Friday, January 30th

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Grad hoodies are now available for purchase on school case online - Last day to purchase is February 3rd

All About High school:

*Transfers must be complete and submitted by Friday, January 30th

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, February 3rd - Angry Bird Catapult Due (end of day)      

Wednesday, February 4th - Vector Art Due (end of period)

                                              - Biography Good Copy Due (end of period)

                                              - History Assessment 

Thursday, February 5th - Grad Photos (white, collar shirt preferred)                      

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Spatial Sense (top, front and side views)

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Catapults

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Rough copy organizer (should be completed by the end of the day)

**Your rough copy should be completed for Monday

Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Introduced Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Continue brainstorming ideas for your catapult design and bring all materials

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Cultural Diversity and Immigration Restrictions

- Discussed Canada's boom in immigration along with the many restrictive and discriminatory laws that were passed which prohibited certain groups from entering

Independent Task

- Lesson 3 Slide deck (complete for Monday)

Art: Vector Portraits

- Learned how to use Google Draw tools to create shaded and multi-shaped portraits

Independent Task

- Vector portrait (work on it at home if necessary)

Wednesday, January 27th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*Grad hoodies are now available for purchase on school case online

All About High school:

*Transfers must be complete and submitted by Friday, January 30th

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, February 3rd - Biography Good Copy Due (end of period)

                                          - Angry Bird Catapult Due (end of day)      

Wednesday, February 4th - Vector Art Due      

                                              - History assessment     

Thursday, February 5th - Grad Photos (white, collar shirt preferred)                      

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Spatial Sense (top, front and side views)

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Catapults

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Rough copy organizer (should be completed by the end of the day)

Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Introduced Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Continue brainstorming ideas for your catapult design and bring all materials

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Cultural Diversity and Immigration Restrictions

- Discussed Canada's boom in immigration along with the many restrictive and discriminatory laws that were passed which prohibited certain groups from entering

Independent Task

- Lesson 3 Slide deck (complete for Friday)

Art: Vector Portraits

- Learned how to use Google Draw tools to create shaded and mulishaped portraits

Independent Task

- Vector portrait (work on it at home if necessary)

Friday, January 23rd (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

Thursday, January 29th - Biography Good Copy Due

                                           - Angry Bird Catapult Due       

Monday, February 2nd - Vector Art Due                                

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Mechanical advantage

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Biography research (this should be complete for tomorrow)

- Rough copy organizer 

Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Introduced Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Continue brainstorming ideas for your catapult design

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

Wednesday, January 21st (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Mechanical advantage

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Took up order of operations exit ticket and reviewed for tomorrow's quiz

Independent Tasks

- Review for tomorrow's quiz using the practice questions posted on google classroom

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

Order of Operations

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

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for rough copy graphic organizer

Independent Task

- Biography research (this should be complete for tomorrow)

- Rough copy organizer 

Science: Review

- Review for tomorrow's quiz

Independent Task

- Start reviewing for tomorrow's quiz

**Systems definition (various types of systems)

**System types (Physical or Social/ Natural or Human made)

**Subsystems

**Calculating work, efficiency and mechanical advantage (formulas)

**Simple machines (purpose, types etc...)

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

Tuesday, January 20th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Mechanical advantage

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Practice with order of operations 

- Students wrote their exit ticket today to gage their understanding of order of operations

Independent Tasks

- Practice questions (additional Math Drills questions if you need extra practice)

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

Order of Operations

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

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Continued conducting research for selected candidate 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (tomorrow's class is the final work period to complete)

Science: Mechanical Advantage

- Students wrote their exit ticket to gage their understanding of mechanical systems 

Independent Task

- Start reviewing for Thursdays quiz

**Systems definition (various types of systems)

**System types (Physical or Social/ Natural or Human made)

**Subsystems

**Calculating work, efficiency and mechanical advantage (formulas)

**Simple machines (purpose, types etc...)

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Cultural Diversity 

- Students participated in an activity that highlighted some of the immigration rules that existed in Canada during the late 1800's

