Orange shirt day

 

G7 Science Notes

 G7 Science notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctlnwh3dGWqzYNM413sfETqbfEOoIb_Hfht262on0TA/edit?usp=sharing 

September 30, 2025

 8A

Geography test tomorrow. Study

8C

Your geography test is next week. Study

Spend an hour working on my Blue Print. All surveys must be done by the end of the week. I will teach you G9 course selection next week

Circumference and area of circle

Find climate graphs for Toronto, Edmonton, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Cairo, 

Geography Pre-test

1. Name the six municipalities in Toronto

2. Describe the continental climate

3. The mountain range Atlas is located in which continent

4. Oceania includes Australia, NZ and other smaller Pacific islands. Name three of those islands

• Soloman Island, Fuji, Tahiti, Easter Island, Bora Bora, Island of Man, Samoa

5. Describe the tropical climate

6. In the world, name three regions that have a Mediterranean climate

7. Where is the rain shadow in Canada

8. In the southern hemisphere, wind blows from which direction to which direction

9. Bakersfield, CA has which type of climate

1. The GTA has what kind of climate

September 29, 2025

8D

Microscope sketch (with labels), due on Thursday Oct 2

 8C

- wear orange shirt tomorrow for Truth and Reconciliation. I will give you a treat

- Math quiz tomorrow (area of triangle, Pythagoras' Theorem) 

- TEN Fall adjective sentences. Minimum 8 words each with at least 2 adjectives and 1 adverb per sentence. I will teach you how to do DTP tomorrow

- 8C Geography test next week. Study. Notes here

 

- Fall adjectives

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rl9udrpVCAVkfafrlskvNY4f7TaNE8tA/view?usp=sharing

8A Geography Test Wednesday Oct 1

 22 Multiple choice questions. This is not easy. Know your stuff and study

- climate (Polar, Desert, tropical, continental, Mediterranean, temperate)

- characteristics of each climate type

- factors that affect climate

- Mountain ranges, names and locations

Toronto, GTA information

September 25, 2025

 No school tomorrow (Friday Sept 26). PA Day, Police presentation

Orange shirt day on Tuesday Sept 30. Wear orange shirt, you will get a treat from Kwok

8C

- Ideal bedroom, unlimited budget. Label your furniture and areas (see Farrah and Aliyah's examples below). Due Monday Sept 29 at 8am (morning)

 

WHIMIS Test

September 24, 2025

G7 Science notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctlnwh3dGWqzYNM413sfETqbfEOoIb_Hfht262on0TA/edit?usp=sharing 

Google

Myblueprint.ca

- go to sign up if you dont have an account

- use TDSB email and must have OEN to sign up. OEN is printed in your June report card. Find it

- spend at least 45m to work on the survey (learning styles, interest, occupation etc)

Meet the creature night has been changed to Tuesday October 7, 6pm to 8pm

8C

- dream/ideal bedroom with an unlimited amount of money to put it together

- list the items you would like to put there

- draft up the layout in your notebook. Will show you how to do it in Draw tomorrow

- WHIMIS test tomorrow. Study

- Math questions on Pythagoras Theorem, both sides

- Toonie for Terry

Orange shirt, Sept 30

 For a treat from Kwok. 8C only

G8 Geography notes again

September 23, 2025

 WHIMIS test tomorrow (7D, 8D, 8E) - study

WHIMIS test on THursday for 8C - study

8C - Math quiz tomorrow (tiles, cost and triangles)

8C - My favourite place in my house (150 to 200 words, 8 adjectives, 3 adverbs, explain, and provide examples)

Writing on demand example

My favourite place is the washroom in my house.

For every normal human being in the world, it is necessary for them to use the washroom at least a few times a day.

If they don't, they probably have serious issues with their metabolism and can get sick in a very short period of time.

 Since we are spending so much time in the washroom, this is one of the reasons why the washroom in my house is

my favorite place on earth. After I close the door, turn on the light and the exhaust fan, I am in another world

doing my own business with no one disturbing me. 

During that time, I can stare at my phone, look at the stock market to see how much money I make, or dress and play silly video games. No one would care how much time and what I do inside. Furthermore, if I am very upset or having an argument with my wife, it is a perfect place to calm down and chill because I need a few moments to cool off. 

My lovely wife Judy always sprays sweet scent deodorants inside the washroom, making it very pleasant to stay for an extended period having a time alone in a comfortable environment and therefore,  it's my favorite place on Earth and I wouldn't switch it with anywhere in the world.

