Wednesday, 15 May

Today was our first "art" art lesson in a long time.  It was great to see Joanna doing her thing outside and inside the ring of desks: most teachers would slowly wind up in such a free-moving environment, but she stays as calm as anything.  It was neat to hear the students' reaction to being told to, "write on your desks" and to "add paint to the tops of  your desks" as we did print making.  It didn't take the class long to catch on to the process and soon all had multiple prints drying around the room.

After recess we read for ten minutes and then got to math.  The Math 7 students worked to complete the lesson 6.3 problem set and then started the mid-unit review (only 4 questions).  Since I know I'm going to be away tomorrow, I started the instruction for the next lesson so that tomorrow, after students complete their reviews, they will be able to carry on independently.

The only real difference with this chapter is that now we have
variables with coefficients: we eliminate the coefficient by
dividing it into both sides (in this example we divide 2n and 24
by 2 in order to isolate the n.

After lunch we read for ten minutes and then went upstairs to the gym for the 2013 Talent Show.  Wow! I was blown away by what the students brought to the stage.  Division Two was well-represented with Oliver and Christopher adding decorum and energy as MCs, Landseer adding style on bass in his band and Kiah, well, what can I say, what a voice!  Way to go, you all did our class proud.

Remember that tomorrow is band, so remember to bring your instruments.  Since I will be away for a follow-up appointment in Vancouver to see if the splint can come off my thumb, we will have a teacher-on-call.  I have scheduled lots of computer time so you will have a good chance to get ahead on your socials inquiries so ensure you bring your materials.