Week of December 5 - 9

Math 9
This week we are working on mastering skills relating to Exponents with worksheets.

Monday - Lesson 15 worksheet
Tuesday - MOM page 288 worksheet
Wednesday - Lesson 16 worksheet
Thursday - Lesson 17(2) worksheet
Friday - clean up day of all worksheets.

We will not have our weekely quiz this week (Wednesday). We will have a UNIT TEST next Wedensday, Dec. 14th.

Ms. Norman

Scientific Notation

Watch this You Tube video titled  - it will help you understand Scientific Notation

http://www.youtube.com/user/MyWhyU?v=Hmw0wJVud0k&feature=pyv

Math 9 Week of November 28 to Dec 2

We are working on exponents and can not waste any time!  Exams are in January, following Christmas break.


November 22 - page 76 questions 4, 5, 8, 10
November 24 - Worksheet Exponents Order of Operations
November 28 - Worksheet 3 Integers
November 29 - page 84 questions 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14

Stay caught up! Come see me after school or to just to work in a quiet room.

Ms. Norman

Pink Week - week of Nov 21 - 25

Pink Week 2011 Itinerary

We encourage the students and staff to wear pink throughout the week.

Middle and High School can earn Colour War points.

Monday

·        Hubba Bubba Day (all students and staff will receive a piece of pink bubble gum)
K-8 teachers will receive gum to give out at the end of the day.
·        Morning Video: How “Pink Week” started (school website)
·        Pink Lemonade on sale (Middle/High School)
Tuesday
·        Pink Pinkies (paint your pinkie pink – morning before Oh Canada)
·        Morning Video: Will I Am (You Tube link)
Wednesday
·        Pink Peppermint Day (all students and staff will receive a pink peppermint) K-8 teachers will receive peppermints to give out at the end of the day.
·        Pink Lemonade on sale (K-5/ WHES)
·        K-5 Pink Dance (K-2 6pm – 7pm, 3-5 7pm – 8pm)
Thursday
·        Positive Pink Post Its (pink Post It Note on everyone’s locker/hook with a positive message)
·        Morning Video: Don’t Laugh at Me (You Tube link)
Friday
·        Pink T-Shirt Day
·        Pink Lemonade on sale (Middle/High School)
·        Positive Pink Assembly (1:05 start to assemble in the gym)
·        Picture of students and staff (1:20pm)
·        Pink Dance grades 3-12 (2:00pm – 2:40pm)

Lemonade will be $0.50 a glass.  It will be on sale during the various noon hours.

Week of November 14 - 18

Math 9
We have started a new unit on exponents. Students have due on Tuesday (November 15th) Exponents Lesson 1.

Other new work is exponent rules, scientific notation and ten's exponent.
Work due on Monday, November 21st:

Page 56 of the text: 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21

Page 61 of the text: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Students have notes to refer to and there are lots of videos on you-tube that can show you if there is trouble and you are stuck.

I enjoyed first term very much!
Ms. Norman

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent Teacher Interviews

Thursday, November 17th from 6pm - 8pm
Friday, November 18th from 9am - 11am

I look forward to seeing you and my students together.

Ms. Norman

Science 8 notebooks

Science 8
Due: November 10th, 2011
Dear student and parent/guardian;
For report cards, I will be collecting Science notebooks to mark. The following should be put in the note book and all project complete to receive full marks. Please use the following check-list to ensure you have completed all list. Place this list at the front of your 3-ring-binder once you have everything checked over. Also, everything may not be on this list – please leave your supplementary notes in your book. I have been telling this to students all term – so this news should not be new to them.
1. Title page for chapter one: Cells and Body Systems
2. Making Observations and Inferences BLM G-13
3. Characteristics of Living Things BLM 1-1
4. Is a candle alive? BLM 1-2
5. Early Microscopes BLM 1-3
6. Using a Microscope BLM G-2
7. Project on Living things (find a minimum of 15 living things, scientific name, place on cue card)
8. Bill Nye Cells questions and answers
9. Build and Plant Cell (see instructions and label)
10. The compound microscope BLM 1-5
11. October 3rd notes on Cells
12. October 5th notes on Cells
13. Celebrating Cellular Organelles BLM 1-19
14. The Parts of an Animal Cell BLM 1-16
15. The Parts of a Plant Cell BLM 1-15
16. Organelles and Their Functions BLM 1-17
17. LET IT ALL HANG OUT Animal Cell mobile (create a mobile of an animal cell and label)
18. TEST: The Organelles in Cells BLM 1-20
19. Test corrections
20. Project: Biology in the Human Body (each student has a body part)
21. Nov. 7th – notes on Diffusion and Osmosis
All information is on my homework blog.

