open-ended question?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHE:<\/strong> spend about 20 minutes tonight\u2026enjoying the snow! (More if you are so inclined.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> recall, you need to choose a scientific topic that you are interested in exploring this term\u2014we will then work together to create a question that will drive your research.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to have that choice made by <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advice: choose something that you are genuinely interested in, as you will be spending a lot of time with this topic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose your own adventure: spend 20 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> continue brainstorming\/sketching in your comp book your ideas about what our mural of <em>The Book of Three <\/em>might look like.\u00a0 We will be using the large bulletin board outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> use the criteria and the rubric to guide your work on your Todd Parr art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please check in with your family to see if you have returned the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Signed report card envelope<\/li>\n<li>Family feedback on your Term One reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D Club:<\/strong> if you are interested in being a Dungeon Master (DM) in class in Term Three, are you also interested in being a part of a Dungeons and Dragons Club this term?\u00a0 We would meet one afternoon, after school, from 3:00-5:00.\u00a0 The group would work together to choose one of the following days to meet each week: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Note: being a DM means taking on extra responsibility in Term Three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please bring the survey form in tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> recall, you need to choose a scientific topic that you are interested in exploring this term\u2014we will then work together to create a question that will drive your research.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to have that choice made by <strong>Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advice: choose something that you are genuinely interested in, as you will be spending a lot of time with this topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADST:<\/strong> tonight, spend about 15-20 minutes brainstorming in your comp book your ideas about what our mural of <em>The Book of Three <\/em>might look like.\u00a0 We will be using the large bulletin board outside the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please check in with your family to see if you have returned the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Signed report card envelope<\/li>\n<li>Family feedback on your Term One reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D Club:<\/strong> if you are interested in being a Dungeon Master (DM) in class in Term Three, are you also interested in being a part of a Dungeons and Dragons Club this term?\u00a0 We would meet one afternoon, after school, from 3:00-5:00.\u00a0 The group would work together to choose one of the following days to meet each week: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Note: being a DM means taking on extra responsibility in Term Three.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflections: <\/strong>please remind your family that their reflection homework is <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow is Pancake Breakfast and PJ Day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Our pancake time is <strong>10:45<\/strong> (so make sure you have your 1<sup>st<\/sup> breakfast at home that morning before coming to school).\u00a0 Remember to bring your fork, knife, and a napkin.\u00a0 You might want to bring those in a ziplock bag so that you can bring them home again without making your backpack dirty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> something to consider for after the break, what is a scientific topic that you would be interested in exploring?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow is Device Day<\/strong>\u2014you may bring a device, if you wish, but know that you do so at your own risk (if it would make you cry if it got damaged, maybe don\u2019t bring it).\u00a0 Please recall, too, that I will not be able to connect you to the internet.<\/p>\n<p>You may also bring <strong>snacks<\/strong>, if you like, but those snacks will be shared with the class (and we won\u2019t be able to heat anything up).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday is Pancake Breakfast and PJ Day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Our pancake time is <strong>10:45<\/strong> (so make sure you have your 1<sup>st<\/sup> breakfast at home that morning before coming to school).\u00a0 Remember to bring your fork, knife, and a napkin.\u00a0 You might want to bring those in a ziplock bag so that you can bring them home again without making your backpack dirty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>how confident are you feeling about adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and converting fractions?\u00a0 Do you need to do a little practice?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> remind your family that their reflection homework is due Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>do you still have any of the following to complete?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lap book<\/li>\n<li>Self-assessment on the rubric<\/li>\n<li>Reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> if you kept your Cabinet Meeting notes because you wanted to increase their thoroughness and specificity, please complete that process tonight and bring the paper in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Thursday will be device day.\u00a0 You may also bring in snacks <strong>to share<\/strong> on that day, too, but we won\u2019t be able to heat any food up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> don\u2019t forget to give the reflection materials to your family tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you did not hand in your lapbook today, guess what you\u2019re doing tonight? (Don\u2019t forget to self-assess on the rubric.)<\/p>\n<p>If you did not complete the science reflection today, please do so tonight.<\/p>\n<p>And then, what are the last two items on the checklist?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> we will have our Cabinet Meetings tomorrow, so please make sure you have your completed meeting prep notes with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Thursday will be device day.\u00a0 You may also bring in snacks <strong>to share<\/strong> on that day, too, but we won\u2019t be able to heat any food up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>We have two things that are due Monday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socratic Circle: <\/strong>we will hold our third Circle on Monday\u2014remember: thorough prep helps increase confidence, which leads to more active participation, which helps create a more rich and fun discussion.<\/p>\n<p>If you lost it or were away, the prep instructions are here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-of-Three-prep-for-third-Socratic-Circle.pdf\">Book of Three prep for third Socratic Circle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0using your drafts, the rubric, and the checklist to shape your approach.\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artistic Moment with each interactive, and then with the lapbook as a whole, making any little tweaks you think help increase the clarity of communication of the ideas you are sharing with us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember that you also need to self-assess your work on the rubric<\/strong>\u2014you will hand that in with your lapbook.<\/p>\n<p>Try not to rush these final steps, but instead slow down and do them with care and purpose.\u00a0\u00a0 You\u2019ve been working really hard on this project for over two months\u2014stick the landing!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose your own adventure\u201430 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0using your drafts, the rubric, and the checklist to shape your approach.\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication.\u00a0<strong>Due on Monday, including your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong>\u00a0finalizing your draft for your 1st\u00a0Todd Parr art piece.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your draft against the criteria (the pink sheet)<\/li>\n<li>Color testing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check: are my speaking and thinking bubbles empowering? Do they send a positive message?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Practice anything that feels tricky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art\/ADST: <\/strong>if we were to great a mural of <em>The Book of Three<\/em> on the bulletin board outside our classroom, what do you think it should look like?\u00a0 What would be on it?\u00a0 How would it be arranged?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose your own adventure\u201430 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0using your drafts, the rubric, and the checklist to shape your approach.\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication.\u00a0<strong>Due on Monday, including your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong>\u00a0finalizing your draft for your 1st\u00a0Todd Parr art piece.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your draft against the criteria (the pink sheet)<\/li>\n<li>Color testing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check: are my speaking and thinking bubbles empowering? Do they send a positive message?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Practice anything that feels tricky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three<\/em>: <\/strong>\u00a0readers, please make sure you have done your prep and you have your scripts with you for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All:<\/strong> I would love to be able to read the earth-shattering conclusion of the book tomorrow, so <strong>please (I\u2019m not too proud to beg) do your best to be on time tomorrow morning<\/strong>, so that we can make the use of the full morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose your own adventure\u201430 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>using your drafts, the rubric, and the checklist to shape your approach.\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication. <strong>Due in one week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> finalizing your draft for your 1<sup>st<\/sup> Todd Parr art piece.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your draft against the criteria (the pink sheet)<\/li>\n<li>Color testing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check: are my speaking and thinking bubbles empowering? Do they send a positive message?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Practice anything that feels tricky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three<\/em>: <\/strong>\u00a0readers, please make sure you have done your prep and you have your scripts with you for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose your own adventure\u201430 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>using your drafts, the rubric, and the checklist to shape your approach.\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication. <strong>Due in one week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> working toward finalizing your draft for your 1<sup>st<\/sup> Todd Parr art piece.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check your draft against the criteria (the pink sheet)<\/li>\n<li>Color testing<\/li>\n<li>Practice anything that feels tricky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if the project is due on December 12 (one week from Monday), how much time do you need to put in this weekend, to avoid rushing and staying up until 1:00 a.m. on December 11?<\/p>\n<p>For everyone, please put in at least 30 minutes this weekend; but if you\u2019ve been avoiding the work these last few weeks, you may need to put in more.<\/p>\n<p>Use the checklist, rubric, and your drafts to help you shape your work.<\/p>\n<p>Read the section of the rubric that applies to the part you are work on before you start working, and then read it again when you think you are done, and then compare it to your work.\u00a0 Do you need to make any adjustments in order to reach the level of assessment you are hoping for?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> please consider practicing your greetings, asking someone how they are feeling and saying how you\u2019re feeling; and asking someone\u2019s name, saying your name, and saying the names of people of different genders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please make sure you have all of your drafts with you for your lapbook this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>final copies of your reflections are <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember what we looked at today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you miss any of the required aspects? (Remember when we pointed? Did you make any notes to yourself?)<\/li>\n<li>Looking at each verb (action words) and asking, \u201cIs this the right word for the image or feeling I am trying to create?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Asking, is there anywhere where a adverb can help describe how a verb was performed? (walking slowly, or grabbing greedily\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Looking at each noun (person, place, or thing) and asking, \u201cWould adding an adjective to describe this noun help create a clear image?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a printer, please print out your final copy of your reflection tonight and bring it with you to school tomorrow. If you do not have a printer at home, please share your document with me tonight on the One Drive.\u00a0 <strong>PLEASE DO NOT FORGET.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>If you have not yet made your payment for <em>High School Musical<\/em>, or if you have not yet brought in your permission form, <strong>that must happen tomorrow or you will not be able to attend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014December 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendance: <\/strong>please work with your family to be at school on time\u2014our pattern of lateness is getting worse: for the last several days half of our class has been either late or absent.\u00a0 Lateness impacts our class\u2019s ability to get things done, and it impacts you because you are missing out on learning opportunities and starting the day from a place of rushing rather than a place of relaxed focus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> please consider practicing asking someone how they are feeling and saying how you\u2019re feeling; and asking someone\u2019s name, saying your name, and saying the names of people of different genders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please make sure you have all of your drafts with you for your lapbook next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose Your Own Adventure\u2014spend 30 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>final copies of your reflections are <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.\u00a0 We will spend the next two days editing our writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>use the checklist and the rubric to help you shape your work\u2014or, is there a little more research you need to do to fill in a hole in your knowledge of an aspect of what your brain part does and how it does it?\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due December 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> please consider practicing asking someone how they are feeling and saying how you\u2019re feeling; and asking someone\u2019s name, saying your name, and saying the names of people of different genders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please make sure you have all of your drafts with you for your lapbook next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>if you did not complete the process of applying the feedback you received today, please complete that this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please spend 20 minutes on your lapbook this weekend, using the checklist and the rubric to help you shape your work.\u00a0 What is one small thing you could complete\u2014or, is there a little more research you need to do to fill in a hole in your knowledge of an aspect of what your brain part does and how it does it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> oral assessment of letters and numbers will continue tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please make sure you have all of your drafts with you for your lapbook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>if you have a printer at home, please print out a copy of your reflection and bring it in with you tomorrow.\u00a0 <strong>DO NOT FORGET<\/strong>. Plz.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have a printer, please make sure you share your document to me on the One Drive tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have completed your reflection draft, please spend 30 minutes on your lapbook tonight, using the checklist and the rubric to help you shape your work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> oral assessment of letters and numbers will continue tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please make sure you have all of your drafts with you for your lapbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Choose Your Own Adventure: tonight, spend 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Remember to reread the section of the rubric that relates to the piece you are working on before you begin\u2014this will help you be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Use your drafts.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on clearly communicating your ideas, whether writing or drawing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>use the blue assignment outline, especially pages 3-4, as your guide for how to shape this work.\u00a0 Remember that you have your white graphic organizer and the Daily Diary story your wrote to help you with this work.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s it like to write as if you were telling someone a story, with you as the main character?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A full draft of your reflection is due first thing Friday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> oral assessment of letters and numbers will happen this week\u2014you will be asked to speak letters and numbers out loud.\u00a0 Remember that there is the text-to-speech app, linked on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/french\/\">the French page<\/a><\/strong> of the blog, to aid you in your practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> we are aiming to have a clear idea about our \u201cIt\u2019s okay to\u2026\u201d statements finalized tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: spend 30 minutes on this tonight, <\/strong>using the blue outline and the white graphic organizer to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Remember what we are learning about structure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clearly announce the idea.<\/li>\n<li>Provide the reader with the context they need in order to understand your example.<\/li>\n<li>Share an example, in detail\u2014like a moment-to-moment short story, with you as the main character.<\/li>\n<li>Explain the relevance\u2014why does the learning matter? How can it help you in the future?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Recall what we looked at today to access your Word document: go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/universityhighlands.burnabyschools.ca\/#\">UHE website<\/a><\/strong>, click on \u201cDistrict Links\u201d and then \u201cMicrosoft 365,\u201d sign in to your account, and then search for your Reflection document.<\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to find it online, continue with your draft in your comp book, and then you can type the work into your document at school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">HOMEWORK\u2014November 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tonight:\u00a0 Choose your own adventure\u2014spend 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>use the blue outline and the white graphic organizer to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Remember what we are learning about structure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clearly announce the idea.<\/li>\n<li>Provide the reader with the context they need in order to understand your example.<\/li>\n<li>Share an example, in detail\u2014like a moment-to-moment short story, with you as the main character.<\/li>\n<li>Explain the relevance\u2014why does the learning matter? How can it help you in the future?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have completed your graphic organizer, focus here, using the Making checklist and your drafts and notes to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tip:<\/em> focus on clarity of communication\u2014whether you are writing or drawing or making a web or adding a design detail, keep your audience in mind and consider what you can do to clearly communicate the ideas you are sharing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tomorrow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have to put in a full day at school, so I think it\u2019s only fair that you do a little work, too.\u00a0 <strong>Spend 45-60 minutes, divided between your reflection and Science.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can do that all on Friday, or spread it out over two days\u2014up to you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please have all of your materials\u2014including your notes\u2014with you every day, moving forward<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three:<\/em> <\/strong>readers, please do your prep for Tuesday.\u00a0 If you have lost the prep sheet, it is linked on that LA page of the blog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 19, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> assessment of letters and numbers could strike at any moment! <em>Peut-\u00eatre demain!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tonight: 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>use the blue outline and the white graphic organizer to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Remember what we are learning about structure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Clearly announce the idea.<\/li>\n<li>Provide the reader with the context they need in order to understand your example.<\/li>\n<li>Share an example, in detail\u2014like a moment-to-moment short story, with you as the main character.<\/li>\n<li>Explain the relevance\u2014why does the learning matter? How can it help you in the future?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have completed your graphic organizer, focus here, using the Making checklist and your drafts and notes to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please have all of your materials\u2014including your notes\u2014with you every day, moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> no school (for you\u2026) on Friday\u2014but I have to be here for a full day, so be prepared to put in a little more homework time that usual.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> assessment of letters and numbers could strike at any moment!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tonight: 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>if you did not complete the Reflection graphic organizer, please make that your homework tonight.\u00a0 Try to be as specific as possible with the details.\u00a0 \u00a0Remember: you have lots of information in your comp book that might help you come up with these details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have completed your graphic organizer, focus here, using the Making checklist and your drafts and notes to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please have all of your materials\u2014including your notes\u2014with you every day, moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three: <\/em><\/strong>readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your scripts with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> assessment of letters and numbers will happen at some point this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garden: <\/strong>we will be outside in the garden with Pablo tomorrow afternoon, so please check the weather when you are getting dressed for school in the morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tonight: 30 minutes on one of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>if you did not complete the brainstorming webs for your areas of Growth and being Stuck, please make that your homework tonight.\u00a0 Aim to be specific with the details that you write down. Remember: you have lots of information in your comp book that might help you come up with these details.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14371 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have completed your webs, focus here, using the Making checklist and your drafts and notes to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please have all of your materials\u2014including your notes\u2014with you every day, moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0We are aiming to have the Design checklist completed by <strong>Monday<\/strong>. \u00a0That means you need to have created drafts for each aspect of the project, you need to know which interactives you\u2019re using and how you\u2019re using them, and you need to know how the interactives will be arranged within the lapbook.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the checklist and be honest with yourself: how much time does that mean you need to put in over the weekend? \u00a0For some of you, this will be a short amount of time; for others, you have a busy weekend ahead of you!<\/p>\n<p>Use your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever aspect (written description, comic, etc.) you are working on, <strong>reread that part of the rubric before you spend time with your drafting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: please have all of your notes with you every day, moving forward.\u00a0 <\/strong>If they are in an online or e-document, please print them out, or email them to me if you don\u2019t have a printer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> assessment of letters and numbers will happen at some point next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddparr.com\/\">toddparr.com<\/a><\/strong> and find your way to \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toddparr.com\/landing-page\/todd-parr-fun\/\">The Fun Page!<\/a><\/strong>\u201d (on the homepage, choose \u201cFun\u201d and then \u201cThe Fun Page!\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Choose one of the images there and copy it (notice: not trace it; copy it) into your comp book.\u00a0 If you click on the images, they will get big.<\/p>\n<p>After you do your copy, and after looking at the images on The Fun Page!, what thoughts can you add to what we have explored already about criteria for drawing in Todd Parr-style?\u00a0 Add those thoughts to your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0We are aiming to have the Design checklist completed by <strong>Monday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Take a look at the checklist and be honest with yourself: how much time does that mean you need to put in over tonight? (<em>Hint: at least 30 minutes<\/em>; perhaps more if you have been neglecting this work.)<\/p>\n<p>Use your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever aspect (written description, comic, etc.) you are working on, <strong>reread that part of the rubric before you spend time with your drafting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: please have all of your notes with you every day, moving forward.\u00a0 <\/strong>If they are in an online or e-document, please print them out, or email them to me if you don\u2019t have a printer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your scripts with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>continue to brainstorm ideas in your comp book about what message you\u2019d like to explore in your Todd Parr art.\u00a0 Allow yourself to write down even your \u201cmaybe\u201d ideas\u2014this can help lead to \u201cyes!\u201d ideas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s okay to__________________\u201d what?<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to think about this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are things about yourself that you\u2019d like to tell yourself are okay? Think about what we learned about vulnerability from Bren\u00e9 Brown.<\/li>\n<li>What are things you think other kids might like to see represented in a positive light, to help release them from shame or embarrassment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0We are aiming to have the Design checklist completed by the <strong>end of the week<\/strong>.\u00a0 Take a look at the checklist and be honest with yourself: how much time does that mean you need to put in over tonight? (<em>Hint: at least 30 minutes<\/em>; perhaps more if you have been neglecting this work.)<\/p>\n<p>Use your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever aspect (written description, comic, etc.) you are working on, <strong>reread that part of the rubric before you spend time with your drafting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: please have all of your notes with you every day, moving forward.\u00a0 <\/strong>If they are in an online or e-document, please print them out, or email them to me if you don\u2019t have a printer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>in your comp book brainstorm ideas about what message you\u2019d like to explore in your Todd Parr art.\u00a0 Allow yourself to write down even your \u201cmaybe\u201d ideas\u2014this can help lead to \u201cyes!\u201d ideas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s okay to__________________\u201d what?<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to think about this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are things about yourself that you\u2019d like to tell yourself are okay? Think about what we learned about vulnerability from Bren\u00e9 Brown.<\/li>\n<li>What are things you think other kids might like to see represented in a positive light, to help release them from shame or embarrassment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0We are aiming to have the Design checklist completed by the <strong>end of the week<\/strong>.\u00a0 Take a look at the checklist and be honest with yourself: how much time does that mean you need to put in over tonight and tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p>Use your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever aspect (written description, comic, etc.) you are working on, <strong>reread that part of the rubric before you spend time with your drafting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: please have all of your notes with you every day, moving forward.\u00a0 <\/strong>If they are in an online or e-document, please print them out, or email them to me if you don\u2019t have a printer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socratic Circle: <\/strong>we will hold out next Circle on Monday, so please make sure you have completed your prep in a thorough manner.\u00a0 Remember: solid prep = confidence = increased participation.<\/p>\n<p>If you lost it or were absent today, the instructions for the prep are here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/11\/Book-of-Three-prep-for-second-Socratic-Circle.pdf\"><em>Book of Three<\/em> prep for second Socratic Circle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0Please spent about 30 minutes this weekend on the Design stage of the project, using your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Whichever aspect (written description, comic, etc.) you are working on, reread that part of the rubric before you spend time with your drafting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong> it is really important to put in a little time with this big project every day in order to finish the work in a non-rushed and confident way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: please have all of your notes with you on Monday and every day, moving forward.\u00a0 <\/strong>If they are in an online or e-document, please print them out, or email them to me if you don\u2019t have a printer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bren\u00e9 Brown: <\/strong>on a page in your comp book\u2014or on the inside cover (front or back)\u2014write the words <strong><em>I am enough<\/em><\/strong> in big letters.\u00a0 You can add color or decoration if you wish<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0Please spent 20 minutes tonight on the Design stage of the project, using your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that you aside from the cover, you have 6 content areas&#8211;written description of function, diagram, comic, web, memory aid, and connections to other brain parts&#8211;and each needs to be in its own interactive.<\/p>\n<p>Drafts are done in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember: <\/strong>you might find that you need to go back and do quick research to fill in any gaps in your knowledge in order to complete your drafts.\u00a0 And remember: use your own words\u2014that will make the writing engaging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if your notes are in an online or e-document, please print them out tonight and have them with you tomorrow and every day, moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> what did you see in the examples today that caught your interest?<\/p>\n<p>Please spent 30 minutes tonight on the Design stage of the project, using your checklist, the rubric, and the outline to help shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that you aside from the cover, you have 6 content areas&#8211;written description of function, diagram, comic, web, memory aid, and connections to other brain parts&#8211;and each needs to be in its own interactive.<\/p>\n<p>A big part of this stage is making <strong>drafts<\/strong> of each aspect in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>readers, please make sure you have done your prep and that you have your script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please spend about 30 minutes tonight on Phase 2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the checklist\u2014do those things in order<\/li>\n<li>Use the rubric\u2014use the descriptors in the rubric to help you shape your approach<\/li>\n<li>What did you learn from the design process of your nameplate that can be applied here?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw<\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> conferences will continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all your notes with you <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Halloween:<\/strong> please remember what we discuss regarding costumes, candy, and devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your script in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please spend about 20 minutes tonight doing some combination of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reread the \u201cDesign\u201d checklist and the project outline<\/li>\n<li>Reread the rubric<\/li>\n<li>Explore the interactive templates linked on the class blog, on the Science page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5 minutes, practicing saying the alphabet and numbers (to at least 40) out loud.\u00a0 If you are aiming for Extending territory, in addition to aiming for precise pronunciation, you might also be memorizing the spelling of the numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> conferences will continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all your notes with you <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>5 minutes, practicing saying the alphabet and numbers (to at least 40) out loud.\u00a0 If you are aiming for Extending territory, in addition to aiming for precise pronunciation, you might also be memorizing the spelling of the numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> conferences will continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all your notes with you <strong>every day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you aware of the criteria for note-taking? Do your notes reflect this?<\/li>\n<li>Does it look like you\u2019ve been engaging in research for three weeks?<\/li>\n<li>Have you taken steps to help yourself fully understand the content of what you explored?<\/li>\n<li>Have you taken what we explored about neurons and thought about how that relates to <em>how <\/em>your brain part does what it does?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Book of Three:<\/strong> <\/em>readers, please make sure you have <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2023\/10\/LA-prep-for-reading-character-parts.pdf\">done your prep<\/a><\/strong> this evening, and make sure you have your script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:\u00a0<\/strong>conferences start tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day, as we move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, spend about 20-30 minutes either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>continuing to work through the Phase 1 checklist<\/li>\n<li>making adjustments to your notes to bring you closer to meeting the criteria<\/li>\n<li>rereading your notes, so that the ideas are fresh in your mind<\/li>\n<li>continuing to explore the idea of how neurons help your brain part do the things that it does<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: No school (for students) tomorrow.\u00a0 <\/strong><em>But<\/em>\u2014it is highly recommended that you spend about 45-60 minutes on your Science research, in preparation for our conferences, which will begin next week.\u00a0\u00a0 You can do all of that time on Friday, or split it up over the three days of the long weekend.