Ms MacInnes' Cedar Grove Blog

Hi Everyone, Hoping to be back tomorrow. Please remember to bring your BAND instruments tomorrow.  Also, remember to bring warm clothes for outside, as we will be participating in the beach clean up in the afternoon.  We will go rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.  You may even wish to bring rubber gloves for picking up debris. See you soon!😁

Homework: No homework, but students will have a quiz on integers tomorrow. Also, please remember that our band day has changed.  We will now have band on Wednesdays and Fridays.😁

Happy Robbie Burn's Day!! Homework: There is no homework over the weekend.  Please just make sure that all of your assignments are now up to date! Get outside and play this weekend!

Today we discussed discrimination and social exclusion at great length.  We watched the following documentary (the first 20 minutes): https://vimeo.com/153858146 There is no homework tonight.

Students may wish to wear their pyjamas tomorrow! Homework: No homework tonight, but students with unfinished work should make sure they are working to complete it by the weekend.

Thanks to our students who performed in the music concert today.  You can have a real sense of accomplishment! It is important to make sure you are keeping up to date with your assignments. Homework: Today the integer journals were due. Discussion:  Are social exclusion and relational aggression the same thing?

Today students watched the following documentary on Otzi the Iceman from PBS (Iceman Reborn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKLygxowqOA We watched to the 15 minute mark.  Below is the activity we began (What? / So What?) We also read Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" and discussed social exclusion.  Students considered how social exclusion was a theme of the story.  We used our answers to the questions we completed last day to inform our work today.  Below are last days questions: Homework: Math Journal (Adding Integers) due Tuesday, January 22nd.

Homework: There is no homework over the weekend, unless students have not completed their Math Journals.  These are due Tuesday, January 22nd. Discussion questions:  What does it mean to be socially excluded?  When is this necessary?  What impacts can social exclusion have on a person?

Homework: Today students worked on their math journals.  They will also have tomorrow's class to finish this. Discussion: What is democracy?  Does democracy work?

Homework: Math: Complete 6 of the 9 questions on p.64 - Mid-Unit Review Discussion:  Why is it important to study art?  What can we learn from art?

Homework: Students were assigned p.63 #5-11.  This was homework if not completed in class. Today the Hominid Project and Character Sketch were both due.  Please make sure these are in tomorrow if you did not hand them in today. We have Aboriginal Education tomorrow.  Please make sure you have outdoor footwear. We have been investigating forensics in science.  Below is an interactive website we have used. http://forensics.rice.edu/index.html The band concert is one week today:  Tuesday, January 22 2019 at 12:45pm.  Please make sure that you have a white shirt and black bottoms to wear. Discussion question:  Why do humans write?

Today we began a fresh topic in Language Arts.  Students will need to make sure that they have wrapped up all assignments pertaining to Touching Spirit Bear: Story Plot Diagram Chapter Summaries Character Attributes Hot Seat Character Sketch - due tomorrow Students will also need to wrap up their Math Journals if not complete. We have started a new unit for math: Integers Homework for tonight, if not finished in class, is p.62-63 #1-4. Finally, Hominid Projects are due tomorrow. Discussion: What is empathy?  What is sympathy?  What is the difference between the two according to Brene Brown? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw

Homework: Math - p.56 #4-7 due tomorrow, Friday Jan. 11th Hominid Project due Tuesday, Jan. 15th Character Sketch due Tuesday, Jan. 15th

Students had time today to work on completing their hominid projects.  Please see yesterday's post for samples. This week we will work to completion of these assignments so that we can begin some new units next week. Assignments that are now overdue are: Math Journal Character Attributes Outline Chapter Summaries Story Plot Diagrams Upcoming assignments that we will be working on in class this week are: Hominid Project Character Sketch Both of these assignments will be due Tuesday, January 16th 2019.

Hominid Samples Character Sketch Sample Happy New Year!! Today students reacquainted themselves with some of the assignments that still need to be completed and with some upcoming due dates. Assignments that are now overdue are: Math Journal Character Attributes Outline Chapter Summaries Story Plot Diagrams Students must complete these assignments and have them handed in by the end of this week.  Students have been informed if their work is outstanding. Upcoming assignments that we will be working on in class this week are: Hominid Project Character Sketch Both of these assignments will be due Tuesday, January 16th 2019. Please see the photos above to help as guides for the projects due next week. Discussion Question:  Do we take out our anger on those we love the most?