October 16, 2026

 8C

- I am not here on Monday. BEHAVE

- algebra quiz on Monday. Study and do your homeowork that is assigned today

- Geography population pyramid analysis due next week on Oct 22.

- complete scary story/fall landscape story. Save as PDF and email it to kwokhomework@gmail.com

- bring indoor shoes everyday from now on

 Photo day Tuesday October 20, 2026

- dress nicely, be on time, smile

G7 Health test in two weeks. STUDY

Health class - how much sugar is too much?

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sugar/how-much-sugar-is-too-much

• Men should consume no more than 9 teaspoons (36 grams or 150 calories) of added sugar per day.
• Women should consume no more than 6 teaspoons (25 grams or 100 calories) per day.

Diabetes

• Healthy human: eat meals, 

• Carbohydrates (rice, noodles, pasta, bread) —------> sugar —-insulin--> (energy to work, run, think and play). If no exercise, fat

• Diabetes (disease), diabetic (patients): not enough insulin “Sweet Pee Disease”

•  Sugar will be peed out in your urine

• Western nations, young people: too much sugary drinks (pop, juice), too much carbohydrates (e.g. fries, super sized your fries)

• Not enough insulin, high blood sugar level: wall of the small blood vessels will be cracked

• small blood vessels (toes, eyes) - loss toes, blind

• Diabetes = genetically linked. You may pass this disease to your kids

• Toast + 3 frappuccino —----> bad idea

• Have milk in the morning, juice + water (dilute, less sweet)

• Better option: water, milk, diluted juice

How much sugar per day?

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/sugar/how-much-sugar-is-too-much

Refined carbohydrates (fibre is removed before the food is manufactured)

• Taste better

• White bread, white rice, regular pasta/noodles

• Immediately changes into sugar when it enters your stomach

• Go hungry very quickly (within an hour). Must eat again

• Healthier options: whole wheat/grain bread or pasta, brown rice (takes longer to digest, less sugar in them after digestion)

• Always eat your fruits and vegetable

October 15, 2026

Math: Algebra distribution property

Prepare a Draw document with at least FIVE images to show a scary backgound (e.g. lightning, full moon, crow, spider web, cemetry etc)

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1AYYlAVmFOfPrWDDc8bhLJcrF7oIZxtA2uWr0MUuhg3Q/edit?usp=sharing

- use the APP below and learn to remove the background before pasting that in Draw

 Remove background

https://www.remove.bg/

Geography: Population Pyramid Analysis assignment (due next week)

Continue to write your story (at least 200 words, with 10+ adjectives, and 5+ adverbs)

- I will use the following APP to check for AI composition

GPT checker

https://www.zerogpt.com/

October 14, 2026

 Photo day Tuesday October 20, 2026

- dress nicely, be on time, smile

= math: solve algebra equation homework

- Scary story or a fall landscape story (200+ words, 10+ adjectives, 5+ adverbs). Start working on the draft

- If I find out you use AI to compose, you will get a ZERO for this assignment

As the dim-lit full moon slowly drifted up above the distant mountain, the fog gradually settled into the valley near my house. Since I was really hungry, it might be a good idea to stroll to McDonald's and enjoy my dinner there. 

The moment I stepped out of the door, the gust of chilled breeze slithered under my jacket. Instantly, my body shivered as if I was frozen in time with Elza and Olaf.

Logic reminded me that exercise such as a jog would warm me up. Without hesitation and doubt, I quickly ran down the street to get to the restaurant. For no apparent reason, cold sweat came down my forehead, and my body trembled uncontrollably. At this very moment, a giant crow flew above my head and made a strange noise, as if it gave me a warning signal to be careful and not to continue to venture anymore.

