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 20th - Science lab
Wednesday, October 22nd - Picture Day
- Science quiz
Thursday, November 5th - Take Grade 8's to High School Day
This Week At A Glance
- Math: Budgeting & Investments
- Literacy: Critical thinking through reading
- Science: Organelle review & Virtual Lab
- History: Lessons 1-3 review
- Health: Injury prevention
- Art: Fall oil pastel art
Today's Learning/Independent Tasks
Math: Appropriate tools for budgeting
- Discussed various terms such as income (gross and net), deductions, expenses (fixed and variable) and looked at a demo pay stub
- Students had time to manage their stocks on the simulation
Independent Tasks
- Continue to speak to your parents/guardians/family members about what stocks they've invested in and which ones are working!
Resources
Lesson Summary Notes
**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 & Critical Reading
- 20 minutes of silent reading
- Students started writing descriptions of their main characters
- Critical Reading task using Push Your Thinking Prompts
Independent Tasks
- Reading comprehension package, page 32 (Character Description)
- If you didn't finished your daily pages in class today please complete for tomorrow
Art: Autumn Scenery
- Introduction to new art task where students will use learned oil pastel techniques to create an autumn scene
Independent Tasks
- All tasks were completed in class
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