Thursday March 28, 2024

  Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Literacy - The following Deliberate Practice Tasks will be due on Thursday.  Please remember to complete on paper (unless you have a SEA computer that you would prefer to use).  You will have class time tomorrow to work on them... (Due)

Task #1 - Slide 28

Task #2 - Slide 29

Task #3 - Slide 30

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due)

Literacy - Your narrative stories are due on Thursday.  Please make sure you have done the following...  (Due)

1.  Attached a good copy of your story on Google Classroom.  

2.  Attach a voice recording using Vocaroo.  Please do not use your name as this is not a YRDSB tool.  Simply record your story - reading it the way you want the story to sound.

Science - On Tuesday April 9th, we will have a Test for Unit #4 - Water Systems.  The Unit Review can be found on Google Classroom, but can also be accessed through THIS LINK. (Due Tuesday April 9th)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Wednesday March 27, 2024

 Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Literacy - The following Deliberate Practice Tasks will be due on Thursday.  Please remember to complete on paper (unless you have a SEA computer that you would prefer to use).  You will have class time tomorrow to work on them... (Due tomorrow)

Task #1 - Slide 28

Task #2 - Slide 29

Task #3 - Slide 30

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due)

Literacy - Your narrative stories are due on Thursday.  Please make sure you have done the following...  (Due tomorrow)

1.  Attached a good copy of your story on Google Classroom.  

2.  Attach a voice recording using Vocaroo.  Please do not use your name as this is not a YRDSB tool.  Simply record your story - reading it the way you want the story to sound.

Science - On Tuesday April 9th, we will have a Test for Unit #4 - Water Systems.  The Unit Review can be found on Google Classroom, but can also be accessed through THIS LINK. (Due Tuesday April 9th)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Tuesday March 26, 2024

Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Literacy - The following Deliberate Practice Tasks will be due on Thursday.  Please remember to complete on paper (unless you have a SEA computer that you would prefer to use).  You will have class time tomorrow to work on them... (Due Thursday)

Task #1 - Slide 28

Task #2 - Slide 29

Task #3 - Slide 30

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Your narrative stories are due on Thursday.  Please make sure you have done the following...  (Due Thursday)

1.  Attached a good copy of your story on Google Classroom.  

2.  Attach a voice recording using Vocaroo.  Please do not use your name as this is not a YRDSB tool.  Simply record your story - reading it the way you want the story to sound.

Science - On Tuesday April 9th, we will have a Test for Unit #4 - Water Systems.  The Unit Review can be found on Google Classroom, but can also be accessed through THIS LINK. (Due Tuesday April 9th)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Monday March 25, 2024

 Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be tomorrow.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Please complete the 3 questions from THIS TASK under the "Deliberate Practice" Assignment.  This task is to be completed ON PAPER.  PLEASE NOTE!  Very important!  If you were absent for this task, please see Mr. Carr prior to listening to the podcast.  There are some upsetting topics that were discussed about residential schools.  We skipped some of them.  I would like to give you the opportunity to skip them too.  (Due).

Geography - Please complete question #5a for the Global Settlement Task.  Please come prepared to share your ideas.  This is not a task to spend a lot of time on tonight - just be prepared with ideas for our class conversation tomorrow. (Due tomorrow)

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due Wednesday)

Literacy - Your narrative stories are due on Thursday.  Please make sure you have done the following...  (Due Thursday)

1.  Attached a good copy of your story on Google Classroom.  

2.  Attach a voice recording using Vocaroo.  Please do not use your name as this is not a YRDSB tool.  Simply record your story - reading it the way you want the story to sound.

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Friday March 22, 2024

Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Grade 8 Grad Trip - With your family, please complete THIS SURVEY by Friday (Due).

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be on Tuesday March 26th.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due Tuesday)

Literacy - Please use the "Final Rubric" attached on Google Classroom to complete your Narrative Stories.  Please use the rubric as a checklist.  See Mr. Carr if you have any questions or would like feedback on any particular parts.  (Due)

Literacy - Please complete the 3 questions from THIS TASK under the "Deliberate Practice" Assignment.  This task is to be completed ON PAPER.  PLEASE NOTE!  Very important!  If you were absent for this task, please see Mr. Carr prior to listening to the podcast.  There are some upsetting topics that were discussed about residential schools.  We skipped some of them.  I would like to give you the opportunity to skip them too.  (Due Monday).

