More questions

1. To divide any number by a fraction:

   1. Multiply the number by the reciprocal of the fraction.
   2. Simplify the resulting fraction if possible.
   3. Check your answer: Multiply the result you got by the divisor and be sure it equals the original dividend.

   
   

   

   
   

Potluck

Thank you to all the parents who have offered to bring food for our potluck. Please remember we need main dishes more than snacks. Have a great weekend! See you next week for a fun one before the break.

Homework

Lit circle jobs

Field trip forms

Multiplying Fractions Video

http://youtu.be/LU3R2JE5c_U

Quote of the Day

Fun Little Activity Based on Todays Class Discussion

What are the names of the national anthems for the following countries:
1. Algeria
2. Brazil
3. Israel
4. France
5. Australia
6. Japan
7. Russia
8. Ethiopia
9. Morocco
10. Chile
11. Your own background

Define the following new words in the Webster Dictionary

big data

catfish

crowdfunding

fracking

freegan

gamification

hashtag

pho

poutine

selfie

social networking

steampunk

turducken

tweep

Yooper

Homework

Adding Fractions worksheet

My Daughter Vera Reflection

What did you think of today's powerful play? Write down your thoughts, feelings and questions!

Homework

Math Worksheet

Lit Circle a Jobs

My Daughter Vera play tomorrow 

Homework

Literature circle jobs

Math Test tomorrow. See calendar for details.

Homework

Literature Circle Jobs

Math work sheets. See below if absent

Math Quest

• Line segments, points, intersecting lines
• Complimentary and supplementary angles
• Classifying angles and triangles
• regular and irregular polygons
• congruency

Homework

Literature circle jobs 

Triangle worksheet

Progress reports went home today please return envelopes

Homework

Literacy circle jobs for Ch.4,5,6,7,8

How I Remember

How Do You Remember? 

  We should always remember the soldiers that sacrificed their own lives to make Canada a better place. I appreciate that they were willing to give up so much for our freedom. Not many people would be as brave or courageous. They have died martyrs, and we thank them. They never knew us and we them, yet they have done more for us than we could ever expect or want from our brave veterans. 

  You could remember our fearless heroes on November 11 of every year, but you could also show your respect every day in the singing of the national anthem. It's the least we could do for their nobility and it's the least we could do to show them we appreciate all they have ever done.LEST WE FORGET. 

Great student post by Laila.

Homework

Math Lines worksheet.

Homework

Email me your comparison writing piece by Monday.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Quote of the Day

Read It, Write It, Share It!

Homework

Questions from the emailed article on Cellphones in School

Blog update and Fun Angle Activity

You may have noticed that there aren't as many posts on the blog recently. Why, you ask? Well because we are full swing into our Office 365 pilot project, my students have been receiving emails with their everyday tasks attached.

This doesn't mean that the blog is obsolete but rather not our only source of information. Please check here for homework and some updates but the majority of in class tasks will be done through Office 365.

For those needing a blog fix, here is a fun little pic to get your mind working. Place your response in the comment section.

Homework

Language and Writing questions

Five complimentary and five supplementary angles questions.

Quote of the Day

Read it, Write it, Explain it!

Homework

 Geometry key terms.

Check out your Office 365 email for the language homework.

Remember login: is studentnumber.student@publicboard.ca

Quote of the Day

Descriptive Settings

👉 Create your fotobabble and save it to your desktop Fotobabble account.

👉 In the desktop version copy the link to your Fotobabble and paste it into your Google Doc descriptive setting. 

👉 due Monday

Homework

#irepthetruenorthandstrong writing. What does Canada mean to you? How do you represent Canada? Have in your Onedrive and shared with me! 

Homework and Office 365 Update

• Please try and have your Fotobabble recorded and the link in your Google Drive document by Friday. 

• Make sure to check your Office 365 email and calendar daily. In the coming weeks this is going to be a very valuable resource for you, it would be good to start getting use to using it.

Media Monday

Choose two music videos from different genres( please make it school appropriate). Watch the video and answer the following questions.

• What is the dominant message of these videos?
• What are the similarities between these videos?
  
• What are the differences?
  
• How are the following individuals depicted in their videos?
  
