Friday February 29, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Got Problem of the week #19.
• Handed in problem of the week #18.
• Worked on triangles.
• Activities: mp9 p 232-235 ALL, you do NOT need geometric computer software, use a pencil, protractor & ruler.
• Do you remember how to name the sides of a triangle? What are the ratios?
• Had a Homework Check.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had Current Events.
• Did Spelling Quiz #16.
• Worked on CyberScience in the Electricity unit.
• Had a Homework Check.

ALL THE REST:

• You don't have that much homework this weekend.....improve your independent learning skills by reviewing for 15 minutes per subject each day!

Thursday February 28, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Did some notes.....what is trigonometry?
• Got a handout/worksheet on congruent triangles.
• Talked about similar & right triangles - what are they?
• Read & Understood mp9 p226-229.
• Did the activities on mp9 p226-227.
• Inquire & Activity mp9 p228.
• Do mp9 p230-231 #5-16.
• REMINDER: Problem of the week due tomorrow.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had a homework check on our c&r p323 & our section 3.0 Vocabulary.
• Worked on the electricity activities on the cyberscience site.....what did you learn?
• Read, Understand, & do notes sia9 p324-331.
• Could you built your own motor?
• What kinds of energy transformations are we observing?
• Reminder: SPELLING QUIZ tomorrow.

ALL THE REST:

• CURRENT EVENTS - BE READY FOR YOUR TURN!
• Do you have a RULER, a COMPASS, & a PROTRACTOR? We do not have any left in the classroom that you can use. It is YOUR responsibility to have these items.
• How did you use your class time today? More work done in class is less work that has to be done at home.
• We had a practice lockdown today. MOST of you did very well. Remember it is your responsibility to YOURSELF & to your classmates to practice these as if they were real. The safety of the whole class is at stake and will NOT be sacrificed because of irresponsiblity.

COMPASS, PROTRACTOR & RULER!

Today in MATH we:

• Talked about congruent triangles.
• Tomorrow we will review the activities on pgs 220-221.
• READ & UNDERSTAND mp9 p222-224.
• Do the Activity & Inquire on p222 & HAND IT IN.
• Do mp9 p224-225 #1-23.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about different forms of energy. There are 4 - can you name them?
• Talked about energy transformations....what does this mean?
• Do sia9 p320 give it a try.
• Do vocabulary for section 3.0.
• Finish c&r p323 #6-9.
• Who was Joule?

ALL THE REST:

• Had our registration for James Fowler today!
• Independent learners will read ahead to the next topic if they have extra time in class or at home.
• You need to bring a RULER, PROTRACTOR & COMPASS to class.

Tuesday February 26, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed our Chapter 1-5 MidTerm. What did you learn from it? How can we pick the best answer? Showing your work is IMPORTANT!
• Did you hand in your scantron? If not it is a zero for the midterm.
• Homework: mp9 p220-221 Activities 1-7 ALL.
• What does the word congruent mean?
• What is the strongest known shape?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had a quiz. How did you do? What can you improve on?
• Chose our Spelling words....please be ready for your quiz on Friday.
• Read, Understand, & do notes: sia9 p318-323.
• What concepts/ideas are you going to learn about in section 3? Read the first page of the section carefully to find out.
• Do c&r sia9 p323 #1-5.

ALL THE REST:

• Current Events.
• Independent Learning.

Monday February 25, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Started our unit on MEASUREMENT (chapter 6)
• What do you remember about triangles? What is the sum of their angles? What is the Pythagorean Theorem? What are the different names we can give to triangles?
• For this unit you will need: RULER, PROTRACTOR, COMPASS, coloured pencils and/or felts.
• Do mp9 p218-219 ALL including the mental math.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our ayl on p317.
• Will your circuits work? What is the difference between a series & a parallel circuit?
• Examine the figures on sia9 p313 fig 2.24, 2.25 & p315 fig 2.29, can you build them? What is the difference between them?
• REMINDER - Quiz on section 2.0 tomorrow. Be ready.

ALL THE REST:

• Did you use your time wisely today?
• Are you able to call yourself an independent learner?

