Math & Science

Hope you have a good weekend.  Try your best to balance between reviewing & having some time for fun.

Thanks for putting together a small bag of supplies for the exam week...pencils, a good eraser, a calculator, and a reading book.

Here are a some images that I found on Mr. Perritt's blog:

Review of Key Concepts

Yes, Let's have a moment...

In case you have forgotten in all of the busy...we are very proud of you.

Let's Have a Moment

One can not help but be a bit reflective and in awe that we are on the last of the last of our Junior High Careers together.
So many of you have gain momentum and I am hoping that it carries you right into your exam. Work hard and expect a little stress. It means your are ready!

This is a gentle reminder that you need to be tracking down your textbook. We will do a check on Friday to see who needs to do a little searching and hunting.

If you would like a copy of the Social Study terms:

Social Studies 9-Vocab

Issue Society Criteria Biased Challenges Perspective Governance	Unbiased Political Cartoon Point of View Political System Significance Analyze Right	Consensus Quality of Life Standard of living Economic System Persuasive Cause and Effect Validity	Opinion Debate Equality Advocacy Equality
Govern Legislative Branch Popular Vote Supreme Court Bill Governance Judicial Branch	Minorities Accountable Law Government House of Commas Senate Civil Service	Assimilation Constitution Prime Minister Representation By Population Federal Accountability Act	Slogan Boycott Executive Branch Consistent Judges Watchdog First Past the Post Lobbyist
Fair and Equitable Criminal Record Jury Defense Justice Sentence	YCJA Prosecution Justice System Rehabilitate Jury Duty Sequester	Legislation Reintegrate Elizabeth Fry Society Criminal Code of Canada	Community Service Young Offenders John Howard Society Circle Justice
Constitution Legal Rights Labour Union	Equality Rights Mobility Rights Collective Rights Fundamental Freedoms Indian act Internment	Charter of Rights and Freedoms Equality Rights Mobility Rights	Indian act Internment Democratic Rights Suffrage
Publically Funded First Nations Annuity Entrenching Francaphone Residential School Affirm	Collective Identity Autonomy Sovereignty Treaty 6,7,8 Assimilate Indian Act Reserve	Indian First Nations Numbered Treaties Official Language Communities Minority Inuit	Metis Patriate Ethnocentrism Amendant Anglophone Scrip
Immigration Labour Force Growth Family Class Economic Factor Law	Point System Economic Class Political Factor Policy Chinese Head Tax Refugee Class	Tuberculosis Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Refugee Health Factor	Demographic Accord Security Factor Excluded
Economics Supply Individualism Government Grants Scarcity Shift Left Economic Systems Land	More Government Involvement Cooperation Demand Monopoly Labour Unions Collective Bargaining Labour	Less Government Involvement Competition Privately Owned Publicly Owned Public good Market Economy CBC Equilibrium	Consumer Shift Right Regional Command Economy Strike Unemployment Rate Crown Corporation Producer Mixed Economy

Math & Science

Good work on the practice PATs this week...

Remember, you can work at home on them.  Go to the HDC webpage then to school information then down to grade 9 information.

Thursday is LOCKER CLEAN OUT DAY...please plan to take tomorrow as well as on Thursday.  Coordinate a ride if you need...if you have that much stuff to take home!!!  :)

You should have a copy of 10.2 and 10.3 to finish up Circle Geometry.  I will post on D2L if you need.  I will also put on the SMART files notes (remember to go through Cougar Community scroll down to May/March 2012 to figure how to open the file at home).  I will also post the Math review.

You will need to start to make a ziploc bag of supplies (pencils, eraser, calculator....no phones allowed) for next week.

Remember...Monday June 13th is a Day 6

Math & Science

Wow...we were all so impressed by your Utopia projects.  Amazing work...congratulations on all of your hard work.

Hope you are finding a balance this weekend between having some fun & putting some time into studying.

We will do a practice Math test tomorrow online.  Remember, you can look through and/or complete online practice tests at home.  Go to the HD Cartwright website then to parent info then to grade 9 information & scroll all the way to the bottom.

We will also do a quick little lab on acids & bases tomorrow.

I will post some materials into D2L for you to take a peek through.

See you tomorrow.

Ma/Sci

Hope the trifold building went well today...

Remember, you have an in-class Science response first thing tomorrow morning.  In period 7, we will have a Circle Geometry class.  Please ensure that you have your Math homework done for tomorrow...thanks!!

Get lots done tonight & please make arrangements to stay for Study Stop tomorrow if your group needs that time to pull everything together.

