Yearbook Cover
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGfs4mvXz6LNc-vAWAVAdhmcrmCKUMBrbgNyq6oe7kXqL1UA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&gxids=7628
Science test, heat
https://forms.gle/yHLys8eiUQ98A75b9
Math
- finish the transformational geometry sheet
History (land bridge theory)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79soyD_S-IM
7B
- study for science test tomorrow
- complete translation sheet, both side
- take note for Chapter 7, Underground to Canada
If you process one superpower, what will it be? Explain why you pick that superpower and how it will be used. (200 words, 12 to 15 sentences)
- Invisibility
- Duplicate all physical items
- Teleportation to go to another place
- Change into any living things (animals, plants, virus, bacteria, fundi)
- Fly
- Stay underground
- Heat vision (see things in the dark)
- A lot of power, very strong can break anything
- Mind power
- Other power
Science pretest questions (heat)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jReoXCu69oWMC8I2MqHgxchZzvrP1kBFe12EDgoapzc/edit?usp=sharing
- illegal drug chart: Methamphetamine and Hallucinogens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI7IfB13DT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUwV0gibLx8
- study for science test
- complete the two ReadWorks passages
- writing on demand tomorrow. Review the strategies that are needed to reduce personal pronoun usage
7B
Morning announcement Meet
https://meet.google.com/lookup/bec6zuqia3
Underground railroad cartoon video (Harriet Tubman)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy-j9kNuM8A
Math
- complete the rotation and reflection worksheet. Please make sure you use Post It note and Mira to check answers. Shade all of your answers
Geography
- return all textbooks by the end of the week. Please do not give them to the supply teacher
Science
- test on Friday. Study
Which is the most popular fuel to heat our homes in Canada?
a. Electricity
b. Heating oil
c. Natural gas
d. uranium
Steorids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JGpqAlHWe0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S7MzIycVFc
Heat and nuclear energy
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Ro8HGdOZkKzMQ5OJcbKjT6TY7TmAwZzbM-8P3vGnaxc/edit?usp=sharing
Look up information on the Chernobyl disaster (1986) and the Fukushima accidents (2011)
Science test next week on heat. Please study (open book, Google Form)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oAoAMvBg1VsTiWwU3ivXhGCif-FwbG2P/view?usp=sharing
7B
- transformational geometry, reflection. Complete both side
- Underground to Canada. Find five key points from Chapter 2. We will talk about it tomorrow
- watch this video on marijuana and complete the illegal drug section on pot/weed/marijuana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdRgA7K4DcE
Why coming back to school during the pandemic?
Pros
Learning is easier and more efficient, show work on the whiteboard
Socialize with classmates, this is the best part of going to school
Virtual classes: stare at screen alone. Bored, distracted easily
Less damage on the eyes
Physically and menrtally better. You have a chance to move around at lunch, and other time
Parents do not have to babysit you. They can go back to work
Stress, anxious, cannot sleep because of the pandemic, worry about friends and other family members
set up a routine to be used daily: get up early, a time for snack and lunch, time to do homework, going bed before 11pm
Cons
You don’t know if the virus will find you at school
What 2m social distancing?
150 words, one paragraph
Health (ILLEGAL DRUGS): complete the chart for alcohol, nicotine and caffine
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ba_ZnXaVE7FlzaJHJm-lMNqM8DR2DrCt/view?usp=sharing
BUT YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL TODAY
https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-school-and-bus-cancellations-for-tuesday-february-16-2021-1.5310500
This evening, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Tuesday, February 16, 2021.
Keep you eyes open and pay attention to the news tomorrow morning, as early as 6am. With a miracle, the TDSB may actually declare a snow day. That means no school and no online learning.
The best way to find the information is to logon to
https://www.cp24.com/
Check your email. Your math test is there. Stay warm.
Kwok
Industrial Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl_-6WPQ4Sg
March break announcement
https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-to-push-march-break-to-april-12-lecce-says-1.5304736
See the check list again from the blog and pack up what you will need for school next week
Please bring the following:
- laptop or Chromebook
- textbooks (Science and Geography)
- indoor shoes (slippers, Croc or clean sneakers)
- lunch (school cafe is not open)
- at least two masks even Kwok has two boxes in his locker
- hand cream in case your hands are too dry after washing them 5x daily
- scientific calculator or phone
- Four AA batteries for typing
- warm clothing for the next two weeks (jackets, scarf, mittens, gloves, hat)
- pencil case, ruler, eraser, things that you need to do work
- Post It note: one pack
Science notes. Heat, energy, circle of life
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1vhebvMu54aZt880VXD0nIB2TPCEvZwBU80mvHvzRbuo/edit?usp=sharing
Practice Test
Julia's question: √(675^2 - 195^2) = √ 417600 = 646.21
Many people believe money cannot grow on trees. On the contrary, the naïve children, who are not in Kwok’s class, think otherwise.
