What We Learned Today...February 24th

Lent Presentation: We were very fortunate this morning to be joined by Mr. Miles Meyers who gave another one of his amazing presentations.  He spent time teaching us about the biblical significance of different numbers such as: 3, 7, 6, 40 etc.  Mr. Meyers also taught us more about Lent and about the three major concepts associated with it: Fast, Pray and Give. As per his usual visits, the students were quizzed throughout his presentation and were treated to different sweets for each answer they gave! I know I speak for the entire class when I say we really appreciate whenever Mr. Meyers visits because we learn so much and have a great time doing it! (If you want to check out the really cool Lent Calendar Mr. Meyers showed us, you can check it out at Busted Halo)

Hour of Code: Instead of our usual Genius Hour period today, we took a small break and the students learned all about coding computer programs through the awesome website: http://hourofcode.com/ca.  Over the hour students spent time on various games and tutorials that taught them some of the basic skills to computer coding. 

Grade 8 Math: Students continued to work on the 7.3 textbook assignment (posted below) as well as the 7.3 handouts over the hour.

Science: During the last hour of the day, we reviewed the different parts of an animal and a plant cell and the students were tasked drawing detailed diagrams for each. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Genius Hour:

-Brainstorm possible topics

Math:

Pg. 265 - Due on Thursday

a) 2, 4(a,b,d), 5 (a,b,c), 6(a,b), 7b
b) 4 (a,c), 5 (b,d), 6 (a,c), 7c, 8, 10, 12
c) 5 (b,d), 6 (a,d), 7 (a,b), 8, 10, 12, 13, 15

7.3 Handout

Reminders:

-Grade 7's full day Cross Country Skiing at White Butte on February 27th