WEEK OF OCTOBER 29

THIS WEEKS "TO DO LIST"
1. Bring your field trip forms (2 separate forms) back signed and with 9.00 dollars; try and recruit more volunteers for our trip!
2. Read the rest of Chapter 3 in your Voices and Visions textbook; make notes of important facts, dates, events, and people involved. Making notes will make studying easier!
3. Be safe on Halloween. Make sure your parents know where you are going and ensure you have some clothing on that can be seen easily by drivers. Consider having at least 1 cell phone with your group of friends, if you are going out trick-or-treating.

THIS WEEKS HOMEWORK/STUDY WORK:
1. Spelling test Thursday
2. Comparison chart, comparing New France to New England (The 13 colonies) is due Thursday
3. Current events for several students, due Thursday

THIS WEEKS SPELLING WORDS:

mercantilism
denominator
numerator
British
climate
sovereignty
citizenship
identity
solstice
blizzard

bonus: photography

NOTE ABOUT INTERVIEWS:
We are currently finalizing the schedule for interviews. Due to the overwhelming request for interviews on Thursday, we will be unable to full fill several requested times. We are doing are best to accommodate you and your parents/guardians. Please discuss interviews with your parents, and parents please discuss interviews with your child, in an attempt to identify what should be discussed at the interview.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MUSEUM FIELDTRIP

Grade seven C and D each needs 5 volunteers if we are to attend the Glenbow Museum on November 13. If we do not have 10 volunteers total by the end of the week, we will have to re-schedule our field trip.

Please contact Mr. Mang as soon as possible if you are able to volunteer for this special learning occasion.

You can contact me via phone: 8616264 or email: tamang@cbe.ab.ca

Sincerely,
Tim Mang

WEEK OF OCTOBER 22

SPELLING TEST THURSDAY: here are this weeks words
1. imperialism
2. biography
3. economics
4. religion
5. competition
6. curiosity
7. Acadia
8. October
9. November
10. winter
11. paragraph
12. sentence
13. pumpkin
14. Halloween
15. thermometer

bonus: Mount Kilimanjaro (note Mt. is used interchangeably with Mount; this is what we call an abbreviation)

POSTER PLAN DUE WEDNESDAY:
-create a basic plan for your poster
- all you need done for Wednesday is the name of your explorer/figure in Canadian history and 3 accomplishments made by this person
-be absolutely sure that your spelling and grammar is 100% correct. Have a parent/guardian/friend/bro/sis read your accomplishments to ensure they are great!

ART POSTERS:
A statue of Shanawdithit in Newfoundland
Way to go using the digital camera! Everyone seems very used to technology in our classes. I have downloaded the images from the camera to a computer disk and I will have them up on the "Wise Window" as soon as possible (ASAP). Way to go grade seven's, those posters make me proud to be your teacher!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GRADE SEVENS

SPACE WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

Environmental issues have forced humans to start human colonies in space.... Pretend you are living in space, either on a space station orbiting earth or on the moon on the very first human colony. Write about a day, or a few days in your life. Think about the following questions: What would you bring from Earth? Would you miss Earth? Would it be worth it to leave Earth forever? Be VERY creative, it is your writing!

DUE TUESDAY IN CLASS. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED

SOCIAL STUDIES REVIEW:

We are now done chapter 1 and 2. Please re-read these chapters for review! Be sure to check out the links to the Voices and Visions website for additional learning opportunities.

WELCOME BACK

It was a wonderful fall break and now we are back ready for more learning!

THIS WEEKS WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
1) Answer the two questions about "Being Caribou" the movie we watched before break. Each answer needs to be about half a page. I don't need a good copy, a rough copy is fine. Do your work in your creative writing journal.

Due: Friday for homework check

THIS WEEKS SPELLING WORDS:

1. grizzly bear
2. cougar
3. caribou
4. millipede
5. white tailed deer
6. mule deer
7. snowshoe hare
8. mammal
9. amphibian
10. reptile
11. mayor
12. alderman

bonus: porcupine

* Why doesn't mayor and alderman have a capital? If we said Mayor Bronconnier, then we would need a capital. Just saying "the mayor is here" would not require a capital.
*Why don't the animal names need capitals? There is some disagreement about whether to capitalize animal specie names. Most sources I researched stated that animal specie names DO NOT need to be capitalized, so we will stick with that.

ZOO TRIP:

I just want to say "way to go" in regards to your behaviour at the Calgary Zoo yesterday. You were excellent representatives of the school and you made us teachers proud! I have pictures from our day and I will show them to class ASAP (as soon as possible).

Learn more about the zoo: http://www.calgaryzoo.org/

HAVE A WONDERFULL FALL BREAK GRADE 7'S

Our fall break has arrived and I hope everyone has a replenishing rest from school!

Please vote for your favourite season and check out the links I have added to our website. Calculate your "ecological footprint" and find out how much land you require to live your life.

While you are on break, please do some work in your creative writing journal. I would like you to address two general questions related to "Being Caribou" the video we watched on the last day of school before break. Each answer should be at least half a page typed or written.

1) Is it worth it to reduce our fossil fuel use in order to preserve areas like the caribou calving grounds in Alaska? What are you willing to do? Should governments like the United States'and Canada' keep oil companies from ruining vital habitat for species such as caribou?

2) Karsten and Leanne followed the caribou on their annual migration without using an airplane or car; they did it all on foot and ski. Are they crazy? Would you do such an enormous journey/adventure? What kind of adventure would you go on?

DUE: At the end of the week once we are back at school