mardi le 5 juin 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder that information is now posted on Google Classroom. For those still checking the blog:

Devoirs:

Anglais: Big project "Into the Past" -google slides presentation- due on Thursday

Maths: Test coming up next week on Volume, Types of Triangles, and Measuring Angles. More review to come on Thursday with a test planned for Tuesday.

Field trip form coming your way soon regarding our year end field trips to Cinecenta and Willows Beach.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

le mardi 8 mai 2017

Bonjour,

Please be aware that I have posted assignment information in Google Classroom as so few students are checking the blog. I will begin posting more regularly in the Google Classroom as students get used to checking there for all subject areas.

Maths 43 & 44: Make sure pink handout questions relating to area and perimeter of polygons are complete for Thursday if not already finished.

Anglais: Assignment on analyzing primary source documents (Chinese Canadian History) is due Thursday. This was a handout from today that students worked on in partners or small groups.


A jeudi,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 4 mai 2017

Bonjours,

Maths: Please finish Questions #1 p. 134 and #3 p 135 from Lecon 2 (area of rectangles) as well as ALL of Leçon 4 (area of parallelograms)   * A = b x h and all answers in units squared

Anglais: Many White Jade Tiger assignments are still incomplete (due two weeks ago). Please ensure these are finished over the weekend and emailed to me or submitted on Monday.

Socials: Many students still need to complete their mini projects (due today). Please have these ready for Monday.

Don't forget about PE strip and form + $ for our May 30 field trip to the Museum.

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 2 mai 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder of early dismissal tomorrow and the Celebration of Learning tomorrow evening (4:30-7:30 drop in/open house).

Devoirs:

Maths: Finish perimeter assignment and have ready to show parents tomorrow evening

Sciences : Verifie et Réflechis for solubility

Fral: devoirs de rattrapage

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

le jeudi 27 avril 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder: Monday field trip (Eco-Rowing). Please be in the classroom ready to leave no later than 8:20am. Dress for the weather (layers) and bring snacks, lunch and water.

Devoirs:

Maths: Drawing including 3-5 polygons with perimeter calculations due after class on Tuesday. Ensure you have completed enough of the assignment by Tuesday so that you can finish in one block.

Anglais: Graffiti analysis due Tuesday. Questions relating to the graffiti specimens we analyzed (from the Royal BC Museum) are on the back of the "Vocabulary" handout.

Fral: Histoire de montres (due tomorrow).

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 25 avril 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring in all waiver forms (for Eco-Rowing) and permission forms (Eco Rowing on Monday and Museum field trip May 30th)

Maths: Please complete up to Question 4 on handout relating to finding perimeter of polygons. Use notes from today's class for shortcuts to finding perimeter.

Anglais: Answer questions from graffiti handout (on the back of vocab sheet). Be detailed and give specific examples whenever possible. This is due on Thursday.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 24 avril 201

Bonjour,

Maths: Test today on transformations (translations, rotations and reflections). Please bring protractor/geometry set to class as we are launching into our geometry unit this week.

Anglais: What did you learn about Chinese Canadian's experience in the early 20th century based on the poetry we read today? (Share with your parents).

PE: Share with your parents the technique used to throw a javelin and what they were used for in Ancient Greece.

Permission forms needed asap (as well as waiver forms) for next Monday's field trip. If you are a parent volunteer driver, please make sure you have all paperwork completed in by the end of this week.

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 20 avril 2017

Bonjour,

Anglais: Still waiting for a number of White Jade Tiger projects to be handed in. Please email me any book trailers (mcouture@sd61.bc.ca)

Maths: If you did not do the math test today, then ensure your review for Monday's quiz on transformations is completed for Monday ( I will be doing a homework check).

Sciences Humaines: Maps are due on Monday for Mme Chaytors

PE: Bring PE strip for Monday's class

Eco-Rowing: Please make sure to bring your eco rowing permission forms and waiver forms for Monday. Our trip is scheduled for May 1st.

A lundi,

Mme Couture

le 13 avril 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring in pink permission forms for our eco-rowing field trip on May 1st. I still need several parent drivers (currently have enough coverage for 17 students including myself as a driver of 5 students).

Devoirs:

White Jade Tiger final project: Due on Tuesday!

Maths: Continue to review transformations (particularly rotations). We will continue to review on Tuesday with an aim to do the quiz on Thursday.

