1. Humanist essay
2. Great Thinkers research
3. Current events group - share videos
Monday, March 9, 2020
1. Humanist PEC
Humanist PEC
2. Sales Tax assignment
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
1. Review Math Homework
2. Outsiders review Kahoot
Monday, March 2, 2020
To Do:
1. Instragram assignment
2. Math Questions
3. Current events group get organized
Wednesday, February 26
SEE QUESTIONS BELOW:
Monday, February 24
Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, Feb. 19
1. Individual Infographic - OVERDUE
Ask yourself:
1. How would time affect your disease?
2. How would geography affect your disease?
3. How would knowledge affect your disease?
4. How would values be affected?
5. How would beliefs be affected?
6. How would society be affected?
7. How would economy be affected?
2. Outsiders Chapter 5 Questions
City States PEC Organizer
Monday, Feb. 10
Homework:
1. Share Writing Prompt with Ms.Atwal (jkatwal@educbe.ca)2. Body Systems infographic
Friday, Feb. 7
Good discussion. Here are the answers to questions Chapter 1-4. Extend your personal connections --add details and examples.
Outsiders Questions
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Outsiders Characterization chart.
1. Make a copy
2. Name: Outsiders Characterization YOUR NAME
2. Share with Ms.Atwal
Monday, February 3
Welcome to Semester 2!
NEW:
Passion Project
1. Make a copy of the document
2. Share with me: Ms.Atwal (jkatwal@educbe.ca)
3. Due date: March 2020 prior to Spring Break
1. Check your gmail - add your "Outsiders" audio to your learner profile.
2.Update IRIS profiles.
Wednesday, January 29
Water movement in Trees
Monday, January 27
Math homework:
Catch up Period:
1. Lab reports
2. One pager song analysis
3. Edit school wide write
4. IRIS goals
Wednesday, January 21
Update personal calendar and set goals for work completion
Priority:
Watch Experiment
Lab Graphic Organizer
Catch up time:
1. prepositions booklet
2. geography PEC paragraph
3. one pager for song analysis
IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL WORK -- IT'S TIME TO YOUR UPDATE YOUR IRIS STUDENT LEARNING PROFILES
Monday, January 20
Review personal calendar and set goals for work completion
Catch up time:
1. prepositions booklet
2. geography PEC paragraph
3. one pager for song analysis
Wednesday, January 15, 2019
1. Work on Geography PEC paragraph
PEC Paragraph
2. Make foldable for the fraction unit test
3. Work through IXL math websites
4. Study - review journal notes
Monday, January 13, 2019
1. Make foldable for the fraction unit test
2. Finalize song lyrics
3. Work through IXL math websites
Wednesday, January 8, 2019
Made a cheat sheet for our division quiz on Friday.
Completed/reviewed homework questions.
Monday, January 6, 2019
1. introduced learning circle
2. binder clean and organization
3. continue Hum activity --looking back and looking forward.....journal pages
Friday, Dec. 13
1. Work on character visual - beginning; middle; end
Visual:
- character trait
- direct characterization
- indirect characterization
2. Princess Bride Kahoot
Princess Bride Kahoot
Wednesday, Dec. 11
Independent work period
1. study for multiplication test
2. finish listening to Princess Bride
3. work on Princess Bride characterization visual and quotes
Monday, Dec. 9
Listened to The Princess Bride:
Part 6 36:37 (is where we left off) - continue reading or listening to the end of Chapter 6 for Wednesday. - See HUM blog for link.
Wednesday, December 4
1. Multiplying fractions with number lines
Monday, December 2
1. Princess Bride Chapter 1/2 questions
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| Zoo Diagram |
2. Math question - use bar diagram
3. Study for Japan Ch. 12-14 test on Wednesday
Wednesday, November 26
Introduction to Fractions!
Monday, November 25
A. Japan Character Profile
B. Review for Mix and Flow Unit Assessment
Practice Test: http://www.edquest.ca/pdf/sia81utv1.pdf
Topic 1:
- Particles in solid, liquid, and gas
- Definition of flow
- Particle model of matter
- Changes of state
- Topic 1 Review at end of topic;
Topic 2
- Pure substances
- Mixtures
- Classification of matter
- Heterogeneous, homogeneous mixtures
- Elements vs Compounds
- Suspension, colloids, slurry, emulsions
- Dissolving theory
- Solute, solvent, solubility
- Water: the universal solvent
- Saturated, unsaturated, supersaturated
- Solubility graphs
- Soluble vs. insoluble
Topic 4
- Flow Rate
- Viscosity
- Viscous
- Determining flow rate
- Temperature effects on viscosity
Topic 5
- Density Definition
- Mass to volume ratio
- Density of solids, liquids, and gases
- Temperature effects on density
- Weight, gravity, mass
- Calculating density WITH UNITS
Topic 6
- Buoyancy (positive, neutral, negative)
- Buoyant Force
- Sinking and Floating
- Archimedes' Principle
- Hydrometers (egg activity)
Topic 7
- Formula for pressure
- Pressure calculations WITH UNITS
- Balanced and unbalanced forces
Topic 8
- Hydraulics
- Hydraulic systems
- Pneumatic systems
Wednesday, November 20
1. Work on Mix and Flow review booklet
2. Chapter 13 Japan booklet
Chapter 13 Key
If you are finished: Who are you as a reader? Survey
Monday, November 18
We had a special guest speaker for a presentation on healthy eating and healthy living!
