Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

11/16/2017

VSO Elementary School Concert

Today, the students were able to participate in the VSO Elementary School Concert along with students from all over the lower mainland. They learned how individual musicians can collaborate to create beautiful music. They also learned how many classical pieces from the past were created for specific styles of dance. These included the waltz, can-can, ballet, flamenco, and the mambo dance. Click here to watch a video of one of their elementary school concerts.

1.) SCIENCE:

Lab write-ups are NOW DUE ON MONDAY!
Submit your photo essay in our digital hand in box. Complete all sections including the learning reflection in regards to what you learned from your first draft and presentation.

2.) MATH:

Complete yesterday's work if you haven't completed it already.
Click here to access some math games on comparing fractions.

3.) POST A REPONSE:

We all really enjoyed the concert at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra today. They taught us about the CONNECTIONS that exist between music and dance.
Give an example of a song that you enjoy listening to and why you like to dance to it. Remember, appropriate songs only. Explain how you dance to the music in your paragraph as well.
Do you use it as a self-regulation strategy?
In your paragraph, include a good introductory sentence, 3 supporting sentences using examples of why you enjoy the song and the style of dance, and a concluding sentence.
Ask one student a question about their connection.
Edit/revise your paragraph for the givens (Spelling, grammar, sentence structure, capitals, etc)

VIDEO LINKS:
VSO Elementary School Concert

MATH GAMES:
Comparing Fraction Games

kevin.w

11/16/2017 02:58:46 pm

first

Stephanie

11/16/2017 03:00:59 pm

Ethan

11/16/2017 03:12:34 pm

third

Caden

11/16/2017 03:17:07 pm

Fourth

Sofia

11/16/2017 03:22:16 pm

FIFTH

Naomi

11/16/2017 03:23:12 pm

Sixth

Ethan

11/16/2017 03:29:33 pm

YAY third for the first time

kevinw

11/16/2017 03:32:43 pm

11/16/2017 03:40:43 pm

what is the par

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 03:46:56 pm

@ KW - Refresh the website.

Cassandra

11/16/2017 03:44:22 pm

For the homework hand in:
@Eknoor thank you for choosing the song and spending more work than me but next time I will work harder.

@Mr.Hong you forgot to give us feedback on our presentation but its ok and thank you so much for letting us do the ecosystem project on animoto. :D

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:55:17 pm

@ Cassandra - Your feedback sheet is in the classroom.

Vivian

11/16/2017 03:46:48 pm

@ Mr. Hong
Do we need to include the questions when answering them in the question section?
( Sorry for another question )

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:55:32 pm

@ Vivian - No.

Issac

11/16/2017 03:56:07 pm

Are slugs and snails decomposers or detritivores?

Vivian

11/16/2017 03:59:44 pm

@ Issac
Both of them are decomposers and detritivores.

Vivian

11/16/2017 03:58:55 pm

There are many different styles of songs and one of them is pop music, which is what I like. I like the song Stone Cold because it's by one of my favorite artists. The thing is I don't dance to it but I do hum to it. I think the songs kinda catchy, like how majority of our class think the multiplying adding dance is catchy. Again, I don't dance to it but it's quiet sometimes but sometimes it's loud so I think it's a calm style of dance? Everyone has different opinions on their music style and type so everyone's different in the music category.

Kenton

11/16/2017 04:00:03 pm

Yah are slugs/snails detritivors or consumors???

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:57:38 pm

@ Kenton - Read above. Issac had the same question and someone answered it for him. However, you could both also do some research to figure it out. :-)

Jessica L.

11/16/2017 10:30:17 pm

@Kento:
Detritivores are a type of consumer. There are 4 different types of consumers: carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and detritivores.

Vivian

11/16/2017 04:01:33 pm

@ Mr. Hong
Also for the fourth point in the P.A.R you typed "Ask one student a questions".

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:57:00 pm

@ Vivian - Thanks. I have corrected the typo for you. ;-)

Cassandra

11/16/2017 04:04:19 pm

Well there's the response...............
Well that would be man "feel it still" By Portugal and I move my head a bit to the beat of the song but my brother Scott does it way worse then me, but anyways I move my head a bit to the beat because it just happens to a song that has a good beat.

@Issac Decomposers many times eat dead things from the ground in order to get nutrients. The dead things that are eaten by decomposers are called detritus which means "garbage". Some of the most common decomposers are bacteria, worms, slugs, snails, and fungi like mushrooms.

