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

Science/Math

Today we talked about Osmosis and were introduced to Iso, hyper, and hypotonic solutions. This weekend make sure you pep up your journals this weekend. You should be very familiar with these three words on Monday.

Make sure you to do your mandatory Math homework this weekend. 15 minutes of either Khan academy or IXL practice. Thank you.




Have a wonderful weekend : )

Humanities

All work is due on Monday. You have worked super hard this week - I am very impressed! Great job : )

Have a wondeful weekend! Go Flames!!

HUM

Your city states project is due tomorrow at the end of class. 
You need to get done:
1. Your chart
2. Your advertisement
3. Your persuasive paragraph

Your Most Dangerous Game symbol task is due on Monday at the beginning of class.
You need to get done:
1. Your paragraph
2. Your drawing

Please check-in with your partner and get working!

Humanities

Your city states project is due at the end of class on Friday. Please check-in with your group members to figure out what needs to be done to accomplish this.

Remember - group work requires cooperation and collaboration!

Don't be like this in your group!!

Math

Today we had a chat about effort regarding Math. We explained that you must complete Math every night in order to succeed in Grade 8. Therefore, it is an expectation of Room 10 that you are completing 10-15 minutes of questions on Khan Academy or IXL every night. 

Please use the supports avaliable to you - study stop, Mrs. Wensley, etc.

We will be reviewing converting tomorrow in class. Good luck with your questions tonight.

Science

Great work on the stations today. Please pep up your journals and your COW writing if you were not able to in class today. If you missed class on Wednesday last week you are responsible for catching up on your own time. Here are the stations:



Here is the vocabulary sheet:


Here is the math check-in sheet:

Humanities

You were introduced to your task for short stories and have more time to work on it tomorrow. You should have your rough copy/plan done for tomorrow.



You all worked super well on your City States project. You have one period every day this week to complete your advertisement and paragraph. This is due on Friday at the end of class. You must complete:
1. Your chart on all three city states (individual)
2. Your advertisement (group)
3. Your persuasive paragraph explaining your choice (individual).

Good luck!!

Math/Sci

Check out the visual notes on the right side of the blog (scroll down). Please make sure your visual journal notes include the definitions of impermeable, permeable, selectively permeable, and diffusion.

Check into Khan Academy tonight or complete some IXL questions on converting decimals, percents, and fractions.

Humanities Links

These will help you research for your city-states project:

Best websites:

http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-56_u-422_t-1105_c-4274/wa/sose-history/renaissance-and-reformation/renaissance-in-europe/great-cities-venice-genoa-and-florence

Genoa:
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b690/Curriculum/socialstudies/ourworldview-8/ss_ourwvs8/Attachments/a_student_text/SS8SB042.pdf

Florence:
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b690/Curriculum/socialstudies/ourworldview-8/ss_ourwvs8/Attachments/a_student_text/SS8SB034.pdf

Venice:
http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b690/Curriculum/socialstudies/ourworldview-8/ss_ourwvs8/Attachments/a_student_text/SS8SB037.pdf

Math

Today we introduced our percent unit. We chatted about converting from percents to decimals as well as fractions. Here are the notes:



Homework: Page 128 #4&5, 8-12, 16
Finish the converting worksheet (Converting between Percent, Decimals, and Fractions).

There will be a homework check tomorrow.

Humanities

Tomorrow you will another period to work on The Most Dangerous Game. We will have a discussion about theme as well as purpose.

We were introduced to our City States project today. You worked really well on your first page (chart) about the differences and similarities between Genoa, Florence, and Venice. You have four periods of class time to work on your project. Please use it wisely. Great work today : )



Here are the visual notes of what we have learned so far:

Important

What a week! Great job all around 804. Please make sure your foldables for Math are completed for Monday. You otherwise have no homework this weekend except for completing a passage on Read Theory.

Please bring your report card folders back on Monday. Your adults must sign them. Thank you!

Have a great weekend : )

MATH

Please complete your foldable for tomorrow. Here is a picture of what is expected. If these are not complete, you will have a detention on Monday to finish them with Mrs. Krushel.

Good Luck!

HUM

Today we finished The Most Dangerous Game. We have a worksheet to continue working on tomorrow that sums up the story.

At the end of class we had a brief discussion about The Important Results of the Crusades. Please review these notes, as you will be asked this question as a check-in tomorrow in class.

Here is what was written on the board:

SCI

Midterm assessment tomorrow - please study tonight and review topics 1 - 3. Scroll down on the last Science blog post and use the websites provided. There is a great review in your textbook as well at the end of the topic 3.

Good luck - email if you have any questions! : )

HUM

Today we finished a lively debate about hunting. You all have such interesting opinions - I love it!
We read half of The Most Dangerous Game - we will finish tomorrow.

You have no hum homework tonight - focus on Science studying! : )

Science

Your midterm is on Thursday now due to the anti-bullying presentation that was scheduled last minute for our school.

Your midterm is mostly short answer and covers topics 1-3 in the Cells and Systems unit.

Here are some great study sites:

http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/179

http://www.edquest.ca/component/content/article/198

Here is a website that describes cell sizes:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/

http://www.cellimagelibrary.org/

Use this to label cells:

http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/biology/label-the-cells.html

HUM

You have two tasks to complete and finish up. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, PLEASE PASTE IN YOUR JOURNAL.

1. Glenbow task

You must identify your source (artifact/quote) and the five questions you have created. This must be in  your journal.

2. Epilogue

You were required to create an epilogue based on one of the short stories we have read in class. Please complete this and paste in your journal. We expected a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs.

*This is now homework and is due on Friday*