Upcoming January Week 2 - Important

• Technology Session - Tuesday January 13, Literacy Block, please bring your approved technology.  Refer to calendar for further details.
• Dance Workshop - Wednesday, January 14 and Thursday, January 15. Literacy Block, please bring appropriate gym clothing.  Refer to calendar for further details.

Homework

Read 30 min a night and create think marks

Readtheory.org 30 min a night

Research Geo, bring research to class

Continue working on your food log if you have not handed it in

Argumentative Persuasive Essay, topic of your choice (5 paragraphs including into and conclusion), continue to bring in research to use in your essay. Rough copy of essay must be brought in Wednesday, so it can be edited and handed in Thursday.  Both rough copy and good copy must be handed in together on Thursday. 

Friday Dec 19

Last day of school before the break. Don't forget to take home everything you need for the break and anything disposable in your lockers. 

Spirit Day - wear festive clothing

Health - working on your PSA

Math - continue to work on your Transformations project

Geography 8's - will start working on your geography projects

Potluck at lunch (both classes) - don't forget everything purchased needs to be labeled nut free and anything made needs to include the list of ingredients. 

After lunch - stack all desks in the hallway and then assembly. 

Updates

In advance

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:

• 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:

1. Canada's bid for the artic
2. Canada's Gateway to The Arctic - Video
3. David Suzuki: Economic Impacts of Natural Resources on Global Economy
4. Exploring Canada's North
5. Canada's Relationship With The Inuit
6. Canadian Encyclopedia: Inuit
7. National Geographic: Northern Gateway Pipeline - Controversy
8. Northwest Passage
9. Protecting Canada's Natural Environment
10. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28718806

Videos/Articles to provide context on inequality:

1. Inequalities in Canada
2. Inequalities in the US
3. TED Talk Global Inequalities
4. 4 Biggest Reasons Why Inequality is Bad For Society
5. The Call For Greater Income Equality
6. http://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/wealthgap

Quality of Life:

1. IHDI
2. 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. 

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