le 15 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Bravo to the winning team for their detailed and elaborately decorated gingerbread house "L'atelier du Père Noël" and to the runners' up for their creative and colourful train "Train d'oursons en peluche". Also, congratulations to teams "Lutins" and "Sapins de Noël" for demonstrating superior team work, organization, and productivity!

Demain:

Don't forget clothes for PE which is after lunch.

Binders needed as we will be reading "Le premier guerrier" and working on our writing/reading activity which we began last week.

If you forgot your secret Santa card today please bring it tomorrow.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 14 décembre

Bonjour,

A big thank-you to parents who drove us yesterday to the museum. It was a lot of fun and so exciting to hear from an experienced Canadian astronaut! We learned a lot and had a great time!

Today, students finished their Canadian Identity wordles online after working together in groups to consolidate individual brainstorms. They look fantastic (lots of detail, precise vocabulary, cover a number of themes) and will soon be on display in the classroom.

Snapshot of Wednesday:

Before recess: Music concert in the gym (please wear your band t-shirts and your instruments!)

After recess: Gingerbread house/train building competition in teams (remember that a large part of the evaluation is how well the team models the five practices, particularly being POSITIVE and PRODUCTIVE).

After lunch: We will be visiting the Book Fair in the library. Please bring money if you wish to purchase books (there is an excellent selection of French books/novels)

Devoirs:

Bring Secret Santa cards (completed)!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 10 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

First of all, a HUGE thank-you to parents and students for preparing such DELICIOUS food for our luncheon today. It was absolutely delectable and so appreciated! We all shared where each dish came from and stuffed ourselves with delicacies from around the world : )

I also want to thank students for being patient with set-up and for helping to clean up afterwards! It was very much appreciated!!

We have another busy day on Monday...:

Please remember:

-your signed permission form for Channel A News (if it is ok for you to be filmed)
-your mom/dad if they volunteered to drive : )
-your PE strip for Fitness Studio (after lunch)
-money for your IMAX snack if you pre-ordered one
-signed report card envelope (which will be used again in March and June)

Coming up:

- Gingerbread house making competition (demonstrating the five practices!). Please bring 3 dollars if possible for "materials"

- Sciences Humaines wordle on Canadian Identity is set for Tuesday so please ensure you bring your group work.

-Band Concerts Tuesday and Wednesday

-Book fair coming up next week also (great way to access French books)

-Secret Santa cards due on Wednesday

A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 9 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Well, it's a busy time of year for Advisory 42! Below is a quick update on what is going on tomorrow and early next week:

Friday December 10th:

Multicultural luncheon: remember to bring a food item (appetizer, main course or dessert) for our potluck lunch...almost everyone confirmed what they were going to bring which is greatly appreciated as it helps so much with planning!

Gift Emporium: we will have a chance to visit the Fitness Studio tomorrow where a gift emporium has been set up. There are lots of things to choose from and nothing costs more than $2.00. This is a great way for students to purchase affordable new or gently used items which can make perfect Christmas gifts.

Monday December 13th:

Imax visit: Hubble presentation and question/answer period with Canadian astronaut. I just found out that Channel A news will be present at the event to do a piece for the evening news. I will be sending home a special form tomorrow for parents to sign if they are ok with their child being captured on film by our local news crew.

**Thank-you to all parent driver volunteers**- please ensure that the office has a copy of drivers licence and insurance. I believe this has to be completed each year (for those who have driven in other years).**

Wednesday December 15th:

Gingerbread/train building contest (demonstrating the 5 practices): please try to bring 3 dollars to help pay for supplies.


Devoirs:

Maths: short quiz tomorrow on multiplying decimals.

Français: continue reading in French

Sciences Humaines: please be prepared to give an update on where groups are at with
Canadian Identity brainstorm.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 7 décembre

Bonjour,

Reminders and Upcoming events:

Book Fair on December 14th and 15th in the library! There will be French books!

Permission forms must be submitted for field trip on Monday asap if they are not already in (deadline was today)!

Socks and mittens are being collected for those in need. Please drop off at the office.

Gift Emporium will be happening on Friday in the Fitness Studio (there are many gift items to choose from at greatly reduced prices--25 cents to 2$---) It is a very affordable way for students to shop for Christmas presents and there are lots of great things to choose from that parents/staff have donated.

If you would like to support C.T's chocolate fundraiser (for choir trip to Vienna) you can purchase chocolates for 3 dollars (they make great gifts : ) )


Devoirs:

Please bring 3 dollars if possible to buy supplies for our gingerbread house/train making competition (highlighting the Five Practices for success)

Maths: quiz Friday on multiplying decimals. Keep reviewing! ex. a) 3,58 x 7 b) 4,58 x 5 c) 4,186 x 8

Sciences Humaines: make sure to bring Canadian identity brainstorm for group activity

Multicultural luncheon- We are all very excited about our multicultural luncheon on Friday during Block 3 (11:15-12:15). Don't forget to prepare and bring your contribution on Friday (just two days away).

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 7 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: please bring permission form tomorrow for Monday field trip (13th). Also, pizza order forms have gone home (for Jan. through March). Subway and Sushi order forms to follow soon.

Coming up: Friday December 10th is our Multicultural luncheon for Advisory 42. Thanks goes out to parents for supporting this wonderful opportunity for us to experience cuisine from around the world! Everyone is very excited to try so many delicious sounding dishes!

"The 5 Practices" building/design competition will be taking place Wednesday December 13th. A contribution of 3 dollars would be greatly appreciated to cover the cost of necessary materials.


Devoirs:

Français: quiz on aller, faire, être and avoir (present tense)

Sciences Humaines: brainstorm on canadian identity due tomorrow. Please add words in a different colour pen/pencil to the first draft you have already begun (which has comments on it).

Maths: continue practicing multiplying decimals (quiz on Friday)


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 6 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Please submit permission forms for Monday Dec. 13th fieldtrip by Wednesday.

Coming up:

Advisory 42 Multicultural potluck lunch Friday December 10 (please let me know what you are bringing if you have not already done so).

Scholastic Book Fair: December 14th and 15th in the library (French books available!)

Devoirs:

Maths: finish lesson 10 (including the "va plus loin")

Sciences Humaines: brainstorm on Canadian identity due Wednesday (2nd draft)

Français: present tense verb quiz on Wednesday (aller, avoir, être, and faire)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 3 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder:

PE strip needed for Monday.

Please hand in all Scholastic Orders Monday as we will hopefully receive the books before Christmas break if the order goes in on Monday.

Please submit permission form by Wednesday for our December 13th field trip.

Let me know on Monday (if you have not already) what you are able to bring for our multicultural lunch that will take place Friday December 10th during Block 2-3. At this point, savoury dishes are preferred as we have lots of desserts already. The dish should be a reflection of your family's cultural heritage.

Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: Canadian identity brainstorm due Monday

Français: Continue reading daily in French (check out a link on the blog for French articles that may be of interest)

Have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Mme Couture

le 2 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Scholastic Book Orders: Please return any scholastic book orders by Monday December 6th so that books will arrive before Christmas break.

Devoirs:

Science: Quiz on the animal kingdom tomorrow (continue to review notes and review quizzes)

Français: keep reading daily in French!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 1 décembre 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Please complete all calculations for last months temperatures (explanation of what each calculation involves are already in math notes from September on pink paper)

Science: please complete the review quiz that you received at the end of the day. Answers to the questions are on the back of the quiz so you can check your work. Sometimes more than one answer is possible (level 2 and 3 questions).

Planification du projet: try to have planning finished by Friday if it is not already completed

Bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 30 novembre

Bonjour,

A big thank-you to everyone who wore a mustache today! I think Mr. Lindseth really appreciated the effort and the birthday wishes!

Devoirs:

Cahier de lecture due tomorrow!

Science quiz on Friday (continue to review concepts...e.g. respiration cellulaire, les parties de la cellule, les caractérisques du règne animal...)

Planification du projet due Monday

Passe une bonne soirée et à demain,

Mme Couture

le 29 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Mr. Lindseth Day tomorrow (aka where a mustache day)

Coming up: Advisory 42 multicultural potluck will be taking place on Friday December 10th. Please let me know what dish you can bring by the end of this week.


Devoirs:

Maths: quiz (dividing decimals) tomorrow

Sciences: Quiz vendredi (please continue to review each day, particularly if you had difficulty with the review we corrected today in class.

Planification du projet: Please work on your project plan if you require more than one more block to finish (I will be giving one more block of class time to work in this between now and Friday)

Français: cahier de lecture (due Wed.)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 25 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Congratulations to Advisory 42 for winning Spirit Day today (our winning streak continues!!!) Also, I hope everyone had a fun afternoon at our francophone film outing. My only comment about our walk home: "My feet are numb"...

Devoirs:

Maths: please complete questions from lesson 11 (either #1 on both pages, #2 and #3 OR #3,4 and Va plus loin). We will have a quiz on Tuesday of next week.

Science: If not finished, please complete the Révision du règne animal as it is due on Monday. We will have our quiz on Friday.

Français: cahier de lecture (due on Wednesday)

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow (Pro-D day).

Bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 24 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Important reminder: Pyjama spirit day tomorrow! Let's keep up with our winning streak and have the most students wearing pyjamas of any advisory in the school! Sweatpants count. Bring a change of clothes for our fieldtrip to Oak Bay High (unless you want to walk there in your PJs). Make sure to bring a coat, mittens, scarf, hat etc.

**I am still missing permission forms from two students (you know who you are)** A signed note giving permission is acceptable in case the form has gone missing.

Devoirs: there is nothing due tomorrow BUT...

Science: review on animal kingdom due Monday (with a quiz next Friday)

Anglais: paragraph due tomorrow

Français: cahier de lecture due Wed. Dec. 1st

Maths: Quiz Monday on dividing decimals.

Passe une bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 23 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: please bring permission forms for Thursday field trip as well as PE strip for fitness studio tomorrow.

Upcoming due dates:

Maths: Quiz on Tuesday November 30th(division with decimals)

Français: cahier de lecture due Wednesday December 1st and project proposal (planification du projet) due Friday December 3rd (more class time will be provided)

Science: Review on animal kingdom due Monday and quiz on animal kingdom Friday December 3rd

Passe une bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 22 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

I hope everyone enjoys an exciting and safe snowy day!

Devoirs:

Maths: please complete p. 153 (questions 1 a,c,e and 2 a,c,e) as well as EITHER 3,5a, 7 and 10 OR 4,6,8, and 10 on page 154.

Français: cahier de lecture (everyone should have at least 3 activities completed including coloured images and by the end of this week have at least 4 completed)

Sciences: review animal kingdom information (adaptations, mammal qualities etc...) as we will continue working on review in class this week (with a quiz next week on the animal kingdom)

REMINDER to get all forms in for our field trip on Thursday.

Mme Couture

le 19 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: please bring your forms in on Monday for our field trip.

Devoirs:

Français: cahier de lecture (please have three activities completed for Monday so that you are on track to finish five activities minimum for December 1st)

Sciences Humaines: Good copy of paragraph on children's rights is due on Monday (please submit it along with the rubric from your first draft)

Maths: please complete the three questions from the board. I highly recommend practising a few division questions over the weekend just to stay familiar and comfortable with long division of decimals (e.g. 546 divisé par 3 ; 4782 divisé par 4 ; 4568 divisé par 7)


Passe une très bonne fin de semaine (and enjoy the snow if we get any : ) )

Mme Couture

le 18 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring permission forms in for field trip next Thursday.

Devoirs:

Français: continue to work on cahier de lecture (e.g. images et mots on Omar Khadr)

Sciences Humaines: we will have one more work block for the paragraph on children's rights. If you think you need more time, maybe work a bit on it tonight as well. It is due Monday.

Maths: if not already finished, please complte p. 58 #1-2 and p. 59 #2-5 and #9. Show work (on separate paper if necessary)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 17 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: please bring in permission forms for next week's field trip at earliest convenience. Also, bring gym strip for tomorrow as we have PE after lunch.

Devoirs:

Maths: please complete at least four of the following six division questions:

63,26 divisé par 10
21,03 divisé par 100
123 divisé par 4
2 468 divisé par 2
9 727 divisé par 13
234 divisé par 5


Français: cahier de lecture

Sciences Humaines: continue working on editing paragraph (there will be one more block in class to work on the paragraph so if more time is needed, try to do a bit at home also).

A demain,

Mmme Couture

le 17 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

**Student who would like to re-take the quiz from Monday (problem solving involving multiplication of decimals by tens, hundreds, thousands, tenths, hundredths etc.) can do so tomorrow** --but please review tonight if this is the case...Try going over problems we have corrected in class as well as previous practise questionsMaths: complete today's long division review if not already finished.

Français: continue working on the cahier de lecture (should have three of the five activities completed)

Sciences Humaines: Please make sure to bring children's rights paragraph and rubric with suggestions as we will work on this tomorrow

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 15 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

This is the last reminder to hand in Scholastic Orders as I will be placing the order tomorrow afternoon.

Devoirs:

Français: cahier de lecture (due Dec. 1st)

Maths: complete division review sheet if you did not finish in class

Sciences Humaines: please look over my comments and the rubric from your first draft. I will give time in class for you to write an updated version that incorporates suggestions. Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions if you can't read my writing.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 12 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

REMINDER: we have PE on Monday so please bring your PE strip. Also, please bring in any SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS on Monday so that I can send in our order. Thanks!


Devoirs:

Français: Everyone should have completed at least two activities for "images et mots" by Monday and ideally be almost finished a third activity as the cahier de lecture is due Wed. Dec. 1st (just two weeks away).

Sciences Humaines: continue working on the images et mots for the article we read regarding the arrest and trial of Omar Khadr.

Here is the link to the youtube video that we were't able to watch during the Remembrance Day ceremony. You may have to cut and paste the link into a new window.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf-eARnf6U

Passe une très bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 10 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

For all those anxious to check out the hockey draft standings, here are the instructions on how to access the site:

website: www.hockeydraft.ca (I've also added the link to the blog)

username: mcouture

password: canucksrock

Once you are on the site, you can play around with the different links as you can see the points that you've earned today (once the games begin). There is also a "trash talk" option BUT it is essential that all posted comments are in NO WAY disrespectful. Stick to plugging your own players and celebrating your team's success. The password to post something there is the same as your team name.

Please post in french!


Devoirs:

Maths: quiz vendredi. Everyone should have received three problem solving review questions. I put the answers and work on the back so you can check your answers (only after attempting to complete the question please)


Français: continue working on the cahier de lecture. Please remember that one of the activities is to complete an image et mots for the article on Imar Khadr. You will also need to hand in tha planning page for the images et mots (a list of the key facts in the article that you've organized in chronological order)


A vendredi,

Mme Couture

le 9 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder that there is no school on Thursday of this week.

Devoirs:

Français: continue reading for the cahier de lecture. Review feedback from last month's cahier de lecture (which criteria you are meeting and where you can work on improving) and keep the feedback in mind when working on this month's activities.

Maths: quiz will be moved to Friday as there is a general consensus that more practise is needed when solving problems with decimals and multiplication. Please complete the review that we started today and try using the strategies we talked about and used in class (draw a model...rewrite elements of the question...break the question down into manageable steps or chunks...go back to what you know and try to make connections with the question you are working on etc)

Project proposal: begin brainstorming ideas for a project that you could do that is related to Grade 6 learning outcomes (parent info packages has a summary of the major themes covered this year...I have a few copies in the class and will have them available tomorrow).

A demain,

Mme Couture

lundi le 8 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

It was so great to be back in the classroom today! I really enjoyed getting up to date on what everyone has been up to and I was excited to see the Sciences Humaines paragraphs coming in today. I'm really looking forward to hearing what everyone has to say about Children's Rights in Canada.

Devoirs:

Maths: quiz on mulitplying decimals Wed. We will do extra review tomorrow but try a few practise questions (e.g. 12,45 x 10 12,45 x 0,1 12,45 x 0,001 etc.)

Français: continue reading for Novembre cahier de lecture.

Science: review information on animal kingdom (e.g. animal cell)

Reminder: PE strip needed tomorrow...also it's pizza day. Please have any scholastic orders in by Tuesday of next week (or sooner).

Passe une bonne soirée et à demain,

Mme Couture

le 4 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Although I'm still home sick with the flu and won't be back until Monday, I wanted to check in and give an update on things that are going on in class and work that needs to be completed in the days ahead.

Français: please continue reading every day in French. There are lots of new French books in the classroom that you can sign out to read for this month's cahier de lecture. I will be giving back your Oct. cahier de lecture on Monday with feedback so that you can get an idea of where your strengths are and what you can focus on for this month.

Sciences Humaines: There will be time tomorrow to finish editing your paragraphs and to work on the good copy (if you haven't begun it already). The good copy will be due in class on Monday. Even if you complete it during class on Friday, take a look at it over the weekend to catch minor grammatical errors.

Maths: Review multiplying decimals by tenths, hundredths and thousandths as well as by tens, hundreds and thousands as we will be having a quiz at some point next week (probably Tuesday or Wednesday depending on how confident everyone is feeling with this concept).

Science: On Monday, Make sure to bring the notes you took from the "Jungle" Planet Earth film we watch earlier this week as I would like to review some of the plant and animal adaptations we learned about.

I'm looking forward to hearing how well everyone modeled the five practices with Ms Fontaine not to mention all the things you've been up to while I've been away.

Passez une très bonne fin de semaine et à lundi,

Mme Couture

le 1 novembre 2010

Bonjour,

Thank-you for your excellent behaviour overall on our walk up to Mt. Tolmie this afternoon and to those who took the time to identify animals and plants along the way (good job to whoever was spotted the bald eagle).

Reminder: PHOTO RETAKE DAY TOMORROW (le 2 Novembre)

Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: First draft of children's rights' paragraph should be complete (not the planning but the actual paragraph written out with details and examples).

Maths: Please complete the extra practice from today (show all work).

Anglais: thinking log (this might be from last week?)

Reminder to bring PE strip tomorrow.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 29 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

I just want to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween weekend!

Reminder: Photo retake day is Tuesday November 2nd

Also, please bring warm clothing and appropriate footwear on Monday as we will most likely be going for a walk to Mt. Tolmie if it isn't raining.

