Secret Santa:
Our class will be doing secret Santa this Friday, for those who have chosen to participate the spending limit is $5-$10. Make sure your gift is appropriate and please no cash.
Participating students:
Participating students:
- Marjan
- Shohin
- Ethan
- Joy
- Mehras
- Rosstin
- Sabrina
- Ava
- Jessica
- Arshia
- Qing
- Holden
Geography:
Grade 7: Natural Resources
Grade 8: Economic Systems and Quality of life
Both assignments you will be working on in Literacy, Geography and Art in the New Year. You will receive a mark in all 3 subjects.
Natural Resources:
Natural Resources:
- Canada's bid for the artic
- Canada's Gateway to The Arctic - Video
- David Suzuki: Economic Impacts of Natural Resources on Global Economy
- Exploring Canada's North
- Canada's Relationship With The Inuit
- Canadian Encyclopedia: Inuit
- National Geographic: Northern Gateway Pipeline - Controversy
- Northwest Passage
- Protecting Canada's Natural Environment
- http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28718806
- Inequalities in Canada
- Inequalities in the US
- TED Talk Global Inequalities
- 4 Biggest Reasons Why Inequality is Bad For Society
- The Call For Greater Income Equality
- http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/wealthgap
Quality of Life:
- IHDI
- Quality of Life - The Economist
Math:
Geometry transformations projects will be do this Friday. You will have plenty of class time to work on it.
Literacy:
Argumentative Persuasive Essays are due this Friday.
All 4 reading response journals, comprehension and word work sheets are due this Friday and will be checked for completion. For the RRJ choose one and indicate which one you want me to evaluate.
Health:
Will be collecting and assessing Jamie Oliver TED Talk sheets this Friday.
Art:
Will continue working on Pointilism and then will taking a break from it for 2 weeks in the New Year and will continue on them again after the Geography Project is completed.
