Grade 8 Problem

Grade 7 Review Questions

Area of a Circle

Pi

Circumference

To do...Dec. 2

1. Math - composite figure question (focus on communication)
2. Literacy - Student Wonders Blog Posts begin tomorrow (be prepared)
3. Verbal/visual essay - due Friday, December 6
4. Grade 8 History - Confederation diaries overdue
5. Health - feedback for PSA by Wednesday (Mr. Congram or Mr. Kaufman will provide)

To do...November 26

1. Math Test - Thursday (algebraic expressions, graphing, visual patterns)
2. Grade 8 History - Conference Day 2 tomorrow afternoon

• Bring a non-perishable food tomorrow for STUDENT vs. STAFF Volleyball Game
• JERSEY Day - Friday

Quick Write

What is the expression for this line?

To This Day

Blog Post - Student Wonders

Learning Goal: 

•  To present to the class a detailed explanation/answer on something that you have always wondered

Success Criteria:

• Detailed explanation to your question
• Visual(s) to support your answer 
• Organized in a logical manner
• Minimum of three academic sources used 
• Present an overview of your findings to your peers 
• Media features (Interesting title, organized/clean, techniques used to emphasize ideas)

Sample Topics:

• Why do we cry?
• How to bees make honey?
• What are the benefits of eating dark chocolate?
• How can we recycle water?
• How do fireworks work?

Due Date: TBD


*Consider the conversations we had as a class from the Quote blogpost 

Quick Write - Friday

To do...November 13

1. Math Checkpoint tomorrow - representing a visual pattern
2. Gr. 7 History - Assessment next class: "Were the British justifed in expelling the Acadians?"
3. Report Cards went home today
4. Math tests - signed and returned

Parent-Teacher Interviews Thursday night and Friday morning (sign up is on Edsby)

Yearbook Committee

Yearbook Sign Up

To do...November 5

1. Grade 7 Math - p. 121 #1-7
2. Grade 8 Math - p. 123 #1-7

Grade 8s - if you haven't already done so, you need permission for the trip to GW Williams S. S. tomorrow

Student Leadership

Student Leadership Form

To do...

• Integer Test- Monday (Prepare adequately)
• Grade 8 day @ William's Permission Form found on Cash online

QUOTES BLOGPOST

Learning Goal:      Create a visual representation of three quotes that are important to you

Success Criteria:

• Choose Three different quotes (should represent different ideas)
• Choose an image for each quote to support the messages of the quotes
• Explanation of why you selected the quote(s)
• Quotes and images are logically organized
• Audience should be able to make inferences about you as a person
• Finished product demonstrates Media features

"People moving all the time inside a perfectly straight line, don't you wanna just curve away"

We live in a society where were expected to follow the norm. Whether it's how we dress, how we act, or how we conduct ourselves, it feels like we live in a copy cat society.  Shouldn't being different be celebrated not chastised.  The song "Strawberry Swing" by Coldplay suggests that we should be true to ourselves and that we need to make our own individual choices.  Not afraid to take risks, or stray from the path, be comfortable with who we are and that will make your life more interesting and exciting.

Shared Reading - Monday

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saint-thomas-cell-phone-ban-1.5269345

To do...Oct. 22

1. Reminder - return signed assessments (Math test, Blog assignments, Best Story Ever)
2. Literacy - first draft of your memoir (Wednesday)
3. Bring a fruit tomorrow (if possible)
4. Gr. 7 Math - integers practice
5. "Bring Your Own Device" permission form

Reminder - Mr. Congram will be available from 3:30 to 5 pm on Thursday for "Meet the Teacher" (a letter went home last week). If you would like to meet at an alternative date and time, please contact me (timothy.congram@yrdsb.ca or 905-727-6642)

Independent Reading Survey

To do...October 15

1. Gr. 7 Math - p. 185 #1-7
2. Gr. 8 Math - p. 181 #1-7, 9
3. Please have your parents sign Math test and Literacy assignments (One word, Bucket list, Best Story Ever)
4. Literacy - make sure Memoir plan started 