Devoirs:

Français: Cahier de lecture due on Monday

Maths: Please complete the three multiplication questions from the overhead(follow the model we did in class of 0,8 x 0,1 also represented as 8/10 x 1/10 also represented as 1/10 of 8/10 (1/10 DE 8/10 in French)

Sciences Humaines: Rough draft of Human Rights paragraph due on Monday (we will be editing in class). Related to what we have been discussing in class (Children's Rights), students might want to check out the article on CBC radio Canada about Omar Khadr.

Passe une très bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Couture

le 28 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Halloween costume contest tomorrow at lunch OR wear black and orange (there is a prize for the advisory with the most students either in costume or in black and orange).

Devoirs:

Français: continue working on the cahier de lecture...and review AVOIR, ETRE, and FAIRE (present tense). Do you know the french expressions that use AVOIR (how many can you remember by heart?) (e.g. avoir soif...avoir faim...etc)

Sciences Humaines: please try to finish the rough draft of your paragraph before the weekend so that you can focus on the cahier de lecture as it is due on Monday.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 27 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Bring PE strip tomorrow and, if you are able to, a food item for Halloween for the Hungry

Devoirs:

Français: Please ensure that you are on track to complete your cahier de lecture for Monday November 1st. You should have at least 4 activities completed at this point and be working on your 5th activity. If that is not the case, try to catch up for Friday so you are not overwhelmed on the weekend. Suggestion: You can record new words as you are reading (onto the vocab sheet) and then look them up afterwards...that is a great way to complete one activity.

Sciences Humaines: Please complete the first draft of your paragraph for Monday. There will be time tomorrow to work on it if you did not get a chance to work on it in class today.

Anglais: bring your thinking log to class tomorrow.

Mme Couture

le 25 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

A reminder that it's Pizza day tomorrow and that there is PE so bring your strip.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS: If parents would like to reserve a time to see me either tomorrow or Wednesday, please phone the school office (250) 598-3336 to book a time. School will end tomorrow and Wednesday at 1:50 due to Parent/Teacher interviews

Devoirs:

Maths: p. 56 1-2 and p. 57 1,2,4 is due tomorrow (please finish at home if it is not completed). Reminder that there is a short quiz tomorrow on multiplying decimals by 10, 100 , 1 000 and 10 000 (please remember to show all work)

Français: work on the cahier de lecture and make sure you finish the exercises on "avoir" and "etre" expressions (present tense) if you aren't already finished.

Sciences Humaines: Paragraph planning on children's rights is due Wednesday (not the paragraph itself but what you want to say in the paragraph). Remember when planning each detail/example in the paragraph to think of whether or not you are answering the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, Why). For example....who specifically are you talking about (e.g. Children with a physical handicap)....what is the issue in terms of children's rights (e.g. the child with the physical handicap cannot access certain rooms within a school because there is no elevator or there is too great a distance to walk) etc. Feel free to look online for statistics that can back up some of the points you are making (e.g. Google groups of key words like homelessness Canada children)

Passe une bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 21 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder that there is no school tomorrow (Pro-D)

Devoirs:

Maths:finish up multiplication questions (review) for Monday if not already finished

Science: review for quiz on Monday (try doing the quiz again that you took home and checking your answers...you can also look at and answer questions from the two page'Révision' we did)

Français: work on the cahier de lecture...you should have at least 4 of the 5 activities completed by next week. Also, look over AVOIR expressions (e.g. avoir faim= to be hungry and avoir raison= to be right etc)

Passe une très bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Couture

mercredi le 20 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Français: work on your "cahier de lecture"

Maths: finish up the questions on multiplying decimals...if you want a challenge try:

a) 43,26 x 12

b) 36,2 x 9

c) 61,95 x 24

Sciences Humaines: Make sure you have written your "phrase d'ouverture" on your planning page for next class (Monday)

Sciences: Continue to review for quiz on Monday. Try doing a quiz written by a classmate and then check your answers as this is a great way to check your understanding. If it's a question Niveau 3 there are many possible answers (sometimes there is more than one correct answer for similarity and difference questions as well)

Passes une bonne soirée et à demain,

Mme Couture

mardi le 19 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder that there is ultimate frisbee tomorrow at lunch and that it is subway day.

Devoirs:

Maths: complete activity on multiplying decimals by 10, 100, 1 000 etc. if not already finished

Science: review material on plant kingdom (quiz has moved to Monday to allow for extra review time...please take advantage of this by closely reviewing material (e.g. try doing a few of the review questions without looking through notes to see if you know the material...try identifying the parts of a plant cell without reading the labels etc.)

Français: Cahier de lecture (everyone should have at least 3 of the 5 written activities completed at this point...please continue working on activities 4 and 5) All activities are to be handed in together on Nov. 1st

Sciences Humaines: remember to come to class with a topic in mind for a paragraph on children's rights.

**Halloween for the hungry**---non perishable food item donations are being collected by each Advisory over the next two weeks as part of a food drive our school takes part in each year at Halloween. Any non perishable food donation is greatly appreciated.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 18 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: PE tomorrow and Pizza Day!

Devoirs:

Français: Cahier de lecture (everyone should have three activities completed at this point as five are due November 1st)

Science: continue to review for Plant Quiz which will take place this week (Wednesday or Thursday of this week)

Sciences Humaines: Please decide on the topic of your Children's Rights paragraph (choose a right that is not always respected in Canada...list of rights on page 27 of textbook)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 15 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

For those interested, there is a special booksigning at Munro's on Saturday at 3pm by the author Kenneth Oppel.

Also, we are beginning a Halloween for the Hungry food drive (Mustart Seed). If you are able to, please bring non perishable food items for our classe's donation box. (We will be gathering food items until the 29th of October).

Devoirs:

Français: Lecture en français et Cahier de lecture (by the end of the weekend you should have three of the five writing activities completed if they are not already finished)

Maths/Sciences Humaines: Graph of clothing origins survey due Monday

Sciences: Finish Plant Kingdom Review (quiz on Wednesday)

Passes une très bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Couture

le 14 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Science: Review plant information

Maths: complete p. 130-131 (1 a,c,e,g,i ; 2 a,c,e ; 4 a,c; 6 et 7)if not already finished

Français: cahier de lecture


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 13 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Please remember to bring in any scholastic orders tomorrow as I am hoping to place our order before the end of the week.

Devoirs:

Sciences: Review information on Plant Kingdom (e.g. photosynthesis, cell parts etc)

Français: Work on Cahier de lecture (only two more weeks left until the first cahier is due...you chould have completed 3 of the 5 activities by the end of this weekend)

Coming up....Parent Teacher Interviews will be taking place October 26/27th. Call the office to set up a time.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 12 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving long weekend!

Reminder to please submit all scholastic orders tomorrow.

Devoirs:

Maths: Quiz demain (please complete the extra review sheet if you received one...the answers are on the back...it's a great way to check your understanding)

Français: continue working on the cahier de lecture and review verbes for Thursday quiz (everyone received an extra review sheet to complete which you can correct using the review we did today)

Passez une bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 8 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

I just wanted to wish everyone a very relaxing and yummy food filled Thanksgiving (Action de Grace)!

Reminder: There is a basketball practice for Grade 6 girls and boys on Tuesday after school...also, please remember your scholastic book orders for Tuesday!

Devoirs:

Français: cahier de lecture and IR, ER, RE verb review (quiz jeudi)

Science: review plant kingdom information (for example, the parts of the plant cell and their function as well as photosynthesis)

Sciences Humaines: Check out this website http://www.droitsenfant.com/index.htm ....

Question: What word does "enfant" come from and what does it mean? (Quel est l'origine du mot "enfant" et qu'est-ce que ce mot veut dire?)

Réflection: Qu'est ce que tu penses de sens d'origine...dans notre culture est-ce toujours quelque chose qu'on dit est-ce qu'on disait cela quand vos parents étaient jeune?

Maths: complete the review we started today if not already finished (arrondir les nombres décimaux). Quiz mercredi

Bonne fin de seimaine,

Mme Couture

le 7 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Please bring in any scholastic orders by next Tuesday

Devoirs:

Français: work on cahier de lecture and review IR, ER and RE verb endings (present tense) as we will be having a quiz next week (day not yet determined)

Maths: complete circled questions on page 127-128 (please read each question carefully...Remember that "supérieur" means greater than or bigger than and "inférieur" means smaller than)...for extra review, you can complete the non-circled questions as well (highly recommended for those who are still not very comfortable with rounding)

Bonne soirée et à demain,

Mme Couture

le 5 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: Subway day tomorrow ALSO please bring any books to be renewed or returned as we have a library block after lunch tomorrow

Devoirs:

Science: If you are taking the quiz (due to absence) or re-quiz, make sure you review tonight as it will take place tomorrow

Sciences Humaines: map of Western Canada (Canada de l'Ouest) is due

Français: Please continue reading in French and working on your Cahier de lecture

Music: please remember your instruments

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 4 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Newsletters were sent home today.

Scholastic Order forms were sent home today. Please submit all orders to me by Tuesday October 12th.

Reminder: Pizza Day tomorrow!

Basketball season will be starting soon. There was an informational meeting today at recess. Make sure to get in touch with Mrs. Lidstone if you are interested in participating.

