Poetry Slam
The fifth and final poem (for now) in our portfolio is a poem on societal issues.
What issues do we face in 2019 (soon to be 2020)?
What can we do about it?

I hope you all have a wonderful vacation!!!
See you in 2020!

Math assessments were handed back today. Please share them with your family at home.

Poetry Slam
Today we looked at advice poems.
What advice do you have to give? Who needs to hear this advice - make your audience clear. How can you get people to fully understand your advice and why it is important?

Please tell the folks at home about our presentation by Superintendent Cecil Roach.

Please share your plot diagram assessment with your family at home.

Math
In class assessment tomorrow: area of composite figures.
Please remember! Start with a formula.

Poetry Slam
List poems today.
Based on your titles - I'm really looking forward to hearing your work tomorrow!

Math
Please complete the Hardwood floor vs. carpet problem that we worked on today. Remember that I am evaluating this assignment - communication, communication, communication!

Poetry Slam
Today we looked at "Dear" poems.
Who (or what) will you write your letter to?
What do you have to tell them?

Poetry Slam
Today we started building our portfolio of spoken word poems.
Today's writing challenge - "If you had the attention of the whole word for three minutes - what would you say?"

Here is what G. Yamazawa had to say about the power of words...

Math/Outdoor Ed
We used our knowledge of calculating area of a composite figure to figure out the area covered by purple loosestrife in the trail system.

Body Image

Here are the videos that we watched today in case you need to complete your reflections.

Math

Please complete the following questions: (remember to always start with a formula!)

I handed back assessments today for both math and literacy. Please share these with the folks at home.

Body Image

Today we discussed the quotes below.

What do they mean to you?

Which one really rings true for you and why?

Math
We continued working on area of a composite figure. Please make sure you have finished the work we started today in class.

The Bridge Home
Please remember the plot diagram is due Friday.
You will have time to work on it tomorrow in class.

Outdoor Ed.
It has begun...

Who made these?

Math
Please complete the work composite figures that we started today.
Remember I'll be looking for a formula that starts with "total area equals..."

Outdoor Ed
Since the rain kept us in today - my plan is to go out tomorrow.
Please come dressed to learn outside tomorrow.

Body Image
Please complete the reflection we began in class.
What is you understanding of appearance ideals , the cost of the appearance ideals and whether or not it is worth challenging or resisting those ideals.

Bridge Home
Your plot diagram is due Friday.
I'll be looking for:

• Your understanding of the parts of a story
• How the events of The Bridge Home fit into the parts of a story
• Supporting details from the The Bridge Home

We continued our discussions on self image and body image today:

Math
Final assessment in probability is tomorrow.
Please review the vocabulary we discussed today.

Health
We started discussions around body image and appearance ideals.
Appearance ideals are what our culture or society tells us how we should look.
Below are the ideals that we brainstormed on how our current society tell us to look.
Now, please think about who, or what, is giving us this message?

French test tomorrow!

Math
We will be wrapping up our work on probability this week with a test on Thursday and Friday.

The Bridge Home
The story is really moving and getting tense!
This is a good indication that we are reaching the climax.
Tell the folks at home what is going on.
I hope you are taking good notes for your plot diagram assignment.

Math
Tomorrow our groups will be presenting our ideas and methods for the Leo the Rabbit problem.
Please make sure you understand what your group has worked on as each group member is expected to contribute to your sharing. I will be assessing your thinking and communication in particular.

French
Test Wednesday

Geography
Key terms - chapter 3

Science
Bring materials for bridge

What a beautiful day in the forest!
We documented some tracks - great to see evidence of who we share this space with.
Here is a link to the iNaturalist project we will discuss tomorrow.

Moraine Hills iNaturalist project

We celebrated our Hawks Cup win today with some frozen treats!
Keep up the kindness - not for the points - because its the right thing to do.

Math
We will continue with the Leo the Rabbit question:

Leo the Rabbit is climbing up a flight of 10 steps. Leo can only hop up 1 or 2 steps each time he hops. He never hops down, only up. How many different ways can Leo hop up the flight of 10 steps? Provide evidence to justify your thinking.

Tomorrow is jersey day!
If you have a sports jersey wear it tomorrow to get our class Hawks Cup points.

Tomorrow will also be our frozen treat party! Woo Hoo!!!

Math
Please finish probability of a specific event from today.

Sadly - we did not get to learn from the folks at Waterlution. I'm working on rescheduling!

Team
I'm really excited about how we are starting to work together as a team.
We are starting to listen to the quieter voices among us and we are starting to realize that each and every person has great things to contribute to our community.
Great job!

Infographics are due tomorrow!
Please check the blog post on Nov. 20th for the success criteria.

I am very excited to be learning with folks from Waterlution tomorrow!

We'll see how we can learn from our celery experiment.

Many many thanks to our class members who replanted our desk plants in our awesome new pots!

Math
Please complete the work on tree diagrams that we began today.

