Tuesday November 17, 2020

 Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Geography - Questions #1 & 2 (ONLY THESE QUESTIONS) are due next Geography class (Due Tuesday November 24th).

Show & Tell! - Many have expressed interest in this, and I think it's a great idea!  We will do a show on tell on Friday morning to start our day.  You do not need to share anything, but all are welcome :)  

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task.  Please remember that you do not need to provide answers for every scene in the movie/drama.  You only need to complete each section of the chart, and you can choose which scenes in the movie you use to complete the charts.  (due Wednesday).

Science - Lesson 6.4 task.  You will have 2 periods to work on this.  (Due November 23rd).

Art - Form Task (Due November 23rd).

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Bill Crothers SS & Math Contest - If you are interested in either of these, please see the links placed on Google Classroom under "General Information".  Bill Crothers SS is a high school that has a focus on athletics.  Students can apply to go there.  The Math contest is one that is open for you to compete in.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Monday November 16, 2020

 Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Language - I have handed back your Language Assessment - Synthesis, Point of View, Deep Questions.  Please look at your marks by clicking on the document.  The marks are left as comments on the document.  We will be going over these tomorrow.  Please prepare any questions that you would like to ask.  (Due tomorrow)

Math - I have handed back you your Integers Test.  We will go over this tomorrow, correcting each question.  You may want to look it over ahead of time and prepare any questions that you have.  

Show & Tell! - Many have expressed interest in this, and I think it's a great idea!  We will do a show on tell on Friday morning to start our day.  You do not need to share anything, but all are welcome :)  

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task.  Please remember that you do not need to provide answers for every scene in the movie/drama.  You only need to complete each section of the chart, and you can choose which scenes in the movie you use to complete the charts.  (due Wednesday).

Science - Lesson 6.4 task.  You will have 2 periods to work on this.  (Due November 23rd).

Art - Form Task (Due November 23rd).

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Bill Crothers SS & Math Contest - If you are interested in either of these, please see the links placed on Google Classroom under "General Information".  Bill Crothers SS is a high school that has a focus on athletics.  Students can apply to go there.  The Math contest is one that is open for you to compete in.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Thursday November 12, 2020

  Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Parent Teacher Interviews - These are tonight (Thursday) & tomorrow (Friday).  Families can email me if they do not yet have a meeting and would like to book one.  I hope to be able to meet with all families :)

Math- Please complete questions 4, 6, 7 from Lesson #2 - The General Term.  (Due Monday)

Language - Please complete the task we worked on yesterday and today in class - "Assessment - Synthesis, Point of View, Deep Questions"  (Due - late).

Math - Please make sure that your Math test is completed this evening.  Please submit it when complete.  (Due - late).

Language - The following is feedback that I believe will help everyone in their Passion Project research.  This is feedback based on what I am noticing from examining tracking documents....

1.  Keep learning more!  Learn from lots of different documents/resources.

2.  Be specific about what you are learning.  Push your thinking prompts will help with this.

3.  Explain how your knowledge is growing. (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

4.  Explain how texts connect to each other.  (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task.  Please remember that you do not need to provide answers for every scene in the movie/drama.  You only need to complete each section of the chart, and you can choose which scenes in the movie you use to complete the charts.  (due November 18th).

Science - Lesson 6.4 task.  You will have 2 periods to work on this.  (Due November 23rd).

Art - Form Task (Due November 23rd).

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Bill Crothers SS & Math Contest - If you are interested in either of these, please see the links placed on Google Classroom under "General Information".  Bill Crothers SS is a high school that has a focus on athletics.  Students can apply to go there.  The Math contest is one that is open for you to compete in.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Wednesday November 11, 2020

 Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Parent Teacher Interviews - These are tomorrow (Thursday) & Friday.  Families can email me if they do not yet have a meeting and would like to book one.  I hope to be able to meet with all families :)

Language - Please complete the task we worked on yesterday and today in class - "Assessment - Synthesis, Point of View, Deep Questions"  (Due - late).

Math - Please make sure that your Math test is completed this evening.  Please submit it when complete.  (Due - late).

Language - The following is feedback that I believe will help everyone in their Passion Project research.  This is feedback based on what I am noticing from examining tracking documents....

1.  Keep learning more!  Learn from lots of different documents/resources.

2.  Be specific about what you are learning.  Push your thinking prompts will help with this.

3.  Explain how your knowledge is growing. (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

4.  Explain how texts connect to each other.  (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task.  Please remember that you do not need to provide answers for every scene in the movie/drama.  You only need to complete each section of the chart, and you can choose which scenes in the movie you use to complete the charts.  (due November 18th).

Science - Lesson 6.4 task.  You will have 2 periods to work on this.  (Due November 23rd).

Art - Form Task (Due November 23rd).

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Bill Crothers SS & Math Contest - If you are interested in either of these, please see the links placed on Google Classroom under "General Information".  Bill Crothers SS is a high school that has a focus on athletics.  Students can apply to go there.  The Math contest is one that is open for you to compete in.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Tuesday November 10, 2020

  Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Parent Teacher Interviews - Please let your parents know that they should have received an email about booking parent teacher interviews.  If they have a hard time booking one online, they can send me an email and I will arrange with them a time for an interview.  Interviews are scheduled for Thursday November 12th (evening) and Friday November 13th (morning).  Thank you!

Tuesday Afternoon work...

1. Work on Drama summative task.  (until 2:30).  Please come back at 2:30pm.

2. Free work period to get caught up on all work.  (Until 3:15)

Language - Please complete the task we worked on yesterday and today in class - "Assessment - Synthesis, Point of View, Deep Questions"  (Due tomorrow).

Math - Please make sure that your Math test is completed this evening.  Please submit it when complete.  (Due tomorrow).

