Great work!

Great job on all of your assessments this week - we understand it was challenging and are very proud of you. Please take a well deserved break tonight : )

Humanities

Tomorrow you have your year end assessment. This consists of an essay with a strong thesis statement with meaningful and carefully chosen supporting details. You have been given a planning sheet to bring into the exam.

Tonight I would go over key pieces of each culture you are going to use in your essay. Brainstorm and connect key people, events, etc to the thesis statement you have created.

If you were absent today, here is the planner:

Here is an overview of the ENTIRE year if you want specific page numbers, etc for important dates, people, events and other.

HUM

Today we had a class discussion about different pieces of Aztec society, and how the Aztecs believe in a group mentality over an individual. After making notes on the board, you were asked to respond to the overarching question relating to group vs individual mentality and how was this reflected throughout Aztec society.

Here are the notes:

Awesome job on your responses today.....you are all good Aztec citizens! Get ready to start poetry tomorrow......

Math

Great job on your linear relations assessment! The marks reflected effort and hard work with understanding the concepts. We are very proud. Please continue to push through and work every night on Math concepts learned in class. This will only benefit YOU and your understanding.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Aztec Simulation

We will be starting our Aztec simulation on Monday and it is VERY exciting : )

Please dress colorful, as the Aztecs would! Also, if you are a warrior, please wear clothing you can move in (jumping, running, etc). This will help you complete your missions!

I never thought I would say I can't wait for Monday but I am pretty excited! Hope you are too. Have a good weekend!

Math continued

Please check the blog post below.

If you are having trouble with the concepts in the blog post below, please use either Khan Academy or IXL to practice.

On IXL follow this link:
https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8

Make sure you are able to complete the majority of problems in the red box area.

Khan Academy follow this link:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-functions

Good luck!

Math

We will have a Math assessment on Thursday.  It will be a unit final (open notebook...please pep up your Math journals so you have all of your notes/foldables etc).

At this point, you should be able to graph:

y = 5x + 2

y = -3x - 4

y = 2x

Create a table of values for x, y values for:

y = 2x + 1

y = 4x

Describe what the graph looks like for:

y = -10x + 2

What can you tell about the line from this equation?

Have a great long weekend!

Your essays are due on Tuesday. Have a wonderful long weekend : )

Kananaskis URGENT!!!!!

I sent an email to parents/guardians & students last night.

Our trip is tomorrow!!!  We are beyond desperate for forms at this point!!!

If you have a valid police clearance & can volunteer, we would love for you to join us.

Please ensure that you are dressed for the weather!!!  Layers!!!  Rubber boots or old running shoes...no sandals or cute little summer shoes.  Please bring a hat or toque.  Maybe a pair of gloves in your back pack too.  Sunscreen & sunglasses might be good as well.

Please ensure that you have a water bottle, lots of snacks, and a big lunch as you will be hungry working outside all day.  You must pack your lunch & garbage in and out of Kananaskis.

There will of course, be no microwaves, access to hot water, or any where to purchase lunch.

Humanities

Your essay is due on Thursday. Please have it printed off and ready to be handed in. You have two periods tomorrow to work on it as well. Good luck : )

Kananaskis URGENT

Please return your forms and 10 dollars to Ms. Noullett or Mrs. Krushel ASAP. There are still a number of people who have not returned their forms. This is an awesome trip and we do not want any of you to miss out : )

Math Stations

Today we completed a bunch of station work. You all worked super hard and your work looked great. For those who were absent, here are some picture of what we did today.

I would highly recommend reviewing these concepts on Khan Academy and IXL this weekend. Have a good one! : )

Math & Science

Good work today working through the beginning of our Linear Relations Unit.  You will have a double work period tomorrow for Math.

Please, please, please bring in your field trip forms and $10 for our Kananaskis asap!!!  We are booked for May 18th with a handful of you needing to go on May 19th as you are in Sports Pro.

If you are able to volunteer for the day & have a valid police clearance in place, we would love to have you join our trip!  Please contact Ms Noullett or Mrs Krushel asap to discuss the details...thank you!!

Humanities

You have a test on Thursday this week on Chapter 7. Please complete the sheets given to you today so you are ready for your test.

Here are the sheets avaliable if you were away.

Fort McMurray Help

Mr. Fell announced today that we are partnering with North Star Ford and will be sending donations up to Fort McMurray on Tuesday next week.

Donations can be made in the form of:

- water bottles
- non-perishable food items
- blankets

*All donations are to be dropped off in the front foyer*

Please chat with your adults about donating to this cause - it is very close to many of our hearts!

Aztec Work

Please use the following link to complete your reading today:

Aztec Magazine

Please read to page 7, skip page 8, and then read on to page 13.

Good luck : )

Math

You have a Pythagorus Unit exam on Monday next week. This week we will be reviewing and completing word problems.

Please make sure you are comfortable with the concepts, procedures, and estimation behind perfect squares and square rooting.