The Bridge Home - week 2

Week 2 Video

Ragpickers in India

The Caste System

Chennai

Introduction to Hinduism

To do...Oct. 9

1. Math TEST - tomorrow (review questions shared on Drive; textbook Gr. 7 p. 35 #1-11; Gr. 8 p. 43 #1-3, 7-9
2. Literacy - Freak the Mighty response
3. Grade 7 History - p. 37 #1, 2
4. Science - Gr. 8: 4.5 #2, 4 & glossary words; pencil diagram
5. Science - Gr. 7: p. 109 #1-4

To do...Oct. 7

1. Math - Square Roots (circled questions on worksheet)
2. Math Test - Thursday

The Bridge Home

About Homelessness

To do...Oct. 1

1. Math Checkpoint tomorrow - using prime factorization (both Grades)
2. Math - worksheet #1, 2bd, 6, 7 
3. Literacy - "Best Story Ever" presentations begin tomorrow
4. Literacy - blog posts due Thursday (this is an extension - no excuses)
5. ART - shoe

To do...Sept. 26

1. Grade 8 Math - p. 10 #7 a, c, e, g, 14, 15
2. Grade 7 Math - Prime factorization worksheet - circled questions
3. Music Quiz -tomorrow

Bring a Toonie for Terry!!!

To do...Sept. 25

1. Math - find the prime factors for 60
2. Math Checkpoints returned (please discuss at home)
3. Literacy - blog post due Wed., Oct. 2
4. Literacy - Best Story Ever presentations begin Tues., Oct. 1
5. Grade 8 Science - Cell Drawings
6. French - practise for test (16 Questions)
7. Music Quiz - Friday

Is this PRIME?

Is this PRIME game?

What is Reconciliation?

To do...Sept. 19

1. Math Checkpoint - Friday (factors, multiples, Prime/composite numbers)
2. Gr. 7 Math - worksheet (Prime numbers)
3. Gr. 8 Math - p. 6 #5-7, 11, 20
4. Literacy - "Best Story Ever" first draft should be well started
5. French - get test signed
6. Music Quiz - next class

Blog Post - Option #1

Learning Goal:

Your task is to create your own bucket list (5 things) and post it on your blog. Please describe why you chose each item and insert an image. 



Mr. Kaufman's bucket list

1. Visit Fiji- My wife and I have always wanted to travel to the beautiful country of Fiji. This will be difficult to accomplish as it is located on the other side of the world. As well, if I go on my summer vacation, the seasons are flipped making it their winter. If I travel across the globe, it better be ninety degrees. I have a confession, technically I have been to Fiji. For a whopping 30 minutes, I was sitting on the runway at Nadi International airport while our plane refueled on route to Brisbane, Australia. Family vacations are on the backburner until my daughter is a little older.






2. Play golf at St. Andrews- St. Andrews is often regarded as one of the oldest and most well-known courses worldwide. Many people refer to it as the "Home of Golf". I enjoy watching and playing golf. It is my dream to play at the "Old course" and walk across the Swilcan bridge which is located on the 18th hole fairway just like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and many other legends. Can you believe that on the seventeenth tee, you actually drive the ball over the edge of a hotel? Sounds dangerous!






3. Complete a Marathon- 42.195 Kilometers or 26 miles and 385 yards! To give you some perspective, the distance from our school to the Air Canada Center is about 50 Kilometers. I think it would be an amazing accomplishment to be able to run a Marathon. I'm not sure if the appeal of running a Marathon is it's one of the original Olympic events or that every year I'm curious to hear the winning time in the Boston Marathon. After I finish a 10 km run, all I think to myself is I have to run four times this distance to accomplish my goal. Small strides, but I know deep in my heart I can do it if I set my mind to it.




4. Write a weekly sports column- A typical Sunday morning would involve me drinking my coffee and scrolling through numerous newspaper articles and blog posts. The topic always the same: SPORTS. I think it would be fascinating to have people excited to read my weekly sports column. I think I would call it "Brian's Take"..... I've already decided that I would write on a variety of sports including my favorites golf, soccer and hockey. Maybe one day instead of rambling my thoughts to anyone who will listen I will actually write them down.