Independent Task

- Lesson 3: Cultural diversity (slide 1 needs to be completed for tomorrow's class)

Art: Vector Portraits

- Introduced vector portraits and how to use google draw tools

Independent Task

- Vector Portraits 

Monday, January 19th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, January 20th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                        - Systems exit ticket 

Thursday, January 22nd - Integers quiz

                                        - Systems quiz

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

Tuesday, January 27th - History assessment

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Order of operations

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Mechanical advantage

- History: cultural diversity and immigration

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Order of Operations

- Reviewed how to use order of operations (BEDMAS) to solve expressions involving positive and negative integers 

Independent Tasks

- Consolidation questions 

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

Order of Operations

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

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Continued conducting research for selected candidate 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (tomorrow's class is the final work period to complete)

Science: Mechanical Advantage

- Reviewed how to calculate mechanical advantage of mechanical systems

Independent Task

- Complete the 8 practice questions in your mechanical advantage worksheet package for tomorrow

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Cultural Diversity 

- Students participated in an activity that highlighted some of the immigration rules that existed in Canada during the late 1800's

Independent Task

- Lesson 3: Cultural diversity (slide 1 needs to be completed for tomorrow's class)

Wednesday, January 14th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Changes to the workplace 

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Dividing Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for dividing integers

Independent Tasks

- Practice Questions  

Exercise: Math Up

Enrichment: CEMC Lesson 13 #5-8

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

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

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Students selected their candidate for their biography and started conducting research 

Independent Task

- Biography graphic organizer (you will have tomorrow's class to complete

Science: Efficiency & Mechanical Advantage

- Learned how to calculate efficiency and mechanical advantage of mechanical systems

Independent Task

- Review today's notes and definitions

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

Tuesday, January 13th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*Course selection opens February 13th - February 20th

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Changes to the workplace 

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Multiplying Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for multiplying integers along with mathematical concepts that explain why negative integers multiplied result in a positive integer 

Independent Tasks

- Practice Questions  #1-4

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

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

Literacy: Introduction to Biographies

- Students brainstormed 3 potential candidates for their biography 

Independent Task

- Biography Brainstorm 

Science: Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

- Practice on calculating work, force and energy

Independent Task

- Definitions and calculations worksheet (complete for tomorrow)

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Changes to the Workplace 

- Work period for lesson 2 slide deck 

Independent Task

- Lesson 2: Changes to the workplace (complete by end of day)

- Continue making summary notes for each slide

Monday, January 12th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Payments must be completed by Thursday, January 15th 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

                                          - ROC payments on SCO must be submitted

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Changes to the workplace 

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Multiplying Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for adding and subtracting integers (absolute value, zero pairs)

Independent Tasks

- Multiplying Integers 

Exercise Questions: #1abc, #2abc

Enrichment Questions: #4-5, 7-8

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

Multiplying Integers

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

Literacy: Introduction to Biographies

- Students brainstormed aspects of famous people that they already know (ex. age, birthdate etc...)

Independent Task

- Use the List of Potential Candidates and select 3 people you'd want to consider writing your biography on. You will use your three candidates to complete your first task tomorrow 

Science: Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

- Learned how to use formulas to calculate work and force

Independent Task

- Review your notes on the formulas and calculations from today's class

- Complete practice questions independently if you had difficulty earlier 

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Changes to the Workplace 

- Discussed ideal working conditions and how working conditions have changed over the last 100 years

Independent Task

- Lesson 2: Changes to the workplace (you will have time tomorrow to complete)

Friday, January 9th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*We had 2 grade nine students come in for a presentation to talk about exam preparation 

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday, January, 12th - Assessing Potential Dangers and Simple Machines worksheets due

Thursday, January 15th - Integer operations exit ticket

                                          - Movie Night

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

                                      - PA Day

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: My Blueprint - course selection & career course planning 