Grade 7 Science Notes

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctlnwh3dGWqzYNM413sfETqbfEOoIb_Hfht262on0TA/edit?usp=sharing

Microscope components

 

Vaccine dates

 Attention all parents, guardians and caregivers of Grade 7 & 8 students:

The Toronto Public Health (TPH) will be holding a free vaccination clinic at Cummer Valley Middle School on Friday October 24^th, 2025.  This clinic will offer Hepatitis B, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Meningococcal vaccines.  The vaccines available at the school clinics are not free at doctor’s offices.  Protect your child against meningitis and cancer.

Packages are being provided to the Grade 7 students to take home.  The Grade 8 students did not get a consent package to take home, but the consent package/form is available through the Toronto Public Health website www.toronto.ca/SchoolVaccines.  Please have the consent form completed, signed and returned to your child’s teacher as soon as possible before the clinic date, preferably by Friday October 3^rd, 2025.

For more information, visit the Toronto Public Health website or call 416-338-7600 and select option 2 for immunization.

September 22, 2025

 Meet the creatures night is changed to Tuesday October 7, 6pm to 8pm

Toonie for Terry. Bring a toonie for cancer research

Terry Fox run will be held on Thursday Oct 9 afternoon

Science WHIMIS test

- Wednesday (7D, 8D, 8E), Thursday (8C)

- Study, if you don't, you will do poorly

8C homework

- Terry Fox writing (5 personality words, at least 5 adjectives and 3 adverbs. Provide explanation and examples to justify the personality). Share your Doc with Kwokhomework

e.g Undoubtedly, the ever courageous Terry Fox started an impossible task to raise a massive amount of money for cancer research (explanation). Even when he was in agony and extreme pain, Terry continued to run 42Km everyday from Newfoundland to Thunder Bay. (example)

- tiles and hardwood questions for math

- 7 factors that affect climate

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1trqbHR6_XquWg6XuWUgKtVt-8Omt9cpw/view?usp=sharing

Meet the Creature night is changed to Tuesday, Oct 7

 Dont show up this Thursday. No one is at school and I will be tutoring my G11/12 students

September 19, 2025

 8C

- paper route questions for math

(answers: Route E, perimeter 338m, 64 deliveries, 46 minutes, $22.40)

- study for WHIMIS test next week. If you don't, you will do poorly

- spend an hour to work on some of the surveys in My Blueprint (learning Styles, Interests, Personality, Motivation, Knowledge). Then look at the prospects of FIVE jobs, (Kwok looks at Meat Packer, Parking Reenforcemnet officer

8D Science notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q052RDAp1Cs7KEss0yKFGFkDVoooo4KgnMS4rUZiPtw/edit?usp=sharing

WHIMIS test dates

 Bring Chromebooks for the test

Wednesday September 24: 8D, 8E, 7D

Thursday September 25: 8C

September 18, 2025

 8A

https://app.myblueprint.ca/?returnUrl=/

Portfolio: Academic achievements, extra curricular activities

My learning styles

8C

- perimeter and area of composite figures (all 6 questions)

- science notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q052RDAp1Cs7KEss0yKFGFkDVoooo4KgnMS4rUZiPtw/edit?usp=sharing

September 17, 2025

 8D

- science test next week. WHIMIS

8C

- science test next week. WHIMIS

- sign math test

- front page, area and perimeter of squares and rectangles

= learn and memorize these perfect squares. Quiz tomorrow

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121 (11x11), 144, 169, 196, 225 (15x15)

Adverbs

- compose five sentences that start with adverbs. Must include 1 adjective per sentence

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v-RbxACBRY4Aqj-oxKjB0SAcbYV4sfnq2cjgUuXM4Ms/edit?usp=sharing

8E Science Test 1

 Next Tuesday September 23

- WHIMIS, online test

Notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q052RDAp1Cs7KEss0yKFGFkDVoooo4KgnMS4rUZiPtw/edit?usp=sharing

September 16, 2025

 8C Math

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GPYqa9P0h3g-H6-CnDrhPhwlmyCYDgTEBeS__pymdUY/edit?usp=sharing

Answer: Buffalo $3360.23

Australia: 5439.45

Korea: 1036453.69

Iran: 1803.74

Four exchange rate questions

September 16, 2025

Bonus questions

1. Kwok spends US$2345.67 in Buffalo and the exchange rate is C$100 =US$72.25

The bank charges 3.5% exchange fee. What is the total that he has to pay?

