| Homework Assigned For Homeroom: 9-8 (109B) |
| February 19, 2024 |
Music
Assigned By: Jenn Hanley | Hamilton Musical
- today we looked at a brief overview of characters and story (posted in Google Classroom)
- We started the musical which we will complete over the next couple of classes |
| February 8, 2024 |
Music
Assigned By: Jenn Hanley | Students performed their Winter Raps today. Any group or student who did not perform today should come prepared to do so next class |
| February 7, 2024 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | CH8 Test Wednesday, Feb 14.
See post on Google Classroom for important details. |
Music
Assigned By: Jenn Hanley | Today students were presenting their Winter Themed Raps |
| January 30, 2024 |
Music
Assigned By: Jenn Hanley | Today students worked on their Winter Themed Rap which should be ready for performance on Feb 7th. |
| January 29, 2024 |
Music
Assigned By: Jenn Hanley | Today students worked on their Winter Themed Rap which should be ready for performance on Feb 7th. |
| December 11, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | REAP Artifact Video is now late. Students who are not participating in REAP still need to submit this portion for their ELA grade - it will not be included in the research portion of the project. |
| December 4, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | We have read up to and including Chapter 8 of The Giver. Please ensure your Choice Board assignment is up-to-date.
Reminder to complete your Artifact video for REAP by Friday, December 8th. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | We are finishing up ch6. Booklets should be finished and passed in next class.
We'll spend the next couple of classes reviewing for our open-book assessment. Students should be sure to study at home. A review sheet as well as some study games have been posted on Google Classroom to help.
Open book assessment is on Tuesday, December 12 |
| November 27, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | We will be working through 'The Giver' up until our December break. At the end of the unit, students should have 18 activities completed (2 from each category, and 6 extra). |
| November 22, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Finished Film Study of Freedom Writers. Worksheet was due at the end of class. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed notes and questions for phase 2 of the war. |
| November 20, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | A couple of reminders:
1) Your Independent Novel Assignments are now late.
2) You must complete the REAP: Artifact Choice Google Form.
Keep in mind that your next step will be to photograph and provide a short video clip explaining why you chose this item, and what it means/represents to you.
3) Please bring in your permission slips for the REAP project, or ask a parent/guardian to email a signed copy. |
| November 16, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed remaining notes and questions for Phase 2 of the war. |
| November 15, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed the first half of the notes and questions for Phase 1 of the war. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed the first half of the notes and questions for Phase 1 of the war. |
| November 14, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Reminder for tomorrow's class:
You will be presenting the propaganda for your Dystopia, starting tomorrow.
This will be an informal presentation, and can be completed sitting at your desk.
It should only be 2-3 minutes long.
You do not need a visual to accompany your propaganda, but if you would like for me to display something while you speak, I certainly can.
We should be able to get through all presentations in one period.
You are not permitted to have your Chromebook open or headphones in while others are presenting. |
| November 8, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Independent Study Project is due TODAY!
Today is the final class to work on your Dystopian Society map and rules.
You will have an additional class for the propaganda portion of your project. |
Art
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Forms have been sent home with Grade 9 students today. These should be signed and returned ASAP. |
| November 2, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Today we discussed the division of rational numbers from pages 80-84 of the notes.
Monday students will start an assessment of learning goals 1.3 and 1.4. On Monday they will be writing an open-book assignment which they will hand in at the end of class. That assignment will be handed back to them on Tuesday with a chance to check their work using the digital pixel art key and correct any answers that are wrong. Assignments will be collected Tuesday at the end of class of me to mark. |
| November 1, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Social Justice projects are due by the end of the day today.
Started Unit 4 booklet |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Students were given today as a work period to catch up on all the notes up to and including page 79.
For extra practice, the following was assigned from the textbook:
page 103 # 16ab, 17ab, 23a, 24a
page 112 # 9abc, 11ace
page 119 # 7ace, 9abc
page 127 # 5ab, 7ab
The assignment on learning goals 1.3 and 1.4 are scheduled for Monday, Nov 6 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed map on first page of booklet. |
| October 31, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Independent Study Project is now due MONDAY, November 6th.