Ms. Norman

Science 8 - key terms done for Wednesday, November 9th

Key Terms - Chapter 2

selectively permeable

permeable

impermeable

diffusion

osmosis

carrier proteins

active transport

cellular respiration

regeneration

chromosomes

mitosis

daughter cells specialized

Grade 8 Science

We have completed the first unit in Science 8. I am enjoying the class very much! Students have completed three projects, gave verbal presentations on their projects and now, have a test Wednesday, October 26th. The test includes: parts of the microscope, animal and plant cell, the functions of the parts, and the 7 characteristics of living things.

Students should study and have their notebooks in order for a book check. The book check will be done before parent/teacher interviews in November.

Stay tuned to my blog!

Ms. Norman

Midterm

Math 9 Midterm is Thursday, November 3rd beginning 4th block. Students have 4th and 5th block to write and should finish within that time. Students should bring a book to read upon completion of their exam.

Extra help is offered every Wednesday beginning at 3pm. Other times, I am available with prior days notice as I have other extra curricular activities at the school students depend on me for.

Get lots of rest, eat properly and study for each midterm!

Ms. Norman

Midterms and Parent Teacher Interviews

Math 9
Students in Math 9 will write their mid-term on Thursday, November 3rd beginning 4th block. Study Guides found in the text are pages: Page 44 and page 86. There is a non-calculator section and a calculator section. Students should also review their grade 8 Assessment Assignment to review.

Parent-Teacher interviews are November 17th (evening) and 18th (morning). Times will be posted at a later date.

Ms. Norman

Math 9

Math 9 should be complete:
Page 23 Check 1 and 2
Quiz 8 Review corrections
Magazine Surface Area Assignment
Page 30 (4,5,6,8)
Page 40 (3,4,5)

Ms. Norman

October 3 - 7

Math 9 - each night, you should be trying to keep up with what we do in class. For Tuesday, you should be done Page 23 check 1 and 2, the magazine surface area assignment and Quiz 8 corrections.

We are now working on surface area exercises page 30 (4, 5, 6, 8).

Extra help on Wednesday after school!

Ms. Norman

September 19 - 22

Welcome to Week 3 of this school year. There is no school on Friday, September 23, 2011.

Science 8

We started a biology project last Friday on living things. This project is due Wednesday, September 21st. Here are the details. Each student has a copy of the index card and what the project looks like.

BIOLOGY SCAVENGER HUNT


You and your partner will complete a collection of living things from the school yard. You must stay in the soccer pitch area, in the back of the school and not loiter on the driveway. After school, you may find additional things in your own back yard, at the shore or in the woods. The objective is to get as many living objects you can find, maximum 30 and minimum 15.

The project is worth 20 points. You will be marked on accuracy, neatness and variety of items. The due date is Wednesday, September 21st. With one partner, one will be a collector and the other will be a curator. The collectors role is to search the school ground for various living things (different plant life, fungi, animal, insect – any living thing) and the curators role is to display the collected items, identify them (either draw them or attach them to paper), label and describe them.

If you can not collect a living thing, but can see it, make an illustration. Look up, down and all around! The living thing should be taped or glued to the index card. If needed, the specimen should be colored using color pencils to identify the color of the specimen. Magnifying glasses may help with your search. The objective is to find as many kinds and types of living things possible. Resource books may help you identify the name or scientific name.


Math 9

The first two weeks of classes, we reviewed and did a number of exercises, took notes and worked through a review from grade 8. On Friday, we began the math textbook work. Students have access to the text online from home via the website http://www.mathmakessense.ca/books1.html . If this link does not work, the google Pearson Math Makes Sense and log into the grade 9 text book. Student username is: grandmanan_student and password is: student2010


There is always extra help on Wednesday after school. If students require other help times for help they simply ask. I am at school in the morning and after school when I am not coaching Cross Country or High School Drama.

I am enjoying the year. All students are putting in a great effort to stay on top of their work.

