Thursday, November 7th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Parent/Teacher Interview schedule is now open for booking! First come first serve :)

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

Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. 

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

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

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, November 7th - G.W. Williams Open house @ 6:30pm

Friday, November 8th: Diffusion & Osmosis tasks due (inquiry experiment and investigation)

                                       - Number Sense Part 2 Quiz

Nov 12th - 19th: Fall Scholastic Book Fair

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Math: Integers and order of operations

- Literacy: Narrative Writing (Setting, Plot & Characters) & Literary Devices

- Science: Osmosis and Diffusion

- History: Impacts of Confederation on First Nations

- Health: Mental Health and Stigma

- Art: Elements of Dance

Today's Activities/Homework

Math

- Reviewed order of operations 

Independent Tasks

- Order of Operations task (click for direct access)

- Order of Operations worksheet package (if incomplete)

General Questions

Pg 1 # 1 (a-d)

Pg 2 # 2-3

Pg 3 # 4

Pg 5 # 2

Pg 6 #6

Enrichment

Pg 1 # 1 (a-d)

Pg 2 # 3, 6

Pg 3 # 8-9

Pg 5 # 1

Pg 6 # 7

- 10-15 minute review of today's concepts (take/create summary notes)

Literacy

- Discussed how to use dialogue and tags within narrative writing 

- Day one of literary devices and discussed the technique of making comparisons using metaphors to enhance writing 

Independent Tasks

- Narrative Writing Day 5: Dialogue (click for direct access)

- Metaphor package

Science

- No science due to dance workshop. See below for earlier tasks

Independent Tasks

- A Closer Look at Diffusion and Osmosis (click for direct access) 

- Last question of Diffusion and Osmosis Inquiry Experiment

History

- Continued conversations surrounding the impacts of Confederation 

Independent Tasks

- Lesson 5 (part 2) slide deck (Click for direct access)