Thank you for a great year. Enjoy your summer!

Information about tomorrow

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians, 

On, Wednesday, June 26, all Intermediate classes will be participating
in a “Play” Day at Highview to celebrate the school year. Students will
have the opportunity to play a variety of games (eg. Stones, Soccer,
Lawn Games).  

We will be providing a pizza lunch on this day. Students should bring
drinks and any other snacks they might require. Please let us know if
there are any dietary concerns. 

• Wear comfortable gym clothes, proper running shoes, 
• Bring sunscreen and hat

Thank you for all your support this year. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Congram & Mr. Shaver

Four Corners Topic

Rules for 99 Card Game

https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-play-the-card-game-99

Persuasive Media Text - Part 1

Learning Goal:  Find a movie poster on the internet and explain why you think it meets the criteria for a persuasive media text.

1.  Create a document on Google drive called "Movie Poster"- Name

2.  Share the document with me

3.  Search the internet for a movie poster that meets the success criteria (picture of it below)

4.  Paste the image onto the document

5.  Explain why you think the poster you chose meets the criteria (Be specific)

Persuasive Media Text - Part 2

Learning Goal:  Create a movie poster (Digital or hard copy) of a movie that you have seen.

Find a movie poster or book cover on the internet of a movie/book that you have seen or read that you feel is not a good representation of the film/book

Recreate the movie poster/ book cover following our success criteria.  See the criteria from Part 1.

Explain what changes you made to the original and why your movie poster/ book cover is a better representation of the movie/book.

                   

World Cup Reading

Read or watch; and prepare to defend a side on Tuesday:

They Gave American 13 Goals - And Got a Lecture in Return

The sexism behind the ‘controversy’ over the U.S. women’s soccer team’s 13 goals

TSN Women's World Cup Panel: It's not about goals, it's about sportsmanship

Year-End Survey

Song Requests for Graduation

Thursday - Quickwrite

Term 2 - Assignments

Math Test Review

Review questions for Grade 8s

Reminder - Area Track & Field

Please return your Area Track & Field form and $ tomorrow.

Learning Skills - Self Assessment

To do...May 24

1. Math checkpoint (Monday) - both grades (volume & surface area)
2. Grade 7 Geography - presentations begin Tuesday
3. Grade 8 Geography - Info-graphic (hand in Monday if you asked for an extension)
4. Health Info-graphic due next Friday
5. Grade 8 Book Club reflections due next week 

Book Club - Self Assessment

Dandy Candies

“Which of four packages uses the least amount of packaging? Which uses the least amount of ribbon?”

Valedictorian

Grade 8 Graduation Award

Highview "A" & "H"

Beginning this week, we will begin a short inquiry on a health topic of your choice. You will:

1. Choose a topic.
2. Investigate your topic (research)
3. Develop a BIG question for your topic as it relates to HEALTHY LIVING.
4. Answer your question and present your findings in the form of an INFOGRAPHIC

Possible topics (if you have another topic it must be approved by Mr. Congram):

•  food addictions (how food is manufactured to makes us crave more)
• cafeteria food (what are the issues in school cafeterias)
•  nutrition in restaurants (fast food etc.)
• rise in diabetes
• obesity
• diets (choose a specific diet to research)
• processed foods
• gluten-free trend
• sports drinks or caffeine drinks (Red Bull etc.)
• energy drinks
• vegetarianism/veganism
• food labels (organic, fat free, less sugar etc.) - misleading?
• lunch - prepared kids' lunches
• sugar
• salt
• vitamin supplements (multivitamins)
• organic foods

Health Reading

You are responsible to read the article and:

• be able to summarize the content
• have any questions ready (what are you wondering?)

Mental Health

Physical Activity

Healthy Eating

Infographics Resources

To do...May 10

1. Math Quest - Monday (percents): review questions given
2. Math Test - Rates/ratios signed by parents
3. Multi-genre Project - 2 rough drafts done for Monday
4. Book Clubs/LIT - reflections; next session Friday
5. French Cafe - Monday
6. Music Project - May 28th, working on rough draft

Would You Rather?

Infographic Analysis

Image via: AHealthBlog

Grad Themes

Please fill out this short survey (only once)

Grad Themes Survey

Infographic Analysis

Image via: AHealthBlog

To do...April 12

1. Math Checkpoint - Monday (RATIOS)
2. Final RANT - please make sure it is adding to Classroom
3. Gr. 7 Geo Quiz - Landforms (Monday)

Equivalent Ratios

Directions: How many ratios can you make below using the whole numbers 1 through 9 so that it is equivalent to 2:3?

