February 28

Francophone Week! Youppi

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.  

Social Studies 9

Students will be working on group projects in regards to Chapter 5. They are asked to create a tourism pamphlet highlighting information and immigration incentives about a chosen Canadian province. This project is expected to be handed in on March 6^th.

FLA 9:

Students have been introduced to the theater unit of the curriculum. We will be focusing on structures and framework related to theater in preparation to the unit final project (performance). In addition, students will continue their study on grammatical structures ( subjunctive mode and past participle). 

Note: Students had a quiz on Subjonctif last Monday and it was a disaster. They did another on Friday and hopefully they will get better results.

ELA:
This week we will take what we learned with the critical response essay and apply it to writing a personal response essay.  (For your PAT you will have the choice of writing either a story or a personal response essay so this will help to prepare you if you choose to write an essay) We will look over the rubric and some examples of past PAT questions and sample pieces of writing.  I will then give you a couple of past PAT questions to choose from before starting to organize your ideas into an essay plan (similar to the one we did for the critical response essay)

Week of Feb. 24th

Math : Grade 9 students are writing their midterms this week. This will be over the course of 3 days. Expect results by Monday of next week posted on Power School. Good luck everyone!

Science:
Study sheet for theme 4 module 3 is due Tuesday.
Study sheet for theme 5 module 3 is due Friday.
Module 3
As per usual, marks are posted every few days, take a look at Power School!

ELA:
This week the first draft of your critical response essay is due on Monday, February 24.  We will have the opportunity to engage in some peer and self review in order to prepare the final draft which is due on Wednesday, February 26.  Following this deadline, we will use what we learned for the critical response essay to inform our process for creating a personal response essay in preparation for the Part A PAT (which will be written in May).

9ème ES (new marks were added on Powerschool)

I would like to welcome back Myriam Salhi, Uof C last year student teacher. She will be involved with teaching on a daily basis.   Students will develop their knowledge on immigration laws and politics in Canada. A quick test is scheduled for Thursday, February 27^th.

9ème FLA (new marks were added on Powerschool)

Students have been developing their knowledge on the subjunctive mode. Next week, we will start a new unit on theater.

A test on the subjunctive mode is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25^th. I highly recommend students to review and study during the weekend.

Week of Feb 18

ELA:  This week we will go to the lab to take the information that you have noted in your plan, and connect these ideas together as an essay using transitional words and phrases.


We would like to welcome Myriam Salhy back for her last practicum before she graduates from Uof C. She will be working with students full time starting next week in FLA and SS

SS: Chapter 5 in progress.  Immigration Homework due for Tuesday 18 along with an article found on-line.

FLA: Students are done with the Novel study which was not a great success. Again, in order to improve their FLA skills, they need to read at home almost every day. We will do so verbs exercises about Subjonctif, but also review the basics which are very weak in general. Students need to use a dictionary and not rush things out before handing assignments.

Science:
Review sheet for theme 3 module 3 is due Thursday.
Test on themes 1, 2 and 3 also on Thursday.

Math : We are studying for the Midterm all week. Students will receive review sheets and will have homework to practice. The Midterm will be in 3 parts starting on February 25th and Ending on February 27th. Students should spend time every day practicing.  

Week of Feb.10th

New marks are on Powerschool

FLA: Students need to complete the reading of their Novel and will have to write a resumé based on their own observation and note. They will also have to hand-in their yellow worksheet.

SS: There will be a test chapter 4 on Tuesday, Feb 11. It will be like a PAT format. We will also start chapter 5 on Immigration.

ELA:  Last week we had some time to play the games that some of you created for your novel study final project.  We then signed out new silent reading books and learned how to create a thesis statement for a critical response essay.  Next week we will progress with the essay plan, learning how to develop and support our ideas for the body paragraphs of our essay.

Math : Students are finishing their Chapter 4 in class. We will have a Quiz on Wednesday to review the chapter. Next week, we begin our review for the Midterm. We will take 4 days to study in class and the midterm will take place on February  24,25 and 26 in 3 parts. Students should begin their review right away. 

Week of Feb 3rd.

Sciences:
Study sheet for theme 1 on module 3 due Monday.
Many marks will be added to Power School shortly for our 2nd term.

Math : The grades for the test on Chapter 8 : Equations are up. This test was difficult for most students and I encourage everyone to review these concepts. Being able to solve equations using algebra and opposite operation is a skill needed for high school. Students can come in at lunch for help! We are beginning a new chapter this week (Chapter 4 : Scales and similar shapes).  

SS: We will finish chapter 4. There will be a test on Monday February 10th.

FLA: Students need to read the novel until chapter 16 and to complete their worksheets to chapter 16. I strongly suggest they read out loud on a daily basis to improve their speaking skills.

ELA:  We will finish up our final project presentations and then we will begin looking at how to write a thesis statement and build upon it to create a plan for a critical response essay.

Week of January 27th

*Please monitor Powerschool since new marks were entered this week.

Math: We are completing our unit on equations (Chapter 8) this week. Students will write their test on Thursday. We will start a new chapter next week on proportion and similar shapes. This will be the final chapter before the midterm exam.

SS: Secret Path reflexion due for Monday 27. We will finish Chapter 4 on Collective Rights.
https://secretpath.ca/


FLA: Students continue reading their Novel and to complete their comprehension questions. They will have test on chapter 1-10 next Wednesday 29th.  It will be based on their yellow questions booklet.


ELA:  We will continue working on the novel study final project this week.  It will be due on Thursday, January 30.  Be ready to submit your project and present it to the class!

Sciences:
Review exams on Monday (module 1) and Tuesday (module 2)!!!
Review questions of module 2 due Tuesday.
Then we'll move on to our next unit: Environmental Chemistry.

Week of Jan 20th.

Science:
Study sheet theme 8 due Monday.
Mega R due the 27th! Why would you keep waiting for the last minute... is beyond me!

SS: Quiz vocab chapter 4. You need to know the definition. You will either get the word or the definition. This week, we will work on Residential school using a Graphic Novel book by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire called Secret Path. Ask your son or daughter about it!  I am working on report cards, so this is the last call to hand in any late assignments.

FLA: We are still working on the Novel Study. Student needs to read chapter 3-6 and complete worksheets for comprehension.

ELA:  This week we will revise some of the work we did in our novel study booklets.  We will then begin a choice novel project that we will work on in small groups over the course of the next week or so.  This project will include an in-class presentation!


Math : This week we continue to practice solving equations. The equations are becoming quite difficult in grade 9 and this requires several hours of practice (Chapter 8, especially 8.4 in the textbook). We have been taking a lot of class time to practice these concepts but every student is responsible for doing their homework and continue to practice at home. We also starting solving complex word problems related to algebra which is a difficult concept. In order for students to have success in this unit it's very important that they complete their homework and ask questions if they have difficulties solving these equations. I am in my classroom 3 times a week to tutor students who need help with this.