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:58:02 pm

@ Cassandra - I'm happy to see you posting regularly now!

Kenton

11/16/2017 04:07:09 pm

My friend Aaron in Mr.Fishers class said it is due Monday... So... Is it due tomorrow or Monday????

11/16/2017 06:02:12 pm

2mmrow

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 06:58:28 pm

@ Kento - Ours is due tomorrow.

Stephanie

11/16/2017 04:23:31 pm

Now you all should know that I am absolutely obsessed with a kpop group. Now, I don't specifically have a favorite song. They are all super good. But just for the sake of this song being the newest and my first comeback song, I choose DNA.

I do learn the dances of the songs they do. The song is super fast and the dance moves are actually (This was said by themselves) one of the hardest. Although the dance is very hard, I still try my best to learn it. I try but I look horrible XD I enjoy the music because its really fast and it's LITTTT. But this isn't the only song that's lit. Every one of their songs are. That's why it was so hard to choose XD

KaRmAn

11/16/2017 04:58:01 pm

Nevermind

Stephanie

11/16/2017 05:29:11 pm

What???

Karman

11/16/2017 04:52:12 pm

Hello. What does Section 4, C mean?

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:04:42 pm

@ Karman - To the best of your ability, explain the changes that you noticed and the contributing factors to those changes. (why they
happened).

****Explain how your ecosystem changed and what caused it to change.****

Stephanie

11/16/2017 04:53:56 pm

For the lab write up, do seeds of peas and grass count as abiotic or biotic?

plz help XD

Kenton

11/16/2017 05:29:11 pm

They are biotic. I researched a bit

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:08:13 pm

@ Kento - GOOD RESEARCH! Way to help your peers!

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:07:45 pm

@ Stephanie - Good question. Seeds are considered to be biotic.

Caden

11/16/2017 05:03:57 pm

@ Stephanie - If the seeds are growing then the answer is that they are biotic.

Stephanie

11/16/2017 05:07:16 pm

@Caden
Kk :D thx~

감사합니다~

Caden

11/16/2017 05:06:18 pm

@ Mr.Hong - Can u please make the lab write-up due on Monday instead? Please..... Division 1's lab write-up is due on Monday. Pleaseeeee I beg you....
@ Everyone - Say "I agree" if u agree to want to make the lab write-up due on Monday. Now WHO AGREESSS?????

Kenton

11/16/2017 05:09:15 pm

I Agree!!!

Karman

11/16/2017 05:15:27 pm

No, work hard and spend 3 hours a day like I do.

Issac

11/16/2017 05:19:38 pm

I need it to be due on monday cause i dont have any contacts with cooper and he has all the photos of the ecosystem

Eknoor

11/16/2017 05:33:45 pm

@ Caden - I agree beecause mine got deleted.
Pls Mr. Hong change it to Monday!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:09:12 pm

@ Eknoor - You have an excuse. Yours is due on Monday. However, most of the students must hand it in tomorrow.

Eknoor

11/16/2017 07:36:15 pm

@ Mr. Hong - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!

Karman

11/16/2017 05:40:25 pm

Nevermind what I just said, I think it should be due on Monday as well.

emily z

11/16/2017 05:43:08 pm

I AGREE because my group didn't photocopy the questions we did togetherrrr.........

May

11/16/2017 05:56:15 pm

agreed.Because i dont know how to do it at all....

May

11/16/2017 06:03:18 pm

plus my group's questions photocopied sheets are so hard to see and the top notes aren't even there anymore.

kevin.w

11/16/2017 06:04:22 pm

I AGREE

Naomi

11/16/2017 06:06:30 pm

Sure, I agree!

11/16/2017 06:09:38 pm

HAHA mr hong,we got u now! you can't outvote the whole class

emily z

11/16/2017 06:26:58 pm

I really hope Mr. Hong sees this or we're screwed.

May

11/16/2017 06:50:56 pm

yea. and also are we allowed to do it on paper?

emily z

11/16/2017 06:56:31 pm

@May I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure we have to do it on the computer. But I forgot how to change the chart because it's not how I want it to be.