Humanities

Today we went through what a strong thesis statement looks like. You were given four examples of strong and weak thesis statements, and we identified together why each was strong and why the others were weak.

This was important as we need to write a thesis before even beginning to plan our essay.

Tomorrow we will continue writing our statements and then will work on brainstorming ideas from the movie and/or other literature.

If you were away, check-in with Ms. Noullett or Ms. deVuyst so that you can get caught up on strong thesis statements.

Updated Marks

Hope you're enjoying this amazing Sunday!!

All of your marks have been updated in home logic. I encourage you to go on and take a look in case you have not handed in an assignment. You will receive your marked rubrics back tomorrow.

Great job on the interviews this week - we loved them!

Math/Sci

Math:

Great job working through square roots today. Tomorrow you have an open-journal check-in to assess estimation and concept knowledge of square roots. We may throw in a Pythagorus question....just to spice things up! Please review these concepts on Khan Academy or IXL tonight to prepare yourself for your assessment tomorrow.


Science:

Great job working independently while your interviews are taking place. We have 11 lefts to do so we will be doing this tomorrow as well. We really appreciate you taking ownership of your learning, and allowing us to step away and complete the interview process. Thanks for your effort and support : )

Humanities

ELA:

Today we finished going through the questions you created from the movie we watched. We gave check-marks to the questions that were in-depth, and struck out ones that were more yes/no and didn't allow for as much detail and thought. Here is a picture of the questions:



Tomorrow we will be choosing a question and going over how to create a proper thesis statement. This is the first step in the essay process.


Social:

We had a discussion about Desire and Means to explore and watched a video that gave an overview of Chapter 6. We then created two columns in our journals that described the Indigenous and Explorer point of view of events that occurred during the beginning stages of the Age of Exploration.

Tomorrow you will have an open book test, with a partner, on Chapters 5 and 6. This is a source based test, so please make sure you have completed the Chapter 5 booklet, as well as the journal work from today.





Good Luck!

Icubed

Great work on your presentations! You all did amazing and we are proud of your hard work :)

Trifold Chaos

Great work today...

You have so much to do for end of day on Wednesday.  Ensure that you are meeting as a team & dividing & conquering all the work.

Your trifold writing should be good to go at this point.  You have a trifold guideline check-list in your journals.  Presentations will start on Thursday.  Trifolds need to be finished by the end of the day on Wednesday.

Students were given their trifolds, one glue stick, one roll of tape, and background paper today.  The school has stencils that can be used.

Icubed

Today was your last day of building. Monday you will start putting together your trifold and finalizing your presentation. Your whole project is due at the end of the day on Wednesday.

Enjoy the amazing weather.....have a wonderful weekend : )

Humanities

You have all done really well with the crazy workload this week. We are very happy to see how hard you are working. Keep it up!

Here are some due dates talked about in class:

Your writing for The Gift Box assignment is due TOMORROW.
This means printed off and ready to hand-in.

The advertisement (print ad) is due on MONDAY next week.

The visual for The Gift Box is due on WEDNESDAY next week.


Please ask if you need clarification, help, and support. Keep working hard....the weekend is near!

Humanities

This weekend your homework is to pick a person for your Icubed project to research. Here are the people avaliable.....if you want to do a different person, please talk to a teacher.

 Galileo Galilei                       

Filippo Brunelleschi                       

Arnold von Ziffle

Andreas Vesalius     

Lorenzo Michaeledis                       

Francois Rabelais

Rembrandt van Rijn                                               

Nicolaus Copernicus

Leonardo da Davinci

Albert Einstein

Ptolemy

Johannes Kepler

Michelangelo

Donatello

Raphael

Machiavelli

Isabella D’Este

Thomas Moore

Martin Luther

Erasmus

Shakespeare

Johannes Gutenberg

Michel de Montaigne

Catherine de Medici

Al Khwarizmi

Savonarola

Marguerite de Navarre

Tommaso Campanella

Bruno Giordano

Francis Bacon

Hans Holbein – The Younger

Paracelsus

Christopher Marlow

John Milton

Sir Isaac Newton

Nikola Tesla

Antonie van Leeuwenhoe

Icubed

Here is a better calendar for Icubed. Please note the dates with your group.

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a wonderful break! Today in Humanities we caught up on our work in our journals and will be moving into advertising tomorrow.

In Science we chatted about Icubed and gave you a timeline. Here is a picture of the schedule:

Please remember: IN ONE WEEK YOU WILL BE BUILDING. THIS MEANS YOU MUST HAVE ALL SUPPLIES PURCHASED AND AT SCHOOL READY TO GO BY APRIL 5.

Spring Break!

Have a fantastic and safe Spring Break. We will miss you!

See you back on Tuesday March 29th!

