What We Learned Today...October 9th

We started out our first morning back from the long weekend with a quick assembly in the gym.  After we got back to the classroom we had a shortened AR period due to the assembly and read until 9:30.  In ELA, the students had all finished or were very close to finishing their News Broadcast Scripts and some groups actually began to practice and rehearse their scripts. 
For Grade 8 Math, we reviewd Square Roots & Perfect Squares and began to learn how to estimate Squares and Square Roots without the use of a calculator. 

During Religion we reviewed our 1st religion blog question (Name one of your talents. How can you use this talent to make a positive difference in our class? In our School?) as well as proper blogging protocol.  We also went through the Blogging Rubric as a class so everyone was on the same page as to how Blog Posts will be marked.  (To view the Blogging Rubric, just click on the hyperlink above)
In Social Studies we reviewed what Goods & Services are and then began to explore what happens when we purchase Goods & Services.....Sales Tax.  We briefly touched on what Sales Tax is and students finished the class by discussin GST and how it affects the price of Goods or Services we purchase.  Students were about to use the laptops and desktop computers as well as the iPads for this lesson.  If you would like to view the assignment the students took part in today, feel free to check out the handout that each student used today as they explored Sales Tax. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:

Free The Children Response Handout- Due Thursday (Do not do Video #5)


Math

Grade 8:
3.2 Worksheet due Tomorrow, October 10th

Grade 7
McCulloch: Pg. 48 -#4
Weber: 8a-d, 9a-c, 11a-c, 12-13
               

Overdue Assignments:

1) Grade 8 Math 3.1 Handout

*Reminders:

-Students please get your Broadcast Studio Media Consent form signed by your parents!

-Due to the scheduling conflict Band sectionals will be tomorrow. Students need to bring their instruments, music, pencil and something to write on to band tomorrow.

-We have our Science excursion to the Science Centre and Imax on Thursday and it is all day long. Please have the students bring a “brown bag” lunch. Refer to the note that I sent home for more details.