Friday, February 27th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Math Olympics Practice - Every day 2 at lunch

*Gauss Math Contest Practice - Every day 1 at lunch

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, February 27th - Duffle Bag performance (2:30pm - 3:30pm)

Tuesday, March 10th - Skills Trade Presentation (2:15pm - 3:30pm)

Wednesday, March 11th - Recognition assembly

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Patterning

- Literacy: Communities in Canada

- Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Geography: Factors that influence settlement

- Health: Risk factors and avoidance strategies 

- Art: Incorporating shadows

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Formulating the nth term

 - Continued our learning around using general terms to extend patterns 

Independent Tasks

- Your Turn Questions #1-5

Lesson Summary Notes

Pattern Rules

Resources

Term Number 

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Literacy: Identity Map

- Explored various aspects of identity and discussed new vocabulary 

Independent Tasks

- Complete your identity map 

- What is Ethnicity? Reading response (complete for Monday's class)

Thursday, February 26th (Day 1)

 Announcements:

*Math Olympics Practice - Every day 2 at lunch

*Gauss Math Contest Practice - Every day 1 at lunch

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Friday, February 27th - Duffle Bag performance (2:30pm - 3:30pm)

Tuesday, March 10th - Skills Trade Presentation (2:15pm - 3:30pm)

Wednesday, March 11th - Recognition assembly

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Patterning

- Literacy: Communities in Canada

- Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Geography: Factors that influence settlement

- Health: Risk factors and avoidance strategies 

- Art: Incorporating shadows

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Formulating the nth term

 Learned how to use a table of values and rate of change in order to develop a general term (nth term) to help us extend patterns 

Independent Tasks

- Add the key terms from today's lesson to your math journals (slides 4-5)

- Pattern Rule Action Task (#2-3)

Lesson Summary Notes

Pattern Rules

Resources

Term Number 

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Literacy: Identity Map

- Explored various aspects of identity and discussed new vocabulary 

Independent Tasks

- Complete your identity map for tomorrow's class

- What is Ethnicity? Reading response (you will have time during tomorrow's class to complete)

Geography: Earth's Changing Population

- Factor's that affect population growth or decline

Independent Tasks

- Lesson 2 slide deck

Art: Sketching a Shadow Cast

- Learned how to use lines and angle to sketch and shade a shadow cast

Independent Tasks

- Introduction to Sketching/Shading task

Resources

Sketching Shadows

Wednesday, February 25th (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, February 25th- Settlement Patterns Task due (submit by end of the period)

                                               - Fluid Reading and Response 7.1-7.3 (submit at the end of the period)

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Patterning

- Literacy: Communities in Canada

- Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Geography: Factors that influence settlement

- Health: Risk factors and avoidance strategies 

- Art: Incorporating shadows

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Pattern Rules 

- Students completed learning surrounding term numbers and pattern rules

Independent Task

- Pattern Rules: questions 1-11

- Enrichment problems 

Lesson Summary Notes

Pattern Rules

Resources

Term Number 

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Health: Problematic Substance Use

- Discussed legal and illegal substances along with problematic substance use

- Students watched a short documentary on the harmful impacts of vaping 

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Literacy: Communities in Canada - Ethnicity

- Before exploring the different communities (their contributions and experiences) students completed learning on key terms such as ethnicity 

Independent Tasks

- What is Ethnicity? Reading response (you will have time during tomorrow's class to complete)

Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Work period to complete fluids reading

Independent Tasks

- 7.1-7.3 reading and response questions (should have been submitted at the end of the period)

Last week's tasks (complete as soon as possible)

- Fluids Everywhere (7.1 reading and complete check your understanding questions)

- States of Matter and Particle Theory of Matter (add page 2 concepts to your science notebooks)

Resources

Introduction to Fluids

Viscosity and Flow Rate

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Tuesday, February 24th (Day 4)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, February 25th- Settlement Patterns Task due (submit by end of the period)

                                               - Fluid Reading and Response 7.1-7.3 (submit at the end of the period)

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Patterning

- Literacy: Communities in Canada

- Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Geography: Factors that influence settlement

- Health: Risk factors and avoidance strategies 

- Art: Incorporating shadows

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Intro to Patterning

- Diagnostic task to gage students' understanding of patterns, pattern rules and general terms 

Independent Task

- Patterns Day 1 task (complete by end of day)

Lesson Summary Notes

Pattern Rules

Resources

Term Number 

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Health: Problematic Substance Use

- Discussed legal and illegal substances along with problematic substance use

- Students watched a short documentary on the harmful impacts of vaping 

Independent Tasks

- All tasks were completed in class

Literacy: Identity

- Learning and group activities surrounding identity 

Independent Tasks

- Day 1 task  (complete from yesterday if incomplete)

Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Brainstorm different fluids that are found in nature, technology and the human body

- Defined viscosity and flow rate

Independent Tasks

- 7.2-7.3 reading and response questions (due at the end of tomorrow's period)

Last week's tasks (complete as soon as possible)

- Fluids Everywhere (7.1 reading and complete check your understanding questions)

- States of Matter and Particle Theory of Matter (add page 2 concepts to your science notebooks)

Resources

Introduction to Fluids

Viscosity and Flow Rate

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Monday, February 23rd (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, February 25th- Settlement Patterns Task due (end of the period)

                                               - Fluid Reading and Response 7.1-7.3 (submit at the end of the day)

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Patterning

- Literacy: Communities in Canada

- Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Geography: Factors that influence settlement

- Health: Risk factors and avoidance strategies 

- Art: Incorporating shadows

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Science: Viscosity and Flow Rate

- Brainstorm different fluids that are found in nature, technology and the human body

- Defined viscosity and flow rate

Independent Tasks

- 7.2-7.3 reading and response questions 

Last week's tasks (complete as soon as possible)

- Fluids Everywhere (7.1 reading and complete check your understanding questions)

- States of Matter and Particle Theory of Matter (add page 2 concepts to your science notebooks)

Resources

Introduction to Fluids

Viscosity and Flow Rate

Literacy: Introduction to Communities in Canada

- Class learning/discussion surrounding 

Independent Tasks

- Day 1 task (complete by end of the day today)

Friday, February 20th (Day 2)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

All About High school:

*Graduation Requirements

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday, February 23rd - 7.1 Intro to Fluids reading and questions due

Wednesday, February 25th- Settlement Patterns Task due

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and addictions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Science: Introduction to Fluids

- Students completed an independent task to begin our new fluids unit

Independent Task

- Fluids Everywhere (7.1 reading and complete check your understanding questions)

- States of Matter and Particle Theory of Matter (add page 2 concepts to your science notebooks)

Resources

Introduction to Fluids

Math: Sketching 2D Perspectives 

- Students wrote their spatial sense assessment

Independent Task

- All tasks were completed in class 

Lesson Summary Notes

Constructing Objects from Drawings

Resources

Representing 3D Objects

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Literacy: Reading Comprehension - Lunar New Year

- Learning and discussion around Lunar New Year

Independent Task

- Lunar New Year Comprehension Questions (complete for tomorrow)

Health: Substance Use and Addictions

- Defined substances and addiction along with related behaviours that can become addictive 

Independent Task

- Youth and Vaping Reading and Comprehension Questions (complete for next class)

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Wednesday, February 18th (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:

Monday, February 16th - Family Day

Wednesday, February 18th - 3D shapes exit ticket (postponed to Thursday)

Thursday, February 19th - 3D shapes assessment (postponed to Friday)

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and addictions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Science: Introduction to Fluids

- Students completed an independent task to begin our new fluids unit

Independent Task

- Fluids Everywhere (7.1 reading and complete check your understanding questions)

- States of Matter and Particle Theory of Matter (add page 2 concepts to your science notebooks)

Resources

Introduction to Fluids

Below are YESTERDAY's Tasks

Math: Sketching 2D Perspectives 

- Students continued learning how to represent 3D models using depth perception, shading and lines

Independent Task

- Isometric Challenge (complete and submit if you haven't already - OVERDUE)

- Practice with Depth Perception (complete and submit if you haven't already - OVERDUE)

**for extra practice, complete the extension task

Lesson Summary Notes

Constructing Objects from Drawings

Resources

Representing 3D Objects

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Literacy: Reading Comprehension - Lunar New Year

- Learning and discussion around Lunar New Year

Independent Task

- Lunar New Year Comprehension Questions (complete for tomorrow)

Health: Substance Use and Addictions

- Defined substances and addiction along with related behaviours that can become addictive 

Independent Task

- Youth and Vaping Reading and Comprehension Questions (complete for next class)

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Tuesday, February 17th (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:

Monday, February 16th - Family Day

Wednesday, February 18th - 3D shapes exit ticket

Thursday, February 19th - 3D shapes assessment 

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and addictions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Sketching 2D Perspectives 

- Students continued learning how to represent 3D models using depth perception, shading and lines

Independent Task

- Isometric Challenge (complete and submit if you haven't already - OVERDUE)

- Practice with Depth Perception (complete and submit if you haven't already - OVERDUE)

**for extra practice, complete the extension task

Lesson Summary Notes

Constructing Objects from Drawings

Resources

Representing 3D Objects

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Literacy: Reading Comprehension - Lunar New Year