Have a safe and enjoyable Easter long weekend!

*Please bring back report card envelopes

A mardi,

Mme Couture

le mardi 11 avril 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder for students to continue to work on their English projects for White Jade Tiger which is due on Tuesday at the latest. Everyone has talked to me at this point about their progress. Some students have more work to do than others in order to finish for the extended due date.

Maths: Make sure reflection & translation activities are completed. We will be working on rotation for Thursday's class.

Français: Les curieuses créatures (due tomorrow, Wed. April 12th)

Please bring in signed field trip forms at earliest convenience (for May 1st field trip).

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 6 avril 2017

Bonjour,

A reminder to students to please either bring in money for hot lunches (if you are getting them) or order online. Deadline is Tuesday.

Anglais: Make sure you are working on your good copy if we have already had student-teacher conferencing or have a highly detailed rough draft to present to me for Monday,

Sciences: Test tomorrow

Français- ta version de "Le violon enchanteur" due tomorrow

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 4 avril

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to get all hot lunch order forms in to the office asap.

Also, rugby and badminton are starting up now so anyone interested should have signed up at this point. Track & Field will be towards the end of April/early May.

Devoirs:

Maths: Test for Adv. 43 & 44 on  Thursday. Make sure you have completed the review from today and do some extra practice plotting points on the Cartesian plane if you have difficulty remember to always start with the x value (horizontal axis) before y (vertical axis).

Anglais: If you have not completed the draft of your White Jade Tiger final project, ensure you have all components completed to show me as I will be continuing student/teacher conferencing on Thursday.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 3 avril 2017

Bonjour,

A reminder to bring PE strip for tomorrow's gym class and any scholastic orders for April.

Devoirs:

Maths: Finish graphing the three equations from today (find the missing y values, plot and label  points on cartesian plane). Find the value of the variables in the equations on pink handout (answers on back of worksheet).

Anglais: Continue working on White Jade Tiger project. I am meeting with students this week to look over their drafts and give suggestions for improvements. Good copies due late next week. Drafts should all be complete at this point and ready to show me.

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 16 mars 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to students to bring home gym strip to get washed over the break.

Devoirs:

Anglais: Keep working on White Jade Tiger final project (list of choices on handout of project options). The good copies are due a week after we get back from break. All ROUGH drafts MUST be completed for the first day back (April 3rd).

Maths: On the weekend before the end of Spring Break, please look at today's handout and try to graph at least one of the equations given on the Cartesian plane. Also review notes on equations, expressions and solving for variable in equations (e.g. 3x + 5 = 11 ....x=2)

Sciences Humaines: Some students will be presenting their projects when Spring Break ends. Make sure your group has finished and is ready to present for April 3

Sciences: Test April 7th (check google classroom for more info from M D'Entremont)

Have a safe and enjoyable break!

A lundi le 3 avril,

Mme Couture

mardi le 14 mars 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to continue working on the White Jade Tiger project even though we haven't had English because of field trips this week.

Also, we are signed up to go to the Scholastics Book Sale on Thursday for 1/2 hr so you can bring $ on Thursday for that.

Maths : pink handout from yesterday is due on Thursday. We were unable to go over it today because of the tech installation going on in the room.



A jeudi,
-
Mme Couture

le 13 mars 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder about our skating trip tomorrow. If you have a helmet, please bring it as helmets are mandatory.

Maths: Please complete option A or B (solving for y when given x values of an equation like y = 2x +3) and graph coordinates on Cartesian plane. Due tomorrow

Anglais: Continue to work on White Jade Tiger project

Sciences Humaines: Presentations on stereotypes and bias in the media. You will be presenting your commercials and the information you prepared explaining how the stereotypes are reinforced and how they are broken down in each.  - due tomorrow (mardi)

Français: Le monstre (poème) due Wednesday as well as De nous à vous

A demain,

Mme Couture

mardi le 7 mars 2017

Bonjour,

A reminder to students to please submit all missing English assignments (White Jade Tiger lit circle assignments, theme assignement and Illustrator assignment).

Maths: Review expressions and equations (what is the difference between the two?). Also, review how to plot a point on a Cartesian plane (e.g. X value before Y value).

