Science: On November 12th, 2009 students will present their science water filtration systems to the class. Students have been working on these systems in class and many are taking great pride in their work. Students were given an outline and rubric when this project was first assigned. In addition, a list of reminders was distributed to students today. It is important that students follow the outline and rubric to ensure they have all the components of the assignment completed for this Thursday.

Drama: The grade 7’s and 8’s have been working on Tableau representations. This week students will represent a person in a photograph and each student will discuss the thoughts and feelings of this character. The topics of these photographs involve many social, economical and environmental issues.

Math: Grade 7’s have a math test this Wednesday (November 11th, 2009) on Chapter 4: Patterning and Relationships. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding the following concepts: sequence, term number, term value, pattern rule and scatter plots.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns at 519-682-2260.

Music

   Students in Grade 7 (K) and 8 (S) have been asked to write a positive rap song. Students will be creating lyrics and performing the rap to the class. An outline of the task and a rubric we distributed to each student.

   Students will be encouraged to use the Creative Process to generate ideas, focus on a topic, experiment with various lyrics, produce preliminary work, revise, perform and reflect upon this activity.

 Math

   We are starting Chapter 3: Data Management in Math. Students will be gathering data from a variety of resources and will analyze and interpret this data in meaningful ways. Math homework will be given regularly.

Visual Arts

   Students worked very hard to finish the Line Art and the Recount Writing that accompanied this project. Congratulations students!

   We will be making art folders during the next week. Students have been asked to bring in 1 sheet of White Bristol Board to complete this activity.

If you need to get in touch with me, please select one of the following options.

1. Phone the school and leave a message. (TAPS # 519-682-2260)

2. Email: westbumi@lkdsb.net

The best time to contact me is after school.