What We Learned Today...May 22nd

Measuring the Wind!

ELA: This morning we started out our day with a quick AR session until 9:30 After AR we discussed the terms "Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources" that we learned about yesterday.  We then learned about different types of renewable energy sources with a focus on wind turbines and students were tasked with identifying where the best location in our playground would be to install a wind turbine.  In order to answer this question, students created their own Anemometer (measures wind speed) and headed outside and measured the wind speed in two different locations around our playground.  We will continue to take data from these locations next week in order to determine which location generates the most wind.

Fully Alive (Before lunch and after lunch): We started out our class by reviewing the key terms learned over the past few classes through a brief assignment and then continued on to the Grade 8 topic of Intimacy, which we will continue to cover this topic on Monday.

Grade 8 Math: Students were quite excited to learn that I had cancelled their Unit 9 quiz for today and instead students were given the entire hour to work on their 10.1 handouts and watch the 10.2 video. Next week we will be moving rather quickly through Unit 10 as we will be writing the Year End Math Diagnostics within a couple of weeks.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Genius Hour:

Final Product is due on June 8th

Grade 8 Math: 

Watch 10.2 Video for Monday

10.1 Handout is due on Monday

Religion:

Sacraments Quiz on Monday

Social Studies:

War pictures are due on Monday

Reminders:

-Grade 8's please email Mr. B a picture for your Farewell Star.  - m.j.bresciani@rcsd.ca