Language - The following is feedback that I believe will help everyone in their Passion Project research.  This is feedback based on what I am noticing from examining tracking documents....

1.  Keep learning more!  Learn from lots of different documents/resources.

2.  Be specific about what you are learning.  Push your thinking prompts will help with this.

3.  Explain how your knowledge is growing. (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

4.  Explain how texts connect to each other.  (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task.  Please remember that you do not need to provide answers for every scene in the movie/drama.  You only need to complete each section of the chart, and you can choose which scenes in the movie you use to complete the charts.  (due November 18th).

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Bill Crothers SS & Math Contest - If you are interested in either of these, please see the links placed on Google Classroom under "General Information".  Bill Crothers SS is a high school that has a focus on athletics.  Students can apply to go there.  The Math contest is one that is open for you to compete in.  Let me know if you have any questions :)

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Monday November 9, 2020

 Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Parent Teacher Interviews - Please let your parents know that they should have received an email about booking parent teacher interviews.  If they have a hard time booking one online, they can send me an email and I will arrange with them a time for an interview.  Interviews are scheduled for Thursday November 12th (evening) and Friday November 13th (morning).  Thank you!

Work from last period Friday - We worked on making sure the following was completed....

1.  All assignments completed and up-to-date. (Including submit art task due today)

2.  Asked for help on any tasks needing support.

3.  Studied for Math test (which is on Tuesday).

4.  Discussed with Mr. Carr anything that is preventing you from completing your best work consistently.  Remember, as long as you complete tasks and ask questions, you should do very well!

Language - The following is feedback that I believe will help everyone in their Passion Project research.  This is feedback based on what I am noticing from examining tracking documents....

1.  Keep learning more!  Learn from lots of different documents/resources.

2.  Be specific about what you are learning.  Push your thinking prompts will help with this.

3.  Explain how your knowledge is growing. (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

4.  Explain how texts connect to each other.  (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

Math - Integers test tomorrow

Math Review...

Our test will be on Tuesday November 10th

• Please make sure that you go to the Math section on Google Classroom, and review/study all of the lessons that we completed in class…..

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #1

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #2

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #3

• Make sure to ask questions when you have them.  The test date is set in a way that provides you a lot of time to study and prepare.

• I know everyone can do very, very well! :

Music - Analysing Album Covers Assignment.  Please make sure you have followed all the steps on each slide of the slideshow.  It will also direct you to the "exit ticket". (Due tomorrow).

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task (due November 17th).

Science - Please make sure your curiosity research has been added to the "sharing our learning" document under "Lesson 6.2 - Human Impact on Ecosystems". (Due tomorrow)

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca 

Friday November 6, 2020

  Good evening, everyone!

Sometimes you complete your work in class, please see below for ideas on what to do when you complete :)

What you can work on when you complete your work...

1.  Review past work, study & ask for help if needed.

2.  Read silently & add to your reading comprehension tracking document.

3.  Work on homework.

4.  Continue with Passion Project research.

5.  Take a break and refresh your mind by getting off the computer.

Please find your homework below....

Parent Teacher Interviews - Please let your parents know that they should have received an email about booking parent teacher interviews.  If they have a hard time booking one online, they can send me an email and I will arrange with them a time for an interview.  Interviews are scheduled for Thursday November 12th (evening) and Friday November 13th (morning).  Thank you!

Work from last period Friday - We worked on making sure the following was completed....

1.  All assignments completed and up-to-date. (Including submit art task due today)

2.  Asked for help on any tasks needing support.

3.  Studied for Math test (which is on Tuesday).

4.  Discussed with Mr. Carr anything that is preventing you from completing your best work consistently.  Remember, as long as you complete tasks and ask questions, you should do very well!

Language - The following is feedback that I believe will help everyone in their Passion Project research.  This is feedback based on what I am noticing from examining tracking documents....

1.  Keep learning more!  Learn from lots of different documents/resources.

2.  Be specific about what you are learning.  Push your thinking prompts will help with this.

3.  Explain how your knowledge is growing. (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

4.  Explain how texts connect to each other.  (Text 1) x (Text 2) = deeper knowledge/insights

Language - Please complete your notes from the "No Limits" text.  There are challenging concepts in the text, but I could see that students were beginning to understand much better through the discussions we had together today in class. The instructions for completing the notes are...

Go and get the full value out of the text. Track…. 1. What you learned. 2. What you synthesized. 3. Your connections (This can include Text 1 x text 2) 4. Questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy chart) 5. Think about how this applies to your passion project...go add that to your passion project.

Math - Integers test Tuesday

Math Review...

Our test will be on Tuesday November 10th

• Please make sure that you go to the Math section on Google Classroom, and review/study all of the lessons that we completed in class…..

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #1

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #2

• Math - Chapter #6 - Integers Lesson #3

• Make sure to ask questions when you have them.  The test date is set in a way that provides you a lot of time to study and prepare.

• I know everyone can do very, very well! :

Geography - Please complete Topographical Maps task (Due Monday)

Music - Analysing Album Covers Assignment.  Please make sure you have followed all the steps on each slide of the slideshow.  It will also direct you to the "exit ticket". (Due Tuesday).

Drama - Please complete the Summative Task (due November 17th).

Science - Please make sure your curiosity research has been added to the "sharing our learning" document under "Lesson 6.2 - Human Impact on Ecosystems". (Due Tuesday)

The following was shared with me from the Virtual School principals.  If you are interested, please click on the links for more details :)

Arts Mackenzie’s Arts Information Night

Details regarding Arts Information Night can be found at www.artsmackenzie.com. We also have a flyer package for Arts Information Night available here: http://bit.ly/artsmack2020 

Have a great evening everyone!

Mr. Carr

jonathan.carr@yrdsb.ca