Friday, September 30, 2011

SOCIALS 10

  1. WE FINISHED THE DVD ON REBELLION AND REFORM AND DISCUSSED IT
  2. STUDENTS WORKED ON A CROSSWORD REVIEW FOR THE UNIT.

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE FINISHED WATCHING CROMWELL.
  2. WE STARTED OUR FIRST JEOPARDY REVIEW GAME.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE LOOKED AT THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.
  2. WE HAD A WORKSHEET ON THE CORAF
  3. WE WATCHED A VIDEO ON TEH CORAF
TEST A WEEK FROM MONDAY ON TEH GO VT UNIT

REVIEW SHEETS HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT.

SOCIALS 10

  1. CURRENT EVENTS.
  2. WE WATCHED THE REBELLIONS OF LOWER CANADA DVD.
  3. STUDENTS WORKED ON THEIR END OF UNIT CROSSWORD--THESE ARE DUE ON MONDAY.
  4. UNIT TEST NEXT FRIDAY--BONNE CHANCE.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

FRENCH 8

  1. WE HAD A PRACTICE QUIZ ON AVOIR ALLER ETRE AND FAIRE
  2. QUIZ ON MONDAY--25 MARKS
  3. STUDENTS WORKED ON CREATING THEIR OWN CROSSWORD PUZZLES WITH ANSWER KEYS --THESE ARE DUE ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE LOOKED AT CURRENT EVENTS--NOT TOO MUCH ACTION HERE FROM STUDENTS SO I MIGHT JETTISON THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS:(
  2. WE STARTED WATCHING CROMWELL DVD--PRINCE RUPERT AND HIS PUP OFF TO BATTLE AT 9 BECAUSE HE IS HUNGRY

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE HAVE A TEST NEXT FRIDAY 81 MARKS OR SO.
  2. WE WORKED ON A CROSSWORD TO HELP REVIEW.
  3. WE WATCHED 2 MORE WORST JOBS---URINE COLLECTOR AND SALTPETER MAKER.
  4. WE DISCUSSED JOHN LOCKE AND THE IDEAS OF EQUALITY AND IF UGLINESS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN HIRING AND WAGE EQUALITY.

FRENCH 8

  1. WE HAVE A TEST ON MONDAY 25 MARKS ON ALLER/FAIRE/AVOIR/ETRE
  2. WE WORKED ON A REVIEW SHEET OF THE TEST FORMAT
  3. WE WORKED ON THE SMARTBOARD FOR REVIEW
  4. WE WENT TO THE LIBRARY AND PRACTICED THE 4 IRREGULAR VERBS ON THE COMPUTER.

SOCIALS 10

  1. WE HAVE A TEST NEXT FRIDAY-A REVIEW SHEET WAS HANDED OUT
  2. WE WORKED ON A CROSSWORD PUZZLE AS REVIEW
  3. WE CONTINUED TO WATCH A DVD ON THE REBELLIONS OF 1837

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE REVIEWED THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF LEGAL THOUGHT WORKSHEET-TO BE HANDED IN FOR MARKS.
  2. WE LOOKED AT THE COURT STRUCTURE OF CANADA.
  3. STUDENTS TO READ PAGES 277-280 AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 123 ON PAGE 280 FOR FRIDAY.

Monday, September 26, 2011

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE LOOKED AT 2 WORST JOBS OF THE STUARTS.
  2. WE READ PAGES 44-48 AND DISCUSSED
  3. TEST ON UNIT 1 NEXT FRIDAY

SOCIALS 10

  1. TEST NEXT FRIDAY ON UNIT 1
  2. WE LOOKED AT A TEST OUTLINE.
  3. WE WORKED ON A CROSSWORD FOR REVISION.
  4. WE STARTED TO WATCH A DVD ON CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE REBELLIONS OF 1837.

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE READ PAGES 274-275.
  2. WE READ 275
  3. PICTURE DAY
  4. WORKSHEET ON SCHOOLS OF LEGAL THOUGHT ASSIGNED FOR HOMEWORK.

Friday, September 23, 2011

SOCIALS 10

  1. QUIZ ON LORD DURHAM
  2. DISCUSSED LORD DURHAM QUESTIONS
  3. LIBLAB TO FINISH PROTEST POSTERS--DUE ON MONDAY
  4. TEST IN 2 WEEKS OR SO

SOCIALS 11

  1. MR STEVENS HANDED OUT A REVIEW SHEET FOR THE GOVT TEST. (IN 2.5 WEEKS
  2. LIB LAB FOR DEATH PENALTY ESSAY--DUE NEXT FRIDAY.

