Marcio Melo May 2013

http://www.marciomelo.com/Murals/index.htm#Noranda

Pictures and video from Marcio's work with the students on the mural.  Please share with the students and feel free to share with parents.

Dragon Dens

http://ejrn.com/nouvelles/2013/03/des-dragons-atterrissent-a-rouyn-noranda

Study tips 2013

 

STUDY TIPS

 

Some people think studying means reading notes over and over again. This is not studying. Studying means you prepare your brain so that you can easily access knowledge you have stored in your brain or can more easily perform a task independently using knowledge, skills and strategies you have learned. Simply reading your notes, no matter how many times you read them, will not be enough. The following are simple steps that will help you with your learning. If you take the time to read through and try them, I know it will help.

 

 

GETTING STARTED:

 

Before beginning to study, you need to make sure you are studying the correct information.

 

Your notes need to be:

• Completed neatly. Messy notes are more difficult to organize, read and memorize. Rewrite if necessary.
  
• Organized. Ensure notes are in chronological order and identified by topic. This means you need to have dates and titles of subject topics on all sheets.
  
• Understood. Read over your notes to ensure you understand everything.
  
• Searched for concepts that stump you. Highlight the concepts that are unclear and take them up with the teacher the following day.
  
• Re-written with corrections. Complete the notes again with new information from teacher's clarification.
  
• Re-read for understanding.
  

 

 

SECTION 1)    STUDYING TO MEMORIZE A LIST, TEXT, CONCEPTS OR STEPS IN A PROCESS

 

Memorizing a List, Definition or Steps in a Process

 

1. Read over first line of notes out loud.
   
2. Cover the first line and try to recite it without looking
   
3. Read through the second line of notes
   
4. Cover the first and second line of notes and try to recite without looking.
   
5. If you are unsuccessful, start over at step a). If successful, move to the third line of notes.
   
6. If a mistake is made at any time, start over at step a).
   
7. Once you are able to repeat each of the lines out loud, try writing the entire list from memory. The process must be repeated in writing. This is because exams are most often administered through written responses, not orally so we must prepare our brain to think in the same way it will have to during the test, quiz or exam.
   

 

 

SECTION 2)    STUDYING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING OR COMPLETING A MATH PROCESS

 

1. If there are formulae (D=m/V), ensure you know what the variables mean. (eg: V=volume, D=density, etc.)
   
2. If there are formulae, or steps in a process, ensure you know the situation in which you would use each one.
   

   (eg: You can use V=L x w x h to find volume or V=m/D but it depends on the situation and information that is given.) Try to list all of the situations in which you could use each of the formulae you must study. (Obviously, this should not be started the night before the exam.)
   

3. Memorize the list of formulae and the situations in which you would use them using the section above.
   
4. Locate old questions from former quizzes, tests, homework, complex tasks and assignments you have completed. If you do not have them, borrow from a friend or ask the teacher for them.
   
5. Redo random questions without referring to the answers.
   
6. Verify afterwards to see if you get the correct answers. (This is the reason you should keep all of your assessments and complete your corrections diligently.)
   
7. Make note of questions with which you have difficulty. You may need
   
   1. additional notes    
      
   2. more time spent memorizing
      
8. or a meeting with the teacher. If this is the case, see your teacher or another teacher in that subject department for help with your "problem questions" the next day.
   
9. Once you get help and understand, retry those questions.
   
10. Finally, you should meet with friends (on line, in person) from the same class or have someone from home drill you with mock questions.
    

 

 

 

 

IMPORTANT TIPS:

 

1. Memorization works best in 12-20 minute blocks with 5 minutes of rest in between.
   

 

1. Playing video games and watching certain types of television after memorizing notes will delete some of it. Our brains process sensory information while we sleep. If we experience stimuli that are multi-sensory, stressful and/or fast-paced in nature (violence, action, loud, lots of quick decisions) afterwards, they can erase or fade some of the memorization done earlier.
   

 

1. If there are 14 items to memorize (definitions, steps in a process) it is best to break them down and memorize them in chunks of no more than seven items at a time. That is why phone numbers don't exceed 7-digits.
   

 

1. Treat your body like a temple. Lots of water, sleep, exercise, and regular healthy breakfasts increase brain power for testing and exams.
   

 

1. Avoid "cramming" for exams and tests. It is easier for our brains to memorize items that are studied a little every night compared to the same information studied all in one night.
   

 

1. Avoid the drama! Stress produces chemicals in the body that make it harder for us to think and remember things. If someone or something causes you stress, try to avoid them more than ever around studying and evaluation periods.
   

