Happy Holidays!

Homeroom parents and students:

On behalf of myself and Myriam Salhi, my student teacher, I would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays! Take those two weeks to spend time with your loved ones and get some rest for the New Year!   Cheers everyone!

SS: Test Chapter 3 on January 14.

FLA:  Movie Resume due on Wednesday, January 8. New Unit on Novel studies and preparation for the May PAT, written part.

Science:
Element project for Jan. 10th.
Test on themes 4, 5 and 6 Jan 13th.
Mége Résumé for Jan 27th.

Week of Dec 16th

SS: Students work in groups to look over some case studies that happened before the Charter of Rights. They have a short project to hand-in next Monday the 16th on an activist Canadian woman.   The students had class time to complete this project.  next week. We will finish chapter 3 next week and there will a test mid-January. (TBD) Enjoy your Holidays!

FLA:

This week students have taken part in a summative project in regards to the poetry unit. The task was divided into two parts, the first one being the analysis and the second the creation of a poem. Many of the students also created calligrams to illustrate their projects. We will host a ‘’Café Poésie’’ in which students will have the opportunity to share their creations. They will be offered croissants and hot cocoa. Next week, students will watch a movie and they will have to produce a summary of their understanding.

ELA:
This week we will continue with our discussions, journalling and comprehension activities in relation to our novel studies.  There will be a reading quiz on Monday for the following chapters:
Invitation to the Game:  Chapters 7-8
Lord of the Flies:  Chapters 7-9
The Chrysalids:  Chapters 11-14
Animal Farm:  Chapters 4-6

Over the break, you will need to read to the END of your novel!  There will be a reading quiz when you return.  Have a happy holiday!

Sciences:
Element project is due on Jan 10th.
Study Sheet for theme 5 is due Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
We will have challenging but so rewarding chemistry work! Naming of chemical compounds.
Keep working on your Méga Résumé!!!

Math : This week we continue our review of Chapter 1 : Symmetry and Surface area. Students have their test on Wednesday of this week. I wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Enjoy your break!

Week of Dec 9th

SS: We started working on chapter 3, Charter of Rights. Next week we will see some case studies and start a project Graffiti style.

Math : Students are working on Chapter 1 this week. Symmetry and Surface Area. Surface area can be a difficult concepts for students. We spent 2 classes in class working on an assignment where students needed to calculate the surface area of a sky scrapper. The unit test will be on Wednesday December 18th. Students should review this week end. 

 FLA: This past week, students  have been evaluated on their French oral competencies regarding the poetry unit. For those who would like to improve their initial mark, second time evaluation will be available starting Monday 9^th.

Students have now  started an analytic project on the unit. This assignment is divided in two parts ( analysis and production). They are required to study and discuss a poem of their choice (see guidelines on analysis guiding form).They are  strongly encouraged to use the material studied in class. The second part of the evaluation will engage their creative skills by producing a personal piece which will incorporate poetic characteristics they have studied in class.

For extra credits, students are invited to show their poem through a calligram they will create.

We will end the poetry unit with a ‘’Café Poésie’’ which will take place on Friday the 13^th.

Science:
Test on themes 1, 2 and 3 on Monday!

Study sheet for theme 4 due Thursday dec 12th.

ELA:
We will be continuing with novel study discussions and activities this week.  We will engage in some discussion about other recurring themes as well as we will begin discussing the annotations that you have been making in your novels.  On Monday there will be a reading quiz for the following chapters:
Invitation to the Game: Chapters 4-6
Lord of the Flies:  Chapters 4-6
Chrysalids:  Chapters 6-10
Animal Farm:  Chapters 1-3

Week of Dec.2nd

SS: Students have a test on Chapter 2 on Tuesday Dec 3. We are starting chapter 3 on the Charter of Rights.

FLA: Students are continuing working on grammar and poesie. They are also being evaluated on oral production and comprehension.