5. Watch the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford- The Manchester Derby is one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. My wife says I say this countless number of times throughout the year but I would love to take this game in live at Old Trafford. Basically, if you live in Manchester, half of the city likes Manchester City (Blue) and the other half of Manchester likes Manchester United (Red)... When these teams meet, it's team vs team, supporters vs supporters, which leads to great entertainment. I guess the closest rivalry to the Manchester Derby in North American sports would be the Montreal Canadians versus Toronto Maple Leafs or the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees.

6.  180, 180, 180, the announcer yells in his high-spirited British accent, the crowd goes wild, and the spectators hold up their '180' signs. Yes, I'm one of those people that watch professional darts on television.  The precision of their throws, simply amazes me.  I have been excruciatingly close to achieving this feat.  It takes three perfect throws, one after another into the small red zone in the top third of the board.  A score of '180' is the highest score you can achieve in the game of darts.  I'm confident that one day soon, I will be able to say I'm accomplished this goal of mine.  

Other ideas I have:

• Learn to braid my daughter's hair
• SOLVE a Rubrik's cube without the use Youtube
• Whistle with my fingers loudly (PE teacher)

15 Things I Wish I Could Do, But Can't...YET!

1. Make a hula hoop work:

Using a hula hoop is not a terribly important skill. No one wins an Olympic medal for it. Is rhythmic gymnastics still in the Olympics? The hula hoop always seemed like a very simple skill, at least it looks simple when a seven year old girl grabs a hula hoop and starts it spinning! Apparently, my hips don't work, because when I grab the hula hoop it falls to the ground as quickly as gravity will take it. As Bob Dylan sings, "It sinks like a stone..."

    2.   Proper cartwheel

A cartwheel falls into the same category as the hula hoop. Physical skills that appear simple to me, but when attempted are actually superhero-like tasks. My window of opportunity for this one may be closing, as I get older and slower. Every once in a while, when no one is looking, I give it a shot.

   

  3.  Play the guitar

I love music! I especially love great guitar players, like Neil Young or Eric Clapton (look them up). When I was a teenager working at summer camps, it was always the guys with guitars, playing "Wild World" by Cat Stevens, who attracted the crowds, especially the girls. My advice to you: if your parents offer you music lessons, go for it!

1. Hit a 300 yard drive down the middle of the fairway
2. Draw
3. Stop properly on skate
4. Dance without being self conscious
5. Really speak a second language
6. Drive a manual transmission car
7. Really like gardening
8. Slam dunk like Michael Jordan
9. Solve the Rubik's cube

Blog Post - Option #2

Things I Wish I Could Do…

Learning Goal:

• Identify things you wish you could do
• Explain why they are important to you

Success Criteria:

Writing:

• Use of descriptive language/words
• Interesting/Engaging/Variety of ideas
• Supporting details
• SPG

Media:

• Features of a digital text (images, audio, video, font, colour etc.)
• Interesting title
• Organized/Clean
• Hooks you in
• Your own voice; ‘Passion’

Due: TBD

What do you notice?

Factors & Multiples Game

To do...September 18

1. Math (both Grades) - factors worksheet 1.2 (circled questions)
2. Literacy - plan complete for "Best Story Ever"

Terry Fox - Making Inferences

What can we infer about his character?

Identify traits and provide evidence from the video.

To do...September 17

1. Grade 7 Math - textbook p. 6 #3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15
2. Grade 8 Math - 2.9 #1-11, 19-25
3. ONE word blog post - final revisions
4. "Best Story Ever" Plan
5. French - Oral test (Friday)

To do...Sept. 16

1. ONE word blog post- due tomorrow 
2. Best Story Ever - we will begin planning and writing tomorrow
3. Gr. 8 Science - field of view & 3 questions

IB Programme

Information Night - GW Williams: Oct. 17 @ 7 pm

November 21 or 23 - Assessment Days

School Locator Link

To do...Sept. 13

1. "Best Story Ever" - must have an idea for Monday
2. ONE word blog post - due Tuesday, Sept. 17
3. MATH - questions about Pascal's Triangle
4. Gr. 8 Science - perspective drawings
5. Gr. 7 Science - finish animal living conditions project