- Science: Simple Machines & Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Introduction to the Industrial Age

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Adding and Subtracting Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for adding and subtracting integers (absolute value, zero pairs)

Independent Tasks

- Skill Practice Questions

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

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

Literacy: Catch UP

- Catch up period

Independent Task

- Tasks completed in class

Health: Assessing Potential Dangers

- Discussed the importance of assessing situations/decisions for potential dangers and risk assessment

Independent Task

- Assessing Potential Dangers worksheet package (Due on Monday)

Science: Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

- Went over key terms and their relation to simple machines and key terms

Independent Task

- Review your notes on the definitions from today's class

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

History: Intro to Industrial Age

- Work period for lesson 1 slide deck

Independent Task

- Lesson 1: Intro to industrial age (due Monday)

Thursday, January 8th (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

*RETURN YOUR ROC FORMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 15th - Movie Night

Friday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

Friday, January 23rd - Trip to the ROC

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: My Blueprint - course selection & career course planning 

- Science: Simple Machines & Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Introduction to the Industrial Age

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Adding and Subtracting Integers 

- Reviewed concepts for adding and subtracting integers (absolute value, zero pairs)

Independent Tasks

Complete yesterday's questions and review notes from today's class

- Practice questions 

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

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

Literacy: Visit from G.W. Williams Guidance Counsellors

- Guidance counsellors from G.W. Williams presented information regarding course selection and graduation requirements

Independent Task

- Complete your course selection if you didn't get the chance to, and review your options with your parents/guardians

Health: Assessing Potential Dangers

- Discussed the importance of assessing situations/decisions for potential dangers and risk assessment

Independent Task

- Assessing Potential Dangers worksheet package (you will have tomorrow to complete)

Science: Simple Machines

- Discussed the purpose and function of simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel and axle, gears, inclined plane, screw and wedge)

Independent Task

- Complete worksheet using the slide deck and resources from today for Friday's class 

- Add any concepts to your notebooks using the resources posted to google classroom

Wednesday, January 7th (Day 3)

  Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe, fun and restful break :)

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 8th - Whole school DPA @ 11:20am

                                         - G.W. visit @ 2pm in the library

Thursday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: My Blueprint - course selection & career course planning 

- Science: Simple Machines & Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Introduction to the Industrial Age

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Adding and Subtracting Integers 

- Took up Monday's diagnostic task 

- Reviewed concepts for adding and subtracting integers 

Independent Tasks

- Practice questions 

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

Adding and Subtracting Integers 

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

Literacy: Winter Break Writing - Part 2

- Students used the period to complete part two of their Winter Break Post writing task

Independent Task

- Winter Break Post - Part 2 (must be completed by end of the day)

Science: Simple Machines

- Discussed the purpose and function of simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel and axle, gears, inclined plane, screw and wedge)

Independent Task

- Complete worksheet using the slide deck and resources from today for Friday's class 

- Add any concepts to your notebooks using the resources posted to google classroom

Tuesday, January 6th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe, fun and restful break :)

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, January 8th - Whole school DPA @ 11:20am

                                         - G.W. visit @ 2pm in the library

Thursday, January 16th - HPA Application Due

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying integers

- Literacy: My Blueprint - course selection & career course planning 

- Science: Work, Energy, Force and Displacement

- History: Introduction to the Industrial Age

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: Introduction to sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Diagnostic Task

- Students wrote a diagnostic to assess what they know/remember about adding and subtracting integers 

Independent Tasks

CEMC Lesson 1: Adding Integers 

- REVIEW: use the tutorial videos and Math is Fun link to review adding and subtracting integers (add notes to your math journal)

- Practice questions #1-2, 6

- Enrichment questions #4-5, 7-8

Resources

Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Integers

Lesson Summary Notes

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

Literacy: Winter Break Writing Task

- Students used the period to complete their winter break post activity from yesterday 

Independent Task

- Winter Break Post (must be completed for tomorrow)