  • visible minorities
    
  • teenagers
    
  • women
    
  • men
    
  • parents
    
  • authority figures
    
• What lifestyle choices are promoted in these videos?
  
• What trends in popular culture have been inspired by these videos? 
• What audience do you think the videos appeals to.
• Do you think these videos should be watched by students your age?
• What message do they send to you as a viewer?

Math Homework

Page 43-45 q. 5,9,10,11,13,16,19

Composite Shapes from Matt Mousseau on Vimeo.

Quote of the Day

READ, WRITE, RESPOND

Area Of Composite Shapes

Watch this video to help you with tomorrow's lesson on Area of Composite Shapes.

Tonight's Homework!

Trapezoid sheet #1

Page 33 Q 17,18.

No quiz tomorrow, quiz Monday!

Watch the video in the post below to help with tomorrow's math lesson.

Fotobabble

Please put your fotobabble link in your Google drive Descriptive Setting

Trapezoid Note

Homework

Math page 32-33 Q 5,7,9,10,13,16

French homework

science test Oct 16

Homework and Upcoming Events

Language page 57-58 questions 1-5

Science Test Oct 16

Health Test tomorrow

Descriptive Setting Part 2

Quote of the Day

Descriptive Setting Part 1

• Find a picture of a spooky setting online.
• Upload it to our class Google Drive TalbotTrail7@gmail.com
• Using your imagination and the chart provided in the textbook complete the chart according to your picture. Similar to the one below. *Don't skimp write as many as details as possible.
  

Homework

Revised final copy of your 5 sense poem

Math all the unfinished questions from yesterday's work except for the chapter problem.

Homework

5 senses poem

Math page 24,25 Q. 4, 7,9,11,13

Grade 7 Supply Need

As part of our grade 7 Theory of Action we will be creating math vocabulary flip books. Students are asked to go to the dollar store and purchase a 100 pack of lined cue cards and a circular ring clip (both pictured below). The cost should be no more than $5 per student. If we could have these purchased and brought to school by Monday it would be appreciated.

Homework

Make sure verfication forms are checked and signed.

Math page 20-21 q 4, 6, 10, 11.

Public Service Announcements

What is a PSA?

A PSA or public service announcement is a short video, radio announcement, or print campaign created by a nonprofit organization to persuade an audience to take positive action for a institution, issue, or cause.

What are you trying to do?

• Grab your audience’s attention

• Send a specific, clear, and simple message

• Change their behavior 

Wow What a Night

It was a fantastic night at the Talbot Trail XC meet. The weather was perfect the tunes were pumping and so were the Blazer heart beats. It was a great showing by all of our Blazer athletes and it was such a great sense of pride seeing them cross the finish line with the new TT track jersey's.

Our results were awesome but what impressed me more was the positive vibes and energy that the 7M volunteers were passing on to all the runners from every school. You are great Blazers and citizens. You make me very proud to be your teacher and coach.

Special thanks to all the student and staff volunteers that made the day such a great success!

Go Blazers

TTXC2014 from Matt Mousseau on Vimeo.

Sorry guys I didn't have any pics of you on my phone ofrom tonight but here is a picture of Caleb enjoying the event you helped put on.

What is Social Media?

Social media is the social interaction among people in which they create, share or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.

Homework

Pages 20-21 q3,5,7,8,9,12

Quote of the Day

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Read, write, share

Cross Country Day

Tomorrow is Cross Country Day. Make sure to come prepared to run, run. run. Proper gym footwear and attire is a must. Remember your money to purchase hotdogs, chips and sports drinks. Take some pictures and make them with the Instagram hashtag #TTgetshealthy2014.



Weekend homework is:
10 measurement conversion questions.

Creative Character Traits

Homework

Math 15-17 Q 5,8,9,15,18,20,21

Iqbal questions

Homework

Math Vocabulary for chapter 1

Does Dwayne Johnson follow The Canada Food Guide?

Media Monday

Forms of Media

Commercial 

Radio Ad

Radio Advertisement

Billboard 

Media news piece 

You tube ads

Social media ads

Tasks

Evaluate

Compare and Contrast

Create

Mock

Celebrate

Your presentation must address the following:

Form

Purpose

Audience

Effectiveness

* make sure to explain how the media piece meets these elements ( be specific).