2. Christine spends A$5678.90 in Australia. The exchange rate is Can$100 =A$109.10

The bank charges 4.5% exchange fee. What is the total she has to pay?

3. Sean spends ₩987,654,321 in Korea. The exchange rate is

C$100 = ₩100,532.75

The bank charges 5.5% exchange fee. Calculate the total how much Sean has to pay

4. Sarira spends 5432109876.54 Iranian Rial in Tehran.

The exchange rate is Can$100 = 3,0567,432 Rial.

The bank charges 1.5% service fee. How much does Sarira pay?

September 15, 2025

 Science Assignment 1

- 8C: lab equipment list. due on Wednesday

8C Personality assignment

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1okjZm1B4Pcr3PpaIiS99eHhhg8z5BKvOzDns3s_6E18/edit?usp=sharing

Geography

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NdedKKg85DviH1e0l1Nm_SRlQVTNg53rRexb5RcHbh8/edit?usp=sharing

September 12, 2025

 8C

Math test Monday (cross multiplication. Please review and redo some of the questions from this week)

e.g. It takes 355 mins to charge a Tesla for 76% of its capacity. How long will it take to charge the Tesla to 95% capacity?

McDonalds sells Big Mac, McChicken and Cheeseburger at a ratio of 5:4:2. If the restaurant sells 253 items, how many McChicken are sold?

Poem: Draw a nice crazy picture that represnets yourself. See samples in the blog. Complete the poem

If you are looking for poem (please add two G8 adjectives to describe you/hobbies/food/shows)

If you are looking for the rambunctious and outrageous Mr. Kwok,

I might be home watching the highly informative and entertaining Fast Money show on CNBC.

Or reading a fabulous novel called Old Man and the Sea

I will be wearing my navy blue Buffalo Bills Jersey

And my thousand years old woolen socks

Or I may be trading my gold mining stocks and earn $1000 in a single hour.

But if you are serving the cheesy tomato pasta with tons of juicy meatballs

Or ultra fresh sushi in super spicy Wasabi

Be sure to call my name, if I am home

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IMJCM6AP26JKZZIxWiIy8DsR_K6fyYPu9iCqbf3XYDE/edit?usp=sharing

Optional courses (need 13 courses)

• Group 1 (English, FSL, International Languages, Guidance education, Can/World Studies, Native languages, Social Sciences, Humanities, Coop Education, Sign Language, First Nation, Metis and Inuit Studies)

• Group 2 (Health and Physical Education, Arts (Drama, music, arts, media, dance), FSL, Business, Coop Education, Sign Language)

• Group 3 (Chemistry, Physics, Biology), Technological Education, FSL, Computer Studies, Coop Education, Sign Language)

• G12 Math courses (Advanced Functions, Data Management, Calculus and Vectors)

• Also accounting, finance, law, tourism, cooking, hairstyling etc

8C Be sure to call my name, if I am home.

 

8A, Find your schools and specialized programs

You can apply to TDSB specialized programs between Nov 10 to 28. 

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/Going-to-High-School/Secondary-Central-Student-Interest-Programs/Application-and-Admissions

September 11, 2025

 8C Math

- ratio, cross multiplication questions (height, paint, PPE, printer, Andy)

- personality lists: Find words with the similar meaning as

a) mean (5)        b) shy (5)            c) nice (5)            d) brave (3)        e) loving (4)

                                                                                    - courageous

                                                                                    - valiant

- complete My Blue Print Learning style survey (visual, auditory, kinetic)

September 10, 2025

8D Science

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WK_3q_ZSGfmD-njuwfpzff3KkGmHmblWKnldzdUoEmo/edit?usp=sharing 

8C

- sign math quiz

- Cross multiplication Q14 to 21 (first page only)

- invite parents to Meet the Teacher Night, Thursday Sept 25, 6pm to 8pm

- you should also attend. I will have Oreo cookies for everyone

- five personality sentences about you. Min 8 words per sentence

e.g. The obnoxious Mr Kwok picks his nose in front of the class.

The hardworking Mr. Kwok saved up all his money and bought ten tickets to see the World Cup games this summer across Canada.

The intelligent and knowledgeable Mr Kwok learns how to turn lead into gold.