\u00a0 Future You will be very grateful to Present You for putting in this time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember to use your checklist<\/strong>, and keep in mind the criteria for notetaking (listed in the checklist and the outline).<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind what you saw modelled in the library on Monday: take notes actually requires a lot of thinking, and often reading or viewing a source <strong>one time before beginning notes<\/strong>\u2014focusing on creating your sub-topics\u2014and <strong>then a second time to sort the details into the correct sub-topic<\/strong>\u00a0is the way to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>how comfortable are you feeling with multiplication and division with decimal numbers?\u00a0 Do you need to practice a little?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014here, try to be specific and detailed as you describe what you saw.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>how comfortable are you feeling with multiplication and division with decimal numbers?\u00a0 Do you need to practice a little?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:\u00a0<\/strong> spend about 20 minutes,\u00a0<strong>using your checklist<\/strong>, exploring sources and practicing following the criteria for notetaking (listed in the checklist and the outline).<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind what you saw modelled in the library on Monday: take notes actually requires a lot of thinking, and often reading or viewing a source <strong>one time before beginning notes<\/strong>\u2014focusing on creating your sub-topics\u2014and <strong>then a second time to sort the details into the correct sub-topic<\/strong>, is the way to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note: no school on Friday<\/strong>, but be prepared to put aside some time on that day for Science research, in prep for conferences the following week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please make sure you have done your prep, and please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:\u00a0<\/strong> spend about 20 minutes,\u00a0<strong>using your checklist<\/strong>, exploring sources and practicing following the criteria for notetaking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>System of organization<\/li>\n<li>Your own words<\/li>\n<li>The fewest number of words to capture in the information (think: can a picture\/image help?)<\/li>\n<li>Making sure you understand what you are recording and doing further, targeted research if you don\u2019t (what does this word or concept mean?)<\/li>\n<li>Tracking your sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note: no school on Friday<\/strong>, but be prepared to put aside some time on that day for Science research, in prep for conferences the following week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading:<\/strong> complete your preparation for our first Socratic Circle about chapters 1-8 of <em>The Book of Three.\u00a0 <\/em>Use the purple outline to guide your work: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/10\/Book-of-Three-prep-for-first-Socratic-Circle.pdf\"><em>Book of Three<\/em> prep for first Socratic Circle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Challenge yourself to be specific and detailed in your responses.\u00a0 Make sure you bring your comp book with your notes with you on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> where are you at with your Science research? Would it be a good idea to put in a little bit of time on that this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0<\/strong> consider your job within your <em>Civ V <\/em>group (Leader, Minister of Defense, Minister of Science, Minister of Culture).<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, spend about 20 minutes exploring what kinds of buildings, technologies, and resources help develop your area of responsibility (military, technology, happiness\/culture; or, if you are the Leader, all three areas).<\/p>\n<p>You can use the <a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2025\/10\/Civ_V_Manual_English_Updated.pdf\"><strong>Civ V Manual<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0or other online resources (Google, etc.).\u00a0 Record your findings in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:\u00a0<\/strong> spend about 20 minutes (or more if you&#8217;re into it!), <strong>using your checklist<\/strong>, exploring sources and practicing following the criteria for note-taking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>System of organization<\/li>\n<li>Your own words<\/li>\n<li>The fewest number of words to capture in the information (think: can a picture\/image help?)<\/li>\n<li>Making sure you understand what you are recording and doing further, targeted research if you don\u2019t (what does this word or concept mean?)<\/li>\n<li>Tracking your sources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/social-studies\/\">Socials page<\/a> <\/strong>on the class blog and continue to explore the Civilizations that are available to you (starting on page 173), so that you have a Top Five list for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong><em>optional:<\/em> this weekend, spend about 20 minutes, <strong>using your checklist<\/strong>, exploring sources and practicing following the criteria for note-taking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>System of organization<\/li>\n<li>You own words<\/li>\n<li>The fewest number of words to capture in the information (think: can a picture\/image help?)<\/li>\n<li>Making sure you understand what you are recording and doing further, targeted research if you don\u2019t (what does this word or concept mean?)<\/li>\n<li>Tracking your source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw<\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget that your hoodie order forms are <strong>due Tuesday<\/strong> and <strong>the online payment needs to be done before then<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> don\u2019t forget to give the photo order form to your family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>tonight, spend about 20 minutes, <strong>using your checklist<\/strong>, exploring sources and practicing following the criteria for note-taking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>System of organization<\/li>\n<li>You own words<\/li>\n<li>The fewest number of words to capture in the information (think: can a picture\/image help?)<\/li>\n<li>Making sure you understand what you are recording and doing further, targeted research if you don\u2019t (what does this word or concept mean?)<\/li>\n<li>Tracking your source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw<\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials (on-going): <\/strong>continue your exploration of how the game <em>Civilization V <\/em>works, in prep for game play!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three:<\/em><\/strong> reader, don\u2019t forget to do your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>tonight, carefully reread the project outline and come in tomorrow with any questions you\u2019d like answered to help clarify your understanding of what the expectations are for the assignment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone <em>say<\/em>\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials (on-going): <\/strong>continue your exploration of how the game <em>Civilization V <\/em>works, in prep for game play!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three:<\/em><\/strong> reader, don\u2019t forget to do your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>take the notes we took from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5_vT_mnKomY&amp;list=PL53nCCeNj-RQDhbjE9LjvnFad-wdB5bw7&amp;index=2\">the Brain video<\/a><\/strong> today and turn them into a web:<\/p>\n<p><em>Big Idea:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the center, in a container<\/li>\n<li>Big<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sub-topics:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joined to the Big Idea, in a different type of container<\/li>\n<li>Medium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Details:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clustered around the sub-topic they relate to<\/li>\n<li>Small<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three:<\/em><\/strong> reader, don\u2019t forget to do your prep for <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p>Science: for our upcoming research\/design project, would you like to work on your own, with a partner of your choice, or with a randomly assigned partner?\u00a0 Please make your decision about that for <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plate: <\/strong>this is now <strong>very overdue<\/strong>.\u00a0 What\u2019s your plan to complete it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials\u2014On-going:<\/strong> what is the video game <em>Civilization V<\/em>?\u00a0 How do you play it?\u00a0 Begin exploring online resources (websites, Youtube videos, etc.) in preparation for our launching of this unit in the near future!\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to know <em>everything <\/em>about the game; but you will need to have a good general sense of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gr 7s:<\/strong> if you and your family are choosing <strong>not<\/strong> to write the FSA, you\u2019ll need to return the exemption letter on <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice any of the skills we have been working on for the past two weeks in preparation for assessment?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Book of Three:<\/em><\/strong> readers, don\u2019t forget to do your prep tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>these are now overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have the materials you need with you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the pink criteria sheet?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artist Moment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials\u2014On-going:<\/strong> what is the video game <em>Civilization V<\/em>?\u00a0 How do you play it?\u00a0 Begin exploring online resources (websites, Youtube videos, etc.) in preparation for our launching of this unit in the near future!\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to know <em>everything <\/em>about the game; but you will need to have a good general sense of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong>\u00a0do you have any late forms that are listed on the Reminder Board?\u00a0 How are you going to remember to bring them in?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gr 7s:<\/strong> if you and your family are choosing <strong>not<\/strong> to write the FSA, you\u2019ll need to return the exemption letter tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014October 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice any of the skills we have been working on for the past two weeks in preparation for assessment?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>these are now overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have the materials you need with you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the pink criteria sheet?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artist Moment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials\u2014On-going:<\/strong> what is the video game <em>Civilization V<\/em>?\u00a0 How do you play it?\u00a0 Begin exploring online resources (websites, Youtube videos, etc.) in preparation for our launching of this unit in the near future!\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to know <em>everything <\/em>about the game; but you will need to have a good general sense of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong>\u00a0do you have any late forms that are listed on the Reminder Board?\u00a0 How are you going to remember to bring them in?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014September 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>practice in your comp book: how do you describe these numbers in words and in expanded form?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>0.012<\/li>\n<li>32.0076<\/li>\n<li>Challenge: 0.010203<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Bring this work in with you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>these are now overdue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have the materials you need with you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the pink criteria sheet?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artist Moment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials\u2014On-going:<\/strong> what is the video game <em>Civilization V<\/em>?\u00a0 How do you play it?\u00a0 Begin exploring online resources (websites, Youtube videos, etc.) in preparation for our launching of this unit in the near future!\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to know <em>everything <\/em>about the game; but you will need to have a good general sense of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong>\u00a0do you have any late forms that are listed on the Reminder Board?\u00a0 How are you going to remember to bring them in?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> No school tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014September 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Remember, please, what we talked about this week about homework: it is really important to get that habit in place <strong>now<\/strong>, so that you have systems that work for you as we did into our academics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard:\u00a0<\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you\u00a0<strong>Saw <\/strong>that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you\u00a0<strong>Heard\u00a0<\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>due Monday when you walk in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you completed your draft?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the materials you need with you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the pink criteria sheet?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artist Moment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mindset:<\/strong>\u00a0 Who is Gabrielle Hamilton?\u00a0 Do some research and record your findings in your comp book.\u00a0 This is for\u00a0<strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> what is the video game <em>Civilization V<\/em>?\u00a0 How do you play it?\u00a0 Begin exploring online resources (websites, Youtube videos, etc.) in preparation for our launching of this unit in the near future!\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to know <em>everything <\/em>about the game; but you will need to have a good general sense of how the game works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong>\u00a0do you have any late forms that are listed on the Reminder Board?\u00a0 How are you going to remember to bring them in?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> No school (for students) tomorrow, and no school (for anyone) this coming Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014September 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you <strong>Saw<\/strong> that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you <strong>Heard <\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates<\/strong>: <strong>due Monday when you walk in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you completed your draft?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the materials you need with you?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have the pink criteria sheet?<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to take your Final Artist Moment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mindset:<\/strong>\u00a0 Who is Gabrielle Hamilton?\u00a0 Do some research and record your findings in your comp book.\u00a0 This is for <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> do you have any late forms that are listed on the Reminder Board?\u00a0 How are you going to remember to bring them in?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014September 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Remember, please, what we talked about today about homework: it is really important to get that habit in place <strong>now<\/strong>, so that you have systems that work for you as we did into our academics.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, if you did not do the Socials homework below over the weekend, you have extra work to do tonight (you need to do that homework <em>and<\/em> the other homework listed below).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you <strong>Saw<\/strong> that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you <strong>Heard <\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name Plates:<\/strong> <strong>due Thursday.<\/strong> Have you completed your draft?\u00a0 If no, work on that tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> spend about 20-30 minutes this weekend doing some quick research into one of two areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The country of <strong>Wales<\/strong>\u2014this could look like exploring its geography (where it is, what landforms are most prominent) or its history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celtic mythology<\/strong> (the Welsh people are part of the ancient Celtic peoples who now live in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Record your findings in your comp book. Come in with some interesting facts to share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silent Reading:<\/strong> starting this week, we will be having Silent Reading blocks about three afternoons a week.\u00a0 If you have a book at home that you\u2019d like to explore, bring that in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> please remind your family to return the YPC form and the Student Verification forms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Continue to think: what can <strong>you<\/strong> do to help our class manage<strong> transitions <\/strong>more effectively?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Book Covers: <\/strong>due <strong>tomorrow <\/strong>when you come in.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria?\u00a0 Do you have the materials you need in your bag?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>Tonight, add one thing to each column of your Unexpected Things Seen and Heard chart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>one thing that you <strong>Saw<\/strong> that is unusual or interesting\u2014like we did in class, try to be specific with the language you use to record the idea.<\/li>\n<li>one thing unexpected that you <strong>Heard <\/strong>someone say\u2014put it in quotes, \u201cLike this\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, please, that these need to be appropriate for school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Agreement: <\/strong>a few days ago, you were asked to brainstorm ideas about what kinds of \u201crules\u201d might help our class be more productive and help our room feel like a fun, safe, inclusive place to be.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, spend about 10-15 minutes adding \u201cmaybe\u201d ideas to that brainstorming list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your T-chart notes to guide your approach, focus on the meaning the learning has for your life?\u00a0 Focus on clarity of communication and relevance.\u00a0 Hard due date:\u00a0<strong>Monday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books:\u00a0<\/strong>any books from our class library must be back on <strong>Monday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t make the Boss of the Bookshelves come looking for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your T-chart notes to guide your approach, focus on the meaning the learning has for your life?\u00a0 Request by date: <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hard due date:\u00a0<strong>Monday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Day:\u00a0<\/strong>earn points for your house team by wearing <strong>GREEN\u00a0<\/strong>tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> what are two of your favorite memories of your time at Cap Hill?\u00a0 Start to think about that, please.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll ask you to write those down and hand them in to me or email me <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>, along with your Also Known as Names&#8211;they will be read out loud as you cross the stage at the leaving ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Also: please remember to talk to your family to see if they are taking you away after the Leaving Ceremony next Tuesday, or if you will be staying here with us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plants:\u00a0<\/strong>if you are desirous of a hot, crunchy plant, please talk to your family to make sure they are open to the idea.\u00a0 Priority goes to those who worked with those plants in their experiments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your T-chart notes to guide your approach, focus on the meaning the learning has for your life?\u00a0 Due <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Day:\u00a0<\/strong>earn points for your house team by wearing\u00a0<strong>YELLOW <\/strong>tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> what are two of your favorite memories of your time at Cap Hill?\u00a0 Start to think about that, please.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll ask you to write those down and hand them in to me on Wednesday, along with your Also Known as Names&#8211;they will be read out loud as you cross the stage at the leaving ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Also: please remember to talk to your family to see if they are taking you away after the Leaving Ceremony next Tuesday, or if you will be staying here with us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline to guide your approach, focus on the meaning the learning has for your life.\u00a0 Due next <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please do your prep for <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campers:<\/strong> remember, you need to be at school at <strong>7:45<\/strong> sharp tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Campers:<\/strong> recall that there is an expectation of being welcoming, helpful, and kind to any and all guests we have in our room this week.\u00a0 Please enter the classroom with that intention clearly set inside your heart and mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials\/Reading: <\/strong>please make sure you have your notes from the John O\u2019Donohue interview with your tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>proofread your text, using our online tools to check your sentence construction, and then use Oddcast text-to-speech to help you practice your pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that we are aiming to speak in full sentences, all the way through to each period.<\/p>\n<p>And remember: practice = confidence.\u00a0 We will share our skits on tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline to guide your approach, focus on the meaning the learning has for your life.\u00a0 Due next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please do your prep tonight.\u00a0 We will read <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campers:<\/strong> please let your family know that you need to be at school at 7:45 sharp Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> no school (for students) tomorrow, but I have to be here all day, so\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials\/Reading: <\/strong>please follow the instructions on the blue handout you received today. \u00a0\u00a0This needs to be complete for Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>proofread your text, using our online tools to check your sentence construction, and then use Oddcast text-to-speech to help you practice your pronunciation.\u00a0\u00a0 We will share our skits on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>carefully read\/reread the outline and then follow the steps, using your T-chart notes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Tapestry<\/em><\/strong><strong> Interview with John O\u2019Donohue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are several reasons why we are listening to this podcast.\u00a0 During our class discussion, we will talk about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What role does religion play within society? Why has every civilization since the dawn of human existence had a religious or spiritual aspect at its core?\u00a0 What human needs are being met?Remember here that we have a responsibility to be respectful of other people\u2019s beliefs or non-beliefs when we discuss religion.<\/li>\n<li>How do John O\u2019Donohue\u2019s ideas relate to our work in mindset?<\/li>\n<li>How do his ideas relate to our exploration of <em>His Dark Materials<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>What ideas do you particularly connect to?<\/li>\n<li>What about John O\u2019Donohue\u2019s speaking style can we use in our approach to public speaking?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you think this was the single most requested episode in <em>Tapestry<\/em>\u2019s 25-year history?<\/li>\n<li>What questions do you have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have your ideas about these things ready to share with the class!\u00a0 Bring your maybe ideas and your \u201cthis may be stupid but\u2026\u201d ideas.\u00a0 All ideas are welcome!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Google \u201ctapestry john o\u2019donohue\u201d, then click on what should be the first hit: \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/listen\/live-radio\/1-59-tapestry\/clip\/16030316-our-requested-interview-john-odonohue\">Our Most Requested Interview: John O\u2019Donohue<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Remove any distractions. Get your headphones (if using).\u00a0 Sharpen your pencil.\u00a0 Prepare a clear workspace.\u00a0 Find a two-page spread in your comp book.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the play button on the page \u2013 click it.<\/li>\n<li>As you listen, record your ideas. Think sketchnoting, but also allow yourself to just draw or write in response to the words and ideas.\u00a0 Record any quotes that are meaningful to you (this may require rewinding the audio a little bit).\u00a0 Use the pause and go back 15 seconds buttons to help you with this.<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t make it through the entire episode in one sitting, make a note in your comp book of the time in the audio when you stopped so that you can come back to it again (the episode is about 50 minutes, so you may want to break it into two or three sittings, depending on your attention span).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 <\/strong>if you have not yet handed in your final project, that needs to be a strong priority in your life right now.<\/p>\n<p>When you think you are done, go through each page and make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rechecked the criteria for each aspect<\/li>\n<li>Proofread all written work (you might consider asking someone to put their eyes on it, too)<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for each page of final copy work<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for the book as a whole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>working to finalize the script for your short skit. \u00a0Please keep the criteria firmly in mind, particularly the fact that you need to primarily be using the vocab we have learned this year.\u00a0 We are aiming to have texts finalized by the end of tomorrow, so that you can practice over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:<\/strong> players, please make sure you have your character sheets with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> please be in touch with your partner\u2014and reread the rooms and monsters\/NPCs your party is likely to encounter; and make sure you have your materials with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All: <\/strong>any and all D&amp;D-related books need to be here tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> no school (for students) on Friday, but I have to be here all day, so\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 <\/strong>if you handed your Socials project in today, please do something nice for yourself tonight. Actual homework.\u00a0 (Within limits.)<\/p>\n<p>If you were unable to meet the deadline today, you know what you need to be doing this evening.<\/p>\n<p>When you think you are done, go through each page and make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rechecked the criteria for each aspect<\/li>\n<li>Proofread all written work (you might consider asking someone to put their eyes on it, too)<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for each page of final copy work<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for the book as a whole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> tomorrow morning, I will ask you if you\u2019d like to prepare and perform your skit solo; with a partner or group of your choice; or with a randomly assigned partner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due at the end of the day tomorrow <\/strong>(or by recess, if you are visiting North tomorrow).<\/p>\n<p>When you think you are done, go through each page and make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rechecked the criteria for each aspect<\/li>\n<li>Proofread all written work (you might consider asking someone to put their eyes on it, too)<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for each page of final copy work<\/li>\n<li>Taken your Final Artist Moment for the book as a whole<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!\u00a0 Please begin considering what sentences you could build with our known vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>if you are planning on visiting North tomorrow, please make sure you have <strong>your t-shirt <\/strong>with you (if you were given one) and that you have reread the blue form to make sure you understand what is happening and what is expected of you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014there\u2019s no more room for avoidance:<br \/>\nyou are strongly encouraged to put <em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work this weekend: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due in 4 days\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s time to make the last big push, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. \u00a0The finishing touches count<\/strong>, so make sure you\u2019re leaving time for those details.<\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember your goal: to <strong>celebrate <\/strong>the person and bring them to life in 360\u00b0 through your work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!\u00a0 You might start to consider what sentences you can build with our known vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> <strong>PNE <\/strong>forms and payments are now overdue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s Going to North:<\/strong> if you have not yet turned in your Viking for a Day permission form, it must be in on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due in 5 days\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. \u00a0The finishing touches matter<\/strong>, so make sure you\u2019re leaving time for those details.<\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember your goal: to <strong>celebrate <\/strong>the person and bring them to life in 360\u00b0 through your work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Minis <strong>due tomorrow morning<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall the criteria: an attempt at precision; a focus on detail; a purposeful use of color; stays in the stand without glue or tape; 8 cm as the height of an average human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>please make sure you have completed the leveling up process, that you understand your new features, abilities and spells, and that you have your character sheet with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DM: <\/strong>please review the rooms, monsters, and NPCs that your party is likely to encounter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!\u00a0 You might start to consider what sentences you can build with our known vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> <strong>PNE <\/strong>forms and payments are due <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> if you are attending the Viking for a Day event next week, please make sure your blue form is in <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due in 6 days\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have been avoiding the work, admit that and forgive yourself, <\/strong>and then arrange to put in extra time every night for the next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Minis <strong>due Friday morning<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall the criteria: an attempt at precision; a focus on detail; a purposeful use of color; stays in the stand without glue or tape; 8 cm as the height of an average human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>leveling up!\u00a0 Remember to leave hit points for Friday. \u00a0And remember that an e-copy of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> is linked on the LA page of the blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> <strong>PNE <\/strong>forms are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due in one week\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have been avoiding the work, admit that and forgive yourself, <\/strong>and then arrange to put in extra time every night for the next week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>look back over the reading responses you have created this term\u2014which two do you think are the best reflection of your learning and thinking?\u00a0 Criteria: using direct evidence from the text; and offering clear, detailed explanations of how the text helps prove your point of view.<\/p>\n<p>Identify these pages with sticky notes that say \u201cRead Me!\u201d or \u201cLookie Here!\u201d or some variation thereof.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Minis <strong>due Friday morning<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall the criteria: an attempt at precision; a focus on detail; a purposeful use of color; stays in the stand without glue or tape; 8 cm as the height of an average human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>leveling up!\u00a0 Remember to leave hit points for Friday.\u00a0 And remember that an e-copy of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> is linked on the LA page of the blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> <strong>PNE <\/strong>forms are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 due a week from tomorrow\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are panicking about the approaching due date<\/strong>, help yourself by letting your family know that you need time and space to get this work done, and ask them to gently remind you if they notice you have drifted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>look back over the reading responses you have created this term\u2014which two do you think are the best reflection of your learning and thinking?\u00a0 Criteria: using direct evidence from the text; and offering clear, detailed explanations of how the text helps prove your point of view.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Minis <strong>due Friday morning<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall the criteria: an attempt at precision; a focus on detail; a purposeful use of color; stays in the stand without glue or tape; 8 cm as the height of an average human.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>leveling up!\u00a0 Remember to leave hit points for Friday.\u00a0 And remember that an e-copy of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> is linked on the LA page of the blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work this weekend: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 one and a half weeks left\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this weekend, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are panicking about the approaching due date<\/strong>, help yourself by letting your family know that you need time and space to get this work done, and ask them to gently remind you if they notice you have drifted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>look back over the reading responses you have created this term\u2014which two do you think are the best reflection of your learning and thinking?\u00a0 Criteria: using direct evidence from the text; and offering clear, detailed explanations of how the text helps prove your point of view.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>leveling up!\u00a0 Remember to leave hit points for Friday.\u00a0 And remember that an e-copy of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> is linked on the LA page of the blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).\u00a0 Assessment could strike at any moment!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 less than two weeks left\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be real with yourself:<\/strong> at the pace you have been working at, will you finish in two weeks?\u00a0 If that makes you nervous, you might consider putting in more than 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>finishing the sketches out your mini, front and back, focusing on the details of appearance, clothing, and items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>please make sure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow and that you have reviewed how your abilities, features, and spells work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>please review where you are in the adventure and reread the rooms and encounters (including monsters and NPCs) that your party is likely to experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 two weeks left\u2014<\/strong>it\u2019s very important that you put in work on this tonight, so that you can finish in a relaxed manner, with pride<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be real with yourself:<\/strong> at the pace you have been working at, will you finish in two weeks?