Sciences:
Lab report on chemical reactions and Study sheet for theme 3 are due Thursday Dec. 5th.
We are working on the atomic models and introducing the periodic table.
Students should spend some time regularly working on their Méga-Résumé.

ELA:
We will be continuing with novel study discussions and activities this week.  We will continue looking at issues such as social injustice and quality of life, and we will begin discussing the prevalence of propaganda, misinformation and the misuse of power in each of the novels.  On Monday there will be a reading quiz for the following chapters:
Invitation to the Game: Chapters 1-3
Lord of the Flies:  Chapters 1-3
Chrysalids:  Chapters 1-5
Animal Farm:  No quiz...pre-reading research booklet due!

Week of Nov 25th

Science:
Study sheet for theme 2 is due Monday. Lab report on emulsion is due Thursday.
We will do the experiment (full lab report) on page 102. We will study the development of the atomic model.

Math : This week we are reviewing our unit on Polynomials. The test for this unit will be on Monday December 2nd. Students should review and practice daily to prepare for this test (Chapters 5 and 7 in the textbook). 

ELA:
This week we will start our novel study!  You will get a choice between 4 novels:  Invitation to the Game, The Chrysalids, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm.  We will be working in literature circles to discuss and analyze your novels, and we will discuss some of the common themes that transcend all 4 novels during class discussions and activities.

Week of Nov. 18

FLA:  This week we planned the visit of MC June next week for the workshop and his show. Students worked on Figure de styles and had a short quiz with our student teacher. Next week will be busy with the Artist in Residence and the parent-teacher interviews. Make sure you review Powerschool for any missing assignments.

Math :
This week we continue practicing concepts related to polynomials. We will be multiplying and dividing polynomials. Students can always use the extra worksheets on D2L to improve their understanding of these important concepts. A common mistake in grade 9 is to confuse adding and multiplying polynomials therefore practice is key! 

SS: This week we worked on the process of being part of a Jury with different scenarios as well as discussing current events. We will continue working on chapter 2 next week and for the remainder of the month of November. Make sure you review Powerschool for any missing assignments.

ELA:  We will finish up our irony projects and book talks this week.  Be ready to present your irony projects to the class on Wednesday!

Message to parents:Dear parents,

You are invited to attend a presentation on the Belcanfran reciprocal 11 week exchange program. The presentation will  be made by Lise and Ron May who have coordinated reciprocal exchanges in France and Belgium for the past 14 years.  Belcanfran is a NON-FOR-PROFIT reciprocal family exchange between Alberta and France/Belgium that promotes French language development through a linguistic and cultural immersion within a family and school setting. For more information please consult our website www.belcanfran.com 

What?     BELCANFRAN exchange program information mtg

WHEN?   Wednesday, Nov. 27/ 2019

WHERE? David Thompson school

TIME?     6:30-7:00 pm

Thank you for your interest.

Lise and Ron may

Belcanfran exchange foundation

403-949-3816

403-606-8742 cell

www.belcanfran.com

Week of Nov.12th

SS: I want to welcome my student teacher from Uof Calgary, Myriam Salhi who will be with us till Dec 13th and coming back at the beginning of February for another 3 months. This week we continue chapter 2 and spent time talking about the importance of Remembrance day. Next week, we will talk about the Jury duty.

FLA: I want to welcome my student teacher from Uof Calgary, Myriam Salhi who will be with us till Dec 13th and coming back at the beginning of February for another 3 months. Myriam will work closely with this class especially covering the Poesie Unit which she will be evaluating students next week on a quiz on the FIGURES de Styles.  Students received a letter for parents to ask for 10$ for an Artist in Residence coming to our school on November 18-19. Please make payment online or bring money or cheque to Mr. Beaudoin.

ELA:
This week I will be taking each of you aside to discuss your independent novels.  Be ready to respond to the questions that were provided to you on the date that was communicated to you two weeks ago!  While I am engaging in book talks, the rest of the class will be working towards completing the irony project that was explained in class last Thursday.

