Posted: March 10, 2025
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Grade 7- Remediation work on Plotting Coordinates and Probability (handout given Monday).
Grade 8- Dividing integers p 87 #5,9,10, 11, 12
Science/Collab- Expo is postponed to date TBD. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students should be able to talk about what they did and why it's important with facts/research. Our mock expo will take place in class on March 19th.
Posted: February 24, 2025
2 Videos
Autumn Peltier, Water Protector
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A33XRMLBbOc&t=185s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcX0C2dpQtc
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Grade 7- Plotting Coordinates and Probability Quiz Wednesday (handed back, please sign). Finish text practice and handout.
Grade 8- Graphs and Probability Quiz Wednesday (handed back, please sign). Finish text practice and handout.
Science/Collab- Expo is March 19th. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students will also need time to prepare to show their learning.
Posted: February 17, 2025
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Math Antics: Basic Probability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzfWUEJjG18
Grade 7- Plotting Coordinates and Probability. Text questions listed on board. Handout to be distributed. Building Thinking Classrooms Activity on Tuesday.
Grade 8- Graphs and Probability. Text questions listed on board. Handout to be distributed. Building Thinking Classrooms Activity on Tuesday.
Science/Collab- Expo is March 19th. Projects should be near complete or have a plan/date in place. Students will also need time to prepare to show their learning.
Video: AI & Climate Change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXtJUd2c3Q
Posted: February 10, 2025
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Grade 7- Test Tuesday for divisibility rules and patterns & relation (revision was distributed last Wednesday and reviewed in class). Will begin Probability unit on Wednesday. Control sheet for this unit will be distributed then.
Grade 8- Test Tuesday for patterns, relations and graphing. Will begin Probability unit on Wednesday. Control sheet for this unit will be distributed then.
Science/Collab- Submit dates for our Climate Action Project Actions. Keep working on planning and research.
Canadian Mental Health Presentation on Tuesday for grade 7. Centres of Excellence in Energy hands-on activity on Friday for everyone.
Posted: February 2, 2025
Video: “The Life Cycle of a Plastic Bottle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8
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Grade 7- Continue practice text work for divisibility rules and patterns & relation. Supplementary handouts to be distributed this week. Sign 'Moyenne' test from last week if you haven't yet.
Grade 8- Continue practice text work for patterns, relations and graphing. Supplementary handouts to be distributed this week. Sign 'Les cercles' test from last week if you haven't yet.
Science/Collab- Submit dates for our Climate Action Project Actions. Keep working on planning and research.
Hall of Fame presentation Wednesday afternoon.
Posted: January 26, 2025
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Grade 7- New concept. See new control sheet to be distributed this week.
Grade 8- New concept. See new control sheet to be distributed this week.
Science/Collab- Poster for Air Quality Lab (overdue)
Climate Action Collab project: 5 research "Did you knows"; Continue planning.
National Geographic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4H1N_yXBiA
Skating 7E2 on Monday.
Posted: January 20, 2025
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Grade 7- Test revision distributed for Moyenne, médiane et mode. Test Thursday. Text practice work assigned, see handout. CALCULATORS REQUIRED.
Grade 8- Test revision distributed for Les cercles. Test Thursday. Text practice work assigned, see handout. GEOMETRY SETS REQUIRED.
Science/Collab- Poster for Air Quality Lab, Climate Action Collab project, project proposal and design sharing session.
Posted: January 13, 2025
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Grade 7- Sign test for Adding fractions, New Concept: Moyenne, médiane et mode. CALCULATORS REQUIRED.
Grade 8- Sign test Linear equations, New Concept: Les cercles. GEOMETRY SETS REQUIRED.
Science/Collab- Poster for Air Quality Lab, Climate Action Collab project, project proposal and design
Posted: January 5, 2025
Bonne et heureuse année 2025!
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Grade 7- Adding fractions, test revision, Test Thursday
Grade 8- Linear equations, test revision, Test Thursday
Science- Final reflections for Air Quality Lab, Climate Action Collab project, project design
Posted: December 8, 2024
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Grade 7- Adding fractions, test revision
Grade 8- Linear equations, test revision
Science- Climate Action Collab project, project design
Gaia Project Climate Action Unit, focus Air Quality. Mr Jimmy's visit takes place this week!
7E: Sign permission slip for Theatre next week
Posted: December 3, 2024
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Grade 7- Adding fractions, pages 179 & 184 & 188 (due Wednesday, plus handout)
Grade 8- Linear equations, pages 324 & 331 & 336 (due Wednesday, plus handout)
Science- Gaia Project Climate Action Unit, focus Air Quality. Visit from Mr Jimmy Monday and Thursday for our labs!
Parent and Teacher moved to Friday morning.
Posted: November 25, 2024
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Grade 7- sign quiz, New concept: Adding fractions, pages 179 & 184 & 188
Grade 8- sign quiz, New concept: Linear equations, pages 324 & 331 & 336
Science- Rube Goldberg Reflection due Tuesday, Begin Climate Action Unit, focus Air Quality.
Posted: November 20, 2024
Posted: November 19, 2024
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Grade 7- sign quiz, New concept: Adding fractions, pages 179 & 184
Grade 8- sign quiz, New concept: Linear equations, pages 324 & 331
Science- Sign project rubric, Rube Goldberg Reflection
Posted: November 12, 2024
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Grade 7- pages 106 & 109 (décimaux); Révision de quiz this week. Quiz Thursday.
Grade 8- Ordre des opérations, Révision de quiz; Sign Quiz Multiplier les nombres entiers à l'aide de modèles /32
Science- Finalize and tweak Rube Goldberg Machines. Will hopefully conclude this week!
Our class had the best participation in the gas fundraiser and won $100! We would like to up the prize from pizza to a trip to Castle Bowling & kids' lunch. We are asking each student to bring in $5 each for the outing. Tentative date is Wednesday, Nov 20th.