Some students were asking me to upload the notes from today regarding the information for the Social Studies quiz on Wednesday. Check out the embedded Google Doc below.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Updates December 8-13
Social Quiz
We will be finishing up the first two topics of our Power & Authority unit in social this week, and will be having an exam to wrap things up before we go to the holiday break. Students will go over what to review in class tomorrow. Our quiz will take place on Wednesday, December 11th.
ELA Exam
Our ELA Elements of a Short Story exam will take place on Thursday, December 12. For information on what is on the test, check out the previous blog post.
ELA Independent Reading Project
A reminder that the Independent Reading project that was assigned in September is due next week on Wednesday December 18th. Students who are leaving early are expected to hand it in before they leave. Some students are still scrambling to complete this project. The assignment outline and the rubric are both on the "Handouts" Page, but I will insert them below for simplicity:
Kindness Project
In December, we are celebrating the virtue of Kindness. 7-56 students have elected to participate in a Kindness Project. Stay tuned for more information on what will be coming.
ELA Theatre Trip
On the afternoon of Thursday, December 19th, we will be going over to Vic Juba Theatre to watch a play by the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. It's called Mekiwin: The Gift. Check out the poster for the event here. There is no cost to students, but they are taking donations for The Olive Tree, so if you would like to send donations, it would be appreciated!
Grade 7 Movie AM
As Ryan has already sent out, on Tuesday, December 17th in the morning, all grade 7s will be going to the May Theatre for our annual movie morning. The cost is $3 plus whatever students would like to spend on snacks.
Talent Show
On the last day of school, Friday December 20th, we will be hosting the annual Bishop Lloyd Talent Show. Students and staff will be auditioning this week (Monday and Tuesday after school) to showcase their talents in a morning assembly. Parents are, of course, invited to join in the fun and excitement. I will update later with the exact start time, though it is estimated that it will be 9 am.
We will be finishing up the first two topics of our Power & Authority unit in social this week, and will be having an exam to wrap things up before we go to the holiday break. Students will go over what to review in class tomorrow. Our quiz will take place on Wednesday, December 11th.
ELA Exam
Our ELA Elements of a Short Story exam will take place on Thursday, December 12. For information on what is on the test, check out the previous blog post.
ELA Independent Reading Project
A reminder that the Independent Reading project that was assigned in September is due next week on Wednesday December 18th. Students who are leaving early are expected to hand it in before they leave. Some students are still scrambling to complete this project. The assignment outline and the rubric are both on the "Handouts" Page, but I will insert them below for simplicity:
Kindness Project
In December, we are celebrating the virtue of Kindness. 7-56 students have elected to participate in a Kindness Project. Stay tuned for more information on what will be coming.
ELA Theatre Trip
On the afternoon of Thursday, December 19th, we will be going over to Vic Juba Theatre to watch a play by the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company. It's called Mekiwin: The Gift. Check out the poster for the event here. There is no cost to students, but they are taking donations for The Olive Tree, so if you would like to send donations, it would be appreciated!
Grade 7 Movie AM
As Ryan has already sent out, on Tuesday, December 17th in the morning, all grade 7s will be going to the May Theatre for our annual movie morning. The cost is $3 plus whatever students would like to spend on snacks.
Talent Show
On the last day of school, Friday December 20th, we will be hosting the annual Bishop Lloyd Talent Show. Students and staff will be auditioning this week (Monday and Tuesday after school) to showcase their talents in a morning assembly. Parents are, of course, invited to join in the fun and excitement. I will update later with the exact start time, though it is estimated that it will be 9 am.
ELA Elements of a Short Story Review
It's review time! We have our ELA Mysteries PART ONE quiz this week. The quiz will cover the Elements of a Short Story. Check out below the Flocabulary "Five Things" video, the presentation slides, and the outline for the quiz. Enjoy!
Quiz Outline
Knowledge
Be able to explain:
In addition to being able to explain them, students should have an understanding of the stories that we have read in class, and have an idea of a few examples of different types of characters, or settings, based on the stories that we have read.
Application
Read a new short story, and use the plot diagram template to identify the different parts of the story.
Click here to see the plot diagram template.
Take care,
- Mr. Hyland
Quiz Outline
Knowledge
Be able to explain:
- Plot
- Exposition
- Initial Incident
- Rising Action
- Climax
- Falling Action
- Resolution
- Fill in a plot diagram
- Character
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Static
- Dynamic
- Conflict
- Character versus self
- Character versus character
- Character versus nature
- Character versus society
- Theme
- Setting
- Mood
In addition to being able to explain them, students should have an understanding of the stories that we have read in class, and have an idea of a few examples of different types of characters, or settings, based on the stories that we have read.
