Welcome to Class 8D's Blogspot

Visit our blogspot regularly to keep up to date with daily homework, assignments, projects, tests and announcements.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Thursday, June 28th

Last day of school!

Have a great summer and all the best for high school.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Tuesday, June 26th

Report cards went home today.

We look forward to seeing you at Recognition Night tomorrow.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Monday, June 18th

True Davidson Visit

-Our last visit was today.  The students enjoyed a pizza lunch, and an afternoon of team building games at Stan Wadlow Park.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Sunday, June 17th

We had to change our date to visit True Davidson.  As of now, we will be visiting tomorrow.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Thursday, May 31st

True Davidson Visit

Math
-reviewed multiplication and division of integers
-practice sheet

For Monday:
-complete math homework
-finish Two Islands question
-prepare for health test

Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wednesday, May 30th

Geography
-Returned test.  Please sign

Math
-Adding and subtracting integers practice sheet

Language
-Does technology make things better?
-"Two Islands" story

Health
-STIs.  Test on Monday, June 4th

Friday, May 25, 2012

Friday, May 25th

Math
-Interest
-Pg. 84-85 #3-7, 9

Geography
-Kensington Market response

Health
-quiz Wednesday or Thursday

French
-test Monday

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Thursday, May 24th

We survived the subway delay! We learned a lot about migration in Toronto in this neighborhood. Reminder that we have a geography test tomorrow. Check last week's blog for topics.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wednesday, May 23rd

Math
-intro to percents
-pg. 84 #1, 2

Language
-returned CASI standardized test
-High Tech Pharmacy newspaper article and response.  Completed in class.

Health

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday, May 22nd

Math
-percent math challenge
-completed and collected in class

Health

Friday, May 18, 2012

Friday, May 18th

Math
-continue practice of percents
-page 80 - 81 #7-11

Geography Test Topics
-demography
-population growth
-population distribution
-population density
-why people live where they live
-population characteristics
-quality of life
-population pyramid

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Thursday, May 17th

Math
-percent practice:  tax, discount, commission
-pg. 80 #2-6

Language
-CASI standardized reading comprehension assessment

Health

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Wednesday, May 16th

Math
-percents
-pg. 76 #1-6

Language
-how has technology changed things??
-class discussion

Study Skills
-how to prepare for tests

Monday, May 14, 2012

Monday, May 14th

Math
-intro to percents

Language
-NGO presentations

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Tuesday, May 8th

Language
-worked on NGO presentations

Math
-Extra Practice on rates
-test on Friday

Health
-started unit

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Friday, May 4th

Drama Presentation
-Tough Case
-looking at the use of Restorative Justice to solve conflict

Math
-Rates Pg 69 #1-4

Language
-returned assessment on Hidden Homeless
-DEAR

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Thursday, May 3rd

Language/Geography
-watched FLOW (for love of water) and wrote a response in class
-worked on NGO project: name, logo, slogan, mission statement, presentation

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Wednesday, May 2nd

IT
-started Keynote presentations

Language
-NGO consensus documents, logos, and mission statements
-20 minutes DEAR

Math
-reviewed ratios
-Extra Practice #4-7

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Tuesday, May 1st

Math
-collected Population Pyramids
-Extra Practice Ratios #1-3

Language
-NGO Consensus document
-NGO logo

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wednesday, April 25th

Math
-Extra Practice ratios (choose 5 questions)

Geography
-returned and took up scatter plots
-took up #7-10 (How People Live)
-read Population Pyramids

Language
-finished presenting Third Gift, and NGOs
-chose NGO topics