8E science assignment 1 (due Sept 17 at 11:59pm)

- email assignment to kwokhomework@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CZQfgvv8nfGDOE_9BUkG7XVxXnzNAQrr1fmuv2TaVpg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oyrxih4eMvGr4jil2sUuPDm_B9k_jARmjSCgoqzvBCE/edit?usp=sharing

G8 WHIMIS videos

 Compressed gas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZCLFY0wb7k

Oxidizing agent

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zAtg7OujTeU

Corrosive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVd_WxblGI

Flammable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMCAqERyMxU

September 9, 2025

 Math

Cross Multiplication, Q1 to 10

Personality list (4 per letter)

Affectionate

Brave

Careless

Decisive

Enthusiastic

Foolish

Gulliable

Happy

Intelligent

Jerk

Kwok-like

Lazy

Moody

Naughty

Obnixious

Perculiar

Quiet

Restless

Silly

Timid

Unfriendly

Vicious

Worrisome

Xenophobic

Yahoo

Zealous

8CMy Blueprint

 https://app.myblueprint.ca/

September 8, 2025

 Math

- Quiz 2 tomorrow (Disney type questions)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GPYqa9P0h3g-H6-CnDrhPhwlmyCYDgTEBeS__pymdUY/edit?usp=sharing

- try the three questions on cross multiplication. I will simplify the steps tomorrow and reteach this lesson

Adjectives

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t85xsvNY8j4rYTGlyQL8XFjsVb6PP4ILFpT7Dll6slM/edit?usp=sharing

8D Science notes

 First class

Cells

 

What is living?

- Metabolism

         - eat and digest food (teens hungry all the time; puberty)

         - absorb nutrients

         - get rid of waste

         - teens: very high metabolic rates; seniors low metabolic rate

- Growth: in size, and multiply number of cells

- cells

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od07AZHzr-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqsYeksYTj8&t=2s-

September 5, 2025

Parents should have received an email with all the beginning-of-the-year forms. Please sign and return them, by email, to the TDSB (medical, trip, walking, media etc)

 8C Math: Fraction, decimal percent problem solving

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1reJpKbxWr9-yCntGSAnw8cmWd4ygZcZzzz3m8vRxcDY/edit?usp=sharing

Homework: Disney's questions and the three above (Kwok, Terry, Daniel)

8C science

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od07AZHzr-g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqsYeksYTj8&t=2s-

High school information (home school, specialized programs)

My Blueprint

https://app.myblueprint.ca/

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Find-your/School

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/Going-to-High-School/Secondary-Central-Student-Interest-Programs/Application-and-Admissions

8E Science notes

 Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwI0tGzr4S8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqsYeksYTj8

September 2, 2025

What is living?

• Reproduction (Panda: dont like to do it)

• Metabolism (1. Eat and digest food

• 2. Absorb nutrient

• 3. Get rid of waste

Teenagers - high metabolic rate (puberty)

Seniors: slower metabolic rate

- Locomotion: Sunflowers always face the sun

Venus Fly Traps catch insects for dinner

• Go to Youtube and watch the videos on Sunflower movements and Venus Fly trap

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September 4, 2025

8C Abstract Nouns (2 sets)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dzsm7jCnATBVR-WJD8VHjS7B48ncVMrGcf9DXFekliU/edit?usp=sharing

8C Math: percent, decimal, percent (Kwok's shopping)

- don't do the Disney's questions. I will teach you tomorrow

G8 Geography: World climate map

Climate types

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/all-about-climate/

September 3, 2025

 8C

- Math: fraction, %, decimals, defuse the bombs

- change the grey to 1.12 (from 108%)

- 2 common nouns and 1 abstract noun worksheet (please create a Doc and do it online)

- Math quiz tomorrow. Number line, fraction, percent decimal

kwokhomework@gmail.com

8D Science notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WK_3q_ZSGfmD-njuwfpzff3KkGmHmblWKnldzdUoEmo/edit?usp=sharing

Language Notes: sample writing, nouns

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dzsm7jCnATBVR-WJD8VHjS7B48ncVMrGcf9DXFekliU/edit?usp=sharing

September 2, 2025

 8C

- bring a combination lock and a pair of indoor shoes

- check this blog every night for homework

- buy a calculator (Costco one is about $12, good till the end of Grade 10): Casio fx-300ES Plus

- lunch at 11;30am everyday

- I will be teaching you Language, Math, Science, History and Geography

- you have Math/Language with me tomorrow. Bring your Chromebook

8E Science

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CZQfgvv8nfGDOE_9BUkG7XVxXnzNAQrr1fmuv2TaVpg/edit?usp=sharing

8A Geography