Good Luck!

Well done grade 9's!

I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.

It has been a privilege to work with you all.

I shall miss you.

Sincerely, Ms Wilson

Friday June 20, 2008

Wow, Exam time already!

Monday June 23, 2008 - Social Studies Exam
Tuesday June 24, 2008 - Science Exam
Wednesday June 25, 2008 - Math Exam
Thursday June 26, 2008 - Grade 9 Farewell & Report Cards

Exam Tips:

• Get a good night's sleep before the exam.
• Have a good breakfast the morning of the exam.
• Bring a bottle of water and a quiet snack with you to the exam.
• Have all of the materials you need for the exam ready the night before: Pencil, Eraser, CALCULATOR!!
• Review every day from now until the exam, 15-30 minutes per subject is ideal.
• Read each question CAREFULLY & choose the BEST answer!
• Be on time for TA - 925AM in your TA, there is nothing worse than starting your exam with that "rushed" feeling.
• Breathe.

Remember:

You must have your OWN calculator.

Sharing will NOT be allowed.

Monday June 16, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Did a bit of Review - exponents, square roots, scientific notation, patterns, algebra
• You got review sheets for chapters 1-4.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Got a large sheet of paper to work on review/mind map for all of our units.
• How are your "making connections skills"?

ALL THE REST:

• We will be returning our textbooks on Wednesday June 18th, make sure you get all of the information you need out of them before then!
• Three more days of Classroom work left! Summer is SOOOO close!
• Use the EdQuest link on the side to help you study.
• Don't forget to use the on line resources for Math & Science to help you stud!

Friday June 13, 2008

What does the Incredible Hulk have to do with Math, Science, & Humanities?

CRITICAL THINKING!! Thanks what!

• Today we completed a fact, fiction, or theory exercise using the Incredible Hulk as an example.
• How many did you find in each category?
• Critical thinking is a skill that you all have, & need to keep developing! It helps you understand things & make good choices.

Today in MATH we:

• Got a list of concepts we should, recognize, know, & love.
• Try mp9 p363 #149-169, odd only. What else can you do to help yourself get ready for exams?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about our THEMES that we have for each unit.
• How many concepts do you remember from each unit?
• Read each of the five unit summaries & make THREE (3) conncetions per unit to YOUR everyday life.

ALL THE REST:

• We played some soccer today. How can we connect soccer to math & science?
• How does exercise help us focus in class?
• Independent learners are REVIEWING this weekend!

Thursday June 12, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Reviewed how to multiply squares together and how to work with an exponent and make it happy.
• Complete mp9 p362 #115-147 ODD only.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Watched some Plantet Earth, how does this series relate to your science review. There are LOTS of connections, how many can you make?
• We listed the 5 units we have studied. Please list 15 concepts for each unit that you have learned. We will review these on Friday.

ALL THE REST:

• Independent learning!! Most of you are doing a great job using your class time for review.
• Five school days until exams....oh my.

Wednesday June 11, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Did some more review. How are your questions going?
• mp9 p361 #68-114, even only.
• Come with questions on Thursday.

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about how each unit in science has a theme.
• Develop ONE theme for each unit in science. You should come up with a total of five themes.

ALL THE REST:

• We watched part of the Planet Earth series today, how does this fit into your science curriculum?
• Keep all of the units in mind, there is something in there from every single unit.

Tuesday June 10, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Started Review!!
• mp9 p360 #1-67. You do NOT have to have it all done for Wednesday. Try to do every second question & then come to class with your questions....you well remember & learn alot more this way!
• Scientific notation, exponents, bedmas oh my!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Wrote our unit final for Environmental Chemistry. It was open book, do you feel more confident about choosing the BEST answer?

ALL THE REST:

• Think of some ways we could review for math & science....remember it is EVERYTHING from the begining of the year......think waaaaaay back to August!
• What do you think would be effective for you?
• How does an independent learner use the last 7 days before exams?

Monday June 9, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Worked on our review of Transformations
• mp9 p306 - read, inquire & activity p 307 #2-20 Even Only. ROTATIONS

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed for our Environmental Chemistry Unit final tomorrow.
• sia9 p 268 #27-33

ALL THE REST:

• We now have 8 days of school left. Class time is for review and reflection and more review.
• What would an independent learner do?

Friday June 6, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Worked on Symmetry & Unit Review.
• What does the word SYMMETRY mean?
• What is an order of two symmetry?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Worked on some questions about TRANSPORT of SUBSTANCES.
• Do c&r p260 #1-5.
• Read the review page, sia9 p262. Do you know all of the concepts.
• Do c&r p266-267 #1-26 - remember this vocabulary should already be done.
• Unit final TUESDAY!

ALL THE REST:

• We are almost done.........9 days of classes left & we need to review the whole year!

Thursday June 5, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Worked on ROTATIONS & DILATATIONS.
• What are they? What is a pivot point?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Looked at how substances get transferred around.
• Did sia9 p226, skill practice.
• Do vocabulary for section 3.0 p236-256 (15 Words)
• Quick Lab on Transport p238.

ALL THE REST:

• You're almost there.....patience!
• Wear comfortable clothes, bring a water bottle & shower everyday...it will help you be more comfortable in the classroom.

Wednesday June 4, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Looked at TRANSLATIONS & REFLECTIONS.
• Complete the 8.1 & 8.2 worksheet.
• Check your textbook for more examples!

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Talked about ppm, got a worksheet.
• Water Quality is usually assessed using BIOLOGICAL indicators & CHEMICAL indicators. Can you name some of them? What are the really important ones? What do they indciate?
• What is LD-50?
• Complete sia9 p224 #1-5, p233 #1-8. You do not need to write out the question.

ALL THE REST:

• I know it is hot and smelly in the classroom - take a shower and wear comfy clothes....sorry that is all we can do for now. Not much longer.....we can do it!
• Review, Review, Review.

Tuesday June 3, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Had our unit final - how was it?
• Started translations!
• Reviewed the cartesian plan, how many QUADrants are there?
• Do mp9 p301 #1-13

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed our homework from yesterday. What are the CATEGORIES of chemicals we talked about?
• What are MACRONUTRIENTS?
• Read sia9 p216, about ppm, and do the skill practice on p217.

ALL THE REST:

• Review, Review, Review.

Monday June 2, 2008

Today in MATH we:

• Finished our unit review for Statistics & Probability.
• Do mp9 p358 #1-5. Did you get graph paper?
• Unit Final Tuesday.
• What is a prime number?

Today in SCIENCE we:

• Reviewed Acids & Bases. Do you have all the words to the song?
• What is litmus paper?
• Had a homework check on our give it a try & vocabulary from Friday....you should be done this & be ready to start reviewing it.
• Talked about NUTRIENTS. What are they? How do we get them? What do we do with them?
• Complete sia9 p209 c&r #1-4, sia9 p211 ayl #1-10.

ALL THE REST:

• It is JUNE!! It is finally here! The HOME STRETCH folks. You can do it!