\u00a0 If that makes you nervous, you might consider putting in more than 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>continuing sketching out your mini, front and back, focusing on <strong>the details<\/strong> of appearance, clothing, and items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep for <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put<br \/>\n<em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em> into this work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 two weeks left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>continuing sketching out your mini, front and back, focusing on the details of appearance, clothing, and items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going\u2014you are strongly encouraged to put <em>time <\/em>and <em>relaxed focus<\/em><br \/>\ninto this work over the long weekend: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Just over two weeks left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> applying the feedback you received, and then embracing the editing process.\u00a0 Recall that editing is not just proofreading: it is clarifying images; you are shaping and refining your vision\u2014what\u2019s the right word? \u00a0Is this transition smooth?\u00a0 Am I staying in one tense?\u00a0 Have I formatted my dialogue properly?\u00a0 Is it clear who is the subject of each paragraph? <strong>Due Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please make sure you do your prep for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>review the ways of describing and categorizing triangles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> no school (for anyone!) on Monday\u2014it is Victoria Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes tonight<br \/>\n(perhaps more if you have been avoiding these tasks):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Less than three weeks left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> applying the feedback you received, and then embracing the editing process.\u00a0 Recall that editing is not just proofreading: it is clarifying images; you are shaping and refining your vision\u2014what\u2019s the right word? \u00a0Is this transition smooth?\u00a0 Am I staying in one tense?\u00a0 Have I formatted my dialogue properly?\u00a0 Is it clear who is the subject of each paragraph?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Day: <\/strong>you can earn points for your House Team by dressing like a rainbow tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>please make sure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>be in contact with your partner tonight and review areas your party is most likely to explore and the stats of the characters\/monsters they might encounter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> no school (for anyone!) on Monday\u2014it is Victoria Day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes tonight<br \/>\n(perhaps more if you have been avoiding these tasks):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Less than three weeks left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> complete the \u201cRequired Aspect\u201d check that we started today, and then apply the feedback you received.\u00a0 Recall that editing is not just proofreading: it is clarifying images; you are shaping and refining your vision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice round?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s<\/strong>:\u00a0 do your parents know they need to submit a baby photo of you to the address on your yearbook form by <strong>Thursday<\/strong>; and remember your yellow yearbook form is due Thursday, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> please have <strong>both<\/strong> <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizers with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes tonight<br \/>\n(perhaps more if you have been avoiding these tasks):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Less than one month left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> complete the \u201cRequired Aspect\u201d check that we started today, and then apply the feedback you received.\u00a0 Recall that editing is not just proofreading: it is clarifying images; you are shaping and refining your vision.\u00a0 Final drafts are due in one week, on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>For those of you who are opting to have a third try at justifying your pick, that work is due by the end of <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>\u2014help yourself by actively applying the feedback you received on your second attempt, and by actively using the notes in your graphic organizers. Everyone else, you will submit the name of your pick <strong>tomorrow. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>: <\/strong>readers, please do your prep tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice round?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s<\/strong>:\u00a0 do your parents know they need to submit a baby photo of you to the address on your yearbook form by <strong>Thursday<\/strong>; and remember your yellow yearbook form is due Thursday, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes tonight<br \/>\n(perhaps more if you have been avoiding these tasks):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Less than one month left\u2014<\/strong>if you have been avoiding this work, it\u2019s very important that you acknowledge this and accept that the choices Past You made mean that Present You is going to have to put in more than the usual 45 minutes a day to get the work done<strong>. Remember: the goal is for the person you have been exploring to be proud of your work and the way you have shared their life journey.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.\u00a0 Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> please <strong>print out<\/strong> the rough draft of your backstory and bring it in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>For those of you who are opting to have a third try at justifying your pick, that work will be due by the end of <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\u2014help yourself by actively applying the feedback you received on your second attempt, and by actively using the notes in your graphic organizers. Everyone else, you will submit the name of your pick on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice round?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s<\/strong>:\u00a0 do your parents know they need to submit a baby photo of you to the address on your yearbook form by next <strong>Thursday<\/strong>; and remember your yellow yearbook form is due Thursday, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong>\u00a0those of you who are planning to attend Burnaby North and are interested in the Honors Math course\u2013please be aware that assessment for the course happens at North <strong>tomorrow,<\/strong>\u00a0from 3:30 \u2013 4:30 (unless you already went to the April 30 assessment session).\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to bring a pencil, and you\u2019ll meet in the Blue Pod on the 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Day:<\/strong> you can win points for your House Team on Friday by dressing like a rainbow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes this weekend<br \/>\n(perhaps more if you have been avoiding these tasks):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 About one month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> continuing to draft your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman, in terms of capturing the readers imagining and creating vivid images from words and punctuation. <strong>Full rough draft due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>For those of you who are opting to have a third try at justifying your pick, that work will be due by the end of <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\u2014help yourself by actively applying the feedback you received on your second attempt, and by actively using the notes in your graphic organizers. Everyone else, you will submit the name of your pick on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice round?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> grade 7 camp forms and Ultimate Frisbee payments at <strong>due Monday<\/strong>; Grade 7s\u2014make sure you let your parents know they need to submit a baby photo of you to the address on your yearbook form by next <strong>Thursday<\/strong>; and remember your yellow yearbook form is due Thursday, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band:<\/strong> don\u2019t forget you have your Festival performance on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong>\u00a0those of you who are planning to attend Burnaby North and are interested in the Honors Math course\u2013please be aware that assessment for the course happens at North on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, May 13,<\/strong>\u00a0from 3:30 \u2013 4:30 (unless you already went to the April 30 assessment session).\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to bring a pencil, and you\u2019ll meet in the Blue Pod on the 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons:<\/strong> players, please make sure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> please make sure you have connected with your partner and you are prepared for\u00a0 tomorrow&#8217;s session (e.g. rereading rooms the adventurers are likely to encounter, reviewing monster stats, etc.).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>make a sociogram of the remaining contestants on <em>Survivor<\/em>, noting alliances, targets, and advantages.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are opting to have a third try at justifying your pick, that work will be due by the end of next Wednesday\u2014help yourself by actively applying the feedback you received on your second attempt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes on one of the below tonight<br \/>\n(maybe the one you\u2019ve been avoiding?):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 About one month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> continuing to draft your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you learned from reading the samples and what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman. <strong>Full rough draft due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How are you achieving a sense of flow from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph?\u00a0 How are you hooking the reader in and keeping them engaged?\u00a0 How are you creating vivid images?<\/p>\n<p><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from yesterday\u2019s practice round?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> grade 7 camp forms and Ultimate Frisbee payments; Grade 7s\u2014make sure you let your parents know they need to submit a baby photo of you to the address on your yearbook form by next Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong>\u00a0those of you who are planning to attend Burnaby North and are interested in the Honors Math course\u2013please be aware that assessment for the course happens at North on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, May 13,<\/strong>\u00a0from 3:30 \u2013 4:30 (unless you already went to the April 30 assessment session).\u00a0 You\u2019ll need to bring a pencil, and you\u2019ll meet in the Blue Pod on the 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Photos: <\/strong>class photo, club photos, and whole-school photos will be taken tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure that you have your new <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow and that your old one is safe in your accordion folder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: forty-five focused minutes on one of the below tonight<br \/>\n(maybe the one you&#8217;ve been avoiding?):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 About one month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0Remember Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice: no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> continuing to draft your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you learned from reading the samples and what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman. <strong>Full rough draft due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How are you achieving a sense of flow from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph?\u00a0 How are you hooking the reader in and keeping them engaged?\u00a0 How are you creating vivid images?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (what did you learn from the practice round today?), and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> grade 7 camp forms and Ultimate Frisbee payments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playland:\u00a0<\/strong>please check in with your family tonight to see if you are free and interested in going to Playland on June 19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> those of you who are planning to attend Burnaby North and are interested in the Honors Math course&#8211;please be aware that assessment for the course happens at North on <strong>Tuesday, May 13,<\/strong> from 3:30 &#8211; 4:30 (unless you already went to the April 30 assessment session).\u00a0 You&#8217;ll need to bring a pencil, and you&#8217;ll meet in the Blue Pod on the 3rd floor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: what did you not do in work block today?<br \/>\nForty-five focused minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 About one month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0Consider the examples we explored today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> continuing to draft your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you learned from reading the samples and what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman. <strong>Full rough draft due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> grade 7 camp forms, band festival forms, and Ultimate Frisbee payments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Class photos on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: what did you not do in work block today?<br \/>\nForty-five focused minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 About one month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0Consider the examples we explored today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> continuing to draft your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you learned from reading the samples and what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>And Don\u2019t Forget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> grade 7 camp forms, band festival forms, and Ultimate Frisbee payments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in the final stretch with our work now; it\u2019s really important to keep those plates spinning, so that you can end the year with a sense of pride and accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend about 45 minutes on one or a combination of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 Just over a month left.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p>When creating good copies of work, focus on clarity of communication and meaningful detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> drafting your backstory, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet, considering what you learned from reading the samples and what you have observed and learned from Philip Pullman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Out of solidarity with our friends who are taking a big risk tonight with the school musical, there is not official homework tonight aside from the below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUT<\/strong> &#8211; if you have been neglecting your Socials project or your French practice, it is\u00a0<strong>highly recommended<\/strong> that you use tonight to try to get back on track.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep <strong>for Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:\u00a0<\/strong>players, please make sure you have your character sheets with you tomorrow and that you have completed the level-up process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:\u00a0<\/strong>please be in touch with your partner tonight to ensure you are ready to continue the adventure tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep <strong>for Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend about 45 minutes on one or a combination of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> taking an inspiration die from the backstory(s) you read yesterday, and starting to draft your own narrative, based off of your brainstorming notes and your character sheet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family; articles of speech) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p>When creating good copies of work, focus on clarity of communication and meaningful detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character to Level 2 <strong>for Friday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember: we will do hit points together in class Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>in dialogue with your partner, make sure you are ready to continue to the adventure on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep <strong>for tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend about 45 minutes on one or a combination of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> consider the D&amp;D backstory(s) you read today\u2014what did you take away from it\/them, in terms of possibilities for structure and seamlessly incorporating the required aspects?<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p>When creating good copies of work, focus on clarity of communication and meaningful detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading and reviewing the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character to Level 2 <strong>for Friday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember: we will do hit points together in class next Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>in dialogue with your partner, make sure you are ready to continue to the adventure on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight:<\/strong> read the Character Backstory outline, and then 30 focused minutes on your Socials project, using the blue outline, the examples on the blog, and your research notes to shape your approach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday is a Pro-D day, so no school for students, but lots of school for Professor, so in the name of fairness\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:<\/strong> reread the project outline for your D&amp;D backstory, and in your comp book begin a brainstorming web, generating ideas about the each of the required aspects.\u00a0 Spend about 30 minutes on this, trying not to censor any ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We will look at examples of backstories next week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> spend about 15-20 minutes practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and reviewing new (family) and old vocabulary (out loud!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: this extra at-home day is a great opportunity to really dig into this work\u2014the recommendation here is to spend about 60 minutes focused on this work.\u00a0 You might begin by rereading your research notes <\/strong>(this may give you new, interesting ideas)<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0(If your notes are in digital form, you might consider printing out a copy to work from.)<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d\u00a0 Remember Wu Mei: by focusing on the small details, we learn about the whole.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p>When creating good copies of work, focus on clarity of communication and meaningful detail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading and reviewing the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz on Wednesday!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>begin the process of leveling up your character to Level 2!\u00a0 Start by rereading the character class section of the <em>Players Handbook <\/em>(linked on the LA page of the blog), to see what new abilities you gain.\u00a0 Enter these into your character sheet.\u00a0 Spellcasters: look through the spell section of the <em>Handbook<\/em>, considering what new spells you might choose.<\/p>\n<p>Remember: we will do hit points together in class next Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep <strong>for Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons:<\/strong> <em>players<\/em>\u2014please make sure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.\u00a0 Do you need to review how any of your spells and\/or special features work?<\/p>\n<p><em>DMs:<\/em> please be in touch with your partner tonight so that you are fully prepared to continue the adventure tomorrow.\u00a0 What do you need to reread? What materials do you need to prep?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going<br \/>\nSuggestion: 45 focused minutes on one or divided between<br \/>\nsome of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>Will vs. Mrs. Coulter\u2014using specific evidence (i.e. quotes, with page numbers) to support your ideas.\u00a0 <strong>Due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember, you are not required to list every single idea you can think of; but you are encouraged to support your ideas with specific quotes from the books and clearly communicate your thinking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0(If your notes are in digital form, you might consider printing out a copy to work from.)<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d\u00a0 Remember Wu Mei: by focusing on the small details, we learn about the whole.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in less than one week!<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; reviewing new (family) and old vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep <strong>for tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going<br \/>\nSuggestion: 45 focused minutes on one or divided between some<br \/>\nof the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>Will vs. Mrs. Coulter\u2014using specific evidence (i.e. quotes, with page numbers) to support your ideas.\u00a0 <strong>Due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>use your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. \u00a0(If your notes are in digital form, you might consider printing out a copy to work from.)<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d\u00a0 Remember Wu Mei: by focusing on the small details, we learn about the whole.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that when drafting, keeping your pencil in motion can help release you from The Two Questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in less than one week!<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; reviewing new (family) and old vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep for Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 30 focused minutes here tonight, using your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d\u00a0 Remember Wu Mei: by focusing on the small details, we learn about the whole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in one week!<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; reviewing new (family) and old vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please do your prep tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Because Friday and Monday are statutory holidays rather than Pro-D days, there is no expectation of extra work.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2026<\/p>\n<p>If I were a student with a big Socials\/LA\/Art\/ADST\/Career project on my plate and less than two months to complete it, I <em>might<\/em> decide to put in a good chunk of time on one of the next four days (or I might space that time out over a couple of days, if I knew myself well enough to know I work better in short, concentrated bursts than in long, extended periods of focus\u2026); and I might make goal journal-like entries for myself, to help focus my efforts.<\/p>\n<p>And if I were someone who was aspiring to excellence, I might make sure I have my project outline out and reread the section I was working on before I re-engage with my planning; and I might be actively looking at the Lynda Barry examples on the blog; and I might be googling things like \u201ccreative timelines\u201d or \u201cEmily Dickenson poems\u201d or \u201cWilliam Blake poems\u201d or \u201cJoni Mitchell lyrics\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And if I were <em>really<\/em> looking after my academic needs, I might put aside a little bit of time to study my Body Science booklet and practice my French.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s just me\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(PS: for those who are interested, the party leaders in the upcoming Canadian election will be debating at 4:00 p.m. today.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 30 focused minutes here tonight, using your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d\u00a0 How do you bring this person to life\u2014vividly\u2014in your work?<\/p>\n<p>What might you apply to your draft of your timeline from our exploration of the Pullman chronology?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continue reading the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in less than two weeks!<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> five minutes, three times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please do your prep tonight in order to read with confidence, purpose, and a point of view.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading\/Socials: <\/strong>read through the timeline\/chronology Philip Pullman created about his own life.\u00a0 Make notes on the pages about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you notice about how he structured the timeline?<\/li>\n<li>What entries give you interesting ideas about how\/why he wrote certain parts of <em>His Dark Materials<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>What don\u2019t you understand but find yourself curious about?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 20 focused minutes here tonight, using your notes, the project outline, and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>continuing reading the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in less than two weeks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 30 focused minutes here tonight, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Remember Lynda Barry: \u201cno detail is too small.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>players, please make sure you have your character sheets with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Are you clear about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how your spells or features work?<\/li>\n<li>how your alignment works?<\/li>\n<li>your motivation as an adventurer?<\/li>\n<li>your most prized possession? What is the story behind it\u2014how did you get it?\u00a0 What exactly does it look like?\u00a0 Why is it so special to you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DM\u2019s:<\/strong> please connect with your partner tonight to ensure you are ready to continue the adventure tomorrow.\u00a0 Please make sure you bring all of your materials with you in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All: <\/strong>all D&amp;D-related books must come in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Body Science: <\/strong>begin to read the booklet.\u00a0 Quiz in two weeks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 45 focused minutes here this weekend, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides. It\u2019s very important that you keep this work active so that you do not fall behind.<\/p>\n<p>Recall what we are doing here: celebrating the person you have spent all this time getting to know, and trying to bring them to life in your work, as a complex, fully rounded human being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>players, now that you\u2019ve had your first session, what do you need to find out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>about how your spells or features work?<\/li>\n<li>about how your alignment works?<\/li>\n<li>about your motivation as an adventurer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And also consider this question:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what is your most prized possession? What is the story behind it\u2014how did you get it?\u00a0 What exactly does it look like?\u00a0 Why is it so special to you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DM\u2019s:<\/strong> please work together to ensure you are ready to continue the adventure on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Leds: <\/strong>if you have not yet returned your parents\u2019 feedback form, please do so for Monday, and please make sure all Monster Art, collages, and lapbooks are kept safe and come back to school on Monday, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Badminton:<\/strong> if you are interested in joining the club on Monday, you must bring in your permission form\u2014no form = no play.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>please make sure that you have your character sheet with you tomorrow, plus any and all D&amp;D-related books that you have signed out or of your own purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Players: is your character sheet complete?\u00a0 Do you have a basic understanding of how your spells, features, and abilities work?\u00a0 If not, do a little research\/reading\/viewing tonight.<\/p>\n<p>And then consider these two questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why has your character become an adventurer? What are they seeking\/hoping to gain?<\/li>\n<li>Why is your lowest ability score as low as it is?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DM\u2019s: please make sure you have your materials with you and that you and your partner have a clear idea of what tomorrow will look like (who\u2019s doing what?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Leds: <\/strong>if you are doing your conference at home, don\u2019t forget to use your green sheet to your adbvantage, and don\u2019t forget to give your family the feedback sheet.\u00a0 They can write in whatever language is most comfortable for them, so long as you can understand it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please make sure all Monster Art, collages, and lapbooks are kept safe and come back to school tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend at least 30 minutes here tonight, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p>Recall what we are doing here: celebrating the person you have spent all this time getting to know, and trying to bring them to life in your work, as a complex, fully rounded human being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not yet turned in your 2<sup>nd<\/sup> pick justification, that is late and due tomorrow (unless you and I have already talked about this).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>complete your character sheet and come in tomorrow with questions about things you don\u2019t yet understand.<\/p>\n<p>And then continue the process of becoming an expert about your character\u2019s class, race, traits, and features.\u00a0 Consider exploring the \u201cHandbooker Helper\u201d playlist on Youtube and\/or reading\/rereading the appropriate sections in the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> (linked on the LA page of the blog).<\/p>\n<p>Also, begin to allow your imagination to become engaged here\u2014how did you become proficient in the things you are proficient in?\u00a0 Why have you become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please consider this tonight:<\/p>\n<p>Forest in a Jar group\u2014if you have not already done so, will you be collecting plant materials from the wild (your garden, a park, etc.) or will you be purchasing plant materials?\u00a0 If the latter, please discuss with your family.<\/p>\n<p>Ant Farm group\u2014you\u2019ll need to research how to safely collect and store ants.<\/p>\n<p>Carnivorous Carnival group\u2014how will you collect and store food for your plants?<\/p>\n<p>Acid Rain group\u2014how will you collect rainwater?<\/p>\n<p>Worm World group\u2014how will you collect and store your worms and plant material for them to eat?<\/p>\n<p>All groups: if you have not already come up with your hypothesis, allow that to percolate in your mind for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend at least 20 minutes here tonight, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>the justification of your second pick to win this season of <em>Survivor<\/em> is due by the end of <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Keep the criteria very firmly in your mind.\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>beginning the process of becoming an expert about your character\u2019s class, race, traits, and features.\u00a0 Consider exploring the \u201cHandbooker Helper\u201d playlist on Youtube and\/or reading\/rereading the appropriate sections in the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> (linked on the LA page of the blog).<\/p>\n<p>Also, begin to allow your imagination to become engaged here\u2014how did you become proficient in the things you are proficient in?\u00a0 Why have you become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please consider this tonight:<\/p>\n<p>Forest in a Jar group\u2014please collect enough small stones to make a layer in the base of your mason jar (14 cm diameter), and wash the stones.\u00a0 Also, will you be collecting plant materials from the wild (your garden, a park, etc.) or will you be purchasing plant materials?\u00a0 If the latter, please discuss with your family.<\/p>\n<p>Ant Farm group\u2014you\u2019ll need to research how to safely collect and store ants.<\/p>\n<p>Carnivorous Carnival group\u2014how will you collect and store food for your plants?<\/p>\n<p>Acid Rain group\u2014how will you collect rainwater?<\/p>\n<p>Worm World group\u2014how will you collect and store your worms and plant material for them to eat?<\/p>\n<p>How Does Your Garden Grow group\u2014what types of soil will you work with?\u00a0 How much vermiculite\/worm castings\/peat will you use?<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend at least 20 minutes here tonight, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>the justification of your second pick to win this season of <em>Survivor<\/em> is due by the end of this coming <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Keep the criteria very firmly in your mind.\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>beginning the process of becoming an expert about your character\u2019s class, race, traits, and features.\u00a0 Consider exploring the \u201cHandbooker Helper\u201d playlist on Youtube and\/or reading\/rereading the appropriate sections in the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> (linked on the LA page of the blog).<\/p>\n<p>Also, begin to allow your imagination to become engaged here\u2014how did you become proficient in the things you are proficient in?\u00a0 Why have you become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Conferences: <\/strong>check in with your family\u2014will you be doing your conference (Thursday) at school or at home?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend at least 30 minutes here this weekend, continuing to brainstorm ideas about how you might approach each aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>the justification of your second pick to win this season of <em>Survivor<\/em> is due by the end of this coming <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Keep the criteria very firmly in your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>beginning the process of becoming an expert about your character\u2019s class, race, traits, and features.\u00a0 Consider exploring the \u201cHandbooker Helper\u201d playlist on Youtube and\/or reading\/rereading the appropriate sections in the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> (linked on the LA page of the blog).<\/p>\n<p>Also, begin to allow your imagination to become engaged here\u2014how did you become proficient in the things you are proficient in?\u00a0 Why have you become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Conferences: <\/strong>check in with your family\u2014will you be doing your conference (Thursday) at school or at home?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies:<\/strong> if you are in need of a new comp book, a math set (compass and protractor), and\/or a calculator, please talk to you family\u2014you will need all of those things to be successful this term.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend 30 minutes here tonight, brainstorming ideas about how you might approach one aspect of the work, using your notes and the Lynda Barry examples on the blog as your guides.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please ensure you have done your prep for <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies:<\/strong> if you are in need of a new comp book, a math set (compass and protractor), and\/or a calculator, please talk to you family\u2014you will need all of those things to be successful this term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons:<\/strong> if you have a\u00a0<em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure have it with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 2, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>reread the project outline you received today and begin to explore the sub-menu tabs coming off of the Socials tab on the class blog.\u00a0 Have your new comp book handy so that you can make note of any Maybe Ideas that come up.\u00a0 Also make note of any question you have, and bring those questions in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please make sure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Amber Spyglass<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please ensure you have done your prep for Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>go to <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/author\/dalton-ross\/\">https:\/\/ew.com\/author\/dalton-ross\/<\/a> and choose one of the articles related to the last two episodes of <em>Survivor<\/em>\u2014read\/view the material and come in with some new info to share with the class.