Friday February 22, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Got our midterm results back. Two things: If you did well, good job, your hard work has paid off. If you would like to do better, we need to work on test writing skills.
• Remember it is ONE test on ONE day!
• Got problem of the week #18 - have fun, they're getting more challenging!
• REMINDER: Bring a RULER & Coloured pencils on Monday.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Had our spelling quiz.
• Did Current Events. Good job for those of you who were prepared!
• Do sia9, p316 #10 &11, sia9 p317 #1-6.
• REVIEW. You have a quiz on Tuesday.

ALL THE REST:

• We had a presentation from the staff at James Fowler High School Today. Do you know what you need to do to register for grade 10? If not ASK. It is IMPORTANT!
• Current Events - you know the day you are scheduled to go, be prepared. Telling me that it is "at home" or "I forgot" is unacceptable. No Excuses.
• Please remember to bring a RULER & coloured pencils or felt markers on Monday!

Thursday February 21, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Had our Mid-Term Exam on Chapters 1-5. Whew, glad that is over!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• We stole a bit of time from science to finish up our Math....oh well.
• REMINDER: Spelling quiz tomorrow! Spell the word correctly AND use it in a sentence correctly.
• DO: sia9 p316 c&r #1-9.

ALL THE REST:

• Current Events tomorrow.....be ready if it is your turn.
• You all did a GREAT job during the exam today. WELL DONE!

Do you think the mosquitos will be back soon?

Wednesday February 20, 2008

Did you watch the Lunar Eclipse?

It started at 6:40pm, you can still catch that amazing colour!

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed for our Mid-Term Chapters #1-5.
• Made a ONE page study sheet with everything we need to know....including how to use our calculators properly.
• Do you remember uniform motion & rate of work problems?
• Finished our review on pages 174-175.....and are ready to hand it in tomorrow.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed Ohm's Law & how to use the formula.
• Read sia9 p311-315. How do you draw a proper circuit diagram? What symbols can you include? Will it work?
• Drew 3 circuit diagrams that we can test tomorrow.
• Reminder: Spelling quiz on Friday....do you know your words? Can you use them properly in a sentence?

ALL THE REST:

• Current Events on Friday - be prepared.

Tuesday February 19, 2008

Welcome Back from your Mini-Break!

Today in MATH we:

• Had our Unit 5 Final. How did it go? Factoring, Foil, & special products oh my!
• One of the best ways to learn & understand math is PRACTICE!!
• Work on your review sheets for your Math Mid-Term (units 1-5) on Thursday.
• Don't forget to complete mp9 p 174-175 ALL. This is great review for your midterm & PAT.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Chose our 5 spelling words. Remember you need to SPELL the word correctly AND use it correctly in a sentence.
• Finished up any work we didn't get to over the weekend.
• Handed in our orginial illustrations & explanations of the figure 2.2 on sia9 p298.
• Finished c&r p310 #5-10.
• Can you make a PROPER circuit diagram? What information do you need to do this?
• Could there be a quiz this week? Wednesday? Friday? Both?

ALL THE REST:

• CURRENT EVENTS - don't miss your turn!
• Homework should: Have a proper title & page number when appropriate, include your FULL name, class & date, have ALL of the questions written down, show ALL of your work & have complete sentences when apprpriate. If you do not satisfy these MINIMUM requirements, you will lose marks.
• If you used your time wisely over that extra-long weekend, you will have an easy week....good for you that is GREAT independent learning.

Tuesday February 12, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Had a homework check.
• Worked on our chapter 5 review: Finish the Exension side of the worksheet.
• Finish the review sheet "Test One"
• Do chapter check mp9 p 214 #1-39.
• Start your review for your Math Midterm: Chapters 1-4, work on mp9 p174-175 ALL.
• Make yourself a review sheet: one page, with all of the information you need to help you solve your math problems from chapters 1-5. It should be ORGANIZED, NEAT, & CLEAR. Could you fit an example or two on there?
• Reminder: Chapter 5 Unit Final Tuesday February 19, 2008
• Reminder: Math Mid Term, Chapters 1-5, Thursday February 21, 2008

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Looked at Figure 2.2 on sia9 p298. Can you EXPLAIN it & make it your own? Due Tuesday February 19.
• Read, Understand & do Notes: sia9 p 304-310, omit p309.
• DO c&r p310 #1-4.
• Do you know what OHM's Law is?
• Who was Coulomb?
• There is a quiz coming.....SOON.