Devoirs:

Maths: Please complete the fraction/decimal questions (j, k, l)

Science: For those who would like to take the re-test (if you received a 2 or less on the first quiz), it will take place on Wednesday.

Sciences Humaines: map of British Columbia is due on Wednesday.

Français: Please make sure you are reading at least 20 minutes in French. The first cahier de lecture is due November first. The criteria are in in your French section and all the graphic organizers for the activities are at the back of the class.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 1 octobre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder: PE on Monday (bring your PE strip)

Devoirs:

Français: please continue to read each day in French (something that you can understand but that is also challenging)

Maths: review rounding and writing/interpreting numbers greater than one million (go over quiz and see what you might still need to work on).

Science: review vocabulary (eurcaryote, procaryote, hétérotrophe, autotrophe, cytoplasme, etc.)

Les cinq comportements: We will be doing a self evaluation on Monday (how you are doing so far concerning the 5 practic) so maybe take a few moments to think about how you are doing in each area (e.g. Positive in the hallway, Positive in band, Productive in P.E., Prepared in exploratory, Punctual after lunch etc.)

Passez une bonne fin de semaine!

A lundi,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 30 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

I just wanted to pass on a comment from Mr. Reid who said Advisory 42 was absolutely FABULOUS today during their exploratory... He was really impressed with the clean-up at the end of class (the best one he's seen). Way to go Advisory 42!

Devoirs:

Français: try to read for 20 minutes (min.) in French!

Science: Quiz tomorrow (mushroom/fungal kingdom). If you are wondering how to review, try correctly answering the following questions without looking at your notes:

-what part of the mushroom produces the spores?
-Quelle partie du champignon produit les spores?

-how do mushrooms reproduce?
-Comment est-ce que les champignons se reproduisent?

-what is the function of the "larnelle"?
-Quelle est la fonction des larnelles?

-what is the function of the "mycelium"?
-Quelle est la fonction des mycelium?

-How do mushrooms get their energy (what process)?
-Comment est-ce que les champignons trouvent de l'energie?

-What are two similarities between the plant kingdom and the fungus kingdom?
-Quelles sont deux similarités entre le règne végétal et le règne fongique?

-What is a difference between the plant kingdom and the fungus kingdom?
-Quelle est une différence entre le règne végétal et le règne fongique?

-What are two similiarities between the animal kingdom and the fungus kingdom?
-Quelle sont deux similarités entre le règne animal et le règne fongique?

-Can you name each part of the mushroom?
-Peux-tu nommé chaque partie du champignon?

-What does "procaryote" mean?
-Qu'est-ce que procaryote veut dire?

-What does "hétérotrophe" mean?
-Que veut dire "hétérotrophe"?

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 29 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring PE strip tomorrow as we have PE after lunch.

Devoirs:

Maths: Please complete the review sheet I photocopied and distributed (you can correct the answers as they are the same questions we did today in class)

Science: review for Friday quiz on the "règne fongique"

Français: try to read at least 20 minutes in French

**Terry Fox Run is tomorrow** please bring a toonie if you are able

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 28 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Please note that we have moved the Math quiz to Thursday to allow for extra review time at home and in class.

Devoirs:

Français: Quiz tomorrow (verbes "ir" au présent)...take a few minutes to practise writing out a few verbs (everyone should have their corrected review which follows the same format as the quiz).

Maths: complete the extra review questions which we will go over tomorrow (Wed.)

Science: review vocabulary and complete review page which is due tomorrow (Wed.)

Terry Fox: please bring toonie donation if possible for our fundraiser.

Merci et à demain,

Mme Couture

le 27 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

We have a fairly busy week with three quizzes (one in French,one in Math and one in Science). Please see below for specific info on review and quiz dates.

Reminder:

Band takes place tomorrow morning before school (8:00am in the band annex).

Please bring a toonie if you are able to for our Terry Fox Run fundraiser.

Maths: complete review if not finished during class(follows the format of the quiz). We will correct it tomorrow and continue reviewing for the quiz which will take place on Wednesday.

Français: review "IR" verb endings (present tense). We will have a quiz on Wednesday which will follow the format of the review we completed in class today.

Science: complete review if not already finished. We will continue to review new vocabulary on Wednesday and have a short quiz on Friday (Règne fongique).

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 24 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Notices went home today from the band teachers...please share with your parents (and a reminder that instruments need to be brought to class for next Wednesday).

Reminder: any lunch orders need to be submitted and please bring a toonie for our Terry Fox Run fundraiser.

Devoirs:

Science: review vocabulary and information on the Règne fongique

Maths: please complete pages 20 and 21 for Monday (make use of the examples and notes that I handed out as they will help you with the questions). I HIGHLY recommend that finishing the assignment either this evening (Friday) or Saturday as leaving it to Sunday evening might result in forgetting what to do and/or how to do it.

Français: look over IR verb endings present tense and try writing a few sentences using the verbs from the exercise we did yesterday. I will be giving out a review on Monday in preparation for the IR present tense quiz which will be on Wednesday.

IR regular verb ending reminder:

1. remove the "IR" from the verb and add:

je ... IS nous...ISSONS

tu.... IS vous...ISSEZ

il/elle/on...IT ils/elles...ISSENT


Cahier de lecture: please make sure that you are reading a little bit every day (in French). The first Cahier de Lecture is due November 1st (which gives you a month to complete five written activities that can accompany your french reading). You can choose to read novels, articles, stories, graphic novels, non fiction books on a topic of your choice (but in French!)

Passes une bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 23 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Français: Please review IR verbs (present tense)...practise by writing a few sentences using IR verbs (e.g. Je with blanchir....or Vous with bâtir etc).

Maths: There were three numbers on the board to write out in words. If you want more practice here are three more with an example.

Exemple: 300 000 000,45 Trois cent millions et quarante-cinq centièmes

a) 450 000 000 000,89

b) 90 000 000,5

c) 7 000 000 000,456

Reminder: Please bring a toonie (if possible) for our Terry Fox Run fundraiser.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 22 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminders and other start-up info:

Photo Day is tomorrow. Please remember your order form if you have not already brought it to school.

We have PE tomorrow also so please remember your gym strip (change of t-shirt &shorts or gym pants as well as running shoes)

After school choir practice usually run until 4:00pm for those students who are participating. I believe Concert Choir has practices after school on Mondays.

Band on Tuesdays begins at 8:00am. Students have all received information regarding instrument rentals.

**NOTE***: Students should always bring their binders home so they can review new material (or complete any homework they might have).

Devoirs:

Français: Please complete "IR" verb exercise for tomorrow (present tense)

Maths: Please complete p. 12 and 13 if not already finished

Science: Please review the notes we took in class and the hand-out you received regarding the characteristics of living things.

Terry Fox Run: If possible, please bring a toonie as part of our Terry Fox Run fundraiser.

Passe une bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 22 septembre 2010

Bonjour,



Hope to see many parents and students tonight at the Meet the Teacher Community Picnic. I will be giving a brief presentation in our classroom (Room 204) at 5:30 before the festivities begin outside at 6:00pm.
Reminders:

-it's picture day on Thursday (please bring order forms and payment)

-lunch order forms (Subway, Pizza and Sushi) can be returned at earliest convenience for those who would like to take part in these fundraisers

Devoirs:

Maths: please complete p. 7 if you did not finish in class

Science: reminder that the hand-out "Cinq Règnes" is due in Science class tomorrow

Français: Please try to read in French for approx. 20 minutes (if you do not have a book, try one of the links on the blog that connects to several different French or Québecois newspapers)

A ce soir : )

Mme Couture

vendredi le 17 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Thank-you to everyone who got in your "million words or less" assignment and other forms etc.

Reminder that there is no school on Monday (Pro-D day) and that forms have gone home for Subway Day orders and Sushi Day orders. Pizza Day order forms should be available next week.

Devoirs:

Français: Please review for "ER" verb quiz which will take place on Tuesday. I strongly encourage students to practice WRITING a variety of ER verbs in the present tense rather than looking over the review we completed and corrected today in class.

Maths: If not already finished, please complete p. 5 (hand-out) for Tuesday.

Sciences: If not already finished, please complete "Les cinq règnes" including pictures which show an example of a living organism from each of the five kingdoms. This is also due on Tuesday.

MEET THE TEACHER AND COMMUNITY PICNIC: I will be giving a brief presentation in my classroom (204) beginning at 5:30 to all parents and students who can attend this great event. I look forward to seeing you there!


Passez une très bonne fin de semaine et à mardi,

Mme Couture

le 16 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

Reminders:

Please bring a box of kleenex and the "million words or less" assignment for tomorrow if possible (as well as all forms that need to go to the office.

Monday the 20th is a Pro-D day so there is no school.

Devoirs:

Français: QUIZ mardi (ER verbs in the present tense) *** I will be giving students a review worksheet tomorrow AND each student has a verb booklet which models how to conjugate ER verbs in the present tense***

Maths: Please complete all question on pages 2 and 3 (a double sided hand-out) if did not finish in class today).

Anglais: Please bring a book (in English) to your next English class which will be Tuesday Block 3.