Utopia Peer Review and Our Week at a Glance

Hi Students,

Here is our peer evaluation for Utopia.  Please complete the evaluation after you have completed question 1 of the evaluation booklet. 

904 Click the link below:

CLICK HERE

I hope that your trifold building is going well!  If you have any questions make sure you are asking.  Keep in mind that we will be having a Wednesday AFTER SCHOOL trifold build where many teachers will available to help.  I suggest that you make arrangements to stay if you are not 90% complete by Wednesday in class.

For our Poetry Unit, we will be handing in our booklets on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016. Your found poetry is due today.
You should have the whole bookelte completed and presented in class your chosen poem from the whiteboard. 
Your Pun is also due!
We will have little chunks of time to present if you missed earlier chances.  Be Bold and Advocate! This is the last current marks of your Grade 9 career.

Remember to have shared your PUN before Friday!

Also remember your Volunteer Hours are DUE!!!!

Eye on the Prize,

Mrs.Kirk

Tomorrow is June 1st

So much is going on as we fast approach the end of the school year!

In Humanities we are currently completing our Utopia Society this week.  We will begin our in class individual responses next week and our tri-fold build.  This weekend will be very important in getting all the sections organized and making sure the MRP of each section has all the tidbits needed.
June 7, 8 and 9th will be the in class time to prepare for presentation, trifold build and last minute touch ups.

Also in Humanities we have been completing our Poetry Booklet. I look forward to hearing your Puns and moving into how you use your voice to interpret the poem of your choosing from our class anthology. Tomorrow JUNE 1st the following items need to be handed in:

1.Vocabulary 2.Author Motivation 3. Imagery 4.Comprehension

On Thursday we will be marking the Comprehension and you will work on the Tone/Mood and Voice. You will have till Friday to complete your PUN.

Also remember that your service hours are due on the 10th of June.  You are accountable for 5 hours in the school and 5 hours in the community.

Ma/Sci

Today we worked on the map for Utopia.  Groups were given grid paper & graphing expectations.  We started a River City case scenario...this will be due on Thursday...one assignment per group.  Tonight you should be working through the viewpoints/opinions & mulling over the economic & political policy changes piece on the last page.

Remember the link is posted for Cowspiracy if you want to watch snippets of it.  See blog post from Friday.

Farewell is on Thursday evening...

Celebration of Learning...June 9th in the evening

Forms for Thermopylae are due to Mr. Hall if you are participating.

Composite grade 9 photo will be taken on Thursday morning at 10 am.  Due date to order is June 1st.  $15...payment to the office please...cheques made out to Lifetouch please.

Math & Science

What a busy week followed by yet another busy week!

Today we watched Cowspiracy.  I will attach the link to youtube if you want to watch some of it this week.  There are some interesting issues raised that might help you with your Enviro Policy planning for Utopia.  We will pass on the source analysis but I will post the assignment in D2L in case you want to mull it over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_1HRO5tDw

We will do the mini-unit for the Utopia map on Monday as well as do a River City case study.

This needs to be a big study/Utopia weekend.  Please keep pushing forward in your groups and moving the project forward.  If you are booked to study this weekend, do your best to stick on schedule.

Remember to bring everything that you need for your Utopia build time on Monday/Tuesday.

Farewell is on Thursday evening...in case you forgot :)

Please get your Math homework done & look ahead into the rest of the inequalities unit to see where we are heading.  It is short & sweet...hope to be finished the unit by the end of next week.

p. 346-349 #5, 6, 9-11, 13, 15-17

Textbook files for the unit are on D2L.

Math & Science

Algebra test today...

Science exam is tomorrow...50 m/c, 4 numerical response, PBA.  You will have one period for the multiple choice and one period for the PBA & numerical response.

When you are finished tomorrow, you can organize & pep up your Science journal or work quietly on Utopia planning.

Please bring in your baby photos to Room 12 asap.  Please start to plan your purple outfit for Pride Day on May 26th.

Wow...the triathlon on Friday was amazing.  I can't imagine how well you all slept this weekend!!  We were all so proud of you!

It is a short week going into another short week with the long weekend.  Can you believe it is May 16th already...!!!

Remember to please bring in a baby photo...

Here is an overview of the week:

I am available for extra help this week at the following times:
Monday 2nd half of lunch & after school
Tuesday all of lunch & after school
Wednesday not at all (field trip)
Thursday all of lunch & after school

Monday:  review word problems in Algebra/review for exam; PET/PIV calculations in Science, review topic 6 material & demo split ring commutators

Tuesday:  Algebra exam in period 2 (if you do not finish, you will need to come in at lunch to finish your exam); review for Science exam

Wednesday:  Electricity exam (remember, Mrs. Krushel is away with her grade 8s in Kananaskis)...

