Career Education 7

This coming week we will be starting "the Real Game Online" as part of Career Education.  The following is the parent letter from the Ministry of Education:

Your son or daughter is participating in an innovative career exploration program called The Real Game - Saskatchewan.  It is the newest program in The Real Game Series (www.realgameonline.ca) developed over the past 10 years by the National Life/Work Centre (www.lifework.ca). Saskatchewan is the first province to collaborate with National Life/Work Centre to create its own provincial version that reflects the realities of living and working in our province. The goal is to help young people prepare for success in the workforce of the 21st century, and in adult life.

Your child may bring home exercises with which you can help. You may also be invited to attend class events.

During the curriculum, students will:

•                Role play adult roles, based on contemporary Canadian workforce realities

•                Learn about many aspects of real life that you and all adults face regularly

•                Hold a job, and balance work and other aspects of their character’s lives

•                Budget for housing, groceries, transportation, and other needs

•                Learn time management, goal setting, and problem solving

•                Learn skills they will be able to use throughout their lives

§     Learn about small business and entrepreneurship

Participating in The Real Game – Saskatchewan allows your son or daughter to:

•                Assume an adult work role and explore aspects of adult life in a safe, supportive environment

•                Realize the importance of mastering essential workplace skills, knowledge and attitudes

•                Emphasize the value of work and the importance of lifelong learning, teamwork, and positive attitudes

•                Learn how success in school will impact future life and work options and roles

The involvement of community members, particularly parents and guardians, is a key element of The Real Game - Saskatchewan. You are living the adult reality your son or daughter will soon be navigating independently. Any support you can provide will help reinforce the issues and lessons the program introduces, and will help prepare your child for the future.

If there is anything you would like to discuss about The Real Game – Saskatchewan, your child’s progress, or your participation, please contact me. 

Math Manipulatives at Home

If you are working on multiplication and division of decimals at home, it can be difficult to use all of the techniques we use at school as you probably don't have a set of math manipulatives.  This online tool is similar to (possibly better than) the one we use on the SMARTboard at school.

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html

Select "Base Ten Blocks" from the "Manipulatives" menu, and you now have a set of virtual manipulatives.

Phys. Ed. Field Trips

The Grade 7s and 8s will be going on a number of field trips over the next few months in order to achieve Physical Education curriculum objectives.

            Swimming at Lawson Civic Centre – Tuesday, November 22

            Skating at Cosmo Civic Centre – Wednesday, December 7

            Swimming at Harry Bailey – Monday, January 23

            Skating at Cosmo Civic Centre – Wednesday, February 8

Students will be bringing home a permission form.  If you don't get one, they are available from the "Shared Documents" link at the bottom of this page.

Safeway Gift Cards

The Community Council is selling Safeway Gift Cards as a fundraiser.  If you haven't seen the form, there is one available for download under the "Shared Documents" link.

Field trip permission forms

If you have not yet signed one of these, please do so ASAP.  Our first field trip is MONDAY.  If the form didn't make it home, you can print one from the Shared Documents link at the bottom of this page.

November News

November 4, 2011

Dear parents,

Just a note to keep you up to date with what is going on in grade 7…

Academic stuff:

Math:   We have started unit 3: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents.  Our test on the unit should fall in early December.   Additional review materials can be found at: www.pearsoned.ca/mathmakessense/student (there is a link on this page) or on CD-ROM available for loan from the school.

Our next unit is “Circles and Area”.

Language Arts:          

We are currently working on a unit called “Sending a Message”.  We are taking a look at a variety of ways that we use different media in order to communicate.  Students are currently creating “zines” about an area of personal interest.

Social Studies:

            We are wrapping up the “Location” unit and will soon begin the “Resources” unit.  Students will be working on projects that use diverse resources to meet their wants and needs in survival-type situations.

Health:

            We have completed the “decision making” unit and have started the “Assertiveness Skills” unit.  Students will be learning about positive, respectful conflict resolution through role play and class discussion.

Religion:

Unit 3 “We believe in God the Father Almighty” is our current unit.  We are exploring the themes

-          Who loves me?

-          It’s a “free country.”

-          Who’s in control?

Other news:

- Our first field trip is Monday, as we travel to TCU Place to participate in the "Mining for Society" presentation.

- We will be going to a “Drug Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle” presentation Wednesday, November 16^th at Prairieland Park

- Our class is currently responsible for Morning Prayer.  Advance preparation is encouraged.

- Report cards and portfolios go home November 21^st.  See you at three-way conferences later that week.

Thanks,

D. Gallays

dgallays@scs.sk.ca

659-8451

Upcoming field trips

This month, we will be going on a couple of educational field trips.

The first one, related to the grade 7 science curriculum, is a presentation from the Saskatoon Industry Education Council called “Mining for Society”.  It will be held Monday, November 7^th at TCU Place from 9:00 to 11:00.

The other field trip, put on by a variety of agencies in the city, is the 4^th Annual Drug Awareness and Healthy Lifestyle Presentation at Prairieland Park.  This takes place November 16^th from 12:00 (pickup) to 2:45.

Please sign and return the permission form by Friday, November 4^th.  The permission form didn't make it home?   I have added it to the Shared Documents link.  You should be able to print one from there.