HSP Updates

MATH - Students have been working on Fractions. They will be having an OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENT Monday, May 2 / 16 and Tuesday, May 3 / 16. This will involve simple questions based on the work they have completed.

Here is some work that they can review:

SS, RJ - Fractions to twelfths Identifying a fraction of a group Fractions of a Group

JD, YG, AN - Fractions to twelfths Equivalent Fractions 1 Equivalent Fractions 2

DN, CW, FM, AZ, JL, Comparing MIxed Numbers and Improper Fractions 1 Comparing Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions 2

LANGUAGE / GEOGRAPHY - Students have been working on a series called "What In the World?"

Over the past few weeks, we have examined the following current events:

1. The upcoming Census

2. The visit of President Obama to Cuba and the impact on trade, both countries

3. The Northern-most Canadian Forces Base

Students have worked on writing skills while answering questions in complete sentences, they have also completed various activities, including mapping the areas discussed in the articles.

The students will be having an OPEN BOOK QUIZ on each of the three articles.

7C - Emotional and Physical Changes in Puberty

Please review the following sites before we meet for class on Monday, May 2, 2016.


Puberty Article



Physical Changes


Physical Changes for Girls

Physical Changes for Boys


Emotional Changes

Emotional Changes - Boys and Girls

7C Health - Consent

Students participated in a 3 corners Activity. They were given the options to choose:"AGREE", "NOT SURE", and "DISAGREE" for the following statements:

1. Grade 7 is the right age to start dating.
2. If someone doesn't like you, there are things you can do to make them change their mind and you should persist until they feel the same way.
3. Family values influence how you think about sexual activity.
4. A person should not have sex if their partner is unsure.
5. Oral-genital contact is not "having sex".
6. If someone agrees to engage in sexual activity, but passes out, it is OK to still engage in sexual activity with them.
7. Religious beliefs should influence how you think about sexual activity.
8. People don't need a vaccination for HPV if they are not sexually active.
9. Some types of sexual activity have more risks than other types.
10. People of all gender identities and sexual orientations need to learn how to stay safe and healthy in relationships.

As part of this unit, students were given the following defiinitions.

Abstinence: a conscious decision to refrain from a behaviour or activity

Sexual Activity: Any voluntary sexual behavior  including but not limited to kising, massages or touching, oral sex and anal or vaginal intercourse

Sexual Consent: Sexual consent is defined in Canada's Criminal Code in s. 273.1 (1) as the voluntary agreement to engage in the sexual activity in question. Consent means partners agree to the sexual activity; everyone understands what they are engaging to; and all parties affirmatively communicate their enthusiasm, whether through words or conduct. Silence or passivity does not equal consent.

Oral Sex: Using one's mouth on another person's genitals or anus for sexual pleasure.

Vaginal Intercourse: Penetration of another person's vagina.

Anal Intercourse: Penetration of another person's anus.

Students have discussed the following questions. They rolled dice in groups to choose and take notes on their discussions.

1. What is consent? Why is consent important?

2. How is consent communicated? Why does it need to be ongoing (not just once)?

3. What does ongoing consent really mean? What does it look like?

4. Why is communication with a partner important? What are ways to show respect for consent?

5. What does healthy communication look, feel and sound like?

6. What are ways to say no? What visual / auditory clues help you recognize that someone is saying no?

HSP April 6, 2016

The students have been very busy finishing up various work from the past few weeks.

LANGUAGE: Students have finished their first Guided Reading Story.

Yellow Group: The Loch Ness Monster (non-fiction )

Green Group: The Story of Sojourner Truth (non-fiction)

Activities included: Vocabulary, Use of Vocabulary, Responses During Reading (using the text to support your opinion), Making Connections

New stories:

Yellow Group: Stars in His Eyes (non-fiction)

Green Group: The Story of Sitting Bull, Great Sioux Chief (non-fiction)

MATH: Fractions - definitions

1    Numerator
--
4    Denominator

Numerator - the part of the fraction that tells how many equal parts to count. It is the top number. In the fraction 2/3, the numerator is 2, and we count two thirds of the whole.

Denominator - the part of the fraction that tells how many equal parts are in a whole. It is the bottom number.

Proper Fraction - 5/7 describes an amount less than 1. The numerator is less than the denominator.

Improper Fraction - 17/5 describes an amount more than 1. The numerator is more than the denominator.

Mixed Number - 3 2/5 has a whole number part and a fraction part.

Equivalent Fractions - fractions that are equal

3/3 = 4/4 = 1                1/4 = 3/12


Students will be completing individual classwork.

SOCIAL STUDIES / GEOGRAPHY

Students have learned latitude and longitude and how to find places on maps using this. Their application of skills continues with mapping associated with various articles read in class.

Gr. 6's completed: On Alert! Canadian Forces Station in Nunavut's Ellesmere Island
Gr. 8's completed: The Zika Virus

Upcoming Articles:

Gr. 6 - Article TBD, as we are awaiting the release via TDSB. (will happen this week)

Gr. 8 - An Historic visit to Cuba

HEALTH - 7C Monday, April 4, 2016

Today the Students received their marks for the Harassment Test. The entire content of the test is from this blog, as well as student notes. It is very notable that there were a number of students who admittedly did not study for this test. Parents: Please sign and return the test once you have reviewed it with your son/daughter.

NEW UNIT: Consent

Definition: Consent is voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. In otherwords, it means communicating yest on your own terms.

There are many ways to communicate "NO." Freezing up, saying you're tired, crying, pulling away are a few examples to communicate no. A person does not have to yell no, scream, kick or bite for it to be exceedingly clear that they don't want to engage in sexual activity.

For this Unit, we will be using a variety of resources: OPHEA Grade 7, consented.ca (a website) and other appropriate resources.

Please feel free to contact me directly at school with any questions.