Thursday, February 20th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Show your families your Term 1 Reflection conference sheet and grad photo proofs!

*If you were absent for Grad photos, or want to retake your grad photos please click the link below for information on a studio retake

LINK FOR RETAKE (click for access to flyer)

*Complete science 7.1 reading for next class (we will take up the answers)

*Course Selection: February 13th - 21st (Submit your courses ASAP if you haven't already)

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

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, February 21st - Math patterning exit ticket

Monday, February 24th - Patterning and algebra quiz

                                          - Class Snowshoeing (2-3:15pm)

Thursday, February 27th - Student voting in the Library (2:35pm - 2:55pm)

                                             - Global Settlement Patterns due

Friday, February 28th - Intermediate trip to the ROC

Tuesday, March 4th - Winter concert (11:20am - 1pm)

Wednesday, March 5th - Biography good copy due

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Math: Identifying Pattern rules and using them to extend patterns 

- Literacy: The power of a story (reflecting on stories from different communities including biographies)

- Science: Intro to fluids

- Geography: Introduction to geography and settlement patterns

- Health: Mental Health and Screen time

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Patterning & Algebra 

- Continued exploring the relationship between initial values and constant values to graph linear relationships and make predictions using algebraic expressions

Independent Tasks

- Graphing linear patterns worksheet 

Exercise questions: 1-3, 5

Enrichment questions: 4-8

Resources

Finding the general term of a sequence

Graphing Patterns

Lesson Summary Notes

Lesson 1 Describing Linear Patterns using Rules

Lesson 2 Solving Equations Related to Pattern Rules 

Lesson 3 Graphing Linear Relationships 

**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes each evening to review the summary notes and add any missed concepts to your math journals/notebooks

Literacy: Biographies

-  Students started conducting research for their biographies 

Independent Tasks

- Biography Day 1 (click for direct access)

- Biography Day 2 (click for direct access)

Geography: Global Settlement Patterns 

- Discussed demography and factors that affect growth rate (birth/death rate, migration)

- Observed the different settlement patterns (scattered, clustered, linear and peripheral)

Independent Tasks

- Exploring Global Settlement Patterns (click for direct access) 

Resources:

Introduction to Global Settlements

Settlement Patterns

**You are encouraged to take 15 minutes to review today's key concepts and create summary notes

Art: Global Settlement Patterns 

- Introduction to sketching techniques (different types of pencils, value bar, shading)

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Resources

Sketching Basics