 

1. Mnemonic Devices are strategies that help you remember concepts. HOMES is a mnemonic to help people remember the names of the Great Lakes. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge is a mnemonic to help us remember the notes on the lines of a treble clef in music. BEDMAS helps us remember the order of operations in a math equation. Our brains can only store so much information at a time but these little strategies can help us store extra. Try to make up your own mnemonics to help you study for evaluations and share them with friends.

Family Literacy Day 2013

http://virtuel.lecitoyenrouynnoranda.canoe.ca/doc/hebdo_le-citoyen-rouyn-noranda/20130130citoyenrnopt/2013012801/?referrer=http%3A//www.hebdosregionaux.ca/abitibi-temiscamingue/e-edition#18

Report Cards term 2

Term 2 ends on Feb. 22, 2013.

Report cards will be sent home by MARCH 15, 2013.

Parents will be contacted by teachers for interviews.

MID TERM exams 2013

Mid-term February 2013 – final -

 

DAY 2 Feb. 11		DAY 3 Feb. 12		DAY 4 Feb. 13		DAY 5 Feb. 14		DAY 6 Feb. 15
Math C2 I: DF in FSL's room S1-3-5		FSL I/II/III Writing production I:NC in Art room		Math C1 I: NC in ELA's room S2-4		Math 1 Math 2	FSL III	FSL I/II	POP III
		Online math s FSL IV	FSL V			Online math s 4-5	Math 4 Math 5 CST	Online math s ENG IV	ENG V
Math C2 I: NC in ELA's room S2-4		FSL I/II/III Writing Production I: SH in Art room		Math C1 I: DF in FSL's room S1-3-5		ENG I/II	Math 3	SCI I/II	FSL III
		Science IV	Computer chemistry			FSL IV	FSL V chemistry	Science IV	Computer chemistry
Cycle 2 Mr. Hamilton		Study Hall Mr. Cutler		Cycle 1 Mrs. Hamilton		English Mr. Cutler FSL Mme Fortin		Math Mr. Hamilton
Cycle 1 Mrs. Hamilton		Science Mrs. Barker		Cycle 2 Mr. Hamilton		Math Mrs. Barker		Science Mrs. Barker
ENG I/II	History III I:SH in FSL	History I/II I:GH in FSL	Science III	ENG I/II	History III	History I/II	Science III	History I/II	Science III
History IV I:SH in FSL	Sec. 5 supervision	ENG IV	ENG V	Science IV I:SH in AB		ENG IV	ENG V	FSL IV	FSL V
Physical Ed.	History III I:AB in FSL	History I/II I:AB in FSL	Phys. Ed III	History I/II	ENG III	Phys. Ed I/II	ENG III	ENG I/II	Visual Arts III
History IV I:AB in FSL	Visual Arts V Study Hall	Phys. Ed. IV	Phys. Ed. V	Science IV I:GH in AB		ERC IV	Home Ec. V Amy	Visual Arts IV	Visual Arts V

            Study Hall: SH        AB

 

WQ Public Speaking Competition 2012

http://www.hebdosregionaux.ca/abitibi-temiscamingue/2013/01/07/un-rouynorandien-remporte-un-concours

CEDEC at Noranda School

« La Grande Aventure Entrepreneuriale » is in full swing in Rouyn-Noranda - November 2012


Since September, CEDEC has been involved in "La Grande Aventure". Because of CEDEC's involvement, Noranda School has been participating in the local entrepreneurship awareness effort; a project led by the Centre ressources jeunesse de Abitibi Temiscamingue
"Presque héros" was the lead-in activity involving grade 5 and 6 Noranda School students. Stéphanie Trahan, entrepreneurship awareness agent working for the Centre ressources jeunesse de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, began the workshop by explaining what entrepreneurship skills are. This explanation preceded an activity in which the students had to figure out which entrepreneurial skills were demonstrated in excerpts from popular children's movies.
The class thoroughly enjoyed the activity and demonstrated wonderful skills at identifying entrepreneurial behaviours.
The same class participated in a drawing contest "Draw me Entrepreneurship". The contest was an inter-school drawing competition which purpose was to create a poster for the seminar "À chacun son défi". Three prizes were given out to the finalists: first prize went to a student from a local French school, and second and third prizes went to two Noranda School students.

On November 14^th the same students will be participating in a "Design you own Game" workshop during the one day seminar "À chacun son Défi". Once again CEDEC's collaboration with the Grande Aventure has opened doors for Noranda School students to participate in projects of this type.
Without a doubt, entrepreneurship awareness has reached the younger crowd who, once all grown up, will have integrated the entrepreneurial process and developed confidence in their ability to become entrepreneurs.