Math & Science

Hope you have a good weekend.  Try your best to balance between reviewing & having some time for fun.

Thanks for putting together a small bag of supplies for the exam week...pencils, a good eraser, a calculator, and a reading book.

Here are a some images that I found on Mr. Perritt's blog:

Review of Key Concepts

Math & Science

Please check your emails as I sent out a list of things to organize for the week ahead.

I am really proud of how you are pushing through the week & studying & finishing up your time at HDC.  You are quite amazing in case everybody forgot to tell you today.

Keep pushing forward...

Hope your review is going smoothly & you have started to gather your exam materials...especially a calculator!!!  

Math & Science

Good work on the practice PATs this week...

Remember, you can work at home on them.  Go to the HDC webpage then to school information then down to grade 9 information.

Thursday is LOCKER CLEAN OUT DAY...please plan to take tomorrow as well as on Thursday.  Coordinate a ride if you need...if you have that much stuff to take home!!!  :)

You should have a copy of 10.2 and 10.3 to finish up Circle Geometry.  I will post on D2L if you need.  I will also put on the SMART files notes (remember to go through Cougar Community scroll down to May/March 2012 to figure how to open the file at home).  I will also post the Math review.

You will need to start to make a ziploc bag of supplies (pencils, eraser, calculator....no phones allowed) for next week.

Remember....Monday June 13th is a Day 6!!

Math/Science

Wow...we were all so impressed by your Utopia projects.  Amazing work...congratulations on all of your hard work.

Hope you are finding a balance this weekend between having some fun & putting some time into studying.

We will do a practice Math test tomorrow online.  Remember, you can look through and/or complete online practice tests at home.  Go to the HD Cartwright website then to parent info then to grade 9 information & scroll all the way to the bottom.

We will also do a quick little lab on acids & bases tomorrow.

I will post some materials into D2L for you to take a peek through.

See you tomorrow.

Ma/Sci

Hope the trifold building went well today.

Reminder, you have an in-class Science response tomorrow...you will actually write it in Science tomorrow in period 2...this is a new detail!!

We will also have a Circle Geometry class tomorrow so please ensure that your homework is done so we can push forward.  Thanks.

Please make arrangements to stay tomorrow after school in Study Stop if that is what your Utopia group needs.

Get lots done tonight...final stretch...keep your eyes on the prize :)

Ma/Sci

Today we worked on the map for Utopia.  Groups were given grid paper & graphing expectations.  We started a River City case scenario...this will be due on Wednesday...one assignment per group.  Tonight you should be working through the viewpoints/opinions & mulling over the economic & political policy changes piece on the last page.

Remember the link is posted for Cowspiracy if you want to watch snippets of it.  See blog post from Friday.

Farewell is on Thursday evening...

Celebration of Learning...June 9th in the evening

Forms for Thermopylae are due to Mr. Hall if you are participating.

Composite grade 9 photo will be taken on Thursday morning at 10 am.  Due date to order is June 1st.  $15...payment to the office please...cheques made out to Lifetouch please.

Math & Science

What a busy week followed by yet another busy week!

Today we watched Cowspiracy.  I will attach the link to youtube if you want to watch some of it this week.  There are some interesting issues raised that might help you with your Enviro Policy planning for Utopia.  We will pass on the source analysis but I will post the assignment in D2L in case you want to mull it over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_1HRO5tDw

We will do the mini-unit for the Utopia map on Monday as well as do a River City case study.

This needs to be a big study/Utopia weekend.  Please keep pushing forward in your groups and moving the project forward.  If you are booked to study this weekend, do your best to stick on schedule.

Remember to bring everything that you need for your Utopia build time on Monday/Tuesday.

Farewell is on Thursday evening...in case you forgot :)

Please get your Math homework done & look ahead into the rest of the inequalities unit to see where we are heading.  It is short & sweet...hope to be finished the unit by the end of next week.

p. 346-349 #5, 6, 9-11, 13, 15-17

Textbook files for the unit are on D2L.

Math & Science

Hope you are resting up this long weekend...what a shock to wake up to snow this morning!!

Hope you are pushing forward with Utopia after your time to plan with your checklist on Thursday.

Hope you are sticking to your study schedules if you planned on hitting the books this weekend.