Directions: Use the digits 1-9 to create 3 equivalent ratios.
Each digit can only be used once.

__:__ = __ __ : __ = __ __ : __ __

Ratios - Proportional Reasoning

Rate Problem

Wednesday Warm-up

I mixed up some lemonade in two glasses.

The first glass had 200ml of lemon juice and 300ml of water.
The second glass had 100ml of lemon juice and 200ml of water.

Which mixture has the stronger tasting lemonade?
How do you know?

To do...April 8

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 39 #1-7
2. Gr. 8 Math - p. 47 #1-7, 9-11, 14
3. Rants due Wednesday (unless you have spoken with me)
4. Gr. 8 GEO - Canadian Population Pyramid assignment

Health - Energy Drinks

Giant Rubber Duck - Monday Math

How many Giant Rubber Ducks tall is the CN Tower?

Grade 7 Book Choices

Book Choices

Grade 8 Book Choices

Book Choices

To do...March 25

1. Math - algebra equations worksheet
2. Literacy - rant draft for Wednesday
3. Gr. 8 Geography - population pyramids (due Thursday)
4. Gr. 8 Science - poster due Wednesday

To do...March 20

1. Math checkpoint tomorrow - algebra to words; solving algebraic expressions
2. Math worksheet 11.1 - good practice for checkpoint
3. Geography - Grade 8 p. 9 #1-4 (read 7 to 9)
4. Geography - Grade 7 - Geographic theme presentation

To do...March 19

1. Math worksheets - algebra & words
2. Geography due Thursday
3. Art & Music rubrics signed and returned

Spring Dance - permission & $2

To do...March 8

1. Gr. 8 Geography - p. 7-9; answer #1-4
2. Gr. 7 Geographic theme presentation
3. Math - algebra in words
4. Topics for possible rants

Overdue work:

• Trip Advisor Sites
• Rock, Paper, Scissors game

Friday afternoon - Spring Dance ($2)

Tank Man

What can you find out about this image?

Rant Examples

Math Practice

Solve Me Puzzles

Colin Kaepernick

To do...March 1

1. Literacy - Trip Advisor Site due Tuesday
2. Literacy - read "We See You" & find 3 direct quotes that support "Taking a Stand" theme
3. Math - Rock, Paper, Scissors due Tuesday
4. Math Test - Tuesday (Probability: calculating probability, possible outcomes etc.)
5. Math Review: Gr. 7 p. 432 #5, 9-12, p. 434, 436 and Gr. 8 p. 420 #5,6, p. 423, 425

Grade 8s

• Grad photos - March 6
• Grad write ups due by March 8

Grade 8 Reminders

Grad Photos - March 6 (information went home yesterday)

Grad Write Ups - due March 8 (remember this is found on Google Classroom)

Phys. Ed.

Come prepared to be outside tomorrow for gym!

Theoretical Probability

To do...Feb. 21

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 416 #5-8
2. Gr. 8 Math - p.410 #6, 7, 11
3. Checkpoint tomorrow - Probability
4. French Listening Test tomorrow

Tomorrow afternoon - Intermediate Spoken Word Contest 

Good luck to all the performers at tonight's talent show - 6:30 pm (get here by 6:15 to find your seat)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Is there a winning strategy or is it a fact that no matter what the strategy, each player has the same chance of winning when you play the game?

Human vs. Computer

Sample - trip advisor

OTTAWA TRIP ADVISOR

What is the Success Criteria to achieve a level 4?

To do...February 19

• Grade 7 Math - p. 425 #7-10, 13
• Grade 8 Math - p. 406 #5, 7-10, 12
• Literacy - trip advisor planner due Wednesday
• Grade 8 Science - materials for water filter

Upcoming - 

• Grade 8 signed course selection forms due
• Spoken Word Contest - Friday @ 1:30 (Parents are welcome to attend)
• Variety Show - Thursday evening

Probability of two die

What does this graph tell you?

Can you use this information to play today's game?

Features of a Trip Advisor

• introduction/overview
• images (clear, related, variety)
• reviews/ratings
• tips & suggestions (how long? who? etc.)
• maps
• weblinks/addresses/hours/contact information
• day planners (suggestions)
• price ranges
• organizations (information grouped to make it easy to find, use of subtitles)
• descriptions

Probability Assignment

 Learning Goal: design a version of "Rock Paper Scissors" and explain the chances of winning

Success Criteria:

• write out the rules of your version
• your game has to work (it doesn't have to be fair)
• perform and record the results from an experiment of your game (chart)
• explain the chances of each player winning your game (include possible outcomes, favourable outcomes, tree diagram, probability as a fraction & percent)
• reflection on your game (fair game? strategy? flaws? would you change anything?)

