Friday, January 23, 2026

Friday, January 23rd (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

Thursday, January 29th - Biography Good Copy Due

                                           - Angry Bird Catapult Due       

Monday, February 2nd - Vector Art Due                                

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Mechanical advantage
- History: cultural diversity and immigration
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Biography research (this should be complete for tomorrow)


Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Introduced Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Continue brainstorming ideas for your catapult design

Resources
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Wednesday, January 21st (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Mechanical advantage
- History: cultural diversity and immigration
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Took up order of operations exit ticket and reviewed for tomorrow's quiz

Independent Tasks
- Review for tomorrow's quiz using the practice questions posted on google classroom


**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Biography research (this should be complete for tomorrow)


Science: Review

- Review for tomorrow's quiz

Independent Task

- Start reviewing for tomorrow's quiz
**Systems definition (various types of systems)
**System types (Physical or Social/ Natural or Human made)
**Subsystems
**Calculating work, efficiency and mechanical advantage (formulas)
**Simple machines (purpose, types etc...)


Resources
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Tuesday, January 20th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Mechanical advantage
- History: cultural diversity and immigration
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Practice with order of operations 
- Students wrote their exit ticket today to gage their understanding of order of operations

Independent Tasks
- Practice questions (additional Math Drills questions if you need extra practice)


**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Continued conducting research for selected candidate 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (tomorrow's class is the final work period to complete)

Science: Mechanical Advantage

- Students wrote their exit ticket to gage their understanding of mechanical systems 

Independent Task

- Start reviewing for Thursdays quiz
**Systems definition (various types of systems)
**System types (Physical or Social/ Natural or Human made)
**Subsystems
**Calculating work, efficiency and mechanical advantage (formulas)
**Simple machines (purpose, types etc...)


Resources

History: Cultural Diversity 

- Students participated in an activity that highlighted some of the immigration rules that existed in Canada during the late 1800's

Independent Task

- Lesson 3: Cultural diversity (slide 1 needs to be completed for tomorrow's class)

Art: Vector Portraits

- Introduced vector portraits and how to use google draw tools

Independent Task

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Monday, January 19, 2026

Monday, January 19th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, January 20th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                        - Systems exit ticket 

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Mechanical advantage
- History: cultural diversity and immigration
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Reviewed how to use order of operations (BEDMAS) to solve expressions involving positive and negative integers 

Independent Tasks


**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Continued conducting research for selected candidate 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (tomorrow's class is the final work period to complete)

Science: Mechanical Advantage

- Reviewed how to calculate mechanical advantage of mechanical systems

Independent Task

- Complete the 8 practice questions in your mechanical advantage worksheet package for tomorrow

Resources

History: Cultural Diversity 

- Students participated in an activity that highlighted some of the immigration rules that existed in Canada during the late 1800's

Independent Task

- Lesson 3: Cultural diversity (slide 1 needs to be completed for tomorrow's class)


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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Wednesday, January 14th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement
- History: Changes to the workplace 
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Dividing Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for dividing integers

Independent Tasks
Exercise: Math Up
Enrichment: CEMC Lesson 13 #5-8


**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Students selected their candidate for their biography and started conducting research 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (you will have tomorrow's class to complete

Science: Efficiency & Mechanical Advantage

- Learned how to calculate efficiency and mechanical advantage of mechanical systems

Independent Task

- Review today's notes and definitions

Resources

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Tuesday, January 13th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement
- History: Changes to the workplace 
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Multiplying Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for multiplying integers along with mathematical concepts that explain why negative integers multiplied result in a positive integer 

Independent Tasks


**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Introduction to Biographies

- Students brainstormed 3 potential candidates for their biography 

Independent Task


Science: Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

- Practice on calculating work, force and energy

Independent Task

- Definitions and calculations worksheet (complete for tomorrow)

Resources

History: Changes to the Workplace 

- Work period for lesson 2 slide deck 

Independent Task

- Lesson 2: Changes to the workplace (complete by end of day)
- Continue making summary notes for each slide
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Monday, January 12, 2026

Monday, January 12th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers
- Literacy: Biographies 
- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement
- History: Changes to the workplace 
- Health: Assessing potential dangers 
- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Multiplying Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for adding and subtracting integers (absolute value, zero pairs)

Independent Tasks
Exercise Questions: #1abc, #2abc
Enrichment Questions: #4-5, 7-8



**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review today's concepts and summary notes**

Literacy: Introduction to Biographies

- Students brainstormed aspects of famous people that they already know (ex. age, birthdate etc...)

Independent Task

- Use the List of Potential Candidates and select 3 people you'd want to consider writing your biography on. You will use your three candidates to complete your first task tomorrow 

Science: Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

- Learned how to use formulas to calculate work and force

Independent Task

- Review your notes on the formulas and calculations from today's class
- Complete practice questions independently if you had difficulty earlier 

Resources

History: Changes to the Workplace 

- Discussed ideal working conditions and how working conditions have changed over the last 100 years

Independent Task

- Lesson 2: Changes to the workplace (you will have time tomorrow to complete)
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