Week of March 30th to April 3rd

Math : Hello everyone! Welcome back from Spring Break. Hope you are staying safe and healthy.

I am hard at work preparing online resources for you. Please refer to D2L this week for information about what you will be working on for the next week. I will update D2L weekly with homework, videos, assignments and or google meet times to ask questions. Stay tuned and make sure you know how to access your D2L.

Have a great week.

Science:
Je suis encore en apprentissage... Comment faire du tutorat en vidéo chat!!! Google Meet, etc. La technologie va me rendre fou...
Avant toutes les histoires de virus... Vous aviez fait le labo des pages 276-277. Il est grand temps de me remettre (Google docs) votre rapport fait en équipe (virtuellement bien sur!). N'oubliez pas de bien répondre à toutes les questions d'analyse et de conclusion... 

Prenez aussi le temps d'aller explorer votre site D2L de science. Il y a plein d'info qui pourraient vous donner un coup de main!
Merci.

March 20th-Important information

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW FOR WEEKS TO COME

ELA:
Hello!  I hope you are all staying safe and healthy and are finding ways to keep yourselves busy.  You are missed and we are here to support your learning from afar in any way we can.  Please feel free to email me! While we wait for more details and a more concrete plan to be established, I will give you a few things that you can focus on in the meantime.

1.  Have fun reading, listening and viewing!  
I know you submitted your silent reading books so here are some online resources.  Also, don't forget about any books or magazines you have kicking around the house!

Reading and viewing/listening:
-https://www.discovery.ca/Home
-Calgary Public Library Resources: e-books, Bookflix, music, movies, online tutoring, encyclopedias, etc. Your library card number is your email without the @educbe.ca - your PIN number is 1234567 
-TeenBookCloud: An online collection of eBooks, novels, graphic novels, video, and audiobooks through the Calgary Public Libra​ry (click on “Access TeenBookCloud" bottom of page) 

Listening/viewing:
-https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/the-best-podcasts-for-kids
-18 Best Podcasts for Kids in Elementary, Middle and High School 

2.  Respond to what you heard or read.  Either in writing or have a conversation with a parent/sibling/friend about what you learned. Here are some questions to consider:  Personal response questions

FLA-
Like Madame Comeau said, we are still waiting for more details on how we will operate from home but expect assignments to be completed and handed in after the Spring Break.  I will give you a few things that you can focus on in the meantime.

1.  Our Theâtre unit is unfortunately over, please hold on to your booklet or bring it back to school Thursday or Friday. If not you will be able to drop it off at the office eventually. 

2.  Find ways to listen to, and read, in French!  I know you submitted your silent reading books so here are some online resources that offer videos, apps, games, news articles and more! 
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/scolaire
https://www.nationalgeographic.fr/
https://discoveryfrance.fr/
www.1jour1actu.com
www.geoado.com

3.  Respond to what you heard or read.  Either in writing, or have a conversation with a parent/sibling/friend about what you learned (even if it's in English!  French is better obviously, but we will take what we can get right now!) Here are some questions to consider:  Personal response questions

SS-
Grade 9 Textbook in French  (big document to download as a PDF

Brightspace-D2L

The link will give you access to the textbook. After the break, you will be able to use some worksheets to continue progressing to be ready for HS. I will be able to inform you then how you can hand-in those assignments for marks. D2L is up and running so you can access to limited information at this point under Announcements. More to come!  Enjoy your break!

You can always contact me via

Contact info
Google account for sharing assignments

Science:
Volume de science module 4
Volume de science module 5

You now have also access to a Science D2L shell. There is a lot of info in the Content section. I will clean it up eventually but for now, you have plenty to access to. Explore the different sections! If you decide to work on study sheet, use Google docs and share your work with me. Please, do not spend time  cutting /pasting pictures from the web! I will live without images... I will add comments to it and add marks in PowerSchool. Stay safe and away... Cheers

March 13

Math : Grade 9 students have been working on solving inequalities this week. We played Kahoot and practice inequality word problems. Next week, I will be away to Bamfield with grade 9 students. Students will have their chapter 9 test on Tuesday and will start a new chapter on Data Analysis.

I have updated Power School with Homework Checks for the month of February. I will also be available for Parent Teacher interviews on Friday only (drop in).

Science:
We are working on the basics of electricity principals. (resistance, R= VxI, parallel and series circuits)
Study sheet for theme 2 due Tuesday.
BMSC trip: Please do your best to read and complete the notes for theme 3. You will miss a lab on pages 287-288. You can do it once you return.
Theme 3 notes
As per usual, Power School is consistently updated with new marks.

ES 9:

Students will be watching a movie in relation to immigration policies and refugee program. They will be asked to create a written production on their understanding of the movie.

FLA 9-5

Students will continue their preparation for their theater representation. A test on theater structure is scheduled for March 16^th.

Students' oral competencies will be evaluated through their representation. The second part of the evaluation will be the writing of an alternative ending of the play they are taking part in.

ELA:
Since the Bamfield trip has been cancelled, I will see you for ELA next week.  We will spend some time revisiting the criteria for writing a short story for the PAT and listening to some podcasts. 

March 6

Math : This week we are working on a new chapter (Chapter 9, inequalities). On Thursday we will have a special activity day for the Francophone week. I will be handing back the Midterm exams on Wednesday.  Next week we will be continuing Chapter 9.

Sciences:
This week we studied and reviewed different environmental issues. Next week we will introduce our new unit: Electricity.
Monday March 9th: Unit exam!!!

9-5 FLA

Students will continue their study on the theater unit. They will have a test on the material seen so far (theater structure, vocabulary,etc).

9- ES

Students will have a chapter test on chapter 5. This test will consist of multiple choice and true or false questions. They will be given the opportunity to review material on Monday.

Students who missed last week test will take it on Monday.

ELA:
This week we started learning about how to plan and organize our ideas for writing a personal response essay.  At the end of the week we looked over an essay example and highlighted some important areas to pay attention to.  Your essay plan and introductory paragraph is due on Monday, March 9th!!  Next week we will continue building on our essay, developing the body paragraphs and writing the conclusion.  It will be due on Friday, March 13!

See Powerschool for new marks and comments