Happy Holidays!

We hope you have a wonderful, warm, and safe break! We will miss you, and look forward to seeing you in 2016!!! : )

SMART review

SMART file of review today is posted under content in D2L.  Remember to go into Cougar Community to May 2012 post to see how to open a SMART file at home.

Study hard!!

Science

Here are the visual notes for Buoyancy and Pressure to help you study tonight:




Please email us if you have any questions and good luck studying!

Science Assessment

Here is the outline for your assessment on Thursday. It highly recommended that you go through your notes, highlighting key points for you to focus on and study. You should be studying every night for AT LEAST one hour (approximately 10 minutes per topic).

Remember, when taking a test to:

Science assessment Thursday

Outlines were given out today in class.  Please start creating your own set of study notes...use the blog, your journal & the online textbook to fill in each SMART thumbnail.

Science

Remember that your Mix & Flow Unit Assessment is on Thursday for the double.  Please ensure that you are reviewing this weekend.

I will try to post an outline on D2L.

HUM

You do not have any homework this weekend in Humanities besides your expected daily reading (20 mins a day). 

For those who have not brought their movie forms in, PLEASE BRING THEM IN, SIGNED, ON MONDAY as we are watching The Last Samurai on Tuesday.

Thank you and have a great weekend : )

Haiku:
The week is now done
I hope you have lots of fun
I love 84 a ton!

Math

Great job on your fractions assessment today. Take a breath and a well-deserved break from Math tonight!

HUM

You have a small assessment based on Chapter 15 tomorrow. You can use your cheat sheet made in class today. Please look over your vocabulary and terms as well as the textbook tonight.


Good luck : )

Math: Fractions Review

Today we completed our last period of Fractions Review before our Exam tomorrow.

Remember.....you will be assessed on:

1. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
2. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
3. Modelling Multiplication of Mixed and Proper Fractions
4. Word Problems


You were given worksheets to take home and complete for review.
Here are the answer keys to check your work:

Math Extra Practice

We have a large fractions assessment coming up on Tuesday. To prepare, I would be doing some extra practice this weekend.

Here are the areas you will be assessed on:

• Adding and subtracting proper, improper, and mixed fractions.
• Multiply and dividing proper, improper, and mixed fractions.
• Modelling multiplication of proper and mixed fractions.
• Converting mixed fractions to improper and then back again

I have uploaded a worksheet to D2L for extra practice. Also, here are some links to help you this weekend:

Adding and Subtracting:

• Khan Academy Video
• IXL Practice

Multiplying and Dividing:

• Khan Academy: Multiply Fractions
• Khan Academy: Dividing Fractions
• IXL Practice

Converting Mixed to Improper and back again

I have uploaded the answer sheet to D2L!

Good Luck!

HUM

Your vocabulary cue card(s) are due on Monday. We will be doing an activity in class with them so I would definitely make sure they are ready to go as soon as class starts Monday. I (Ms. Noullett) will be at school early on Monday if anyone needs to do some last minute colour printing : )

Have a wonderful long weekend!

Math & Science Update

Density calculation check ins look pretty great so far.  Good for you...great attention to units!

Please ensure that you are reviewing this weekend for our Fraction Unit Assessment on Tuesday.  You will need a calculator & a pencil for the test.

We have posted a review sheet on D2L for fractions under content.

Math & Science Updates

Wow...amazing review today for Fractions!!  What a gift to have 3 teachers for the double period!

Quick Density check in tomorrow...4 questions all calculations.

Fractions Unit Assessment is on Tuesday, Dec 8th.

Humanities

We worked on our vocabulary frayer model cue cards today. You will have one period tomorrow to work on your vocabulary, This must be done tomorrow.

We also read The Outsiders. We will continue reading on Monday.