Presentations must have:

2 minutes

Everyone speaks

Creative

Elaborate and Explain

Visual aid (chart paper, Keynote, Apple TV)

Create discussions

Ask questions

http://youtu.be/IHvQPz6wQe4

Checklist

1. What form of media is this? How do you know?

2. What is the purpose of the media piece? Explain.

3. What tools and how do the creators of the media piece get their message across?

4. Who is the media piece geared to? Why?

5. Was the media piece successful in getting its message across? Explain.

6. Do you think the audience will be moved to act upon this media piece?

If you haven't answered these questions you are not complete.

Have a Great Weekend

• Math Quest Monday: place value, standard and extended form, exponents and order of operations.

• Get those Google Drive accounts up and running.

• Get outside, be active and have fun!

10 Rules of Capitalization link

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/10-rules-of-capitalization.html

More Order of Operations Fun

Homework

Order of operations note and three questions.

Bring back all forms.

Order of Operations

Exponent Practice

Complete every other question on the worksheet. If you want extra practice do them all.

Quote of the Day

Read, write, explain!

Guess Who Writing Assignment

Create a one page essay about you.

Mention the exciting things about who you are but don't mention....

*Your name,

*siblings names or 

*anything that will easily give away your identity.

Focus on things that we don't know about you such as...

*Teams

*Hobbies

*Vacations 

*Pets

*Weird habits

*Etc.

Make sure to follow the writing process and be creative. You will be given class time to complete this assignment.

Iqbal Questions

Chapter 2

 Compare the world the children live in with the world you live in.

What are the similarities and differences?

 Who gets introduced at the end of the Chapter and what impression do the other children have of him?

Long division practice

Multiplication Review 3x2

Homework

Place value sheet

Fingerprints

Quote of the Day

Homework

Finish place value and Iqbal questions.

Place Value Practice

Kid President

http://youtu.be/RwlhUcSGqgs

Eye Opener

Look at the picture below answer the question and justify your response. Explain your thinking.

Iqbal Chapter 1

Answer the following questions in your Interactive Notebook.  Make sure you write your answers in complete sentences.

Iqbal, Chapter 1 

1.  Draw a picture of the setting as described on page 1.

2.  Why do you think the children “stopped dreaming” (page 2)?

3.  Why do the children pretend they had dreams (page 2)?

4.  On page 5, Fatima says, “I never saw a clean slate, neither mine nor my companions.”  What can you infer from this statement?

5.  Who is telling the story?  How do you know?

Class Schedule

The Class Schedule tab has been updated. Be aware it could change again at reorganization.
-Mr.M

#7Mfirstdayofschool

Wow what a great first day. My new class was full of bright eyed and respectful students. I am predicting this will be a fabulous year in 7M. What was your favorite part?

Tonight please take the time to explore the blog and try to post a comment on this post.  Don't worry if you don't see it right away as I have to moderate the comment before it will show up.

If you didn't finish your fingerprint writing make sure you do so.

Also check out our class Instagram at MR.MOOSE7

7M 6 Word Memoirs 2014

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying your summer. Here is the video I promised. Sorry for the delay and the one random screen shot in the middle of the video. 

Thanks again for a fantastic year and for all of the thoughtful end of year gifts. I will miss seeing you in grade 7 but look forward to watching you become grade 8 leaders. Happy Summer!

-Mr.M

http://vimeo.com/99633349

Some Great Examples of Procedural Writing From 7M

Here are some great "How To" videos. Give them a try on your summer break. Great job Marina and Alyssa

How to Tie Dye from Mar ina on Vimeo.
B
Oreo Popcorn from Alyssa on Vimeo.

Credo Poems

• Credo Poems due on Tuesday

 CREDO

I believe in the _________________________

the____________________________________

the____________________________________

the____________________________________

the____________________________________

_______________,_______________,_________________

But (something you don't believe in, i.e. ("but the novels of Susan

Sontag are self-indulgent, over-rated")

I believe in____________________________

I believe in____________________________

I believe in____________________________

______________,________________,_________________

And I believe in_________________________________(longest)

What do you believe? Write about your core beliefs. Here is an example.  

