What We Learned Today...September 11th

Religion: This morning we started out our day by discussing the September 11th attacks and how it has impacted our lives today. To get a better understanding of the impact this event had, we first watched the video "How the Day Unfolded" which showed the timeline of the terrorist attacks through various newscasts.  Then we read a story about the  altruistic people aboard United Flight 93 as well as many others who made enormous sacrifices to save the lives of others. Once we finished up the story, students were then asked to complete a reflection that about the attacks, altruism and the need for peace in our world. (We also continued working on this assignment during the half hour period following lunch)
If you would like to view the assignment it can be found  here

Grade 8 Math: We started class by taking a quick quiz on Socrative about Proportional Reasoning before the students got to work on the assignment from Pg. 67.  (Full assignment details can be viewed below)

Science: During the last hour of the day the students each received a number of items on their desk (rubber band, tacs, paper clip, sticky note, candy) and were tasked with sorting them into different categories.  We then shared the different ideas students had for sorting and then talked about how everyone has a different way of looking at the world we live.  This activity tied into the bigger picture which revolved around the way the Traditional First Nations Worldview and and how the Scientific way of categorizing things as "Living" and "Non-Living" doesn't work effectively.  We then discussed the terms "Totemic" and "Non-Totemic" as well as "Edible" and "Non-Edible" and their relationship to this worldview.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Religion:

Altruistic Heroes Assignment due on Monday, September 14th

Math:

-Pg. 67 - Due on Tuesday, September 15th
a) 4, 6, 8, 9, 19
b) 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 19
c) 6, 8, 9, 14, 19, 20

2.2 Handout is due on Monday, September 14th

Quiz on Tuesday 

French:

Vocab Quiz on Wednesday, September 16th

Reminders:

-Boys Football game Monday at St. Matthew and Wednesday at Holy Rosary