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. 

Health PSA

Health:

TED Talk due Friday.

PSA:

Individually Create a healthy eating poster and a menu at your restaurant.

Poster:

• why should people eat here
• why is your restaurant a healthy choice
• billboard style

Menu:

• 5-8  items
• must have at least 1 appetizer, main course and dessert
• list ingredients for each menu item

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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