Tell-tale-heart

 https://poemuseum.org/the-tell-tale-heart/

October 13, 2026

 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D Geography test (Tuesday October 27, Day 5)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cckENrccOLle3lh4AJewWPekBSbUmk861S-wTxwJFxI/edit?tab=t.0

- late October, one cheat sheet per student (8.5" by 11", can write anything on it and bring cheat sheet to the test), paper test (no computer, no Google Form)

- continents, oceans, main mountain ranges, key rivers

- climate (tropical, arid, polar, tundra, Mediterranean, temperate)

- climate graphs (read temperature/precipitation data and determine the types of climate)

- population distribution, population pyramids (rapid growth, slow growth, negative growth, stable growth) and patterns (linear, cluster, scatter, peripheral)

- whatever I will teach in the next two weeks (this will be exciting)

8C 

- math algebra (one equal sign per line). At least the front page

French

Salut 8C,

Please make sure to take your French home tonight (paragraph on "Chaque Enfant Compte") to practice reading your presentation. Circle or highlight any words you are still unsure how to pronounce and you can ask me again tomorrow for help. You will have some more time to practice tomorrow before we begin presentations. Looking forward to hearing you present en français this important vocabulary we have been learning, and to seeing your créations pour rendre hommage aux autochtones.

A bientôt,
Mme Antoniou :)

- if you can, second page to solve algebraic expressions. I will teach that tomorrow

8B Population Pyramid Analysis

 due October 23, 2026

Send your upload to kwokhomework@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yu7Gnuol8XeQNwv8utHiDJ0GkUoyHHfdlke4BzlDPU/edit?usp=sharing

October 9, 2026

 No school on Monday (Thanksgiving)

- ideal living room design due to  Monday night. Please send it to kwokhomework@gmail.com

8C Math - rectangles and inscribed circle calculation

- Show parents how to use Heron's formula to calculate area of a non-right triangle

8C Population pyramid analysis

 due October 22, 2026

- to be emailed to 

kwokhomework@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yu7Gnuol8XeQNwv8utHiDJ0GkUoyHHfdlke4BzlDPU/edit?usp=sharing

8A Population pyramid analysis

 due October 22, 2026

email your work to

kwokhomework@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yu7Gnuol8XeQNwv8utHiDJ0GkUoyHHfdlke4BzlDPU/edit?usp=sharing

October 8, 2026

 Updated Geography notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cckENrccOLle3lh4AJewWPekBSbUmk861S-wTxwJFxI/edit?usp=sharing

8D Population Pyramid Analysis

 due October 21, 2026.

To be sent to kwokhomework@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-yu7Gnuol8XeQNwv8utHiDJ0GkUoyHHfdlke4BzlDPU/edit?usp=sharing

October 7, 2026

 Math practice quiz solution

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uBZf7R4WU20lUFmzcE-7w52ljTywuuZq/view?usp=sharing

BUY a calculator if you don't have one. Preferably a scientific one, about $15

Math test tomorrow. Check the practice test solution above and learn the steps

 wheels application, Pythagoras ' theorem, area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms, cost to install tiles and wallpaper. STUDY

Personality exercise 2

 Outspoken, organized, useless, brave, cheerful, frustrated, affectionate, determined, greedy, nit picking, cooperative, dishonest, obnoxious, popular, useful, agony, caring, active, law abiding, loyal, liar, independent, honest, proud, courageous, selfish, careless, responsible, questionable, humiliated, patient, grumpy

 

a. Mrs. Emery is so _____, she knows exactly where all her files are.

 

b. This piece of equipment is very _____.  We need it everyday to solve our problems.

 

c. Nikki is a very _____ student because she helps her classmates and all the teachers at school.  She will be nominated for the ACES of the week award.

 

d. Jerry never shares his belongings with his sisters.  He is so _____.

 

e. Nina likes to do everything by herself.  She does not want help from anyone,  She is an ______ worker.

 

f.  Mary is _____ to get an “A” in the test.  She has been working very hard for a week to study and prepare for the test.

 

g. This old man has cancer.  He is very sick and he is in pain.  He is in _____.

