January 27-30

Thank you for a wonderful first semester! Ms. Adshade will be returning next week and resuming classes with all of you.

Humanities 7

Monday- Fur Trade Comic - Story Board Assignment, Rubric, Organizer

Tuesday - Fur Trade Comic

Wednesday - Fur Trade Comic

Thursday - Fur Trade Comic Due at end of class

Friday - PD Day

Humanities 8

Monday- Age of Exploration Timeline

You must be an expert on your specific event included on our classroom Age of Exploration Timeline.

You are responsible for presenting your event to the class!

On your turn you will have to give a 1-1:30 min presentation on your event as the expert!

Consider including:

1. Who was involved? Why?
2. What your event is?
3. Where it took place?
4. When it is?
5. Why is this important?

You should record sources as always!

This is about a paragraph in length- but as you are not turning in your writing you will have to practice out loud to be sure.

When done complete p. 127 Q 1 A and C

Tuesday - Present Timeline

Wednesday - Gold, Glory, God Puzzle - Study

Thursday - Chapter 5 Test

Friday - PD Day

Life Skills

Monday- Literacy

Tuesday - Numeracy

Wednesday - Silent Reading

Thursday - Typing Practice 

Friday - PD Day

Parents and students please look in PowerSchool this week to check on assignments and marks. Final assignment deadline for Term 1 is Friday, January 24th.

Humanities 7

Monday - New France Poster Due! Fur Trade - Phase 1 Presentation Slides 1-12 p. 107-109 - Qs p. 109

Tuesday - Phase 2 109-114 Qs p. 114 - Phase 3

Wednesday - Phase 3 Slides - Read 114-119 - Qs 119

Thursday -

Friday - Continue - Phase 4 - Read 119-124 Qs 124

Humanities 8

Monday - Ch. 5 . Presentation 10-22 Take up Navigational Tools

Tuesday - Dinner Party - Explorer Biography

Wednesday -  Dinner Party - Explorer Biography

Thursday - Finish Dinner Party

Friday -You must be an expert on your specific event included on our classroom Age of Exploration Timeline.

You are responsible for presenting your event to the class!

On your turn you will have to give a 1-1:30 min presentation on your event as the expert!

Consider including:

1. Who was involved? Why?
2. What your event is?
3. Where it took place?
4. When it is?
5. Why is this important?

You should record sources as always!

This is about a paragraph in length- but as you are not turning in your writing you will have to practice out loud to be sure. Do not present by listing the information. Make it engaging!

Study Guide for Ch. 5 Social Test on Thurs, Jan 30

• Reasons for exploration - 3 Gs
• Be ready to discuss 3Gs relating to reasons for expansion
• Obstacles for exploration
• Key Explorers and their importance

Life Skills 7

Monday - Continue Health Presentations

Tuesday - Finish Health Presentations / Group Evaluations

Wednesday - Literacy

Thursday - Numeracy

Friday - Literacy/Numeracy

Grade 7 Humanities

Monday - Meet New France - Match up definitions using p. 88-103 of textbook Vocab and Definitions - Finish Presentation - Guess Who Game

Tuesday - Presentation by author, Jacqueline Guest

Wednesday - Current Events - Meet New France Poster Assignment

Thursday - Work Period

Friday - Work Period - Poster Due Monday

Grade 8 Humanities

Monday - Finish and practice Google Doodle Sales Pitch

Tuesday - Google Doodle Sales Pitch Presentations

Wednesday - Current Events

Thursday - Ch. 5 - Expansion of Trade Presentation

Friday - Ch. 5 - Expansion of Trade Presentation

Life Skills 7

Monday - Continue Substance Abuse and Addiction Group Presentation

Tuesday - Continue Substance Abuse and Addiction Group Presentation

Wednesday - Word Cart

Thursday - Continue Substance Abuse and Addiction Group Presentation / If done practice typing or Mathletics

Friday - Presentations

January 6-10

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Humanities 7

Monday - Sentence Fragments and Run-ons, Early Canadian Colonies Presentation, Definitions and Similarities Chart

Tuesday - Sentence Fragments and Run-ons, Impact of Colonization on First Nations People

Wednesday - Current Events, Take up Impact Chart, New France

Thursday - Impacts of colonists on indigenous peoples

Friday -  Meet New France
 Next week:New France Guess Who, A Day in the Life Poster Poster Outline and Rubric

Humanities 8

Monday - Google Doodle - Last in-class day for doodle - Go over full assignment Assignment, Rubric, and Graphic Organizers

Tuesday - Research and Biography

Wednesday - Current Events, Research and Biography, Sales Pitch

Thursday - Sales Pitch

Friday - Sign up for order of presentations and practice - Presentations on Tuesday
Add Doodles Here

Life Skills

Monday - How to ask for advice, how to be a supportive friend

Tuesday - Personal and Societal Implications of Substance Abuse Research
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - info on various topics
Problem Gambling
Middlesex London Health Unit - info on various topics
Government of Ontario - Info on smoking
Canadian Lung Association - info on smoking
RCMP Site
Addiction Services of Thames Valley - various addictions
Public Health Agency of Canada- info on infectious and chronic diseases and injury prevention
Tech Addiction - info on gambling and internet gaming addiction
Centre for Online and Internet Addiction

Wednesday - Continue Research

Thursday - Presentation Assignment

Friday - Group work