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE FINISHED NOTES ON CROMWELL
  2. WE LOOKED AT THE BELFAST RIOTS OF THIS YEAR
  3. WE LOOKED AT THE POGUES AND THEIR DAMM YOU CROMWELL SONG
  4. WE LOOKED AT A BAD JOB IN TUDOR TIMES--SEWAGE BLOCKER CLEANER UPPER
  5. TEST IN 2 WEEKS TIME
  6. REVIEW SHEETS TO BE HANDED OUT

FRENCH 8

  1. WE WORKED ON THE VERB FAIRE
  2. WE WORKED ONA WORKSHEET WITH ALLER, FAIRE, AVOIR AND ETRE
  3. WE PLAYED A GAME WITH ALL 4 VERBS--TEAM # 1 WON
  4. WE PLAYED SALUT
HOMEWORK--REVISE ALL 4 ABOVE-MENTIONED VERBS--TEST A WEEK FROM MONDAY.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

SOCIALS 11

  1. LOOKED AT THE 2 DEATH PENALTY CASES LAST NIGHT.
  2. STARTED WORK ON OUR DEATH PENALTY ESSAYS.
  3. FINISHED OUR WORK ON CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
  4. LOOKED AT CIVIL COURTS AND THE JUDGE JOE BROWN SHOW.
  5. STUDENTS TO READ PAGES 272-273
  6. QUESTIONS 2 3A ON PAGE 273 DUE TOMORROW.

SOCIALS 10

  1. CURRENT EVENTS
  2. LOOKED AT THE QUESTIONS 1-5 ON THE REBELLIONS IN UPPER CANADA.
  3. STUDENTS TO READ PAGES 43-45 ON LORD DURHAM AND HIS REPORT AND ANSWER QUESTION # 5 ON THE WORKSHEET--THERE WILL BE A 7 MARK QUIZ ON THIS TOMORROW!
  4. WE LOOKED AT PROTEST POSTERS FROM THE ARAB SPRING.
  5. WE STARTED WORKING ON POSTERS BASED ON THE REBELLIONS OF 1837
  6. DUE NEXT FRIDAY

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

FRENCH 8

  1. ALLER WORKSHEET TO BE HANDED IN
  2. WE DID ANOTHER ALLER WORKSHEET
  3. WE LOOKED AT THE VERB ETRE.
  4. WE LOOKED AT TLE LA LES AND UN UNE DES
  5. WE STARTED TO PLAY A REVIEW GAME OF THE 4 IRREGULAR VERBS.
HERE IS A GREAT WEBSITE TO PRACTICE FRENCH ON BY PLAYING GAMES:

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE HAD A QUIZ ON CROMWELL AND THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
  2. WE LOOKED AT CURRENT EVENTS AND THE FELLOW ON DEATH ROW IN GEORGIA.
  3. A TEST IS COMING UP IN 2 WEEKS--AN OUTLINE WAS GIVEN IN CLASS AND INCLUDES THE TOPICS FOR THE PARAGRAPHS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK ON.
  4. WE WORKED ON OUR CHARLES I BROCHURES IN THE LIBRARY--THESE WILL BE DUE ON MONDAY SEPT. 25, 2011 AND ARE WORTH 60 MARKS

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE REVIEWED HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW AND PRIVATE MEMBERS BILL.
  2. WE LOOKED AT THE CURRENT OMNIBUS CRIME BILL
  3. WE LOOKED AT EAST HASTINGS AND THER IDEA OF INSITE AS A "GOOD" IDEA.
  4. WE TOOK SOME NOTES ON THE 4 TYPES OF LAW IN CANADA.
  5. WE STARTED TO LOOK AT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.

7 MARK QUIZ ON THURSDAY ON THE & STEPS OF A BILL BECOMING A LAW AND THE 4 TYPES OF LAW IN CANADA.

GOOD LUCK!