I Believe

 I believe in the love of life

The music that shakes my bones

The laughter that throws all cares away

The art of a story

The “second chance” rule

Love as an emotion, unity and forgiveness.

 But the idea of war acting as a problem solver doesn’t prove whose right. It only proves whose left.

 I believe in what goes around comes around

I believe in fantasy as my reality

I believe in plaid pants

Mismatched socks, groovy tights and acid washed jeans.

And I believe in saying how I feel about something no matter the crowd,

 No matter the crowd

- Author unknown

Homework

Types of Sentences

Pages 99-100 Q Challenge, 2,3.

Simile Poem due tomorrow.

Procedural Writing due Monday

Homework

Procedure writing prewrite Q 1-5

Video response will be tomorrow.

Cookie Cutter

This is a great 3 Act Math Lesson created by Kyle Pierce

Act 1

Watch the following video and come up with a mathematical question to apply to it

http://youtu.be/lviA1zUJTD0

Act 2

http://youtu.be/DZNs1pX0lC4

How many cookies can you make from the remaining dough?

Homework

Volume of a Prism questions

School Year Not Done Get That Homework Done

• Concrete poems
• Nets (overdue)

Homework

Poem #1 I Am Poem

Cartesian Plane assignment 

Homework

Math Page 329, 11, 14, 16, 19.

Monday Homework

Math 322-323 4,5,6,8,10,11

Find a Media Cafe topic

Biography Presentations are Tomorrow!

Don't forget to prepare for your biography presentation!

Readers Response

We just read the article, "The Mystery of Flight MH370"

1. What inferences can you draw from the fact that an international team of people and equipment from some 25 countries have been working together to unravel the mystery of what happened to Flight MH370? 

2. What is the significance of this article.

Ropes

7M had a fantastic couple of days at the ropes course. We found out a lot about ourselves and took risks bringing us to new heights! I am so proud if many of our 7M adventurers. Here are a few pics. More to come soon.

Volume

Mr.M needs a new fridge but only has limited space to fit one. Out of the two fridges which one is the best fit for his kitchen. Justify your answers using mathematical thinking.

Remember the Titans Response

1. Summarize the movie.

2. If this was a book it would be a narrative, list 3 characteristics of a narrative and give examples how the movie meets these criteria.

3. What is the main idea of the film?

4. Choose a character and list three characteristics of that character. Justify each response by giving examples from the movie.

Cool Site to Help With Surface Area

Surface Area Fun

Creating an Effective Slideshow

10 Tips for Making Beautiful Slideshow Presentations from Edahn Small / VISUALI.SE

Eye Opener

Think of a movie, book or television show that you recently viewed or read. Create a t-chart and list everything you liked and everything you disliked.

http://youtu.be/4KygaCtcJwQ

Math

Last days homework

255/56 Q. 5,6,7,8,10

Today's math

11, 12, 14, 16, , 17, 19.

Biography final draft due Fri.

Get better soon Abi the class misses you.

Evernote link for calculating Surface Area

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s89/sh/72896d69-2e2c-41aa-a9d8-7783bb0ba501/3a5b9c69928249b3ff5b47d4b54f2f80

Group Reading Comprehension

Watch the video clip, read the article then answer the questions. Enjoy.

http://youtu.be/NxYvJAQyH3s

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/with-the-thrills-come-extreme-risks/

WHO, according to this article, are “trying to copy their extreme sports idols, putting themselves at terrible risk”?

HOW many injuries attributed to extreme sports occurred between 2000 and 2011?

WHAT are the most serious hazards short of death?

HOW many of those kinds of injuries occur annually among participants in seven extreme sports, including skateboarding, snowboarding, mountain biking and motocross?

WHAT sport caused the most head and neck injuries?

WHY, according to Dr. Vani J. Sabesan, is that sport particularly hazardous?

WHAT are some of the suggestions this article makes for improving the safety records of extreme sports?

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WHEN have you ever hurt yourself doing a sport?WHAT do you think you could have done to prevent the injury?

HOW realistic do you think it is to hope that extreme-sports athletes, whether amateurs or professionals, will begin wearing more safety gear?WHY?

Calculate the. Surface Area of the image

Homework

No homework tonight.

Be aware that final written biographies due Friday.

Thanks to all who brought in cereal boxes for our lesson today!