Science - Please complete all questions for Task #4 - Water Systems.  (Due Monday)

Geography - Please complete question #4 for the Global Settlement Task (Due Monday)

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due Wednesday)

Literacy - Your narrative stories are due on Thursday.  Please make sure you have done the following...  (Due Thursday)

1.  Attached a good copy of your story on Google Classroom.  

2.  Attach a voice recording using Vocaroo.  Please do not use your name as this is not a YRDSB tool.  Simply record your story - reading it the way you want the story to sound.

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Thursday March 21, 2024

 Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Grade 8 Grad Trip - With your family, please complete THIS SURVEY by Friday (Due tomorrow).

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be on Tuesday March 26th.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due Tuesday)

Literacy - Please use the "Final Rubric" attached on Google Classroom to complete your Narrative Stories.  Please use the rubric as a checklist.  See Mr. Carr if you have any questions or would like feedback on any particular parts.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Please complete the 3 questions from THIS TASK under the "Deliberate Practice" Assignment.  This task is to be completed ON PAPER.  PLEASE NOTE!  Very important!  If you were absent for this task, please see Mr. Carr prior to listening to the podcast.  There are some upsetting topics that were discussed about residential schools.  We skipped some of them.  I would like to give you the opportunity to skip them too.  (Due Monday).

Science - Please complete all questions for Task #4 - Water Systems.  (Due Monday)

Geography - Please complete question #4 for the Global Settlement Task (Due Monday)

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due Wednesday)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Wednesday March 20, 2024

 Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Grade 8 Grad Trip - With your family, please complete THIS SURVEY by Friday (Due Friday).

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be on Tuesday March 26th.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due Tuesday)

Literacy - Please use the "Final Rubric" attached on Google Classroom to complete your Narrative Stories.  Please use the rubric as a checklist.  See Mr. Carr if you have any questions or would like feedback on any particular parts.  (Due Friday)

Literacy - Please complete the 3 questions from THIS TASK under the "Deliberate Practice" Assignment.  This task is to be completed ON PAPER.  PLEASE NOTE!  Very important!  If you were absent for this task, please see Mr. Carr prior to listening to the podcast.  There are some upsetting topics that were discussed about residential schools.  We skipped some of them.  I would like to give you the opportunity to skip them too.  (Due Monday).

Science - Please complete all questions for Task #4 - Water Systems.  (Due Monday)

Geography - Please complete question #4 for the Global Settlement Task (Due Monday)

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Visual Arts - Please complete the Zentangle Silhouettes Task (Due Wednesday March 27th)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Tuesday March 19, 2024

 Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be on Tuesday March 26th.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due Tuesday)

Literacy - Please use the "Final Rubric" attached on Google Classroom to complete your Narrative Stories.  Please use the rubric as a checklist.  See Mr. Carr if you have any questions or would like feedback on any particular parts.  (Due Friday)

Science - Please complete all questions for Task #4 - Water Systems.  (Due Monday)

Geography - Please complete question #4 for the Global Settlement Task (Due Monday)

Math - Students who got less than 4 out of 6 on the Fractions quiz, please come see Mr. Carr at morning recesses.  We will work together and get you prepared to retake the quiz.  Please remember, it's okay if you struggled, but we can keep learning and figure it out :)  

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Monday March 18, 2024

Good evening everyone :)

Any students who may be fasting, please let Mr. Carr know if there is anything that you need while fasting.  This can be extra time to complete assignments, a place to go during snack and lunch, etc..  Please just let me know :)

Math - Unit #8 (Percents), test will be on Tuesday March 26th.  Please see STUDENT UNIT PLANS for the review.  It is at the bottom of the document.  (Due Tuesday March 26th)

Literacy - Please use the "Final Rubric" attached on Google Classroom to complete your Narrative Stories.  Please use the rubric as a checklist.  See Mr. Carr if you have any questions or would like feedback on any particular parts.  (Due Friday)

Geography - Please complete all questions for Task #4 - Water Systems.  (Due Monday)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Friday March 8, 2024

I hope you all have a wonderful March Break!  The goal is to not have to complete any homework, however, if any of these assignments below are not complete, please get them completed.  Thank you :)

Literacy - Please revise all of your quotations in your story to ensure that you have used proper punctuation.  You can use THIS SLIDESHOW to help you follow rules for quotation marks.  Please see Mr. Carr if you have any questions. (Due)

Literacy - First half of your biography should be read by Friday.  (Due)

Geography - Please complete the first 2 questions from the Global Settlement Task.  (Due)

Geography - Please ensure that you have completed both Task 1 & Task 2 for Geography.  (Due)

Science - Please complete all the questions for  Task #3.  (Due)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due)

Science - Please submit your Watershed Task if you have not already done so.  I know a few of you have extensions.  (Due)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Thursday March 7, 2024

 Please find this evening's homework below....

