Wednesday, April 8th (Day 3)

 Announcements:

*Ensure you are reading your daily pages for your novel!!

*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

*Pathways to Success - Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

*My Blueprint Video for Families 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, April 9th - EcoTeam Class Visit (9:40am - 10am)

Friday, April 10th - Algebra Exit Ticket

Monday, April 20th - Novels must be completed 

This Week At A Glance 

- Math: Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

- Literacy: Group Novel Study

- Science: Volume by Displacement and Buoyancy

- Geography: Physical Environment and Settlement Patterns

- Health: Group Project

- Art: 3D Sketch assignment

Today's Learning/Independent Tasks

Math: Balancing Equations

 - Reviewed how to isolate variables and balance equations 

Independent Tasks:

- Two Step Equations 

Exercise questions #s 1-4, 6

Enrichment questions #s 7-9

Lesson Summary Notes

Using Equations

Evaluating Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions

Solving Equations Algebraically

Resources

Polynomials

What are Polynomials?

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

Literacy: Novel Study

- Students began their novel study assignment and met with their reading groups 

Independent Tasks

- Read your daily pages for your novel (approximately 30 mins of reading)

Science: Buoyancy

- Students learned the concept of buoyancy through a class demonstration and independent reading tasks

Independent Tasks

- Read 8.5 and 8.6 article

- Read the Importance of Buoyancy (Archimede's Principle, positive/neutral/negative buoyancy)

- Complete the check your understanding questions

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