To do...Set. 10

1. History - John A. MacDonald Venn diagram
2. Literacy - rough copy of ONE word blog post (Thursday)
3. Literacy - idea for BEST STORY EVER
4. Science (Gr. 8) - complete 4.2 & glossary word
5. Science (Gr. 7) - 4.2 glossary words & p. 103 #1-4; brainstorm organism to research
6. French - listening test (Friday) for 1-20 

To do...Sept. 9

1. Science p. 99 #2-5 & definitions
2. Science - complete 4.1 questions
3. Literacy - ONE word visual (overdue)

Student Blogs

Monday's Math - Speed is not important

Learning Partners

Survey - Thursday

ONE Word Blog Post

Learning Goal: present the ONE word you have chosen that will make a difference this year

Success Criteria:

• visually represent your word
• explain the meaning of the word (it might have more than one meaning)
• why did you choose the word?
• give at least one personal experience that illustrates why the word makes sense for you

Due date: TBD

http://cjhawks78.blogspot.com/2017/09/one-word-strive_14.html

http://prhawks78.blogspot.com/2017/09/one-word_14.html

http://erhawks78.blogspot.com/2017/09/one-word.html

To do...September 4

1. Literacy - have your ONE word ready to go for tomorrow
2. Math - two questions about the "Growing Pattern"
3. School Start-up Package
4. Letter about blog from Mr. Congram returned

Math - The Importance of Struggle

The Importance of Struggle from YouCubed on Vimeo.

First Day Checklist

timetables

lockers

textbooks

homework/blog/agendas

Lunch routines

Entry/Exit/Fire Procedures

Personal devices (iPods/iPhones/iPads/laptops)

Questions/concerns

Marshmallow Challenge

Welcome Back Letter

Welcome back!

Today is the first day of over one hundred eighty days we are going to spend together.  My greatest hope is this will be a time of great learning and fun together. I recently saw the quote, "I care more about the people my students become than the scores they get on tests." The more time I spend teaching, the more this holds true for me.

This will be my twenty-secondth year of teaching. Man, am I getting old? I think this will be my fourteenth year at Highview. I never thought I would stay at one school for this long, but Highview has been such a great community it is hard to imagine leaving. I am really excited to be teaching grade 7 and 8 this year. I have always thought that the intermediate students in a school set the tone for the whole school. In other words, the best schools usually have the best intermediates! One of my goals for you this year is to find opportunities to develop your leadership skills. I have no doubt that this is a class full of leaders.  

Since I will be learning about you, I thought I would share a little bit about me. I was born in Sarnia, but my family moved to Toronto when I was only five. I am the third of four boys (my poor mother). Two passions ruled my childhood, sports and comics. The year I moved to Toronto was the first year the Blue Jays existed. I have been a die-hard fan ever since. I've celebrated the two World Series victories and suffered through some rough seasons. I played baseball in high school, even playing with a couple of eventual major league players. I credit comic books for my reading passion. 

My biggest influence during my teenage years were my experiences at camp. By working at a summer camp, I discovered I wanted to be a teacher and I loved spending time in the great outdoors. Eventually, I even met my wife at camp. My wife and I still spend parts of our summer on canoe trips whenever possible.

This past summer was a busy one for me. My wife and I took a trip to England, Ireland and Iceland. 

A large part of my leisure time this summer was spent playing golf. No matter how badly I play, I can't wait to get out again to see if I can get better. It certainly keeps me humble. During the school year, my sport of choice is volleyball. I play a couple of nights a week.

My big passion all year long is reading. Mr. Kaufman calls my book collection a library! Though my library is not growing very fast, because I'm reading more and more e-books. I read about 30 books this summer, including a number of books in preparation for teaching. I hope we will be able to share many great books together. What are your favourite books?

I hope over the next days and weeks I will have the opportunity to get to know all of you better. What is important to you? It looks like a great year ahead.

                                                                                                Sincerely,

                                                                                                T. Congram

ONE word

Questions to think about as you look for your word:

• what do I need?
• what do I want?
• what gets in my way?
• what do I need to focus on?
• what do I want to do this year that I haven't done before?
• what do I want to do better this year?