We got a lot of work done, coming back from a nice long weekend!

This morning during Math, students continued their group problem-solving tasks on converting/exchanging Canadian Dollars to US Dollars for a "planned trip". Within this question, students were exploring how to divide and add decimal numbers while making conversions. Today students needed to present their problem to the class and explain how they figured out the conversion between Canadian and US dollars. We started the introduction for our novel study in Language on the book The Giver by Lois Lowry. Today students were introduced to the concepts of a Utopia and a Dystopia. We then worked on some Pre-Reading Bias reflection questions, where students read statements about society and decided whether they agreed with them or not. Each of the statements that the students gave their opinion on reflected some of the ideas presented in the novel. Tomorrow we will be exploring more about the difference between a Utopia and a Dystopia. Rocks and Rings have returned to Heritage Academy! Rocks and Rings is a program that introduces students to the Olympic sport of curling. Today students learned about the sport of curling and how to score points. Students then got a chance to practise sliding the stones toward the target (House), while trying to get as closest to the center, called the "Button", as possible. For Science, we identified a solvent and a solute and then discussed the difference between a pure substance and a mechanical mixture. We ended the day with a FLEX period where students got to work on any unfinished assignments.

Homework:

Language: Finish the Pre-Reading Bias reflection questions for The Giver. 

Science: Work on Take-Home Project. Students will be presenting this project on March 3rd.

History: Work on Loyalist questions. These are due on March 1st. 




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