Thursday:  intro to Enviro Chem Unit & Linear Inequalities Unit

Friday:  PD day no school

Monday:  Victoria Day no school

Looking ahead:
May 26th is Pride Day...903/904 are purple...start to plan your outfits now

Ma/Sci

Utopia launch today...we are so excited to hear all about your project plans!!!  It was amazing to overhear even just the beginning snippets of your conversations!!

Our focus was Math today...algebra word problems.  We worked on age, coin, distance/speed/time, number & geometric examples.  Students received a package of practice questions to work through to prep for their exam on Tuesday.

I will post an answer key to the word problems this weekend on D2L.

Review materials for Science were handed out today for students to work through for their exam prep for May 18th.

Triathlon is tomorrow...please pack up everything that you need & meet on the stage in the morning.

Ma/Sci

Today we started topic 7 in Science...lots of hints for Utopia launch tomorrow!!!

We worked on 8.3 & 8.4 and have started word problems.  Please work through as many word problems as possible in 8.3 and 8.4 tonight.  I have a set of problems to start tomorrow...

Math exam is Tuesday May 17th...8 multiple choice & 6 word problems.

Science exam is Wednesday May 18th...practice quiz given today...review will be handed out tomorrow.

Triathlon is Friday.

Moving forward...

Hi Everybody,

Today, we worked on study calendars, math mid-year refresher & finishing the Topic 6 online simulations.

Tomorrow is the track meet.  To accommodate for this, we compiled a list of tasks to push our course work through the weekend.

Here are things that need to be worked on:

1.  Science Topic 4 jot notes...please get these done if they are not already done so

2.  Topic 6 Science online simulations...please finish this assignment using the links on our blog

3.  Look ahead into 8.3 in Math so you can see where the algebra is going on Monday...Algebra Unit Exam will be next week on May 16th.

4.  Study prep for your Science Electricity final assessment on May 17th (may switch to May 18th but plan for the 17th)

5.  Create a study schedule!!  Today, students received a May & June calendar with school events listed on it.

a) please add family/extra-curricular events to the calendar (ensure that the timing is reasonable ie if soccer is for 2 hours...it is actually a 4 hour event by the time you travel, eat, shower etc)

b) next add your homework time

c) next add your study time to the calendar...what time are you going to study, how long and what will you be studying (ex:  20 minutes Topic 2 Biodiversity narrow vs broad niche organisms)

d) please share your study plan with your adults at home

6. Tighten up your labs (Resistance Roadblock & Series/Parallel)...these should be in your journal when I start to collect them in)

7. Organize your journals!!!!!  Sort through all your loose papers and get them filed into the appropriate journal/binder.

8.  p. 307 Topic 5 Review Portable Power complete #2, 3, 4

9.  p. 308 Topics 4-6 Wrap Up...please complete #4 & 7

10.  Work through your mid year refresher in Math!

Good Luck at the track meet!!!!!

Math & Science for Wednesday

Today we have been exploring energy conversions relating to Generators and Motors.
Important Links:

Online Simulation:  http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/simulations/faraday/faraday.jnlp
Youtube Videos:      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcIDRet787k
                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATFqX2Cl3-w
                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cucykkIlg8

Ma/Sci

Field trip to MRU tomorrow.  Meet on stage...do not go to homeroom in the morning please.  We will leave directly after homeroom so please don't be late!!  Thanks.

Today we reviewed the Algebra check ins from Friday.  Students have corrected their work & seen their marks.

In Science, we did a quick review of topic 4...the vast majority of students did not complete their notes for this section so please get this finished asap.  We also introduced the theory for topic 5 on electrochemical cells.

Science Unit Assessment is May 17th.

Double period in the computer lab on Wednesday for Science....you will be working through Topic 6 theory.

All sailors will write their Science assessment tomorrow after school.

Trip 2 Sailors will write their Math assessment on Thursday after school.

Enjoy this lovely weather.

Ma/Sci

Great work on your Science check-in and on your Partner Algebra Check In!

We are checking in tomorrow in Math (8.1 & 8.2 one & two step equations).

See D2L for textbook files if you need (under news).

Please scroll down through the blog & vote for your Grade 9 Farewell Theme!!!!!

ELA Practise Exam May 2 and 5

Get a good night sleep and come in on the 2nd to practise writing your Essay/Narrative.  We will have the computers book and you will have 1 1/2  periods to write your Narrative/Essay. We will practise the Functional Writing on the THURSDAY with 1 1/2 periods also.