- Learning and discussion around Lunar New Year

Independent Task

- Lunar New Year Comprehension Questions (complete for tomorrow)

Health: Substance Use and Addictions

- Defined substances and addiction along with related behaviours that can become addictive 

Independent Task

- Youth and Vaping Reading and Comprehension Questions (complete for next class)

**You are encouraged to take 15-20 minutes each night to review today's concepts**

Thursday, February 12th (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:

Monday, February 16th - Family Day

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and additions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Spatial Sense

- Students continued learning how to represent 3D models using cabinet and isometric perspectives

Independent Task

- Review Questions 

Literacy: Reading Comprehension - R.U.C.E

- Students continued their reading comprehension task 

Independent Task

- Thorough Reading Task (you will have tomorrow's class to complete)

Wednesday, February 11th (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:

Monday, February 16th - Family Day

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and additions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Spatial Sense

- Students continued learning how to represent 3D models using cabinet and isometric perspectives

Independent Task

- Isometric Task (to be completed for tomorrow's class)

Literacy: Reading Comprehension - R.U.C.E

- Mini lesson on reading comprehension strategies such as R.U.C.E

Independent Task

- Thorough Reading Task (you will have tomorrow's class to complete)

Geography: Human Geography

- Defined key terms such as human geography, demography and growth rate

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

Art: Sketching and Shading

- First lesson that highlighted sketching and shading techniques

Independent Task

- Introduction to Sketching/Shading task

Tuesday, February 10th (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:

Monday, February 16th - Family Day

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Student/teacher conferences and course selection 

- Science: Introduction to liquids

- Geography: Introduction to settlement patterns

- Health: Introduction to substances and additions

- Art: Sketching

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Spatial Sense

- Students learned how to represent 3D models using isometric dot paper

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

Literacy: Biography Through Film

- Students completed the biographical film about Giannis 

Independent Task

- Self Assessment (complete by the end of the day)

- Stanley Grizzle Reading comprehension 

Geography: Populated Cities Worldwide 

- Students completed a scavenger hunt to find out information about the 10 top populated cities

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

Friday, February 6th (Day 3)

 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:

To Be Announced

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Catapults

- History: Changes to education

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Spatial Sense

- Students participated in a partner challenge to build 3D models using 2D perspectives of side, front and top views 

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

Literacy: Biography Through Film

- Students watched a biographical film about Giannis 

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

History: Written Assessment

- Students wrote their assessment to culminate their learning from strand B

Independent Task

- All tasks completed in class

Wednesday, February 4th (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:

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

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

                                              - Biography Good Copy Due (end of day)

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

Friday, February 6th - History Assessment                

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Catapults

- History: Changes to education

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Good Copy

- Final work period for biograpy good copy 

Independent Task

- Good copy (must be completed and submitted by end of day)

**Use the citations resources to assist with your in text citations and works cited 

Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Students continued working on their Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Any necessary work in your packages (ex. procedure, sketches, calculations)

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Changes in Education

- Work period for lesson 4 slide deck

Independent Task

- Lesson 4 slide deck

- Create your one paged, double sided study guide for Friday's assessment and reference the sample questions

Art: Vector Portraits

- Final work period for portraits

Independent Task

- Vector portrait (submit to the slide deck by the end of the day!)

Tuesday, February 3rd (Day 5)

 Announcements:

*Contact info: cassandra.frederick@yrdsb.ca

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

*Whole School DPA tomorrow at 9:20am. Dress for the weather!!!

All About High school:

*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)

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

Friday, February 6th - History Assessment                

This Week At A Glance 

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

- Literacy: Biographies 

- Science: Catapults

- History: Changes to education

- Health: Assessing potential dangers 

- Art: vector portraits

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Literacy: Biography Graphic Organizer

- Work period for works cited along with self/peer editing

Independent Task

- Rough copy and self/peer editing

**Use the citations resources to assist with your in text citations and works cited 

Science: Catapult Culminating Assignment

- Students continued working on their Catapult Assignment that incorporates expectations from our systems unit 

Independent Task

- Any necessary work in your packages (ex. procedure, sketches, calculations)

Resources

Work, Force, Energy and Displacement

Understanding Force, Work and Energy

Calculations and Solutions 

History: Changes in Education

- Discussed how Canada's boom in immigration resulted in drastic changes to education

Independent Task

- Lesson 4 slide deck

- Create your one paged, double sided study guide for Friday's assessment and reference the sample questions

Monday, February 2nd (Day 4)

 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:

*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 works cited along with self/peer editing

Independent Task

- Rough copy and self/peer editing

**Use the citations resources to assist with your in text citations and works cited 

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

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)