Friday, May 9th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Assessment folders went home. Please review, sign and return: 

- Measurement Quiz

- Health Conflict Resolution

- Community Excellence

*Grad Trip Permission Forms were distributed last Friday! Review and return!

Click HERE to access the Blue Mountain Digital Waiver 

*Complete Grad Tickets google form as soon as possible! Ask your families how many extra tickets are needed

*Yearbooks available on School Cash online (Deadline: Friday, May 9th)

*Summer School link: Elementary Summer School

*IMPORTANT DATES: 

1. Graduation: Thursday, June 19th at 6pm - Rick Hansen

2. Grade 8 Outdoor Ed trip to Blue Mountain: Wednesday, June 4th 

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

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, May 9th - Yearbook Purchase Deadline (SCO)

Friday, May 16th - Grad Trip Permission Forms Due

                               - Novel Study tasks 1-2 due at end of class

Friday, May 23rd - Track and Field

Tuesday, May 27th - Tableau Performances Due

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Math: Fraction Properties

- Literacy: Novel Study

- Science: Introduction to water sheds

- Geography: Quality of Life (intro to Strand B)

- Health: Substance Use

- Art: Tableaus 

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Exit Ticket

- Students wrote their exit ticket to gage their understanding with the taught concepts so far

Independent Tasks

- Practice with fractions (click for direct access)

1. Friendly questions 
- Add Subtract Multiply and Divide Fractions worksheet

2. Moderate questions
CEMC Lesson 14: #'s 1, 3-5
CEMC Lesson 15: #'s 2-4

3. Enrichment questions
Problem of the Week questions

Resources

Math Antics - All Units

Lesson Summary Notes

Comparing Fractions

Key Concepts

**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: Novel Study

- Students participated in reading centers to help them choose their top 3 choices for their novel study

Independent Tasks

- Novel Selection Google Form (click for direct access)

**Please complete before Monday

Geography: Quality of Life

- Independent learning around factors that contribute to quality of life along with global inequalities worldwide 

Independent Tasks

- Lesson 1B: Quality of Life (click for direct access)

- Quality of Life task (click for direct access)

Science: Water Crisis

- Reviewed essential and non essential uses of water

- Students watched a documentary highlighting potential water crisis 

Independent Tasks

- Task 1 (click for direct access)