Sciences: Des êtres inquiétants due tomorrow (8 mars)

Sciences: Classification de la matière selon sa composition (vérifie et réfléchis) due Friday--on Google classroom

Reminder that there is a skating field trip next Tuesday March 14th
Reminder of our field trip to Chinatown on Monday March 13th

Book Fair taking place next Thursday, March 16th

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 6 mars 2017

Reminders:

PE strip needed tomorrow!

A few students need to hand in permission slips (or a note from parents) for our March 13th field trip to Chinatown (cost of 13$ includes tour, bus, and lunch).

Devoirs:

Maths: plot points on cartesian plane (43 only); find the value for the expressions we worked on today in class when the variable equals 4.

Anglais: Illustrator assignment for White Jade Tiger due tomorrow.

* A few students still need to hand in the theme assignment from White Jade Tiger. You know who you are as we have talked today!

**A few students are also needing to hand in missing lit. circle assignments.

A demain,

Mme Couture

lundi le 27 février 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring PE strip for tomorrow.

Devoirs:

We are entering crunch time in terms of getting work finished for report cards.

Maths: Test tomorrow on percentages. Please ensure you have completed today's problem solving review as well as the review from last week if you were not already finished for today's class.

Anglais: Theme assignment for White Jade Tiger is due tomorrow (two sided).

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 23 février

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring PE strip on Monday
Permission form and $ for Chinatown field trip due Tuesday

Devoirs:

White Jade Tiger lit circle activities due today. Please hand in Monday if not already submitted

Theme assignment for WJT due Tuesday. One more work block will be given Monday

Maths:Please complete percentages review from today (double sided pink handout) due Monday

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 21 février 2017

Bonjour,

Reminders:

Please return field trip form and $ at earliest convenience (March 13 field trip to Chinatown)

EXTRA BAND PRACTICE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FOR ALL BAND MEMBERS DURING ADVISORY. BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT!

Devoirs:

Maths: Adv. 43 Please complete questions 1-2 from the front side of today's handout on estimating percentages and question 1 from the back side of the same handout for Thursday's math class. The goal is to do the percentages math test on Tuesday of next week at the latest.

Anglais: Many students are still needing to complete lit circle activities from previous discussions. Ensure these are submitted on Thursday as well as your role for this week's final lit. circle meeting. Everyone should have finished reading White Jade Tiger and prepare the written portion of their role for Thursday's in-class discussion of the novel.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 20 février 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring PE strip on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays for gym class and fitness studio

TOMORROW IS PINK SHIRT DAY

Devoirs:

Maths: Complete Option A or B of percentages review (Adv. 43). Advisory 44 students, please complete Questions 1-2 on p. 124 (front page of handout) and Question 1 on p.125 (back of pink handout) for next class.

Anglais: Our final lit circle meeting for White Jade Tiger is this Thursday. You should have completed reading the novel before Wed. so that you have time to prepare your lit. circle role for Thursday's discussion. Also, several students have not handed in the written portion of their previous roles from our first and second discussions. Please ensure these are also completed and submitted.

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 9 février 2017

Bonjour,

Well...it's been an interesting week with lots of illnesses and some crazy weather!

Updates:

Ski trip now taking place next Thursday February 16th. Permission forms for new date sent home today and due back Tuesday (also emailed to all parents/guardians on MyEd BC contact list)

Anglais: Lit Circles. We are doing a bit of catch up with our novel study on White Jade Tiger. Because we only have one English class next week (Tuesday the 14th), our next lit. circle meetings on Chapters 8-13 will be taking place during that class on Tuesday. All students should have their novels and handout with their respective roles at home this weekend. Absent students were emailed their role for Tuesday.

Maths: Please complete either option A or option B from today's percentages practice handout. For those absent, I will provide missed notes from class with all the equivalent fractions and percentages we looked at as well as the extra practice sheet on Tuesday.

We are looking at easy ways to find 20%, 25%, 10 % and 50% of any number by relating 20% to 1/5 of a number (1/5 equivalent to 20/100), 25% to 1/4 of a number (1/4 equivalent to 25/100) etc.

Strategy:

20% -divide given number by 5 (20% of 40= 40 divided by 5 = 8)
25%: divide given number by 4
10%: divide given number by 10
50%:  divide given number by 2

PE- PE strip needed for Tuesday's gym class

A mardi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 6 fevrier 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to ensure you are at the school by 5am (Lansdowne main parking lot on Lansdowne Rd).