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:13:01 pm

@ Emily Z - Click on this link and follow the graphing instructions:

https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-build-excel-graph

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:13:25 pm

@ Everyone - OK. It is due on Monday now. ;-)

Emily z

11/16/2017 07:15:25 pm

@Mr. Hong- Thank you so much!!! <3

May

11/16/2017 09:38:48 pm

YAY

11/16/2017 10:54:02 pm

HA! Kids beat teacher.Now that`s a first

Issac

11/16/2017 05:16:27 pm

For the chart part of section 4 where it says relationships with abiotic elements what does that mean?

Karman

11/16/2017 05:19:44 pm

Basically, what an abiotic element did for an biotic element. E.g. Dirt alows grass to grow. Abiotic and biotic.

Stephanie

11/16/2017 05:20:27 pm

@Caden
TBH, I agree wholeheartedly XD I'm working on it right now and I haven't even finished section 4 -_-

Eknoor

11/16/2017 05:35:42 pm

@ Stephanie - I agree too

Karman

11/16/2017 05:31:40 pm

Can someone explain Section 5, d?

Issac

11/16/2017 05:43:24 pm

Can i get help on how to make the graph on excel so that the x and y axis is not messed up

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:14:23 pm

@ Issac - Check this website out. https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-build-excel-graph

Emily Z

11/16/2017 09:04:26 pm

@Mr. Hong I also have the same trouble as Issac but when I tried to switch it, the "select data" button didn't show up for me.

emily z

11/16/2017 09:49:35 pm

never mind. i figured it out.

Kohane

11/16/2017 05:53:21 pm

One of my favourite song is called It’s Time by Imagine Dragons. This songs makes me dance, but mostly sing to it. I like this song because I just find it good? I like pop music or like music that makes me want to move and sing. I do hip hop dancing and in hip hop there are many simple dance moves so like this song sort of makes me move.

Caden

11/16/2017 05:56:37 pm

How do you fill in the Hand in box thing? Do you have to write ur last name?

Mr. HOng

11/16/2017 07:15:03 pm

@ Caden - As discussed and told to you in class, yes. Complete each section.

Caden

11/16/2017 05:59:09 pm

@ Mr.Hong and Everyone - Do you have to do a chart for section 4?

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:16:40 pm

@ Caden - Yes.

emily z

11/16/2017 06:01:50 pm

There are many songs we hear and very cringley dance along to it. I do that all the time. Like Stephanie, I like a BTS song. I would usually ATTEMPTED dance to the song when I hear it, but it's very cringy and embarrassing when I do. I would dance to the song the way it is shown on the music video. The style of the dance is very quick.

Stephanie

11/16/2017 08:00:32 pm

Yeah... We both ATTEMPTED but probably failed really bad XD But I think that I am better than you >:D

Emily z

11/16/2017 08:02:45 pm

Nooooo....when I dance, I am better :DD (It's true)
IF YOU AGREE WITH ME, YOU HAVE TO BE IN OUR CLASS.
IF YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, THEN YOU HAVE TO BE 38952935934 YEARS OLD. ((;

Naomi

11/16/2017 08:44:26 pm

Ladies, ladies, no need to argue over who can dance to kpop best.
Obviously I can :D
(kidding, I'm just kidding)

kevin.w

11/16/2017 06:03:05 pm

Scientific method :D

kevin.w

11/16/2017 06:06:07 pm

oops i need to explain why: i want to because its derpy and i love derpy songs

Shermaine

11/16/2017 06:11:15 pm

@Mr. Hong
Vivian’s wifi stopped working so she wasn’t able to finish her write-up. She’s wondering if it’s ok if she can work on it tomorrow.

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:17:35 pm

@ Shermaine -She's lucky because it is now due on Monday. By the way, she doesn't need wifi to complete her work. ;-)

Vivian

11/16/2017 08:10:05 pm

Technically I do because I needed to get in contact with my group for the graphs from excel and I'm on my phone so yea. AND MY WIFI'S BACK. But thank you.

Issac

11/16/2017 06:14:59 pm

My Charts are all messed up I need help

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:17:55 pm

@ Issac - I posted a link above that will help you out.

Aries

11/16/2017 06:17:49 pm

My favourite song is 'amazing grace ' this is folk music styles ,I love it because I like the songs that are slow and I think the lyrics are so meaningful ,lastly overtime when I was sad or angry, when I listen to it ,I feel really relaxing and so I really love this song.But actually ,I don't think people will dance in this song but I really love it.

Aries

11/16/2017 06:20:21 pm

sorry there is a little bit wrong ,it should be when every time not overtime SORRY!

emily z

11/16/2017 06:17:54 pm

i dont get how to do section 4. please helppppppppp!!

KENTON

11/16/2017 06:19:49 pm

You write all you data and copy and paste to doc.

Issac

11/16/2017 06:23:22 pm

I don't think I will be finished by tomorrow because I don't understand Section 4 continued and my graphs don't work.

Kevin.m

11/16/2017 06:38:36 pm

I like to listen to endless possibilities, live and learn and I am all of me because they are really catchy and just a joy to listen to

Karman

11/16/2017 06:49:59 pm

I am an 80's - 90's type of person. I fundamentally enjoy listening to rock music, primarily by AC/DC. One of my favorite songs was produced from them, 'Thunderstruck.'

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 07:11:11 pm

@ Everyone - For those students who end up reading this, your lab write-ups are due tomorrow. Does this mean you should stop working on it today? Absolutely not. You should still work hard. I will help you learn to manage your time more wisely. The lab write-up is now due on Monday. Thank Caden for this. ;-)

Eknoor

11/16/2017 07:57:37 pm

@ Mr. Hong - TYSM!!!!!!!
@ Caden - Also TYSM!!!

Marina

11/16/2017 07:25:10 pm

Mr.Hong- I submitted my photo essay , but it looks like it 's gone when I clicked submit. Can you please check?

Cassandra

11/16/2017 07:38:33 pm

@Mr.Hong I completed all the other P.A.R stuff and tanks! (thanks)

Cassandra

11/16/2017 07:40:18 pm

@Mr.Hong Big Problem I forgot my lab write up in class and there's no excuses and im not finished and I failed. period..........................

Cassandra

11/16/2017 07:41:59 pm

@Mr.Hong sorry for another message but NOW its due on Monday!! Thanks Mr.Hong you are like tony stark

Andrew is awesomerest

11/16/2017 07:48:54 pm

My favorite song to dance to is Levels by Avicci. It has good rhythm. I do sort of like a Michael Jackson dance, because I just do the same dance as in the music video.

Emily z

11/16/2017 07:57:53 pm

"awesomerest" isn't a word, and.... you are not "awesomerest".

Eknoor

11/16/2017 07:53:26 pm

My P.A.R.
I absolutley love music and dancing. It always calms me down and makes me happy. The song I like listening to that was preformed today was the waltz. I like to dance to it because I feel like it means something to me so whenever that song plays "all I do is win win win no matter what" sry that just came into my mind so anyways when that song plays all I do is get up and start dancing by listening to the beat and just really getting into it. I was really glad I got the opportunity to go there today. I learned a lot of stuff today and I can't wait for more. I hope I could go there again sometime.

Issac

11/16/2017 08:07:59 pm

I don't really like to dance but, if I had to dance to a song I would choose Happy by Pharrell Williams. I like the song because it makes me happy and it gets me in the mood to dance. I also had to dance to this music for a flash mob when I was like Gr.4

Caden

11/16/2017 08:15:30 pm

@ Everyone - I'm too good at convincing people. (Thank you very much)

Naomi

11/16/2017 08:20:59 pm

...

But yeah thanks

11/16/2017 10:55:18 pm

.....................................

Caden

11/16/2017 08:16:57 pm

@ Mr.Hong - Anyway thanks for making it due on Monday. Cause if it was due tomorrow, I'm screwed because my excel graph is only on my account at school and I forgot to put it on my USB.

Ethan

11/16/2017 08:17:15 pm

I don't really dance to music but I do like quite a bit of songs but I forgot the names of them

Kenton

11/16/2017 08:26:54 pm

Oh so you want to know what songs i liek huh???? So i technically am not dancing but in my opinion it is so DEAL WITH IT. So I like to shake my head like beetoveen when i listen to like pop music like beliver by imagine dragons. Its a really cool way... I guess

Caden

11/16/2017 08:31:05 pm

I am going to talk about my favourite song and why I love it so much. My favourite song to listen to and dance to is "The Spectre" by Alan Walker. I dance to it like I just jump around with my hands up.
1) It sounds really nice. (Trust me you should search it up on Youtube)
2) I love the tune of it. (I usually listen to this type of music when I play Minecraft)
3) The music just sounds really good.
These are 3 reasons why I love this song so much.