Sciences:
We started our new unit on chemistry. After some review from grade 7 and 8 concept we are quickly moving on to grade 9 content. Our first chemistry lab (p.98) is coming next week. 
Study sheet for theme 1 unit 2 is due Wednesday the 20th. 

Week of Nov. 4th

Sciences:
We are finishing up our 1st unit! Biodiversity. Study sheets for themes 7 and 8 are due Thursday Nov. 7th. Unit exam will be on Thursday Nov. 7th.
Focus day: Students should consult their marks in Power School and work on any missed study sheets. It also is possible to work ahead and built study sheet for the new unit. 
Chemistry notes: Module 2

FLA:
This week we will continue learning about irony by reading the story "Lamb to the Slaughter"  I will then introduce you to your upcoming irony project.  Don't forget to finish reading your independent novels, book talks begin on November 12th!
Focus day:  
-Complete any out-standing work.
-Read your independent novel 
-Work on preparing your responses for your book talk
(You irony project is not a priority right now...you will have lots of time for that next week!)

Week of Oct 28th-Core subjects

SS: We started chapter 2 on the Youth Criminal Justice System. Please continue monitoring Powerschool for marks. There will be a vocab quiz next Wednesday Oct.30 on Chapter 2. Students will also have to complete a political Cartoon on LSJPA for November 5th and research news articles on crimes committed by youth.

FLA: We are still completing the debates and will start the Poesie Unit late next week. Students are also expected to read a French book so they can improve their understanding and text comprehension.

Sciences:
Study sheet for theme 5 was due Yesterday!. Theme 6 is due Thursday October 31st.

Math: We continue our unit on polynomials this week. Students will have a quiz on Monday of next week on what we have seen so far. I will be away all of next week at a teacher conference in Quebec City.

ELA:  This week we will have a chance to share the stories we wrote last week.  We will also listen to a podcast about a haunted house and start learning about irony.

Week of Oct. 21st

Science:
Students are asked to make (or buy) a small amount of  play dough. As a group of 3 or 4 students. 2 or 3 colors. All sealed in an air tight bag or in a small container.
Study sheet for theme 5 is due Thursday Oct. 24th.
Test on themes 3, 4 and 5 Wednesday Oct. 23rd.

SS: Starting chapter 2 on Youth Criminal Justice System. Students did a test on Chapter 1 and hand-in a BB. Marks will be up on PowerSchool soon.   Student Vote Friday 18. Results will come out on the 22nd.  Please go vote on the 21st if you have not done so!

FLA: Students are working on a debate tagged to SS. We will debate next week starting on Tuesday.  The also handed-in an  Anecdote presentation. Marks will be up on Powerschool as soon as they are marked.

ELA:  This week we will use previous PAT prompts as a starting point for creating our own short story using our character.  We will have the week to plan, draft, revise and finalize this assignment.

Math : I have changed the date of the test this week to Wednesday October 23rd to give more times for students to prepare. After Wednesday we will begin our new chapter on Polynomials. 

Week of Oct. 15 (all core subjects)

Sciences:
Lab report p. 38 due Tuesday Oct. 22nd.
Study sheet for theme 4 is due Thursday Oct. 24.


Math: Grade 9 students are continuing their chapter on exponents and exponents laws. We will be covering order of operation with exponents this week and word problems with exponents. Towards the end of the week, we will review the chapter together. Students should expect to have their unit test on exponents next week. 

ELA:
This week we will finish up our discussion following our reading of The Tell Tale Heart.  We will also engage in a listening comprehension activity and a journaling assignment. Both will explore the use and role of point-of-view in the telling of a story.

FLA: This week students worked on their Anecdote project due to show the class on Tuesday the 15th. We will also do some debates on political topics related to the up coming election.

