Humanities Update

Don't forget to keep up on your reading journals.

Remember we'll have the laptops booked for at least one or two periods next week to work on revising your 5 paragraph essays.

Band Camp Kids

We hope everyone is having a good time at band camp! When you get back home here are the Math problems we did this week that you can complete over the weekend:

Doug and Bert Problem

All the way Across:

November 28

Math/Sci Update

In Math, we have been using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for unknown sides of right angle triangles.
In Science, we've reviewed simple machines and spent some time today using ramps and pulleys to see how they can decrease the force we need to use to do work.

Nov 19

Science:

History of ... ready to present to your small group tomorrow.

Science tests coming home today. Be sure to share your grades with your family or check on PowerSchool.

Reminder for Play Tomorrow

Just a quick note to remind everyone that no food, drinks or hats are allowed in the Theater tomorrow.

History of the ...

Just a reminder that "History of the..." task should be ready to present to your small group on Tuesday.

Step 1: Pick a device you want to research (needs to have at least 4 different versions)

Step 2: Find pictures of old versions of the device and the approximate year they were first made or used. Paste the pictures into a (word/google) document and type the year and a short explanation or name of the device into the document.

Step 3: Print the document out

Step 4: Cut out the pictures and paste them onto a timeline you create on the paper provided (they should be in order of their development from oldest to newest)

Step 5: Enhance your timeline by including any additional explanations, names of the device, improvements, etc. Why was your machine designed?  Who designed it?  What need or want initiated the development of your machine?

MIA tomorrow

Both classes will be having a short quiz (MIA) tomorrow on square numbers, square roots, and estimating square roots.

Review : Ducksters

Weekend Reminders

On Monday we will be having a Science test. You can start to review using www.edquest.ca , your notes and lab reports, to review the following concepts for Mix and Flow of Matter.
Concepts include:

• States of matter
• pure substances vs. mixtures
• Types of mixtures (solution, colloid, suspension, emulsion)
• Heterogeneous vs. homogeneous mixtures
• solute vs. solvent
• Saturation
• solubility (and the factors that affect/enhance solubility)
• Fluids
• The particle model of matter (4 big ideas)
• Density
• Buoyancy
• Viscosity

Field Trip Forms are now LATE 

Servery Club, Fundraiser, Poppies

Calling all Grade 8 and 9 students interested in running the Servery

If you are interested in being part of the Servery Club this year, please fill in the Google application form. You need to be sure that you have had a conversation with your homeroom and core teachers, especially if you are including lunch time as an availability.

We are SO excited to get the Servery up and running again soon!

We thank each of you for your interest with the Servery Club. Successful applicants will be notified in person.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdKP_ZawG5Zgn3aJDQGeOSIce7mOH6pUM45NIhkxNxIWtzgGA/viewform


Just a reminder that if you want to order from the Dieleman catalogues the orders must be in by Friday (tomorrow!)

Please bring in a donation for the poppy you will recieve tomorrow

Just wanted to touch base about tomorrow (Fri Nov. 9th). The Grade 6/8 Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym will begin just before 11:00am. Parents are welcome to join us for this ceremony. (The Grade 5/7/9 Ceremony will begin at 10:00am).

Field trip forms are due tomorrow for our Nov. 16th trip to Mount Royal University. We are still looking for a few volunteers to come with us.

Bring Back Field Trip Forms!

We're still missing quite a few field trip forms.  Make sure you get them handed in ASAP!  8-3 also needs one more parent volunteer for Friday the 16th.

Position Paper

Here is the outline for your Renaissance Position paper

Outline

I'm liking what I'm seeing so far, we have some really good research going.  Remember, you'll have time in class next week to continue working on it.

November 6

Math

8-3 Math tests are coming home. Students were asked to share with their family and to make corrections to the questions they got wrong. They can use the resources from a few posts ago to help them with correcting. If they have any questions Mrs. Walsh will go over it with them this week.

8-4 will get theirs tomorrow.

Homework: Start memorizing the first 20 square numbers

Science

Fluid descriptions and justifications are due on Friday. Be sure to use your checklist and rubric to self-assess before then.

On Monday we will be having a Science test. You can start to review using www.edquest.ca , your notes and lab reports, to review the following concepts for Mix and Flow of Matter.
Concepts include:

• States of matter
• pure substances vs. mixtures
• Types of mixtures (solution, colloid, suspension, emulsion)
• Heterogeneous vs. homogeneous mixtures
• solute vs. solvent
• Saturation
• solubility (and the factors that affect/enhance solubility)
• Fluids
• The particle model of matter (4 big ideas)
• Density
• Buoyancy
• Viscosity

Field Trip on November 16th

Just wanted to mention that on the field-trip form (that went home today for 8-4 and will go home tomorrow for 8-3) we tragically forgot to include the date that we are actually going.

For point of clarification:  It's November 16th.