Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Tuesday, September 30th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Terry Fox run tomorrow at 9:15am

*Get your science quizzes signed and return your Friday Folders!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

                                           - Number sense test

                                            - Science due at the end of the day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Number sense test and intro to financial literacy 
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Organelles
History: British North America in 1850
Health: Coping strategies
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Review

- Reviewed number sense concepts 

Independent Tasks
- Study for tomorrow's test! Review package questions
- Use the lesson summary notes to review 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: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Second day of presentations 

Independent Tasks
- All tasks completed in class 

Science: Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

- Continued working on independent task

Independent Tasks
- Use the resources to review the scientists contributions and Cell Theory
Uni/Multicellular organism independent task (to be completed at the end of the day tomorrow. You will have some time in the afternoon to work on it)

Monday, September 29, 2025

Monday, September 29th (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Get your science quizzes signed and return your Friday Folders!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 30th - Who Am I presentations 

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

                                           - Number sense test

                                            - science due at the end of the day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Number sense test and intro to financial literacy 
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Organelles
History: British North America in 1850
Health: Coping strategies
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Review

- Reviewed number sense concepts 

Independent Tasks
- Review package questions (you'll have time during class tomorrow to work through it)
- Use the lesson summary notes to review 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: Who Am I Culminating Task

- First day of presentations 

Independent Tasks
- All tasks completed in class 

Health: Stress Management 

- Discussed strategies for managing stress 

Independent Tasks
- Page 9 and 11 in package

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Thursday, September 25th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Get your science quizzes signed and return your Friday Folders on Monday!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- Bill Crothers: Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

Monday, September 29th - Who Am I? Presentations 

Tuesday, September 30th - Number sense quiz

                                             - Science task due at the end of the period

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Representing Large and Small Numbers through Scientific Notation
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Cell Theory
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Calculating and Estimating Square Roots

- Explored square root concepts by using mathematical reasoning to prove/disprove conjectures

Independent Tasks
- Worksheet questions
Exercise #1-6
Enrichment #7-9


**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: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Students used the period to work on their culminating tasks which requires them to summarize all their findings regarding this personality, learning styles, interests etc...

Independent Tasks
Culminating Task (you will have time to work on this during each literacy period)

Science: Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

- Reviewed the characteristics of living things (MR. GREEN) along with the three parts of cell theory
- Explored the characteristics of uni and multicellular organisms

Independent Tasks
- Use the resources to review the scientists contributions and Cell Theory
- Uni/Multicellular organism independent task (you will have next class to continue working on it)

Thursday, September 25th (Day 3)

Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Get your science quiz signed and return your Friday Folders on Monday!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- Bill Crothers: Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

Monday, September 29th - Who Am I? Presentations 

Tuesday, September 30th - Number sense quiz

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Representing Large and Small Numbers through Scientific Notation
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Cell Theory
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Calculating and Estimating Square Roots

- Explored mathematical concepts relating to square roots by using knowledge of square roots to prove/disprove conjectures 

Independent Tasks
- Worksheet exercise questions #1-6
- Enrichment questions #7-9


**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: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Students used the period to work on their culminating tasks which requires them to summarize all their findings regarding this personality, learning styles, interests etc...

Independent Tasks
Culminating Task (you will have time to work on this during each literacy period)

Science: Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms

- Reviewed characteristics of living things (MR. GREEN) the 3 parts of cell theory and characteristics of uni/multicellular organisms

Independent Tasks
- Familiarize yourself with the various contributions of the scientists we highlighted today using the resources

- Uni/Multicellular organism independent task (you will have time during Tuesday's class to complete) 

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Wednesday, September 24th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*Get your historical map rubric signed and return your Friday Folders!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- Bill Crothers: Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

Monday, September 29th - Who Am I? Presentations 

Tuesday, September 30th - Number sense quiz

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Representing Large and Small Numbers through Scientific Notation
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Cell Theory
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Calculating and Estimating Square Roots

- Reviewed squares, square roots and perfect squares and learned how to estimate the square roots of imperfect squares

Independent Tasks
- Become acquainted with all the perfect squares between 1-20


**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: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Students used the period to work on their culminating tasks which requires them to summarize all their findings regarding this personality, learning styles, interests etc...

