Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wednesday, December 6th

 

Announcements: 

*We are collecting non-perishable items for the food drive. Canned foods, cereal, pastas are welcome! 

*All students are expected to have indoor and outdoor boots, now that the field is extremely muddy and the weather is changing

*A pink, elective form was sent home today with information regarding winter electives in February. Please return by Friday, December 8th

*If you did not get the change to schedule an interview, please contact me via Edsby or email if you'd like to meet.

*Library is every Day 2 of the school cycle from 12-12:20pm

Important Upcoming Dates

Thursday, December 7th - Recognition assembly @ 9:30am

Friday, December 8th - Math Graphing Activity is due

Next Week At A Glance 

* Please note, these are subject to change to support students' needs*

Math: misleading graphs & Infographic assignment 
Literacy: persuasive writing assignment continued
Science:  3D cell and Diorama assignments 
Geography: Global settlement patterns 
Health: Personal Safety 
Art: aluminum sculpture due

Today's Activities/Homework

Math

Learning Goal: We are learning to recognize misleading graphs

- Observed what happens when scales are 

Homework: 

- Misleading graphs observation (click for direct access)

- Lesson 5: Bias in Data Representation (click for direct access)


Literacy 

Learning Goal: We are learning to write persuasive letters that contain strong arguments supported by evidence

- Discussed how to choose credible sources for research

Homework: 

- Research Doc (click for direct access)

- Pages 46-47 in Persuasive Essay Package 

- 20 minutes of silent reading


Geography

Grade 7's 

- Reviewed climate regions and their characteristics from last class

- Climate changes independent task

Grade 8's 

- Discussed sustainable settlements and explored the case study of Vaxjo Sweden

Homework: 

Gr 7's continue working on gathering examples of different climate regions (click for direct access)

Gr 8's complete sustainable settlements anchor chart (click for direct access)


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