MY HERO

To do list......

• Terry Fox Run - tomorrow
• Girls Volleyball tryout- tomorrow @ lunch recess
• Grade 8 Math Pg. 10 #5, 7 efgh, 9, 12, 14
• Grade 8 History- 5 Important inventions from the past (Your opinion/why)

Have a good night

BK

A Long Walk to Water

To do list....

• Math handout if you didn't finish in class
• Presentations continue tomorrow
• Terry Fox- Friday afternoon
• Meet the Teacher- tomorrow night 6:30- 7:15 (Gr. 8 Parent meeting takes place @ 7:15 in Room 203)
• Grade 7 Science Pg 4.4
• Pizza Cashonline 

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

• Eye of the Beholder Questions complete
• History- John A. McDonald paragraph due tomorrow
• Grade 7 & 8 Blog Presentations begin tomorrow (AA, MF, EG EB, MZ, KK, SD, RL, LM, JY, SH, SG)
• Toonie for Terry (Run is on Friday afternoon)

Have a good night

BK

Parent Blog

To do list..

• Presentations begin on Wednesday
• Math : Grade 7's have a handout to complete,   Grade 8's Pg. 6  #5, 6, 7 (proof needed), 11
• Math Checkpoint- Tuesday
• History: Google Classroom activity 
• Toonie for Terry
• Boy's volleyball tryout Tuesday after school until 4:30 and Wednesday @ Lunch
• Girl's volleyball tryout Tuesday @ Lunch and Wednesday after school

*Please bring in gently used running shoes or soccer cleats to support the Shoe Drive for Dekpor

Have a good weekend

BK

Factors & Multiples Game

Looking Ahead to Next Week!

Monday - PA Day (No school)

Thursday - Meet the Teacher (6:30 to 7:15 - Mr. Kaufman will be available in his classroom - Room 204)

7:15 - Grade 8 Trip, Graduation & Fundraising Meeting & Discussion (this will take place in Room 203)

Friday - Terry Fox Run in the afternoon

To do list...

• Grade 8: Math handout & Problem with proper communication

• Grade 7 : Pg. 12 #12, 14, 17, 18 , 20

• Harrison Bergeron Plot diagram completed

• Toonie for Terry

• Oral blog presentations- begin on Wednesday

Have a good night

BK

Prime & Composite Numbers Practise

Math Game

To do list...

ENJOY THE NICE WEATHER!

Have a good night

BK

Quick Write

Grade 8 Blog Post

Grade7 Weekly Blogpost- Bucket List

Learning Goal:

Your task is to create your own bucket list (5 things) and post it on your blog. Please describe why you chose each item and insert an image.


Presentations begin on- TBD


Mr. K's bucket list
1. Visit Fiji- My wife and I have always wanted to travel to the beautiful country of Fiji. This will be difficult to accomplish as it is located on the other side of the world. As well, if I go on my summer vacation, the seasons are flipped making it their winter. If I travel across the globe, it better be ninety degrees. I have a confession, technically I have been to Fiji. For a whopping 30 minutes, I was sitting on the runway at Nadi International airport while our plane refueled on route to Brisbane, Australia. Family vacations are on the backburner until my daughter is a little older.






2. Play golf at St. Andrews- St. Andrews is often regarded as one of the oldest and most well-known courses worldwide. Many people refer to it as the "Home of Golf". I enjoy watching and playing golf. It is my dream to play at the "Old course" and walk across the Swilcan bridge which is located on the 18th hole fairway just like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and many other legends. Can you believe that on the seventeenth tee, you actually drive the ball over the edge of a hotel? Sounds dangerous!






3. Complete a Marathon- 42.195 Kilometers or 26 miles and 385 yards! To give you some perspective, the distance from our school to the Air Canada Center is about 50 Kilometers. I think it would be an amazing accomplishment to be able to run a Marathon. I'm not sure if the appeal of running a Marathon is it's one of the original Olympic events or that every year I'm curious to hear the winning time in the Boston Marathon. After I finish a 10 km run, all I think to myself is I have to run four times this distance to accomplish my goal. Small strides, but I know deep in my heart I can do it if I set my mind to it.




4. Write a weekly sports column- A typical Sunday morning would involve me drinking my coffee and scrolling through numerous newspaper articles and blog posts. The topic always the same: SPORTS. I think it would be fascinating to have people excited to read my weekly sports column. I think I would call it "Brian's Take"..... I've already decided that I would write on a variety of sports including my favorites golf, soccer and hockey. Maybe one day instead of rambling my thoughts to anyone who will listen I will actually write them down.






5. Watch the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford- The Manchester Derby is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. My wife says I say this countless number of times throughout the year but I would love to take this game in live at Old Trafford. Basically, if you live in Manchester, half of the city likes Manchester City (Blue) and the other half of Manchester likes Manchester United (Red)... When these teams meet, it's team vs team, supporters vs supporters, which leads to great entertainment. I guess the closest rivalry to the Manchester Derby in North American sports would be the Montreal Canadians versus Toronto Maple Leafs or the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees.

To do list...

Toonie for Terry

History- Pro/Con Chart

Science Poster- due tomorrow (Grade 7)

Math   Grade 7 (Pg. 6 & 7 #3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15)

                 Grade 8 (1, 3 a-c, Back of handout)

Have a good night

BK

To do list...