It is meant to be COLD on Mt. Washington tomorrow so make sure you are dressed for the weather!

Mme Chaytors will be replacing me as teacher on the trip due to family illness. I am so disappointed not to be able to make it.

Have a wonderful and safe trip!

Devoirs:

Anglais: White Jade Tiger discussion postponed until Thursday because there were so many students away today.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 2 février 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder to read over ski handout (clothing, food, ITINERARY) for Tuesday's field trip.

Devoirs:

Anglais: Read Chapters 1-7 (inclusive) of White Jade Tiger and complete your literary circle assignment for Monday's in class discussion. Please do not read further than page 56. Discussion Director is responsible for bringing a snack for group members.

Maths: If you are doing the ratio math quiz on Monday, please go over some word problems relating to equivalent ratios from the pink handout or from today's review sheet.

Ensure you are up to date on Social Studies project (remember there are multiple options for this project-check your criteria sheet).

Sciences: Finish all review handouts for tomorrow (Friday) in preparation for the test on stars, gravitational force, moons, and constellations.

Reminder to bring PE strip on Monday.

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 31 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to continue to be reading White Jade Tiger in preparation for Monday's Literary Circles

Maths: If you would like to challenge the ratio quiz by taking it on Thursday instead of Monday, do a bit of extra review. Thursday is slated to be a review day with the quiz being on Monday. We will go over more word problems involving equivalent ratios mainly. Any ratio posters not yet completed should be handed in.

Make sure you are on track with Social Studies project and Science project presentation!

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 30 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Reminder to ensure you have all clothing needed for next Tuesday's field trip (5:00am departure from Lansdowne on Feb. 7th)

Maths: Finish handout on equivalent ratio for tomorrow's math class including Va plus loin! (43). Advisory 44 to complete Questions 1-4 of the same handout on equivalent ratio. Also, anyone not finished good copy of their ratio poster needs to submit it for tomorrow.

Anglais: Illustrator assignment due today. Make sure to have it ready for tomorrow's class discussion of Iqbal. I am also still missing a few Theme assignments from Iqbal (due last week).

Make sure you are on track with Science and Social Studies project timelines.

Pink Shirt Day order forms, for those interested in buying a t-shirt, are due  in the office on Wed. Feb. 1st by 9:00 am (order forms went home today). While students are encouraged to wear any pink shirt on anti-bullying day (Feb. 22 ), the important thing is to always be respectful, kind and inclusive towards others and to stand up to unkind behaviour EVERY DAY.

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 25 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Reminders: Please bring back report card envelopes

Devoirs:

Anglais: "Illustrator" assignment due Monday (draw a scene from Iqbal and explain why and how it conveys one of the book's important themes). Also still missing a few "Theme" assignments from Iqbal.

Maths: Good copy of Ratio poster due Monday if not already completed today (your survey results including total numbers for each category as well as 4-6 ratios written in all possible forms).

Sciences Humaines: see Monday's post for detailed info on Mme Chaytor's project.

Sciences Naturelles: Vérifie ce que tu as compris due on Friday. Planet presentations also starting Friday-tomorrow with M D'Entremont.

Ski Trip: Please go over information on clothing items you will need from the info pack and make sure you have everything on hand for Feb. 7th (e.g. sunscreen, gloves, extra layers etc.).

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 24 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Rough draft of ratio questionnaire that you did in class (4-5 rapports avec les infos tu as eu) . Some students also practicing order of operations.

Anglais: Theme assignment for Iqbal needs to be completed if not already finished. Start working on "Illustrator" assignment.

Sciences: Presentations on planets beginning Friday

Sc. Hum: See yesterday's post for project information

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 23 janvier 2017

Bonjour,


Maths: Finish Ratio practice questions (part: part and part: whole) for tomorrow. We did multiple exapmles and notes in class and there is another explanation of ratio (rapports) on today's handout

Anglais: Please have Iqbal theme assignment (both sides of the handout) completed for tomorrow's English class. Identify two themes with two examples of each from the story and make connections between the theme and your life, another book you've read and something going on in the world.

Sciences Naturelles: Planet presentations beginning January 27th

Sciences Humaines: Projet- "De la Point de Vue d'un Enfant Travailleur" (child laborers project) - due and ready to present Monday February 6th. (Remember if you are using outside technology such as making a video and brining it in to show the class either in mp3 or another format, you must test that this works on the Friday Februay 3rd with Madame Chaytors before the presentation day)

Reminder: please return any ski forms ASAP.

A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 19 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder that all ski forms need to be handed in with ALL information filled out (height, weight, shoe size etc) for those attending.

Devoirs:

Sciences: Group project on planets due next Friday (slideshow presentation in google drive)

Anglais: Start working on Theme assignment for Iqbal (due next Tuesday). Identify two themes in the story and give two examples for each theme. Make connections between one or both of the themes and another book you've read, something you've experienced, something going on in the world.

Maths: Order of operations review for those doing retest (next Tuesday).

A lundi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 16 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Important reminder to get all ski/snowboard forms in by tomorrow!

Any scholastic orders are also welcome.

Devoirs:

Maths: Complete extra practice of mixed numbers to improper fractions and improper fractions to mixed numbers (today's handout) if not finished in class time.

Also, review Order of operations rules and complete half the questions from today's handout (either option A or B)




A demain,

Mme Couture

jeudi le 12 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Report card envelopes due
Scholastic orders welcome any time before the 17th
Ski trip forms due at earliest convenience

Maths:

We started working on mixed numbers and improper fractions (changing from one to the other). For those less confident, please ensure you do the extra practice questions I gave.

Anglais: For those who did not finish Horton Hears a Who assignment (theme and making connections) please submit sooner rather than later.

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 10 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to students that PE strip is needed for gym class.

Scholastic flyers went home today. If you would like to purchase any scholastic books, please submit orders by Tuesday January 17th (same day that ski forms are due).

Devoirs:

Math: Extra practice on reducing fractions to be completed for Thursday (#5 d,e,f,g,h of pink handout)

Anglais: Horton Hears a Who theme assignment  (both sides of orange handout) due Thursday:

a) identify two themes in Horton Hears a Who with two examples of how each theme is present in the story
b) make connections between one of the themes and your life, a different book you've read and something going on in the world

A jeudi,

Mme Couture

lundi le 9 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Reminder to bring hot lunch order forms to the office by tomorrow AND please remember PE strip for tomorrow's PE class

Devoirs:

Maths: Please complete Questions 4, 5 a, b,c on page 11 (continuation of equivalent fractions but this time focusing on REDUCING fractions to simplest form). Hint: Divide the numerator and denominator by their highest common factor (e..g. 45/60 divided by 15/15 is 3/5)

Anglais: Make sure the first page of Horton Hears a Who theme analysis is completed by tomorrow

Sciences: Tell your parents about our Polymer experiment today and the polymer you made including ingredients--what is your polymer made up of?

FIELD TRIP INFO: Remember to give parents information package for our upcoming ski trip to Mt. Washington on February 7th. We do require at least one parent driver as well as 2-3 parent chaperones. If you are able to help out, please indicate on payment/info/waiver portion of info package and return to Mme Couture at earliest convenience.

A demain,

Mme Couture

lundi le 5 janvier 2016

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

PE: Bring PE strip for Monday

Hot lunch forms should be submitted to office by January 10th at the latest!

Maths: Review concept we discussed today (equivalent fractions and reducing fractions by dividing numerator and denominator by the same number (e.g. 10/12 divided by 2/2 is 5/6...2/2 is a form of 1 so the value of fraction doesn't change but looks different in terms of the size of pieces and how many there are).

Complete practice questions from handout:

Less confident with concept:  Option A:  #1,2 (p. 110), 1 a,c,e, 2 a,c,f (p.111)

More confident with concept:  Option B:  #2, 4, 5 a,b, c (p. 111)

Anglais: Complete first side of Horton Hears a Who "Theme" activity (identify two themes from story and give two examples of how each theme comes up during the story). Remember to use specific language (identify who does what to whom and when/how it happens).

A lundi,

Mme Couture

mardi le 3 janvier 2017

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring PE strip for Monday's PE class (bring it this week if possible so it's here in your locker).

If you have not already done so, please return your report card envelope.

Devoirs:

Maths: Advisory 44-test parents on finding equivalent fractions using multiplication or division with a form of 1 (e.g. 3/3 or 5/5 etc).

Anglais: Think of themes that came up in our reading of "Horton Hears a Who". On Thursday we will do a writing activity relating to the themes from this story.

A jeudi,

Mme Couture