Monday, January 31, 2011

Math

We learned how to find the percent of a number today. To find the percent, change the percent into a decimal and multiply it by the other number ( The word of means multiply.)
ex: 75% of 12
75% = 0.75
0.75 x 12 = 9

Friday, January 28, 2011

science

In Science we had a experiment. We had to do 3 experiments on Stir not to stir, Big crystals vs. small crystals and hot water Vs.cold water

Math

Today in math we had a "game." we had to answer questions about changing percents into fractions and decimals.

example: 75% = 0.75 = 3/5

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Grammar


Today in ela we are learning about commas. You use a comma... to set off the name of a person who is being addressed, to set set off words like yes, no , well, and oh at the beginning of a sentence, to set off an appositive. Examples are : Emily, are you ready to go? Yes, as soon as i find my jacket. Felix, Emily's dog is entered in a dog show.

Science

In science we learned about solutions. There are three types of solutions, the first is saturated solution, that solution can't hold anymore solute. The next is unsaturated solution, that can hold more solute. The last is super-saturated solution, that solution can hold more solute then it's supposed to.

ELA

In ELA we learned how to use commas.
ex. The farmers planted many crops, and they will work long hour to harvest them. The comma goes between crops + and.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Drama

Today in Drama we practise are readers theater.When you pick a readers theater we need to pick one that is not long. Last time we did them we had lots of fun.I hope we have lots of fun next time we preform them.

Drama

Today in Drama we began another readers theaeter this is quite fun.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Grammer


In Grammer today we did a lesson on "Using End Punctuation." WE learned the period, question mark and exclaimation mark.


You use a period at the end of a declarative sentance:
ex: In Calgary we visited the Glenbow Museum.


You use a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentance:
ex: Hi, how are you?


You use an exclaimation point at the end of an exclamatory sentance and a interjection that shows strong feelings. If a command expresses great excitment, use an exclamation point at the end of the sentence.
ex: Look at the stars!

Grammar

Today in grammar we learned about end punctuation.
You use a question mark (?) when you are asking a question.
You use a period (.) when you are telling something.
You use an exclamation mark (!) when you are using expression.
ex: How are you? Look out below! The box is big.

fractions as percents

how to make a fraction as a percent, you divide the numerator by the denominator

Eg: 2/5 into a % 2 divided by 5= o.4 x 100= 40. so 40% is your percent

Science

Today in Science we are learning about our next topic. It is about solutions and materials.

We learned what 
Saturated means: You can not dissolve any more solute
Unsaturated means: You can dissolve more solute
Supersaturated means: Crystals will form

S.S.

Soon in social studies we have a test about all we have learned in class so far this year. The test will be about hunger and poverty ,etc.
Alec

Science


Today in science we started our new unite on working with solutions and materials.

math

In math we are learning to change fractions as percents.
ex.1\10
to change that to a percent you have to multiply the denominator to get 100 so you would multiply the 10 by 10. for the numerator you have to multiply the same number you multiplied when you multiplied the denominator. so the answer would be 10\100.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Math

Today in math we learned how to change a fraction to a percent. An example is:
13/20=65/100=65%
Sometimes fractions are not multiples of 100 so you have to use a calculator. An example is:
5/8=5/8=0.625x100=62.5%

Math


In math today we learned how to put a decimal into percent so for example: 0.24=0.24x100= 24%

out doored


today in out doored we wet saw showing

Friday, January 21, 2011

science

in science i learned that a solute is the stuff that dissolves in the solvent
In Health we watch a video about teen violence and we learned that weapons don't make you cool.

E.L.A

Yesterday in e.l.a we went over a section of the newspaper. It was the classified section. People/ Businesses put adds in the paper to advertise something. Some types of things you can advertise about are pets/ houses for sale, vans/trucks/snowmobiles/auto for sale, unfurnished/furnished apartments and a whole lot more!

Math

Today we corrected a math test. The math test was called Operations with Integers. An example of multiplying integers is: (+5) x (-8) = (-40) When you have a multiplying question you mutiply the two nimbers than add the positive sign of the negative sign.



positive x positive = positive
negative x negative = positive
negative x positive = negative
positive x negative = negative

Thursday, January 20, 2011

E.L.A

In ela we are working on the news paper we have to find a story in the news paper on a topic like local. and then we have to find the:
who
what
where
when and
why
but we are also working on finding classifieds and writting a letter to the editor that what we have been working on so far.

Newspaper


Today in newspaper we did the Classified section. We had to make a paper with 14 things on it some of the things we had to put on it are trucks for sale, vans for sale, general help wanted and many more :)

Newspaper


In newspaper today we did an classified section. Classified is Pets Section, General Help wanted, Houses for sale and stuff like that.. We needed to find all the 14 sections in the Classified section and glue them onto a piece of paper for an assignment.

Newspaper

Today in ELA, we did another ad in the news paper.
This time it was the classified section.
The classified Section is where is tells you things
like:
Houses for sale
Farms for sale
Trucks and Vans for sale
things like that

ELA

In the back of most newspapers are the classified ads.Here you can find a job, rent a house, buy a pet or a car, and even sell articles.

Math

Yesterday we had a Math test that was about integers. But just recently we have been starting to relearn and learn about percents. here is how you change a percent into a fraction.

Ex. 50% = 0.5
ALEC

Ela

today in ELA we worked on the newspaper. we had to find 14 classifieds in the classifieds section in the newspaper. Some of the headings are pets trucks for sale. we had to past all 14 of them on a piece of paper.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Haiti Earthquake


Today in social studies we watched a video about Haiti one year later. I learned that the NGO's that are helping Haiti rebuild think that it will take 5 years to rebuild.
Today in math we had a math test. The math test was about subtracting,adding,multiplying and dividing integers.It was also a about Bedmass.Bedmas is
B-Brackets
E-Exponents
D-Division
M-Multiplication
A-Adding
S-Subtracting

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Newspaper

Today in ELA, we are learning about the newspaper. We learned how to write a letter to the editor. You must include:
1. Title
2. Your opinion
3. A reason for your opinion
4. Another reason for your opinion
5. Closing
6. Name, city, province.

drama


in drama we are doing readers theater

Monday, January 17, 2011

ELA

Today in ELA  we cut out a article out of te newspaper on sports. We have to answere the five W's.

Who
What
Where
When
Why.

Social Studies

We corrected a sheet on biogas, biogas is cow poop hardened which cooks as fuel for the fire and you can also use it for fertilizer.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Listening

Today in Listening we listened to a story about the legend of the Jersey Devil. The legend is that once a baby was born and the mom said "Let it be a devil" and then it turned into a monster with a horse face, crane legs, hooves for hands and feet and a border collie head.

s.s

Today we had a s.s presentation Mrs. Chase came and talked to us about her trip 20 years ago. She is a nurse and she went to Honduras to give health care to people in Honduras. She showed us pictures and told us about her trip.

Grammar

In grammar today we learned about Using Capital Letters. Here are some rules to using capital letters:
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence and of each line of poetry.
2. Capitalize the first, last, and all important words in the tiles of books, poems, stories and songs.
3. Capitalize a person's title when it comes before a name.
4. Capitalize abbreviations of days and months, parts and addresses, postal codes, and titles of members of the armed forces. Also capitalize all letters in the abbreviations of provinces.

There were some rules for Using Capital Letters. Here is an example of one:

Lauren, does your friend live in vancouver, b.c , or carstairs, alberta?

Here is the right way to right it:
Lauren, does your friend live in Vancouver, B.C, or Carstairs, Alberta?

Order of Operations with Integers


When you do the order of operations with integers you do the same as normal order of operations. You follow the rule BEDMAS.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

S.S

Today was the anniversary of Haiti's earthquake. In S.S we watched videos on Haiti one year later.
did you know that 1,000,000 people are still homeless and 250,000 are died?

Grammar

In grammar today we worked on adverbs.an adverb is a word that modifies a verb,an adjective, or another adverb.

-many adverbs end in ly.
-an adverb usually tells how,when,where or how often.

an example is:Kathy sleped very loudly.
the adverb in this sentence is loudly.

Science


Today in science we learned how a colored water can be evaporated into a gas and then cools down and gos back into a liquid.






we learned how to do order of operation with integers
B-brackets
E-exponents
D-division
A-add
S-subtract

Social Studies

lately in Social studies the grade 7 classes have been doing this project were there is four to a group and each of the four have a job. one has to be an Aids worker, another a journalist , also a group leader, and last but not least is your world traveler.they all study the country Haiti. I am a journalist and my job is researching history and reporting what the other 3 in my group have to say. what one of the facts that I found out about Haiti is that Christopher Columbus was the first to find Haiti!