Please note...

You have a lot of tasks due tomorrow.  We will be spending time in class tomorrow to complete all of these tasks.  So in this case, "due tomorrow" means make it your goal to have everything completed by then end of the school day tomorrow.

Literacy - Please revise all of your quotations in your story to ensure that you have used proper punctuation.  You can use THIS SLIDESHOW to help you follow rules for quotation marks.  Please see Mr. Carr if you have any questions. (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - First half of your biography should be read by Friday.  (Due tomorrow)

Geography - Please complete the first 2 questions from the Global Settlement Task.  (Due tomorrow)

Science - Please complete all the questions for  Task #3.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Please be prepared to present your Spoken Word Final Assignment on Tuesday.  You will present in front of a small group of students.  Please make sure you have completed all tasks which are listed for you in THIS DOCUMENT. (Due)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due)

Science - Please submit your Watershed Task if you have not already done so.  I know a few of you have extensions.  (Due)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Wednesday March 6, 2024

Please find this evening's homework below....

Math - Please complete 4 correct responses for the three review questions found in THIS LINK.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Please revise all of your quotations in your story to ensure that you have used proper punctuation.  You can use THIS SLIDESHOW to help you follow rules for quotation marks.  Please see Mr. Carr if you have any questions. (Due Friday)

Literacy - First half of your biography should be read by Friday.  (Due Friday)

Geography - Please complete the first 2 questions from the Global Settlement Task.  (Due Friday)

Science - Please complete all the questions for  Task #3.  (Due Friday)

Literacy - Please be prepared to present your Spoken Word Final Assignment on Tuesday.  You will present in front of a small group of students.  Please make sure you have completed all tasks which are listed for you in THIS DOCUMENT. (Due)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due)

Science - Please submit your Watershed Task if you have not already done so.  I know a few of you have extensions.  (Due)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Tuesday March 5, 2024

 Please find this evening's homework below....

Math - Please complete 4 correct responses for the three review questions found in THIS LINK.  (Due tomorrow)

Literacy - Please complete the ending to your story.  Use the prompts below to help you...  (Due tomorrow)

Seek to end your story in these ways...

1.  The ending should remind the audience what the story is really about.

2.  The ending should deliver a powerful lesson/message.

Literacy - First half of your biography should be read by Friday.  (Due Friday)

Geography - Please complete the first 2 questions from the Global Settlement Task.  (Due Friday)

Science - Please complete all the questions for  Task #3.  (Due Friday)

Literacy - Please be prepared to present your Spoken Word Final Assignment on Tuesday.  You will present in front of a small group of students.  Please make sure you have completed all tasks which are listed for you in THIS DOCUMENT. (Due)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due)

Science - Please submit your Watershed task if you have not already done so.  I know a few of you have extensions.  (Due)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Monday March 4, 2024

 Please find this evening's homework below....

Literacy - First half of your biography should be read by Friday.  (Due Friday)

Literacy - Please complete the ending to your story.  Use the prompts below to help you...  (Due Wednesday)

Seek to end your story in these ways...

1.  The ending should remind the audience what the story is really about.

2.  The ending should deliver a powerful lesson/message.

Literacy - Please be prepared to present your Spoken Word Final Assignment on Tuesday.  You will present in front of a small group of students.  Please make sure you have completed all tasks which are listed for you in THIS DOCUMENT. (Due tomorrow)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due)

Science - Please complete all the questions for  Task #3.  (Due Friday)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca  

Friday March 1, 2024

 Please find this evening's homework below....

Math - Please complete 3 correct responses for the review questions found in THIS LINK (Due Monday)

Literacy - First quarter of your biography should be read by Monday.  (Due Monday)

Literacy - Please complete the ending to your story.  Use the prompts below to help you...  (Due Tuesday)

Seek to end your story in these ways...

1.  The ending should remind the audience what the story is really about.

2.  The ending should deliver a powerful lesson/message.

Literacy - Please be prepared to present your Spoken Word Final Assignment on Tuesday.  You will present in front of a small group of students.  Please make sure you have completed all tasks which are listed for you in THIS DOCUMENT. (Due Tuesday)

Geography - Please complete Part C for Task #2.  Please ensure to answer this final question with sufficient detail.  The task is requiring you to think deeply about what you have learned, make thoughtful connections, and develop ideas from those thoughtful connections. (Due Monday)

Science - Please make sure you have watched the two videos for task #3, and completed your recall notes.  This should not take you too long, as you have already had class time.  (Due Wednesday)

Have a great evening,

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca