Last Day of School

Tomorrow we will be having our pot luck, finish the movie, go outside and have a BYOD period.  Please come prepared for those activities.

Reminders

Play Day:  Just a reminder that you will be having an outdoor play day tomorrow (period 1-4).  Please come prepared (hat, sunscreen, water bottle etc.)

Fasting:  Students that are fasting can spend period 1-4 in the library instead.

BYOD:  Period 5 will be BYOD.  There are no laptops available, so please remember to bring your own device.

Report Cards:  You will be getting your report card at the end of period 6.  Please do not open it until you get home.  There are other flyers etc. in your report envelope that need to go home.  You will also find a pink slip that states who your grade 7 homeroom teacher will be. 

Winits:  You will be getting your certificates and all your winits during period 1 on Wednesday.  

Novel/Math Text: If you haven't returned these items, please do so tomorrow.

Pot Luck:  The potluck will take place on Thursday (starting period 1)

Last Week of School

Here's the schedule for the last week of school:

Monday

Period 1:
- Points
- Empty locker/desk
- Return Novel/text book/borrowed supplies etc. 
- Bring a bag, Ms. Sahni will be returning all assessments
- Do not bring your binders to school, only bring your language homework
- Also check the overdue page and bring any overdue items

Period 2-4:

- SPIRIT Assembly (Extra-curricular)

Tuesday

Period 1-4:

- Play Day 

Wednesday

Period 1:
- Winits 

Period 2-4:

- SPIRIT Assembly (Academic) 

Thursday June 30th - Last Day of School!!

Period 1:

- Pot Luck 

Please note:  We will be doing Health presentations, going outside and watching a movie during any periods that are not listed above.

Happy Birthday Vibhuti!!

Hope you had an awesome day Vibhuti!!

Upcoming Special Events

The schedule will be a little different over the next few days.  Here's what's planned:

Thursday June 23

- Movies (period 2-4)

Friday

- Paper Airplanes (period 1)

- Talent Show (period 3-6)

Monday

- SPIRIT Assembly (Extra-curricular) - Morning

Tuesday

- Play Day (period 1-4)

Wednesday

- SPIRIT Assembly (Academic) - Morning

Thursday June 30th - Last Day of School!!

- Pot Luck 

Pitch

Name:  ______________     # ______        

Oral Presentation

Who’s Nobody – Pitch

You will be pitching your idea to the class and Mrs. Sahni will let you know whether or not your idea has been approved.  Your pitch must include:

• Who do you want to help (people, animals, environment)?
• What are some of the needs of your living thing?
• What makes you upset or angry with regards to your living thing?
• How do you plan to help them (time, materials, funds, what, where, when)?
• Your pitch must be 2-5 minutes long.

Criteria	Level 1 L	Level 2 K	Level 3 J	Level 4 JJ
Volume and Pace	with limited effectiveness	with some effectiveness	with considerable effectiveness	with a high degree of effectiveness
Expressive Voice and Face	with limited effectiveness	with some effectiveness	with considerable effectiveness	with a high degree of effectiveness
Fluency	with limited effectiveness	with some effectiveness	with considerable effectiveness	with a high degree of effectiveness
Ideas and Content	with limited effectiveness	with some effectiveness	with considerable effectiveness	with a high degree of effectiveness

Overall: ______

o Approved     o Not Approved

Comments:  

Video Store Rental Problem

This problem is overdue.  If you have not handed it in, please do.

EQAO

Just a reminder that EQAO will be taking place from Tuesday May 31st to June 2nd this week.

Please bring a book with you every day in case you finish early.  Also bring a water bottle.

Elements of a Narrative Story

a.	Characters-people (or other animals, robots, objects that the author gives life-like qualities to) presented in the narrative text via descriptions of their attributes, traits, or abilities
b.	Setting-the place and time in which the story takes place
c.	Problem and solution-the conflict that takes place during the story
d.	Plot-the sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) that involves the characters in conflict

Congrats!!

Congrats 6J!  As a class, we collected the most items for Eden Food Bank!!  We collected 169lbs of food!!!


Just a reminder that tomorrow will be your pizza lunch.  You do not need to bring a lunch, but please bring a drink and your snacks.

Garden Space Survey

Please share your thoughts with us regarding developing a Garden Space at David Leeder.

 

http://goo.gl/forms/0atQGW0XeS

Congrats Muzammil!!

Congrats to Muzammil who became a big brother to his baby sister Hafsa last Thursday!!

Novel Study Role (Chapter 15/16)

Group	Questioner	Connector	Vocabulary	Summarizer
A	15	28	27	7
B	1	21	16	5
C	4	10	14	25
D	17	6	12	23
E	26	8	13	20
F	18	19	9	2
G	22	11	24	3

French Play Rubric

Le garçon qui joue des tours – Évaluation de la pièce

Niveau	Excellent 4	Bien 3	Satisfaisant 2	Faible 1
La prononciation	All words are pronounced correctly. Any errors in pronunciation are the result of the students incorporating extra vocabulary not included in the unit.	Most words are pronounced correctly, making the presentation easily understandable.	Some words are pronounced incorrectly, but the presentation is still understandable.	Most words are pronounced incorrectly. As a result, it is difficult to understand the presentation.
La mémorisation	All of the script is completely memorized without any mistakes.	The script is memorized however, some lines were missed or some mistakes were made.	The script was not memorized and was available on a cue card. Student was not dependent on the script.	The script was not memorized and the student was dependent on the script.
La volume et l’expression	Volume and expression are excellent. All listening can easily hear the presentation and interpret what is being said.	Volume and expression are adequate. Most people can hear the presentation and interpret what is being said.	Volume is too low. Expression is minimal and the audience may have difficulty interpreting what is being said	Voice is audible. Expression is nonexistent.
Préparé	Well prepared. It is obvious that much practice has taken place.	Prepared. Students have practiced a couple of times.	Somewhat prepared. Students have practiced once.	Unprepared. Students have not practiced.
Les accessoires et  les actions	Props and actions are an integral part of the presentation. There are no mistakes in the delivery of any actions.	Use and refer to props or actions while presenting. A few mistakes with the delivery of the actions.	Props or actions are used minimally.	There was no use of actions or props during the presentation.
Finale:

Happy Birthday Asmi!!

Hope you had a great birthday Asmi!  Thanks for bringing us Tim bits :)

Georgia O’Keefe Flowers Rubric

	4	3	2	1
Craftsmanship Attention to high quality of finished work	Paper and/or material used is in excellent condition, no tears, folds, or rips. Finished work shows great amount of care and time involved.	Paper and/or material used is in adequate condition, some or no tears, folds, or rips. Finished work shows adequate amount of care and time involved.	Paper and/or material used is sometimes in condition, some tears, folds, or rips. Finished work shows some amount of care and time involved.	Paper and/or material used not always in good condition, any mistakes or errors are not left unfixed. Finished work does not show any amount of care and time involved.
Use of Elements & Principles	Work exceptionally demonstrates a strong composition. Work thoroughly demonstrates an understanding and mastery of how to effectively use the elements of art. i.e. Proportion Work masterfully employs strong use of principles of art to create interest. Work is balanced yet unique and interesting.	Work adequately demonstrates a strong composition. Work effectively demonstrates an understanding and mastery of how to effectively use the elements of art. i.e. Proportion Work skilfully employs strong use of principles of art to create interest. Work is satisfactorily balanced and interesting.	Work sometimes demonstrates a strong composition. Work occasionally demonstrates an understanding and mastery of how to effectively use the elements of art. i.e. Proportion Work somewhat employs strong use of principles of art to create interest. Work is somewhat interesting.	Work fails to demonstrate a strong composition. Work does not demonstrate an understanding and mastery of how to effectively use the elements of art. i.e. Proportion Work never employs strong use of principles of art to create interest. Work is not unique or interesting.
Use of Medium	Finished work exceptionally shows the characteristics of water colours. Finished work shows students comfort and ability to use water colours thoroughly. Finished work shows a variety of light and dark values exceptionally. Finished work used water colours successfully to create depth through the use of highlight and shadow.	Finished work adequately shows the characteristics of water colours. Finished work shows students comfort and ability to use water colours skilfully. Finished work shows a variety of light and dark values effectively. Finished work used water colours adequately to create depth through the use of highlight and shadow.	Finished work sometimes shows the characteristics of water colours. Finished work shows students comfort and ability to use water colours occasionally. Finished work shows a variety of light and dark values sometimes. Finished work used water colours occasionally to create depth through the use of highlight and shadow.	Finished work fails to shows the characteristics of water colours. Finished work does not show students comfort and ability to use water colours. Finished work struggles to show a variety of light and dark values. Finished work used water colours but failed to create depth through the use of highlight and shadow.

Freak the Mighty

Here is your role for novel study (Chapter 9 & 10).  Please complete the questions and your role by Day 2.

Group	Questioner	Connector	Vocabulary	Summarizer
A	7	15	28	27
B	5	1	21	16
C	25	4	10	14
D	23	17	6	12
E	20	26	8	13
F	2	18	19	9
G	3	22	11	24