A demain,

Mme Couture

mercredi le 15 septembre

Bonjour,

Reminder:

Please make sure to bring needed school supplies for tomorrow (e.g. a binder, subject dividers, pencil crayons, calculator, pens, pencils etc)

Don't forget gym strip for PE tomorrow!

Devoirs:

Français: "ER" verb review (present tense)

Band: Form(s) to be returned at earliest convenience

Photo orders for Thursday September 23rd photo day can be brought to school in advance of photo day (I can keep them in a locked drawer until the 23rd)

Box of kleenex

A million words or less (parent assignment)

Bonne soirée et à demain,

Mme Couture

le 14 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

I hope everyone enjoyed their first time in exploratory today!

Devoirs:

School forms signed by parents/guardians (and money for agenda and lock if applicable)

Photo order form (Photos will be Thursday September 23rd)

Box of kleenex (by Friday please)

Describe your child in a million words or less (parents to complete and to please submit by Friday)

Reminder: Meeting tomorrow at recess for all students interested in Strings

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 13 septembre 2010

Bonjour,

I just wanted to being by saying that I was very impressed at how well everyone in the class was modeling the five practices today (Being Present, Punctual, Positive, Prepared and Productive). Keep up the great work!

Just a reminder of items that need to be returned or brought to school:

Forms signed by parents/guardians

A lock or the funds for a lock so that supplies can be moved into lockers

Box of kleenex (for Friday if possible)

Parent writing assignment (In a million words or less tell me about your child...) -also to be returned by Friday if possible.

Bonne soirée et à demain!

Mme Couture

La Rentrée

Bonjour,

I want to welcome students and parents to my classroom blog for the 2010/2011 academic year!

Each day, I will make a post to the blog updating parents and students of Advisory 42regarding activities that are going on at school. This might include assignment due dates, upcoming field trips, explanations of what we are working on in class and other important school related information.

You will also find a number of links on this page to dictionaries and online resources (including newspaper sites and interactive learning sites).

Although communication within the classroom is entirely in French, my blog will be in English so that both francophone and non fracophone parents can access all information.

I look forward to an exciting and learning filled year!

A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 29 juin 2010

Have an awesome summer!

See you in September!

Mme Couture!

le 28 juin 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Just a reminder to bring your signed permission form, $2.50 and a towel/swimsuit for tomorrow morning's field trip to Oak Bay Rec. Centre (from 9-12:00).

***To those missing library books, please bring the books or $$ to replace them. A form went home today to all students who are still missing a book and or/books with a total amount owing and the book titles.***

Passe une bonne soirée!

Mme Couture

le 25 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Thank-you so much to everyone who brought something in today for our DELICIOUS and AMAZING international luncheon. It was INCREDIBLE! I was so impressed with the dishes that everyone brought. Merci!!

Devoirs:

I will be making our classroom booklet on Monday and if you have any small drawings that you want to add to put on the cover page, feel free to bring them on Monday.

Also, I will be handing out a permission form for Tuesday morning swimming at Oak Bay Rec. Centre.

Have a great weekend and remember to bring an extra bag if necessary (on Monday) to take home any of your extra school supplies.

Mme Couture

le 24 juin 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Don't forget to bring something for our international meal which we'll have tomorrow at 1:00pm.

Also, make sure to submit your class year book submission (about the person whose name you received today).


**Reminder to bring a bag for some of your extra school supplies if you don't have room in your backpack**

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 23 juin 2010

Bonjour,

I just wanted to say that I very much appreciated seeing such respectful and appropriate behaviour on our field trip today from nearly every student. You represented Lansdowne very well and hopefully had an enjoyable day! Thank-you in particular to our parent drivers/chaperone's! We couldn't have gone on this great day trip without you!

Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: Plan the dish you are bringing to Friday's international luncheon (1:00pm Friday afternoon...right after lunch).

Class Yearbook: bring your poem or paragraph (written in French; the theme is a memorable moment/experience from this year....it could be a field trip...your first day in an exploratory....a special accomplishment/project that you did....a friendship moment)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 22 juin 2010

Bonjour,

There is no homework today except to prepare for tomorrow's field trip. Please remember appropriate clothing and footwear (as well as sunblock for when we are at Beacon Hill Park).

We will meet by the Band Annexe at 8:20 and leave at 8:30.

Have a great evening!

Mme Couture

le 21 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Field trip forms must be submitted (I'm sill missing 3!)

Devoirs:

Maths: review for quiz tomorrow (interpretating information ...must be comfortable drawing bar graph, line graph, and circular diagram)

Sciences Humaines: Multicultural Luncheon Friday from 1:00-2:00pm. Please let me know what you are planning on bringing from your country if you have not already done so. A reminder that I can keep things cool in the fridge but we will be eating in the classroom and we will not have access to the kitchen.

Note: PLEASE LOOK FOR ANY BOOKS THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY! BRING THEM TOMORROW PLEASE!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 18 juin 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Reminder that forms for field trip must be returned on Monday if you have not already done so.

Devoirs:

Maths:
1. Please complete review activity (interpreting information using circular diagrams...include fraction and percentage values)
2. Complete Lesson 5 (Module 5) Plotting points on a cartesian plane

EDUCATION PHYSIQUE: If you have a baseball glove, please bring it on Monday! Thank-you

Passes une très bonne fin de semaine and best of luck to students participating in the swim meet and baseball championship finals!

A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 18 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder to complete any late English reading responses and bring them tomorrow.

Also, a reminder to bring any missing forms(for our field trip to the IMAX)

Devoirs:

Maths: please bring your completed diagrams representing the data from your question.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 16 juin

Bonjour,


Please work on English responses (response 3 is due tomorrow)...think DETAIL, EXAMPLES, SUPPORTING YOUR THINKING!
Bring all English with you!

Maths: finish your diagrams representing the data you received today from your "sondage".

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 15 juin 2010

I just wanted to say first of all how impressed I am with all the work you've done on your science projects. I can tell from the models you've created that you spent a lot of time and energy creating them (from the idea of the model to the final product). The posters are informative and detailed. Bravo!

Devoirs:

Anglais: work on your reading responses

Maths: Please bring your question tomorrow with choice of answers (see yesterday's post for a sample question)

Please bring in your forms for the field trip AND LIBRARY BOOKS!!!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 14 juin 2010

Bonjour,

It's so exciting to see all the detailed, creative and accurate models that students have made which illustrate extreme environments! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's display/presentation time.

Reminders:

Please return all library books as soon as possible!

Please submit your permission forms for next Wednesday's field trip.

If you have not already done so, please hand in your CAHIER DE LECTURE!!!

Bring all materials for Science tomorrow as we will be doing presentations/gallery walk poster viewing.

Devoirs:

Maths: Please bring your survey (Write a fairly general question such as "What is your favourite ice cream flavour" and provide 3-5 choices of possible respones (e.g. vanilla, chocolate, maple walnut, chocolate chip mint, strawberry) We will collect data tomorrow for your surveys.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 11 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Science Project: due Monday (please bring all information and diagrams---there is one block on Monday to glue everything onto the poster board, but NO time to complete any of the content so please bring the good copy)

Maths: complete leçon 4---both sides of the page (interpretation of graphs). You will need graph paper as several questions involve drawing graphs that represent the given data.

I am missing a few "cahier de lecture" assignments. Please bring them on Monday (they were due June 9th)

***Don't forget permission forms for the June 23rd field trip***

***All library books are due back...if you have any books checked out please bring them on Monday***

Bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 10 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder to those who have not completed the Cahier de lecture or Sciences Humaines report that it is imperative to submit this tomorrow!

**don't forget pizza money and your field trip forms for our June 23rd IMAX outing

Devoirs:

Maths: interpretation des données (Lesson 4) due Monday

Science: Project on Extreme Environments is due on Monday the 14th

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 9 juin 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Reminders:

Please bring permission form for June 23rd field trip

Please bring pizza money tomorrow for Friday's Eco-Challenge celebration

Devoirs:

Cahier de lecture due today (I'm missing a number of students' work)

Sciences Humaines: Please submit your project tomorrow if you have not already done so!

Science: continue working on models at home (Project due on Monday June 14th)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 8 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Français: Cahier de lecture is due tomorrow!

Science: Continue working on Extreme Environments project (you should be finishing the written portion of your project as we have already spent several classes completing the note taking portion)

Reminder:

Notice going home today regarding June 23rd IMAX/Beacon HIll Park fieldtrip

This Friday is our Pizza/Popcorn Party (reward for our class winning the Eco Challenge---bringing the most re-usable water bottles rather than plastic ones). If you want to partake in the pizza lunch (as popcorn is being provided) please bring $4.00 no later than Thursday!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 8 juin 2010

Bonjour,

It was great to see so many amazing looking reports being submitted on time today! For those who are not finished, please work at getting your assignment in for tomorrow. Also, the cahier de lecture is due on Wednesday (the 9th) and the Science project is due on the 14th!

Keep working hard...you're almost there!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 4 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: Project is due on Monday!

Maths: On Monday, please bring your calculations for May so we can correct the "graphique"


Reminder of upcoming due dates:

Cahier de lecture: due June 9th

Science Project: due June 14th


Passe une bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 3 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Congratulations to everyone on a great concert last night! It's amazing to see how far you have come in just a few short months. Bravo!

