Week of April 6th

We have four school days this week, and four days the following week. So, it is important you stay abreast of what is going on in class. If you are absent, make sure you come in before school, at lunch, or after school to get the work you missed.

Science 9 - Unit test on Matter April 9th.
Math 9 -Unit test on Polynomials April 8th.

Ms. Norman

Last Term

I missed a term of entering information onto this sight. It is hard to believe how fast time goes by! However, here I am again and to post and inform you of as much as I can.

Parent/Teacher interviews are this week, Thursday, April 2nd (6:30 - 8pm) and Friday April 3rd (9am - 12pm). I am in room 45. Please feel free to drop by and bring your son or daughter too!

Math 9

Students are working on polynimials. By the end of class on Wednesday, students should have finished to the end of the following:

Page 292 (1 - 9, a - f)

Page 298 (1 - 7, all)

Page 299 (7 - 10)

Page 304 (1 - 15 every other question: a, c, e, g, i etc.)

We will have a unit test on April 8th.

English 113

We are working on computers in the class. Each student is putting together a photo album on e-mac, incorporating graphics, script, audio and other features into their video.

We continue to read Freedom Writers by Erin Gruwell. This diary, written by students, reflects their feelings and personal lives of overcoming obstacles and understanding of tolerance.

Students should also be independently reading a novel. The novel project is due April 27th.

Science 9

We are finishing up the first untit on Matter. The unit test for this unit is Thursday, April 9th. Students should ensure they are highlighting their notes and incorporating study into each night following class. I have encouraged students to make cue-cards highlighting their notes. This study helps capture the main points of each lesson.

Have a wonderful day.

Ms. Norman

EXAM SCHEDULE

Exams for my classes are as follows:

NOTE: IF SCHOOL IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER, THE EXAM SCHEDULE STAYS THE SAME BUT MOVED AHEAD ONE DAY (Monday would be Tuesday, and Tuesday would be Wednesday etc.)

Monday, January 19

8:30 and 12:30 (this is an all day exam)

grade 10 - 12 ELPA Writing

Tuesday, January 20th
8:30am - 123 English
8:30am - grade 10 - 11 Reading

12:30am - 113 English

Wednesday, January 21st
8:30am - grade 9 math


Good Luck to all on exams.
Ms. Norman

Welcome to the new year. I hope you had a wonderful holiday and that you feel refreshed for the next leg of our journey...... yes, that would be exams.

This week (January 9th) - all English class students have an Individual Novel Project due. This major assignment was given to you back in September - thus expectation is high. We have discussed the project in class many times and I have shown you samples of the expectation. I look forward to seeing your projects! Use the rubric to mark your own project ......... is it your best work?

Exam exemptions will not be determined until Friday, January 16th. All assignments must be in by January13th at the LATEST. A mark of 85 or more is required to be exempt.

Next week, January 12th, we will begin reviewing for exams. As soon as the exam schedule is released I will communicate to my classes in this blog as to when you write.

January 26th and 27th are turn-around days: no classes for students. The new term begins on January 28th.

Best wishes for the new year,
Ms. Norman

Math Enrichment Presentation

We will be going ahead as planned for the Enrichment Presentation tomorrow (Thursday) in math class. Parents and family are invited to join us in room 45 from 12:30 to 1:30pm. Students have one presentation each to present. We look forward to seeing you.

Ms. Norman

Math

This is what you must have complete by end of day on Wednesday:
Page 104 questions 1 - 6
Page 105 questions 9 - 14
Handout - exercise 3.2
Page 110 questions 1 - 8
Page 128 - 129

Thursday is our presentation day. Parents and family are invited to our Math Enrichment presentation at 12:30 pm - 1:30pm.

Term test on Tuesday

Math 9 - we will have our term test on Tuesday, December 16th. This test is on probability, relative frequency, graphing and equation of the line. We will begin our review tomorrow, and we will also have a full review on Monday before the test. See my last homework blog entry for your homework assignment - some of you are behind!!

Math projects were due today as our formal presentations are next Thursday, December 18th from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. All parents and family are invited to attend our presentation in Room 45.

English 123 - The Chrysalids Trailer project is due tomorrow, Friday, December 12th. The videos are looking grand! Well done everyone. We will play the videos for the school in January at our next WOW Ceremony.

We have our term test on Tuesday, December 16th. The test will include a short reading and response question, opinion question, and paraphrasing, and summarizing question.

Due Friday, December 12th at the end of class:
All Quiet on the Western Front (page 64)
1. Read story as a group
2. Note words you do not know, look up their meaning in the context of the story:
3. Note interesting phrases, or phrases which stand out to you (there should be a minimum of two). Write down the interesting phrase, discuss the meaning with those in your group.
4. Individually, answer THINKING questions (page 67)
5. Page 68 – Housewife: in your journal, answer the questions before you read the poem.
6. Answer THINKING questions (page 69) to pass in.
7. In your journal, answer WRITING questions (page 69) in your journal.
NOTE: this exercise should be thought provoking and a chance for self-reflecting. Go with it!

English 113 - We have our term test on Tuesday, December 16th which will include letter writing, reading and response and true/false, fill-in-the-blank question.

We have one week to go before break and there are many activities for students. Try and stay focused! Before you know it, school will be out for this year, 2008.

Ms. Norman