Outdoor Learning
Considering we did not go out today - we will be going out tomorrow. Please dress to learn outside.
We will head down to the water to discuss the following questions:
1. Where does your drinking water come from?
2. When you turn on the tap, are you ever concerned about the water not being safe?
3. Do you think everyone has access to clean drinking water?
4. What is a boil water advisory?
5. What do you think causes boil water advisories?
6. Why is it important for everyone to have safe drinking water?

Geography
Research is due next class.

Math
Below is theoretical probability we discussed in class.
If you were to bet $100 on one roll of the dice - which number would you bet on? Please explain fully using the vocabulary we have been working on.

Infographic Assignment
Your challenge is to create an infographic that balances the statistics around homelessness in Canada and the stories behind the real people that are homeless.
Here is the success criteria that we created together:

• Current statistics - homelessness in Canada
• Humanize the issue
• Neat - organized, readable and clear
• Prioritize information - not too wordy
• Pictures - clear, relatable (appropriate) connect to the words
• Text/font - bold, eye-catching, variety in colour and size, readable
• Titles and subtitles

Remember this will be due on Wednesday.

It can be done on computer - or hand written/drawn.

Here are some more examples:

Literacy
Awesome knowledge building circle today! Please take the thoughts and ideas shared today to now revise our school land acknowledgement. I will collect your rewritten land acknowledgement on Wednesday. Remember you need to acknowledge the Dish With One Spoon Treaty and connect it in a meaningful way to our school pillars of Be Kind to Yourself, Be Kind to Others and Be Kind to the Environment.

"At Moraine Hills we would like to acknowledge that we live, work and play on Dish With One Spoon Treaty Lands. This treaty agreement is an understanding that all people - past, present and future - who share this land are responsible for making sure that we are kind to ourselves, kind to one another, and kind to the land that we call home. In this spirit, we are working towards peace, reconciliation, and equal rights for our indigenous partners."


Math
In a 750 g bag of mixed nuts, the ratio of peanuts to cashews to almonds is 8 : 4 : 3 by mass. Determine the masses of the peanuts, cashews and almonds in the bag.

Please return report card envelopes!

What a great day at the McMichael yesterday!

I'm so excited for our outdoor ed field trip tomorrow!
Please remember to bring your lunch and to dress warmly! Layers, boots, hats, mitts etc...

Progress Reports
Progress reports went home today.
Please be kind to the environment and return the envelope so we can use it for your next report.

Math
A nickel is worth 5 cents (5¢), a dime is worth 10 cents (10¢), a quarter is worth 25 cents (25¢), and a dollar is worth 100 cents (100¢).

A piggy bank contains some quarters, dimes and nickels. There are no other coins in the piggy bank. The ratio of the number of quarters to the number of dimes to the number of nickels in the piggy bank is 9 : 3 : 1.

The total value of all of the coins in the piggy bank is $18.20. Determine the number of coins in the piggy bank.

Use today's discussion to help you solve the above problem.

Math

In 5 years the average North American eats about 115 kg of fruit. How much does the average North American eat in 7 years?

Land Acknowledgement
Let's think about the wording:
"At Moraine Hills we would like to acknowledge that we live, work and play on Dish With One Spoon Treaty Lands. This treaty agreement is an understanding that all people - past, present and future - who share this land are responsible for making sure that we are kind to ourselves, kind to one another, and kind to the land that we call home. In this spirit, we are working towards peace, reconciliation, and equal rights for our indigenous partners."

Number Squares

What did you learn about yourself as we solved this puzzle together?

What did you learn about your classmates?

Math
Please answer the following question using pictures, numbers and words.

At a track and field meet, Shaun and Raoul are competing in a 1000 m race. Suppose that, after the first few seconds of acceleration, both runners run at a constant speed.

The judges recorded the following information using a stopwatch:
After 20 seconds, Shaun passed the 100 m mark
After 25 seconds, Raoul passed the 150 m mark

How can you determine the winner of the race? By how much did they win?

Please practice your monologues for Monday.
I'm looking forward to your amazing work!

Beautiful day outside.
Keep working on your triptych.
How did our trail space and waterway look in the past? now? in the future?

Hi everyone!
I am out doing some learning today for our class, Eco Hawks and outdoor club.
I wanted to remind you that tomorrow is day 1 and that means outdoor ed!
Please make sure you dress to be out in the forest tomorrow. Boots, hats and mitts.
If any of these things are not available to you - please let me know and I can help with that.

Field Trip!
As many of you know, we are headed to the McMichael Gallery on Nov. 14th as part of our outdoor education program. If you have not done so already, could you please make sure that the permission form is signed and returned to me as soon as possible? Also - we need two parent volunteers to help out on this trip. If you are able to come (and have a vulnerable sector check) please send me an email at michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca. Many thanks!



Telegraph
Our ongoing discussion around our collective mental health and well being has continued with the game telegraph.
How can you make things easier for your group?
How can you make sure everyone feels they are an important part of the process?

Monologue
Please make sure you are revising and now practicing your monologues for Monday's presentations.