Sincerely ALEC

art

today in art we start sratsh art
In e.l.a. we are learning how to read the newspaper when you are reading the newspaper you can find out who the story is about, what the story is about, when was the story, you can learn where the story took place, why it took place.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Adjectives

Today in grammar, we learned about adjectives. Adjectives usually describe the item that is being talked about.
Ex: This car is red.
The young man ran.

order of opperations with intigers

order of operations with integers is the same except it is a bit harder. you still follow BEDMAS.

Ex: (-3)+7-(7-4)

Order of Operations with Integers

Order of operations with integers ins the same as normal order of operations, but it has integers in the questions. An example is:
(-5)X6+(-2)
(-30)+(-2)
(-32)

Social

Today in Social worked on our power points on Haiti-Case Study.

We have to answerer questions according to what you are: there is a aide worker, World Traveler, Group Leader, and Journalist.

Social Studies

Today in Social Studies we worked on are power point about Haiti and the earthquake that happened about 1 year ago.There is a group leader,a aid worker, a reporter and a world traveler.The power point is about just how bad the earthquake was.

Friday, January 7, 2011

Science

Today in science we did a project were you had to bring a stain, household remover, and a detergent. Then you had to see witch detergent or household remover cleans the stains best. Then you labeled what was what.

Social Studies


In social studies we are studying Haiti and the earthquake that happened there on January 12th 2010.

Science


Today in Science we did an experiment on stains. It was very fun

ela

to day in ela we started a news paper artical

science

today in science we are doing stains. my group is doing laundry soap, lipstick, tooth paste and more. we have to wash them in the sink .
In math yesterday we learned how to multiply integers. Two positives equal a positive. Two negatives equal a positive. And a positive and a negative equal a negative. EX:

(+5) x (+2)= (+10)
(-4) x (-3) = (+12)
(-4) x (+5) = (-20)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

How To Make A Fire





Today in Enrichment we went out side and tried to make a fire.My group did OK but no one was able to make a fire that stay with out the flame going out.This is probably because the stuff we used to make the fire was wet and it should always be dry.We only where able to use the matches that the teacher have us and natural materials like wood.

Multiplying Integers

Today in math we learned how to multiply integers. The 4 rules are:
1. (+) * (+) = (+)
2. (-) * (-) = (+)
3. (-) * (+) = (-)
4. (+) * (-) = (-)

ex: (-9) * (+3) = (-27)
today in math we learned how to multiply integers.

The rules are: (+)x(+)=(+)
(-)x(-)=(+)
(-)x(+)=(-)
(+)x(-)=(-)

Example: (+3)x(-4)=(-12)

In science we are trying out how to remove and make stains on shirts/ other material.
We are testing different kinds of detergents to remove the stains.

Multiplying Integers

If you multiply a negative and a negative number you get a positive answer. If you multiply a positive and a positive you get a positive answer. If you multiply a negative and a positive you get a negative. If you multiply a positive and a negative you get a negative.
(-5)X(-6)=(+30)
(+3)X(+2)=(+6)
(-2)X(+2)=(-4)
(+5)x(-4)=(-20)

math

today in math we learned how to multiply integers.and divide integers.
                                                   RULE FOR MULTIPLYING INTEGERS
When you have a positive and a negative you make it a negative. when you have 2 positives you keep it a positive. when you have a negative and a positive you make it a positive. when you have 2 negatives you make it a positive.
-2 x -2  positive 4
                                                        RULE FOR DIVIDING INTEGERS
For dividing integers you have the same rules as multiplying integers

(-8) / (-4) =  +2

multiplying integers

when you multiply to of the same integers it will always be a positive product but when you have to different integers it will always be a negative product

Enrichment

Today was day 5 and we had enrichment. It was a new term so we switched to our
next section. I was in wood working. We did
learn much but we are making a project.
Our choses were:
puzzlechair
footstool
wishing well
etc. I am making a footstool. First you have to draw what you want it to look like. second step is then you get the wood you need and draw it on the wood. third step is then you cut it out with a scroll saw. fourth step is then nail it together. and then the finally step is to paint it. then you have a footstool!

In enrichment we switch topics we had outdoor Ed. We learned how to make fires. We could only use matches and wood to start our fire. We couldn't use lighters or knifes or any materials we had to find our wood to start the fire

Subtracting Integers

When we subtract integers we add the opposite to find the answer. It is very important to show your work while doing this.

Ps. Happy new year everyone!

Math

In math we are working on how to add integers. To add you just match together the positives and the negatives and what you have left over is your answer. an example is:[+8] + [+8]=[+16].

enrichment

In enrichment we tried to make a fire at school.

Today in enrichment we all went out side and we had to try to make a fire. At the end one group kinda got it to burn.