Juno likes to go to virtual classes since his parents think he will learn more. On the contrary, he spends most pf the time playing video games during the day.
Please bring the following:
- laptop or Chromebook
- textbooks (Science and Geography)
- indoor shoes (slippers, Croc or clean sneakers)
- lunch (school cafe is not open)
- at least two masks even Kwok has two boxes in his locker
- hand cream in case your hands are too dry after washing them 5x daily
- scientific calculator or phone
- Four AA batteries for typing
- warm clothing for the next two weeks (jackets, scarf, mittens, gloves, hat)
- pencil case, ruler, eraser, things that you need to do work
- Post It note: one pack
7B
- Thursday Feb 11 - math test (Pythagoras Theorem, Heron's Formula)
- ReadWorks assignment due Thursday
- share report cards with parents. Book appointment if necessary
- you cannot change history, but look forward to the future to see what's available to you. Look past grade 8, but into high school programs
In order to do well in school, it is important to have good work and study habits
When comparing two different things:
On the other hand (compare two opposite things)
- In the past fifty years, many successful male students became doctors and lawyers. On the other hand, there are more young women studying medicine and law in the last few years
- On the other hand, this peculiar (strange) idea appeals to the CEO even though his advisors object to it
- On the other hand, people who live in the countryside then to live longer because it provides a more relaxing lifestyle
Ideas (to compare two different things)
Greasy food tastes great but bad for your health
Coffee keeps you awake but it causes insomnia
Pets are great companion but when it is time to clean up, it is stinky , annoying and messy
Candy- dental visit, cavity
Virtual classes - learning but hard on the eyes
Lock down, dull, boring but parents save up a lot of money
Pythagoras Triples (right angle triangles only)
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a |
b |
c (longest, slanted side)
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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5 |
12 |
13 |
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7 |
24 |
25 |
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8 |
15 |
17 |
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20 |
21 |
29 |
School appointments (Kwok: Feb 11 evening, from 5:30pm to 8:15pm; Friday Feb 12 morning)
https://cummervalley.schoolappointments.com
Report cards should be sent out by the TDSB on Tuesday February 9.
Report Card appointment bookings: from Feb 9 (4pm) till Feb 11 (noon)
Report Card Learning Skills section
- Responsibility
- Work Habits (stay focus for 45mins, uninterrupted)
- Organization
- Initiatives
- Self-Regulation (have you improved since last term? What can you do to do better?)
- Homework completion
- Collaboration
Three Goals
- Realistic
- Measurable (I will spend 30 mins everyday to review my math homework)
- Practical (not only school work, but have you been a nice kid at home helping parents?)
Thoughts of the Day
https://www.keepinspiring.me/inspirational-thoughts-for-the-day/
https://parenting.firstcry.com/articles/thought-of-the-day-and-quotes-for-kids/
March announcement Google Slides
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TrLWzFkEzKHOmwYhgbYXlxk6WAHqmYO9pqCr5GD39Ao/edit?usp=sharing
Math
(answers: 6.7m, 149.66cm, 63.44m)
( Answers: X = 26, Y = 25
A = 29, B - 24.69
G = 48.83. F = 50)
Either
Should March break be cancelled this year?
or
Will students benefit from a two month summer holiday?
12 to 15 sentences, about 200 words, one paragraph
Most would like to have the March break
Students have March break every year. Have been working very hard since early January
Sad, depressing that students have to go to school non-stop from January till June
With everything that is happening around the world, we need to take a break and calm down
More time to volunteer online (e.g. attends hobbies, interest groups)
Bad for mental health: focus too hard and spend too much time on school work since January
Need time to relax and chill after a long, cold winter, and has been stuck at home all the time
During March break, people will hang out with each other. That may spread the virus in a much faster pace
Kwok is exhausted! I need to sleep, rest, exercise and stay fit during the break
Ask a question
It statement
Start with adverb (Undoubtedly, having a week off during March is a fantastic idea since it is a TDSB tradition for decades)
Start with conjunction: Although the virus may spread quickly during the break, it is necessary for us to gather only with the people in our household.
In order to recover quickly, . . .
Use less personal pronouns