Devoirs:

It's crunch time....please continue working on your Sciences Humaines and Sciences as both assignments are due soon (Sciences Humaines is due Monday and Sciences is due on the 14th). Please refer to the assignment criteria (yellow handout that lists all criteria for Socials).


Tomorrow is Curriculum Completion Day. Even if you are not required to stay, it is an EXCELLENT opportunity to work on your projects at home so that you can be finished for the due dates (Sciences Humaines is due on Monday!!!!!)


Update on English Assignments from Mme Kilpatrick:

Digital Storytelling:

June 3 in class - finish narration

June 10 and 17 - Showing dig storytelling to class/assessment

June 3rd (today) is the last opportunity for working on the dig. story in class. Students who do not finish the narration and all other details will need to access the technology lab through Homework Club between now and June 10 in order to finish, and should make arrangements to do so (letting parents know, etc.)


Literature Response Assignment:

June 8 - working independently in class on lit. assignment. Should be finished reading novel by this point.

June 15 - literature assignment due. All components must be handed in this class.

Components of Assignment that need to be completed:

Cause and Effect Timeline: (make sure your name and the title of the book are on it) . You have been keeping up with this as you read the book.

Reading for Meaning Worksheet: hand in worksheet **hyperbole,foreshadowing and imagers are optional.

Characteristics of Protagonist: 3 character traits with one example (quote from book that supports characteristic). Note that the original assignment asked for 2 examples and I've reduced it to 1. Set -up as modeled in class.

Reading Response Journal #3

**If you are unsure of expectations, refer back to your assignment sheet. Note that as discussed in class you are no longer required to Box the Plot, provide examples of hyperbole, foreshadowing or imagery, or complete your connections graphic organizers. If you do choose to do these anyways, I will view it as striving to exceed expectations!

At this time, you have already handed in Reading Response Journal #1 and #2.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 2 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Please complete the math homework if you didn't finish in class (finding the temperature information for May). Have a great time at the band concert!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 1 juin 2010

Bonjour,

Just a reminder that Curriculum Completion Day forms went home today (Curriculum Completion Day is this Friday, June 4th)

Devoirs:

Sciences: please hand in your completed science lab (from our electricity workshop) if you have not already done so

Maths: Complete transformations review (Quiz on Thurday) and make sure to bring your temperature graph for May so we can do all calculations during class tomorrow.

Français: Continue working on cahier de lecture (due June 9th)

Sciences Humaines: Project due on June 7th. Please ensure that you are on track with our timeline (all written portions should now be completed.

Sciences: It is imperative to come to class prepared (notes, written sections, information for models/graphs/diagrams) so that class time can be used effectively.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 31 mai 2010

Bonjour,

It was great to see everyone performing today in the Band Concert. I'm so impressed at how far everyone has come with their instrumetns. You all sounded great!

Continue working on the Cahier de lecture, Sciences and Sciences Humaines assignments. Also, your second reading response is due for English (and you should have 2/3 of your novel read).

Please bring a memory stick with your Science and Socials saved on it (if you're typing it) so you can work on your projects in the lab tomorrow. At this point, you should have the written portion of your Social Studies project completed (including the intro and the conclusion). We will spend time this week working on finishing up the title page, ligne de temps, bibliography, table of contents and extra activities that you can include with your report.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 31 mai 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Devoirs:

Science: The science lab report for our electricity workshop is due on Monday. Please complete over the weekend if you did not finish in class today (don't forget to include a detailed analysis of your findings...describe what you learned/discovered as you completed each activity/experiment using precise vocabulary)


**return agenda forms so we can enter the draw for a pizza lunch**
--you do not have to order an agenda, but must return the completed form--

Ongoing assignments that can be worked on at home:

Sciences Humaines: contineu working on project (in order to be "on track" for the June 7th due date, the good copy of each written section should be complete --either typed or neatly hand written--with labeled images as well as both the introduction and the conclusion)

Science: students have had a chance to talk with their group members about what work needs to be completed. The due date has been extended to June 14th...students should be working on the written portion of the assignment and/or the modele/diagram portion. Refer to the detailed hand-out which includes a detailed description of the assignment criteria)

Maths: review transformations (difference between rotation, reflection and translation). There will be review next week and a quiz probably on Thursday.

Cahier de lecture: continue working on this reading/writing assignment that is due on June 9th (if you can have 4 of the 5 writing activities completed for Monday you are right on track)

le 27 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: complete "rotation" questions and draw cartesian plan on front and back of blank dotted paper that was distributed

Sciences: organize notes/information (ensure that you have completed the research for your portion of the project)

Sciences Humaines: continue working on typing the good copy of the different sections of the project (some students may need to add details and examples if their notes/rough drafts were lacking information/details/examples). Bring drafts and saved work to school on a memory stick. SAVE WORK ON YOUR HARD DRIVES AS BACK UP!

**return forms for agendas**

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 26 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Similar to yesterday, the "homework" is to continue working on your Science and Socials projects especially if you have not finished typing the good copy of your written sections for Social Studies. Also, continue working on the Cahier de lecture (aim to have 4 of the 5 written assignments completed for Monday as it is due on the 9th of June.

Please bring your Social Studies typed work on a memory stick as you can work on adding detail and editing (as well as formatting with images) during school work blocks.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 25 mai 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

It's great to see so many students well on their way to completing the Sciences Humaines project! Well done to all those who are working effectively to complete a detailed, accurate and creative report!

Devoirs:

Continue working on Science, Social Stuides and the Cahier de lecture. Everyone should have now completed all written sections including the introduction and the conclusion. By the end of this week, the good copies of these sections should also be complete (typed or hand written with images) so that the final week can be spent on the timeline, map, table of contents, bibliography, title page and bonus activities.

We will have two full blocks in the computer lab tomorrow so if you are working on typing your project at home, please bring what you have completed on a memory stick so that you cna continue working in the lab. Alternately, you can email your project to yourself as an attachment.

** Some students need dates and descriptions of historical events for their timeline. Please bring this information with you tomorrow.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 20 mai 2010

Congratulations Advisory 42 for winning the Eco-Challenge of bringing re-usable water bottles to school!

** Reminder: No School Friday (Pro-D) or Monday (Victoria Day)
Devoirs:

Sciences: transfer your notes on extreme environments to either paragraphs or short definitions/descriptions with sub-headings (depending on your topic there may be a specific format that makes more sense to use). For example, you may decide to list a number of different instruments used when studying volcanoes and then include a description of what the instrument's function is beside it (OR) if you are using a report as your method of presentation, you may write an essay style format with an intro followed by paragraph descriptions of each instrument used.

Sciences Humaines: Everyone should be finished their paragraphs (good copies) as well as the intro and conclusion for next week (many are choosing to type the good copy). Ideally, you will also have chosen the images you wish to add to each section (some are choosing to insert these images and captions into their word document directly before printing and others are finding images and then cutting and pasting them onto their printed good copies...be aware that it can be difficult to adjust sizing/formatting if you print and then cut/paste your images)

Cahier de lecture: continue working on your reading journal. You should be finished at least 3 of the 5 activities by Tuesday.

Passe une très bonne fin de semaine!

MMe Couture

le 19 mai 2010

Bonjour,

It was great to see many students getting a lot of work completed today during the time we spent in the computer lab. I encourage everyone to keep working a little bit every day at home on Science, Social Studies and French (cahier de lecture).

A reminder to some students to bring the fee for the electricity workshop.

Also, please try to bring a memory stick to school on Tuesday (with your saved socials and science documents)so you work both here and at home on your projects. Another option, if you can't get a memory stick, is to email the documents to yourself as attachments and then you can continue working on them here.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 18 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Thank-you everyone for your enthusiastic and respectful behaviour during our Electricity workshop today. Hope that you are able to share your "electrical" matching activity with parents and siblings. Remember...to complete your circuit, you'll need two AA or two AAA batteries taped together with a negative/positive connection.

Devoirs:

Maths: review hand-out on types of transformations (reflection, translation and rotation)

Sciences Humaines: continue working on typing the good copy (or writing out the good copy neatly). Also, if you are typing, please save your work to a memory stick so you can continue working on the good copy at school during our computer time (e.g. two blocks tomorrow will be in the lab).

Sciences: Your research should be complete at this point so you can being writing out the different sections of your research project on extreme environments.

Cahier de lecture: continue reading in French and working on the 5 written activities that are due June 9th.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 17 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Please continue working on your Sciences Humaines project and your cahier de lecture. Also, review for our math quiz tomorrow (finding the total area of a rectangular prism and drawing a net of a rectangular prism).

Note: our electricity workshop is tomorrow. Some students will be bringing home the information letter today.

Bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 14 mai 2010

Bonjour,

I just wanted to start by recognizing how hard everyone worked today! We had an amazingly productive peer editing session for Sciences Humaines and everyone worked very hard on their cahier de lecture after lunch (Bravo!!!!)

Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: For those who have not yet completed the written portion of their projects, it is imperative to complete this part of the assignment over the weekend! Also, if you are typing your good copy, please save to a memory stick and bring to school as I will be giving you time in the computer lab to type and add images/format.

Sciences: For those who need to use the internet for some research or if you took a book home, please continue taking notes as we need to work on the written portion of the project on extreme environments starting next week.