SOCIALS 10

  1. WE TOOK SOME BRIEF NOTES ON UPPER CANADA STRUCTURE AND KEY PEOPLE.
  2. STUDENTS READ PAGES 37-42 AND ANSWERED 5 QUESTIONS FROM THE WORKSHEET--DUE ON THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE READ PAGES 35-39
  2. WE TOOK SOME NOTES ON OLIVER CROMWELL.
I WOULD BET MONEY THERE WILL BE A 7 MARK QUIZ TOMORROW ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

1 LEADER OF THE PURITANS
2 NAME OF SUPPORTERS OF THE KING
3 RELIGION OF MOST IRISH
4 RUMP PARLIAMENT
5 SYMBOL OF PARLIAMENT (MACE)
6 THE TRIAL OF THE KING AND WHY IT WAS ABSURD
7 MYSTERY

GOOD LUCK

Monday, September 19, 2011

Francais Huit

  1. We had a quiz on numbers/days of the week and months.
  2. We practiced avoir again.
  3. We learned the verbs aller, faire and etre.

HOMEWORK--------WORKSHEET ON THE  VERB ETRE.

Socials 9

    1. We started work on our Charles I brochures in the library lab.  I suspect these will be due on Friday of this week with one more Lab class on Wed.

Socials 10

  1. We looked at the structure of Cdn. govt. circa 1820 and students understood how Democracy is more then just voting.
  2. We read pages 33-36 in the textbook and looked at the issue of peaceful protests and how far the police should go to maintain control.
  3. We had an intruder drill.

Socials 11

  1. We finished watching the Insider--question sheet final question for homework.
  2. We looked at the process involved in making a Bill into a Law.
  3. We looked at a couple of Bills currently in Parliament.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Socials 9

  1. We reviewed the problems between Charles I and Parliament.
  2. We read pages 31-35
  3. We looked a the Crown Jewels.
  4. We watched a short Clip on Charles I
  5. We has a fire drill.

Socials 10

  1. We continued to look at the War of 1812 DVD
  2. We looked at the Govt structure set up in Canada in 1812.

Socials 11

  1. We continued to watch the "Insider"

Thursday, September 15, 2011

SOCIALS 9

  1. WE LOOKED AT SOME CURRENT EVENTS.
  2. WE READ PAGES 26-28 ABOUT WITCHES AND PROVING A NEGATIVE.
  3. WE TOOK SOME NOTES ON THE STUARTS AND CHARLES I ATTEMPT TO TAKE MONEY FROM PARLIAMENT.
  4. QUIZ ON FRIDAY (15 MARKS) ON THE GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE.

FRENCH 8

  1. WE HAD A PRACTICE QUIZ ON DAYS/MONTHS #'S--REAL TEST ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
  2. WE PICKED OUR BOOKS UP FROM THE LIBRARY.
  3. WE LOOKED AT THE VERB AVOIR  "TO HAVE"
  4. WE WORKED ON A WORKSHEET WITH AVOIR.
  5. WE PLAYED A GAME OF SALUT.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Socials 10

  1. WE DISCUSSED CURRENT EVENTS FOR A WHILE.
  2. WE READ PAGES 28-32 AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS.
  3. WE WATCHED A DVD ON THE ARRIVAL OF NEWCOMERS OT CANADA.

Socials 11

  1. We had a quiz.
  2. We discussed questions on local/provincial and national govt.
  3. We looked at a civil rights case on a man who went to White Castle.
  4. We read pages 264-266 looking at the role of media which tied into the start of our movie
  5. We started to watch the Insider.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

SOCIALS 10

  1. WE READ PAGES 26-32 AND DISCUSSED SOME OF THE KEY AREAS--SUCH AS LOYALISTS/EX-SLAVES AND IMMIGRANTS.
  2. WE STARTED WORK ON OUR MAPS OF THE EASTERN BRITISH COLONIES IN CANADA AT THIS TIME (1812)

SOCIALS 9

  • HERE IS THE WEBSITE FOR PRACTICING FOR YOUR MAP TEST ON FRIDAY

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE FINISHED OUR NOTES ON GOVT STRUCTURE IN CANADA.
  2. WE WATCHED A DVD ON THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND HOW IT WORKS.
  3. STUDENTS TO READ PAGES 240-242 AND 244-246 AND ANSWER EITHER QUESTIONS 1 AND 2 ON PAGE 246 OR WRITE A 7 MARK QUIZ ON THESE PAGES TOMORROW.

FRANCAIS HUIT

  1. WE LOOKED AT #'S
  2. WE PLAYED WITH A WORKSHEET
  3. WE LOOKED AT THE MONTHS AND DAYS OF THE WEEK AND PLAYED WITH A WORKSHEET.
  4. WE LOOKED AT JE/TU/IL/ELLE/NOUS/VOUS/ILS/ELLES

QUIZ 10-15 MARKS ON NUMBERS/DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS ON MONDAY  SEPT . 19, 2011!