• Math Pascal Triangle handout- tomorrow
• History- John A McDonald/ add to chart
• Lunchtime sign out forms
• Volleyball clinic tomorrow (Boys)
• Toonie for Terry

Have a good night

BK

Book - Speed Dating

WIM- Day 5

To do list...

• One word blogpost posted on blog for Friday
• French project- due Friday
• House Captain Interviews tomorrow@ lunch
• Volleyball clinic tomorrow @ lunch 
• Cross Country Run tomorrow @ morning recess (must have signed permission form)

Have a good night

BK

Math Discussion

If mathematics were an animal, which animal would it be and why?

If you could be any number, which number would you be and why?

Which song best represents mathematics and why?

If you could be any angle, what type of angle would you be and why?

To do list....

• House Captain Interviews Friday @ lunch (Yesterday's post)
• Boys Volleyball clinics Wednesday & Thursday @ lunch
• Cross Country tomorrow after school (Must have signed permission form)
• Chris and Sandy Questions completed
• WEEKLY BLOGPOST - One Word due Friday (Posted on blog)

 

Questions

WIM- Day 2

Speed is not important

Warm up Math activity

To do list.....

• One Word Image- Ready to print
• Independent Reading Book- Daily
• Blog should be up and ready - (You should be able to post a picture, add an active link and post a video using an embed code)

House Captain Interview Questions:

Why should you be a house captain?
How are you going to bring Grade 7 and 8 students together?

Have a good night

BK

What is Science Fiction?

Three Key Features

• speculation about humanity's future
• impacts of science and technology on people
• settings in an alternate time and place.

WIM Day 1

WIM 3 Day 1 from YouCubed on Vimeo.

To do list...

• Student Survey

• Reading Material

• One Word Image

• History: Finish map of Canada 

These need to be completed for Monday

Have a good weekend

BK

ONE WORD Blog Post

Learning Goal: present the ONE word you have chosen that will make a difference this year

Success Criteria:

• visually represent your word (done this)
• explain the meaning of the word (it might have more than one meaning)
• why did you choose the word?
• give at least one personal experience that illustrates why the word makes sense for you

Due date: To be determined

To do list...

• Student Survey completed by Monday (GC)
• One word image- Completed/Shared with me by Monday
• Gym clothes- tomorrow
• Independent Reading Book- Monday
• Parent Contact info (Blue link on blog)/ Bring back signed Blog form 
• House Captain Application form is due tomorrow @3:05
• Math/Literacy Binder

HOW TO LEARN MATH

To do list...

To do...Sept. 5

1. Show parents the class blog & get "Welcome" letter signed (parent contact information/sign up to blog)
2. Start up Package for the office
3. House Captain application (Friday, 3:05)
4. ONE word (have some options ready to share)
5. Reading material for in class- Monday
6. Math binder (5 dividers by Monday)
7. Literacy/History binder
8.  Textbook pg. 97 # 1, 2 (Gr.8)
9. Sketchnote Chapter 1- Ready for tomorrow

SketchNoting

Sketchnote Chapter 1

What do we learn about Salva’s life and culture from the first chapter?

Read aloud

ONE WORD

Questions to think about as you look for your word:

• what do I need?
• what do I want?
• what gets in my way?
• what do I need to focus on?
• what do I want to do this year that I haven't done before?
• what do I want to do better this year?

To do list..

• Complete Parent Information information 
• Review blog and bring in signed form
• Complete Brown envelope and return
• Gym clothes- Friday
• Need Math, Science, & Literacy Binder

Great first day

Have a good night

BK

September 5, 2017

• Marshmallow Challenge
• Welcome Letter
• Class tour
• Abstract Objects
• Balloon Drop
• One word

PE

Welcome Letter

September 5, 2017

Welcome back

This summer was slightly different than my pre-child days of 50 rounds of golf.  Daddy is in complete control as my wife Ashlee works throughout the summer.  Aria and I had the BEST summer together.  I hash tagged it as "Daddy Dates"!  Activities were key to my survival, including regular trips to the pool, zoo, library/parachute club, and weekly Canada's Wonderland visits were among our favourites.  I rode on the carousel more times than you could imagine :)

One of the highlights of my summer was travelling to Prince Edward Island with my family. We had an incredible week staying at a beachfront cottage located in the small town of Hampton, which is 30 minutes west of Charlottetown.  Some of the highlights were our lobster/crab fishing tour, Cavendish beach, visiting the toy factory, and eating at the local establishments. 

One of my passions is "Golf".  Due to time restrictions and chasing around a busy toddler, I didn't play as much golf as usual.  This summer I was lucky to play Links at Crowbush (PEI), Barrie Country Club, National Pines and a few other tracks that surround the GTA.  Overall, I would say the state of my game was "inconsistent".....  Visualize a roller coaster, with its ups, downs, twists and turns.  Let's leave it at that :)

Another activity that I enjoy in my free time is READING.  This summer I read several books including "A Long Walk to Water", "Smart Baseball", "The Range Bucket List" and "Bear Town"!  I also spent countless hours following my twitter timeline and reading sports articles on my iPad.   

We are all now back for another school year.  This year's classroom quote is "You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take".  Whether were in the gym or in the classroom, I expect your best effort.   Let's make the next 200 days great!

                                                          Sincerely B. Kaufman

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