Cahier de lecture: everyone should have two pages finished (of the five) by the middle of next week. Please ensure that you have at least one entirely finished by Monday. Everyone received the article "Pas de niqabs au Québec" to summarize earlier this week and has had time in class to work on it.

Maths: Complete review on finding area of rectangular prisms. Quiz on Tuesday.

**Reminder to give parents notice form about Electricity workshop**

A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 13 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs: Maths (#2 and #3) please draw the net for the rectangular prism in question 2 ---using a ruler and graph paper.

Sciences Humaines: Bring everything you've completed from your paragraph sections as we will have a peer editing session tomorrow. Don't miss this opportunity to get constructive feedback on your writing!

Cahier de lecture: continue reading in French for your May cahier de lecture. Use the feedback from April's cahier de lecture to help you improve your May cahier de lecture.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 12 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Question 1 a,b,c,d (please draw the net for b as well as finding the total area of each rectangular prism) due tomorrow

Sciences Humaines: peer editing paragraphs on Friday. Please complete your paragraphs for Friday and bring them to class (preferable have a second draft ready with some corrections already made.

Cahier de lecture: continue your French reading for the cahier de lecture (due June 9th). One of your activities must be a summary of the article I handed out today. Please limit yourself to one written activity (plus vocabulary) for each text that you read unless it's a long novel.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 10 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Ordre des Opérations (review). Please use a separate piece of paper to show all work. Complete first page (#1a,c,e,g,h; #2 a,c,e,g,h)

Sciences Humaines: Continue working on your paragraphs. Please do a thorough job on your first draft(spell check on your own, use precise vocabulary, check verb conjugation). We will have a peer editing session on Friday so try to have as much completed by then as possible so you can get feedback on your draft (you will have some time in class to work on this assignment but I STRONGLY encourage you to work hard on this at home as well). Ideally, you will already have made a number of corrections on your own before sharing with your peers.

Sciences: Group project on extreme environments is due June 2nd. We will continue to have research time in class this week.

Français: Cahier de lecture due June 9th. Continue working on this all month (try to have one written activity completed per week so you can finish all five by the due date). Links to french articles are on the Blog (right margin). Also, consult the sample of "Texte dans une Page" that we did as a class on Friday as this gives you a good idea of what I'm looking for in terms of detail and accuracy.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 7 avril 2010

Bonjour,

All parent drivers from the last two field trips should be receiving a signed thank-you card from Advisory 42 that was sent home today.

Devoirs:

Maths: please carefully review finding the area and perimeter/circumference of rectangles, squares, triangles and circles...quiz on Monday! A review sheet was sent home with examples of each (including the formulas!)

Cahier de lecture: continue reading in French and working on your cahier de lecture for the month of May. Use the examples of "Texte dans une page" that we completed today as a class to help you when you work on your own.

Sciences Humaines: your paragraphs should all be completed by the 15th at the latest. We will have an editing session on the 13th or 14th so the more you have completed by then, the more input and help you will have with the editing process.

Sciences: your group project on extreme environments is due on June 2nd...you will continue to have time in class to research, but take some time at home to look things up on the internet if you need to.

Passes une bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Couture

le 6 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Quiz Monday on area/perimeter/circumference...please complete the review on finding the area and circumference of circles.

Sciences Humaines: It is very important to continue working on writing each section of your report. Here is a priority list of what needs to be completed:

1. notes (should be finished--some students needed to add more detail/examples as of last week)

2. paragraphs/mini essays (for each topic--eg. climate and geographie; religion; government; daily life; history etc. you will be transforming your notes into paragraph format. For each section, you should have a short introduction followed by a detailed explanation of the topic including examples. You will usually have a short conclusion after your explanation).

3. images (after you have completed the written portion on your topics, you can add images/graphs that compliment the topic and add depth to your written work. Please label all images/graphs)

4. introducion and conclusion (when you know what information is in your report, you can complete your intro and conclusion) Everyone should still have the example I gave of an intro and a conclusion when we did our project on Afghanistan.

5. Table of contents, bibligraphy, title page, history timeline, map

6. extra activities (word searches, recipes, fun facts...)

7. Put it all together

**Everyone should be part way through stage 2 (writing out your notes into paragraph format). Your goal should be to have all written work completed ---good copy--- by May 15th at the latest.


A demain,

Mme Couture

le 6 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: please find the perimeter and area of the shapes we reviewed today

Français: several students still need to submit this assignment

Sciences Humaines: continue working on the written portions of the report which is due on June 7th. In order to complete this assignment it is imperative to spend some time each day completing the different sections (there are multiple sections--refer to the hand-out which contains a list of each topic to be covered).

Example of what you can do at home: Take your notes on religion and create your "Religion" page (notes to paragraph format). This may take 1-3 evenings.

Suggestion: Divide the work you have to do over the next few weeks and as you complete each step, check it off your to do list. Always be aware of what you have completed and what you still need to finish so you don't get caught in late May with a huge amount of work to do.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 4 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Thank-you so much to all parent drivers for helping us get to and from our field trip today!

Reminder: Class photos tomorrow (Wednesday May 5th)

Français: We will be correcting the Imparfait exercise and assessing the cahier de lecture (if you have not yet submitted it, please bring it tomorrow)

Maths: triangle calculations (area) are due as well as temperature calculations for April.

Sciences Humaines: Continue working on the paragraphs for your report and bring all material to school tomorrow as we will have some time to work on it in class.

Bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

le 3 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to everyone to please be at school for 7:50am tomorrow morning for our field trip to Royal Roads. Don't forget to wear warm clothing and to bring your lunch (including snacks and juice or water)

Devoirs (for Wednesday):

Maths: finding area of triangles (extension: find the length of the hypotenuse for each triangle) and completing the calculations for April temperatures.

Français: Many students still need to hand in their cahier de lecture which was due today.

Sciences Humaines: continue working on the written portion of your report.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 3 mai 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder that Eco-Rowing is taking place on Tuesday May 4th and that we are leaving the school at 8:00am.

Devoirs:

Français: Cahier de lecture is due on Monday! (All five activities need to be completed and submitted on Monday morning) Please take the time to read carefully over your work to check for spelling and grammar errors. Also, verify that you are using a precise vocabulary in your summaries.

Sciences Humaines: You should all be working on writing the different sections of your report using the notes you have gathered. In some instances, you may need to do a bit more research to fill any "holes" in your notes (sometimes details and explanations are missing).

Maths: continue reviewing area and perimeter of rectangles as well as the area of triangles and circumference of circles. Excellent work this week on our fractions review activity! It was great to hear so much math vocabulary being used correctly to explain your thinking when reducing fractions and solving equations involving finding a common denominator. Bravo!


A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 30 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Important reminder to those students who have not submited their Eco-Rowing permission form and waiver that it is imperative to return the form tomorrow!

Devoirs:

Français: ensure that you have completed the Imparfait exercises that were due today which we didn't have a chance to correct. Also, continue working on the Cahier de Lecture...remember that all you readings for the cahier de lecture must be in FRENCH.

Sciences Humaines: continue working on your project (notes that can be added to---details and examples as well as the beginning stages of writing out the notes into paragraphs)

Anglais: First "Response Journal" for the Responding to Literature project is due on Tuesday May 4. Students should be at least one third of their way through their novel now, keeping up with their timeline, character development notes etc. They have an outline of the assignment in their duotangs.

Also, students who were unprepared today in Digital Storytelling need to make sure their storyboards are complete for next Thursday (May 6) and should have their images chosen and saved. If they have any questions they can check in with Ms. Spies tomorrow or next Thursday morning, or with a classmate or myself anytime between now and Thursday.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 29 avril 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

An important notice was sent home today regarding Eco-Rowing next Tuesday. It explains arrival time and expectations for the day. I have also sent a form home to parents who have offered to drive outlining arrival/departure times and location. (Note: We will be leaving Lansdowne at 8:00am on Tuesday and it is important therefore that students arrive by 7:50 so we can get organized of the day).

Devoirs:

Cahier de lecture: 5 activities are due on May 3rd.

Sciences Humaines: continue working on social's project (add to your notes now that you have seen my comments and the rubric)

Français: complete Activity A of the imparfait booklet (please put all verbs in the nous form present tense before doing the question in the imparfait)

Mme Couture

le 27 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Quiz demain (aire et perimètre de rectangles)

Français: Cahier de lecture (due Monday May 3rd) The comprehension questions that are with the articles DO NOT count as your five activities. You need a minimum of 5 activity sheets completed (including Le texte dans une page and two Images et Mots or Déroulement de l'Histoire...the other two you can choose).

Eco-Rowing Forms (I'm still missing four)

A demain,

Mme Couture

lundi le 27 avril 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

I hope everyone enjoyed our outing today! I know I learned a lot from the guides that we explored the wetlands with.

Devoirs:

Maths: study for area and perimeter quiz (Wed.)

Français: continue working on the cahier de lecture. You should have 4 of the 5 activities completed at this point. All five activities are due May 3rd.

Sciences Humaines: a number of students did not hand in their social studies notes. Please bring them tomorrow if you forgot them!

ECO-ROWING: please return signed permission and waiver form as well as payment for tomorrow if you forgot it today.

