To those celebrating tonight

Happy Halloween! 

Be safe and have fun if partaking in any Halloween activities this evening.

Remember to make your BEDMAS! **and defeat the dragon using PEMDAS!

This is a great song to remember the rules for order of operations (BEDMAS). It also includes two great examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGIXxYAK00o

PBL Groups Set!

Hey, please see your PBL groups HERE.

Brainstorm some possible survey questions regarding your general topic.

Math POTW #6 Tipped Triangle

Please access the problem HERE.

Student Council Update! **Please read**

There are still 4 spots available if you want to be a part of our student council this year (open to BOTH grade 7s and 8s)

Cranny Cares Committee (Eco, Healthy School, Global Citizenship, etc.) - 3 spots

Cranny Athletics Committee (sporting events, intramurals, athletic clubs, etc.) - 1 spot

Applications are Due on Wednesday, October 23.

Please submit your application to Mr. Huang in person or via Google Apps.

Additional:
You can be involved in many ways! Many of these committees will need LOTS of volunteers at various events! stay tuned if you want to help out and contribute to our school activities! 

Friday Activity - Me to We!

On Friday we were asked, in small groups, to brainstorm and research some local and international charities. We did this so that our “Me to We” initiatives throughout this current school year can be focused and purposeful. It is always more powerful and endearing to put a “face” on the charities we wish to raise money for and advocate for. By researching and exploring different charities we see that they are quite interesting and unique in their own ways, and that a charity’s stated goals or objectives can effectively reflect our passion or desire to advocate for that charity in this year.

We will continue to research and investigate various charities this upcoming Friday. Groups will be asked to select one local and one international charity, and jot-down some specific information about their selections (written in a Google Document or Google Presentation).  

Groups are asked to include:

- the charity’s name

- its goal/objective

- 3 detailed/supported reasons why this charity should be chosen (think persuasive writing!)

- a concluding sentence or “lasting hook”.

For more information on the “Me to We” enterprise visit: http://www.metowe.com/

Also, check-out the video of Friday’s very entertaining “We Day”, held in Vancouver:

http://www.weday.com/we-day-events/we-day-cities/vancouver/

Finally, if you’re interested in reading more about Marc and Craig Kielburger’s Me to We background information and philosophical ideals, please see Mr. Milette about borrowing the Me to We memoir (written by Marc and Craig).

 

Math POTW #5 - SUPER CHALLENGE!!!!

                                                                Looking for Nothing

The product of the positive integers 1 to 6 is:
                                                    6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 720
and can be written in an abbreviated form as 6!. We say, "6 factorial ". So 6! = 720.

The product of the positive integers from 1 to 12 is
                                          12 x 11 x 10 ... 3 x 2 x 1 = 479 001 600
and can be written in an abbreviated form as 12!. We say, "12 factorial ".

The ... represents the product of all of the missing integers between 10 and 3.

For a positive integer n, the product of the positive integers from 1 to n is n!.

Find the smallest possible value of n such that n! ends in exactly six zeroes.

Project Based Learning: Challenge #1 Cranny 21st Century Learning Summit

Math POTW #4

Mmmmmmm......Chocolate!

The Vaughan Rangers hockey team is selling chocolate bars as a fundraiser. Only one type of chocolate bar is being sold, and each bar sells for $2.70. Amanda, Ben, Cole and David pool their money together to buy a total of 5 chocolate bars. Amanda paid $8.10, Ben paid $2.70 and Cole paid $1.80. David paid the remainder. They divide the chocolate bars so that the fraction of the total that each person paid is equal to the fraction of the total of chocolate that each person receives.

How much chocolate should each person receive?

(This is your first particularly "challenging" question. Go for it!)

Faux-Amis

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/grammar/faux_amis.html

As we learn about reading strategies, mots-amis will be one way to help us understand the text  = which are words that have the same meaning and almost the same spelling in French and English.