Application
Read a new short story, and use the plot diagram template to identify the different parts of the story.
Click here to see the plot diagram template.
Flocabulary: Five Things
Elements of a Short Story Slides
Take care,
- Mr. Hyland
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Updates November 19-22
Hello again all!
A few updates today:
Performing Arts: Students are working on scenes for presentation. All scenes are to be memorized. Students are working in pairs on this performance. TOMORROW (Wed. Nov. 20) is our dress rehearsal. All students should be ready to go, with all props, costumes, etc. for our scene dress rehearsals. The final presentations will be on Monday, November 25th.
PA/Band: On Tuesday, November 26th, students will be engaged in an Arts AM. PA students will head over to LCHS to tour their drama area, to watch some performances from their students, and to participate in a master class on improv with them.
Band students will get a full band rehearsal in preparation for the December 3rd concert at Vic Juba! This will be a great day for students to work on their instruments, and rehearse in sectionals and with the whole band together.
ELA: All students should have handed in their first drafts of their Fractured Fairy tales. Today we went through reviews, and tomorrow will be the final peer-editing session. ALL FINAL versions of their stories are due on Friday, November 22nd.
Discovery Day: On Thursday, November 28th in the afternoon, students will be able to sign up for a selection of choices of discovery day activities. Ballots have been cast with their choices, and students will be grouped into activities based on those choices. The afternoon will be alternate, with students heading off to various locations to participate in their chosen activities. There may be a cost for some choices, and students will need to have those fees in ASAP after they learn about what activity they are in.
Winter Dance: I encourage all students to come out to our winter dance. It is on Thursday November 21, from 6:30 - 10:00 pm. It's always a good time. In addition, there will be a green screen set up at the dance, and students are encouraged to have their photos taken in the green screen, and have them put into a wintery background. Cost is $2 a photo, with additional prints costing $1 extra. If you're interested in chaperoning for the dance, send an email to jaquie.pollard@lpsd.ca for more information. You're more than welcome, despite what your student might say.
ABC Rafiki Friend Chain Sales: Our WE Team is selling "ABC Rafiki Education Friend Chains" to help raise money to help students attend school in Ecuador. It's part of our year-long initiative to help bring education to students around the world. They're $10 each, and make great meaningful gifts. (Can you tell I'm helping to sell them?) For more information, check out our info page here!
You could also see the video below. If you'd like to order one or many, send your child with your request and the money, or request directly to me via email and just send the funds with your student.
Have a great week!
A few updates today:
Performing Arts: Students are working on scenes for presentation. All scenes are to be memorized. Students are working in pairs on this performance. TOMORROW (Wed. Nov. 20) is our dress rehearsal. All students should be ready to go, with all props, costumes, etc. for our scene dress rehearsals. The final presentations will be on Monday, November 25th.
PA/Band: On Tuesday, November 26th, students will be engaged in an Arts AM. PA students will head over to LCHS to tour their drama area, to watch some performances from their students, and to participate in a master class on improv with them.
Band students will get a full band rehearsal in preparation for the December 3rd concert at Vic Juba! This will be a great day for students to work on their instruments, and rehearse in sectionals and with the whole band together.
ELA: All students should have handed in their first drafts of their Fractured Fairy tales. Today we went through reviews, and tomorrow will be the final peer-editing session. ALL FINAL versions of their stories are due on Friday, November 22nd.
Discovery Day: On Thursday, November 28th in the afternoon, students will be able to sign up for a selection of choices of discovery day activities. Ballots have been cast with their choices, and students will be grouped into activities based on those choices. The afternoon will be alternate, with students heading off to various locations to participate in their chosen activities. There may be a cost for some choices, and students will need to have those fees in ASAP after they learn about what activity they are in.
Winter Dance: I encourage all students to come out to our winter dance. It is on Thursday November 21, from 6:30 - 10:00 pm. It's always a good time. In addition, there will be a green screen set up at the dance, and students are encouraged to have their photos taken in the green screen, and have them put into a wintery background. Cost is $2 a photo, with additional prints costing $1 extra. If you're interested in chaperoning for the dance, send an email to jaquie.pollard@lpsd.ca for more information. You're more than welcome, despite what your student might say.