A demain,

Mmme Couture

le 22 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Reminder that tomorrow is a Pro-D day so no school.

Devoirs:

Cahier de lecture: please have four of the five assigned activities completed for Monday (the entire reading log is due on May 4th)

Sciences Humaines: notes for your project are due on Monday (for all topics on your country)

Maths: Quiz on area and perimeter (rectangles) on Wed. Please practise finding both and showing ALL work.

Scholastic orders must be in on Monday at the latest!

*Reminder to parents driving to Swan Lake on Monday afternoon. Please ensure you have filled out necessary paperwork in the office prior to 12:20 when we will be meeting in the foyer to leave for Swan Lake. (Must bring driver's license and insurance). Thank-you again for helping out with our field trip. It is much appreciated!

Passe une bonne fin de semaine!

Mme couture

le 21 avril 2010

Bonjour,


Devoirs:

Sciences Humaines: continue note taking (notes taken from researched information are due on Monday April 26th)

Maths: please complete questions from overhead regarding area and perimeter of rectangles (show all work!). Also, draw the dimensions of your measured room on graph paper and label appropriately (equal sides, right angles, length of sides in METERS)

Français: complete worksheet on imparfait. For question 5 include a paragraph with a minimum of five sentences using five different verbs.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 20 avril 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Devoirs:


CHED: please complete the T-square activity sheet (identify two criteria for each type of wellness we discussed- social, emotional and physical as well as one example of proof that corresponds with each criteria you write...Note: the criteria can be found on the mauve hand-out that describes each type of wellness)

Maths: complete the math review on adding and subtracting large numbers (please show all work on a separate piece of paper)

Sciences Humaines: continue note taking

Français: continue working on cahier de lecture (all reading material must be in French!)

**reminder to bring in permission forms and scholastic book orders**

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 19 avril 2010

Bonjour,

A reminder that permission forms for Swan Lake field trip on Monday April 26th are due.

A permission form is going home today for our May 4th field trip to Royal Roads. This permission form includes a standard waiver for the rowing portion of the field trip. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.


Devoirs:

Maths: complete rectangle drawings according to the example we went over together in class. Please find the perimeter for all rectangles and show all work (use the three methods students suggested in class to verify that they work).

Sciences Humaines: continue note taking for project. Notes are due on Monday April 26th. At this point, you should have found all necessary information either in books or online and are now extracting the information that you need to include in your report.

CHED- one or two students still need to submit their essay.

**A reminder that for Earth Week, the Eco-club has challenged students to bring a re-usable water bottle**

**Scholastic orders are due on Thursday the 22nd**

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 16 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: complete questions from white board regarding the properties of the circle.

CHED: several students still need to submit their essay (please do so on Monday)

Sciences Humaines: Notes are due Monday the 26th ...you should be well under way in terms of taking notes from the information you have gathered both online and from books.

Cahier de lecture: please ensure that you have a minimum of three written activities completed on your readings by Monday.

**Please return form for Swan Lake field trip** We now have enough parent drivers(apologies for writing Royal Roads instead of Swan Lake on that portion of the notice)

**Next week, another notice will be sent home regarding our May 4th field trip to Royal Roads for Eco-Rowing (stay tuned)

Bonne fin de semaine,

Mme Couture

le 15 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Please hand in permission forms for field trip to Swan Lake by Monday April 19th

Français: Continue working on the cahier de lecture (reading articles, stories, novels in French and writing about them in French)

Sciences Humaines: continue researching project. Your notes are due on April 26th (for all topics that need to be covered for your country)

Scholastic Orders: please submit orders by April 22nd (next Thursday)

Maths: complete homework assignment (drawing circles, diameter, radius and measuring angles)

CHED: Please submit CHED essay tomorrow if you are one of the 7 students who have not yet handed this in. Merci!

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 14 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Scholastic Book orders are due on April 22nd

Please return the notice that went home today regarding our April 26th afternoon field trip to Swan Lake

Continue working on the Cahier de lecture (due May 3rd)

A demain,

Mme Couture

WEAR PINK: Anti-Bullying Day Wednesday April 14th

If you are committed to stopping bullying, remember to wear pink tomorrow in support of Anti-Bullying Day!!!

le 13 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Science: Take the opportunity to improve your science observations presentation page by verifying that you are meeting all criteria which we reviewed today (detail/precision of drawings, size of sepcimen/species name/kingdom outlined in black ink, neat and clearly visible title- La diversité dans ma communauté, accuracy of spelling and species written in French when possible...)

**Please submit Science assignment tomorrow, April 14th**

CHED: the essay was due yesterday...please submit good copy tomorrow if it is late

Maths: quiz tomorrow (measuring angles) Please bring your "rapporteur d'angles"

Sciences Humaines: continue researching and note taking.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 12 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Anglais: complete your Memoir to hand in tomorrow if you chose to re-do this assignment

CHED: Good copy is due...please complete and submit.

Science: Several students have not submitted the Science homework (please hand this assignment in tomorrow. It involves colouring the drawings of observed species, cutting them out, and pasting them onto the presentation paper I handed out on Friday).

Français: please ensure that you have read at least one of the two articles I handed out on Friday and that you complete a summary for each (using either Images et Mots or Deroulement de l'Histoire). You should have both articles summarized by early next week as there are 5 writing activities that must be completed for May 3rd.

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 9 avril 2010

Bonjour,

I hope everyone has a safe, productive and enjoyable weekend in the sunshine!

Devoirs:

Français: Cahier de lecture (reading log)...please read at least ONE of the articles I gave you and complete a summary and the comprehension questions for Monday April 12th. Your can choose either a IMAGES ET MOTS or Déroulement de l'histoire graphic organizer to do your resumé (don't forget that your drawings should add to your summary by communicating information from the article in a graphic format). è

**On May 3rd you will need to submit the completed reading log which will include 5 writing assignments related to you readings.**

Maths: review measuring angles for quiz next Wednesday the 14th.

Sciences Humaines: Please work on the major research project at home on a regular basis. At this stage, this could include reading online/printed material and selecting relevant passages, taking notes on relevant passages that you have found in books or online and finally, organizing your notes in preparation for the written portion of your report.

Science: please finish colouring your sketches of the different plant species we observed and cut/paste them onto the card stock I distributed today. This is due on Monday (April 12th)

Anglais: A reminder from Mme Kilpatrick that if you are re-doing your memoir assignment, it must be handed in by Tuesday. You can drop it off in her room either Monday or Tuesday (remember there is no English class on Tuesday due to the band trip). Also, keep in mind that you will need to continue collecting items for Thursday's digital story telling class.


A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 8 avril 2010

Devoirs:


Maths: finish the two-sided worksheet (finding angles) --Quiz on Monday

Sciences Humaines: continue researching country

A demain,

Mme Couture

Sondage....

Bonjour,

J'apprends à créer des sondages. Si cela te tente...essaie de faire cette première tentative!

Click here to take survey

Mme Couture

le 7 avril 2010

Bonjour tout le monde,

Devoirs:

Maths: please review for quiz tomorrow (on types of quadrilaterals, triangles and angles---know their names and characteristics in French)

CHED- good copy due on Monday

Sciences Humaines- please bring your books and materials to class to use during our work blocks

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 1 avril 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: p. 129/130 (Triangles), calculate the temperature averages, medians etc for Rabat and Victoria, complete your math drawing with quadrilaterals

Sciences Humaines: continue researching your country (reading, finding resources etc)

CHED: work on your good copy if you have conferenced with me.

Have a safe and enjoyable Easter long weekend!

Mme Couture

le 31 mars 2010

Bonjour,

Continue researching the country you are studying for your research project in Social Studies. Begin your good copy of CHED if you have conferenced with me.

Share with parents, siblings and friends about the different plants we saw today on our walk to Mt. Tolmie (e.g. questionable rock-frog, white fawn lily, oregon grape, shooting star, sitka spruce, douglas fir....)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 30 mars 2010

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

CHED: if you had your student/teacher conference today, begin working on your good copy.

Sciences Humaines: continue researching your country (and bring all research books with you tomorrow)

Maths: make sure you have a theme and rough outline for your quadrilateral drawing (students will be drawing a scene on a topic of their choice which must include at least two of each quadrilateral shape we have studied so far--parallèlogramme, losange (rhombus), carré, rectangle, trapèze)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 29 mars 2010

Bonjour,


Devoirs:

Maths: Quiz tomorrow (parallel and perpendicular lines; angles aigus, angles obtus et angles droits)

CHED: first draft of essay is due (5-6 paragraphs total including introduction, 2-3 paragraphs in body, conclusion)

A demain,

Mme Couture

le 26 mars 2010

Bonjour,

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend!

Devoirs:

Maths: please complete pages 126/127 and review types of angles as well as perpendicular and parallel line relationships for a quiz on Tuesday

Sciences Humaines: Think of a country that you would like to study (please choose your country by Tuesday)

CHED: the first draft of your essay is due on Tuesday

EARTH HOUR: tomorrow night from 8:30-9:30pm it is Earth Hour. Try to turn of ALL electronic devices in your home for one hour. It's a great time to break out the candles and play games/talk with your friends and family.

Bonne fin de semaine!

Mme Couture