ESL Field Trip Postponed

Wednesday's ESL field trip is postponed till the new year.

Christmas Concert Recording

Now you can listen to the Christmas concert again!

FSA Tests

The tests are coming soon! Practice here!

Operation Christmas Coffee

Operation Christmas Coffee on Prezi

Music is on this week!

You still need to bring your instruments this week!

Fireplace

Author Visit

What God Wants For Christmas

Practice

Getting ready for today's performances

The Rock & Roll Literacy Show

(click image for larger version)

Creating a Bibliography

Here's a nice tool to make your bibliography creation a little less painful.

Lucky kid has a Rube Goldberg-esque marble course built inside his room

Snow Day

What school looks like on a snow day

Thursday is a snow day

Please see this link for the official announcement.

Snow Day?

While it didn't stick around for too long, the snow did create a bit of excitement in grade 7 today.

Food Drive

Starting next Monday our school will be collecting food for the Surrey Food Bank. During this two week collection period, students are challenged to bring in as many different food items as they can.

Pyramids of Egypt

http://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/the_great_pyramid_of_giza.html

This might be an image of the pyramids you haven't yet seen. See if you can find other unfamiliar angles. Use the comments section to post your interesting finds.

Friday!

Hot Lunch is this Friday, and you can also earn House Points this time by showing sport spirit and wearing your favourite team logos (jerseys, scarves, etc.) or sport gear. One point per student for getting into the spirit of sport!

Telling the Shtory

The story of Jonah from Corinth Baptist Church on Vimeo.

Think Before You Post Online

This graphic comes from a blog with an interesting and relevant article. Check it out.

House Hippo

Remembrance Day Story

Vinyl Cafe: November 6th, 2010 "Remembrance Day"

Join host Stuart McLean and musical guest – Jill Barber for a Remembrance Day Special. Stuart tells us why, every year at this time, he honours one Canadian solider – a man he never met. Originally broadcast: November 8th, 2008

Right click to Download VC: November 6th, 2010 "Remembrance Day"
[mp3 file: runs 54:22]

Remembrance

Cornell Notes

Here are some resources for using Cornell Notes:
Notalon: free software that enables you to construct notes on your computer
Extra Sheet: use this if you need more sheets

Ecosystems Test

Study Guide
Online Quizzes (select chapters from drop-down menu)
Advance copy of the test

The Story of Stuff

Animoto

The Animoto contest is fast approaching. Sign in now and get started on creating your own Animoto. When you're finished, please share your creation with your teacher and classmates. This is Mr. Georgy-Embree's Animoto on the soup he recently made.

Chapel Band

Fish Feeding

Little Campbell Fish Hatchery

Our tour guide stated salmon are one of the most important species on the planet. Why might this be so?

Please add some comments!

Get a Voki now!

Parent Teacher Conferences

Don't forget parent teacher conferences this week. You should have a schedule. If not, please contact the school.

Grade 7 Girls

Vancouver Opera

The Vancouver Opera came to visit today. Check them out and ask your child about it.

we were not allowed to take pictures of the opera

Cross Country

Little Campbell Fish Hatchery

On October 27, 2010 the grade 7 classes will be visiting Little Campbell Fish Hatchery. Each class needs drivers to get its students to this field trip so please, if you have not already done so, contact your child's teacher and volunteer for this event.

Mr. Georgy-Embree (7E volunteer form)
Mr. Hanlon
Mrs. Schnitzer

Cross Country Wednesday

Gmaps Pedometer
Approximate Distance: 1.8km

10:30	Grade 6 Boys
10:50	Grade 6 Girls
11:10	Grade 5 Boys
11:30	Grade 5 Girls
11:50	Grade 4 Boys
12:10	Grade 4 Girls
12:30	Grade 7 Boys
12:50	Grade 7 Girls
1:00	Teacher/Parent Run
1:10	Cleanup
1:20	Awards

Aviary

Check out this great suite of applications!

Fraction Games

It seems a little cheesy at first, but it does a good job with fraction drills.

Check it out!

We're now open!

Seems the view of the grand opening was better from above

BBQ Master & Observer

Just before the festivities began

Grand Opening

Come to our school's grand opening Tuesday night from 5:30-8:00pm at the secondary school. Check this out for more details.

Practice Reducing Fractions

Computer Time

Students hard at work preparing their Bible presentations.

Science Chapter 1 Quizzes

1.1
1.2
1.3

Symbiotic

Chapel

Talk to your child about what this image is all about!

Pajama & Crazy Hair

We're going to save you some time this Friday morning and it's all for a good cause! Collectively, the grade 7 classes are invited to participate in a crazy hair (or bedhead) and pajama day with all monies raised (minimum $1) going towards our sponsored students in Honduras. Let's all try to get on board!

Mixed numbers and improper fractions

Terry Fox Run

Today's Terry Fox Run was a complete success. Students from all three campuses met together for a double loop around the primary campus.

Terry Fox

Falcon Wear (not feathers)

If you have not received your PE strip yet, it will come and be delivered to your class. Please do not ask Mrs. Medel if your PE strip is here. Also, if your PE strip is too big or too small, as long as it is not worn yet (except for trying it out), you can exchange it. If you used it for PE already (i.e. if you have sweat in it), it cannot be exchanged.

You will not lose PE marks if your PE strip has not yet arrived; however, you are expected to wear alternative PE strip (e.g. a pair of shorts and t-shirt).

Volleyball

Grade 6 & 7 girls volleyball practice is on Monday, September 20 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at the middle campus gym.
Grade 6 & 7 boys volleyball practice is on Thursday, September 23 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm at the middle campus gym.

Chapel

Today was our first singing chapel. Hosanna (see video below) was one of the songs we sang together. This year's chapel will be introducing a large number of our students participating in student chapel bands.

Factor Pairs

Meet the Teacher

Music Page

Check out the music page for all you need to know about music this year!

Podcast Test

This is a podcast test.

Running Club

If you're interested in joining the running club, check out this information letter from Mr. Stuart.

Day 1

The first day is now behind us, and it seemed to have gone well for everyone! These are the first impressions from the grade 7 teachers:

• Mrs. Schnitzer "unexpected"
• Mr. Hanlon "belonging"
• Mr. Georgy-Embree "impressive"

Can't wait for day two!

Class lists...

...are in! Check them out!

First Day of School

Check out this information for the start of the year. Such highlights include:

• class lists: available 3:00pm, Friday, September 3, 2010 on the school website and on the school front doors
• day 1 times: doors open 8:30am/school starts 8:45am/school finishes 12:00pm
  

It's coming!

Grade 5 and 7 Swimming

Bulldog Bowl

Spring Concert

FLUBBER!!

Making Flubber...
Container  1:
¾ cup warm water
1 cup white glue
Food colouring (a couple of drops)
Container 2:
2/3 cup warm water
½ teaspoon Borax

1. Mix the ingredients in each container thoroughly. Take note of how they both look, are they very different?
2. Pour the contents of container  2 into container  1. Lift and turn the mixture with a spoon until nearly all the liquid is gone.  Gently squeeze any excess liquid from out of the Flubber.
3. What has happened? How does it feel? What happens if you stretch it? If you roll it into a ball?
***Polymers are made by a chemical reaction, they are long chains of repeating units. When the 2 solutions are combined, polyvinyl acetate chains (from the white glue) are linked together in a 3-dimentional  arrangement by Borax ions (from the Borax) and other chemical bonds. This produces the sticky polymer that we call Flubber.