Monday, April 30, 2012

Bonjour,

Abridged report cards go home today which reflect achievement for Term 1 & 2.

Devoirs:

Gym strip needed tomorrow for Fitness Studio.

Maths: please complete review of percentages and circle graph if not already completed.

Sciences Humaines: info sheet on gods, goddesses and heroes should be completed at home.

Français: work on novel study (reading and activity)

Remember to hand in permission forms for next Tuesday's field trip to Matson Conservation Area in Esquimalt!

A demain,

Mme Couture

Friday, April 27, 2012

Bonjour,

Congratulations to Maddie H and Ben for winning the first round of the playoffs in our hockey pool!

Devoirs:

Maths: complete circle graph if it is not already finished. Also, complete the percentages review sheet including BOTH problem solving questions.

Science: Review notes from Weather film and Wetlands film. We will do some review next week in preparation for a quiz on both films' contents which will most likely take place next Friday May 4th.

Sciences Humaines: Gods/goddess'/hero info sheet should be completed on own time and you can begin your chosen or assigned god/goddess/hero for mini-project/poster. Students absent today can choose whichever god/goddess/hero they want from the list.

A lundi,

Mme Couture

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Finish good copy of circle graph on blank paper with title (reword your question so it makes sense as a statement). Label each section as a percentage and include choices either in the graph if there is room or in a legend (follow samples from class).

Sciences Humaines: All gods/goddesses/heroes should be researched. It is homework to complete the handout if it was not completed today in class.

Science: Review notes from Weather movie.

Reminder: Class Photos tomorrow!

Mme Couture

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bonjour,

Reminder of homework for tomorrow:

Maths: complete all calculations to find percentages that correspond to the results of your questionnaire

Sciences Humaines: Map of Ancient Greece (labeled and coloured) is due tomorrow.

Sciences: review notes from Weather film today (please write notes in French and look up unknown vocabulary you were not able to get it from the subtitles).

Formulaire de permission: please bring permission form for May 8th field trip to Matson Conservation Area.

A demain,

Mme Couture

Monday, April 23, 2012

le 24 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring PE strip tomorrow for Fitness Studio.

Maths: bring prepared questionnaire to circulate to the class. Question posed must be relevant to all students in the class. Please give 4-5 choices of answer including 'other'.
 (E.g. Combien de frères et soeurs est-ce que tu as? a) Un b) Deux c) Trois d) autre)

Français: Be prepared to present your story to the class.

Anglais: Please choose what assignment you would like to do for your novel study in English from the list of choices Mme Aristou gave out.

A demain,

Mme Couture

Friday, April 20, 2012

le 23 avril 2012

Bonjour, Just a reminder to please bring PE strip for gym class. Maths: review finding percentages and complete questionnaire (pose a question in french and provide 4-5 possible choices for answers including "other" or "autre"). A lundi, Mme Couture

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

le 17 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Finish practise questions on finding percentages! Make sure to ESTIMATE before calculating. Answers on back of sheet

Science: Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow on biology terms. You are responsible for giving the definition of some words and for identifying terms when given a definition. Also, be confident of the five levels of organisation (individu, population, communauté, écosystème, biome).

A demain,

Mme Couture

Monday, April 16, 2012

le 16 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Maths: please do or go over math questions from Friday's blog post as we will continue our percentages unit tomorrow and will have a quiz in the coming week.

Science: review biology terms in preparation for Wed. vocabulary quiz.

Sciences Humaines: ensure project is submitted! I am still missing a couple!

PE strip needed for tomorrow's fitness studio class.

Reminder: Oak Bay tutor will be at Lansdowne tomorrow from 3:30-4:15pm.

A demain,

Mme Couture

Friday, April 13, 2012

vendredi le 13 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring PE strip on Monday.

Science: Review (e.g. write out or "teach" friends/siblings/parents) the vocabulary for biology as we will be having a quiz on Wednesday. Also, be prepared to come back to our Mt. Tolmie ecosystem discussion from today as we look at the biodiversity on the mountain and introduced/native species to the area.

Maths: if you are one of the few people who did not complete math homework (finding percentages) ensure that the handout from Thursday is completed for Monday. Also, please tackle the following questions as review (don't forget to estimate):

a) 38% of 45,83
b) 27% of 125,60
c) 25% of 478,12
d) 14% of 28,45

Sciences Humaines: I am still missing a couple of Ancient Egypt posters. Please be prepared to stay in at lunch or stay after school Monday to complete these if they are not submitted on Monday!