SS: Student vote will be on Friday 18th and advanced poll on Thursday 17 at lunch. Students have a project due on Tuesday. It is a cartoon on how to pass anew law (Bill). There will be a test chapter 1 on Thursday 17. Multiple choices. Make sure you study for every assessments! You are in grade 9 and this report card will be used for your High School placement.


PE:

Week of Oct. 7th

Sciences:
We will watch a short video on organ growth and work on the basis of genetics.
Study sheet for theme 3 is due Thursday.


Math: This week we looked at the test on Rational Numbers together and reviewed the questions that were more difficult for students. I encourage students to come in at lunch if they still have difficulties. For the rest of the week, we will continue our chapter on exponents and students have a quiz this Thursday on the 5 exponents laws. We will play a exponent bingo on Wednesday to review exponents before the quiz.
ELA:
This week we will be continuing to develop our characters through journaling.  We will also explore the importance of setting in a story and we will read and respond to the Tell Tale Heart.

FLA:

SS:

PE:

SS and FLA update 4

This week, in SS, we continue on chapter 1 and talked more about the election. Next week students will work on an individual project on the steps for a Bill to become a law. It will be a political cartoon. It will be due for October 15, after thanksgiving week-end.

In  FLA, students started a project on a personal Anecdotal and  need to be done on October 15. They have to hand in video along with a written part.

Activities to come here at school:

Friday October 18-Student Vote

Monday and Tuesday November 18-19, grade 9 immersion FLA-Artist in Residence-MC June from Montreal (more details to come)

SS and FLA update 3

Bonjour, please make sure you look on Powerschool for marks.  In SS, this week students finished and presented their political Party poster. We also continue exploring the government of Canada and its organization. There will be a quiz chap. 1 on the government organization next week on Wed. Oct 2nd.
In FLA, we are reviewing grammar and verbs and there will be a quiz on Imparfait, Passe compose, and verbes pronominaux and irreguliers next Tuesday Oct. 1st.

Week of September 30th

Science:

Study sheet for theme 2 module 1 was due on the 26th!

Lab report (page 9) due the 27th.

Test on themes 1 and 2 Monday!

Math:

Students have their Math test on September 30th (Rational numbers)
They also have an assignment to complete on order of operation.
We start a new chapter this week on exponent laws.
The year is progressing well. Results for the assignment and the test should be posted shortly on Power School.

ELA:  We will spend some more time getting to know our characters and exploring how they are going to react in different situations.  We will also create a backstory to help give us a sense of their background and what drives them.  We will also read another short story to explore the nature of conflict and to help guide us towards creating antagonists for our own characters.

FLA:

SS:

PE:

Week of September 23rd

Math : This week we are working on an assignment to practice order of operation. We are also reviewing for our test on rational numbers. The test for grade 9 students will be on Monday September 30th. I encourage parents to log on power school to see the results for the first quiz of the year. Have a great week!


Science:
Last week students built and handed in their first study sheet (Feuille d'étude thème 1 module 1) and worked on an morphological diversity activity.
This week students will build and hand in a study sheet on theme 2 (Thursday), complete and hand in their first lab report (page 9 of their textbook)
Do not forget to bring me a proof that you showed the Science Outline to your parents!
Updates: Study sheet theme 2 due tomorrow. Lab report due Friday. Test on themes 1 and 2 Monday the 30th. Notes de cours modul e1

ELA:
Last week we started creating a character.  We wrote a character sketch and started considering what our character might look like.  This week we will be going to the lab to finish up the good draft of our character written and illustrated sketches.  On Tuesday we will be going to the library where Ms. Fitz will remind us about the rules and systems of the learning commons.  We will also have a chance to sign out an independent reading novel or non-fiction book.  You will be expected to read this on your own time at home.  In a month or two, you will have independent conversations with me about your novel so that you can tell me about what you have been reading!

Social Studies and FLA- update 2 and useful tools

SS

In class, we are working on the future elections. In group, students are making an information poster on a political party which they will present in class next Monday. We will continue our chapter 1 and discuss various issues with our government and our country.

