Winter Activity Day Feb.22 at Bittersweet

Winter Activity Day is approaching quickly.

Snowshoeing and X-Country skiing.
Appropriate clothing is very important.

We will have hot dogs and hot chocolate.   

Regular bus times.

.

ELA

Students are currently making a booklet/scroll/poster/scrapbook of Ancient Greece.


We will be using history "Ancient Greece" to increase vocabulary , enhance creative writing and build critical thinking skills. Mythology will be used as a vehicle to decipher difficult text.

Spelling City will be used for weekly vocabulary and spelling words from the novel "I Am David" and stories based on ancient Greek mythology.

I Am David

We will be reading a novel called I Am David which details the life of a twelve year old boy in a 1950's USSR conentration camp. The focus of the novel will be mood and emotions.
Students have received an outline of the novel study.

Phys. Ed. - Proper Dress

We will be taking our gym class outdoors weather permitting. The students have/will be snowshoeing, x-country skiing, skating, orienteering and other outdoor activities. Some classes will also take place indoors. It is important that your child dress appropriately.

Skating -
Skiing -

Math - Probability

Fractions/Decimals/Percent

Curriculum based Game site:


http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm




http://ca.ixl.com/standards/manitoba/math/grade-7

http://www.sumdog.com/

http://www.coolmath-games.com/numbermonster/index.html

http://www.hippocampus.org/

http://www.coolmath.com/prealgebra/16-intro-to-solving-equations/02-solving-equations-part1-01-179.htm

S.S. Ancient Greece and Rome

We will be studying the ancient societies of Greece and Rome.
Study sites:

http://jonesworldhistory.weebly.com/unit-2-greek-and-roman-empires.html
http://www.myvocabulary.com/word-game-puzzles/ancient-egypt-vocabulary/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/sparta/

The Outsiders Novel Study

We will begin a new novel this week. The novel written by a teenager deals with cliques and social class disparities in North America. Student's vocabulary and spelling words listed on Spelling City are from the novel. We will watch the 1970's movie as a concluding activity.
Websites
http://quizfarm.com/quizzes/new/JesseCade/which-the-outsiders-character-are-you/ http://suite101.com/article/introduction-activities-to-teach-the-outsiders-a113993