It was wonderful to see so many of you during conferences last week. I hope that you were also able to share in your child’s learning at home, as they presented their portfolios and outlined goals for their learning over the next few months. I feel blessed to be supported by such a great team of parents! Thank you for all you do to help the learning move forward and please continue reaching out.
This week will mark not only the first of December, but also our first full week of school in a while. It will most definitely be a busy one, as this always proves to be a very busy month even in the time of COVID.
Here is a snapshot into our learning from the week………
French-If technology is on our side (we’ve been having some technical issues with getting our new resource up and running), this week we will dive into our new resource #LaClasse. During the first unit “Bon voyage” students will work towards creating a travel journal of a past trip they’ve taken or one that they would have liked to have taken.
We also will continue reading “Mamie Gangster,” discussing the novel and making connections and predictions in small groups.
Science-In the lab, we will be working this week to conclude our exploration of osmosis and diffusion through a case study involving placing vegetables in different salt water solutions. We will then move our focus to how cells use these processes to engage in both cellular respiration and photosynthesis, as we combine our chemistry knowledge from last term with these new concepts in biology.
Grade 9 Science-Our focus this week will shift to looking at how atoms combine to form molecules, as we explore atoms and their electrons in detail; focusing on how atoms become ions and look to gain or lose electrons to become stable.
Grade 7 Science-This week we will spend our time together in the lab separating mixtures and discussing the six different techniques we can use to do so. Students will then begin to prepare for this Chapter 2 assessment to test their knowledge of these concepts, which will take place later on this week.
Grade 9 English Science-This week we will continue to explore the atomic theory, subatomic particles and elements and their symbols.
Have a fantastic week!
Mme MacNevin