Calculating Surface Area

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s89/sh/72896d69-2e2c-41aa-a9d8-7783bb0ba501/3a5b9c69928249b3ff5b47d4b54f2f80

For anyone who is home sick here is the link for today's math. If you are up for it measure a cereal box, macaroni box or any rectangular prism and calculate the surface area. 

Final written copies ( not Prezi's) are due Friday.

Bring Your Cereal boxes!

Remember to bring in your cereal boxes Monday.
Integers test Monday
Check twitter

Integer Practice

INTEGER GAMES

Cereal Box for Tuesday's Math Lesson

Hi parents, I am requesting that each student bring in a box of cereal on Monday for Tuesday's math lesson. I will be teaching surface area and would like the cereal for a hands on lesson. Students may bring the box home after the lesson but I would prefer to donate it to a local breakfast program with your permission. So when you are grocery shopping this weekend if you could purchase a box of cereal that your child could bring in on Monday for class, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Mr. M

Integer Questions

Eye Opener

Today we will start learning about Biographies.

• What are 5 things that you would like to know about a person?
• Who are 5 people that you would like to read a biography about?

Homework

• Instacollage due tomorrow
• Rants uploaded to Vimeo or Youtube and link in Evernote due tomorrow.
• St.Patrick's Day eye opener due tomorrow
• One step algebra quiz 5 questions tomorrow.

Khan Academy Link

One step equations
Two Step Equations

St.Patty's Day

For many centuries, as everyone knows, English monarchs tried to impose their will on Ireland. Queen Elizabeth I, eager to extend the influence of her government, sent a deputy to Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, who was Lord of Blarney, and demanded that he take the tenure of his lands from the Crown. Cormac set out to visit the Queen and plead for his traditional right to his land, but he despaired for success for he was not fluent of speech. Shortly after starting his journey, he met an old woman who asked him why he looked so forlorn. He told her his story and she said, "Cormac, when Blarney Castle was built, one stone was put into place by a man who predicted no one would ever be able to touch it again. If you can kiss that stone, the gift of eloquence will be conferred upon you." Cormac traveled back to his castle and succeeded in kissing the stone. He then was able to go and address the Queen with speech so soft and words so fair that as long as he lived, he never had to renounce his right to his land. From that time forward, people have traveled from many lands to try to kiss the Blarney stone and receive the "gift of gab" and eloquence of speech. 

1. Which country throughout history was in a power struggle with the of Ireland for their land? _________________________________

 2. Who was known as "Lord of Blarney"? _________________________________

 3. What act did Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy believe allowed him to speech fluently to the Queen? _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

 4. Who told MacCarthy of the legend of the blarney stone? _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

Find five interesting St.Patty's Day facts and post them to the comment section.

Homework!

Good luck at the science fair!!!!!

• Algebra 8 questions (worksheet)  
• Integers 8 questions (from Evernote)

Math Eye Opener

Create a chart with the headings: Addition, Subtraction, Division and Multiplication. Write all the key words that would be found in a word problem to indicate each operation. 

Follow this link to a number of algebra questions. Practise some and then check your answers with the link at the top of the page. Answer a minimum of 5 for homework.

Remember to:

1. Identify the operation

2. Use the opposite operation to isolate the variable (get it by itself).

3. Make sure what ever you do to one side you do it to the other.

4. Check your work by substituting your answer for the variable in the original question and solving.

X+ 9=11

X+9-9=11-9

X=2

Check

(2)+9=11 👍✅

http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/print.php?w=11154&ID=20064

#IAmCanadianInstacollageProject

With social media taking over the spotlight in the world of marketing, social media sites like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are many companies main marketing push.

I thought a cool project would be to make a piccollage, instacollage or using any collage making app create a collage celebrating Canada!

Guidelines

1. Choose a collage app on an iPad, iPod or iphone. Some great options are Instacollage, Piccollage, Picframe, Frame Artist. 

2. Choose a frame for a minimum of 5 to a max of 8 photos.

3. Take photos that represent Canada to you!

4. Insert the pictures and edit frames to your liking.

5. Add a slogan that celebrates your publication. 

6. When you are finished save your collage to the camera roll and tweet it to the hashtag #7MWERCANADIAN