 

h. Judge Ito is a ________ citizen.  He obeys all the rules and regulations and he tries his best to keep the law in order.

 

i. Kenny is such an ______ person.  He has an opinion on every topic and will never stop talking in front of his friends.

 

j.  Everyone teased him because he did something really stupid.  He was so _____that he went back to his room and cried.

 

k. You won the first prize of the competition.,  You are doing very well and should be ____ of yourself.

 

l. I need help with this assignment!  I don’t understand what I have to do and I am very ______.  I need Mr. Kwok to explain everything to me again.

 

m. Forrest Gump is a very ______ and courageous soldier.  He fought in the war and helped man

 

n. Ryan is such a _______ student.  He smiles and tells jokes all the time.

 

o. Stephen is such an ______ student that he moves around all day and does not do any work in class.

 

p. What a ______ child!  She will not share any of the candies with her friends.  She wants to have all the treats to herself.

 

q. Mr. Chester is a _______, _______, and _____ teacher who spends a lot of time working with young children in her classroom.  Her students like her very much.

 

r. Noor is such a _____ student in school.  She is a fantastic basketball player and she does really well at school.  Everyone likes to work with her.

 

s. _____ lives with six other drawfs.  He is very lonely because he does not get along with anyone.  Only Snow White is good to him.

 

t.  This is a _____ call from the referee.  Al Bundy did not get in the end zone with the football.  He did not cross the goal line and Al should not have scored this touch down in the football game.

 

u. Jessica is so ______ that she will never tell lies even when she is in big trouble.

 

v.  This piece of equipment is ______.  It does not help us to solve our problem.

 

w.  Mark  Furman is a liar.  He is ______.  All the statements he gave in the past were false.  He did not tell the truth.

 

x.  “Be ______ with your work!  You must learn to take your time and think about these problems.”

 

y.  Forrest Gump is very _____ to his friends.  He never leaves them alone and will always help them.

 

z.  This ________ man complains about everything.  Nothing is ever good enough for him.

 

aa.  You know how to do these questions.  They are very easy but you are making too many _______ mistakes.  Slow down and you can get a better mark.

 

bb.  This ______ student likes to fool around in class.  He does silly things and she is very immature.  Nobody likes to work with her.

 

cc.  “Don’t be ______!  Look at all the ice cream on your plate.  I think you should share some with you friends.”

October 6, 2026

Math quiz on Thursday - , wheels application, Pythagoras ' theorem, area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms, cost to install tiles and wallpaper. STUDY

- learn the list of perfect square from 1^2 to 15^2 (you will be asked to recall them first thing tomorrow morning). No calculator

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225

- learn how to calculate area of right triangles and parallelograms

Right triangle area = (base x height)/2

Parallelogram = base x height

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Population Pyramids

3 Expasive patterns (bottom-heavy, a lot of young people, most die before age 45 due to poor health care or political instability) e.g. Sierre Leon

3 Constractive patterns (Top heavy, a lot of old people older than age 60. Few young people because families are not having kids). e.g. Japan

3 Stationary patterns (rectangular, about the same population in all age groups from 0 to about 60) e.g. France

Look at the pattern in Canada, and the country that your parents come from

Describe and explain the pattern in Qatar

Personality exercise 1

 Use these personality words in the following sentences.  Use each word only once.