Independent Tasks
Culminating Task (you will have time to work on this during each literacy period)

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Tuesday, September 23rd (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*2.5 laps tomorrow!! Come prepared to run!

*High School Open House Dates: 

- Bill Crothers: Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

Tuesday, September 30th - Number sense quiz

Wednesday, October 1st - Aluminum sculpture art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Representing Large and Small Numbers through Scientific Notation
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Cell Theory
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Large and Small Numbers 

- Reviewed place value concepts (powers of ten) and how to represent large and small numbers using scientific notation 
- Discussed strategies to convert numbers into scientific notation

Independent Tasks
- Math package questions (set 1-6)


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

History: Creating Canada

- Reviewed key events in Canada's history between 1713-1790
- Students continued creating summary notes based on course material  

Independent Tasks
Lesson 1 (complete by the end of the day)

Literacy: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Students used the period to work on their culminating tasks which requires them to summarize all their findings regarding this personality, learning styles, interests etc...

Independent Tasks
Culminating Task (you will have time to work on this during each literacy period)

Art: Aluminum Sculpture

- Learned how to use aluminum foil to create sculptures students will then mould into an action that represents their identity

Independent Tasks
- Aluminum Sculpture (all tasks were completed in class)

Science: Intro to cell theory and uni/multicellular organisms

- Brainstormed characteristics of living and non living things 
- Learned the 3 postulates of Cell theory and compared/contrasted similarities and differences of unicellular and cellular organisms 

Resources

Independent Tasks
- Use the classroom materials and resources to review today's concepts 
- Review the 3 parts of cell theory and the differences between uni/multicellular organisms

Monday, September 22, 2025

Monday, September 22nd (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*High School Open House Dates: 

- Bill Crothers: Thursday, September 25th @ 7pm

- G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7pm

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

- Alexander Mackenzie: Thursday, November 27th @ 6:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Representing Large and Small Numbers through Scientific Notation
Literacy: Who Am I? Culminating
Science: Cell Theory
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Large and Small Numbers 

- Reviewed place value concepts and learned how to represent large and small numbers using scientific notation 

Independent Tasks

Resources

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

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

History: Creating Canada

- Reviewed key events in Canada's history between 1713-1790 

Independent Tasks
Lesson 1 (you will have time to work on this tomorrow)

Literacy: Who Am I Culminating Task

- Students used the period to work on their culminating tasks which requires them to summarize all their findings regarding this personality, learning styles, interests etc...

Independent Tasks
- Culminating Task (you will have time to work on this during each literacy period)

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Thursday, September 18th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Real Numbers
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety and Microscopes
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Comparing Negative Fractions 

- Learned different strategies to compare and order fractions 

Independent Tasks

Friendly Questions
Geogebra Task

Moderate Questions
Lesson 8 # 1-6 

Enrichment Questions
Lesson 8# 7-10
Problem of the Week

Resources

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Reading Comprehension

- Brainstormed multiple aspects of our identity, including ethnicity and completed reading comprehension around terms such as ethnicity, race and diversity

Independent Tasks

- Ensure the short and open ended questions from today's package are completed for tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Wednesday, September 17th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*Bill Crothers Open House tonight from 7pm - 8:30pm

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, September 17th - Bill Crothers Open House

Thursday, September 18th - Lab safety and microscope quiz

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Real Numbers
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety and Microscopes
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress
- Art: Aluminum Sculptures

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Comparing Fractions 

- Learned different strategies to compare and order fractions 

Independent Tasks

Friendly Questions
Geogebra task

Moderate Questions
#'s 1-3, 5, 7-8
 
Enrichment Questions 
#'s 4, 6, 9
Problem of the Week


Resources

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I? Career Matching

- Continued learning around personality, interest and learning styles explored potential careers 
- Participated in a three corners activity to foster communication and listening skills