Reminders:

-bring in your baby photos to Mrs. Atwal in Room 12 asap please
-May 26th is Pride Day...we are purple...please start to plan your outfits for the group photo
-June 2 is fast approaching...please listen for announcements re ticket sales etc

Update

Algebra exam today..

Electricity exam tomorrow:  format is 50 m/c, 4 numerical responses, PBA

You will have one period for the multiple choice and one period for the numerical response & PBA.

You will need a pencil & a calculator for the exam.

When you are finished tomorrow, please work quietly to organize your journals/work on Utopia planning or prep for your June exams.  Perhaps, this is a good time review your study calendars.

Remember, we are playing floor hockey on Thursday!!!!

Remember to bring in a cute baby photo to room 12 asap.

Remember it is Pride Day on May 26th and we are purple...start to plan your outfit now!!

Math & Science week of May 16th

Wow...the triathlon on Friday was amazing.  I can't imagine how well you all slept this weekend!!  We were all so proud of you!

It is a short week going into another short week with the long weekend.  Can you believe it is May 16th already...!!!

Remember, please bring in a baby photo...

Here is an overview of the week:

I am available for extra help this week at the following times:
Monday 2nd half of lunch & after school
Tuesday all of lunch & after school
Wednesday not at all (field trip)
Thursday all of lunch & after school

Monday:  review word problems in Algebra/review for exam; PET/PIV calculations in Science, review topic 6 material

Tuesday:  Algebra exam in period 2 (if you do not finish, you will need to come in at lunch to finish your exam); review for Science exam

Wednesday:  Electricity exam (remember, Mrs. Krushel is away with her grade 8s in Kananaskis)...

Thursday:  intro to Enviro Chem Unit & Linear Inequalities Unit
*******HOMEROOM FLOOR HOCKEY GAME AT LUNCH*******

Friday:  PD day no school

Monday:  Victoria Day no school

Looking ahead:
May 26th is Pride Day...we are purple...start to plan your outfits now

Ma/Sci

Utopia launch today...we are so excited to hear all about your project plans!!!  It was amazing to overhear even just the beginning snippets of your conversations!!

Our focus in Math today...algebra word problems.  We worked on age, coin, distance/speed/time, number & geometric examples.  Students received a package of practice questions to work through to prep for their exam on Tuesday.  Please complete 4-5 of each type of question.

I will post an answer key to the word problems this weekend on D2L.

Review materials for Science were handed out today for students to work through for their exam prep for May 18th.  We went over electromagnets, split ring communtators & motors today...we also started our PET & PIV calculations.

Triathlon is tomorrow...please pack up everything that you need & meet on the stage in the morning.

Ma/Sci

Today we started topic 7 in Science...lots of hints for Utopia launch tomorrow!!!

We worked on 8.3 & 8.4 and have started word problems.  Please work through as many word problems as possible in 8.3 and 8.4 tonight.  I have a set of problems to start tomorrow...

Math exam is Tuesday May 17th...8 multiple choice & 6 word problems.

Science exam is Wednesday May 18th...practice quiz given today...review will be handed out tomorrow.

Triathlon is Friday.

Pushing forward...

Hi Everybody,

Today, we worked on study calendars, math mid-year refresher & finishing the Topic 6 online simulations.

Tomorrow is the track meet.  To accommodate for this, we compiled a list of tasks to push our course work through the weekend.

Here are things that need to be worked on:

1.  Science Topic 4 jot notes...please get these done if they are not already done so

2.  Topic 6 Science online simulations...please finish this assignment using the links on our blog

3.  Look ahead into 8.3 in Math so you can see where the algebra is going on Monday...Algebra Unit Exam will be next week on May 16th.

4.  Study prep for your Science Electricity final assessment on May 17th (may switch to May 18th but plan for the 17th)

5.  Create a study schedule!!  Today, students received a May & June calendar with school events listed on it.

a) please add family/extra-curricular events to the calendar (ensure that the timing is reasonable ie if soccer is for 2 hours...it is actually a 4 hour event by the time you travel, eat, shower etc)

b) next add your homework time

c) next add your study time to the calendar...what time are you going to study, how long and what will you be studying (ex:  20 minutes Topic 2 Biodiversity narrow vs broad niche organisms)

d) please share your study plan with your adults at home

6. Tighten up your labs (Resistance Roadblock & Series/Parallel)...these should be in your journal when I start to collect them in)

7. Organize your journals!!!!!  Sort through all your loose papers and get them filed into the appropriate journal/binder.