ABC Rafiki Friend Chain Sales: Our WE Team is selling "ABC Rafiki Education Friend Chains" to help raise money to help students attend school in Ecuador. It's part of our year-long initiative to help bring education to students around the world. They're $10 each, and make great meaningful gifts. (Can you tell I'm helping to sell them?) For more information, check out our info page here!
You could also see the video below. If you'd like to order one or many, send your child with your request and the money, or request directly to me via email and just send the funds with your student.
Have a great week!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
ELA: Fractured Fairy Tale Updates
We have been working hard on our Fractured Fairy Tales. First drafts are due tomorrow! We will be going through a few rounds of self and peer editing, but first we will be spending some time looking at how to do good peer (and self) editing. I've embedded the slideshow below, and you can download the "Presentation Companion Sheet" here.
If you want to see the rest of the process, you can, as before, find it all on the website for the project:
http://bit.ly/ela7fairytales
Stay tuned for the final copies later this week!
- Mr. Hyland
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Fractured Fairy Tale Project & Edmodo
I hope this weekend has been enjoyable for everyone! Today I have updates on our new ELA project, and Edmodo, which we will be using along side of it.
All classroom materials, and a complete outline of the project is available here: http://bit.ly/ela7fairytales. I encourage you to check it out, and discuss your child's writing with them.
Edmodo can be downloaded through iTunes for any iOS device from this link here!
Edmodo can be downloaded for Android here!
The Epic ELA Fracture Fairy Tales Project
We have begun our Epic ELA Fractured Fairy Tales Project. We will be working through evaluating fairy tales for their story elements, examining examples of ways that they have been altered to create new versions, and then creating our own. As we go through this project, we will be doing a significant amount of writing (each student will create a 500-700 word written piece). We will also be evaluating our own writing and the writing of others, as we work towards creating a polished version of our writing.All classroom materials, and a complete outline of the project is available here: http://bit.ly/ela7fairytales. I encourage you to check it out, and discuss your child's writing with them.
Edmodo
We also will be using Edmodo for communicating throughout this project, and to hand in versions of this project. Edmodo is a free and secure learning network for teachers, students, and schools. It provides a safe way for teachers and students to connect, share content, access homework, participate in discussions, manage due dates, and receive class information.
Edmodo is accessible online and through any mobile
device with Internet capabilities – including free apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod
touch and Android devices. Students can
access their account from any mobile device or computer, and set up
notifications within Edmodo to receive alerts/reminders via text or e-mail.
Edmodo will not be used as a social network like
Facebook or Twitter. This tool will be
used strictly for educational purposes using
the following guidelines:
- Students will be required to use appropriate grammar instead of texting language.
- Edmodo does not allow private student-to-student messaging - the site will be used to discuss school-related content only, and the teacher will monitor all Edmodo activity.
- No put-downs or sarcasm toward another’s ideas. All expectations as outlined for our blogging & commenting apply to Edmodo.
Students who violate the guidelines above may face
disciplinary action and/or face losing the privilege of using Edmodo.
I look forward to a great year as we continue to incorporate the
use of technology into our classroom curriculum. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Edmodo can be downloaded through iTunes for any iOS device from this link here!
Edmodo can be downloaded for Android here!
Monday, October 21, 2013
Social Studies Presentation Tips
Today we have gone through some tips and tricks for presenting in class. We used a modified version of a blog post by Seth Godin to look at how to be convincing, tie into people's emotions, and create effective slideshow presentations.
We will be working this week on putting together our presentations for the Humanity Re-Settlement project, with the goal of being ready to do presentation rehearsals to small groups on Friday in class. We are looking to begin formal, marked presentations on Monday, October 28th.
For more info on the project, you can check out the Google Site: bit.ly/ss7survival
For the presentation tips, check I've attached it as a Google doc.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzb2NpYWw3c3Vydml2YWx8Z3g6NTI2MDVjOGM3Mjc2YzQwNg
- Mr. Hyland
We will be working this week on putting together our presentations for the Humanity Re-Settlement project, with the goal of being ready to do presentation rehearsals to small groups on Friday in class. We are looking to begin formal, marked presentations on Monday, October 28th.
For more info on the project, you can check out the Google Site: bit.ly/ss7survival
For the presentation tips, check I've attached it as a Google doc.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzb2NpYWw3c3Vydml2YWx8Z3g6NTI2MDVjOGM3Mjc2YzQwNg
- Mr. Hyland
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