Announcements:
*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca
*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:
Monday, October 13th - Thanksgiving (no school)
Tuesday, October 14th - Health Package due before class
Thursday, October 16th - History quiz (lessons 1-3)
Wednesday, October 22nd - Picture Day
This Week At A Glance
- Math: SMART goals and methods of payment
- Literacy: Critical thinking through reading
- Science: Organelles
- History: Reasons for Canada's confederation
- Health: Supporting Others
- Art: Fall oil pastel art
Today's Learning/Independent Tasks
Math: Budgeting
- Discussed budget balancing and how to consider income and expenses to make wise financial decisions with our Can you Afford it activity
- Students had time to manage their stocks on the simulation
Independent Tasks
- world currencies task (if incomplete)
- Continue to speak to your parents/guardians/family members about what stocks they've invested in and which ones are working!
Resources
- coming soon
Lesson Summary Notes
- 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: Novel Study
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Discussed concept of critical thinking (analyzing, questioning, evaluating etc...) and applied them to reading strategies
- Explored concept of bias, implicit and explicit messages
Independent Tasks
- Reading comprehension package, pages 5-6
- Critical Reading Task (if incomplete)
- If you didn't finished your daily pages in class today, please complete for tomorrow
Science: Organelles
- Discussed the differences between plant and animals cells
- Highlighted the functions of organelles within cells
Independent Tasks
- Review organelle materials using the resources posted on google classroom