8.  p. 307 Topic 5 Review Portable Power complete #2, 3, 4

9.  p. 308 Topics 4-6 Wrap Up...please complete #4 & 7

10.  Work through your mid-year refresher in Math.

Good Luck at the track meet!!!!!

Math & Science for Wednesday

Today we have been exploring energy conversions relating to Generators and Motors.
Important Links:

Online Simulation:  http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/simulations/faraday/faraday.jnlp
Youtube Videos:      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcIDRet787k
                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATFqX2Cl3-w
                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cucykkIlg8

Ma/Sci

Field trip to MRU tomorrow.  Meet on stage...do not go to homeroom in the morning please.  We will leave directly after homeroom so please don't be late!!  Thanks.

Today we reviewed the Algebra check ins from Friday.  Students have corrected their work & seen their marks.

In Science, we did a quick review of topic 4...the vast majority of students did not complete their notes for this section so please get this finished asap.  We also introduced the theory for topic 5 on electrochemical cells.

Science Unit Assessment is May 17th.

Double period in the computer lab on Wednesday for Science....you will be working through Topic 6 theory.

All sailors will write their Science assessment tomorrow after school.

Trip 2 Sailors will write their Math assessment on Thursday after school.

Enjoy this lovely weather.

FORMS....PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

Getting beyond desperate for the MRU Economics forms...trip date is May 3!!!!!

We still need a volunteer to join us on the May 3rd trip to MRU.  Please contact the school asap if you can help.  Thank you!

Triathlon forms are due tomorrow...May 13th at UofC.

Please attend to this very important detail tonight...thank you!!!

Ma/Sci

Great work on your Science check-in and on your Partner Algebra Check In!

We are checking in tomorrow in Math (8.1 & 8.2 one & two step equations).

See D2L for textbook files if you need (under news).

Please scroll down through the blog & vote for your Grade 9 Farewell Theme!!!!!

Ma/Sci

Welcome home trip #1 sailors!  Bon voyage trip #2 sailors!!

Today we reviewed one step & two step equations in Algebra.  Some students are really struggling with the fractions involved.  We also worked through a Learn Alberta gizmo.

If you didn't finish the gizmo, here is the login info:
ID  LA06 (that is a zero)
Password:  4105 (also a zero)

Forms Galore!

Due immediately...Economics trip to MRU May 3rd...please get these forms in asap.  Thank you.

Triathlon forms...due Friday April 29th to your homeroom teacher.  May 13th at UofC

This week:

-series/parallel circuit tomorrow for the double...please have this lab prepped unless you are a returning trip #1 sailor

-Thursday Science quiz (Topics 1-3; static electricity, parts of a circuit/symbols, series/parallel circuits, diagrams, Ohm's Law calculations)

-Thursday Algebra Check In (one step & two step eqns) in partners to practice & get feedback

-Math check in Friday (one & two step eqns)

Extra help is available every day at lunch except for Mondays.  Please ensure that you are asking for help as soon as you don't understand a concept.  Extra help is also available after school in study stop or in room 10.

Ma/Sci

PLEASE RETURN YOUR ECONOMICS FORMS (trip is May 3rd) & TRIATHLON FORMS (trip is May 13th) ASAP...!!!!

Great work at the Construction Expo yesterday!!!  What an awesome morning!

Given that we were a bit late getting back to school, I didn't send the Ohm's Law work to you in Hum.

Today we will:
-review Ohm's Law...work on the practice calculations
-review algebra gallery walk...ensure that your reflections are complete
-review series & parallel circuits
-complete Resistance Roadblock lab
-start 8.1 in Math (one step equations with fractions)

To Do:
-complete Resistance Roadblock lab in journal (for Tuesday)
-practice textbook questions for Ohm's Law p. 282 (show all your work) (for Tues)
-prep Series & Parallel lab p. 287 (for Wednesday)
-work on Chapters 5-7 review in Math p. 284-287...not due but you might want to be cycling through for review purposes
-Math homework...we will discuss in class
-prep for your Science quiz which will be next Thursday covering Topics 1-3

Trip #1 Sailors:
-have the time of your life...soak it all in
-the only thing you will miss is a gizmo for Science...we will do a lab on Wednesday to ramp you back up