January 21, 2021

 - work day (French is from 9:50am to 10:35am)

1) finish PEE essay on homework essay (Should homework be given during the weekends). Consult with each other. Work in small groups

2) check each other math homework on area of trapezoids, the overlapping shapes shaded area. Make sure you are checking the calculations and equations

3) complete the Readworks.org reading passages. There are three stories. If you get more than 3 wrong in each of the Cold Feet and the Orchestra, I will give you another chance to redo the questions. Your first attempt will be erased

4) go outside (backyard, front door of building only, dont leave your condo building), take a selfie to prove that you take a walk. Paste selfie in the Wellness chart

5) add 20 commas to the following passage

 6) Writing on Demand tomorrow morning. Two topics to choose from. 30 mins, one paragraph (about 12 to 15 sentences, around 200 words)  

7) https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/TDSB-Student-Senate/Student-Senate-Voting/Executive-Candidates

https://www.tdsb.on.ca/High-School/TDSB-Student-Senate/Student-Senate-Voting/Learning-Centre-2

8) Copy and paste this into your science note

https://docs.google.com/document/d/166zbRXqJaoo8b3ZxB3RhieEr02sY0HTOvgBC-ZCYQYw/edit?usp=sharing

Add commas to the following passage. There should be 20 commas.

 

Recently the state of the environment has become a popular subject on television and the radio.  This is due to the growing speed with which people are polluting it especially in modern cities with many factories.

 

            Pollution takes places when chemicals and waste matter from industries dirty and damage the atmosphere rivers seas and soil.  It is one of the most worrying problems of the industrial world.

 

            Many plants and animals are being endangered by harmful chemicals discharged by factories.  For instance the smoke that comes out of factory chimneys contains gases which after mixing with the water in the air returns to earth in the form of acid rain.

 

            Acid rain can wear away the paint and concrete of buildings or destroy entire lakes and other wildlife areas by killing or poisoning all the living things living in or near them.  It can even cause health problems if it enters drinking water or skin problems in people if it is very acidic.

 

            This is however only one form of pollution.  The smoke and dust emitted by cars and other vehicles can cause breathing problems especially in the elderly and young children.  There are even more complicated types of air pollution that can alter the climate itself.

 

            Pollution also takes place when people do not dispose of their trash properly.  Badly built and managed dumping grounds are unhealthy and unsightly and there are now fewer places left to bury all our waste.  Still people are now throwing away more rubbish than ever.

 

            Finally there is a deadly invisible form of pollution - nuclear waste which comes from the substances that nuclear power stations use to produce energy.  It can cause cancer skin disease and illness if not disposed of properly.

 

            Pollution is a difficult problem to tackle because we would have to change the way we live our lives and make certain products.  This can only be done once people realize that we have only one earth and that we have to take care of it.

 

January 20, 2021

 

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fqdIHm8gY5f0CO0715M1NxfpR5QB7hfKMr0X9OEenmE/edit?usp=sharing

 

- Finish the first two paragraphs of the PEE essay: Should homework be given during the weekends?

 

Copy these questions into an email, entitled Math formula. Write the formula in the body of an email and send that to kwokhomework@gmail.com

 

G Grade 8 Survey. Please complete for Mrs. Collier's class

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX5XKifPlB8mk_TsVp-h0_fzzhjr3PkKKfntwx3vVMCEn0bw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Make three area questions with two shapes overlapping each other. Find the shaded area such as this question below:

 

 

 

 

 

January 19, 2021

 

 

MEMORIZE FORMULA FOR THE AREA FOR SQUARES, RECTANGLES, PARALLELOGRAMS AND TRIANGLES . Quiz tomorrow

 

Have a heart, adding commas, second half of story. 10 commas missing

There are ways to lower blood pressure.  These include maintaining a healthy diet attaining the recommended weight and doing regular exercise.  There are also unexpected simple ways of lowering blood pressure such as laughter or petting a dog or cat.

 

While the bad news is that heart disease is the number one killer the good news is that death rate from heart disease has been declining steadily since the 1950s as people adopt healthier lifestyles and the medical world develops improved drugs and treatments.

 

If you know someone who is a regular smoker over-weight and consume excessive amount of alcohol tell him/her about the facts about heart diseases.

 

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Mr. Smith is really lucky.  The surgeons performed an emergency surgery on him and put a stent on his clotted arteries.  He is now recovering slowly in the hospital but the doctor reminds him to change his lifestyles.  Smith must eat less meat and exercise regularly.  In addition he should start cooking at home and learn to prepare healthier meals rather than eating out every night.

 

His colleagues are happy that Smith is alive.  They set a goal for him and he needs to lose about 25 Kg in the next six months.  It may sound like an impossible task but Smith will benefit from his goal so he will become physically fit person.