Federal Election tools for students and parents

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/

https://pollenize.org/fr/elections/canada-2019

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics

https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada/

FLA
In class, we reviewed some verbs and students picked a library book to read in class and at home to improve theirs reading and comprehension skills. Next week, on Monday the 23, they will have a short quiz on proper nouns conventions. 

Tools: 

https://bonpatron.com/fr/

https://www.verbix.com/languages/french.html

https://m.bescherelle.com/conjugueur.php

9-5 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16th

Math :

Students in grade 9 had their first Quiz this week. Results should soon be posted on Power School to view. Some important changes are coming to the Math STEMS. More information on this soon!
We continued to work on our chapter about rational numbers this week.

Students all need to practice order of operation. I strongly suggest using this amazing site to find worksheets with the answers! I did not assign homework this week end so this is a great thing to do if you're bored...

https://www.math-drills.com/orderofoperations.php

September 16-20

ELA: 
This week we finished our Bookflix projects and began our short story project.  We have started by learning about the importance of creating strong characters in order to enhance our storytelling.  We listened to a youtube video which offered suggestions on how to create interesting characters.  Next week we will develop characters of our own using these tips.  We will also read a short story that will serve as an example of how a strong character can influence a story.  

Social Studies -update 1

Hi all,
This week we started talking about chapter one on politics which links directly to the up coming election on October 21st. We talked about Fakes News and how to recognized proper information online.  Marks for the quiz are on Powerschool. Next week we will talk about the federal governement organization and the leaders of the main political parties.

Monsieur Beaudoin

Math and Science

Math Grade 9

This week we continued our work on our first chapter of the year (rational numbers, Chapter 2). We played a game on Friday to practice mental math skills. Students have been very focused and worked well in the classroom. Homework is assigned almost daily and students should have completed several homework this week. I will post an update on homework completed on Power School at the end of this chapter.

There will be a quiz on what we learned so far on Tuesday of next week

Have a great week end!

M. Tetreault

Science: We are finishing up with our lab safety and review of the equipment and procedures. We will start our Biodiversity unit. Study sheets will be explained to students and should amount to about a weekly homework helping students to prepare for tests and exams. 

Here is a new functional link (I hope) to the Science Outline: Science Outline

First week of school! La rentrée scolaire!

Bienvenue dans la classe titutaire 9-5 Homeroom class

9-5 Monsieur Beaudoin -https://navybeaudoin.blogspot.com/

Science: Lisez avec vos parents le syllabus (Course Outline). Vous pouvez en imprimer une copie et la faire signer par vos parents ou simplement leur demander d’écrire et de signer une note dans votre agenda. Voici le lien:

Math:

Hello parents and students. Welcome back to school! For the first week of school we have played a few math games, talked about expectations and started reviewing last year’s math concepts. I also handed the textbooks to students. Students are responsible for their textbook and should cover it to protect it this year.

Please find the course outline below

French Immersion :

French Language Art: Bonjour chers parents!  Students should have asked you to go over the course outline with them and to sign it. This week, we did some introduction activities and students are now writing about them on a short text called CHER MOI to introduce themself! This is due for Monday the 9th for marks. You can find a copy of the course outline below as a reference. Thanks!   
Grade 9 FLA course outline

Études sociales:  Hi parents!  Students should have asked you to go over the course outline with them and to sign it. We have already started doing the introduction and there will be a VOCAB quiz next week on September 11th. It is also an asset for your son and daughter to read or watch the news so they can be aware of current events and be ready for class discussions. You can find a copy of the course outline following that link. Thanks!

ELA: Welcome back!  This week we have been engaging in some activities to get to know each other and to become familiar with the course outline and classroom organization.  We have also begun our first assignment:  Bookflix!  Ask your child to describe our big grade 9 project idea to you.  Please read and sign the course outline that was sent home.  You can view and print a copy for yourself using the following link:

Grade 9 ELA course outline