Independent Tasks

Career matching (must be completed for tomorrow's class)


Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Tuesday, September 16th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*We are starting our running warm ups in phys-ed tomorrow. Please ensure you have proper running shoes!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 16th - Historical Map and questions due (end of the period)

                                            - Who Am I? Good copy due at the end of the day 

Thursday, September 18th - Lab safety and microscope quiz

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Real Numbers
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety and Microscopes
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Ordering and Comparing Real Numbers

- Continued our learning around real numbers and extended our learning to comparing and ordering rational numbers 

Independent Tasks

Lesson 2
Moderate questions #4-5
Enrichment questions #3,6

Lesson 9
Moderate questions #1-2
Enrichment questions #3-4, 6-7

Resources

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I? Career Matching

- Continued learning around personality, interest and learning styles explored potential careers 

Independent Tasks

- Career matching (you will have time in class tomorrow to complete)

Art: Aluminum Sculpture 

- Introduction to shadow art and aluminum sculptures to represent students' identities 

Independent Tasks

- Brainstorming sheet (complete for next art class)

Monday, September 15, 2025

Monday, September 15th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*We are starting our running warm ups in phys-ed this week. Please ensure you have proper running shoes!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 16th - Historical Map and questions due (end of the period)

                                            - Who Am I? Good copy due at the end of the day 

Thursday, September 18th - Lab safety and microscope quiz

Thursday, September 25th - Meet the Staff Night @ 5:30pm

Friday, September 26th - PA Day

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Real Numbers
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety and Microscopes
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Introduction to Real Numbers (Rational and Irrational)

- Introduction to number sense by learning to describe, order and compare real numbers (rational and irrational)

Independent Tasks


Resources

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- Students completed the good copy of their Who Am I? poem
- Accessed My Blueprint to complete Who Am I? surveys 

Independent Tasks

- Complete Who Am I? good copy by end of the day 
- Complete My Blueprint surveys (Personality, Learning Styles and Interests) under the Who Am I? tab

Science: Introduction to the Microscope

- Learned the history, parts and their function of the light microscope 

Independent Tasks

- Complete both sides of microscope worksheet using the resources posted on google classroom 
- Study for Thursday's quiz (general lab safety rules, microscope parts and function) using your microscope and lab safety sheet

Friday, September 12, 2025

Friday, September 12th (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*We are starting our running warm ups in phys-ed next week. Please ensure you have proper running shoes!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 16th - Historical Map and questions due

Thursday, September 18th - Lab safety and microscope quiz

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Problem Solving

- Continued learning around sharing ideas, problem solving by using various strategies 

Independent Tasks

- Diagnostic questions (click for direct access)
Please have completed for Monday's class so we can take them up!

Resources
- Coming soon

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- Who Am I? poem to summarize aspects of your identity 

Independent Tasks

- Complete rough copy template for Monday's class

Health: Mental Health

- Discussed things that can affect one's mental health, along with conversation relating to stigma and supportive language

Independent Tasks

- Complete "wrapping it up" table on page 6 of your package

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Thursday, September 11th (Day 3)

Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*If you haven't already, complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire and return it ASAP

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*We are starting our running warm ups in phys-ed next week. Please ensure you have proper running shoes!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 12th - Name art due 

Tuesday, September 16th - Historical Map and questions due

Thursday, September 18th - Lab safety and microscope quiz

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Problem Solving

- Continued learning around sharing ideas, problem solving by using various strategies 

Independent Tasks

- Problem Solving Practice Questions (click for direct access)
1.1 and 1.3

Resources
- Coming soon

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- Continued working on Who Am I diagnostic paragraph 

Independent Tasks

- Complete your diagnostic paragraph for tomorrow as it is now overdue!!

Science: Lab Safety

- Work period for name art

Independent Tasks

- Lab Safety (click for direct access)

History: 

- Introduction to Creating Canada unit (1850-1980) 

- Brainstormed ways Canada has changed and how the map has changed over the last 100 years 

Independent Tasks

- Historical map task (click for direct access)

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Wednesday, September 10th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*If you haven't already, complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire and return it tomorrow

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

*We are starting our running warm ups in phys-ed next week. Please ensure you have proper running shoes!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, September 11th - Diagnostic paragraph due at end of the period

Friday, September 12th - Name art due 

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Who Am I?
Science: Lab safety
History: Intro to Creating Canada 
Health: Mental Health and Stress

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Problem Solving

- Students are learning problem solving and Social Emotional Learning through group tasks

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Resources
- Coming soon

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- Learning related to temperament and how they give us an understanding about who we are, our skill sets, interests and how we're wired

Independent Tasks

- Work on your diagnostic paragraphs if you think you will not finish by tomorrows class

Art: Name Art

- Work period for name art

Independent Tasks

- Complete your art for Friday 

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Tuesday, September 9th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*If you haven't already, complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire and return it tomorrow

*Join our google classroom and the graduating classroom (click for direct access)

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 12th - Name art due 

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Informal Writing & Organizational Skills
Science: STEM challenge
History: Jeopardy
Health: Mental Health and Coping Strategies 

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Problem Solving

- Students are learning problem solving and Social Emotional Learning through group tasks

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Resources
- Coming soon

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- Learned about multiple intelligence and discussed how they relate to who we are and building community in the classroom 

Independent Tasks

- Complete the Multiple Intelligence and Temperament quiz in your package

- Finish Multiple Intelligence response (click for direct access) 

Art: Name Art

- Work period for name art

Independent Tasks

- Complete your art for Friday 

Monday, September 8, 2025

Monday, September 8th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 9th - Name art due at the end of the period

                                          - True Colour Personality Test completed for literacy

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Informal Writing & Organizational Skills
Science: STEM challenge
History: Jeopardy
Health: Mental Health and Coping Strategies 

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Problem Solving

- Students are learning problem solving and Social Emotional Learning through group tasks

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Resources
- Coming soon

Lesson Summary Notes & Key Concepts 
- Coming soon 

**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: Who Am I?

- First day of our Who Am I unit where students completed a personality test and group discussion

Independent Tasks

- Complete the True Colours Personality Test if you didn't complete it in class

History: Review

- Played jeopardy to review concepts from last year

Independent Tasks

- All activities were completed in class

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Wednesday, September 3rd (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Remember to give your families the newsletter that was distributed yesterday and kindly remind them to complete the survey

*REMINDER If possible, please bring the following supplies to school tomorrow:

- Subject notebooks (preferably lined)

- Agenda/day planner

- Lock for your locker

- Binder with dividers 

*Complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 5th - Getting to Know you Questionnaire to be completed

Monday, September 8th - Caring and Safe School Assembly

Tuesday, September 9th - Name art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Informal Writing & Organizational Skills
Science: STEM challenge
History: Jeopardy
Health: Mental Health and Coping Strategies 

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Tuesday, September 2nd (Day 1)

Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Remember to give your families the newsletter that was distributed at the end of today and kindly remind them to complete the survey

*REMINDER If possible, please bring the following supplies to school:

- Subject notebooks (preferably lined)

- Scientific Calculator 

- Lock for your locker

- Binder with dividers 

- Pencil, erasers, highlighters 

*Complete your Getting to Know You questionnaire 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, September 5th - Getting to Know you Questionnaire to be completed

Monday, September 8th - Caring and Safe School Assembly

Tuesday, September 9th - Name art due

This Week At A Glance 

Math: Problem Solving and Social Emotional Learning
Literacy: Identity/Informal Writing & Organizational Skills
Science: STEM challenge
- History: Jeopardy
Health: Mental Health and Coping Strategies 

Thursday, October 9th (Day 2)

  Announcements: *Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca *High School Open House Dates: - G.W. Williams (IB): Thursday, October 16th @ 7...