Ma/Sci

Welcome home trip #1 sailors!  Bon voyage trip #2 sailors!!

Today we reviewed one step & two step equations in Algebra.  Some students are really struggling with the fractions involved.  We also worked through a Learn Alberta gizmo.

If you didn't finish the gizmo, here is the login info:
ID  LA06 (that is a zero)
Password:  4105 (also a zero)

Forms Galore!

Due immediately...Economics trip to MRU May 3rd...please get these forms in asap.  Thank you.

Triathlon forms...due Friday April 29th to your homeroom teacher.  May 13th at UofC

This week:

-series/parallel circuit tomorrow for the double...please have this lab prepped unless you are a returning trip #1 sailor

-Thursday Science quiz (Topics 1-3; static electricity, parts of a circuit/symbols, series/parallel circuits, diagrams, Ohm's Law calculations)

-Thursday Algebra Check In (one step & two step eqns) in partners to practice & get feedback

-Math check in Friday (one & two step eqns)

Extra help is available every day at lunch except for Mondays.  Please ensure that you are asking for help as soon as you don't understand a concept.  Extra help is also available after school in study stop or in room 10.

Our week at a Glance

Shakespeare is everywhere!
Watch it if you have a 20 minutes!

https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=shakespeare%20is%20everywhere%20ted%20talk

This week we will be sampling Shakespeare and learning to use the language.  We will hand in our Introductions and Essay outlines on Tuesday. Begin creating our anthology of poetry and complete it by Friday.  We will also discuss consumerism at a more in-depth level. Looks like a great week!

Ma/Sci

PLEASE RETURN YOUR ECONOMICS FORMS (trip is May 3rd) & TRIATHLON FORMS (trip is May 13th) ASAP...!!!!

Great work at the Construction Expo on Wednesday!!!  What an awesome morning!

On Thursday:
-review Ohm's Law...work on the practice calculations
-review algebra gallery walk...ensure that your reflections are complete
-review series & parallel circuits
-complete Resistance Roadblock lab
-start 8.1 in Math (one step equations with fractions)

To Do:
-complete Resistance Roadblock lab in journal (for Tuesday)
-practice textbook questions for Ohm's Law p. 282 (show all your work) (for Tues)
-prep Series & Parallel lab p. 287 (for Wednesday)
-work on Chapters 5-7 review in Math p. 284-287...not due but you might want to be cycling through for review purposes
-Math homework...discussed in class
-prep for your Science quiz which will be next Thursday covering Topics 1-3

Trip #1 Sailors:
-have the time of your life...soak it all in
-the only thing you will miss is a gizmo for Science...we will do a lab on Wednesday to ramp you back up

Take time to do the Survey! PLEASE!!

Farewell THEME Vote

Grade 9 Student Voting for Farewell 2016 Theme:

Step 1: Log into D2L

Step 2: Click on Farewell Theme Survey

Step 3: Select your favorite theme

Thanks for voting!

Week at a glance...

Wednesday:  Construction Expo in the morning (no loose clothing, tie your hair back, wear sneakers/shoes...no flip flops or sandals)...you will have one block of Ma/Sci time

Thursday:  we have both blocks for Ma/Sci (short Thursday)...dismissal at 12:42 pm ***Interviews that night

Friday:  no school  ****Interviews---trip #1 sailors depart

Monday:  no school (non-instructional day)

Economics field trip forms are due asap (field trip is May 3rd)

Triathlon forms due asap (triathlon is May 13th)

To Do:

1. Finish your algebra gallery

2. Algebra self reflection (see below)

3. Ohm's Law calculations...to be completed for Thursday

Algebra Self Reflection:

1. How is the intro back into algebra feeling?

2. Which questions are you having difficulty with?

3. Are you keeping your work organized as per your lesson with Mrs. Wensley (see her blog post)?

4. What is your plan for Math for the rest of the year?

Polynomial Exam

Big study weekend please for your Polynomial Exam on Monday.

Review materials have been handed out...answer key and all textbook files are on D2L under news.

Exam format as we discussed in class is: 18 m/c, 1 procedural show your work, 2 word problems

Enjoy your weekend...remember, I am away on Monday.

Ma/Sci

Please use tonight as a solid night of review for Math.  Get back into 7.1 and 7.2 and do some review work from the practice test & review sections.  Please look ahead at 7.3 as we will jump into that tomorrow to finish the unit.

No Science tonight.

Ma/Sci

Check in today for Math.