\u00a0 Spend about 15-20 minutes here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> begin to look for reference images related to your person and their life: portraits, family members, mentors, important places, important objects, etc. Bookmark and\/or print these images for future use.\u00a0 Spend about 15 minutes here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>if you have not done so already, please return your signed report card envelop as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>please complete the character class survey tonight and bring it back in with you tomorrow.\u00a0 Remember: what classes are capturing your imagination (vs. what classes is someone else telling you that you should play)?\u00a0 And also, remember to prepare your heart for not getting your first pick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>begin the process of rereading your research notes from last term.\u00a0 Look for Patterns and Important Details.\u00a0 Recall the three guiding questions we are working with (on the first page of the project outline)\u2014what are your notes telling you about those questions?\u00a0 Where are the gaps in your research that you might need to fill in?\u00a0 Spend about 20 minutes on this tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>please return your signed report card envelop as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOMEWORK\u2014SPRING BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your only homework for the break is to watch episodes of <em>Survivor<\/em> and continue to get to know how Dungeons and Dragons works.\u00a0 I am sorry to burden you with these tasks.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/career\/\">Career page<\/a><\/strong> of our class blog has the link for watching <em>Survivor<\/em> on the Global TV website.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the \u201cEpisodes and Clips\u201d tab and then scroll down to find the episode.\u00a0 Episodes air on Wednesday nights and are posted on the Global TV site on Thursday mornings.\u00a0 You will need to watch before the next Wednesday, as the episodes become locked after that.<\/p>\n<p>Optional fun activity: see if you can guess which player says the episode title before you watch the episode! (The titles are always taken from player dialogue.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please make sure you are an active viewer, taking notes as you go.\u00a0 You will need these notes to use as evidence when you make your second pick\u2014and your group is relying on you to bring in notes to help everyone find success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After each episode, take a moment to <strong>add ideas <\/strong>about group dynamics and social politics\u2014effective and less effective ways of interacting with others\u2014<strong>to the T-chart you created in your comp book<\/strong>.\u00a0 This can be done with words, pictures, or words and pictures.\u00a0 Strive to use specific examples from the episode as you add to these lists; and take a moment to consider what these ways of being look like in your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons:<\/strong> <em>this is optional<\/em>: if you like, spend some time over the break getting to know the mechanics of the game (how it works) on a deeper level.\u00a0 The Language Arts page on our class blog has some links that can help with this.<\/p>\n<p>If your parents are okay with you viewing materials that contains coarse language, you might consider watching some episodes of <em>Critical Role<\/em> on Youtube or Twitch.\u00a0 There are several seasons.\u00a0 Episodes of <em>Relics and Rarities<\/em>, also on Youtube\u2014they are less sweary (but it does still happen occasionally.\u00a0 Dimension 20\u2014especially adventures DMed by Brennan Lee Mulligan\u2014is also fun\u2014but again, the language can sometimes be coarse.\u00a0 \u00a0Please be honest with yourself about your family\u2019s values, and if you are unsure, ask.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> you will need to spend time over the break preparing with your partner.<\/p>\n<p>Most of all, the other big piece of homework is to give yourself plenty of time to <em>relax<\/em>.\u00a0 Your bodies, brains, and hearts need this downtime.\u00a0 Please try your best not to fill the time with activities that require you to succeed\/perform to expectations.\u00a0 We will be hitting the ground running after the Break, and you will need to be fully rested and recharged in order to get on that train in a focused, engaged, meaningful way.<\/p>\n<p>You are also highly encouraged to do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read some good books (of your choosing)<\/li>\n<li>Spend lots of time outside<\/li>\n<li>Get together with peers for face-to-face interaction<\/li>\n<li>Practice kindness with yourself<\/li>\n<li>Take time to meditate (you know how to do this)<\/li>\n<li>Be helpful to your family<\/li>\n<li>Do something nice for the elders in your life<\/li>\n<li>Contemplate the mysteries of the Universe<\/li>\n<li>Resist the impulse to be provocative on Discord\u2014those words live forever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please do not isolate yourself; stay connected to each other and to the world. If you are aware of anyone in our class who has isolatory impulses, reach out to them and say hey.<\/p>\n<p>~ Prof. G.B.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>are you clear about what you will share tomorrow?\u00a0 Are all of your ideas supported by detailed evidence?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>how are you applying the feedback you received in your conference?\u00a0 Taking those steps now will help increase your odds of success after the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tomorrow (Friday)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be prepared to be an active member of the deep clean.<\/li>\n<li>If you love it and would cry if it broke, don\u2019t bring it.<\/li>\n<li>No gore in games, plz.<\/li>\n<li>If someone asks to join, what is the acceptable response?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>what alignment are you?\u00a0 What code shapes your decision-making? Spend about 10-15 minutes tonight writing or drawing about this in your comp book, referring to the alignment handouts and thinking about specific evidence from your life.<\/p>\n<p>And: allow thoughts about the <em>His Dark Materials <\/em>character that you are creating a character sheet for shimmer in the background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>actively using the assignment outline (pink) to shape your approach<\/li>\n<li>using Philip Pullman\u2019s descriptions to guide your hand<\/li>\n<li>getting calm and friendly while drawing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>how are you applying the feedback you received in your conference?\u00a0 Taking those steps now will help increase your odds of success after the break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>reading Chapter 4 and the additional \u201cAlignment\u201d handout <strong>for tomorrow<\/strong>. \u00a0You are also more than welcome to explore online resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong>actively using the assignment outline (pink) to guide your approach.\u00a0 Skimming <em>TSK <\/em>(and maybe skimming <em>TGC<\/em>) to recall details about the things in your image, as described by Philip Pullman.\u00a0 Getting calm and friendly while drawing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>how are you applying the feedback you received in your conference?\u00a0 Taking those steps now will help increase your odds of success after the break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>reading Chapter Seven <strong>for tomorrow<\/strong>; making note of any questions you have. Reading Chapter 4 <strong>for Wednesday<\/strong>. \u00a0You are also more than welcome to explore online resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong>rereading the chapter, looking for the image (or, if working in collage form, images) you will work with, and then making notes of the descriptions from the text about the people\/creatures, objects, setting, and the light.\u00a0 This may mean you need to skim back over previous chapters and\/or <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>how are you applying the feedback you received in your conference?\u00a0 Taking those steps now will help increase your odds of success after the break.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>reading Chapter Seven <strong>for Monday<\/strong>; making note of any questions you have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning\/purpose<\/strong>\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effort and care<\/strong>\u2014through attention to meaningful detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What will you say at the funeral?\u00a0 (That is where you will share the meaning\/purpose behind your offering\u2014if you are wanting to extend yourself, you might be very specific and use evidence from the text.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong>rereading the chapter, looking for the image (or, if working in collage form, images) you will work with, and then making notes of the descriptions from the text about the people\/creatures, objects, setting, and the light.\u00a0 This may mean you need to skim back over previous chapters and\/or <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due in one week (Thursday).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>how are you applying the feedback you received in your conference?\u00a0 Taking those steps now will help increase your odds of success after the break.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>reading Chapter One <strong>for tomorrow<\/strong>; making note of any questions you have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning\/purpose<\/strong>\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effort and care<\/strong>\u2014through attention to meaningful detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong>rereading the chapter, looking for the image (or, if working in collage form, images) you will work with, and then making notes of the descriptions from the text about the people\/creatures, objects, setting, and the light.\u00a0 This may mean you need to skim back over previous chapters and\/or <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due in one week (Thursday).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to review your notes and begin looking at patterns, asking yourself, why did this pattern begin?<\/p>\n<p>You might also be considering how the D&amp;C icons can help fuel further research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: our goal is to have a full 360\u00b0 view and understanding of this person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into the details.\u00a0 As Lynda Barry says, no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dungeons and Dragons: <\/strong>reading Chapter One for Friday; making note of any questions you have.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Subtle Knife<\/em> Collage:<\/strong> focus is on attention to meaningful detail and representing key images from the book in images and words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?\u00a0 Feel free to read back through the texts to gain inspiration (but no reading ahead!)<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you sketch out\/draft your idea before beginning.<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning\/purpose<\/strong>\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effort and care<\/strong>\u2014through attention to meaningful detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Subtle Knife Illustrations: <\/strong>rereading the chapter, looking for the image (or, if working in collage form, images) you will work with, and then making notes of the descriptions from the text about the people\/creatures, objects, setting, and the light.\u00a0 This may mean you need to skim back over previous chapters and\/or <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:\u00a0<\/strong><em>If we have already met<\/em>, how are you applying the feedback you received?<\/p>\n<p><em>If we have not yet met, <\/em>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to review your notes and begin looking at patterns, asking yourself, why did this pattern begin?<\/p>\n<p>You might also be considering how the D&amp;C icons can help fuel further research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: our goal is to have a full 360\u00b0 view and understanding of this person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into the details.\u00a0 As Lynda Barry says, no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Subtle Knife<\/em> Collage:<\/strong> focus is on attention to meaningful detail and representing key images from the book in images and words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?\u00a0 Feel free to read back through the texts to gain inspiration (but no reading ahead!)<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you sketch out\/draft your idea before beginning.<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meaning\/purpose<\/strong>\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Effort and care<\/strong>\u2014through attention to meaningful detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>if your Monster Art is still due, relax\u2026and get to it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to review your notes and begin looking at patterns, asking yourself, why did this pattern begin?<\/p>\n<p>You might also be considering how the D&amp;C icons can help fuel further research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: our goal is to have a full 360\u00b0 view and understanding of this person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into the details.\u00a0 As Lynda Barry says, no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014March 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?\u00a0 Feel free to read back through the texts to gain inspiration (but no reading ahead!)<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you sketch out\/draft your idea before beginning.<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meaning\/purpose\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li>Effort and care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Remember to treat your cardstock with care, so that it doesn\u2019t get torn, creased, or wrinkled.<\/p>\n<p>Use your drafts and the instructions on the pink sheet to guide your work.<\/p>\n<p>Approach this with a calm, friendly sense of focus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy\u2014plus the self-assessed rubric and the short reflection sheet\u2014due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to review your notes and begin looking at patterns, asking yourself, why did this pattern begin?<\/p>\n<p>You might also be considering how the D&amp;C icons can help fuel further research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: our goal is to have a full 360\u00b0 view and understanding of this person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into the details.\u00a0 As Lynda Barry says, no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: No school (for students) tomorrow<\/strong>, but you know the drill\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Plan to spend about two hours tomorrow on our on-going items (maybe more, if you are feeling behind?).<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong><em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?\u00a0 Feel free to read back through the texts to gain inspiration (but no reading ahead!)<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you sketch out\/draft your idea before beginning.<\/p>\n<p>You will be assessed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meaning\/purpose\u2014why does this offering have meaning to you? Why might it be meaningful to them?\u00a0 Can you relate this to evidence from the text?<\/li>\n<li>Effort and care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Remember to treat your cardstock with care, so that it doesn\u2019t get torn, creased, or wrinkled.<\/p>\n<p>Use your drafts and the instructions on the pink sheet to guide your work.<\/p>\n<p>Approach this with a calm, friendly sense of focus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to review your notes and begin looking at patterns, asking yourself, why did this pattern begin?<\/p>\n<p>You might also be considering how the D&amp;C icons can help fuel further research.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: our goal is to have a full 360\u00b0 view and understanding of this person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Dig into the details.\u00a0 As Lynda Barry says, no detail is too small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin (for reals) on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 25, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pink Shirt Day:<\/strong> Wear pink tomorrow to help stand up against homophobia and bullying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Offerings for Lee Scoresby and Hester: <\/strong>What will you create?\u00a0 <em>Why<\/em> are you leaving what you are leaving?\u00a0 Why would it be meaningful to Mr. Scoresby and\/or Hester; or, what do you want to express to him, her, or them?\u00a0 Feel free to read back through the texts to gain inspiration (but no reading ahead!)<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you sketch out\/draft your idea before beginning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Remember to treat your cardstock with care, so that it doesn\u2019t get torn, creased, or wrinkled.<\/p>\n<p>Use your drafts and the instructions on the pink sheet to guide your work.<\/p>\n<p>Approach this with a calm, friendly sense of focus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong><em>Survivor<\/em> pick and justification <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall how this is being assessed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>If you gave your presentation today, do something nice for yourself tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading:<\/strong> what was the Alamo?\u00a0 Do some quick research tonight and bring in your findings to share tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Are there aspects of your drawing that would benefit from more practice, in order to build confidence?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong><em>Survivor<\/em> pick and justification <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall how this is being assessed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> If you gave your presentation today, do something nice for yourself tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Practice = Confidence = Success. <\/strong>What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?\u00a0 When you practice, recall the techniques we explored in Term One, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exaggerating all of the consonants<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the verbs<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the final word in each sentence<\/li>\n<li>Talking the script to a friend<\/li>\n<li>Telling it like it\u2019s the biggest, juiciest secret you\u2019ve ever heard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are clear about the visuals you are using?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations conclude on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please have an up-to-date version of your script with you every day until you give your presentation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Monster Art text and drafts (including color testing) are <strong>due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong><em>Survivor<\/em> pick and justification <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall how this is being assessed.\u00a0 What did you learn from the examples we looked at today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>where are you on the checklist?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you received on your Science notes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin next week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>If you gave your presentation today, do something nice for yourself tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>apply the feedback you received from your peer editor, applying feedback you received on your first reflection, and then begin your own editing process.\u00a0 This is where embracing the Pullman Challenge occurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Practice = Confidence = Success. <\/strong>What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?\u00a0 When you practice, recall the techniques we explored in Term One, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exaggerating all of the consonants<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the verbs<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the final word in each sentence<\/li>\n<li>Talking the script to a friend<\/li>\n<li>Telling it like it\u2019s the biggest, juiciest secret you\u2019ve ever heard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are clear about the visuals you are using?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please have an up-to-date version of your script with you every day until you give your presentation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>Monster Art text due Monday (but I can look at it tomorrow if you\u2019re ready, time depending).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong><em>Survivor<\/em> pick and justification <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Recall how this is being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 19, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> What Next Step did you commit to for your group today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>apply the feedback you received from your peer editor, applying feedback you received on your first reflection, and then begin your own editing process.\u00a0 This is where embracing the Pullman Challenge occurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: Practice = Confidence = Success. <\/strong>What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?\u00a0 When you practice, recall the techniques we explored in Term One, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exaggerating all of the consonants<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the verbs<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the final word in each sentence<\/li>\n<li>Talking the script to a friend<\/li>\n<li>Telling it like it\u2019s the biggest, juiciest secret you\u2019ve ever heard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Presentations begin tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please have an up-to-date version of your script with you every day until you give your presentation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 18, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> What Next Step did you commit to for your group today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>apply the feedback you received from your peer editor, applying feedback you received on your first reflection, and then begin your own editing process.\u00a0 This is where embracing the Pullman Challenge occurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0recall: we\u2019re moving beyond gathering simple facts now; we\u2019re using our curiosity to drive us into a deep understanding of our person\u2019s skills and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you met with me to share your Science notes, how are applying that feedback to your Socials notes?\u00a0 Do you remember the feedback??\u00a0 (If no, ask me.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than one week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?\u00a0 When you practice, recall the techniques we explored in Term One, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exaggerating all of the consonants<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the verbs<\/li>\n<li>Stressing the final word in each sentence<\/li>\n<li>Talking the script to a friend<\/li>\n<li>Telling it like it\u2019s the biggest, juiciest secret you\u2019ve ever heard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.\u00a0 Presentations begin on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please have an up-to-date version of your script with you every day until you give your presentation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> \u00a0Drafts, including color-testing, are <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also: what are your ideas about your Monster\u2019s weaknesses?\u00a0 What strategies work for you when you are encountering the Monster?\u00a0 What advice would you offer someone else who was facing the same Monster?<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep this weekend (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: No School on Monday <\/strong>(Family Day).\u00a0 This might be a great weekend to put in time on our on-going items, so that you can meet the due dates with confidence and without stress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>apply the feedback you received from your peer editor, applying feedback you received on your first reflection, and then begin your own editing process.\u00a0 This is where embracing the Pullman Challenge occurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copy due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0recall: we\u2019re moving beyond gathering simple facts now; we\u2019re using our curiosity to drive us into a deep understanding of our person\u2019s skills and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you met with me to share your Science notes, how are applying that feedback to your Socials notes?\u00a0 Do you remember the feedback??\u00a0 (If no, ask me.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>practicing speaking your text out loud\u2014to get a sense of the timing, and to focus on clarity of communication.\u00a0 What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue Tuesday.\u00a0 Presentations begin on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> \u00a0Title sheet <strong>due Tuesday.<\/strong>\u00a0 Drafts, including color-testing, are <strong>due Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also: what are your ideas about your Monster\u2019s weaknesses?\u00a0 What strategies work for you when you are encountering the Monster?\u00a0 What advice would you offer someone else who was facing the same Monster?<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: Early dismissal tomorrow: 1:47 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0 Please make sure your family is aware of this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Day:<\/strong> dress fancy and earn a point for your House Team!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong><br \/>\non one (or divided between two) of these projects tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>Full draft<strong> due tomorrow.\u00a0 <\/strong>Have you addressed all of the bullet points for each of the two questions?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a printer at home, <strong>please print out a copy of your draft<\/strong> and bring it in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0recall: we\u2019re moving beyond gathering simple facts now; we\u2019re using our curiosity to drive us into a deep understanding of our person\u2019s skills and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you met with me to share your Science notes, how are applying that feedback to your Socials notes?\u00a0 Do you remember the feedback??\u00a0 (If no, ask me.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>practicing speaking your text out loud\u2014to get a sense of the timing, and to focus on clarity of communication. \u00a0What feedback did you receive on your Socials presentation last term?\u00a0 How are you applying that feedback?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> moving into drafting; exploring options.<\/p>\n<p>Title sheet <strong>due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong><br \/>\non one (or divided between two) of these projects tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>you are now your own Socials research topic\u2014what stories can you tell you help future researchers understand what it is\/was like to be you in Term Two?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full draft due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0recall: we\u2019re moving beyond gathering simple facts now; we\u2019re using our curiosity to drive us into a deep understanding of our person\u2019s skills and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>If you met with me to share your Science notes, how are applying that feedback to your Socials notes?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>following through on the \u201cnext step\u201d you shared after your group meeting.\u00a0 How can you clearly communicate these fascinating but complex ideas to your peers?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> moving into drafting; exploring options.<\/p>\n<p>Title sheet <strong>due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 11, 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong><br \/>\non one (or divided between two) of these projects tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>how are you embracing the story-telling aspect of this work?\u00a0 Have you reviewed the feedback you received on your first reflection?\u00a0 What steps are you taking to apply that feedback?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full draft due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0What important objects does\/did your person interact with in their career or other parts of their life?\u00a0 What are the details of those objects?\u00a0 How do they work?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than two weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>following through on the \u201cnext step\u201d you shared after your group meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a Grade 6\/7 Reminder:<\/strong> please make sure you are showering and changing clothes every day \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep this weekend (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong><br \/>\non one (or divided between two) of these projects tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>how are you embracing the story-telling aspect of this work?\u00a0 Have you reviewed the feedback you received on your first reflection?\u00a0 What steps are you taking to apply that feedback?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full draft due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0What important objects does your person interact with every day?\u00a0 What are the details of those objects?\u00a0 How do they work?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in less than two weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>following through on the \u201cnext step\u201d you shared after your group meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep this weekend (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>on Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going:<br \/>\n<\/strong>spend about <strong>45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (or two) of these projects this weekend:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>completing your web with \u201cGrowth\u201d and \u201cChallenge\u201d (or \u201cStuck\u201d) sub-topics, and brainstorming examples you might use in each category. If you have completed the web, you can start your draft.\u00a0 Have you reviewed the feedback you received on your first reflection?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full draft due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Your goal is to have a 360\u00b0 understanding of your person, so that you can understand how and why they did the things they did.\u00a0 How does that idea inform your next steps for your research?<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the requirements for the different types of sources? Have you been the public library for books and\/or documentaries?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences begin in two weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>following through on the \u201cnext step\u201d you shared after your group meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conferences continue next week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing <em>\u00eatre<\/em>; and on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong Suggestion:<\/strong> keep the above items in rotation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>on Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>on your <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, have you checked to see if all of your adjectives are in the proper form (masculine, feminine, or plural)?\u00a0 You might want to use the text-to-speech app (linked on the French page of the blog) to practice speaking your sentences out loud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one of these projects tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>completing your web with \u201cGrowth\u201d and \u201cChallenge\u201d (or \u201cStuck\u201d) sub-topics, and beginning to brainstorm examples you might use in each category. If you have completed the web, you can start your draft.\u00a0 Have you reviewed the feedback you received on your first reflection?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Your goal is to have a 360\u00b0 understanding of your person, so that you can understand how and why they did the things they did.\u00a0 How does that idea inform your next steps for your research?<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the requirements for the different types of sources? Have you been the public library for books and\/or documentaries?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>following through on the \u201cnext step\u201d you shared after your group meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 5, 2025<\/p>\n<p>There is\u00a0<strong>no required homework <\/strong>tonight, aside from getting to bed at a reasonable hour so that you can arrive fully rested and ready to learn tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>Do remember these things, though:<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>your choices for the\u00a0<em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes <\/em>sheet (from last week) is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Door Design:\u00a0<\/strong>if you panel for the Door Design Challenge is not yet complete, that needs to be brought in when you return, if you were well enough to do the work at home.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you&#8217;ve done your prep (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 4, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whistlerers: <\/strong>Your family will have received an email yesterday outlining what will happen tomorrow.\u00a0 You need to be at Cap Hill at 5:40 a.m.\u00a0 Note: the school will be closed, so you will not be able to use the bathroom here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Whistlerers: <\/strong>school will begin at the regular time tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>on Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (maybe the thing you didn\u2019t do at all today in class?) of these assignments tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>making a web with \u201cGrowth\u201d and \u201cChallenge\u201d (or \u201cStuck\u201d) sub-topics, and beginning to brainstorm examples you might use in each category.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Are you aware of the three Guiding Questions?\u00a0 How do they help you synthesize your learning?\u00a0 What do they tell you that you might need to do next, in terms of research?<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the requirements for the different types of sources? Have you been the public library for books and\/or documentaries?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Phase 2 begins Wednesday\u2014are you almost ready to start shaping a script to share your learning?\u00a0 Are you aware of how the content of your presentation will be assessed?\u00a0 What do you need to do, research-wise, in order to feel confident in your sharing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and applying learning from today about matching adjectives to pronouns to the <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, which is <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014February 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Challenge:<\/strong> If your work is complete, then you\u2019ll need to complete the last section of the handout<strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Recall, these \u201cnoticings\u201d can be about the work and\/or about your approach to the work, or any part of the bullet points on the first page of the assignment outline.<\/p>\n<p>If your work isn&#8217;t complete, get on it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (maybe the thing you didn\u2019t do at all today in class?) of these assignments tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Are you aware of the three Guiding Questions?\u00a0 How do they help you synthesize your learning?\u00a0 What do they tell you that you might need to do next, in terms of research?<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the requirements for the different types of sources? Have you been the public library for books and\/or documentaries?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Phase 2 begins Wednesday\u2014are you almost ready to start shaping a script to share your learning?\u00a0 Are you aware of how the content of your presentation will be assessed?\u00a0 What do you need to do, research-wise, in order to feel confident in your sharing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> practice drawing you, your monster, and the details of your setting\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and applying learning from today about matching adjectives to pronouns to the <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, which is <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>for Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Challenge:<\/strong> for those who are not yet finished, that will be extra homework for the weekend\u2014make sure you are following the criteria and tracking changes\/adjustments in your iteration log.