Monday, September 12, 2011

SOCIALS 11

  1. WE LOOKED AT THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND THE LOCATION OF VARIOUS IDEOLOGIES AND POLITICAL PARTIES ON IT.
  2. WE STARTED TO TAKE SOME BRIEF NOTES ON THE STRUCTURE AND SET UP OF THE CANADIAN GOVT.

SOCIALS 10

  • CONTINUED TO WATCH FIRST WINTER.
  • STUDENTS TO HAND IN FIRST WINTER WORKSHEET FOR MARKS.
  • WE READ PAGES 23-27 AND DISCUSSED ISSUES WITH IMMIGRATION 1812-1850'S.

SOCIALS 9

  • WE LOOKED AT THE GENEOLOGY OF THE TUDORS.
  • WE COLLECTED OUR TEXTBOOKS.
  • WE READ PAGES 5-6 IN THE TEXTBOOK ON THE POWER OF KINGS.
  • STUDENTS WORKED ON THEIR MAPS---DUE ON FRIDAY!

FRIDAY WILL SEE A SMALL QUIZ OF 15 MARKS ON THE MAPS OF EUROPE--10 MARKS FOR COUNTRIES AND 5 FOR WATERBODIES.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

SOCIALS 11

1   WE READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO.
2   WE WATCHED SEVERAL VIDEOS TO GIVE US AN IDEA OF COMMUNISTS--THEY CAN BE FOUND HERE:

SMURFS ARE COMMUNIST?

HOW TO SPOT A COMMUNIST

3    STUDENTS READ IN MORE DEPTH ABOUT THE 5 MAJOR IDEOLOGIES WE ARE LOOKING AT AND THEN WERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS 2-7 FROM THE WORKSHEET THAT WAS ALSO HANDED OUT--DUE ON TUESDAY!!

SOCIALS 10

1   WE FINISHED OUR NOTES ON CANADA AT TEH TURN OF THE 19TH CENTURY--A VERY DESOLATE AND LONELY PLACE FOR MANY.
2    WE READ A LITTLE BIT IN THE TEXTBOOK ABOUT BARTERING AS A FORM OF ECONOMICS.
3    WE STARTED WATCHING A VIDEO CALLED FIRST WINTER.

SOCIALS 9

1    WE LOOKED AT THE GENEOLOGY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
2    WE STARTED WORK ON OUR MAPS OF EUROPE--THERE WILL BE CLASS TIME FOR THESE ON MONDAY.
3    THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THE MAPS ON FRIDAY FOR 15 MARKS!!!!

FRENCH 8

1  WE TALKED ABOUT MR STEVENS A BIT.
2  STUDENTS FILLED INFORMATION SHEETS ON MR STEVENS.
3  OUTLINE HANDED OUT--STUDENT MUST RETURNED SIGNED COPY FOR 5 MARKS.
4  WE SRATED TO LOOK AT NUMBERS AND PLAYED ON A COUPLE OF WEBSITES--SEE ATTACHED LINK

FRENCH NUMBERS FOR PRACTICE

Thursday, September 8, 2011

SOCIALS 9

-----TOLD SOME INTERESTING STORIES ABOUT MYSELF TO THE CLASS.
-----STUDENTS WORKED ON AN INFORMATION SHEET ABOUT THEMSELVES.
-----WENT OVER SOME BASIC RULES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CLASS.
-----LOOKED AT THE CHANGING EUROPEAN BORDERS OVER THE PAST 1000 YEARS.

SOCIALS 10

-----WENT OVER CLASS RULES AND EXPECTATIONS.
-----LOOKED AT CLASSROOM RULES IN CANADA CIRCA 1848--LASHES FOR ALL SORTS OF ACTS.
-----TOOK SOME BRIEF NOTES ON CANADA IN 1812 AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

SOCIALS 11

-----PICKED OUR BOOKS UP FROM THE LIBLAB---COUNTERPOINTS
-----LOOKED AT THREE LEGAL CASES THAT WERE THROWN OUT AND DISCUSSED LEGAL ISSUES AND THE LAW AND THE IMPORTANCE OF END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS VICE/VERSA.
-----LOOKED BRIEFLY AT IDEOLOGIES.