| Homework Assigned For Homeroom: 7-7 |
| June 15, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Today was the last Technology class for the 7-7 group. If students have not submitted the final project they can work on it in the next couple of days. However, it will need be passed it no later than Friday, June 17. |
| June 6, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on the final project. Reminder: all groups need to be completing every section in their portfolio. |
| June 3, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on the final project. Reminder: all groups need to be completing every section in their portfolio. |
| May 16, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were introduced to the final project to complete in Technology Grade 7. All information related to this project will be found in the students Technology Google Classroom under the Innovation Challenge section. |
| May 5, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students finished up with using Scratch. In our next class they will be assigned into groups to begin work on the final project for Technology in Grade 7. |
| May 4, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students started showing the activity completed in Scratch. |
| April 26, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students worked on finishing up their Easter / Spring challenge activity in Scratch. |
| April 6, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on their Easter / Spring challenge activity in Scratrch. |
| March 30, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The assignment for Unit 5 went out today and is due back in one week on Wednesday, April 6. The test is going to be on Monday, April 11. |
| March 29, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued to use the online program called Scratch. Before starting, they were shown some coding examples that can possibly be used in the Easter / Spring challenge activity they have been assigned. |
| March 28, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students are now moving into using a program called Scratch. In the remaining classes before the Easter break they will be given the challenge to create a story/animation/game about Spring or Easter. |
| March 18, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were given one last class to finish up with the group podcast activity. If not done it is now the responsibility of the student to finish it before next class on Monday, March 28. |
| March 17, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were given another class to finish up with the group podcast activity due to a high number of students out.
If any students were done they were to begin working with how to edit multiple audio tracks along with adding video clips. |
| March 9, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on the group podcast activity.
Reminder: students need to bring a set of headphones to class. |
| March 8, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on the group podcast activity.
Reminder: students need to bring a set of headphones to class. |
| February 25, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on their first podcast activity.
Reminder: students need to bring a set of headphones to class. |
| February 18, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Hey everyone! I am going to have the assignment due on Thursday, Feb 24, instead of Wednesday, Feb 23. Only thing is that late assignments will not be passed back before the test which is on Tuesday, March 1 the week after. This is because I will be passing them back on Friday. Then there is a PL day on Monday, which means I won't see you after Friday until the day of the test. We will get into Percent early next week!
If you are having trouble, make sure you put in the time. Check out the videos in the Google Classroom! This is the unit this year that will likely require the extra effort. |
| February 17, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students started working on a podcast activity using WeVideo.
Reminder: students need to bring a set of headphones to class. |
| February 7, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were given time to finish up their logo designs for Topic 4 on the types of media. |
| January 28, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Just a reminder that assignments are due Tuesday. Early bird's will be passed back to be fixed on Monday. The test is Friday, February 4. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on Topic 4: Different types of Media. Also, as part of this today a majority of the class worked on creating a logo using a program that was shared with them in their Google Classroom. |
| January 27, 2022 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on Topic 4: Different types of Media. |
| January 25, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Math assignment went out today, it is due in one week on Tuesday, Feb 1. If you do not have it, you can find a copy of it on my website. |
| January 23, 2022 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Jan. 23rd: Just a reminder that this page will no longer be updated as all homework/ reminders will be done via Google classroom. Please sign up for updates if you haven't already! |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Jan. 23rd: Just a reminder that this page will no longer be updated as all homework/ reminders will be done via Google classroom. Please sign up for updates if you haven't already! |
| January 11, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | If you leave the Google Classroom for some weird reason, you will not be able to join again using the same code. It has been changed. You will have to contact me to get the new code. |
| January 4, 2022 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | I will be discontinuing updating this page as of this week . Please refer to Google classroom parent/guardian summaries. Al of my classes are enabled to send out summaries. if you aren't getting the, please contact me and I will re-enter your email. Some parent invites may have gone to spam. |
| January 3, 2022 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Although this site will not be used very much while we are using our google classroom, I figured I would post the code in case you (for some reason) have not joined yet.
Code: rzchlxg
Just copy and paste it directly after you click the join (plus sign) in Google Classroom. |
| December 17, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we introduced Unit Two on Heat. Students worked on their Chapter 4 vocab. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Today, students were introduced to a new program where they will create a sprite and then turn it into an animation. |
| December 16, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did double Socials and watched the documentary 'Living on One Dollar' where the concepts of poverty and economic insecurity are explored. |
| December 15, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students started their foldable on the Energy Pyramid in an Ecosystem. They will do an exit card at the end of the foldable about what they learned. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We did double science today. |
| December 14, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked in their booklet on the Food Energy Pyramid. Tomorrow they will work on a foldable. Students should bring their leads or markers. After they finish their foldable they will do an exit card on what they have learned. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked in their Economic Security booklet on questions #8-13.
Many students are coming without their Chromebooks or coming with them not charged. Students need to show responsibility with regards to their Chromebooks. Plug them in at night and bring them fully charged everyday. They should not be left home. |
| December 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about the difference between the economic systems of capitalism and socialism. Students also did a Kahoot! |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Your test is still tomorrow! If you are looking for extra practice, there is lots in the textbook and there is lots on my website. Or you can just make up a bunch of Order of Operation questions.
Since the test is on Operations with Decimals, practicing Order of Operations questions is the best way to go since you practice all of the operations when doing them. Practice, practice, practice!! See the Google Classroom for a few sites that may help. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about the energy pyramid. Tomorrow students will start a foldable. |
| December 8, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was the last in-class day for this project. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about economic security. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | In today's class, students were given an opportunity to participate in the Hour of Code. It gives the students a chance to show that they can learn the basics of coding, and the hope is to broaden participation in the field of computer science. |
| December 6, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Turns out that the other grade 7 math classes want to move the test to Tuesday, December 14. That way we can get another After-School-Monday tutorial in. I am fine with that! Practice makes perfect!
Soooooo, the test will now be on Tuesday, December 14. :) |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started Chapter 3 on Economic Security.
Case studies have not been corrected yet. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about Food Webs. We will start our in-class project tomorrow on Food chains and Food webs. |
| December 3, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we reviewed food chains. We will do Food webs Monday and then start our project.
Project starting Tuesday. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started Chapter 3 by looking at the important terms in this chapter. |
| December 2, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a double science and students learned about food chains. Tomorrow we will do a little bit more on chains, move to webs and then start a project (most likely Monday) |
| November 30, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students worked on a Careers in Information Technology activity. |
| November 29, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We will learn about food chains tomorrow! |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Tomorrow we will do a case study that is open book (not need to prepare before hand). About 10 students did not bring their textbooks today. Please bring your textbooks to class unless told otherwise. |
| November 25, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a review of abiotic and biotic factors and then students had to decide whether the biotic factors were producers, consumers or decomposers. We then watched some of the documentary 'Deep Blue' where we saw the activities of the top consumers such as sharks and orcas. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did an exit card on the indigenous economies. Students will be doing a case study next week on the Europeans. |
| November 24, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The assignment for unit 3a (Decimal Operations) goes out today. It is due next week on Wednesday which is December 1st!! If you misplace your copy, it is available on my website.
Just a heads up for those who are into the assignment already. In Multiple Choice #8, all of the 2.56 should be 2.76... Not a big deal, but it may bother you. ;) |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we corrected the worksheets from yesterday on producers, consumers and decomposers and then we did a little sketching activity on these three roles in the ecosystem. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we went over the European economies when they first colonized North America.
Tomorrow there will be an exit card on the Indigenous people information. |
| November 23, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about the needs and wants of the indigenous people and started a worksheet for review. There will be an exit card Thursday on this material. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about consumers, producers and decomposers in each of our provinces 4 main ecosystems. |
| November 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did their questions in their Needs and Wants document. |
| November 17, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our next unit with a look at the difference between a need and a want. Some great discussion.
Reminder to have any re-dos or fixing of assessments in to me by Friday |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished our salty seeds lab in class. We will be going outside for tomorrow's class and then starting Chapter 2 . |
| November 16, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students got back their GAMER assessment for the 3 GAMER evaluations we have done so far. Students were to read the feedback given on all the items and then take the opportunity to work on anything they wished to improve or anything they missed. They also did a self-assessment (which they keep) about their progress and a reflection on anything they might improve or any roadblocks to their learning. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we worked on the lab (Salty Seeds). We will finish this tomorrow.
Please make sure you have your Chromebooks charged and ready to go each and everyday. I do a lot of work digitally so Chromebooks are important (though I do provide paper copies for anyone without a Chromebook at present) |
| November 10, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students got a chance to explore life in the trenches in the game Over the Top from the Canadian War Museum. https://www.warmuseum.ca/overthetop/game/
We will do an exit card on disempowerment on Friday.
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| November 9, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Test is still tomorrow. If you are looking for review, there is lots on my website and in the textbook. The test will be on adding and subtracting integers, as well as plotting points on the Cartesian Plane. (x,y) type graphing. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued an activity where they are creating object animation using Google Slides. |
| November 8, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished the documentary about living on a dollar a day in Nepal. We went over then about signs of personal disempowerment. Exit card on Disempowerment on Wednesday.
Tomorrow students will do Science instead of Socials and then the reverse on Wednesday. This is to accommodate our bean germination observations. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our salty seeds lab to see the impact abiotic factors can have on biotic factors. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students began exploring how to create object animation through Google Slides. |
| November 4, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Math assignment is due tomorrow. If you do not have a copy it is always available on my website.
https://sites.google.com/a/nlesd.ca/frys-math/home/grade-7-math/grade-7-math-assignments |
| November 3, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The math assignment is still due on Friday.
Students have been doing so well with the material that we have been able to move the test up to Wednesday, November 10. Which is next week! |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We will learn about disempowerment tomorrow and students will do an exit card on Friday. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished our mini-lab on variables and did some practice on variables. |
| November 1, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did some more practice work on the Scientific method. Tomorrow we will do a mini-lab to help reinforce the concepts we have done. |
| October 29, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Today students continued working on their Evolution of Communication Technology timeline. |
| October 28, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Today students began work on creating a timeline on the Evolution of Communication Technologies. |
| October 27, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The assignment for Unit 2 will be going out on Thursday and is due next Friday, November 5. If you lose your copy, or forget it, it is always available on my website. |
| October 26, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished looking at the Scientific methods slideshow. I will upload this to Google classroom.
On Thursday and Friday we will do some practice on the Scientific method.
I gave back the marks today for the Ecosystem Study. Students who wish to improve their mark can do so by un-submitting their work and following the feedback I gave on their rubrics. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Tomorrow students will start their Empowerment foldable. They will need their textbooks and their binder with handouts. |
| October 25, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Noftle, Amy | Language unit test on Wednesday. Study guide given out. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started learning about the scientific method.
Ecosystem projects are now over due |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | In the next few days students will start their Empowerment foldable as a conclusion to this unit. This will be the first official assessment. |
| October 21, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished off our ecosystems project and students had the opportunity to fix their lab and also do a practice quiz on the first chapters work. |
| October 20, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued using the Google Draw program. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished looking at the 5 main types of empowerments and students will use this information to start an Empowerment Foldable tomorrow. |
| October 19, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Noftle, Amy | Unit 1 Test October 27th |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started learning about 5 types of empowerment important to our everyday lives. Students started filling out a worksheet that they will use for their GAMER assessment this week. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was day 3 of our ecosystem project. Students should have finished this by the end of the class. Due Oct. 21st.
Next class I am giving time for a second chance opportunities for those who did not do well on the lab. This will be a time to read the feedback I gave on the lab and to demonstrate growth in learning.
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Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were to finish work on the discussion of Technology. After this they were assigned an activity to complete by using the Google Draw program. |
| October 18, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued watching the Human Rights commercials and then I assigned #11 in their booklet. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was Day 2 of the Ecosystems project. |
| October 15, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we reviewed the Canadian Charter of Rights and the United nations Declaration of Human Rights and Freedoms. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our in-class ecosystem study. It is posted in Google classroom. Due Oct. 21st.