ALL THE REST:

• Farwell Photo Money is Due by Tuesday February 19th.
• Reminder: No School Until Tuesday February 19th.
• Are you all caught up?
• An independent learner would use this time to: catch up, work ahead, & review.
• You SHOULD review every day for at least 15 minutes per subject!

Monday February 11, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Did some review questions on the board. Can you factor? Factor fully?
• What does the difference of squares mean?
• FOIL!
• Polynomials.....special products....can you work with them?
• Got a review worksheet in Math today. Test Two side is due on TUESDAY
• No Unit Final Tuesday.
• REMINDER: Unit 5 Final is on Tuesday February 19, 2008
• REMINDER: Chapter 1-5 Midterm is on Thursday February 21, 2008.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reveiwed section 2.1. What is a resistor? An insulator? A conductor? A variable resistor? How does a polygraph work?
• Completed a KWL Chart for Electricity.......should have been completed in class.
• Do sia9 p303 c&r #1-10......Due TUESDAY.

ALL THE REST:

• Vaccinations tomorrow.
• No Current Events this week.

Friday February 8, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Handed in our Problem of the week.
• Got a new problem of the week due on TUESDAY.
• Started our chapter 5 review: mp9 p212-213 #1-99 ODD only.
• On MONDAY come with all of your questions.
• Reminder: Chapter 5 unit final on TUESDAY.
• Reminder: Mid-Term Test Chapters 1-5: February 20.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Handed in sia9 p295 our ayl.
• Did spelling #14.
• Talked about our Fruit Cell Lab. Calculated averages for the voltmeter readings. Wrote down 5 things to complete.
• Answer sia9 p290 #4 & 5.
• Your Fruit Lab is due on MONDAY.
• Did an activity with hackey sacs, an aluminum plate, & three volunteers. What did the hackey sacs, the Al plate & the volunteers represent?
• Read, Understand & do Notes: sia9 p296-302, Omit p299. Due Monday.

ALL THE REST:

• You Had lots of work time today. How much did you get done? What could you do to improve your working time in class?
• Current Events today - those who were prepared.....Well done!

Thursday February 7, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Talked about Products of Polynomials & Rational Numbers.
• Read & Understood mp9 p 204. Did the Activity & Inquire: HANDED them IN.
• Read & Understood mp9 p 206-207. Did the Activity & Inqire: HANDED them IN.
• Did mp9 p205 #2-40 EVEN only.
• Did mp9 p208 #2-42 EVEN only.
• REMINDER: Problem of the week due tomorrow.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Measured voltage from a fruit or vegetable.
• What did you find? Why do you think fruits & vegetables do this?
• REMINDER: finish your vocabulary for section 2.0 & make sure your ayl on p295 is DONE.
• Reminder Spelling Quiz #14 tomorrow!

ALL THE REST:

• Current Events tomorrow - BE READY!
• INDEPENDENT LEARNING IS THE ONLY OPTION.

Wednesday February 6, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Had a Homework Check.
• Talked about Perfect Squares!
• How are perfect squares special products?
• How do perfect squares relate to the difference of squares?
• Read & Understood mp9 p202-203.
• Did & Handed in the Activity & Inquire mp9 p202.
• DO: mp9 p203 #1-59 ODD only.
• REMINDER: Mid-Term "quiz" Chapters 1-5 on FEBRUARY 20th.
• REMINDER: Unit Final: Chapter 5 Next Week!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Finished reviewing our c&r.
• Worked on our vocabulary from section 2.0: Technologies can be used to transfer & control electrical energy.
• KWL chart.
• Bring a FRUIT or a VEGETABLE tomorrow!

ALL THE REST:

• Did you review last night?
• Do you plan to review tonight?
• Don't forget about current events!

Tuesday February 5, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Had a homework check.
• Did a few examples on the board from our homework....hey worksheet 5.7, #24 - how does it work out?
• Talked about the Difference of Squares - what does it mean?
• Read & Understood mp9 p200.
• Did the Activity & Inquire mp9 p200 & HANDED IT IN.
• Do: mp9 p201 #1-59 ODD only.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our C&R from sections 1.2 & 1.3, we will be doing 1.1 & 1.4 tomorrow, plus the ayl.
• How are static electricity and current electricity different?
• What is the difference between Voltage & Amperes?
• Chose our 5 spelling words for spelling #14.

ALL THE REST:

• Current Events: be ready.
• Indepnedent Learning: just do it!