But we have to be careful of Faux-Amis, words that are spelled very similar in French and English but have DIFFERENT meanings!!!!  Here are some examples:

FRENCH	ENGLISH		Example
	Incorrect	Correct
Achever	Achieve	Complete / finish	The renovation was finished at the end of 2010. We have completed the programme.
Actuellement	Actually	At the moment, currently.	At the moment I am revising my English.
Affluence	Affluence	Crowds	There were crowds of people in the streets.
Agenda	Agenda	Diary	I note all my appointments in my diary.
Ancien	Ancient	Former	Our former chairman was more dynamic.
Assister a	Assist	Attend	All the personnel must attend the meeting.
Avertissement	Advertisement	Warning	The message was sent as a warning.
Bail	Bail	Lease	We can move in as soon as we sign the lease.
Blesser	Bless	Hurt / injure	He was injured in a road accident.
Bribes	Bribes	Scraps, snatches	He overheard snatches of the conversation.
Chance	Chance	Luck	Good luck! I hope you'll be as lucky as Tom.
Coin	Coin	Corner	The cinema is at the corner of the street.
Commander	Command	Order	He ordered food for everybody.
Conducteur	Conductor	Driver	She told the driver to be careful on the roads.
Confection	Confection	Clothing industry	He works in the clothing industry.
Controle	Control	Check	Tickets are checked before boarding.
Deception	Deception	Disappointment	His failure was a big disappointment.
Decevoir	Deceive	Disappoint	The players were disappointed not to win.
Delai	Delay	Time limit/deadline	We were given a time limit. Friday is the deadline.
Envie	Envy	Want / feel like	I don't want to go/ I don't feel like going.
Eventuellement	Eventually	Possible/perhaps/if need be	Perhaps/If need be I could send a fax.
Formidable	Formidable	Great/terrific	You did a terrific job!
Fortuné	Fortunate	Wealthy, well-off	The money was donated by a wealthy man.
Fournitures	Furniture	Supplies	Julie is responsible for office supplies.
Gentil	Gentle	Nice / kind	She's a nice person. Her remarks are always kind
Habit	Habit	Clothes/ dress	The old man was wearing his Sunday clothes.
Ignorer	Ignore	Not pay attention take no notice know nothing	It's best not to pay attention to his behaviour. Take no notice of him! I know nothing about the incident.
Important	Important	Big / large	There was a big crowd waiting to see the Queen.
Inconvenant	Inconvenient	Improper	Improper behaviour will not be tolerated.
Injure	Injure	Insult	Please don't take that as an insult.
Large	Large	Wide	The Champs Elysées is a very wide avenue.
Lecture	Lecture	Reading	Anne likes reading.
Librairie	Library	Bookshop	A bookshop is where you buy books.
Location	Location	Rental / lease to rent / to let	They signed a 2-year rental/lease. The house was let for two years.
Monnaie	Money	Currency / change	I need change for the parking meter. What currency is used in Norway?
Nuisance	Nuisance	Harm/damage/pollution	Noise is a form of pollution that can be harmful.
Organisme	Organism	Organization/agency	A relief agency is providing food and shelter.
Pièce	Piece	Room / a play (theatre)	How many rooms are there in the house? I saw a good play at the theatre yesterday.
Prévenir	Prevent	Warn	He shouted to warn people of the danger.
Professeur	Professor (tit. d'une chaire)	Teacher	My father is a teacher at the high school. My mother is a professor at the university.
Propre	Proper	Clean Own	The kitchen is clean. Emily has her own car.
Propriété	Propriety	Property	The property belongs to the rich family.
Realize	Realize	Accomplish/carry out Come true (a dream)	He accomplished the task without difficulty. I hope all your dreams will come true.
Regarder	Regard	Look at	Let's look at the pictures.
Réunion	Reunion	Meeting	A meeting was held to discuss the problem.
Sensible	Sensible	Summarize / sum up	The report summarizes the main points.
Situation (geo.)	Situation	Location / situation	The offices are in a good location/well situated.
Store	Store	Blind	We have blinds on our windows.
Supporter	Support	Put up with	Teachers have to put up with noisy children.
Sympathique	Sympathetic	Nice/friendly/likeable	Our new neighbours are very nice Jack is a very likeable guy..
Tentative	Tentative	Attempt	He made an attempt/he attempted to escape.
Type	A guy/fellow	- (n)Sort/class/group - (v)Use a typewriter	- I don't like that type of food. - I can't type very fast.