Playoff hockey pool info:

www.hockeydraft.ca
login: Advisory51
password:playoffs

A lundi,

Mme Couture

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

mercredi le 11 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Congratulations to the hockey pool winners for the regular season! We will complete the final portion of the playoff draft tomorrow.

Reminder that all forms for pizza and subway should be in by now!

Devoirs:

PE: bring PE strip for tomorrow (includes gym shoes, change of t-shirt, change of shorts, deodorant)

Maths: finish math questions from class today (finding percentages) as we will go over them tomorrow morning. Remember strategies (using benchmarks like 10% and 50%...)

E.g. 30% of 82$ (10% is 8.2 x 3 = $24,60)
I)
a) 30% of 62$
b) 40% of 75$
c) 70% of 75$
d) 55% of 36$

II) Steps: Estimate, do multiplication calculation showing work, add decimal where logical and follow rule --count digits after decimal and place decimal accordingly going right to left in answer). What do you notice about parts I) and II).


a) 0,3 x 62
b) 0,4 x 38
c) 0,7 x 75
d)0,55 x 36

Science: Review water cycle and talk to parents about what you learned yesterday (discussion on how deforestation can impact infiltration/run-off etc and how precepitation levels are impacted by elevation etc.) Review vocabulary also in preparation for a quiz next Wednesday on biology vocabulary.

Bonne soirée,

Mme Couture

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

le 10 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Just a reminder to bring PE strip for Thursday (including shorts, gym shoes/runners, t-shirt, deodorant)

Also:

Anglais: penpal letter due on Friday (speak about weather/climat/what's growing, sports activities going on at this time of year, what you're studying at school in math, science, socials etc.)

Science: review biology terms in preparation for a vocab quiz (early next week...either Tueday or Wednesday)

Sciences Humaines: several students have not handed in Ancient Egypt project (due at the absolute latest by today!). Please ensure this is completed either at home or during lunch/after school in homework club as no more class time will be given.


A demain,

Mme Couture

Thursday, April 5, 2012

le 5 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Just a reminder that the Social's project was due today. If you have not completed drawings or still need to finish a portion of the writing, it is essential to bring everything on Tuesday so that you can submit the poster. Please plan to work during LOL to finish if you have not completed the work by Tuesday.

Maths: there will be a quiz Tuesday on the division of decimals. Review by practising questions from the review sheet (please do not just look over questions). Doing more questions for practice will help build confidence and consistancy. Be prepared to draw some division questions and also to solve problems. Try the following for extra practice (we will go over them on Tuesday morning):

a) 26,8 divisé par 0,4

b) 58,6 divisé par 3

c) 124,5 divisé par 0,5


Don't forget PE strip on Tuesday for Fitness Studio!

Joyeuses Paques!

Mme Couture

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

le 4 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Devoirs:

Maths: Complete both sides of the math review sheet on division of decimals. Show all work!

Sciences Humaines: All work must be brought completed (title, illustrations, bibliography, text) so that it can be glued to poster. This includes having the back ground border already attached to title, illustrations etc.

PE strip needed for gym tomorrow (includes appropriate footwear, a t-shirt, deodorant and shorts).

A demain,

Mme Couture

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

le 3 avril 2012

Bonjour

Check out the video submission for the "diet challenge" video contest that students in Lansdowne's gifted program created. Every view of the video counts as a vote for our video!

http://energydiet.canadiangeographic.ca/home/video_gallery/373/miss-couture#the_title

Devoirs:

Maths: page 107 #8 et #9

Science: Finish crossword review of science terms recently covered in biology

Sciences Humaines: Everything, including the bibliography for projects should be completed and brought to class!

Good luck to all concours d'art oratoire participants performing this evening and band/choir members for their concert this evening.

A demain,
Mme Couture

Monday, April 2, 2012

le 2 avril 2012

Bonjour,

Just a reminder that tomorrow from 3:30-4:15/4:30, there will be an Oak Bay Grade 11 student tutoring in Mme Aristou's room or my room (not yet determined) for any students wishing to practice their written or oral french skills.

Devoirs:

Maths: Questions from Friday's posting are due tomorrow.

Sciences Humaines: all work including illustrations and bibliography should be completed for tomorrow so posters can be assembled. This means bringing printed material from home or having all work correctly formatted and ready for printing at school.

Also, the band concert will be tomorrow block 1 and Wed. block 1 so for all students participating, their band instruments and concert uniforms should be brought tomorrow.

A demain,

Mme Couture