Naomi

11/16/2017 08:36:33 pm

I am actually a super awkward dancer, in case you haven't noticed, but if I had to pick a dance to learn I would probably want to learn hip hop/streetdance/whatever it's called. I love a lot of music, but my current favourite is kind of ironically called symphony, considering we went to see a symphony today. I don't really full on dance when I hear it, but I will occasionally just start tapping my foot or nodding my head along to the beat. So yeah, that's how I 'dance'.

Naomi

11/16/2017 08:40:21 pm

Also I think Sofia is confused about how to copy the link to animoto so I'm not sure how 'handing it in' is going to work out tonight. Maybe she's already done it?

Mr. Hong

11/16/2017 10:04:51 pm

@ Naomi/Sofia - You can do it tomorrow at school.

Sofia

11/16/2017 10:26:01 pm

@Naomi OoOoOo I forgot about Symphony!!! I feel like I only remember that it exists, when I go to Tecumseh.... Anyways, I don't know how to hand in the link, so ur right, and my question for u is (drumroll) What are your favourite genres? Do you like rap, jazz, blues (I know, thats old), Hiphop, K-pop...etc.??

Shermaine

11/16/2017 08:46:03 pm

I listen to a lot of music, but recently I started watching a TV series. I can’t really say the name because it’s sort of childish but it has a lot of emotion. Anyways, whenever I hear a song from the series I will instantly start singing along. I sort of dance to it but it’s mostly just me bobbing my head to the rythym. I guess the reason why I listen to the music is so that I could memorize the intro and credits song. Also because the songs are just really catchy. That’s what I listen to, songs from a TV series. Ain’t that great! (<note the sarcasm)

Jessica L.

11/16/2017 09:20:35 pm

I find that listening to music is relaxing, it makes me happy, and it also helps me come up with awesome new ideas for my story. My favorite songs keep changing but my current favourite is “Colours”. I like “Colours” because I like how it sounds. I don’t like dancing and I don’t really dance to music either. Sometimes I just nod my head along with the beat.

Jessica .H

11/16/2017 10:00:21 pm

So music is definitely one of my favorite thing I guess.
One of my favorites is Thunder because it's my jam and it's super duper catchy. I don't really dance to it but I just move around and just ....... yea

Sofia

11/16/2017 10:16:48 pm

Music is my heart and soul, I would be nothing without it. I like to listen to music as often as possible, and it gives me an awesome vibe, that just makes my day. I don't dance to music, (because I look really stupid, and don't really have that much space in my room). I like to mouth the words instead (sometimes I sing, but not really). I like to listen to a variety of songs, usually with lyrics, and just zone out, or have it as a background music. I like to listen to "How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)(don't judge me, I'm not five.....but still). It is so bright, and quite fast-paced, it has a lot of energy, and can motivate me when I'll cleaning my room, or doing other things like so. As I said, I do have multiple favourite songs, and "How Far I'll Go" was just an example of one. Overall, I obviously really love music, and I think that many people agree when I say that music does really have the power to change someones life.

11/17/2017 11:11:53 am

first again
HA

Jerry

11/17/2017 01:26:47 pm

The song I thought about is 'feel it still' every time I watch the video I would shake my head around according to the beat. I like the song because the song is good and the name also sounds good.

Casey

11/27/2017 07:39:37 pm

Music has all sorts of genres. Some are fun and upbeat some are sad and slow.
I really like a song called Feels by Calvin Harris it is upbeat and fun to listen to.
I don’t really dance to much music when I listen to it because in general I don’t always like to dance.
This song almost makes me want to get up and dance to it but not quite I know I really enjoy the song if it almost makes me get up and dance that’s a big deal.
I don’t use music as a self-regulation strategy but I listen to it when I’m bored and sometimes when I do homework.

Emily w

1/5/2018 10:54:29 am

I like dancing. Well, I like jumping around and spinning and dancing however I like. Any song with a good beat and a reasonably good, upbeat feel is good for dancing, at least if you ask me. A good example is "Waka waka" By Shakira. It has a good beat, length, and feel for dancing. There are plenty others, and that is why I actually like Workout Wednesdays / Fitness Fridays. They always use great dancing music, and only want you to get moving, so I just dance however I like. It's fun. I use it to self regulate sometimes, but it leaves me both over excited and tired, but is a great way to burn off energy and tire myself out for a while. I find it easier to come back to the green zone from tired but excited than from blue or red.
I think dancing for pleasure however you please is a good way to enjoy yourself, burn off energy and come back to the green zone, and maybe even have fun with friends!

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