Ms. Norman

You Tube videos to help with Circle Geometry

These are the videos we watched in class:

Circle Geometry 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULldFxUc64E&feature=related

Circle Geometry 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma7lQs2r0CI&feature=related

Circle Geometry 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7F_-ILr7H8&feature=related

Week of May 23rd

This week we are done Equalities and Inequalities with a test on Thursday, May 26th.

Students are working on spillover from last week: Circle Geometry and must have everything done for the final text on Monday, May 30th.

Work includes:
Page 397 questions 1 - 11
Page 410 questions 3 - 9
Complete Review page 418 - 419

Some students are done everything (AWESOME) and have written the Circle Geometry test. For those of you who have not, do your homework and get done!

We have week of May 30th to work on Probability, then we will begin our review week June 6th.

Ms. Norman

Week of May 16th

Unit 8 – Circle Geometry
TUESDAY
1. Value 22 marks: In your notebook, A) write the definition and B) draw an example of each of the following. Use pages 382 – 421 for your answers.
Tangent
Point of tangency
Tangent-Radius Property (see page 385)
Chord
Perpendicular to Chord Property 1 (see page 393)
Perpendicular to Chord Property 2 (see page 393)
Perpendicular to Chord Property 3 (see page 393)
Arc
Minor arc
Central angle
Inscribed angle
Subtended
Inscribed polygon
Supplementary angles
Parallel
Perpendicular 
Name: _____________________________________

Each worksheet Value 10: you will be marked on class work, neatness, following directions (on your own) and final completed worksheet.
2. A) Complete worksheet: Geometry and Heraldry. This worksheet will give you practice with a protractor. B) Question: From your definition list, what shapes and parts of shapes can you label on your shield? Name and label them.

3. A) Complete worksheet: Parts of a Circle. Follow instructions carefully and B) write definitions for each of the following:

circumference, diameter, semicircle, quadrant, radius, chord, segment, sector

WEDNESDAY

4. A) Complete TWO worksheets Angles and Their Measures/and Classifying Angles and B) write definitions for:

acute, obtuse, right and straight angles, complementary angle, linear pair, vertical and adjacent

5. Complete Pythagorean Theorem worksheet

6. Complete Worksheet Examples. Then, when complete, turn to page 386 and 387 in your text. Verify your answers and fix your mistakes. You are ready to move on: complete textbook work: page 388/389 questions: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12

7. Review complete page 308 and 309 questions 3 – 16. If you need help: reference your notes or turn to page 307 in the text (Study Guide).

May 9 - 13

We are in our last week of polynomials and will have a unit test on Friday, May 20th.

This week assignments are as follows:
6.2 page 280 questions 4, 5, 9, 12, 14, 15
6.3 page 292 questions 1 - 10
6.4 page 298 questions 4 - 13
6.5 page 305 questions 5 - 11

There are many examples and different ways of solving the questions. Also, refer to your notes. When working at home, it is important to have your notes as all work is modelled and discussed in class.

Ms. Norman

Week of May 3 - 6

We are continuing Chapter 6, Equalities. At the moment, we are working on photocopied worksheets to give students time to master balancing equations, working with variables, polynomials, integers and exponents.

Sheet 5 of the first set is due today.

In the new set of mastering the concepts, Sheets 1 - 4 are due May 5th.
Sheets 5 - 7 are due May 6th.

Those who do not complete their work will be in after school on Monday, May 9th.
I am encouraging students to stay on top of their work during this last term and offer extra help Monday to Thursday after school.

There is no school for students on Friday, May 6th.


Ms. Norman

Emergency Contact Number

For the grade 9 trip to Fredericton, I sent a pick slip home with students today with the itenerary and emergency numbers on it.

If you need to get hold of me on Tuesday, or your child, you can call 662 4351.

Ms. Norman

Details: Trip to Fredericton

Dear Parent/Guardian,

As a reward for a successful term in Math 9 and ArtSmart (see reverse for details), I am taking all grade 9’s on a trip to Fredericton to tour the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Christ Church Cathedral and the Fredericton Trail.