<\/p>\n<p>If your work is complete, then you\u2019ll need to complete the last section of the handout for <strong>Monday.\u00a0 <\/strong>Recall, these \u201cnoticings\u201d can be about the work and\/or about your approach to the work, or any part of the bullet points on the first page of the assignment outline.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (or divided between two) of these assignments this weekend:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Continue to look for those rich sources\u2014autobiographies, biographies, interviews, documentaries\u2014rather than doing quick Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the three Guiding Questions?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Phase 2 begins Wednesday\u2014are you almost ready to start shaping a script to share your learning?\u00a0 Are you aware of how the content of your presentation will be assessed?\u00a0 What do you need to do, research-wise, in order to feel confident in your sharing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, finalize the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Do you have some good images to work with, for this monster?<\/p>\n<p>For those whom I spoke with earlier this week: what lies underneath the action?\u00a0 What feelings lead to avoidance?\u00a0 What thoughts create those feelings?\u00a0 Might <em>that<\/em> be the monster?<\/p>\n<p>Advice: practice drawing you and your monster interacting\u2014as we did today\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and applying learning from today about matching adjectives to pronouns to the <em>D\u00e9crivant d&#8217;autres personnes<\/em>, which is <strong>due Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Sickies at Home: <\/strong>if you are well enough, consider putting some time into your Socials and Science research (following the criteria); and\/or practice drawing your monster; and\/or practice French.\u00a0 And\/or SLEEP!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>for Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Challenge:<\/strong> we only have the optional \u00bd hour tomorrow to complete this task.\u00a0 What does that mean you need to do tonight to meet the criteria and be proud of your work?\u00a0 Do you need to trim your Plan A to produce a doable Plan B?<\/p>\n<p>How do you celebrate the person you are representing?\u00a0 How do you make them proud?<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to be active with your iteration log (it forms part of your ADST assessment).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, finalize the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Do you have some good images to work with, for this monster?<\/p>\n<p>For those whom I spoke with earlier this week: what lies underneath the action?\u00a0 What feelings lead to avoidance?\u00a0 What thoughts create those feelings?\u00a0 Might <em>that<\/em> be the monster?<\/p>\n<p>Advice: practice drawing you and your monster interacting\u2014as we did today\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and the new vocab explored this week.\u00a0 The <em>D\u00e9crire les personnages de la chanson \u201cAu bal masque\u201d <\/em>sheet is <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 29, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Challenge:<\/strong> we have \u00bd hour tomorrow, and an optional \u00bd on Friday to complete this task.\u00a0 What does that mean you need to do tonight to meet the criteria and be proud of your work?\u00a0 Do you need to trim your Plan A to produce a doable Plan B?<\/p>\n<p>How do you celebrate the person you are representing?\u00a0 How do you make them proud?<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to be active with your iteration log (it forms part of your ADST assessment).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Day:<\/strong> wear black and yellow tomorrow to win points for your team!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, finalize the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Do you have some good images to work with, for this monster?<\/p>\n<p>For those whom I spoke with today: what lies underneath the action?\u00a0 What feelings lead to avoidance?\u00a0 What thoughts create those feelings?\u00a0 Might <em>that<\/em> be the monster?<\/p>\n<p>Advice: practice drawing you and your monster interacting\u2014as we did today\u2014a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and the new vocab shared today.\u00a0 The <em>D\u00e9crire les personnages de la chanson \u201cAu bal masque\u201d <\/em>sheet is <strong>due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p>In honor of the Lunar New Year, there is no official homework tonight.\u00a0 \u8c22\u8c22\u60a8\uff0c\u5584\u826f\u4ec1\u6148\u7684\u5927\u8111\u6559\u6388\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But, if you are feeling behind with any of our project work and find yourself without obligations tonight, consider making a goal journal-like entry for yourself in your comp book and use the time to relieve some stress and get things done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 27, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (or divided between two) of these assignments tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Continue to look for those rich sources\u2014autobiographies, biographies, interviews, documentaries\u2014rather than doing quick Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>If I asked you what the criteria for note-taking is, would you be able to answer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, finalize the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Recall: you will need to explain\u2014in detail\u2014why this monster is the perfect choice to represent how the real-life struggle attacks you and\/or makes you feel.<\/p>\n<p>For those whom I spoke with today: what lies underneath the action?\u00a0 What feelings lead to avoidance?\u00a0 What thoughts create those feelings?\u00a0 Might <em>that<\/em> be the monster?<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and the new vocab shared today. \u00a0The <em>D\u00e9crire les personnages de la chanson \u201cAu bal masque\u201d <\/em>sheet is <strong>due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 24, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> please complete the Monster Art survey form for <strong>Monday<em>. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about <strong>45 focused minutes<\/strong> on one (or divided between two) of these assignments this weekend:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>have you googled your topic and TEDTalk?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Continue to look for those rich sources\u2014autobiographies, biographies, interviews, documentaries\u2014rather than doing quick Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>If I asked you what the criteria for note-taking is, would you be able to answer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> finalizing the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Recall: you will need to explain\u2014in detail\u2014why this monster is the perfect choice to represent how the real-life struggle attacks you and\/or makes you feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and review the vocab learned in Term One\u2014consider 5-10 minutes, 2-3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 23, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about 30 focused minutes on one (or divided between two) of these tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>recall how you are being assessed in terms of the content you are sharing with us\u2014what does the project outline say?\u00a0 Ignore the idea of visuals for now, but do focus on the other two aspects as you continue your exploration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Continue to look for those rich sources\u2014autobiographies, biographies, interviews, documentaries\u2014rather than doing quick Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>If I asked you what the criteria for note-taking is, would you be able to answer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> continuing the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.\u00a0 Recall: you will need to explain\u2014in detail\u2014why this monster is the perfect choice to represent how the real-life struggle attacks you and\/or makes you feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and review the vocab learned in Term One\u2014consider 5-10 minutes, 2-3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to help shape your approach to analyzing the letters of John Parry.\u00a0 Spend 30 minutes here tonight. Aim to be detailed and specific. \u00a0<strong>Due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong>spend about 30 focused minutes on one (or divided between two) of these tonight:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Continue to look for those rich sources\u2014autobiographies, biographies, interviews, documentaries\u2014rather than doing quick Google searches.<\/p>\n<p>If I asked you what the criteria for note-taking is, would you be able to answer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> begin the process of considering what real-life struggle you will explore with this project and what monster is the best metaphor to represent the thing you find yourself struggling with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, and review the vocab learned in Term One\u2014consider 5-10 minutes, 2-3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 21, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: reader, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong>LA page<\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to help shape your approach to analyzing the letters of John Parry.\u00a0 Spend 30 minutes here tonight. Aim to be detailed and specific. \u00a0<strong>Due Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional: <\/strong>if you are feeling behind\u2014or just really motivated\u2014with your Socials and\/or Science research and you have free time this evening, consider spending a little time here tonight, being mindful of the criteria for note-taking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 20, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\"><strong>LA page<\/strong><\/a> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight, spend 30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on either Socials or Science (or on both!), being mindful of the note-taking criteria.\u00a0 Consider setting a goal journal-like goal for yourself, to help focus your efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Did you look up you two topics on the public library website?\u00a0 Do you have a plan with your family to order and pick up these resources?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional: <\/strong>you might consider checking out the <em>NewsHour <\/em>tonight to see how the inauguration went today in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 17, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This weekend, spend 45 focused minutes<\/strong> on either Socials or Science (or on both!), being mindful of the note-taking criteria.\u00a0 Consider setting a goal journal-like goal for yourself, to help focus your efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.bc.ca\/search\">Burnaby Public Library website<\/a><\/strong> and enter in the name of your research figure.\u00a0 Are there any books or film available?\u00a0 If no, try the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpl.ca\/\">Vancouver Public Library<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 If your family is not able to pick up books from the VPL but there is something you are interested in, let me know and I might be able to order it for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> recall learning from Term One: a great use of AI is to copy complicated texts about complicated topics, paste it into AI, and ask AI to rewrite at a grade 7 reading level.<\/p>\n<p>Does your group have a way of contacting each other and sharing info?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>we will play charades with the Black History vocab terms tomorrow, so you might want to review the list before then, if you want to win!<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight, spend 30-45 focused minutes<\/strong> on either Socials or Science, being mindful of the note-taking criteria.\u00a0 Consider setting a goal journal-like goal for yourself, to help focus your efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>recall: instead of doing quick, targeted research (i.e. googling \u201cShirley Jones family\u201d) choose larger, more comprehensive sources and use those sources to gather the information on the checklist (today, we looked at using the <em>NewsHour<\/em>, <em>Guardian, <\/em>and <em>NPR<\/em> search windows to look for articles and interviews).\u00a0 This will naturally lead you to a deeper understanding of the person whom you are exploring.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> if you find articles on <em>nytimes.com<\/em> that look interesting and you don\u2019t have an account, send the url(s) to me in an email and I can print them out for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> recall learning from Term One: a great use of AI is to copy complicated texts about complicated topics, paste it into AI, and ask AI to rewrite at a grade 7 reading level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>is your report card envelope in?\u00a0 Grade 7s, have you returned the high school survey?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you\u00a0<strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>we will play charades with the Black History vocab terms on Friday, so you might want to review the list before then, if you want to win!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>recall what was discussed today in class: instead of doing quick, targeted research (i.e. googling \u201cShirley Jones family\u201d) choose larger, more comprehensive sources and use those sources to gather the information on the checklist (today, we looked at using the <em>NewsHour<\/em>, <em>Guardian, <\/em>and <em>NPR<\/em> search windows to look for articles and interviews).\u00a0 This will naturally lead you to a deeper understanding of the person whom you are exploring.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> if in your searches you find articles on <em>nytimes.com<\/em> that look interesting and you don\u2019t have an account, send the url(s) to me in an email (following proper email etiquette, natch) and I can print them out for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tonight, spend <strong>30 focused minutes<\/strong> on either Socials or Science, being mindful of the note-taking criteria.\u00a0 Consider setting a goal journal-like goal for yourself, to help focus your efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>please consult with your family and complete the high school options survey, and return your sheet to me <strong>tomorrow. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>if you have not yet finished your Black History vocab sheet\u2014aiming for specificity\u2014please do that tonight and bring the sheet in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sketchnoting:<\/strong> go back to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@verbaltovisual\">Verbal to Visual Youtube page<\/a><\/strong> and watch and sketchnote from another tutorial video of your choice.\u00a0 Make sure you have all of your sketchnote work with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>30 focused minutes here tonight, using your checklist and the project outline to guide your approach.\u00a0 Spending meaningful time with this project each day will decrease future stress and increase future success and happiness.<\/p>\n<p>Are you clear about the criteria for note-taking?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> bring your handout with your Top Three choices identified in with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Subtle Knife<\/strong><\/em>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you\u00a0<strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>30 focused minutes here this this weekend, using your checklist and the project outline to guide your approach.\u00a0 Remember learning from the Brain Project: it\u2019s the early steps with big projects that really count\u2014getting into the habit of spending time with the work each day helps save you time and stress further down the road.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: you have until Monday to change your mind about your research subject; if you change your mind, it needs to be a person from the list who has not already been chosen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend some time with the topics handout, working to identify your Top Three choices.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Subtle Knife<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you on <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> if you have not yet brought back the first page of the (blue) Whistler form<strong>, it is now late and <u>must<\/u> be in on Monday<\/strong>. \u00a0Please keep the second page for your reference.<\/p>\n<p>D&amp;D Club hopefuls: please have your survey form back on Monday, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YPC:<\/strong> we have our second YPC on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>30 focused minutes here tonight, starting at the beginning of the checklist.<\/p>\n<p>Recall: you have until Monday to change your mind about your research subject; if you change your mind, it needs to be a person from the list who has not already been chosen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> if you have not yet returned your (signed) report card envelope, please do so ASAP<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first page of the (blue) Whistler form is <strong>due tomorrow<\/strong>. \u00a0Please keep the second page for your reference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>check with your family: they will (hopefully) have received emails about the open houses at Alpha (January 30, 5:30 \u2013 7:00) and Burnaby North (January 22, 7:00 \u2013 8:15).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skating:<\/strong> dress for ice skating (it can get cold on the rink, so you might want a scarf and some gloves.\u00a0 If you are bringing your own skates, don\u2019t forget to pack them!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 8, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sketchnoting:<\/strong> go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@verbaltovisual\">Verbal to Visual Youtube page<\/a><\/strong> and choose <strong>another<\/strong> video to explore (or search online for other sketchnoting [or visual note-taking] resources).\u00a0 Watch the video and sketchnote the information in your comp book.\u00a0 Bring this in to share with others tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Subtle Knife<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> if you have not yet returned your (signed) report card envelope, please do so ASAP<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first page of the (blue) Whistler form is <strong>due Friday<\/strong>. \u00a0Please keep the second page for your reference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>check with your family: they will (hopefully) have received emails about the open houses at Alpha (January 30, 5:30 \u2013 7:00) and Burnaby North (January 22, 7:00 \u2013 8:15).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways of Being:<\/strong> look through the list or web you made last night (if you were an obedient child). Which ideas truly represent something that you <u>really<\/u> struggle with every time you come up against it; something that, in real life, often prevents you from success or from being the person whom you want to be?\u00a0 Identify those ideas; or, add to your list or web.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sketchnoting:<\/strong> go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@verbaltovisual\">Verbal to Visual Youtube page<\/a><\/strong> and choose a video to explore (or search online for other sketchnoting [or visual note-taking] resources).\u00a0 What the video and sketchnote the information in your comp book.\u00a0 Bring this in to share with others tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>you need to have narrowed down your interests to a Top Five or Top Seven list\u00a0<strong>for tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Subtle Knife<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure that you do your prep tonight (see the handout\u2014also linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong> of the blog), and make sure you have your marked-up script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Trips:<\/strong> if you are planning on joining us for skating on Friday, <strong>you must return your signed permission form tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whistler:<\/strong> the first page of the form is <strong>due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014January 6, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ways of Being:<\/strong> what are particular thoughts or actions that you find yourself slipping into regularly that do not end up leading to happiness or success?\u00a0 What are ways of being that you find yourself coming up against and struggling with often?<\/p>\n<p>Make a list or a web in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>as outlined in the Winter Break homework, continue the process of exploring the (Non-Exhaustive) List of Influential Figures from Black History, narrowing down your interests to a Top Five or Top Seven list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skating:\u00a0<\/strong>if you have not yet handed in your permission form and are planning on coming with us on Friday, you&#8217;ll need to do that <strong>ASAP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e4xa &#8211; December 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> If you have not yet completed the eight questions in the graphic organizer, using your web and the self-assessments as resources do so tonight.\u00a0 Aim to be honest and <strong>specific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Days:<\/strong> remember, you can win points for your House by wearing your PJs on Friday.\u00a0 Recall, too, that tomorrow you will need to bring a plate, cup, and utensils in a bag for the Pancake Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secret Santa:\u00a0<\/strong>if you are participating, don&#8217;t forget your gift!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electronics:\u00a0<\/strong>if you would be upset if it got broken, don&#8217;t bring it in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library:\u00a0<\/strong>any items borrowed from the class library will need to be returned tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0917\u0943\u0939\u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u00a0 &#8211; December 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> complete the eight questions in the graphic organizer, using your web and the self-assessments as resources.\u00a0 Aim to be honest and <strong>specific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spirit Days:<\/strong> remember, you can win points for your House by wearing an ugly sweater tomorrow and your PJs on Friday.\u00a0 Recall, too, that Friday you will need to bring a plate, cup, and utensils in a bag for the Pancake Breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secret Santa:\u00a0<\/strong>if you are participating and you haven&#8217;t found your gift yet, make sure you talk to your family!\u00a0 (And remember the spending limit.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library:\u00a0<\/strong>any items borrowed from the class library will need to be returned by Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>homeWORK &#8211; December 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joni Mitchell:<\/strong> if you wanted more time to complete &#8220;River&#8221; drawing, take that time tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> as discussed in class, begin the process of generating ideas about the eight questions in the graphic organizer, using your web and the self-assessments as resources.\u00a0 Aim to be honest and <strong>specific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>hOmEwOrK &#8211; December 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joni Mitchell:<\/strong> if you haven&#8217;t completed your analysis of the lyrics of &#8220;River,&#8221; please make sure you do that tonight (instructions below &#8211; Dec. 13).\u00a0 Make sure you have your notes with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:\u00a0<\/strong>In your comp book, make a web:<\/p>\n<p>Big Idea &#8211; Work Habits<\/p>\n<p>Sub-topics &#8211;\u00a0 Small Group Discussions and Work Blocks<\/p>\n<p>Sub-sub-topics (branching off of each Sub-topic) &#8211; Helps and Hinderances.<\/p>\n<p>Think back over your experiences working with your discussion groups and during work blocks since September.\u00a0 Add details to each sub-sub-topic.\u00a0 Try to do it for-reals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HoMeWoRk &#8211; December 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joni Mitchell:\u00a0<\/strong>Read the lyrics to Joni Mitchell\u2019s song \u201cRiver\u201d\u00a0 and make notes (write or draw, or write and draw) on the page about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think this song is about?<\/li>\n<li>How does it relate to your life and experiences?<\/li>\n<li>What images are particularly vivid for you?<\/li>\n<li>If you consider these lyrics a poem, what do you notice about structure and the development of images and themes?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also: go <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jonimitchell.com\/music\/song.cfm?id=8\">here<\/a><\/strong> and scroll down the page and notice how many people have covered this song\u2014why do you think that is so?<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional:<\/em> read one of the articles linked in the \u201cRelated Articles\u201d section.\u00a0 How does this change the way you think about the song?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK &#8211; December 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;C:\u00a0<\/strong>Look back through the three\u00a0<em>The Mind of a Chef<\/em> graphic organizers.\u00a0 Choose one idea that you&#8217;d be interested in exploring the\u00a0<em>why\u00a0<\/em>and\/or\u00a0<em>how\u00a0<\/em>of.\u00a0 Spend about 20-30 minutes exploring possible answers through online investigation.\u00a0 Record your findings in your comp book and bring those ideas in to share tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK &#8211; December 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Choose your own adventure:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Path One:<\/strong> watch an election-related <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\"><em>NewsHour<\/em><\/a><\/strong> segment of your choice from any episode from the past two weeks.\u00a0 Come in with news to share with us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Path Two:<\/strong> read a book of your choice for at least twenty minutes.\u00a0 Come in with something you liked about the writing to share with us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK &#8211; December 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong> consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?\u00a0 Tomorrow is your last opportunity to do this at school.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Golden Compass<\/strong>: <\/em>readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong>, if you\u2019ve lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creative Mindset:\u00a0<\/strong>chose an object from home, find a timer, put yourself in a quiet space, remove distractions (human and non-human), and complete the below exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/12\/LB-You-See-It-When-It-Sees-You1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14105 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/12\/LB-You-See-It-When-It-Sees-You1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/12\/LB-You-See-It-When-It-Sees-You1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/12\/LB-You-See-It-When-It-Sees-You1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK &#8211; December 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;C:<\/strong> Who is Gabrielle Hamilton?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 December 6, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Golden Compass<\/strong>: <\/em>readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you on Monday (instructions are on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">LA page<\/a><\/strong>, if you\u2019ve lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language Arts:\u00a0<\/strong>please watch the two videos below.\u00a0 As you watch, consider them through the lens of Depth and Complexity &#8211; you might want to bring out the handout with the D&amp;C icons and explanations and take a quick reread to refresh your memory before you view the videos.\u00a0 Come in with three ideas to share about how the content of the videos relates to one or more of the icons.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How climate change is threatening a remote town nestled in the Arctic Circle\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWp2URfgMY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/luqHf5J-XLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 December 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Depth and Complexity: <\/strong>please read the handout to refresh your memory of the general idea behind each icon.\u00a0 Come in with questions tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Compare your work against the criteria.\u00a0 Have you forgotten anything important?\u00a0 How are you clearly sharing your ideas?\u00a0 What specific details are you using?\u00a0 Have you clearly identified where you have shifted from sharing facts to sharing opinions?\u00a0 Are your opinions supported by facts? <strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it mean to take pride in your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>if you had your conference today, congratulate yourself for being brave<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 December 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on the LA page of the class blog, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-going Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep <strong>the criteria<\/strong> at the front of your mind. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does it mean to take pride in your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>if you had your conference today, congratulate yourself for being brave; if you didn\u2019t, continue actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 December 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on the LA page of the class blog, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-going Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep <strong>the criteria<\/strong> at the front of your mind. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>if you had your conference today, congratulate yourself for being brave; if you didn\u2019t, continue actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 December 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joni Mitchell: <\/strong>\u00a0if you wanted more time to complete your \u201cThe Circle Game\u201d response, do that tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on the LA page of the class blog, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-going Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what we\u2019re doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joni Mitchell:\u00a0<\/strong>Read the lyrics to Joni Mitchell\u2019s song \u201cThe Circle Game\u201d\u00a0 and make notes (write or draw, or write and draw) on the page about the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you think this song is about?<\/li>\n<li>How does it relate to your life and experiences?<\/li>\n<li>What images are particularly vivid for you? What makes them vivid?<\/li>\n<li>If you consider these lyrics a poem, what do you notice about structure and the development of images and themes?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Due Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Optional:<\/em> go <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jonimitchell.com\/music\/song.cfm?id=39\">here<\/a><\/strong> and scroll down to read the \u201cFootnotes to The Circle Game\u201d and add ideas to your notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you Monday\u00a0 (instructions are on the LA page of the class blog, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-going Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what we\u2019re doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>YPC: <\/strong>remember that the bus leaves at 9:05, so do your best to be on time so that you don\u2019t get left behind.\u00a0 Please remember the expectations that we discussed today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on the LA page of the class blog, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what were doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind. <strong>Due next Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflections:<\/strong> remind your family that their homework is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 27, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong>\u00a0consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please make sure you do your prep tonight and bring your marked-up script in with you tomorrow (instructions are on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">the LA page of the class blog<\/a><\/strong>, if you\u2019ve lost them).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what were doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind. <strong>Due next Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection<\/strong>: if you have not yet completed your reflection, what is your plan for tonight?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> If you have not yet completed your lapbook, what is your plan for tonight?\u00a0 Remember that you also need to complete the reflection page and your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food Bank:<\/strong> consider those who are less fortunate than yourself: what canned or dried item might you bring in to share with families that are going through hard times?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what were doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection<\/strong>: if you have not yet completed your reflection, what is your plan for tonight?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> If you have not yet completed your lapbook, what is your plan for tonight?\u00a0 Remember that you also need to complete the reflection page and your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 25, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.\u00a0 Remember that you have a lot of the thinking already done\u2014all of the note-taking you have done in a variety of formats\u2014what were doing here is bringing it together, noticing Patterns and Trends, and then applying critical thinking skills to share ideas about <em>why<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to keep the criteria at the front of your mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>actively practicing the vocab we have learned so far; using the text-to-speech app on the blog to help us with our pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection<\/strong>: if you have not yet completed your reflection, what is your plan for tonight?<\/p>\n<p><em>Everyone else:<\/em> don&#8217;t forget to give the reflection forms to your family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> If you have not yet completed your lapbook, what is your plan for tonight?\u00a0 Remember that you also need to complete the reflection page and your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight\u2019s Homework<\/strong>: for those of you who have completed your lapbook, what is the last item on the Phase Three checklist?<\/p>\n<p>If you have not yet completed your lapbook, what is your plan for tonight?\u00a0 Remember that you also need to complete the reflection page and your self-assessment on the rubric.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As discussed, there is no school for students tomorrow, but unbelievably, I am required to put in a full day of work.\u00a0 Fairness would suggest that you should be working, too, but in an awe-inspiring manifestation of my supreme benevolence, I ask that you only put in a half-day (\u201cOh, <em>thank you<\/em>, Professor Great Brain.\u00a0 Whatever did we do to deserve such mercy?\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> You did such an amazing job with your last Joni Mitchell artwork, I\u2019d love to see another!\u00a0 Remember how Lynda Barry talked about copying being one of the best ways to improve your drawing skills, and how it can be fun to feel someone else\u2019s \u201cline\u201d inside your hand?\u00a0 With that in mind, you are going to copy another painting by Joni Mitchell.\u00a0 Plan to spend about <strong>one hour<\/strong> on this.<\/p>\n<p>Please go to <em>jonimitchell.com<\/em> and then click on the \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jonimitchell.com\/paintings\/\">Painting<\/a><\/strong>\u201d tab.\u00a0 (You can also look at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisdig.com\/feature\/joni-mitchell-paintings-self-portraits-album-covers\/\">the paintings she did for her album covers<\/a><\/strong>.)Take some time to explore her paintings (there are some quick links at the bottom of the page, and\/or you can explore by decade).\u00a0 Find a painting that calls to you, for whatever reason.\u00a0 If the image is small, you might consider using Google images to find a larger version, as we discussed in class.<\/p>\n<p>Draw a page-sized frame in your comp book or on a blank piece of paper and begin to copy the painting.