Thursday February 16, 2023

Good evening everyone, 

Please find your homework below....

Course Selection - Course selection will be taking place between February 16th and February 24th.  All students are responsible for the following...

1. Decide with your parent(s)/guardian(s) what courses you plan to select.  Please have this completed by February 15th.

2.  Let Mr. Carr know if you have any questions.  

3.  Mr. Carr will sit with each student and help them submit their course selections.

4.  Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will eventually be required to approve the course selections.  High Schools will email families directly.

5.  If you are attending a non-YRDSB high school, please contact that high school for details around course selection.

High School Info - 2 new resources have been added to "High School Information" on Google Classroom.  These documents may be helfpul as you select courses.  Some additional pieces of information to consider...

- Students will select 8 courses for next year (4 per semester).  There are 6 compulsory courses to select, and 2 choices.

- Please select 2 alternatives in case you do not get your first selection(s).  

- It is strongly recommended that students make a grade 9 Arts selection in order to meet this compulsory credit.  

- In "Group 2" of the "Orbit" document (recently posted on Google Classroom) there is a Business Studies option.  Please note that if this is something that interests you, there is a grade 9 option under Business studies that you can select.  It is titled "Introduction to Business".

For students who have been away - I know there is sickness going through the class.  Please take time to feel better.  If you need any support catching up, please don't hesitate to email me at jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca.  In the meantime, if you are able, you can follow along and catch up on assignments using this homework blog.  Please review the days you have missed and try to catch up.  If this is causing you to feel overwhelmed, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!  I would like to help make this more manageable.  The most important homework is to get rest and hopefully feel better :) 

As I will not be in the classroom tomorrow, the Math & Literacy assignments below will be worked on in class tomorrow.  I am placing them here on the blog now as they are due on Tuesday.  But again, you will have class time on Friday to work on them.  

Literacy - Please complete the 3 questions found in step #2 of THIS ASSIGNMENT.  Please remember to use the links found in the assignment to help you reflect on reading strategies that you use, or feel like you could use to improve upon.  (Due Tuesday).

Math - On Google Classroom, please respond to the following prompt under "Private Comments" on the Financial Literacy Assignment.... (Due Tuesday)

 Wisdom is often described as knowing what to do even in difficult situations.  Financial decisions can often be difficult.  Please explain what wisdom you feel you have gained through the financial literacy tasks and discussions we have completed over the last week.  

Math - Please complete at least 4 correct responses for questions #1-5 found in THIS LINK.  This can also be found through lesson #1 in Unit #8 - Percents.  (Due Tuesday)

Science - For Task #3, please add to your answer for the third question.  We worked on this in class.  Your task was to explain whether or not you believe work is being done if I push a bookshelf, the bookshelf does not move, but my arms continually move up and down in a "push-up motion".  (Due tomorrow)

Drama - Due to so many student absences, we will delay our presentation for The Same, but Different Task until next week. (Due Thursday February 23rd)

Portfolios Signed - Please have a parent/guardian sign the sheet in your portfolio.  Please ensure you return your portfolio to Mr. Carr.  Thank you, everyone :)  (Due - late)

History - Task D (Due Friday)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca