Wednesday, October 16th (Day 5)

  Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Return your Friday Folders if you haven't already!

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

Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. 

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

Alexander Mackenzie S.S. 

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

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

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, October 17th - Aluminum Sculpture Due

                                             - History slide deck 4 due & exit ticket

Friday, October 18th - Science quiz (cell theory and organelles)

Wednesday, October 23rd - Number Sense quiz

Friday October 25th - Novel must be completed!

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Math: Ordering, comparing and describing real numbers

- Literacy: Parts of Speech (pronouns), Novel Study and Intro to Narrative Writing

- Science: Quiz and Onion Lab

- History: Confederation and Impact on First Nations

- Health: Mental Health and Stigma

- Art: Intro to Dance - Analyzing dance

Today's Activities/Homework

Math

- Continued describing and classifying real numbers (rational and irrational)

- Observed the different properties of rational and irrational numbers 

1. Rational

-- represented as ratio/fraction 

-- Non terminating and repeating decimals (ex. 3.33333)

-- Terminating decimals (ex. 0.56)

2. Irrational: 

-- cannot be represented as a ratio/fraction

-- non terminating decimals (ex. 3.14...)

-- Non repeating decimals (ex. 8.3901203...)

- Additional Resource: Real Numbers (click for direct access)

Independent Tasks

- Classifying Rational and Real number tasks (click for direct access)

- Record REAL NUMBER terms and definitions in your math journal (click for direct access)

- 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

- Parts of speech (pronouns)

- Continued explored the process of writing narratives (purpose and audience)

Independent Tasks

- Read required pages of novel (if you didn't complete today in class)

- Pronouns slide deck (click for direct access)

- Narrative Writing Day 1: slide 1 only (click for direct access)

History

- Discussed mental health and stigma along with the power of words

- Explored the dangers of stigmatizing language and discussed how to change our speech to encourage others to talk about their mental health 

Independent Tasks

- Complete Lesson 4 slide deck if you haven't already (click for direct access)

- Review for tomorrow's exit ticket 

Science

- Concept review

1. 3 Parts of Cell Theory 

2. Major differences and similarities between eukaryotes (plants and animal cells)

3. Functions of major organelles (cell wall/membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, vacuole, chloroplasts, cytoplasm)

Independent Tasks 

- Review for Friday's quiz (click for direct access)