Please prepare for the lab tomorrow on Measuring Current & Voltage (Topic 2).  Set-up data tables & diagrams in your journals...please read through the analysis questions carefully so you have a plan when you come in to the lab tomorrow.  The lab will take the double...analysis & conclusion questions will be due on Wednesday.

Ma/Sci

On Friday we reviewed reasoning type questions for multiplying/dividing polynomials.  There is a Math check in on Monday covering multiplying/dividing monomials (algebraically/modeling/reasoning) and multiplying monomials by polynomials (algebraically/modeling/reasoning).  The units in the textbook are 7.1 and 7.2 which are both posted on D2L.  Remember to check your work as you are doing practice questions.

Please read through Topic 2 Electricity especially the Investigation on Measuring Current & Voltage.  Please create the data tables & get the diagrams into your journal.  Ensure that you space things in your journal so you can complete the lab & analysis questions right in your journal.  Thanks.

Enjoy your weekend.

Chapter 6 Test

We will have our Chapter 6 Test on Tuesday, April 12,2016
22 Multiple Choice
2   Short Answers
12 Vocabulary Words

Make sure you review your chapter 6 question, supply and demand handout, the spectrum and notes written in class.

Have an excellent weekend!

Math & Science

Today we reviewed multiplying & dividing monomials & pushed forward into multiplying monomials by polynomials.

There will be a check-in on Monday.

Science:  reviewed static electricity & components of a circuit & circuit symbols & drawing circuit rules.

Assignment (you will have some time work tomorrow so you should have half done at least)

p.  268-271   Q 4, 6, 8,10, 12,14,18,19

                      OR

p.  268-271   Q 9,11,13,14,19 - 21

Ma/Sci

Today we worked through dividing monomials & did an investigation into what is needed to build a circuit.

No homework tonight.

Math & Science

Today we went over the Adding/Subtracting Polynomials Take 2 assessment.  We then introduced multiplying monomials algebraically and using algebra tiles.

Assignment:

p.  260 Q 3-5, 7, 9,17 please work on this tonight...you should have up to question 7 completed for sure for tomorrow

In Science, we went over the Static Electricity assignment.  Hoping to do an investigation tomorrow if all goes to plan.

Remember ladies, if you are interested in going to the Explore IT conference at SAIT on May 4th, please submit a paragraph to me tomorrow morning.  Thanks...registration is Wed morning.

Enjoy your evening...

Personal Response Essay

Choose from one of the many umbrellas you built in class today and explain in your own words what the main idea of the issue is.
The Issues are below:
The importance of being kind to others.
How a leader can influence others.
The importance of learning in determining the course of a person's life.
The importance of self-respect in shaping a person's character.
The importance of memories in peoples lives.
How regret affects a person's life.

The knowledge and experience on the issue you decide to write about is a personal representation of your voice and understanding. See you tomorrow!

Math & Science

Today we did an investigation on Static Electricity.  Please ensure that your analysis/interpretation questions are ready to be handed in tomorrow.  Remember, you will have 10 minutes to work on your responses tomorrow in class.

Another review of adding polynomials & collecting like terms today.  We also introduced the concept of polynomial subtraction.

There will be a quick 8 question check in on Friday on adding/subtracting/simplifying polynomials.

Math & Science

Today we went over the Chemistry Unit Exam & Performance Based Assessments.  We had a mini-tutorial on balancing chemical reactions.

We also reviewed the quiz on adding polynomials/polynomial vocabulary.  There are many students that need to review this material as they are struggling with these fundamental concepts.  Thank you for attending to this very important review immediately.

Supply And Demand

Welcome Back 904
If you were unable to finish the Critical Thinking part of the Supply and Demand Handout in class today you will have to complete it for homework.
Thanks

Today's Homework

Make sure you make your correction on the Nonfiction Reading Skills Practice (#1-18).  I will be collecting it at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Thanks

Non-Fiction Quiz

We have a non-fiction reading comprehension test tomorrow in class to see where we are at.  It will be only 11 questions and a good benchmark as to see how effective we are at reading non-fiction as we start to prepare for our PAT exam.  No studying required.

Combustion!!

Sorry...I couldn't resist.  :)

Big Science Study Night Please

A big review was done today for Science.  2 exams on Thursday...format details discussed today.

Linear Relations exam handed back & reviewed & recollected today in class.

Have you practiced your speech?

Your speeches were due on Friday (which on a handful of you completed) and now you have the weekend to start practicing.  Have you read your speech to someone else, to yourself in the mirror, to your dog? Don't be unprepared for we will be presenting on Tuesday and you have a Chapter 5 exam on Monday!

Math/Science

Please start prepping for your unit exams (traditional multiple choice & PBA).  Exams will be Thursday, March 9th.