Learning Partners

Trip Advisor Example

Link for classroom activity:

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Guide-g155019-k4844-Toronto_Ontario.html

Grade 8 Course Selection

Course selection opens today.

Students need to go onto their BluePrint account and select their courses, submit them and print.  

PLEASE remember to check that the high school listed at the top is the one they want to go to. Transfers should say Aurora High.

A signed copy of their course selection needs to be brought back to Mrs. K. Scott by Feb. 18th.

Coin Flipping Problem

A fair coin is flipped 4 times. What is the probability of getting heads at least 3 times?

Probability Question

A chess club has 10 members, 4 women and 6 men, of whom two are brothers.

A team of 4 members is selected to play a match. Suppose that each member has an equal chance of being selected what is the probability that both brothers are in the team and what is the probability that neither brother is in the team?

What is the probability that there are at least two women in the team and what is the probability that there are at least two men in the team?

Orbiting Jupiter - Visual Representation

Learning Goal:  To create a visual representation of the book Orbiting Jupiter

Success Criteria:

• Big Overall Theme
• Evidence of ‘Deep Thinking’ (Big ideas)
• Catches the ‘Eye’ (Colour, Size, Placement, Font)
• Organizations/Connection of ideas
• Limit Text (Quotes, Important words)
• Characters/Setting etc…
• Your own ideas
• Creativity/Originality

Due Tuesday, Feb. 12th

Spoken Word

To do...Jan. 29

1. Grade 8 Checkpoint - multiplying and dividing fractions
2. Spoken Word Performances tomorrow
3. Grade 8 History Presentations begin Thursday

Spoken Word example - Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives

To do...Jan. 24

1. Grade 7 - p. 315 #8abc, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17
2. Grade 8 - multiplying fractions (assigned questions on worksheet)
3. Instructional videos due tomorrow
4. Spoken word - body part poem

Spelling Father

To do...Jan. 23

• Math worksheet - multiplying whole number by fraction
• Spoken word poems - 
• Instructional video turned in Friday
• Science Grade 8 Poster - due Monday
• Grade 7 & 8 Science test - Monday, Feb. 5
• Grade 8 Science 10.1 & 10.4 due tomorrow

Independent Reading Survey

To do...Jan. 17

1. Math - subtracting fractions (#5, 10 with models & 11-22 (odd numbers)
2. Math Quiz - Monday (adding & subtracting fractions, improper/proper/equivalent)
3. Literacy - instructional videos (feedback is available at beginning of week
4. Ottawa Trip forms (due by next Friday)
5. Spoken Word - writing is ongoing
6. Grade 8 History - research questions

Grade 8 trip - menu selection for Dinner on Day 2

To do...Jan. 16

1. Grade 7 Math - p. 310 #8adf, 11, 14, 15
2. Grade 8 Math - p. 288 #4-6, 11, 12ef, 15, 19
3. Grade 8 History - topic chosen & 1-2 "THICK" research questions
4. Literacy - instructional videos due beginning of next week

Grade 8s going on the Ottawa Trip - multiples form went home today - please fill out and return by the end of next week

Spoken Word - Rubric & Writing Prompts

Write a poem using the following start: “What good is a day…”’

Write a poem about the “ultimate” poem, or what a poem “should” do.

Write a poem concerning the “absence” of something. Consider the absence as a positive, or a negative.

Write a poem using, “how to…”. For example, “how to write a poem”, “how to break my heart”

In honor of Julia Child write a culinary poem celebrating food.

Write a poem using the title “Math Poem”

Write a poem using the title “What You Need to Survive”

Write a poem using the title “Results are In”

Write about your most or least favourite words.

Writing Prompts

• Write a love letter to your self-reflection
• Imagine writing from the opposite gender, what is life like
• Imagine being able to press the pause button on the world; you have 3 minutes, what would you tell the world?
• Write to a grade 2 student - life advice
• Who or what is a Canadian?
• What I wish my parents knew

Spoken Word Examples

Learning Skills

To do...Jan. 11

1. New Year's Blogpost - due Tuesday, Jan. 15
2. Instructional Video - due Mon., Jan. 21 (feedback is available as you work)
3. Math - worksheets (adding fractions with & without models)
4. Grade 8 Science
5. History - "Causes & Consequences" & have a research topic