Thursday, 28 January 2016

January 28, 2016

7F
- prepare a negative integer drill sheet (100 numbers) and email to Kwok
=(rand()*10)-9

- fill down to apply formula to the cells below in the same column
- round to whole numbers (no decimal)

- science test on matters.  STUDY

- BLACK and WHITE DAY: shirts and pants or ponchos

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

January 27, 2016

7F
Math - check book and living expenses

- inform parents about dental screening (Feb 18 to 24, one day), Meningococcal vaccine (Feb 10, all day, please eat breakfast) and zero day arrangement for those who will not participate

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

January 26, 2016

7F
- Math: positive and negative integers, one page, both side (elevator, thermometer, cheque book).  Show steps
- continue to read Underground if you have the book

Monday, 25 January 2016

January 25, 2016

7F
Sign Math test, do corrections on questions that are wrong

Underground to Canada, Chapter 5 and 6. Read and do questions

Thursday, 21 January 2016

January 21, 2016

7F
Read the following article and watch the video from CNN
http://www.history.com/topics/apartheid

http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/01/21/flint-michigan-water-crisis-ganim-dnt-ac.cnn/video/playlists/flint-michigan-water-cris/

Read four chapters from Underground to Canada.  Do the questions related to these chapters

Math: Find the following from an online source
- median house prices in Toronto and Vancouver (condo and detached)
- median household income in Ontario


Wednesday, 20 January 2016

January 20, 2016

7F
- Math: mean, median and mode, two sheets
- mostly deal with report card marks, some questions on hydro rates in Ontario and Palm Springs, CA
- need to use web sites and links to look up rates

- check out the image below: top ten open pit mines in the world.  Look at the minerals mined, and the depth of each pit


Tuesday, 19 January 2016

January 19, 2016

7F
- Feb 5 Zero day form.  Please sign and return with $11.  In school team building activity

- Google a few Open Pit mine photos.  Find the deepest open pit mine in the world (depth, minerals, location)

- issues with the waste from open pit mines; water quality.  Find them

- read this article
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/27/chile.miners/index.html