Inclement Weather 

You should have received an email from the board explaining that if an inclement weather day is declared by the board, all students are to stay home. Please check the blog for what we will be working on for the day. I will post by the start of the school day (8:30). I will be available on google chat during regular class time for any questions. 

Joy Project Gift Exchange

Please remember - if you are participating in the generosity gift exchange you need to bring your gift by Friday. The maximum is $10 and please make sure the gift is wrapped in some way and clearly marked as to who it is for.

Math

Please come to class tomorrow with a definition for mean, median, mode, and range.

High School Preparation

Ms. Rifle introduced us to the Pathway Planner. Make sure your have completed all of the questionnaires except Occupation. 

Saigeon Trail Guide

Please make sure you have your content (text and pictures) ready so we can complete your page tomorrow if it is not already complete.

 Our Joy Projects continue to spread Joy through the Moraine Hills Community! I'm so proud!

Math

Today we looked a some scatterplots and talked about how you can display data in a misleading way - or a way that suits your purpose. Consider this as you continue to work on the data for your Green New Deal.

Reminder - You history is due Monday. Please make sure you compare and contrast, and use quotes from other sources to support your ideas.

When we were out in the forest Catherine noticed this in ice. It is a shockingly similar silhouette to the one used regularly in Stamped (just looking the other way). Amazing... 

Bird Feeders Club

A magical day with four new members to the club!

Welcome Mary, Ellen, Didem and Christina!

And we met a slithery friend along the way...

 Green New Deal

Today we talked further on ways we can display our data for this project. Consider doing an infographic as a step away from (or as part of ) the traditional bar and line graphs we have done for many years.

Saigeon Trail Self Guided Tour

Today we began to create a website together! We are collaborating to create a self-guided tour of the trail system behind the school. 

Here is the website https://sites.google.com/view/saigeon-trail-self-guided-tour

Plan what you want to include as the content for your page on the site.

 Assessments returned today:

• Probability game - math
• Locker plan - writing
• Article about Arizona Coyotes - reading

Art

Today we began an new project called "Hair Today"

We are examining "gaze" as an element of art. Who is doing the looking? Who/what is being looked at? What is revealed?(or not)

Looking at the work of artist Lorna Simpson we are creating self portraits of ourselves - but from the back. What will you direct the viewer to look at. What do you reveal or force into gaze?

Stamped

Compare and contrast the foundations and/or building blocks that lead up to the formation of Canada and the United States. Quote and site outside resources to support your ideas. This is due Monday.

Bird Feeders Club!

Welcome to our newest official member - Peter!

Bending ice? How did this happen?

 Math

Today we started building our data vocabulary. Please make sure you have a vocabulary list - with definitions - that includes; categorical, numerical, nominal, ordinal, discrete, continuous.

Green New Deal

Also connected to math - we are at the data collection stage of this project. We spent a great deal of time over the last two days generating ideas on what data we can look for in our Green New Deal project. Now we need to actively search for data connected to the systems and subsystems we are focusing on. This is not an easy task - you will be compiling data and information from several resources. 

Example: if you are looking at a sports team and the transportation subsystem. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/visuals/map

https://arizonasports.com/story/1357689/total-miles-traveled-mlb-team-season/

Stamped

We are approaching some major figures on both the Canada side and the United States side. Abraham Lincoln and John A. Macdonald. What can you tell me about these two men?

 Please remember to bring a lock on Monday so we can begin our locker pilot program. Remember- you cannot have a locker unless you have a lock.

Your "money over morals" is due Monday. (see yesterday's blog post)

Have a great weekend!

Progress reports will be available online in the same way they were shared last June. They are being sent out today and tomorrow. 

Tomorrow to wrap up anti-bullying week it is mismatched socks day. This is to show that we are all unique and that is awesome!

Assessments returned this week:

• Locker Plan  (literacy - writing)
• History - the power of the written word
• Green New Deal - Blog post presentations (Media Lit. Science,  literacy - Oral Communication)
• Remembrance Day Fortnite article - (literacy - reading)

Math

Tomorrow is our probability fair. Make sure you are ready. Your game, instructions and explanation of the theoretical vs. experimental probability are due. You will have time to finish the reflection in class.

Green New Deal

Now that we have taken a good look at Milky Chance as a case study, we are ready to really dig into our own green new deal. You can begin creating your system diagram and begin your research for raw data. 

Stamped

"Money over morals." we have talked about this quite a bit. Please explain what we mean by money over morals giving concrete examples from history and also from the present (both Canada and the US). This is due Monday.

 Reminders!

• Green New Deal (Milky Chance Blog Post) mini-presentations are tomorrow. Please practice. I am marking not only the information that you share but also how you share it. Clarity of voice and eye contact.
• Math probability games are due Friday. Please go over the assignment sheet and rubric (on Monday's blog post) to make sure you are completing the requirements.

