Math - pg 411 #1-5

Define - Probability and Outcome

History - Government presentations begin tomorrow

Willowdale's 50th anniversary celebrations: Friday 4:30-9 and Saturday afternoon

Math - Work on structures - assembly, blueprints, surface area and volume

Math - Test FRIDAY!

Nets

Surface Area of cubes, rectangular prisms (on their own and stacked)

Geography Test - Study Hard!

Friday (and Thursday!)

Math - how to find volume of rectangular prisms/cubes
pg 390 - #6-12

FOR MONDAY - Complete the "blueprints" for your building design (draw all nets needed on grid, using a ruler!!!) and the mini-essay with picture about your building pasted onto construction paper background

Building Assignments are due next Friday - NO EXTENSIONS!!!!!!!
Building Presentations are the week after - One minute long

Science - Lab Report - Insulating
Geography Test - Next Wednesday and questions

History - Redesigning the Government - Finish essay, flow chart and map for next Tuesday

Essay Question - Explain why your government structure is more democratic that the one exsisting in Canada in 1837-1838?
Full sentences, with proper introduction , body paragraphs and conclusion.
Discuss:
a) Names and roles of each position in government
b) Can each position suggest or pass bills? Explain why.
c) Is each position elected or appointed? Explain why.
d) Role of First Nations people
e) Role of Religion
f) Location of each position (Upper or Lower Canada)

Essay = 10%
Flow Chart and map = 5%
Presentation = 5%

Math - mini test (5%) - finding the total surface area of one rectangular prism or one rectangular prism stacked on top of another.

EXTRA MATH HELP - tomorrow morning before school - 8am

April 20, 2010

Math
Complete Mini-assignment for Wednesday (worth 5%) - Assignment was handed out in class today as review for the test

Math UNIT TEST - Adding, subtracting and dividing fractions (Wednesday)

Math EXTRA HELP - Wednesday morning (8am) - wait in front of the school for Mr. Mak (please do not buzz)

English - Persuasive writing essays - good copies due Thursday

April 7th, 2010

History - read 153-158
Think about your government structure

Math
pg 311 #17a), 18
321#2-5

Websites are due Monday

All assignments must be signed by parents or guardians:
Black history essay
Black history powerpoint
Math-algebra test, algebra assignment, transformations unit test
History ch6 test (war of 1812)
history ch 7 presentation (conflict)
ch 7 test(conflict)

April 6, 2010

History - Assignment due tomorrow (see yesterday's blog entry)

Math - 310-11 #7-16

Get all tests and assignemtn marks signed

Thursday March 11, 2010

Math - Mid chapter test on Tuesday march 23
- Extra help 8:05 am Tuesday march 23


History - Presentations for Ch. 6 due friday march 12


English - 1% Awesome alliteration activity

French - sports project

Wed March 10

Math

276-77 #4-9, 14

History

Work on ch 7 presentations:

avoidance

accommodation

forcefulness

compromise

collaboration

war

rebellion

revolution

protest

demonstration

strike

conflict resolution

UN peacekeeping

Thursday March 4, 2010

Homework for the weekend

History - 2% - Impact of one historical figure from Chapter 6

English - Jot notes for the website topic you have chosen
- Critique of one poem of your choice (what elements are effective and ineffective)

Math - understand: variable, pattern, pattern rule, expression and equation

Thursday February 25, 2010

Gibson House Photos!

Math

Unit test on transformations next tuesday, march 2 (tranlations, reflections, rotations, congruence vs. similiarity)

Extra help - tuesday morning 8:05 am (meet outside front doors of school)

recent homework:

page 243#13, 14,15,17,18,19

-explain the difference between congruent and similar shapes

page 244 – A,B,C and fill in the table

page 246 – read this page

page 247 -#4, 6, 7, 8,9,10,11

History

Assignment (6%) - complete the questions below (due Monday March 1)

Test next Wednesday (March 3 (worth 10%) - you may bring your answers to the following questions into the test, but the test questions will be slightly different.

a) Briefly describe the short-term (immediate) and long-term causes of the war of 1812

b) Briefly describe the major battles of the war of 1812. What would the consequence have been if Canada lost these battles?

c) Briefly describe the life of a soldier during the war.

d) What was the treaty of Ghent?

e) Based on page 122, what were the major effects of the war on BNA?

English

-Black History power point presentations on Monday, March 1 (10% - 5% content, 5% creativity)

-Journal entry for one new debate topic of your choice (suggestion - should violent video games and movies be banned for people under 18 years of age)

-Bill Nye Video jot notes - eight interesting facts

Feb 11, 2010

Math

Mid-chapter test on Tuesday Feb16
EXTRA MATH HELP - Tuesday Feb 16 at 8:05 am (please meet out front of the school and DO NOT BUZZ)
Mini-assignment - On three different cartesian co-ordinate systems draw the following reflections, using shapes of your choice:
a) across a line of reflection
b) across the x-axis
c) across the y-axis
(see pages 237, 238, 239 for examples)

Health Test on Friday Feb 12, 2010

Music Test - culminating task
French - weather report and worksheets
English - website notes (effective and ineffective)

Feb 8, 2010

Math

Intro to Cartesian co-ordinate systems:
plotting
co-ordinates
quadrants
x and y axis

intro to transformations: translations, rotations and reflections

Homework
History - finish chapter 5 poster or summary for tuesday feb 9

Media - make sure second advertisement analysis is complete

Get all assignments and tests signed by parents/guardians by friday!!!!!

Feb 3, 2010

Media

Good copy of advertisement analysis #2 due Friday (15%)

History

Work on Chapter 5 project

Math

page 227 - #2, 3 , 4, 6

Feb 2, 2010

History - 10 jot notes (Chapter 5)

Media - bring in an "ineffective" advertisement

Jan 29, 2010

English
Make sure you have 5 rough drafts for debate topics complete

Media
Make sure you have completed your good copy of the advertisement analysis


Math
EXTRA HELP Monday morning - meet at 8:05 outside the front doors of the school (please do not buzz - wait until Mr. Mak arrives)
Unit test - Tuesday Feb 2
Suggestions for studying - Look over all homework and the mid-chapter test and redo any questions you found difficult
There will be one defenition-type question (hint, hint - zero principle or opposite integers)

Two questions that involve just adding and subtracting a few positive and negative integers

Four or five word problems, for example:

The sum of all integers between ___ and ____ (just like the mid chapter test)
Values of stocks going up and down (ie. Marc's tacos)
Questions that involve working backwards to solve (ie. Jackson lifting weights)


Music - compositions?
Geography - upcoming test?

Have a great weekend!

Thursday Jan 21, 2010

Math

Adding integers mid-chapter test on Friday. No extra help due to guitar club.

homework

203 #10,11,12,13

205#1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Jan 15th

Homework:

English - Two journal entries on debate topics of your choice. Use full sentences and discuss both pros and cons (Rough copies only). Due Monday.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday Jan 14

History Test Questions:

1. Which two of the four groups under British control in Quebec and North America do you think were most important for the British to keep happy? Support your answer with evidence from the textbook.

2. Do you think the thirteen colonies were justified in wanting to separate from the British? Support you answer with evidence from the textbook.

Choose one. Be prepared to answer verbally in one minute or less. Cue cards may be used if needed.

Good Luck studying!