nov 2 geography

Ontario's Niagara Escarpment is a forested ridge and protected biosphere that extends from Tobermory in the north to Queenston in the south.  See map 2.24 on pg.37 of your text.  On a map, you are to identify 5 major cities or townships in between Tobermory and Queenston that are part of this natural reserve; identify 3 different species that inhabit the escarpment; identify 3 different land formations that make up the escarpment; identify 3 different types of vegetation that can be found here. You may work with 1 partner on this task. Copy/paste your map into either PowerPoint or Word, your choice.

nov 1 reminders

• literacy questions due tomorrow
• math unit 3 test tomorrow
• if you have pastels, bring them tomorrow for art

Oct 31

Happy Halloween everyone! Be safe & have fun!

oct 30 math

U3 chapter self-test textbook corrections below.
Final unit test on Thursday

Oct 30 language

Nelson Literacy pg.71-5 New Dinosaurs

• Which mainstays in your home and daily life have gone the way of the dinosaur and been replaced by modern day technologies?
• What tech gadgets could you not live without for long? Explain why?
• Do you think technology has an effect on how you think and learn?
• Do you think our over-use and dependence on technology has affected our face-to-face social interactions?

Due Friday Nov 2nd

oct 29 math

weekend take-home "test yourself" workbook corrections below:

homework:
"chapter self-test" text pg.111-2 #1-4, 6b, 7.

oct 29 language

Nelson Literacy: Is Txt Mightier Than the Word? pgs.68-9

Using ideas that we generated in today's team task discussion, write your personal response to the following:

• what do you notice about your texting habits or those of others around you these days?
• would you agree that texting is an effective form of communication?
• what do you think we have gained or lost through the use of texting?

Due Wednesday Oct 31st

oct 26 math

• test yourself workbook take-home test pg.33-34
• workbook corrections below:

oct 25 math & reminders

• geography prezi wrap up tomorrow
• novel skits wrap up tomorrow
• creative writing tomorrow final day to post for grade
• math corrections below & homework stem/frequency

oct 24

• novel skits to be completed by this Friday
• geography prezi Toronto as a Region to be completed by this Friday
• creative writing novel to be completed by this Friday
• math corrections 3.4 below
• begin mid-chapter review in textbook