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