<\/p>\n<p>Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice about copying: don\u2019t think, \u201cI am copying a drawing \u2013 this is the nose, these are the eyes,\u201d etc.\u00a0 Instead, think of the image as a collection of lines, each with a spatial relationship to the others.\u00a0 Where does this line start?\u00a0 Where does the next line begin?\u00a0 Think of it like a map.<\/p>\n<p>When you are finished copying, add color. What do you notice about her use of color?\u00a0 How can you approximate the effects?<\/p>\n<p>Apply pliable awareness while you draw and color.<\/p>\n<p>Consider entering \u201cJoni Mitchell\u201d into Youtube and finding a playlist of her songs.\u00a0 Listen while you copy and color, for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> spend <strong>about one hour<\/strong> here. \u00a0Take a look at the Pullman Challenge section of the outline: what are you doing to embrace that aspect of the assignment?\u00a0 And ask yourself, <em>Am I using my examples as opportunities to tell short stories, with me as the hero<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Recall our discussion about formatting: plain fonts (like Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial), 12- or 14-point font, standard margins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> spend <strong>about one hour<\/strong> here. Use the green outline as a checklist.\u00a0 Take your time with each step.<\/p>\n<p>What did you learn from our Science project that you can apply here?\u00a0 <strong>Hint:<\/strong> it\u2019s the early steps that make all the difference.\u00a0 <strong>Hint #2:<\/strong> use the criteria to shape your approach; check in with the criteria often.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 20, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> apply the feedback you received today.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to use every piece of advice you received; but you do need to consider why you received the feedback.\u00a0 <strong>Final drafts are due Monday. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are you doing to embrace the Pullman Challenge?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due tomorrow<\/strong>\u2014this includes the self-assessment on the rubric and the reflection questions<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using checklist in the green assignment outline to shape your approach.\u00a0 What did you learn from project management with the brain lapbook that you can apply here?<\/p>\n<p><strong>No school <\/strong>(for students) <strong>on Friday<\/strong>\u2014but I am expected to be here, working hard, so plan for a half-day of work at home (fair is fair\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: please use the character read-aloud outline to help you do your prep, and make sure you have your marked-up script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials<\/strong>: make sure you have the <em>NewsHour<\/em> graphic organizer you\u2019d like to submit for assessment with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> apply the feedback you received today.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to use every piece of advice you received; but you do need to consider why you received the feedback.\u00a0 <strong>Final drafts are due Monday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember: focus on one aspect at a time; set short-term goals, as in, \u201cFinish ______ tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> finishing Step One in the outline; starting Step Two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Day Teams: <\/strong>tomorrow, dress like an athlete and win points for your team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No school <\/strong>(for students) <strong>on Friday<\/strong>\u2014but I am expected to be here, working hard, so plan for a half-day of work at home (fair is fair\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: please use the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/language-arts\/\">character read-aloud outline<\/a><\/strong> to help you do your prep, and make sure you have your marked-up script with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials<\/strong>: you have done two <em>NewsHour<\/em> graphic organizers since you received feedback on your note-taking.\u00a0 Tonight, choose one of those to submit for assessment.\u00a0 But ask: do I need any of this information for my final project?\u00a0 If yes, write it down, or ask me to give you a photocopy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> apply the feedback you received today.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to use every piece of advice you received; but you do need to consider why you received the feedback.\u00a0 <strong>Final drafts are due Monday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember: focus on one aspect at a time; set short-term goals, as in, \u201cFinish ______ tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> beginning Step One in the outline; perhaps starting Step Two.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please read the assignment outline slowly and thoughtfully.\u00a0 Come in with questions on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> using the assignment outline, the marking sheet, and your web to shape your work. <strong>Full rough draft is due Monday<\/strong>.\u00a0 <em>If you have a printer at home, please print out a copy of your draft and bring it with you on Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due Thursday. <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do this weekend in order to finish the work on time, with pride?<\/p>\n<p>Remember: focus on one aspect at a time; set short-term goals, as in, \u201cFinish ______ tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> beginning Step One in the outline; perhaps starting Step Two.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 14, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> using the assignment outline, the marking sheet, and your web to shape your work. <strong>Full rough draft is due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21. <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tonight in order to finish the work on time, with pride?<\/p>\n<p>Remember: focus on one aspect at a time; set short-term goals, as in, \u201cFinish ______ tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> beginning the process of looking through your notes (comp book, Current Events graphic organizers, T-charts, levels of government graphic organizer) and considering the categories of the criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do the three levels of government work, separately and together?<\/li>\n<li>How does the election process work in the U.S.?<\/li>\n<li>What were the main issues at play in the election?<\/li>\n<li>Why did it turn out the way that it did?<\/li>\n<li><em>Optional:<\/em> the potential short-term and long-term impacts of the election<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Golden Compass<\/strong><\/em><em>:\u00a0<\/em>readers, please do your prep tonight and bring your scripts in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> using the assignment outline, the marking sheet, and your web to shape your work. <strong>Full rough draft is due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21. <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tonight in order to finish the work on time, with pride?<\/p>\n<p>Remember: focus on one aspect at a time; set short-term goals, as in, \u201cFinish ______ tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> beginning the process of looking through your notes (comp book, Current Events graphic organizers, T-charts, levels of government graphic organizer) and considering the categories of the criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do the three levels of government work, separaely and together?<\/li>\n<li>How does the election process work in the U.S.?<\/li>\n<li>What were the main issues at play in the election?<\/li>\n<li>Why did it turn out the way that it did?<\/li>\n<li><em>Optional:<\/em> the potential short-term and long-term impacts of the election<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make your final decision about whether you are working solo or with someone else, and what container you are using to demonstrate your learning.<\/p>\n<p>Also, please bring in your final two <em>NewsHour<\/em> graphic organizers (from last Friday and the Friday before) tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going <\/strong>(what do you need to do tonight to meet the due dates in a relaxed way?)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> using the assignment outline, the marking sheet, and your web to shape your work. <strong>Full rough draft is due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>No School on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: <\/strong>choose an election-related segment from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\"><strong><em>NewsHour<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (from tonight or from Wednesday or Thursday) or watch tonight\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/washingtonweek\/\"><strong><em>Washington Week<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and record your ideas in your graphic organizer.<\/p>\n<p>Before you start, review the feedback you received last week.\u00a0 How might you apply the feedback?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Weekend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> spend about 30 minutes here, using the assignment outline and your web to shape your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.\u00a0 <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21. <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do with weekend in order to finish the work on time, with pride?\u00a0 The long weekend might be a good chance to get yourself caught up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> look through the \u201c101 Ways to Show What You Know\u201d handout.\u00a0 What might be a good option for you, to demonstrate your learning about the U.S. election and the U.S. government?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong>\u00a0 spend about 20 minutes on this tonight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14067 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/files\/2024\/11\/Reflection-Web-2024-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 25 minutes tonight on your project.\u00a0 Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014November 6, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong> please go through the non-exhaustive list of things we\u2019ve done in class to date and put a star beside the items that you think you <em>might <\/em>use as examples of where you have grown, and put an X beside the items that you think you <em>might <\/em>use as examples of where you feel stuck.<\/p>\n<p>Aim to have about 6-10 items in each category: growth and challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 30 <strong>focused<\/strong> minutes tonight on your project.\u00a0 Use the rubric, the checklist, and the outline to help you shape your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> <em>optional<\/em>: watch a bit of the <em>NewsHour<\/em> tonight, to see how they debrief the election results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 November 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELECTION!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The day has finally arrived\u2014fasten your seatbelt! Please allow for some meaningful news watching tonight.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have access to a TV at home, you can use this <a href=\"https:\/\/planetnews.com\/live\"><strong>the Livenews link<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 On the right of that page, you\u2019ll see links to <em>MSNBC<\/em>, <em>Fox<\/em>, and <em>CNN<\/em>.\u00a0 Also visit the\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/\">NewsHour<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>site and watch their live coverage.\u00a0 Spend time with each channel.\u00a0 What do you notice?<\/p>\n<p>While you watch, have your comp book out and record your observations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What\u2019s happening?<\/li>\n<li>How are you feeling?<\/li>\n<li>What do you notice about how different sites\/channels are reporting the election returns?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember to keep a close eye on the Electoral College count and the key races for control of the House and Senate and governorships.\u00a0 Use the handouts you received today to track these races.<\/p>\n<p>An interactive to track key House races can be found <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/us\/elections\/house-election-swing-districts.html\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Use your Electoral Collage map to color in the states as the official results are called (some of these many not be called tonight).\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to color in the Electoral College map online, use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/maps\/blank-2024-electoral-maphttps:\/\/www.270towin.com\/maps\/blank-2024-electoral-map\">this link<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 Nov. 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0<em>How will you remember?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0A reminder to talk to your family about keeping some of <strong>tomorrow evening<\/strong> free (like around 6:30\/7:00 p.m. on), so that you can watch some of the election returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 45 minutes on Phase 3 tonight, maybe more if you have succumbed to the Procrastination Monster.\u00a0 The checklist and the rubric are your friends. <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget to give your family the form(s) you received today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 Nov. 1, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0<em>How will you remember?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>choose one election-related segment from any episode of the <em>NewsHour<\/em> from tonight or this past week\u2014or tonight\u2019s episode of <em>Washington Week<\/em>\u2014and record your ideas in your graphic organizer.\u00a0 How might you incorporate the feedback your received today?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0if you have not already done so, please complete your <em>NYTimes <\/em>T-chart this weekend and make sure you have access to it on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a reminder to talk to your family about keeping some of <strong>this coming Tuesday evening<\/strong> free (like around 7:00 p.m. on), so that you can watch some of the election returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 30-45 minutes on Phase 3 this weekend, maybe more if you have succumbed to the Procrastination Monster.\u00a0 The checklist and the rubric are your friends. <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 30, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0<em>How will you remember?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> if you have delivered your presentation, have you done the last item on the checklist?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading: <\/strong>please look up and record the definitions of the following words in your comp book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consul<\/li>\n<li>Consulate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>\u00a0Please make sure you have your <em>NYTimes <\/em>t-chart notes with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you are able, talk to your family about keeping some of <strong>this coming Tuesday evening<\/strong> free (like around 7:00 p.m. on), so that you can watch some of the election returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 30-45 minutes on Phase 3 tonight.\u00a0 The checklist and the rubric are your friends. <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Halloween: <\/strong>remember, with your costume, consider: will this be a traumatic experience for a kindergarten?\u00a0 And consider what we discussed regarding race, culture, and gender.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0<em>How will you remember?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> Readers, please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep, as per the assignment outline (linked on the LA page of the blog, if you lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> if you have delivered your presentation, have you done the last item on the checklist?<\/p>\n<p>If you are presenting tomorrow: practice!\u00a0 <strong>How are you going to remember to bring your final script and your loaded USB with you tomorrow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please look up and record the definitions of the following words in your comp book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oligarchy<\/li>\n<li>Autocracy<\/li>\n<li>Totalitarianism<\/li>\n<li>Fascism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please make sure you have your <em>NYTimes <\/em>t-chart notes with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend 30 minutes on Phase 3 tonight.\u00a0 The checklist and the rubric are your friends. <strong>Lapbooks are due November 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?\u00a0 \u00a0<em>How will you remember?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> Readers, please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep, as per the assignment outline (linked on the LA page of the blog, if you lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> if you have delivered your presentation, have you done the last item on the checklist?<\/p>\n<p>If you are presenting tomorrow: practice!\u00a0 <strong>How are you going to remember to bring your final script and your loaded USB with you tomorrow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please look up and record the definitions of the following words in your comp book:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Democracy<\/li>\n<li>Republic<\/li>\n<li>Monarchy<\/li>\n<li>Populism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> spend about 30 minutes on Phase 3 tonight.\u00a0 The checklist and the rubric are your friends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 24, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight\u2019s Homework<\/strong>: choose one segment that relates to the election from any of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>NewsHour<\/em> and make notes in your comp book, to add to your pool of knowledge for our final Socials project.<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional:<\/em> watch an election-related <em>NewsHour<\/em> segment on Friday, such as \u201cBrooks and Capehart,\u201d or watch <em>Washington Week <\/em>on Friday and add to your notes.\u00a0 If you do this, send me an email, following email etiquette, letting me know what you learned.\u00a0 This would be considered Extra Credit for Socials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As discussed, there is no school for students tomorrow, but as I am required to put in a full day of work, it seems only fair that you are also putting in some time.\u00a0 As you are smaller than I am, the amount of time is smaller too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> Remember how Lynda Barry talked about copying being one of the best ways to improve your drawing skills, and how it can be fun to feel someone else\u2019s \u201cline\u201d inside your hand?\u00a0 With that in mind, you are going to copy a painting by Joni Mitchell.\u00a0 Plan to spend about <strong>45 minutes<\/strong> on this.<\/p>\n<p>Please go to <em>jonimitchell.com<\/em> and then click on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/jonimitchell.com\/paintings\/\">Painting<\/a>\u201d tab.\u00a0 Take some time to explore her paintings (there are some quick links at the bottom of the page, and\/or you can explore by decade).\u00a0 Find a painting that calls to you, for whatever reason.\u00a0 If the image is small, you might consider using Google images to find a larger version, as we discussed in class.<\/p>\n<p>Draw a page-sized frame in your comp book and begin to copy the painting.<\/p>\n<p>Lynda Barry\u2019s incredible advice about copying: don\u2019t think, \u201cI am copying a drawing \u2013 this is the nose, these are the eyes,\u201d etc.\u00a0 Instead, think of the image as a collection of lines, each with a spatial relationship to the others.\u00a0 Where does this line start?\u00a0 Where does the next line begin?\u00a0 Think of it like a map.<\/p>\n<p>When you are finished copying, add color. What do you notice about her use of color?\u00a0 How can you approximate the effects?<\/p>\n<p>Apply pliable awareness while you draw and color.<\/p>\n<p>Consider entering \u201cJoni Mitchell\u201d into Youtube and finding a playlist of her songs.\u00a0 Listen while you copy and color, for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist, the outline, and the rubric, spend <strong>one focused hour<\/strong> here.\u00a0 Recall: we are aiming to be finished with Phase 2 by Monday (although research continues, as needed).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> you have chosen an election issue to explore in the New York Times article (linked on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/social-studies\/\">Socials page<\/a> of the blog).\u00a0 Please create a Word document with a T-chart, with your two columns labelled \u201cTrump\u201d and \u201cHarris.\u201d\u00a0 Explore your section of the article and record the candidate\u2019s position on the issue(s).\u00a0 <strong>Spend about an hour here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On a separate page (maybe in your comp book), make a note of questions that come up and\/or that you don\u2019t understand as you are reading.<\/p>\n<p>Save your work.\u00a0 We will share these notes with each other next week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?\u00a0 \u00a0How will you remember?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> Readers, please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep, as per the assignment outline (linked on the LA page of the blog, if you lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> consult your checklist\u2014what do you still need to do before tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p>Keep the criteria firmly in mind as you finalize your script and your slides.<\/p>\n<p>Practice \u2192 Confidence.\u00a0 Consider all of the ways of rehearsing the text that we have explored.<\/p>\n<p>A few things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pace: if you speak too quickly, we won\u2019t be able to follow your ideas\u2014use your breath to help you stay calm so that you can have control over the speed<\/li>\n<li>What are the key words in each sentence? Consider underlining them in your script<\/li>\n<li>What is the last word in each sentence?<\/li>\n<li>Eye contact: if you are able, try to land your key ideas <em>in the audience<\/em> rather than in your paper\u2014this is where practice really helps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How are you going to remember to bring your final script and your loaded USB with you tomorrow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you gained some inspiration from the images we looked at today, might it be a good idea to write the ideas down before you forget?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> hoodie order forms are due <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 22, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?\u00a0 \u00a0How will you remember?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> Readers, please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep, as per the assignment outline (linked on the LA page of the blog, if you lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make sure you have your Current Events graphic organizers with you tomorrow, including the one you have chosen to submit to receive feedback on.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following tonight (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> consult your checklist\u2014what do you still need to do before Thursday?<\/p>\n<p>Keep the criteria firmly in mind as you finalize your script and your slides.<\/p>\n<p>Practice \u2192 Confidence. \u00a0Consider all of the ways of rehearsing the text that we have explored.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend, as is the rubric.\u00a0 Before, during, and after drafting each aspect of the project, look at the descriptors in the rubric.<\/p>\n<p>What feedback did you receive from your conference?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to aim to be finished with Phase 2 in one week (Monday).<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> hoodie order forms are due <strong>Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?\u00a0 \u00a0How will you remember?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> Readers, please make sure you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep, as per the assignment outline (linked on the LA page of the blog, if you lost your copy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>look back through the Current Events graphic organizers you have completed.\u00a0 Choose one to submit for feedback.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following tonight (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline, the marking sheet, and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Keep the criteria firmly in mind as you finalize your script and your slides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend, as is the rubric.\u00a0 Before, during, and after drafting each aspect of the project, look at the descriptors in the rubric.<\/p>\n<p>What feedback did you receive from your conference?\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback?<\/p>\n<p>You might want to aim to be finished with Phase 2 in one week (Monday).<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> hoodie order forms are due <strong>Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do Monday morning so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?\u00a0 How will you help yourself remember?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue Monday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>complete one problem (Gr. 6s, as discussed, one word problem from the Multiplication section of the instruction packet), experimenting with following the criteria, in order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a visual that:\n<ol>\n<li>Represents the nature of the problem; here, multiplication<\/li>\n<li>Is labelled with the known information and identifies the unknown information<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Identify, from the known and unknown information:\n<ol>\n<li>The # of groups<\/li>\n<li>The # of things in each group<\/li>\n<li>The total # of things<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>An estimate<\/li>\n<li>A step-by-step problem-solving process, with all of your thinking represented\u2014consider how you can make your thinking clear on the page<\/li>\n<li>A double-check of your calculations<\/li>\n<li>A full sentence answer, including units<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> use the graphic organizer to record ideas from a <em>NewsHour <\/em>segment of your choice (<strong>that is directly related to the U.S. election<\/strong>) from tonight or episodes from this past week, or from tonight\u2019s episode of <em>Washington Week<\/em>.\u00a0 Remember that you have instructions on how to do this and a Tips sheet, too (linked on the class blog, if you have lost your copies).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>presentations start on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Use your checklist to help with your prep.\u00a0<strong>Please have a copy of your script with you on Monday &#8211; if you are able to print this out at home, please do so.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>\u00a0What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following tonight (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline, the marking sheet, and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the marking sheet: how are you being assessed?\u00a0 Let those Big Ideas help you edit your script.<\/p>\n<p>Use your script to help you begin to think what images best support the text (consider rereading the advice in the assignment outline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend, as is the rubric.\u00a0 Before, during, and after drafting each aspect of the project, look at the descriptors in the rubric.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Regulation: <\/strong>as discussed today, our class continues to have a significant struggle with self-regulation, and this is slowly down our learning and creating tension in the room.\u00a0 What do you need to do tomorrow so that you can walk in the room ready to learn and ready to regulate your voice and actions to suit the environment?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following tonight (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline, the marking sheet, and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you do not yet have a full rough draft of your script, please make that your priority<\/strong>.\u00a0 Use your script to help you begin to think what images best support the text (consider rereading the advice in the assignment outline.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the marking sheet: how are you being assessed?\u00a0 Let those Big Ideas guide your script-writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives. Consider drafting each aspect and then choosing an interactive that best suits the material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Div. 3 Town:<\/strong> look back at the ideas you generated today about positive ways of embracing the values that you identified as being useful for our class to explore.<\/p>\n<p>Can you come up with positively framed statements of what we might be doing if we very embodying those ideals?\u00a0 What would it look like?<\/p>\n<p>Spend about 10-15 minutes on this tonight and bring your ideas in to share tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> reader, please have your scripts with you Tuesday and make sure you have put in some time on your prep, using the assignment outline as your guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following tonight (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline, the marking sheet, and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p>You might be aiming to have a rough draft of your script written by <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>, so that you can begin to think what images best support the text.\u00a0 Look at the marking sheet: how are you being assessed?\u00a0 Let those Big Ideas guide your script-writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives. Consider drafting each aspect and then choosing an interactive that best suits the material.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French:<\/strong> practicing the vocab we have explored so far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>NO SCHOOL MONDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday: <\/strong>find a private time with each member of your family and tell them something that you appreciate about them or that you are grateful for about them.\u00a0 In your comp book record:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who it was<\/li>\n<li>What you said<\/li>\n<li>Their reaction<\/li>\n<li>How you felt after<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.\u00a0 Saturday and Sunday are optional.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please have your scripts with you Tuesday and make sure you have put in some time on your prep, using the assignment outline as your guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>choose an article from NPR\u2019s \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/973275370\/untangling-disinformation\">Untangling Disinformation<\/a><\/strong>\u201d series and use your Current Events graphic organizer to record your thoughts and opinions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue Tuesday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014spend about 30 minutes on one of the following this weekend (maybe more if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline, the marking sheet, and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p>You might be aiming to have a rough draft of your script written by mid-next week, so that you can begin to think what images best support the text.\u00a0 Look at the marking sheet: how are you being assessed?\u00a0 Let those Big Ideas guide your script-writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives. Consider drafting each aspect and then choosing an interactive that best suits the material.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please have your scripts with you tomorrow and make sure you have put in some time on your prep, using the assignment outline as your guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>continue exploring the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\">Electoral College ratings<\/a><\/strong> on the Cook Political Report.\u00a0 If we consider all of the Solid and Likely states as locked in, what possible paths do Harris and Trump have to win the White House?\u00a0 This will involve some math and testing out different combinations.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to go further, you might look at some of the toss-up states and learn what is influencing voters in those places, and how each candidate is attempting to win them over.<\/p>\n<p>We will spend several days on this task.\u00a0 Spend about 15 minutes here tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014what did you not do last night?\u00a0 Spend about 30 minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline and the checklist to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p>You might be aiming to have a rough draft of your script written by mid-next week, so that you can begin to think what images best support the text.\u00a0 Remember: the purpose of your sharing is to help us understand the upcoming election better\u2014let that Big Idea guide your script-writing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Verification forms are now <strong>overdue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>begin the process of exploring the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/presidential-race-ratings\">Electoral College ratings<\/a><\/strong> on the Cook Political Report.\u00a0 If we consider all of the Solid and Likely states as locked in, what possible paths do Harris and Trump have to win the White House?\u00a0 This will involve some math and testing out different combinations.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to go further, you might look at some of the toss-up states and learn what is influencing voters in those places, and how each candidate is attempting to win them over.<\/p>\n<p>We will spend several days on this task.\u00a0 Spend about 15 minutes here tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>please review your letters and numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014what did you not do last night?\u00a0 Spend about 30 minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline and the checklist to guide your approach.\u00a0 Remember, you can\u2019t paint a house until the structure is built.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Verification forms are now <strong>overdue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Research:<\/strong> who is Joni Mitchell?\u00a0 Spend about 10-15 minutes investigating this tonight, and record your findings in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences continue tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014what did you not do last night?\u00a0 Spend about 30 minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline and the checklist to guide your approach.\u00a0 Remember, you can\u2019t paint a house until the structure is built.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> Your checklist is your friend; use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Verification forms and FSA exemption letters are due <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today\/tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> <strong>Conferences begin tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Please make sure you have all of your notes with you every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em>:<\/strong> readers, please ensure that you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> <em>optional:<\/em> tonight\u2019s <em>NewsHour<\/em> will most likely have information about the history of the war in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going\u2014at least 30 minutes on one of the following tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> using the outline and the checklist to guide your approach.\u00a0 Remember, you can\u2019t paint a house until the structure is build.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> rereading the project outline and carefully reading Phase 2 of the checklist.\u00a0 Use the links on the blog to explore possible interactives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Verification forms are due <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today and each day on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>use the graphic organizer to record your notes while watching one election-related segment from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\"><em>NewsHour<\/em><\/a> (from tonight or this week) or from tonight\u2019s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/weta\/washingtonweek\/\"><em>Washington Week<\/em><\/a> (Friday\u2019s episodes usually go online at around 6:00 or so).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist and experimenting with the key words you are using in your searches; and keeping the note-taking criteria at the front of your mind as your record your findings.\u00a0 Remember: the checklist and the outline are your friends.\u00a0 <strong>Conferences begin next week<\/strong>.\u00a0 You might consider rereading the outline and the checklist to ensure you haven\u2019t forgotten anything important.