Math test - area

Aquaculture video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXOXn_5PtNI

Amazon forest fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAZAKPUQMw0

January 18, 2021

 Math quiz tomorrow (area of rectangles, squares, triangles, parallelograms

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MLfTqcLh8NV_VgaenDIs77tBB_KH3YvqyxhrGfHzbzo/edit?usp=sharing

 

Add commas to the following passage. There should be 27 commas

Have a Heart

 

Mr. Smith is a hard worker.  Every morning he wakes up at 5am in the morning and does all his morning routines before driving to his office.  In most days he is able to arrive at his office earlier than all his co-workers and he starts work before 8am.  His mornings are usually hectic before he even starts checking his emails.

 

Since Smith is such a busy person he does not have time to do anything else!  He barely has time to eat lunch and usually he stays at work until late afternoon after everyone has gone home.  Throughout the day he drinks many cups of coffee and often Smith munches on different kind of junk food.  He has been doing this for many years and Smith has turned into a giant: he gains about 30 pounds in five years and he needs to buy new pants every year since the old ones don’t fit him anymore.

 

Worst of all after he finishes work he usually stays out and eats dinner with his friends.  One night while he is having dinner at the Kegs Smith’s chest doesn’t feel right and it feels like a sharp dagger stabbing on his chest.  He is in pain and slowly his lips turn blue.  When his friends ask him questions Smith is not able to speak and everyone can see the cold sweat comes down from his forehead!

 

“This guy is having a heart attack!” the manager says.  “ HURRY someone call the ambulance and ask them to come here quickly.”

 

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A lot of people think cancer is the number one killer in Canada but it’s not.  The leading killer is heart disease and cancer is the number 2 disease.  Heart disease is responsible for about 25% of the deaths in the country each year.

 

In Canada. heart attacks account for over 50000 deaths each year.  One reason why the number is so high is because when people experience chest pain they don’t realize they may be getting a heart attack and wait too long before going to the hospital.  Such a delay can be fatal.  In fact more than half of heart attack victims die before they reach the hospital.

 

What are the warning signs of a heart attack?  According to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation the signs include uncomfortable pain in the middle of the chest for two minutes or longer; movement of pain to the shoulder arm neck or jaw; sweating may accompany the pain.  Shortness of breath dizziness or fainting may also be experience by the victims together with vomiting and nausea.

 

One of the factors that increases the risk of heart attack is high blood pressure.  Today with the stress of everyday life nearly one out of every three adults suffers from high blood pressure.  Arguing with spouse problems at work speaking in public or even telling a lie can trickle heart attack.  This disease can be brought on by something you enjoy such as caffeine in coffee smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol.

Comma Edit

 Since students have started going to online school it could be essential to talk about how virtual learning or school learning is better. In my opinion I think school learning is better because when students have the opportunity to learn from home some of them could get distracted and choose not to pay attention when the cameras and microphones are not in use. Most of the time for example a student could be on their phones and not be paying attention to something important and the teachers wouldn’t know since they would be too busy teaching the rest of the class. In school if the teacher catches a student not doing homework they could be told to do their work and they would listen because they know that they could get in trouble. Students have to stare at a screen for 6 hours which could cause headaches eye strain and blurry vision. They cannot go outside for recuse and have fresh air other than school learning. Students do have the opportunity to go outside and release some stress or play around and lose energy so that when they go back inside they can be less hyper and focus. Going to school can be fun, students can go to the gym or outside and play some sports and play tag. Unlike online school you can’t do anything like that. Although school could be exhausting it’s better than staying home and staring at the screen. In school you can communicate with your friends and socialize and make new friends. Therefore I think school learning is better than virtual learning. 

 

January 14, 2021

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MzPXxzHpOzQAhOZ4_U-BlMcH57ZpJtXjudgHUqqUIaw/edit?usp=sharing

Writing on Demand (45mins)

- one paragraph, 10 to 15 sentences

either: Name a piece of clothing best represents your personality

or: Are virtual classes better than in school learning?

Geography (5 positive and 5 negative for overfishing and deforestation. Please include your source of information)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yya3i4BZJtOxsXAdfyH1z7qdkg9zZqvxcqqyMd7G6pw/edit?usp=sharing

Overfishing

https://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/overfishing

HIIT workout (Day 2 Wellness)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieyzL5OaPZk

French

- look at Google Classroom, and you have French homework. Must do that in Google Doc and share with Mme

January 13, 2021

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V4Vitaw4OSTTiapDqUPMTDZOjXVOue_eyD11c9C6yGQ/edit?usp=sharing

30 Day Mental Wellness Challenge

https://blog.goodlifefitness.com/article/30-day-mental-wellness-challenge

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n9JYbiYkdH8oraVCPj7dGMnU9H4d5F54PLX3t48D3-Q/edit?usp=sharing

 

Math: Area of triangles