The schedule is as follows for Tuesday, April 19:
Depart Grand Manan 7:30am boat
Arrive Fredericton 11am
Tours 11:30am to 1:15pm (we will be in two groups)
Fredericton Trail (walking trail) 1:15 to 2:15
Depart Fredericton 3pm
Catch 5:30 Ferry to Grand Manan for 7pm pick up

• Students are to wear comfortable shoes (as there will be quite a bit of walking)
• CELL PHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED – please have your child leave it home.
• Bring in $7.00 by Friday, April 15th
• Bring a packed lunch and snacks – as we will not be going to a restaurant to eat nor is there a corner store close to the Gallery. We will not stop on route!
• The Telegraph and Gleaner newspapers may be present; please check the box below to give the newspaper permission to take your child’s photo as part of this ArtSmart project. The photo may be published.
• Your child may need money for breakfast and supper on the boat.

Students who can not comply to the rules will find themselves on the bus with a supervisor for the day. We are representing Grand Manan Community School and our pride should override inappropriate behaviour. As a bonus to students, some student artwork is presently displayed at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. I have included photos of student artwork on my school blog.

Fredericton

Students should have their forms and $7 to me by Thursday of this week for the trip to Fredericton. All students are encouraged to come as this is a trip to showcase what we have been working on in math. Some student artwork is at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery presently!

Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, students are working on Subtracting Polynomials on pages 235 (questions 8, 9, 10, 13).

Assignment of the week is page Page 235 ALL. Students should have this done ahead of time and ask questions before the unit test on Friday. The unit test is on adding and subtracting polynomials.

What a wonderful Monday - great job! Don't forget to add a little laughter to your life!

Ms. Norman

ArtSmart Photos

Monday, April 4th

Math 9
Today in class we discussed adding polynomials.

For example, these are the steps to follow:

1. Combine like terms in the brackets.

2. Drop the brackets.

3. Re-write the equation by placing all terms in order of degree.

4. Combine like terms with the whole equation by simplifying.


The notes we took today is a concrete example.
If you were not in class today, please get your notes.

Ms. Norman

Week of March 28 to April 1

This week, we have started Polynomials, Chapter 5

We have completed the following and students must have to the end of page 22, including Discussion on page 213 complete for Monday.

1. Vocabulary
2. Notes for Lesson 1
3. Page 214 (4 - 12)
4. Page 215 (13 - 17)
5. Page 222 (4 - 12)
6. Journal (Discussion on page 213)

Week April 4 - 7
Thursday students have a full day and parent/teacher interviews are taking place from 6 to 8pm.
Friday, there is no school for students as there are parent teacher interviews from 9 - 11am.

My Wiki link (see above) offers support materials.

Ms. Norman

Midterm

On Thursday, March 17th, students were given a 20 question mid-term review. Students should complete the questions, as the exact same questions will be on the mid-term.

Students write their mid-term on Thursday, March 24th 4th and 5th blocks.

Review will be done as follows:
Monday March 21 - questions 12,13, 13.5, 14 15, and 16
These questions cover SIMILARITY AND PROPORTIONAL.
Students should be using their cue cards for SCALE FACTOR to help them. The cue cards will NOT be used on the mid-term.

Tuesday March 22 - questions 1 - 5
Practicing the scale factor formula.

Wednesday March 23 - questions remaining.
Don't forget to think about the ARTSmart reflection using the terminology in your vocabulary section of your notebook.

All answers are posted in my room AND there is extra help until Tuesday, March 22nd.

Ms. Norman

Weekly Assignment 2 and 3

The second weekly assignment for this term is on page 329 questions 4 to 10 inclusive.
This assignment is due on Monday, February 21st.

The third weekly assignment is page 341 (questions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) due Monday, February 21st.

Ms. Norman

Week 1 Assignment

Due by Monday, February 14th
Page 323 questions: 4,5,6,7,8

Make sure you show all formulas, sketches, meaurements, and units where applicable.
Make sure your name, date and assignment title are on the paper.

I am available to help in the mornings, noon and after school!
Ms. Norman

Homework - Assignments should be done!

Assignment 2: look through magazines and find one example of a scale diagram. Cut the item out and tape it to a piece of grid paper. Remember: you only need to worry about the outline of the item, not the detail in the picture.

a) Enlarge to scale of your choice (for example 2.3)
b) Reduce to scale of your choice (for example 0.67)
c) Draw your item to scale


Assignment 3
Find one shape, cut it out and copy it on grid paper.

Show an example of each of the following:

1) rotation 2) reflection 3) translation 4) enlargement



All assignments can be completed in class with the time allotted! However, if you are not done, complete for homework.

Ms. Norman

Homework for Monday, February 7

We began Chapter 7 today in the text book. Students worked in class today on the following and should have complete:

9I - vocabulary and assignment 1
9C - vocabulary

Vocabulary:
Write the following words in your vocabulary section of your notebook.

