Wednesday, October 2nd (Day 1)

 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:

Friday, October 4th - Parts of Speech (Nouns) quiz

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

Wednesday, October 9th - 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

No math class due to Terry Fox Run

Independent Tasks

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

- Complete your Stock Portfolio sheet if you haven't already, by using resources provided (click for direct access)

Literacy

- Read their novels for reading comprehension unit

- Completed noun worksheet package

- Completed a writing prompt task to reinforce paragraph format skills

Independent Tasks

- Complete first page (predict) of your reading comprehension package

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

- Remainder of pages of noun package and study for Friday's quiz

- Writing Prompt task (click for direct access)

History

- Students continued their exploration of factors that led to Canada's confederation

Independent Tasks

- Lesson 3 Slide deck: Reasons for Confederation (click for direct access) 

- Review concepts from slide deck by summarizing key points