Please have completed for Monday:
-Chapter 7/8 work booklet (we will go over this & add to it so please ensure it is finished so you do not feel overwhelmed)
-finish lab analysis questions for the ionic vs molecular lab
-ensure that all naming/formulae worksheets are completed (these needed to be done early last week)

Please go back over your topics 1-3 assessment that was handed back & make sure that you can understand each question thoroughly now that you have had a few weeks of Chem since you wrote it.

No Math this weekend.

Chapter 5 Test- March 7th

Chapter 5 Exam March
Please make sure to review:
Chapter 5 in the textbook
Your Chapter 5 Questions
The six questions on the side board
The video watched in class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoV9fsrVayk&index=37&list=PLcqpzuxhI92xqlFNMTB57YlSURJt-0Z3l
Your test will be multiple choice (40 questions) True/False (10 questions)

Ma/Sci

Wow...lots of the go here at HDC!!

For tonight:
-please complete the ionic summary & covalent naming & blended page (this should have been done already)
-please complete the Topics 1-3 practice BLM test just to check in with where you are at & feeling as we near the end of the unit
-please get a good start on the Topics 4-6 practice test or the analysis questions for our lab today pl 143 #1-6

New unit in Math tomorrow...please bring a new notebook.

Math exam on Monday

Linear Relations exam is Monday...please ensure that you can read through a scenario, make a table of values from the scenario, graph the ordered pairs, find the equation, and interpolate/extrapolate.

A bunch of review material is in D2L under news.

Math/Science

Some Math review tonight please...

We'll do a blend tomorrow.

Ma/Sci

No ionic check in tomorrow...

Assignment:

p. 239-242 Q 6 -13

           OR

p. 239-242 Q 16, 17, 19, 20

Math...please put 15 minutes in to Math tonight.  Thanks.

Hum 904 at a Glance

Alright my little can of mixed nuts do not forget to start practicing talking to your self in front of the mirror in anticipation of your speech that you will begin to write on Monday.
Our accomplishments:
1. Finish your Chapter 5 Questions
2. Complete your digital representation of your immigrants story to Canada

Both items are due on February 29th, 2016. We will begin to watch or share them that week.

Ma/Sci update

Don't forget to wear pink tomorrow for Pink Shirt Day!!!

Linear Exam on Monday please.

Ionic check in on Thursday...quick 5 minute check in for naming & formulae.    We will review moleculars tomorrow & push forward.  Hope to sneak a lab in on Thursday.

Thanks for being so patient with all the grade 9 presentations & high school programming.  I am very proud of you.

Anti-Bullying Wednesday Feb 24th

Math/Science

Great work today in the 20 minutes that we had together...the challenge of 904 rolls along!!!!

For Monday, please complete:

1. Please watch youtube:  Tyler Dewitt Writing Formulas with Polyatomics...take jot notes

2. Please try to the best of your ability to complete the nomenclature worksheet #2 & #3.

3.  Please complete the slope foldable...see jpegs on D2L under news.

It is Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday...please dress for the day!!!!

Ma/Sci

Hope you had a great 5 day hiatus!

Review station work today for Math & Science...we will finish tomorrow in class and work through solving word problems (following high school expectations).

See D2L for the assignment under news.

Math & Science

Great work today making up the stagger in class time...impressive!!!

Chem quiz on Wednesday.  Check D2L for jpeg file :)

Math we will need to double tomorrow...there will be Math homework over the 5 day weekend.

Enjoy this warm weather!!

Get your High School forms completed & returned asap.

Our 3 days together at a glance.

Monday- Read "The Veldt", complete Chapter 3 Quiz and hand in Chapter 4 Questions
Tuesday-Work on vocabulary, reflection and examples of Figurative Language in "The Veldt"
Wednesday-Write "The Veldt" Quiz, watch Collective Rights Video, play grudge ball with focus on Chapter 4.

Linear Relations 6.1 Textbook File on D2L under news

Have a great weekend...

Chem quiz on Wednesday Topics 1-3 + Bohr Models/atomic reactivity

Remember Monday Quiz

Please finish your Chapter 4 Booklet. And review your Chapter 3 booklet for Monday Quiz. 15 True/False and 5 M/C (1 cartoon, 2 source questions and 3 direct knowledge questions)

Ma & Sci

Amazing work this week with the Periodic Table!!!

For Monday, please finish your Periodic Table grid and your Math p.  217 #4-8, 10.

Reading buddies tomorrow!!!