Humanities

To help you with your quote project, here are the following websites...


http://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/renaissance.html

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/

Humanities

Great work today on Chapter 4. We will go over pieces of the booklet tomorrow after some more work time. Please make sure you are completed the second page for tomorrow. This is homework if you are not caught up.

Humanities

Please make sure you have shared and printed your quote paragraphs with Ms. Noullett. This was due today, but we are still missing some.

Great work today on your leaves, and finishing up your paragraphs. These are the best pieces of writing we have seen yet : )

Happy Weekend!

Math/Science

Great job on your Math check-ins!! All marks are posted on homelogic.

Two pieces of homework this weekend:

1. This weekend we want a running record in your journal of what you do during the day. From the moment you wake-up to the moment you to bed. Please write in your journal.

2. Please think about ONE person you WANT to work with and ONE person you DO NOT want to work with for Icubed. Make the right academic choice for yourself.....do not choose your best friend to work with. Trust us and make a good choice.

Have a wonderful weekend : )

Missing Assignments

Your homelogic has been updated for Humanities. Please take a look. If you have not handed in an assignment, or not shared it with me on google, please do so tomorrow so I can mark it for you.

Please check-in if you need more time or need extra support. We are always here to help you and assist you in handing your assignments in on time!!

Humanities

Today we read the Sound of Thunder and had a discussion. We also finished our paragraphs. The ones that have been handed in are wonderful - keep up the good work!

Make sure to bring your paragraph tomorrow and share it with Ms. Noullett on google for editing. Get a peer to edit it too so you can hand in the best copy possible.

Great job 804 : )

Math

You have a math check-in on combined percents tomorrow (tax/discount). Please review these concepts tonight using IXL or Khan Academy.

Great work on Science today.....take a breath...it is almost the weekend : )

Science/Math

You have your Science unit exam tomorrow on Unit Two - Cells and Systems. Please study tonight so you are prepared for tomorrow.

Here is a website to do online tests if you like to study that way:
http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/139

Here is a website with definitions, flash cards, and tests:
https://quizlet.com/31578273/grade-8-science-cells-and-systems-flash-cards/

Good luck studying : )


Remember, your Math check-in is Friday on combined percents (tax and discount questions)

Math/Science

A big study night for Science please...unit exam on Thursday.

Wednesday = heart dissection

da Vinci body systems work is due tomorrow...!!!  So excited to read through this awesome work!

Humanities

Today we are completing a quote assignment. You must choose your favorite quote, and then paste it onto a background of your choice. You then must explain WHY you chose this quote and background. This will help our writing about more of the WHY rather than the WHAT.

You can use this website to help you find quotes:

http://www.brainyquote.com/

You can use this website to help you pick a background:

http://www.recite.com/

Or you can use your own background from photoshop or a google image.

Good luck!

Here is an example of one of my favorite quotes:

Hum

Great job on your reading comprehension test. All marks are in homelogic. Take a look - you all did very well : )

No official Hum homework for the weekend - but if you (for some unfathomable reason) are not done your Renaissance Man/Middle Ages Man journal page, or your artistic questioning page, those must be done to move forward on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend : )

Science

Drawing Like Da Vinci

We watched two videos today:

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjoSrOTRytM

Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoAUVbvxtjQ

We have decided to do a Da Vinci Sketch book for our body systems.
This weekend you are required to do ONE written overview for one system of your choice. You must choose either:
1. Circulatory
2. Respiratory
3. Digestive

Answer the following questions:

- Why do you have it
- What is the function
- What are the major parts
- Where is diffusion happening?


Leave room for your sketches. Your page should look something like this but without the sketches.

Math

Tomorrow you have a quiz regarding converting between fractions, decimals, and percents, as well as IS over OF concepts. Please study these tonight to prepare for your check-in.

Good luck studying : )

Humanities

We went through the details of Humanism today. You should have many notes in your journal from our conversation. I have uploaded the powerpoint to D2L if you would like to look through it to pep up your notes.

Tomorrow Ms.Noullett is away at My World Conference, but you will continue your analysis of The Ambassador tomorrow in your journals.

Great job on your Renaissance journalling page : ) They looked AWESOME - just like what humanists think!!!!

Humanities

Today we were introduced to Chapter 3 and Humanism! You were asked to complete a vocabulary chart as well as a comparison of a Middle Ages Man and a Renaissance Man using guiding questions. This is homework and must be completed for tomorrow.

Here are the sheets in case you lost, forgot, or otherwise were not here today : )



Here is an example of an (almost) completed journal:

Math

Today we were introduced to IS over OF.

IS     =      x 
OF          100%

Here are the notes:



Please do your mandatory Math practice tonight reviewing this concept.

You have a quiz on Thursday on converting between fractions, percents, and decimals, as well as IS over OF.




Good luck studying : )

Science

Here are the links to the science homework that you were to have done for today. Since we were such a small class today, we are giving you tonight as well to get it done. Good luck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYoaLzobQmk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWkcFU-hHUk