Daily Update – April 13
Social Studies 9-G/H
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America poster (due next Friday)
Math 7
Statistics & Probability
Assignment: 8.2 Median & Mode of a Set of Data
Science 7
Climate Change
Activity: Global Warming
Daily Update – April 12
Social Studies 9-C
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America poster (due next Thursday)
Social Studies 7
Indigenous Myths & Legends
Activity: Indigenous Myths
Math 7
Statistics & Probability
Assignment: 8.3 Mean & Median
Daily Update – April 11
Core 7 Announcement
Please welcome TRU Pre-service teachers, Mr. David Schriek and Mrs. Emily Chretien to the class. They will be completing a teaching practicum with us for the next several weeks, teaching units in Science (Climate Change), Social Studies (Indigenous Myths & Legends), and Math (Statistics & Probability).
Social Studies 7
Indigenous Myths & Legends
Activity: Students listened to two Indigenous myths. They learn about who Indigenous People’s are, what Indigenous myths are, and how Indigenous myths perpetuate cultural worldviews (knowledge of the world, cultural belonging, morals, and values). Students consider whether it is appropriate to judge another culture’s myth as false.
Investigating Ancient Civilizations
Project: Postcards from the past. Students select one ancient civilization to explore and send home 5 “postcards from the past” that reflect aspects of history, culture or how people lived in this era.
Social Studies 9-G/H
Activity: Planning 10 course initialization
Daily Update – April 10
Social Studies 7
Ancient Civilizations
Project: Postcards from the Past
Social Studies 9-C
Activity: Planning 10 Initialization
Daily Update – April 6
Social Studies 9-C
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America poster
English 7
Impromptu Writing
Assignment: The Cursed Crown – publishing
Social Studies 7
Comparative Civilizations
Activity: Comparative Civilizations presentations
Daily Update – April 5
Social Studies 7
Comparative Civilizations
Activity: Comparative Civilizations Inquiry (class presentations)
Social Studies 9-G/H
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America poster
Math 7
2-D Geometry
Project: Transformational Golf
Daily Update – April 4
English 7
Impromptu Writing
Assignment: The Cursed Crown short story
Social Studies 7
Comparative Civilizations
Activity: Comparative Civilizations Inquiry (class presentations)
Social Studies 9-C
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America poster
Daily Update – April 3
Social Studies 9-G/H
Colonial North America
Assignment: Explorers of North America Poster
Math 7
2-D Geometry
Assignment: 7.4 Rotations
Assignment: Transformational Treasure Hunt
Social Studies 7
Comparative Civilizations
Project: Wrap up Comparative Civilizations Inquiries & prepare for class presentations
Daily Update – March 17
Social Studies 9-C
Indigenous Peoples
Inquiry Project: The Impact of Colonialism on Indigenous Peoples (due 1st day back after Spring Break)
Social Studies 7
Comparative Civilizations
Project: Ancient Civilizations Inquiry (due now)
Daily Update – March 16
Math 7
2-D Geometry
Assignment: 7.1/7.3 Translations & Reflections
Science 7
Classifying Matter
Activity: Chapter 6 Quiz
Social Studies 9-G/H
Indigenous Peoples
Inquiry Project: The Impact of Colonialism on Indigenous Peoples (due first day back after Spring Break)