SS update 3

Bonjour, please make sure you look on Powerschool for marks.  In SS, this week students finished and presented their political Party poster. We also continue exploring the government of Canada and its organization. There will be a quiz chap. 1 on government organization next week on Wed. Oct 2nd.

Week of September 30th

Science:

Study sheet for theme 2 module 1 was due on the 26th!

Lab report (page 9) due the 27th.

Test on themes 1 and 2 Monday!

Math:

Students have their Math test on September 30th (Rational numbers)
They also have an assignment to complete on order of operation.
We start a new chapter this week on exponent laws.
The year is progressing well. Results for the assignment and the test should be posted shortly on Power School.

ELA:

FLA:
If you are not happy with your grade on your past tense test and you would like to take a re-test, you will have until the end of this week to attend a tutorial (Monday, Wednesday or first half on Tuesday).  Attendance is mandatory in order to participate in the re-test which will take place at lunch on Monday, October 7th.
This week we will begin a writing assignment.  You will be writing an anecdote about an event from your past.  This anecdote will be written to demonstrate your knowledge of the past tense and with an emphasis on descriptive language.  You will also be recording a reading of your anecdote as an imovie along with pictures to visually enhance the presentation.

SS:

PE:

Week of September 23rd

Math : This week we are working on an assignment to practice order of operation. We are also reviewing for our test on rational numbers. The test for grade 9 students will be on Monday September 30th. I encourage parents to log on power school to see the results for the first quiz of the year. Have a great week!


Science:
Last week students built and handed in their first study sheet (Feuille d'étude thème 1 module 1) and worked on an morphological diversity activity.
This week students will build and hand in a study sheet on theme 2 (Thursday), complete and hand in their first lab report (page 9 of their textbook)
Do not forget to bring me a proof that you showed the Science Outline to your parents!
Updates: Study sheet theme 2 due tomorrow. Lab report due Friday. Test on themes 1 and 2 Monday the 30th. Notes de cours module 1

FLA:
We have been spending the week reinforcing our review and learning of the past tense.  We will have a quiz on Wednesday September 23 for everything we have learned about the passé composé and imparfait verb tenses.  Students have a purple notes booklet they can reference. On Tuesday we will be going to the library where Ms. Fitz will remind us about the rules and systems of the learning commons.  We will also have a chance to sign out an independent reading novel or non-fiction book.  You will be expected to read this on your own time at home.  In a month or two, you will have independent conversations with me about your novel so that you can tell me about what you have been reading!


ELA:

We had a spelling test, Morrison & McCall, on Friday. The words start easy & get more difficult as we get to 50. Grade nines should be getting 43+ correct to demonstrate an "at grade level" for spelling. We will be doing this test about 3 times per year.

We have been creating BookFlix for our favorite books this week. Working on Language Power and talking about the poem by Rudyard Kipling "If". Poetry needs to be discussed and annotated so that we can understand it on a deeper level. Students will also be brainstorming some of their own ideas about advice to the future them! It should also include advice about what they wished they had known. All this planning, talking and brainstorming will help them greatly, when we write our own "If" poems next week.

SS update 2 and useful tools

SS

In class, we are working on the future elections. In group, students are making an information poster on a political party which they will present in class next Monday. We will continue our chapter 1 and discuss various issues with our government and our country.

Federal Election tools for students and parents

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/newsletters/

https://pollenize.org/fr/elections/canada-2019

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics

https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada/

Language Power 3&4

Septepmber 16-20

Math :

Students in grade 9 had their first Quiz this week. Results should soon be posted on Power School to view. Some important changes are coming to the Math STEMS. More information on this soon!
We continued to work on our chapter about rational numbers this week. 


Students all need to practice order of operation. I strongly suggest using this amazing site to find worksheets with the answers! I did not assign homework this week end so this is a great thing to do if you're bored...

https://www.math-drills.com/orderofoperations.php



LA:

This week in LA, we have been writing paragraphs about our puzzle piece. This project allowed students to represent themselves symbolically. It was great to learn more about each student this way. We also got back to working on Language Power - lesson 1 & 2 - grammar for everyone! 

Next week we will be working on LP lessons 2 & 3. We will also be writing our BOOKFLIX reviews to share with the whole school. This mean that all the students need to have a book, which they have read, in mind for the project. 

FLA:

This week we have been reviewing the passé composé verb tense and learning some new information and exceptions to our knowledge bank (reflexive verbs in the past tense as well as the complément objet direct vs. indirect).  We will continue our work with this next week in order to reinforce our understanding of these new concepts.

Science:
Study Sheet for theme 1 module 1 is due this Thursday!

Just in case you are away or that you want to get a head start...

Class Notes: Biodiversité

Happy Learning!

Here is another link to access the Science Syllabus in the hopes that this is simpler for all of you.

Science Outlin

Social Studies -update 1

Hi all,
This week we started talking about chapter one on politics which links directly to the up coming election on October 21st. We talked about Fakes News and how to recognized proper information online.  Marks for the quiz are on Powerschool. Next week we will talk about the federal governement organization and the leaders of the main political parties.

Monsieur Beaudoin

Week of September the 9th

9-4 updates for the week of September the 9th

Math

Math Grade 9

This week we continued our work on our first chapter of the year (rational numbers, Chapter 2). We played a game on Friday to practice mental math skills. Students have been very focused and worked well in the classroom. Homework is assigned almost daily and students should have completed several homework this week. I will post an update on homework completed on Power School at the end of this chapter.

There will be a quiz on what we learned so far on Tuesday of next week

Have a great week end!

M. Tetreault

Science

Science:

Just in case you are away or that you want to get a head start...

Class Notes:  Biodiversité 

Happy Learning!

Here is another link to access the Science Syllabus in the hopes that this is simpler for all of you.

Science Outlin
Study Sheet for theme 1 module 1 due Thursday September 19  2019. 

E.L.A.

Social Studies

F.L.A.

Hello

Welcome to the blog updates for 9.4

Math :

Hello parents and students. Welcome back to school! For the first week of school we have played a few math games, talked about expectations and started reviewing last year’s math concepts. I also handed the textbooks to students. Students are responsible for their textbook and should cover it to protect it this year.

Please find the course outline below

French Immersion : https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Wx2lSOVdJ7h4eqKvkW1qNQPzCT02hggj0EyRNvZf00/edit?usp=sharing

Science:

Lisez avec vos parents le syllabus (Course Outline). Vous pouvez en imprimer une copie et la faire signer par vos parents ou simplement leur demander d’écrire et de signer une note dans votre agenda. Voici le lien: https://calgaryboardofeducation-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/pidescoteaux_cbe_ab_ca/Ec3pKpPlN2xJj4bZKaZH0sEBv5oQ3qmWNh8VkTLBCXbXEw?e=H5aSUx 

Social Studies

FLA  

Welcome back!  This week we have been engaging in some activities to get to know each other and to become familiar with the course outline and classroom organization.  Please read and sign the course outline that was sent home.  You can view and print a copy for yourself using the following link:

Grade 9 FLA course outline 

ELA

Ready to start reading and writing every day? Please bring a book (novel) & a coiled notebook for Monday 9th. I've included the course outline here for you to read over at your leisure. 

Course Outline 9

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