If in-class time is used wisely there should be no need to do any work at home. |
| October 14, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Assignments and tests have all been passed back at this point for unit 1. All grades have also been posted in PowerSchool. If you do not have access to PowerSchool, you really should. It has real time grades and attendance. It is available for parents and students. Contact the office if you need usernames and/or passwords to set this up. It will be used the entire time the student is in school from grade 7 to grade 12. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students had to complete their niche sheets from yesterday. If done they then were to complete their vocab (in booklet). There was also an extra sheet for practice on biotic and abiotic factors. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about human rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights. Tomorrow I will conferencing with students about what we have learned so far as part of their GAMER assessment. |
| October 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about Power and Authority. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did extra practice on niche and habitat.
Many students did not turn in their Science Lab. It is IMPORTANT that students click the 'turn in' button in Google classroom. |
| October 12, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we looked at the concept of Niche and Habitat. |
| October 8, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students finished legal milestones and then students had the chance to look through the Legal Milestones booklet by the Child and youth Advocate. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on a discussion of 1) What is Technology? 2) What are the Seven Resources of Technology? |
| October 7, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about Legal Milestones. Tomorrow we will finish this and also take a look at the Legal Milestones booklet from the office of the Child and Youth advocate. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about niche and habitat. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students are currently working on a discussion of 1) What is Technology? 2) What are the Seven Resources of Technology? |
| October 6, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued learning about the levels of organization in nature. WE did work in our booklet.
Please make sure your labs are turned in in Google classroom. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about legal milestones students will encounter in their lives. They also learned about age of majority. |
| October 5, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we went over the Levels of Organization: Organism/ Population/ Community and Ecosystem.
Don't forget to turn in your lab! |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on a Me in 20 Years sheet to get them thinking about the future and how they can empower themselves to attain their goals. |
| October 1, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their lab write-up. Students who weren't here were paired up with students who were here.
The lab is to be turned in by Monday at 2. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | I will have to change the assignment due date to Wednesday, October 6. Those 2 days off threw a wrench into the scheduling.
The test will still be on Friday, October 8 though.
I will correct the assignment on Wednesday night and pass it back on Thursday. Please make sure that you pass it in on time or you won't have it back before the test. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a lesson on Orange Shirt Day ad the purpose of residential schools and their lingering impacts on the indigenous people. |
| September 28, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a double science class. First class was our walk around the school yard and groups had to find biotic and abiotic factors around Villanova and take measurements of water temperature, soil temperature etc. In class 2, we started our lab write up on the Chromebooks. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were introduced to their first topic today on What is Technology? |
| September 27, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started to look at personal empowerment. Students have an Empowerment booklet that is to be placed in their binder. |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today I did a prelab on our School Yard Lab we will do tomorrow. Please come dressed for outside.
We also did practice on abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem. |
| September 24, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Assignment went out today. It is usually due in 1 week, but with the two days off, it will now be due on the following Monday, October 4.
The test for unit 1 will be on October 8.
Everything we have done will be posted in the Google Classroom. If you are missing the code, just look back in your homework site. It is the first post. |
Art
Assigned By: Bowers, Tracy | Please make sure to join our Home economics Google classroom. Everything we do in class is posted in your Google classroom.
Class code: akg3cqb |
| September 23, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students will start Unit One tomorrow on Empowerment. They should have a socials binder/ duotang (preferably red)
Google classroom code: g2pn7ji
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Core French
Assigned By: Boone, Susan | Google classroom code: a4frkxl |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students explored the concept of abiotic and abiotic factors.
Google classroom code: gexq7m4 |
| September 20, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students participated in Student Vote.
Google classroom code: g2pn7ji |
| September 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students will be participating in Student Vote tomorrow.
Google classroom code: g2pn7ji |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | On Tuesday students will start Unit One on Ecosystems. Students will need a yellow duotang for booklets and handouts. |
| September 17, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued on with lab safety. I will go over the lab safety activities in the booklet and then we will move onto Unit 1 on Ecosystems.
Classroom code: gexq7m4 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we went outside for class.
Classroom code: g2pn7ji |
| September 16, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Google Classroom Code: rzchlxg
Please join our Google Classroom ASAP. I will post the notes that we do and other important things in there. |