We spent some time talking about perseverance. We worked on an activity that tested our perseverance. Talk to your family at home about it. Have you persevered with your Joy Project? Have you seen it through to completion?

Stamped

We are learning about how the United States of America was founded on many contradictions to say the least. Canada, we will soon find out, wasn't much better. 

Bird Feeders Club

Great success today - a cardinal came close - but remained shy. A new challenge!

What made this? Beautiful... yet destructive.

Math

Continuing to work on our probability games.

My Green New Deal

The band Milky Chance is a perfect case study or example of what we are doing with our Green New Deal assignment. They love making music and touring but they recognize that what they are doing has huge environmental impacts. They hired a sustainability manager to examine their 'system' and they are devising ways to continue to do what they are doing but lessen their environmental impact. We started building a system model for the band.

The band has created a website to share with others how they are working towards their goals:

https://www.milkychange.com/

Today's assignment: choose a blog post from MilkyChange and answer the following questions:

1. What environmental issue is your blog post addressing?

2. What subsystem of the band's system are they modifying to address this issue?

3. How is this contributing to their mission?

4. What makes this an effective blog post (or not)?

These questions will be answered in a short oral presentation on Thursday. There is no need to hand anything in. I'll be assessing the information you deliver orally. Practice your presentation so you are not just reading from a paper or screen. I'll be looking for speaking clearly and eye contact with the audience.

Stamped

We have entered into a new section: 1728 - 1826.

What is the difference between an Assimilationist and an Antiracist?

Today we (or really just me because not many of you were talking) had a serious discussion around the type of behaviour I expect from you. Particularly in the way you treat each other. Many of you committed to making some changes - not creating negativity and not giving power to negativity. I look forward to seeing the caring, kind and joyful people I know you all can be.

Graduation Hoodie Designs

Please make sure you talk to Ms. K if you are interested in submitting a design for this year's graduation hoodie. The deadline for submissions is next Monday. We will vote on a design after that.

Math

 I introduced the probability summative assignment today. Our probability fair will be on Thursday and Friday of this week.

This is a link to the assignment and rubric

History

Please make sure to take advantage of the opportunity to revise your answer to the history question on Thursday's blog post. I'm looking for specific examples of how the written word has been given power in the past and how it continues to hold power.

 Math

Today we played "Hit 100" . Explain to your family at home how this works and perhaps play a round or two!

Art

You 3D Origami is due Monday. I'm looking forward to seeing your amazing sculptures!

History

Continuing to build our timeline/graffiti wall. Please answer the following question for Monday:

Jason Reynolds has given Zurara the title "World's First Racist". In doing so, Reynolds spotlights the power of the written word and how it can be used as a force for evil. What is History? How is History much more than simply a recording of dates and facts that are significant only to the past?

Science

Over the last couple of days we have been looking at the original document for the Green New Deal. How can you apply these ideas to your Green New Deal project?

Leadership Literacy

1. Please write out a full set of instructions (including a diagram) that would explain our locker plan to other teachers. This is also due Monday.
2. Make sure your are on track with your Joy Project. What are your next steps?

 Math

Please complete the following question to be handed in tomorrow.

Remembrance Day

Many thanks to all of the classes who contributed to our virtual remembrance day assembly. Thank you to our class for showing consideration and respect as we recognized this important day.

History

We have been tracking the events that lead up to slavery in North America. Our graffiti wall/timeline is filling in on the US side. Please spend some time researching what was going on in Canada (or what would become Canada) between 1400 and 1700.

 Parent/Teacher Interviews!

This year because of the Covid restrictions, we cannot have the interviews in person. I will be conducting my interviews using Google Meet. Please help your families sign into Google Meet through your YRDSB Gapps account. In the interest of privacy, I will set up a separate meet for each interview.​ The meet code will be my last name and your time of interview.

For example, if your interview is at 3:15 your Google Meet code will be Nye315.

If I am not in the meeting when you sign in- please be patient, I may be running a minute or two late.

Also please understand that I have quite a few back-to-back meetings and I will need to limit the interviews to 15 minutes.

Amazing leadership!

Today we came up with a plan to safely re-open our lockers for use. We presented our plan to Mrs. Snow and we have approval to be the pilot class to test out if we can safely re-open the lockers. This is awesome - but also comes with great responsibility. I know we can rise to the challenge!

I love our natural remembrance day wreath.

Thank you so much to Masih and Wilbur for creating the wreath and to Michael for creating our scroll.

 

Joy Project

I am getting so many positive comments about the joy projects that are happening - both from teachers and students! So proud! We are spreading joy around this community. Make sure you persevere and see your project through to completion.

