We began the day by talking about the importance of name as a part of our identity. We need to make sure we are always respectful and caring with naming in our community.

Thankful Thursday. - We officially began our gratitude practice; a weekly gratitude journal.

High School! - Ms. Rifle spoke to the class today about upcoming dates for information nights and applications of specialized programs (IB, Fine Arts, Sports)

Math 

We did some mental math around calculating tips. Please make sure you have completed the laptop question from yesterday we will continue our discussion around this.

Science

We reviewed the components of a system and had a little in-class checkpoint on our understanding of systems, subsystems, mechanisms, inputs and outputs.

History - Identity

We took a look at the word portraits of "We" and "They" and discussed what it is like when "they" becomes personal. I introduced a perspective writing assignment. We choose a group or community that we belong to and choose a regular event for that community. Write a description of that event from the perspective of a community member - within the group. Now write a second description of the same event from the perspective of someone who is not part of that community. This assignment is due Monday and you will have some class time to work on tomorrow.

• Each description should be a minimum of 150 words
• Ensure that each description is from a different perspective (voice)
• Please proofread for spelling, punctuation and proper use of capital letters