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> yellow YPC forms are now overdue; if you are planning to not attend those concerts, please still return the form but note on it that you are choosing not to attend\u2014please make sure your family is aware you will stay home either that morning or afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Verification forms are due <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please ensure that you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Book: <\/strong>review the notes you took while watching Bren\u00e9 Brown\u2019s TEDTalk.\u00a0 Somewhere in your comp book\u2014inside front cover, inside back cover, back cover, or a blank page\u2014write the words I Am Enough in a font of your choice by large and legible, and add a little decoration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist and experimenting with the key words you are using in your searches; and keeping the note-taking criteria at the front of your mind as your record your findings. Remember: the checklist and the outline are your friends.\u00a0 <strong>Conferences begin next week<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Socials:<\/strong> reread the assignment outline and use the checklist to begin your exploration. Where will you be recording your research?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Forms:<\/strong> if your yellow YPC form is not yet in, please return that <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>; if you are planning to not attend those concerts, please still return the form but note on it that you are choosing not to attend\u2014please make sure your family is aware you will stay home either that morning or afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Verification forms are due <strong>Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please ensure that you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going &#8211; consider, as we did today, setting a specific goal for yourself for your at-home work tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> using the criteria and Lynda Barry\u2019s calm, friendly mindset to engage with your Name Plate\u2014<strong>due tomorrow. <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Recall what we discussed about how to engage in your Final Artist Moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist and experimenting with the key words you are using in your searches; and keeping the note-taking criteria at the front of your mind as your record your findings.\u00a0 Remember: the checklist and the outline are your friends.\u00a0 <strong>Conferences begin next week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> reread the assignment outline and use the checklist to begin your exploration.\u00a0 Where will you be recording your research?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 October 1, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>finalize the process of picking your Top Seven options for the upcoming mini-project.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Optional:<\/em><\/strong> watch part or all of tonight\u2019s debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.\u00a0 The debate starts at 6:00 p.m. and is being broadcast on <strong>CBS<\/strong>, but many other channels will be offering live-feeds.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to watch online, go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/\"><em>pbs.org\/newshour<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 You should be able to go to this feed even after 6:00 and rewind to watch from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019re watching, pay attention to the issues that they are discussing and the differences between the two candidate\u2019s stances on those issues, and pay attention to their debate styles.\u00a0 Who is more convincing?\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p>Consider taking notes of the key differences between the two candidates, both in terms of content (what they say) and delivery (how they say it).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please ensure that you have your script with you tomorrow and that you have done your prep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>add one unexpected thing seen and one unexpected thing heard to your Seen and Heard lists, from your observations today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music: <\/strong>please make sure you have your recorder and Music duotang with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> using the criteria and Lynda Barry\u2019s calm, friendly mindset to engage with your Name Plate\u2014<strong>due Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist and experimenting with the key words you are using in your searches; and keeping the note-taking criteria at the front of your mind as your record your findings.\u00a0 Remember: the checklist and the outline are your friends.\u00a0 <strong>Conferences begin next week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 27, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seen and Heard: <\/strong>please make a T-chart in your comp book and label one column Seen and one column Heard.\u00a0 This weekend, pay attention to what is going on around you and add at least one unexpected thing seen and heard to each column on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We now have several on-going items.\u00a0 This weekend, spend about 45 minutes on one (or divided between two or three) of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>continue to explore the list of potential mini-research topics, aiming to have your Top Seven list by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> using the criteria and Lynda Barry\u2019s calm, friendly mindset to engage with your Name Plate\u2014<strong>due Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> using your checklist and experimenting with the key words you are using in your searches; and keeping the note-taking criteria at the front of your mind as your record your findings.\u00a0 Remember: the checklist and the outline are your friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*********<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXTRA HOMEWORK:<\/strong> think of this as a kind of at-home detention: our class is engaged in a pretty big struggle right now in terms of self-regulation (knowing how to control your thoughts, feelings, and actions\u2014body and voice\u2014in response to the classroom environment) and in terms of demonstrating basic respect by listening attentively when others are sharing ideas and resisting impulses to distract others when the work requires personal focus.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, spend some time in your comp book writing or drawing (and writing and drawing) your ideas about how you, personally, can help us overcome this obstacle, and how our class can work together as a group to achieve these goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No school on Monday, in acknowledgment of Truth and Reconciliation Day.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> if you have not yet brought in your blue form noting your preference for camp, that needs to be in by Tuesday, otherwise we will need to assume that you are not interested.\u00a0 If you or your family have any questions, please don\u2019t be shy about asking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>spend about 20 minutes exploring the list of politician\u2019s connected to the upcoming election, following your interest to create a Top Seven list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> spend about 15 minutes on your Name Plate, using the criteria as your guide.\u00a0 Can you approach this from Lynda Barry\u2019s calm and friendly place?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading:<\/strong> please make sure you have your pages from chapter 3 (Tony Makarios) with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> individual photos will be taken <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Truth and Reconciliation Assembly tomorrow\u2014consider wearing orange to support this important cause.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> if you have not yet brought in your blue form noting your preference for camp, please bring that in <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 25, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>spend about 20 minutes exploring your sources, using the checklist as your guide.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria for note-taking?<\/p>\n<p>Remember what we looked at today (kids.kiddle.co) and yesterday (googling \u201ccbc [and your brain part]\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading:<\/strong> spend about 15 minutes here, continuing to explore the pages you received yesterday from chapter 3 of <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.\u00a0 Recall what we are focused on noticing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How punctuation is used for\n<ul>\n<li>Sense<\/li>\n<li>Rhythm<\/li>\n<li>Humor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How Pullman uses structure for effect (sentence structure; paragraph structure)<\/li>\n<li>How Pullman builds specific images using words<\/li>\n<li>Effective word choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Add these ideas, and their impact on you as a reader, to your existing notes on the pages and bring that in for discussion tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please use the Read-Aloud handout to do your prep this evening.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to bring your script with you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> individual photos will be taken on <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early dismissal on Thursday<\/strong>: 1:47 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> if you have not yet brought in your blue form noting your preference for camp, please bring that in by Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 24, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>please go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/school-in-the-time-of-corona\/daily-diary\/\">Daily Diary page<\/a> on the class blog (Learning from Home \u2192 Daily Diary) and read from the beginning of the page down to and including the two-page story, \u201cSeeing What Is There.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want to take things further, you could go to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/school-in-the-time-of-corona\/daily-diary\/the-coronadiaries\/\">The Coronadiaries<\/a>\u201d page and read how students used their Daily Diary during lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading:<\/strong> continue to explore the pages you received today from chapter 3 of <em>The Golden Compass<\/em>.\u00a0 Recall what we are focused on noticing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How punctuation is used for\n<ul>\n<li>Sense<\/li>\n<li>Rhythm<\/li>\n<li>Humor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How Pullman uses structure for effect (sentence structure; paragraph structure)<\/li>\n<li>How Pullman builds specific images using words<\/li>\n<li>Effective word choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make notes on the pages of your thoughts and bring that in for discussion tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:<\/em><\/strong> readers, please use the Read-Aloud handout to do your prep this evening.\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget to bring your script with you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> individual photos will be taken on <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early dismissal on Thursday<\/strong>: 1:47 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>take the blank sheet of paper you were given and repeat the process of folding it into 8 quadrants.\u00a0 Then, draw a frame in each cell and add the line at the bottom of each frame for text.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> spend about 15 focused minutes on the exploration of possibilities for your name plate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>quick research: what are shaping up to be the key races in the House and the Senate?\u00a0 In other words, which races should we be following because they may determine which party gains control of the two chambers of Congress?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass<\/em><\/strong>: readers, please arrive with your scripts, ready to read (meaning, you have followed the guidelines on the Read-Aloud prep outline).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> individual photos will be taken on <strong>Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>please watch the \u201cMistakes\u201d video at <em>youcubed.org<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcubed.org\/resources\/mistakes-video\/\">www.youcubed.org\/resources\/mistakes-video<\/a>\/) and record what you think are the useful or interesting ideas shared in the video.\u00a0 What do you think might be happening in the brain that makes this research true?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art:<\/strong> if were you to use visuals\u2014pictures, symbols, colors\u2014to represent your interests and usual ways of being (how you think, feel, believe, and behave), what visuals might you use?\u00a0 Create a page in your comp book to record these possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Golden Compass:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>if you are reading a character part, please do your prep this evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>get out your project outline and the checklist and spend about 20 focused minutes on the next item(s) on the checklist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: no school\u00a0<\/strong>(for students)\u00a0<strong>on Friday<\/strong>; but I have to be here for a full day, so fair is fair: you will have to put some time in, too\u2014not a full day (\u201cThank you so much, O Kind and Benevolent Prof. Great Brain!\u201d), but a considered amount of time. Plan accordingly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>please watch the \u201cSpeed\u201d video at <em>youcubed.org<\/em> (<a href=\"www.youcubed.org\/resources\/speed-video\/\">www.youcubed.org\/resources\/speed-video\/<\/a>) and record what you think are the useful or interesting ideas shared in the video.\u00a0 What do you think might be happening in the brain that makes this research true?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Book:<\/strong> choose a different item from Lynda Barry\u2019s list of comp book entry ideas than you chose last night and spend about 10 minutes engaged in that activity in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>get out your project outline and the checklist and spend about 20 focused minutes on the next item(s) on the checklist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>please watch the \u201cBrain Crossing\u201d video at <em>youcubed.org<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youcubed.org\/resources\/brain-crossing-video\/\">www.youcubed.org\/resources\/brain-crossing-video\/<\/a>) and record what you think are the useful or interesting ideas shared in the video. \u00a0What do you think might be happening in the brain that makes this research true?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Book:<\/strong> choose one item from Lynda Barry\u2019s list of comp book entry ideas and spend about 10 minutes engaged in that activity in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>get out your project outline and the checklist and spend about 20 focused minutes on the next item(s) on the checklist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>read the Research section of the checklist and ask yourself, \u201cDo I understand what each step means?\u201d\u00a0 Bring questions in on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Spend about 30 minutes on Science this weekend, starting at the beginning of the checklist.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you are uncertain how to engage in research and take notes, that\u2019s okay.\u00a0 Do recall some of the work we did on Thursday, creating quick webs from the two brain videos &#8211; consider trying that out on your own.\u00a0 We will continue to explore note-taking strategies in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials:<\/strong> please go to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\">Full Episodes<\/a>\u201d page of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> website\u2014<em>pbs.org\/newshour\/video<\/em>\u2014and watch one segment from tonight\u2019s (Friday\u2019s episode) that looks like it is related to election news.\u00a0 (If you don\u2019t know which one to choose, you might look at the \u201cBrooks and Capehart\u201d recap of the week\u2019s political news, but feel free to follow your own interest instead.)<\/p>\n<p>In your comp book, write down the source (<u>NewsHour<\/u>, and \u201cThe name of the segment\u201d), and then record what you consider to be the Important Details (not everything they say, but the things you think someone else would need to know in order to gain a good, basic understanding of the content).\u00a0 Bring those notes in to share with the class on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Books: <\/strong>if your comp book cover is not complete, you\u2019ll need to finish it this weekend.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>reread the project outline, slowly and thoughtfully, to ensure that you fully understand what is being asked of you.\u00a0 Come in with questions tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>And then, do an initial dip into exploring the basic function of your brain part.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Books: <\/strong>comp book covers are due <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terry Fox Run is tomorrow.<\/strong>\u00a0 Dress for running and bring a water bottle.\u00a0 Tomorrow is also the Hornet Dress-up day (black and yellow\/gold).\u00a0 If you have not already done so, might you bring in a twoonie for cancer research?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Info Session:<\/strong> please remind your parents to check their email and complete the very short survey I sent them last night, if they have not already done so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK \u2013 September 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lynda Barry: <\/strong>please go to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/school-in-the-time-of-corona\/daily-diary\/\">Daily Diary section<\/a><\/strong> of the class blog (\u201cLearning from Home\u201d \u2192 \u201cDaily Diary\u201d) and scroll down until you see the Title \u201cToo Scared to Draw.\u201d Read those three short pages, and then refresh your memory of Ivan Brunetti-style by reading the \u201cLesson\u201d page.<\/p>\n<p>Then, draw you and the members of your family (pets and siblings who don\u2019t live at home included!) in this style.\u00a0 What are the key identifying details that make each person (and pet) instantly identifiable?<\/p>\n<p>You draw each member in isolation (separately) or create a scene that they are all in together.\u00a0 Color is optional.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>think back on the beginning of our learning about the U.S. government and the upcoming election.\u00a0 What questions do you have?\u00a0 This could be a combination of \u201cWhat does [this word\/concept] mean?\u201d and larger, more specific or open-ended (why\u2026 how\u2026) \u00a0questions.\u00a0 Record these curiosities in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Am I?: <\/strong>your profile is due <strong>tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Books: <\/strong>comp book covers are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Homework &#8211; September 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>complete the process of taking notes from your section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-EISWIY9bG8&amp;ab_channel=tbro\">three rings of the U.S. government<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember that you are only recording the Important Details, and you are experimenting with doing so in as few words as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Suggestion: read each paragraph once for sense, then, slowly, a second time, to take your notes.\u00a0 Look for clues, such as words that are in italics, to help you determine what is Important.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to think about this is, what information would someone else need to know to have a basic understanding of the responsibilities of this branch of government?<\/p>\n<p>Bring those notes and the handout with you tomorrow, so that you can teach other groups about your section.<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional:<\/em> watch part or all of tonight\u2019s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.\u00a0 The debate starts at 6:00 p.m. and is being broadcast on <strong>ABC<\/strong>, but many other channels will be offering live-feeds.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to watch online, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/\"><strong><em>pbs.org\/newshour<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. On that homepage, there will be a window for tonight&#8217;s episode of the <em>NewsHour<\/em>; but there should be another window (usually in the top left corner) for the debate &#8211; choose that one. \u00a0You should be able to go to this feed even after 6:00 and rewind to watch from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019re watching, pay attention to the issues that they are discussing and the differences between the two candidate\u2019s stances on those issues, and pay attention to their debate styles.\u00a0 Who is more convincing?\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t understand everything that they are saying: our learning this term will be focused on developing a strong understanding of these ideas and the vocabulary used to discuss them\u2014tonight is just a preview to help get your interest and curiosity up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Am I?: <\/strong>your profile is due <strong>Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comp Books: <\/strong>comp book covers are due <strong>Friday<\/strong>.\u00a0 Are you aware of the criteria?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">********************<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playland:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>please remember these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>try your best to be at school on time<\/li>\n<li>dress for the weather (hot and sunny), including sunscreen<\/li>\n<li>it you would be upset if you lost it, don&#8217;t bring it<\/li>\n<li>wear comfortable shoes<\/li>\n<li>from the moment we leave school to the moment we return, you are representing not just yourself but your family, our class, and Capitol Hill &#8211; what does that mean you are doing with your voice and body?\u00a0 What does that mean you are\u00a0<em>not<\/em> doing with your voice and body?<\/li>\n<li>in Playland, you must always be in a group of at least two<\/li>\n<li>you must check-in with me at the Meeting Point at least once during the day<\/li>\n<li>you must return to the Meeting Point by 2:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget to draft out your two favorite memories from your time at Cap Hill (short but detailed) and the list of AKA names that you\u2019d like me to use.\u00a0 Send me this information via email, with Gr. 7 Memories in the subject line.\u00a0 <strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s now all <em>WoE<\/em>, all the time.\u00a0 Considering the due date, how much time do you need to put in tonight?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 14, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books: <\/strong>if you have not yet turned in your Lit Circle book and your copy of <em>Understanding Comics, <\/em>please bring those in on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget to draft out your two favorite memories from your time at Cap Hill (short but detailed) and the list of AKA names that you\u2019d like me to use.\u00a0 Send me this information via email, with Gr. 7 Memories in the subject line.\u00a0 Please do this by <strong>Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Playland: <\/strong>remember\u2014your permission form is <strong>due Monday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s now all <em>WoE<\/em>, all the time.\u00a0 Considering the due date, how much time do you need to put in this weekend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<li>Are you taking your Final Artist Moment with each panel and each page?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books: <\/strong>if you have not yet turned in your Lit Circle book and your copy of <em>Understanding Comics, <\/em>please bring those in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget to draft out your two favorite memories from your time at Cap Hill (short but detailed) and the list of AKA names that you\u2019d like me to use.\u00a0 Send me this information via email, with Gr. 7 Memories in the subject line.\u00a0 Please do this by <strong>Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: What is calling for your attention? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight (more if you are behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task. <strong>Due tomorrow<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong>You will hand this in first thing in the morning.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Day: <\/strong>tomorrow, wear <strong>your team color!\u00a0 <\/strong>Wear clothes you feel comfortable in and shoes that are good for running. \u00a0There will be an <strong>early dismissal at 1:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books: <\/strong>those of you who said you knew \u201cexactly\u201d where your books were, please visit that place, pick up the book, put it into your bag, and bring it in tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>we will share our skits tomorrow!\u00a0 What do you need to do tonight in order to arrive with a sense of confidence?<\/p>\n<p>Please have a printed copy of your script with you tomorrow, for submission.\u00a0 I just need one per group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s: <\/strong>don\u2019t forget to draft out your two favorite memories from your time at Cap Hill (short but detailed) and the list of AKA names that you\u2019d like me to use.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: What is calling for your attention? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight (more if you are behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task. <strong>Due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Day: <\/strong>win points for your team by dressing in these colors: Thursday:<strong> Red<\/strong>; and Friday: <strong>your team color!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Books: <\/strong>please bring in your Lit Circle book and your copy of <em>Understanding Comics<\/em> tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Band:<\/strong> please make sure you have your instrument with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: What is calling for your attention? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight (more if you are behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts and our online tools to finalize your script.\u00a0 And then: practice! Out loud! <strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task. <strong>Due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Week: <\/strong>win points for your team by dressing in these colors: Wednesday:<strong> Blue<\/strong>; Thursday:<strong> Red<\/strong>; and Friday: <strong>your team color!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: What is calling for your attention? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight (more if you are behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts and our online tools to finalize your script.\u00a0 And then: practice! Out loud! <strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task. <strong>Due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Week: <\/strong>win points for your team by dressing in these colors: Tuesday:<strong> Yellow<\/strong>; Wednesday:<strong> Blue<\/strong>; Thursday:<strong> Red<\/strong>; and Friday: <strong>your team color!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 6, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: What is calling for your attention? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Wednesday, June 19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts and our online tools to finalize your script.\u00a0 And then: practice! Out loud! <strong>Due Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task. <strong>Due Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: No school <\/strong>(for students) <strong>tomorrow, but I am required to be here, putting in a full day, so\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider tomorrow (Friday) a gift of time: I encourage you to put in a half-day, so that you can spend meaningful time with our final on-going projects.\u00a0 I would love for you all to be proud of what you hand in\u2014part of that will mean not rushing in the final days.\u00a0 Help yourself by putting in <strong>time<\/strong> this weekend. Don\u2019t let your Inner Saboteur win!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campers: <\/strong>Welcome back!\u00a0 What\u2019s your plan for the weekend?\u00a0 Don\u2019t forget commitments you made to your <em>WoE<\/em> partner(s).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Week: <\/strong>win points for your team by dressing in these colors: Monday: <strong>Green<\/strong>; Tuesday:<strong> Yellow<\/strong>; Wednesday:<strong> Blue<\/strong>; Thursday:<strong> Red<\/strong>; and Friday: <strong>your team color!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 5, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: What did you not touch during work block today? Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items (maybe more, if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts and our online tools to finalize your script.\u00a0 And then: practice! Out loud!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Campers: <\/strong>thank you for being so welcoming and inclusive with our guests\u2014let\u2019s keep that up tomorrow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items (maybe more, if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts and our online tools to finalize your script.\u00a0 And then: practice! Out loud!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to help you find success with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campers: <\/strong>remember, you need to be here by <strong>8:15 <\/strong>tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<p>And remember, you will need to do homework tonight and on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great time!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-Campers:<\/strong> remember, you have an individual and collective responsibility to extend respect and an inclusive attitude toward our guest tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade 7s:<\/strong> if you and your family have not yet submitted your baby and current photos to Ms. Chetty, that is now very overdue.\u00a0 Check with your parents.\u00a0 They have an email from me from May 21.\u00a0 Please send those in tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014June 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events:\u00a0<\/strong>please ensure you have your most recent graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items (maybe more, if you are feeling behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts to brainstorm possible text for your script.\u00a0 Use the online tools linked on the French page of the blog to help you with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>use the assignment outline and your notes to begin to draft your approach to sharing your final learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: if you are attending camp, you might consider putting in some extra time on <em>WoE,<\/em> as a gift to your partner(s) and to Future You. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 31, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events: <\/strong>tonight, please visit the full episode pages of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> and choose one segment to watch and record your thoughts in the Current Events graphic organizer.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to reread the feedback you received last week and actively apply it to your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items this weekend (maybe more, if you are behind):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>have you handed in your final reflection?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts to brainstorm possible text for your script.\u00a0 Use the online tools linked on the French page of the blog to help you with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>Please reread the assignment outline and reread your <em>Survivor <\/em>notes; then, begin to draft your approach to sharing your final learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: if you are attending camp next week, you might consider putting in some extra time on <em>WoE <\/em>this weekend, as a gift to your partner(s).\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 30, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make sure you have your latest graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>if you have shared your learning, please do something nice for yourself tonight to acknowledge your hard work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you need to do tonight in order to be ready to continue the adventure?\u00a0 One part of this is using common sense to determine which rooms and experiences the party is likely to enter tomorrow and reread those parts of the module.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>all reflections are now due.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts to brainstorm possible text for your script.\u00a0 Use the online tools linked on the French page of the blog to help you with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini. <strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make sure you have your latest graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> the remaining gallery walk sharings and presentations will happen tomorrow. <strong>Please ensure you have all of your materials with you.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><strong>The whole-school photo will be taken tomorrow. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>: \u00a0your reflections are due Thursday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>: your reflections are due Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts to brainstorm possible text for your script.\u00a0 Use the online tools linked on the French page of the blog to help you with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make sure you have your latest graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>Presentations will be shared tomorrow; the remaining gallery walk sharings will happen on Thursday. Please ensure you have all of your materials with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: Spend 45 focused minutes on one of these items tonight\u2014you might consider spending more time if you are feeling behind with any of these assignments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>: \u00a0your reflections are due Thursday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>: you reflections are due Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0use your vocab handouts to brainstorm possible text for your script.\u00a0 Use the online tools linked on the French page of the blog to help you with this task.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 27, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science: <\/strong>please have all of your Science materials with you tomorrow.\u00a0 If you do not have your work with you, I will only be able to assume that your project is not complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight\u2014you might consider spending more time if you are feeling behind with any of these assignments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Tuesday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past three weeks to help shape your approach for your final circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Farthest Shore:<\/em> your reflections are due Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0Continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p>What sentences can you begin to form now that you know <em>\u00eatre <\/em>and <em>avoir<\/em>?\u00a0 How can you combine those verbs with our other known vocab?\u00a0 Write down your ideas in your comp book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini. <strong>Due Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 24, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events: <\/strong>tonight, please visit the full episode pages of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> and choose one segment to watch and record your thoughts in the Current Events graphic organizer.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to reread the feedback you received today and actively apply it to your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that this weekend\u2014you might consider spending more time if you are feeling behind with any of these assignments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>\u2014Monday;<em> Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Tuesday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past three weeks to help shape your approach for your final circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact<\/em>: your reflections are due Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0Continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed\u2014how are you working the three aspects of the criteria into your project?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due date: Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini. <strong>Due next Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:<\/strong> you need to have completed the process of leveling up your character before tomorrow (except your hit dice).