Then, use your text book (pages 314 to 322) to write out the definition.
Some definitions you will have to sketch.

hatch marks corresponding lengths

scale factor proportional

similar polygons corresponding angles

corresponding sides

rotational symmetry order of rotation

angle of rotation AB = AC

isosceles triangle scale diagram

proportion sum of the angles of a triangle

length on enlargement
length on actual size drawing


Assignment 1
1. Draw an Isosceles Triangle on graph paper

2. Measure and label each side of the triangle

3. Measure and label each angle of the triangle

4. Using a scale factor of 2, enlarge the triangle and draw it on your graph

5. Measure and label each side and angle of the new triangle.

6. Show your calculations for the scale factor.

7. What is the scale factor of your original triangle if you reduce by 50%?

BONUS SNOW STORM HINT DAY

WOW! What a storm! Settle down and try Monday's and Tuesday's hint questions (if you have not already tried them!). Don't use a calculator.

Thursday bonus hint
Page 121
Try questions 1, 2, and question 4 (for sure!)

Page 141 question 11 and question 13 (a, b, c)
Do each question without a calculator!

Page 44 - Study Guide
Try some questions with surface area so you can practice and KNOW the formulas.

Take care and have a good day.
Ms. Norman

Wednesday

Hi students of Math 9 - I hope your exams are going well and you are doing the best you can do and that you are giving every effort to your studies. Tomorrow is your Math exam. Please have two pencils, an eraser, your calculator, and your "risk button" pushed in. Try every question, think about you are doing and show your work. Believe in yourself as much as I believe in you! If you have done your work and practiced, you will do fine.

Ms. Norman

HINT OF THE DAY - Tuesday

From yesterdays hint, test yourself today with question 13 on page 46.

Tuesday
Determine the Surface Area of a Composite Object made from two prisms (on page 34 and 35).

Try question 12 on page 46.
Now, try the question again: What happens to the total surface area when you double the dimensions of 12 b)?

Also try:
Page 40, question 5
Page 42, question 13
Page 48, question 4 and 6

There are many math scribblers and textbooks still in my classroom on the shelf! You should have these home to study with!

Ms. Norman

EXAM HINT OF THE DAY - Monday

Turn to page 9 of your text book.
Review "Identify Fractions that are Perfect Squares" AND on the following page, "Identify Decimals that are Perfect Squares."

Then, try questions 5 and 8 on page 11
AND, try questions 14 and 15 on page 12.

Do the questions WITHOUT A CALCULATOR and remind yourself to find the BENCHMARKS of a square root questions (the perfefct square above and below).

Tomorrow, I will give you a hint on SURFACE AREA.

Make sure you try, study and review!
Ms. Norman

Week of January 17 - 21

This week is very important to pay attention and complete all assignments.
We will be reviewing and covering:
Monday: Equation of the Line and Graphs
Tuesday: Equation of the Line and Graphs
Wednesday: Powers and Exponent Laws
Thursday: Exponent Laws and Fractions
Friday: Practice Exam of all Units

Click onto my Wiki Link for video and extra material to help you prepare.

I have extra help everyday beginning at 3pm.
Those of you who missed Wednesday before Christmas Holidays are expected to write the missed test Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this week after school. Your names are written on my front board (since last Monday.... so you know who you are).

Have a good week, get lots of sleep and eat well.
Ms. Norman

Math 9 Exam Review

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the end of the first half of the school year. It is exam time and you should be preparing each night with review and paying attention in class to everything teachers say as they are being precise and reviewing relevant information!

Week of January 11 - 14 we reviewed and practiced:
Scatterplots
Power (and exponent rules)
Square Root
Order of Operations
Scientific Notation
Pythagorean Theorem
Area (Square, Triangle and Circle)

For each of the above, I have put REAL PLAYER videos on my WikiLink (these were done by another math teacher in the province). Watch each one and make notes. This should help you review in addition to the class discussions and practice work in class.

Every student should have their own scientific calculator by now. It is essential you are familiar with your own calculator for the exam. During the exam is NOT the time to use a new one.

I will provide extra help everyday Week of January 17 - 20 before school, at noon, and after school beginning at 3pm.

Ease your own anxiety by preparing and completing all your work from this term in all your courses.

Ms. Norman