Science

Tomorrow we will look more carefully at the Green New Deal

Here is a link that we will use tomorrow (if you want to preview it...)

Green New Deal Original Document

 Math

Science

Today I introduced the assignment "My Green New Deal". This is a major assignment that we will be working on for the next number of weeks. I handed out the assignment and rubric so we all know where we are headed.

We began learning about the Green New Deal. Make sure you have notes on Who, What, Where, When, Why and How.

Drama

We are working on improv and improv techniques. Today we focused on sending and receiving "invitations" through games such as 21, red ball, one word story and presents.

History/Literacy

We started "Stamped". Taking history all the way back to 1400. 1415 to be exact. We met Gomes Eanes de Zurara. Share with your family what you have learned so far. 

What can we do with this?

 Math

Today we played a game called Hog. Teach your family at home how to play. What are the risks? What are the chances of rolling a one? What are the chances of rolling two ones? Have fun!

Music

Well done on your body rhythm performances!

Science

A beautiful day to have small knowledge building circles outside. How do the things we love have a effect on the environment? 

Joy Project

Make sure you are on track to roll out your project this week.

Get outside this weekend and enjoy the weather!

 High School Information

Today we had a virtual tour of Richmond Hill High School.

Reminder - RHHS is hosting a virtual family information night on November 26th.

Math

Please complete the analysis of the "number cube game" that we did today.  

Joy Project

Some projects are really starting to come together and are almost ready to start with the school. I'm looking forward to rolling out these projects bringing joy to our school community starting next week!

 Thank you Eric for leading us in some laughs for Wacky Wednesday!

Math

Science

We looked at some data that outlines major contributors to climate change. Using this information, continue to analyze your 'love' and how it contributes to climate change. Next class we will be presenting our brainstorming to the class and building on our ideas in a knowledge building circle.

Music

It was too beautiful a day to spend it all inside. Some great body rhythm composition and rehearsal out in the sunshine. Reminder - performances are Friday.

Miles Morales

Finished the book! And it leads us right into our study of...

We began the day with a brief discussion on perspective. Please remember to consider all perspectives in a matter. It will help you to see the big picture.

High School specialist program information nights are coming up. Here is some info from Mrs. Rifle:

Alex Mac/IB Registration is open until November 11th.

Art Program/Alex Mac. virtual information night is November 5th. Applications due by December 1st.

Bill Crothers/Sports Program/ - virtual information night is November 18th. The Application will be online November 19th. The Application Due Date is December 6th.

 Math - Probability

Rate and ratio checkpoint was returned today.

We discussed the vocabulary that we will be expected to use throughout this study of probability. Words such as certain, impossible, likely, probable, unlikely, improbable, uncertain, unsure, favourable outcomes, possible outcomes, experimental and theoretical should become part of all of your solutions as we move though this unit.

Please answer the following questions:

Brit goes out for lunch to the local submarine sandwich shop.

He can choose white or whole wheat bread, and a filling of turkey, ham,

veggies, roast beef, or salami.

Use a tree diagram to show all Brit’s possible sandwich choices.

a)How many sub choices are there?

b)He may also choose a single topping of tomatoes, cheese, or lettuce.

Now, how many possible sub choices does he have?

c)If each possibility has an equal chance of selection, what is the probability that

Brit will choose a whole wheat turkey sub topped with tomatoes?

d)What is the probability of choosing a veggie sub topped with cheese?

e)What is the probability of choosing a meat sub topped with lettuce on white bread? 

f) What is the probability of choosing a meat sub topped with lettuce?

Art

Continuing work on our 3D origami.

History

This week is Treaty Recognition Week. We learned about the history and impact of treaties through a webinar with Issac Murdoch.

Please use the websites Native Land and Whose Land to find out what treaty territory you live on. Please find out when that treaty was signed and who signed it.

Bird Feeder Club!

Our bird feeding season has officially begun! Eric, Isabella and Sam had great success on our first trip out.

Monday Intention Setting - Please share with your family what your intentions are for the week. 

Assessments - your perspective writing assignment has been marked and returned.

Math

We began learning about probability. For the triangle problem we worked on today in class: What is the general rule or conditions for the three sides in order to create a triangle? How many possible combinations of three dice can create a triangle? What are the combinations?

Joy Project

By now, you should have a complete plan (who, what, when, where, why, how) and have started on carrying out this plan

History

We looked at our Universe of Obligation. Please answer the following questions about your personal Universe of Obligation.

1. What was the experience of illustrating your universe of obligation like?

2. What did you think about when deciding where to place certain groups in your universe of obligation? Which decisions were difficult? Which were easy?

3. Under what conditions might your universe of responsibility shift?

4. What is the difference between an individual’s universe of obligation and that of a school, community, or country?