 

Xenophobic         inconsiderate      energetic              hard working

Vicious                  naïve                       generous              determined

Courageous         narrow minded   worrisome            nervous

Zealous                 rambunctious     peculiar                 embarrassed

barbaric                affectionate         persistent             elegant                                             

a) This _____ teenager kicked the small dog outside the police station. He was then arrested by the police for treating animals cruelly.

b) Mr. Kwok has a ______ habit of putting salt in his coffee every morning. How can he drink this every day?

c) I can always remember all the _______ students in the class since their hyperactivity and behaviour drive the teacher crazy for the whole year.

d) The ______ firefighters rescued the old woman from a burning building.

e) Anna was so ________ on the first day of school since she didn’t know anyone in her new school.

f) “This kind of ______ behaviour is not acceptable in the school!” demanded the principal. You must treat everyone kindly and learn how to behave in a civilized way.

g) This ______ child believes that money grows on trees! He should join the Investment Club every Thursday at Cummer Valley.

h) The _______ parents are still looking for their missing child. They will not give up until they find him.

i) ________ people like to stay home because they are afraid to meet strangers on the street.

j) “What an _________ group of people!” the old man exclaimed. They turned their music to the maximum level in the middle of the night and woke everyone in the neighbourhood.

k) My __________parents are never home because they spend more than 100 hours in their offices every week.

l) John is the class clown in the class. His ________comments annoy the teacher and his classmates and he should behave himself.

m) Mr. Gonos keeps on running after he has finished the race. His _______ spirit inspires many students at Cummer Valley.

n) The caring, loving and _______ nurse spends much time in the hospital taking care of the sick patients.

o) I am _______ to get a good mark in the Social Studies test. I promise my parents I will spend a lot of time studying and reviewing all the materials.

p) Some students were very _______ after they heard that Mr. Kwok would be teaching them this year. Some started shaking and a few students actually cried. Wow, am I that bad?

q) This ______, grumpy old man refused to order anything else because he has been eating the same cereal for the last fifty years.

r) The _______ model walked stylishly during a fashion show to display this year’s newest trends in the clothing industry.

s) My _______ grandmother thinks there will be an earthquake tomorrow.

t) Yuanzhe and Danny are ______ because they have to wear glasses during core classes.

u) The _______ millionaire donated ten thousand dollars to the United Way.

October 5, 2026

Geography notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cckENrccOLle3lh4AJewWPekBSbUmk861S-wTxwJFxI/edit?tab=t.0

Population pyramid

https://www.populationpyramid.net/

Student ambassador invites to the Principal's office tomorrow at lunch. If you want to be a leader and lead, sign up.

Student council application from Ms Misery.

Math quiz on Thursday - , wheels application, Pythagoras ' theorem, area of rectangles, triangles and parallelograms, cost to install tiles and wallpaper. STUDY

Tiles and wallpaper question: sample calculation

Extra Curricular clubs

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fS1xecTSbbF8uJQU9qz441frcXF3feARjKyCV4i2Nyo/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.np0estml79ok

G8 Geography notes and audio file

 Notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cckENrccOLle3lh4AJewWPekBSbUmk861S-wTxwJFxI/edit?usp=sharing

Audio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QJRfrV_r8cEHo0jSxIpP7Wx5jde1sWO7/view?usp=sharing

Ontario Graduation Course Requirements

 

October 2, 2026

 8C

- sign math quiz

- circumference and wheel rotation sheet questions

- personality list

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XA_pPmfx_8CPovF-lM1aqRM_dWRjH2oF/view?usp=sharing

5 Mean (e.g., vicious. The vicious boy kicked the little dog for no reason)

5 Nice

5 Loving (e.g. affectionate)

4 Brave

4 Happy

Write six sentences and use personality words to describe yourself. Will share two sentences with the class on Monday

e.g. As a mean and stubborn math teacher, Mr Kwok demands only the best from every student.

Updated Geography notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cckENrccOLle3lh4AJewWPekBSbUmk861S-wTxwJFxI/edit?usp=sharing

Microscope components

audio file

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ia8IYZe_PzKrl15wc1E8-3TDIgPMjvGn/view?usp=sharing

diagram

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ozsAsdd3zTuu23kiQezu9oYRHA0OReOTy8eikIPohLQ/edit?usp=sharing

G9 Specialized Progams

 https://www.tdsb.on.ca/cpao/Central-Program-Admissions-Office/Specialized-Programs