\u00a0 Please make sure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> what do you need to prep tonight in order to be ready for tomorrow\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>\u2014Friday;<em> Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014next Monday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past three weeks to help shape your approach for your final circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact<\/em>: your reflections are due Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0Continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed\u2014how are you working the three aspects of the criteria into your project? Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 22, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please ensure you have your comp book with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>\u2014Friday;<em> Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014next Monday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past three weeks to help shape your approach for your final circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact<\/em>: your reflections are due Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>\u00a0Continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed\u2014how are you working the three aspects of the criteria into your project? Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:<\/strong> complete the process of leveling up your character for Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> open communication with your partner as you plan for Friday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 21, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>\u2014Friday;<em> Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014next Monday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past three weeks to help shape your approach for your final circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark Is Rising<\/em>: your reflections are due on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>How is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?\u00a0 Assessment could happen <em>at any moment<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed\u2014how are you working the three aspects of the criteria into your project? Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>use your drafts and the criteria to build your mini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:<\/strong> complete the process of leveling up your character for Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> open communication with your partner as you plan for Friday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday is Victoria Day.\u00a0 <\/strong>There is no assigned homework for that day.\u00a0 But there <em>is<\/em> regular weekend homework\u2014and, if you are feeling behind with any of our ongoing projects, you might want to take advantage of this free day to dig in and catch up.\u00a0 As always, the choice is yours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonight: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events: <\/strong>tonight, please visit the full episode pages of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> and choose one segment to watch and record your thoughts in the Current Events graphic organizer.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to reread the assignment outline and the \u201cTips\u201d document (linked on class blog, if you have lost your copies) before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Dark Is Rising<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>\u2014Friday;<em> Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014next Monday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>: your reflections are due on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>How is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?\u00a0 Assessment could happen <em>at any moment<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed\u2014how are you working the three aspects of the criteria into your project? Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you need to do tonight to be prepared to continue the adventure?\u00a0 What rooms do you think your party might spend time in?\u00a0 You are encouraged to reread the entries for those rooms and encounters as a part of your prep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Friday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>How is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please ensure you have your <em>Survivor <\/em>graphic organizer(s) and your comp book with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Friday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received over the past two weeks to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Farthest Shore<\/em>: your reflections are due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>based on the practice round today, how is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 14, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention over the last two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Farthest <\/em>Shore\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Friday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact<\/em>: your reflections are due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please carefully reread the instructions for making for final pick. How are you applying the feedback you got from your 2<sup>nd<\/sup> pick?\u00a0 <strong>Due tomorrow<\/strong>. If you are not at school tomorrow (Wednesday), please email me the name of your final pick before 2:47.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>How is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself\u2014talk to me if you are feeling stuck or confused.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 13, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events:<\/strong> please ensure you have your current events graphic organizers with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what has gotten the least amount of your attention since Friday?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Farthest <\/em>Shore\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Friday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark is Rising<\/em>: your reflections are due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please carefully reread the instructions for making for final pick.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received to shape your approach.\u00a0 <strong>Due Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>How is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events:<\/strong> tonight, please visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\">full episode pages<\/a><\/strong> of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> and choose one segment to watch and record your thoughts in the Current Events graphic organizer. (Remember: you can look below today&#8217;s episode to find episodes from other days.)<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to reread the assignment outline and the \u201cTips\u201d document (linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/social-studies\/\">Socials page<\/a><\/strong>, if you have lost your copies) before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: bee honest: what have you been avoiding?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Dark is <\/em>Rising\u2014Monday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Farthest <\/em>Shore\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Lord of the Flies\u2014<\/em>Friday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received this week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, in your prep, continue to think, \u201cHow does ____________ help me understand the book\/themes\/character\/writing process better?\u201d What are the details of how it does this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career: <\/strong>please carefully reread the instructions for making for final pick.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received to shape your approach.\u00a0 <strong>Due Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>based on our test run today, how is your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre <\/em>going?<\/p>\n<p>And continue to practice the vocab we have learned this year\u20145-10 minutes, 3 times a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you need to do tonight in order to be ready for the adventure tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:<\/strong> in your comp book, please make a sociogram of the players still in <em>Survivor<\/em>\u2014use your notes, especially from the last two episodes, to draw your blue and red lines.\u00a0 Consider how past and current alliances are impacting play.<\/p>\n<p>Beside this web, list the players who are now on the jury.\u00a0 Draw lines to the players in the sociogram\u2014who has whose vote for sure?\u00a0 Who might have certain people\u2019s vote?\u00a0 Who for sure will not vote for whom?<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what have you spent the least amount of time on recently?\u00a0 Spend 15-30 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Dark is <\/em>Rising\u2014Monday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Farthest <\/em>Shore\u2014Wednesday; <em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>&#8211;Thursday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for the next Circle.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lord of the Flies: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>how confident are you with your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>are you ready to start making your mini?\u00a0 Are you clear about the physical details of your character?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Please ensure you have your <em>Survivor<\/em> graphic organizer and your comp book with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what have you spent the least amount of time on recently?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Thursday; <em>The Dark is <\/em>Rising\u2014Monday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Farthest <\/em>Shore\u2014Wednesday.\u00a0 How are you applying the feedback you have received?<\/p>\n<p><em>The Tombs of Atuan: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>how confident are you with your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>are you ready to start making your mini?\u00a0 Are you clear about the physical details of your character?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed. Please don\u2019t keep questions to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what have you spent the least amount of time on recently?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Thursday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for round two.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>French: <\/strong>how confident are you with your conjugation of <em>avoir <\/em>and <em>\u00eatre<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art: <\/strong>are you ready to start making your mini?\u00a0 Are you clear about the physical details of your character?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 This morning, we clarified the criteria for this project\u2014please apply that knowledge to your work.\u00a0 Have an awareness of the due date and how you are being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 6, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>please make sure you have your Current Events graphic organizers with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: what have you not touched in the past two days?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>editing: this is where true writers really apply themselves.\u00a0 This goes beyond proofreading.\u00a0 Experiment, wonder, play, test\u2014how are you applying our Exploding Paragraph work to your own craft?\u00a0 How are you building specific images with words?\u00a0 How are you engaging the reader?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copies due tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong><em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Thursday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received last week to help shape your approach for round two.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark Is Rising: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have clarity about how you are being assessed?\u00a0 Use the assignment outline.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to dip back in to targeted research.\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 3, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Events:<\/strong> tonight, please visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/video\">full episode pages<\/a><\/strong> of this week\u2019s episodes of the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> and choose one segment to watch and record your thoughts in the Current Events graphic organizer. (Remember: you can look below today&#8217;s episode to find episodes from other days.)<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to reread the assignment outline and the \u201cTips\u201d document (linked on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gaitensp\/projects\/subjects\/social-studies\/\">Socials page<\/a><\/strong>, if you have lost your copies) before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: bee honest: what have you been avoiding?\u00a0 Spend 45 focused minutes on that this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>We return to our regular schedule next week: <em>The Dark Is Rising\u00ad\u2014<\/em>Monday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Thursday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received this week to help shape your approach for round two.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lord of the Flies: <\/em>your reflection is due Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>editing: this is where true writers really apply themselves.\u00a0 This goes beyond proofreading.\u00a0 Experiment, wonder, play, test\u2014how are you applying our Exploding Paragraph work to your own craft?\u00a0 How are you building specific images with words?\u00a0 How are you engaging the reader?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copies due Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 If you have not yet made a decision about how you will share your learning, make that your focus now and then get to work!<\/p>\n<p>Use the assignment outline.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to dip back in to targeted research.\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014May 2, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Leds:<\/strong> if they have not already done so, please remind your family to complete their &#8220;2 Stars and a Wish&#8221; form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.\u00a0 Do you have a full understanding of your character\u2019s spells, attacks, traits, and features?\u00a0 If not, what can you do tonight to increase your knowledge?<\/p>\n<p><em>DMs<\/em>: what do you need to do in order to be ready for tomorrow\u2019s session?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles continue this week: <\/strong>Friday\u2014<em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We return to our regular schedule next week: <em>The Dark Is Rising\u00ad\u2014<\/em>Monday; <em>Contact<\/em>\u2014Tuesday; <em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>\u2014Wednesday; <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>\u2014Thursday.\u00a0 Use the feedback you received this week to help shape your approach for round two.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Tombs of Atuan: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: bee honest: what have you been avoiding?\u00a0 Spend 30-45 focused minutes on that tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s <em>Catcher in the Rye <\/em>thinking model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>editing: this is where true writers really apply themselves.\u00a0 This goes beyond proofreading.\u00a0 Experiment, wonder, play, test\u2014how are you applying our Exploding Paragraph work to your own craft?\u00a0 How are you building specific images with words?\u00a0 How are you engaging the reader?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final copies due next Tuesday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0If you have not yet made a decision about how you will share your learning, make that your focus now and then get to work!<\/p>\n<p>Use the assignment outline.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to dip back in to targeted research.\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 30, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Early dismissal tomorrow at 1:45.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Prep 1: <\/strong>if you have family members attending the 2:00 sharing tomorrow, please help them choose a class name tonight.\u00a0 Criteria: 1) it needs to be appropriate for a classroom, and 2) it needs to make them happy when they hear it.<\/p>\n<p>Also, please check with your family to see how many of them are coming tomorrow &#8211; let me know this tomorrow morning so that we can ensure we have enough chairs.<\/p>\n<p>(And please remind your family to do their best to be on time.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Prep 2: <\/strong>tonight, complete the process of going through your comp book, binders, and accordion folder, using stickie notes to identify items that you might like to share with your family.<\/p>\n<p>Use the blue handout to record your thoughts about why you are sharing each item.\u00a0 Please reread the instructions on that blue sheet before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Prep 3: <\/strong>if you are leading an activity tomorrow, finish your text and practice it out loud a couple of times.\u00a0 If you have questions about what to say, please ask me tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles continue this week: <\/strong>Wednesday\u2014<em>Contact<\/em>; Thursday\u2014<em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>; Friday\u2014<em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Given that you have had an extra week to prepare, the expectation is that you will bring in rich, detailed, thoughtful contributions.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark Is Rising: <\/em>your reflection is due tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Prep: <\/strong>tonight, spend 30 minutes going through your comp book and black binder, using stickie notes to identify items that you might like to share with your family.<\/p>\n<p>Use the blue handout to record your thoughts about why you are sharing each item.\u00a0 Please reread the instructions on that blue sheet before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO: <\/strong>those of you who are taking on teacher roles for next Wednesday, this weekend please draft out a short script for yourself and bring that in on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> tonight, please read the assignment outline for Phase 3 of your independent research.\u00a0 Bring in questions on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: No school <\/strong>(for students)<strong> on Monday, but I have to be here for the full day, so you know what that means\u2026\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider this a gift of time: we have a lot of fairly big on-going projects currently in motion; use this free day to sink into the work and take some stress off of your plate.<\/p>\n<p>You are encouraged to take about 3 hours on Monday (or split the time up over the three-day weekend) to rotate the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>go to the <em>PBS NewsHour<\/em> website (linked on the blog under Socials), click on \u201cFull Episodes,\u201d and then choose one segment from Thursday or Friday to watch while recording your ideas on the second page of your current events graphic organizer.<\/p>\n<p>Reread the orange handout before you begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet next week: <\/strong>Tuesday\u2014<em>The Dark is Rising<\/em>; Wednesday\u2014<em>Contact<\/em>; Thursday\u2014<em>The Tombs of Atuan<\/em>; Friday\u2014<em>The Lord of the Flies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Given that you have an extra week to prepare, the expectation is that you will bring in rich, detailed, thoughtful contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<li>How is every member of your group being given space to make a meaningful artistic contribution?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due on Tuesday.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Having read the outline for the final stage of this work, begin drafting out how you will share your learning.<\/p>\n<p>Consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 25, 2024<\/p>\n<p><b>Career:\u00a0<\/b>Please make sure you have your\u00a0<em>Survivor\u00a0<\/em>graphic organizer with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities\u2014<br \/>\nyou are encouraged to keep all of these activities in rotation\u2014<br \/>\nand consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet next week.<\/strong>\u00a0 Given that you have an extra week to prepare, please use that time to bring in rich, detailed, deep contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<li>How is every member of your group being given space to make a meaningful artistic contribution?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due on Monday.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 24, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical: <\/strong>please remember to honor Ms. Lui\u2019s request to wear a dress shirt and dark pants\/skirt or a dress tomorrow for the dress rehearsal of the musical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Socials: <\/strong>if you did not complete recording your thoughts about the current events segment that you chose today, please complete that at home tonight.\u00a0 Use the orange handout to guide your approach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities\u2014<br \/>\nyou are encouraged to keep all of these activities in rotation\u2014<br \/>\nand consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet next week.<\/strong>\u00a0 Given that you have an extra week to prepare, please use that time to bring in rich, detailed, deep contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<li>How is every member of your group being given space to make a meaningful artistic contribution?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due on Monday.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student-Led Conferences: <\/strong>please check in with your family\u2014I sent them an email about the conferences with a link to a very short survey to complete.\u00a0 Please remind them to complete the survey <strong>this evening <\/strong>if they have not done so already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical: <\/strong>please check in with your family\u2014can you tell me definitely tomorrow: will you be present at the evening performance on Thursday?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennis:<\/strong> tennis permission forms must be in tomorrow morning if you&#8217;d like to participate in tennis lessons tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities.\u00a0 Consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet next week.<\/strong>\u00a0 Given that you have an extra week to prepare, please use that time to bring in rich, detailed, deep contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<li>How is every member of your group being given space to make a meaningful artistic contribution?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due on Monday.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 22, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D:<\/strong> the adventure continues tomorrow!\u00a0 Please make sure you have your character sheet and any D&amp;D-related books with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs:<\/strong> what do you and your partner need to do tonight in order to be ready to lead tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities.\u00a0 Consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet next week.<\/strong>\u00a0 Given that you have an extra week to prepare, please use that time to bring in rich, detailed, deep contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<li>How are you using the Character Guidelines?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due a week from today.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 <strong>Are you tracking your sources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>if you have not already done so, please work with your parents to secure some small sticky notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities.\u00a0 Consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Use the assignment outline to guide your work.\u00a0 <strong>Circles meet the week after next.<\/strong>\u00a0 Given that you have an extra week to prepare, please use that time to bring in rich, detailed, deep contributions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words? \u00a0<strong>A full first draft is due a week from Monday.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?\u00a0 Are you applying the feedback you received during your conference?\u00a0 If you have forgotten the feedback, please ask me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character by tomorrow.\u00a0 Your goal is to have a full understanding of how your traits, features, attacks, and spells work.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> (or any other D&amp;D-related books) signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you and your partner need to do tonight to be ready for tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>please work with your parents to secure some small sticky notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities.\u00a0 Consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Now that you know your group and your responsibilities and your meeting date, use the assignment outline to guide your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, please explore the \u201c101 Ways to Show What You Know\u201d document on the Science page of our class blog.\u00a0 How might <em>you<\/em> show what you know?<\/p>\n<p>As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: <\/strong>class photos (and extracurricular group photos) will be taken tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>please work with your parents to secure some small sticky notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-Going: please aim to spend about 45 minutes on one or two of the below activities.\u00a0 Consider making a goal journal entry for yourself, to aid in focus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lit Circles: <\/strong>Now that you know your group and your responsibilities and your meeting date, use the assignment outline to guide your work.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE:<\/em> <\/strong>as you work on your final drafts, keep in mind these things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How are you treating place?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating the major themes, when they arrive?<\/li>\n<li>How are you treating your WOW moment(s)?<\/li>\n<li>How are you applying Ivan Brunetti\u2019s model?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aim for relaxed, focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>what\u2019s it like to apply Ursula K. Le Guin\u2019s advice and to place yourself in the world of your character and record what you see and hear?\u00a0 What you are stuck, rather than try to <em>think harder<\/em>, what\u2019s it like to relax, wait, and listen for the words?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> if you have not already done so, please explore the \u201c101 Ways to Show What You Know\u201d document on the Science page of our class blog.\u00a0 How might <em>you<\/em> show what you know?<\/p>\n<p>As you continue your research, consider what gaps you need to fill in your knowledge in order to become an expert on your topic?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: <\/strong>class photos (and extracurricular group photos) will be taken tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character by Friday.\u00a0 Your goal is to have a full understanding of how your traits, features, attacks, and spells work.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you and your partner need to do this week to prepare for Friday?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 16, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Writing: <\/strong>using the assignment outline and an inspiration die from today\u2019s reading of backstory examples, please begin brainstorming how you will approach this task.\u00a0 One option: make a web of the required aspects, noting the particular details relevant to your character for each one.\u00a0 Spend about 30 minutes with this tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> please explore the \u201c101 Ways to Show What You Know\u201d document on the Science page of our class blog.\u00a0 How might <em>you<\/em> show what you know?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: <\/strong>please let your family know that our class photo will be taken on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character by Friday.\u00a0 Come in with questions tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Continue to brainstorm: where\/how did your character get their items?\u00a0 How did they learn their spells and their class?\u00a0 Why did they decide to become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>based on what happened today, what do you need to do this week to prepare for Friday?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report Cards:<\/strong> please work with your family to bring your signed report card envelope back by <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 15, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing: what did you not do during work block today?\u00a0 30-45 minutes on that tonight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE<\/em>: <\/strong>relaxed, focused, thoughtful work.\u00a0 Think about the Ivan Brunetti exercise we looked at last term (<em>Catcher in the Rye):\u00a0<\/em>what is the purpose of each line?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science:<\/strong> where are the gaps in your knowledge?\u00a0 What new questions have arisen in your exploration?\u00a0 Make this the focus on your research moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: <\/strong>please let your family know that our class photo will be taken on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character by Friday.\u00a0 Come in with questions tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Continue to brainstorm: where\/how did your character get their items?\u00a0 How did they learn their spells and their class?\u00a0 Why did they decide to become an adventurer?<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>based on what happened today, what do you need to do this week to prepare for Friday?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice finding the measures of central tendency of a data set?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report Cards:<\/strong> please work with your family to bring your signed report card envelope back by Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 12, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos: <\/strong>please let your family know that our class photo will be taken this coming Thursday, April 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Leung: <\/strong>Monday will be Ms. Leung\u2019s last day at Cap Hill [insert hysterical crying emoji here].\u00a0 Consider your interactions with her and how she has helped you.\u00a0 On Monday, you will create an index card drawing for her.\u00a0 What might you draw and say?<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>in your comp book, continue sketching out your character\u2014their body, their clothing, their weapons, and their special equipment.\u00a0 Try to be specific.\u00a0 This will aid you in beginning your backstory next week.<\/p>\n<p>Based on what you learned today, what do you need to do to increase your knowledge about the game and your character?\u00a0 Continue to build up your knowledge of how to use your spells, traits, and special features\u2014this can be done by reading or rereading sections of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> or by looking up video resources on Youtube or print resources on cbr.com, or by watching online D&amp;D games on Youtube (e.g. <em>Relics and Rarities<\/em>\u2014usually clean\u2014<em>Critical Role<\/em> or <em>Exandria Unlimited<\/em>\u2014note: contains course language; please check with your family first\u2014<em>Force Grey or Dimension 20<\/em>\u2014language content unknown\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>based on what happened today, what do you need to do this week to prepare for next Friday?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE<\/em>: <\/strong>please spend about 45 minutes on your chapter this weekend\u2014either working on a panel, or reading your chapter, or finding reference images, or watching interviews with Ursula K. Le Guin, or practicing things you know you will need to draw next. \u00a0Let this be relaxed, thoughtful work\u2014it is not a race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice finding the measures of central tendency of a data set?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Report Cards:<\/strong> please work with your family to bring your signed report card envelop back by next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>in your comp book, continue sketching out your character\u2014their body, their clothing, their weapons, and their special equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Continue to build up your knowledge of how to use your spells, traits, and special features\u2014this can be done by reading or rereading sections of the <em>Players Handbook<\/em> or by looking up video resources on Youtube or print resources on cbr.com.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please ensure you have your character sheet with you tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>what do you need to do tonight in order to be ready to begin the adventure tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WoE<\/em>: <\/strong>please spend out twenty minutes on your chapter tonight\u2014either working on a panel or practicing things you know you will need to draw tomorrow. \u00a0Let this be relaxed, thoughtful work\u2014it is not a race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice finding the measures of central tendency of a data set?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 10, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please spend 30-45 focused minutes on the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>complete the process of leveling up your character.\u00a0 Your goal here is to have a full understanding of the mechanics of your character: your traits, features, and spells. \u00a0If there is anything you don\u2019t understand, please bring those questions in tomorrow (if you are confused by something, I can guarantee that other people are confused by it, too).<\/p>\n<p><em>All:<\/em> please read this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/dnd-things-no-player-should-ever-do\/\">https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/dnd-things-no-player-should-ever-do\/<\/a> (linked on class blog on the Homework page).<\/p>\n<p><em>All: <\/em>in your comp book, begin sketching out your character\u2014their body, their clothing, their weapons, and their special equipment.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a Players Handbook signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>working with your partner to prep to start the adventure!\u00a0 (<em>Maybe<\/em> Friday!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Math: <\/strong>do you need to practice finding the measures of central tendency of a data set?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>D&amp;D: <\/strong>if you are a magic-user, please complete making your choices for your cantrips and first-level spells.\u00a0 The section of the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/orkerhulen.dk\/onewebmedia\/DnD%205e%20Players%20Handbook%20%28BnW%20OCR%29.pdf\">Players Handbook<\/a> <\/em>that covers your class will have information about how you determine how many spells you know.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not a magic user, please explore your class in the <em>Players Handbook <\/em>and start to think about where you will go at Levels 2 and 3.<\/p>\n<p><em>All:<\/em> please make your choice about your character\u2019s background.<\/p>\n<p><em>All:<\/em> please watch three (3) of the video sections in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL1tiwbzkOjQyr6-gqJ8r29j_rJkR49uDN\">Handbooker Helper<\/a>\u201d playlist on Youtube\u2014choose videos that are relevant to your class or race and\/or your general knowledge level of the game.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a <em>Players Handbook<\/em> signed out, please make sure you are bringing it back to school every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMs: <\/strong>working with your partner to prep to start the adventure!\u00a0 (<em>Maybe<\/em> Friday!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>On-going:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Career:\u00a0 <\/strong>use your graphic organizer and consider the resources listed on the outline (also on the Career page of the blog); aim for thoroughness; use specific examples; look at each ability\/skill\/way of being from all sides. <strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading\/Socials: <\/strong>reading your chapters slowly and thoughtfully, looking up unknown words and concepts.\u00a0 As discussed in class, aim to use <em>specific evidence<\/em> from the texts to support your opinions.\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Due tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOMEWORK\u2014April 2, 2026 I regret to inform you that there is no school on Friday or Monday. Science\/LA: Over the long weekend, practice your talk on at least two of the four days.\u00a0 Remember: practice = confidence. 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