Saturday, November 28, 2009

Mono Cliffs Highlights

Night Activity
Hanging Out in the Dorm
Nice Shades!
Nice Shades (part two)!
Peace
Contemplating the next move....
Learning about energy flow

Exterior of Dorms
Exterior of main building
Oh no!
Tom raises his hand!!!!!!!!
Frosty Morning
Learning about glacial flow
Day Hike
Learning about rocks (and searching for weasels)
Preparing for night hike
Hot chocolate before bed
Unwinding after a hard day...
The next Kasparov?
Fire and games in the dorm
Cafeteria
Survival skills - making fire
Bannock over an open fire.....yummy!
Construction begins
Construction well under way
Construction begins
Construction is complete
Fairly cozy...
Construction is almost comlplete
Goodbye speech by Alison. Great job!
Group photo
Homeward bound

*If anyone else has photos from Mono Cliffs that they would like posted please bring them to class on a USB key, CD or DVD.

Have a great weekend.
Do not forget about the Algebra Mid-Chapter test on Monday (and Math extra help monday morning)


Thursday, November 26, 2009

in class:
read history-chapter 4
country presentation marks
algebra mini group assignment

homework:
Math: p.133-#3,4,5,6, p.137-#5,6
continue research on the how or why question
notes:
chapter 2 history presentation no monday-no excuses!!
get poster mark signed

MATH - ALGEBRA MID-CHAPTER TEST MONDAY (term value, term number, pattern rules)
EXTRA HELP - MONDAY MORNING 8:05am - meet in front of the school - do not buzz - I will come and get you

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The Blog is Back! November 25, 2009

In Class

Reading Hist Chapter 4

Final Country Presentations completed

Math - Algebra continued

Homework
pg 131 #10, 11, 12
pg 133# 2,7,9
Full Solutions!!!!

Research your "How or Why Question"

Get algebra mini-test mark signed

Mono Cliffs photos will go up soon......







Thursday, November 19, 2009

November 19, 2009

Back From Mono Cliffs!

In Class/Homework

Returned making connections and flag assignments (get signed)
Mono Cliffs review assignment (favourite memory and most interesting thing learned) (due Friday)
Viewed Mono Cliffs Photos
Began Term One Self-Assessments (due Friday)
Continued country presentations

***Please bring in any good photographs from Mono Cliffs (on USB sticks or CD/DVD) to share for our "Thank You" poster

***Mono Cliffs Photos will (hopefully) be posted on the blog by early next week....

Term 1 Self-Assessment (Report Card)

Student Name:

Subject

Estimated Grade

English

Media

History

Science

Music

Drama

Geography

Math

Visual Art

French

Physical Education and Health

Learning Skills

-Two things I did well this term

-Two things I can improve upon for next term

-One assignment I enjoyed

-One assignment I did not enjoy (plus one suggestion to improve it)



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

November 11, 2009

In Class

Returned Data Management Mid-Chapter Tests - Please get signed
English - Making Connections Assignment (Due Thursday)
- Country Presentations (Starting on Thursday)

Remembrance Day Ceremony

Homework

Math -pg 145 #1,2,4 and
English - Country presentation and Making Connections Assignment


Monday, November 9, 2009

monday november 9th 2009

In class:
We worked on our presentations for our country poster's and we also did our data management math tests for the majority of period one and two.

Homework:
Math: Pg 121 #1, 2a),3, 4, 5, 6
Art: Bring photo of yourself, currently
English: country project presentations on Wednesday and the flag is due tomorrow also fable and fable article
Science: Current event essay and bonus article (optional)

Friday, November 6, 2009

Nov 6, 2009

In Class

History - Finish chapter 3

English - Research Animals for Mono Cliffs

Math - Homework board questions taken up
- Mean, Median and Mode Part 2

Homework

Math page 104 and 105 #10, #12, #13, #15

Bring in a photo of yourself recently looking straight for art

Science article and journal

Read Chapter 3 for history

Data Management Test on Monday

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wednesday November 4 2009




Country project video-filming starting Friday
Math-page 100 #5 b) c) #6 b) c) #8-all #11 #12

Frequency chart and stem and leaf plot in class (1%)
Health Eating Sheet
Bonus Articles, Journals for science
Article that relates to your moral for tomorrow
History Chapter 2 filming starts next week
Imaginary Flag and paragraphs for tomorrow

Data Management Math Test on Monday-data, primary data, secondary data, unbiased and biased data, frequency, interval, range, frequency table, stem and leaf plot, population, sample, census, mean, median, mode,