Friday, October 4th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

* YRDSB Arts Camp Design Logo Contest: Click for Info

* Check Graduating Class Google Classroom for Highschool and Open House updates. Keep your families updated! (code: 3dbunkx). 

* High School Open House Info (click for more information)

Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. 

- IB Information Night: Thursday, October 10th @ 7pm

- Grade 8 Open house: Thursday, November 7th @ 6:30pm

Alexander Mackenzie S.S. 

- Arts Information Night: Tuesday, October 29th @ 7pm

*REMINDER: Phone usage is not permitted in the classroom. Please leave cell phones in your locker

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday, October 7th - Writing Prompt due at end of period 

Tuesday, October 8th - History lesson 3 slide deck due & Exit Ticket

                                      - Parts of Speech (noun) quiz 

Wednesday, October 16th - Aluminum Sculpture Due

This Week At A Glance 

* Please note, these are subject to change to support students' needs. Updated every Monday* 

- Math: Investment Stimulation & Number sense (scientific notation, perfect square roots & irrational/rational numbers)

- Literacy: Parts of Speech (nouns) & Novel Study

- Science: Eukaryotes (Animal and Plant cell differences and similarities)

- History: Events leading up to Confederation

- Health: Adolescent mental health

- Art: Who Am I Shadow Sculptures

Today's Activities/Homework

Math

- Review with Powers of 10 and representing/interpreting very large and very small numbers

- Representing numbers using scientific notation 

- Checked stock simulation to manage stocks 

Independent Tasks

- Scientific notation worksheet 

- Continue keeping an eye out for stock updates (check the news/stock trends)

- 10-15 minute review of today's concepts

Literacy

- Read their novels for reading comprehension unit

- Reviewed Reading Strategies

1. Reading with purpose

2. Stopping to question and analyze the text

3. Record questions and quotes 

Independent Tasks

- Read required pages of novel (if you didn't get a chance to read today)

- Writing Prompt (click for direct access)

Art

- Continued working on their aluminum sculptures 

Independent Tasks

- All activities were completed in class