Let's Seize February

We may only have 14 days of learning left in February but make no mistake we are covering lots of ground!  Make sure you are using all your time wisely in class so you have no homework. I see and recognize many of you that have put it into high gear. Do not be stagnant, work extra hard and then reap the benefits. This is your time to get ahead because 2nd semester will fly by. That almost feels like a fortune from a cookie.
Our week at a glance:
Chapter 4 Collective Rights
Our Future:
A business letter of goodness!

Math & Science

Amazing work today with the Periodic Table...I am so proud of you!!!

Exponents Exam is tomorrow.

Math Links key posted on D2L for your reference.

Math & Science Check In

Hope you enjoyed SAD!!  Hope your Hum test went well.

Please hit the Math & Science hard this weekend!!!

Exponents Exam is now on Wed Feb 3rd.

Math:
Complete homework from p.118-119 (see yesterday's blog for questions)
Work on practice test for Chapter 3 (I will post this to D2L under news)

Science:
For Tuesday:
What's in the bag lab
Periodic Table Topic 4 Intro
Wrap Up topics 1-3 all questions

Math & Science

Hum studying is your priority tonight...

Math is second priority.  Please look over 3.4.  Textbook homework p. 118-119 #3,5-11 or 3,6,10-13.  This must be done for Tuesday!!!

On-going work in Science to be done for Tuesday:
What's in the Bag analysis
Topic 4 Elements Worksheet (use your lovely blue Periodic Table)
Wrap Up Topics 1-3 all questions

You are a single academic drop tomorrow.

Math Exponents Exam is Wednesday Feb 3rd.

Chapter 3 Unit Test

Be prepared for The Charter of Rights and Freedoms tomorrow!
It is 30 MC.
Lots of questions from the Chapter 3 booklet, source questions, cartoons and The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Study!!!!

Source Analysis and Unit Test

Source Analysis was Due on Tuesday, Jan. 26th

Charter of Rights and Freedoms Test Friday, Jan. 29th

This week we:

Start Economics

Review Short Story Notes

Finish Gore

Read The Landlady by Ronald Dahl

Math & Science

Lots going on...!!!

There is a Math check in tomorrow on Exponent Laws & BEDMAS.  You will not be able to use your Exponent Law flashcards!!

Homework from today is p. 112 #11-16.

You can be working on Khan Academy at home with your login info from Mrs. Wensley.

Exponents Unit Exam will be on Tuesday.

You will be working on an intro to the Periodic Table tomorrow.

Thursday is the Churchill tour...please ensure that your paperwork is in to Mrs. Boucher.

You will have some time on Thursday to work on Khan Academy during the collapsed classes.

Ma/Sci

Estimation check in again tomorrow.  We did some serious remediation work today!

Element project needs to be done for Monday please.  Must be aesthetically pleasing, factual, & citations must be done properly...

Really Smart Dead Guys needs to be finished & fantastic for Monday!  The pay off will be next year so buckle down & but some detail & time into this please.

I will post some textbook work to keep Exponents rolling through the long weekend etc.

Thirsk tour is tomorrow...check earlier blogs for details.

Pep rally is tomorrow...wear Red & Blue and be ready to cheer the loudest!

Hope you had a great day at SAIT.

Today we did an estimation check in & we need to go back to the drawing board.  We will have a mini-lesson tomorrow & I will give you another check in on Thursday.

Remember tomorrow you have one period with technology to do what you need to do for your element project.  Please use www.citationmachine.net for your references.  Remember to use APA format & input info into the manual mode.

Atomic History sheet should be done for tomorrow.  It needs to be done well...this will save you time & energy next year!!!  By Monday at the absolute latest...

High school tour paperwork needs to be returned immediately.  904 is still missing many forms!!!

High school tours/open house info...see previous blog entries.

Ma/Sci

Hope the day went well for all of you...

For those of you heading to SAIT, enjoy your day tomorrow.  I hope you have your paperwork all taken care of.

Remember that your Atomic History (Really Smart Dead Guys) sheet is due for Wednesday.  I know this is not the most exciting part of the course but it is really important to know this as all the high schools are spending a ton of time on it.  Best to keep a half step ahead!!!

You will have a computer class on Wednesday to finish up the element project, print, send emails to print in colour etc.  If it gets done this week great...if we don't build the table until next week, let's not worry too much.

It will be a 903/904 blend tomorrow.  I am hoping to give a Estimation Check In.

Enjoy a much warmer evening!

Ma/Sci

Element project 8x8 square is posted in D2L under news if you need it.

You will have one more class to work on it on Wednesday.

Math check in with flashcards on Monday followed by a worksheet on Atomic History...I will be away.  See you Tuesday.

Churchill presentation is Monday in period 3.

