Homework and No School Days

There is homework tonight:

Math 9 - finish number 1 - 4 (all) on page 251. All test corrections must be in at the beginning of class on Thursday.

Science 9 - Test corrections were to be in today. Those who do not have corrections in will be moved to Saturday school. Check the list at the back of the class for those who owe work. The list is growing!


The following 5 days, students do not have school.
Monday, April 20th
Thursday and Friday, April 30/May 1
Monday, May 18th - Victoria Day
Friday, May 22nd

Events you may want to attend!
Spring Carnival is on Friday, May 29th
Drama Dinner theatre is Monday, May 4th
Exam Week is June 8th to 12th


Ms. Norman

Week of April 14

Welcome back from Easter Break. We have to buckle down as there are only 8 weeks before exams! Yikes!

Math 9 - I passed back your Unit Tests today. You should complete your corrections by end of day on Wednesday. I have extra help after school on Wednesday if you need it.

We are beginning new work Wednesday, page 251. Questions 1 - 17 in whole are due Friday at the end of class. For those who finish, they can move onto page 257 and complete questions 1 - 13. I will teach to the end of page 257 on Friday.

We will have a polynomial quiz on Thursday this week (instead of Wednesday).

Science 9 - I passed back the Matter Unit Test today. Corrections are due by the beginning of class on Wednesday as announced in class. There are students who still have outstanding work from this unit. Those names will be sent on for Saturday school if the work is not received by end of day Wednesday. Extra help is available after school Wednesday.

We began the new unit, Reproduction, today. The quiz on the animal cell will be on Thursday this week (instead of Wednesday). Tomorrow in class, we will watch a video on the cell.

English 113 - We are working on Rosa Parks resume and our own resumes this week in class. We will continue to read Freedom Writers and write in our journals.

Have a great week.
Ms. Norman

Homework

Science and Math both should be getting prepared for their unit tests this week. As noted on previous posts, Math is today and Science is tomorrow.

Science students are working on the periodic table in class. We are looking at the different parts of the table and sectioning it with color. The assignment for todays class is to read pages 110 - 113 in the text (I photo copied these pages and handed them out). Use a color code and color in the following sections on the periodic table.
1. noble gases
2. alkali metals
3. halogens
4. group of one
5. metalloids
6. metals

Math class should have finished the following:
FOIL: Page 311 - 313 a),c), e), f)
FACTORING TRINOMIALS: PAge 317 on 1 - 22 a), c), e), f) and all of 6, 17 and 18


I am available after school every Monday and Wednesday for extra help.
Ms. Norman

Week of April 6th

All my classes have a busy week this week. We only have four days this week and four days next week because of the Easter weekend ............. so there is lots of work to do!

Thank you to all parents who came to parent/teacher interviews. I enjoyed meeting with you. Please feel free to contact me at anytime if there are additional questions.

English 113

Monday, we will continue discussion on topics of outcast, degrading, humiliation, injustice etc. in relation to the Freedom Writers and Civil Rights mother, Rosa Parks. We will watch the Rosa Parks movie and discuss with a question/answer sheet. Then, with a full biography on Rosa, we will write a resume for Rosa. In turn, students will work on their own resumes for summer employment. This should take two weeks, with Easter weekend in between.

Students should have a novel and be working independently on their questions and diary. This novel project is due January 27th.

Math 9

We have a unit test on polynomials on Wednesday of this week. This two part unit test will cover all the material we have completed in Chapter 7. Both parts will be completed during the two classes we have together on Wednesday. I can offer extra help Monday after school and Tuesday at noon hour. Tuesday after school, I have Drama.

Science 9

Every student must have a 3-ring binder, a highlighter and cue-cards. We are working on study techniques - in preparation for our unit test this Thursday (Unit 1: Matter). I have given students a hand-out to study from. If a student misses class, they should ensure they are responsible to make up work. Please see me before or after school, or at lunch.

Students continue to show up at class without a pen or pencil to write with! Please come to class prepared.

Science students have a lab with Mr. Lloyd on Mondays, and Science class with me the remainder of the week. Every Wednesday, there is a quiz.

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