Wednesday, November 13
Math review:
Venn Diagram:
Comparing Feudal Japan vs Modern Japan
Extra Practice:
Sentence Structure:
https://ca.ixl.com/ela/grade-8/is-the-sentence-simple-compound-complex-or-compound-complex
Math:
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8/pythagorean-theorem-find-the-length-of-the-hypotenuse
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8/pythagorean-theorem-find-the-missing-leg-length
Friday, November 8
1. Working in the Mac Lab to build our capacity to work with a new platform
2. Email Ms.Atwal on how grade 8 is going for you
- what are you enjoying
- where are the challenges
- what strategies are you using to move your learning forward
3. Typing club
4. Read Theory
Link: https://readtheory.org/auth/login
Students:
Password: studentname123
AM - amf512
BK - bk332f
WK - wkcc5f
LK - lk9534
KL - kle857
DP - dp8a2d
ZR - zrf11b
BS - bs6cf6
HS - hsf785
AS - as410a
EW - ew765b
4. Read Theory
Link: https://readtheory.org/auth/login
Students:
Password: studentname123
AM - amf512
BK - bk332f
WK - wkcc5f
LK - lk9534
KL - kle857
DP - dp8a2d
ZR - zrf11b
BS - bs6cf6
HS - hsf785
AS - as410a
EW - ew765b
Wednesday, November 6
1. Pitch/Lookbook
2. Current events article
Monday, November 4 - At Vivo!
Wednesday, October 30
Skilled Reading Infographic
1. Finish math questions
2. Finish hum questions
3. Find current events article
4. I spy...halloween activity
Extra. Review RACE format
Monday, October 28
1. Locker clean-out
2. Binder organization
3. Work on incomplete homework
Wednesday October 23
1. agenda check
2. PEC - print out good copies
3. 676 - factor tree
4. practice area/perimeter questions (see prior post)
Monday, October 21
**chat agenda and Google Voice/Google Docs
***follow-up Wednesday Period 1 - what is your plan to track homework assignments
1. Election PECs.
2. Finish Density Lab questions
3. Practice area vs perimeter questions
4. Extra Grammar practice Extra Grammar Practice
Wednesday, October 16
Energizer
I'll roll the die 7 times. For every roll, you need to get to take that many pennies, nickels, or dimes. Whoever gets closest to $1 without going over wins!
Lets give this a try!
https://www.random.org/dice/
Catch up Period:
1. agenda - how are you organizing yourself
2. Flow rate lab
3. Jigsaw notes
Wednesday, October 9
1. Finished up Japan maps
2. Cleaned and organized Visual Journals - please bring glue sticks to avoid random papers
3. Find articles for current events
Monday, October 7
Flow Rate Lab Report
First, the students need to make a copy of this document (above).
Second, they need to name the document Flow Rate Lab Report STUDENT NAME (eg. Flow Rate Lab Report Ms.Atwal).
Third, they need to share with their teachers Ms.Atwal (jkatwal@educbe.ca) and Mr.McSween (mtmcsween@edcucbe.ca).
Once they have completed all 3 steps have them check in with you.
Wednesday, October 2
Review Mix and Flow Topic 1 and 2 with Kahoot. Thank you for your participation today!
Current Events article for Thursday.
Source - where did you get your article
Who - who is involved
What - what is happening in your article
When - when did your event happen
Where - where did it take place
Why - why is your event important to us
How - how does your event connect to worldview
Monday, September 30
Finish Math and Science questions if not finished in class today. Worked through questions together.
Monday, September 23
1. Warm up typing club
2. My Worldview Collage - 7 Worldview Elements (TIME, GEOGRAPHY, SOCIETY, VALUES, BELIEFS, ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE); Title for each element; Image (s) for each element - expressed through drawings or printed images
Wednesday, September 18
Worked on read theory pretest today.
Monday, September 16
Worked on our reading sample. Logged onto Read Theory and Typing club.
Wednesday, September 11
Catch up period:
1. double bar graphs
2. finish graffiti letter
3. find current events article
4. finish CARS reading assessment
5. if all tasks completed #1-4 work on letter to teacher
Monday, September 9
Using Google Docs and using Google Voice write Ms.Atwal a letter to introduce yourself as a learner.
1. What is your favorite subject?
2. How do you learn best?
3. What do you need to learn?
4. How do you organize your learning in Humanities, Math, Science?
5. How do you keep track of your assignments and tests?
6. Do you use an agenda?
7. Learning goal for Grade 8
8. Other things you want me to know about you?
Share Google Doc with Ms.Atwal jkatwal@educbe.ca
Bell Ringers:
Read Theory
Link: https://readtheory.org/auth/login
Students:
AM - amf512
BK - bk332f
WK - wkcc5f
LK - lk9534
KL - kle857
DP - dp8a2d
ZR - zrf11b
BS - bs6cf6
HS - hsf785
AS - as410a
EW - ew765b