Open Houses...check earlier blog posts.

Thirsk is on Wed Jan 21st 6:00-8:00 pm.

Remember your field trip forms for high school tours!

Please share your teacher logic printouts with your adults.

Keeping on top of it ALL!

Remember that Service Hours are due this Friday, January 15, 2016
Our week at a glance so far:
1. Read Glore by Sarah Ellis finish metaphor and simile assignment
2.Complete Charter Scavenger Hunt
3.Finish Song Analysis and Peer Evaluation- Final Product due Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Math/Science

Please complete your Chem/Physical Property/Change worksheet for tomorrow.  We will mark it together.

Please complete textbook work in Math p. 106 #5-11.  Thanks.

Thirsk presentation is period 3 on Wednesday for all students.

Please share your Teacher Logic printouts with your adults...we will finish conferencing this week for the crew of you that have been missed at the end of the alphabet.

Open House Reminders

Thirsk Open House Thursday Jan 21st 6:00-8:00 pm
*********PLEASE NOTE THIS CONFLICTS WITH STUDENT/PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Bowness Open House Jan 26th 6:30-8:30 pm.

Churchill Open House Thursday Jan 28th 6:00-8:00 pm

Students will go on tours to their designated schools in the morning on the day of the respective open house.

Please remember to bring your $5 if you still owe for your Science journal.

Items that are due!

Please remember your Service Hours are Due January 15,2016!

For tomorrow if you have not done so already bring in your Song Analysis.  We are peer evaluating in class.

If you did not finish in class you need to complete the simile and metaphor assignment for the short story Gore by Sarah Ellis.

Find as many similes and metaphors as you can in the story. Select two, one of each type that you feel are particularly effective and explain the reason for your choice.

Math/Science

Please pep up your Classification Labs this weekend.  Pay close attention to the analysis questions, observations, and reasons for classification.

Please finish the 9 tasks that introduced the Chem Unit.

Sorry we didn't finish our conferences today...with the single drop & the reading presentation running over time we were down to only 25 full minutes of class time.  We will finish these on Monday.

Please bring in your $5 if you still owe for your Science journal.  I need to settle this account with the office.  Thank you.

We will push forward with Math on Monday.

Ma/Sci

Great work in the lab today!!  Please pep up your observations, reasoning for your classifications, analysis questions...thank you.  We will need another 10 minutes to finish tomorrow.

Please consider that reading opportunity that was presented today by Mr. Fell...there is a meeting tomorrow during Cougar Community.

Teacher Logic printouts were handed out today & most students had a personal conference with me.  Please check in with your son or daughter around their progress this semester.

Parent conferences are Thursday, Jan 21st & Friday, Jan 22nd.  Please remember that the Thirsk open house conflicts with our interviews.

Math/Science

What a great presentation today!!  Please share this very valuable information with your adults!

Great work today in class on our intro to Chem mini-activities.  Please get as much done tonight to get you to a point that you can enter into our classifying lab tomorrow in an intelligent way.  There are 9 tasks on your list...up to and including #7 would be great but if time is tight tonight, make sure you are ok with mixtures and pure substances.

We started personal conferences today & marks printouts were handed out to some students.  These conferences were cut short by our presentation.

Charter of Rights Questions . . . to be continued Tuesday

A few of use did not get all the questions copied down in time . . .

¡  What is a right?

¡  What is a freedom?

¡  What is a civil liberty?

¡  What is rule of law?

¡  When does discrimination occur?

¡  What is a charter of rights and freedoms?

¡  What elements should be part of the charter of rights and freedoms, when representing yourself and all Canadians?

¡  Who has charter rights?  Who has charter freedoms?

¡  Are there groups that should be excluded?  Why?

¡  What limitations might there be?

Math 9 Textbook Files Exponents

These files have been uploaded to our course shell 904 under news.

Math & Science

Happy New Year & welcome back!!!

Lots of tired faces today...

Science:  reviewed Space Exploration Unit Exams...exams into portfolios

Math:  intro to exponents

HW:  p. 97 #4-15 for tomorrow please

Important Dates:

Thirsk Open House Thursday Jan 21st 6:00-8:00 pm
*********PLEASE NOTE THIS CONFLICTS WITH STUDENT/PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Churchill Open House Thursday Jan 28th 6:00-8:00 pm

RAP presentation Wednesday, Jan 6th period 6 in the library for all grade 9 students.

Please check Home Logic...printouts were reviewed & handed out to students before the break.  I will try my best to upload the marks for Scale/Similarity Unit Assessment & Space Exploration Unit Assessment by Wednesday evening.