Tuesday, 30 September 2025
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
Name the six municipalities in Toronto
Describe the continental climate
The mountain range Atlas is located in which continent
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
Describe the tropical climate
In the world, name three regions that have a Mediterranean climate
Where is the rain shadow in Canada
In the southern hemisphere, wind blows from which direction to which direction
Bakersfield, CA has which type of climate
The GTA has what kind of climate
Monday, 29 September 2025
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
https://docs.google.com/
- Fall adjectives
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rl9udrpVCAVkfafrlskvNY4f7TaNE8tA/view?usp=sharing
Sunday, 28 September 2025
Friday, 26 September 2025
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
Thursday, 25 September 2025
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)
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
September 24, 2025
G7 Science notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctlnwh3dGWqzYNM413sfETqbfEOoIb_Hfht262on0TA/edit?usp=sharing
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
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
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.
Monday, 22 September 2025
Grade 7 Science Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ctlnwh3dGWqzYNM413sfETqbfEOoIb_Hfht262on0TA/edit?usp=sharing
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 24th, 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.
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
Saturday, 20 September 2025
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
Friday, 19 September 2025
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
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
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
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?
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?
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
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?
Monday, 15 September 2025
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
Friday, 12 September 2025
G8 Geography Notes
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
Thursday, 11 September 2025
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)
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
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
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
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
Monday, 8 September 2025
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
Friday, 5 September 2025
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
Thursday, 4 September 2025
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/
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
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
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
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
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
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