Students should check PowerSchool to see what work is currently missing or incomplete. |
| October 30, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Today we discussed and worked through the examples of multiplying rational numbers from pages 73-76 of the notes. Students should have all of the examples on these pages completed by tomorrow. |
| October 26, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Started intro lesson for Ch6. No homework this weekend. |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Some students completed the reassessment. Afterward, everyone was asked to work on the subtraction of rational integers. All students should finish pages 66-72 of the notes. |
| October 25, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Students had their final class to finish their Ch5 project. Due Monday. |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Today we discussed the subtraction of rational numbers and students were assigned questions from pages 66-72 of the notes. We will continue this topic tomorrow but students should have the effort to complete up to page 69 tonight.
A reminder that the reassessment for Learning Goal 1.2 is tomorrow for those who wish to write it. |
| October 23, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Continued working on Social Justice Google Slides project. Students will have one more class after today. Due Nov 1 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Completed pages 60-62 from notes on adding rational numbers. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Last class to work on Ch5 projects. Any remaining work must be completed at home. It is due Monday, October 30. |
| October 19, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Reassessment on Learning Goal 1.2 is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26 if they wish to take it. There is an extra practice posted in Google Classroom to help them review the laws of exponents. |
| October 17, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Today was class 2 of 4 to work on our Ch5 project.
Due Monday, Oct 30. |
| October 16, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Started CH5 Choice Board Project. Students will have 4 classes to work on this.
Due: Friday, Oct 27 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Test on Learning Goal 1.2 TOMORROW
Today students completed more review for the test. |
| October 13, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Students worked on a practice test today. The answers to the practice test and the notes have been uploaded to help with students' review over the weekend. There are still some misconceptions about the power rules so we will do another class of review on Monday and delay the test till Tuesday, Oct. 17. |
| October 12, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Continued Social Justice film study on Zootopia. Will finish the last 15 minutes next class. Sheet will be due at the end of class. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Catch up class to finish any remaining work for Ch5 booklet. Booklets are due at the beginning of next class. |
| October 11, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Students are asked to complete up to and including page 44 in the notes.
Test on Learning Goal 1.2 on Monday, Oct. 16 |
| October 6, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Listening Quiz will take place on October 20th. I will read a short story out twice, and you will answer assigned questions.
Short Story Test will take place on October 24th. This will be an unseen short story. There will be several multiple choice, a couple of short answer questions based on Making Connections (text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), and one essay response question based on Point-Of-View and how it develops a story. |
| October 4, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed question 13 in booklet. Should be finished for homework if incomplete. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Assignment 3: Essay Response is now PAST DUE. Verbal feedback has been provided on all typed essays and final copies should be 'turned in' on Google Classroom.
Independent Study Project Proposal is due October 6th. This simply needs to be one or two slides outlining what narrative students have chosen, and what type of project they will do. |
| September 29, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Continued Social Justice film study. |
| September 26, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | Today students continued with Assignment 3: Essay Response. This is due on Thursday, September 28th.
Students are also encouraged to look through Project 1: Independent Study Assignment Proposal. This is due October 4th. The project itself won't be due until late October. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Completed questions on 5.2. Should be finished for homework if it was not completed in class. |
| September 22, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | We continued with Assignment 3: Essay Response in class today.
Students must complete a rough draft/jot notes on paper.
Monday will be the last class for the rough copy.
Final copy will be due Thursday, September 28th. |
| September 21, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Unit 2 booklets should have been completed by the end of class today. Due at the beginning of next Religion class. |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Went through slides 1-6 and completed questions 1 and 2. Should be completed for homework if they were not completed in class. |
| September 20, 2023 |
Religion
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Unit 1 booklets were due today. |
| September 19, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | We completed questions on the short story 'This Way Nobody Gets The Blame.' These questions are due today, Tuesday September 18th.
Students are reminded to have a novel or a journal for the first 10-15 minutes of every class. |
| September 18, 2023 |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Mapping projects were due today. |
| September 15, 2023 |
Mathematics
Assigned By: Heather Denine | Student are asked to complete the following practice on approximating square roots:
#4, 6, 7, 17 from page 18 of the textbook
#8 and 10 from page 21 of the textbook |
Science Humaines
Assigned By: Lauren Andrews | Today was the last class to work on our map of Canada project. It is due at the beginning of class on Monday, Sept 18. |
| September 14, 2023 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Jackie Ghaney | We have been working through our Short Story Unit. Students have the following upcoming work due:
- 'This Way Nobody Gets The Blame' due Friday September 15th (Google Classroom)
- Cue Cards due Monday September 18th (Completed in class)
- Short Story Terms quiz on Monday September 18th
Students are reminded to bring a novel or journal and their chromebook to every class. |