- WE DAY

- TERRY FOX DAY

HOMEWORK

Math:

  Grade 7
 Complete Mid Chapter Review 1-6  


Grade 8
Complete handout. Watch lessons above and below

 Novel Study

Complete Maniac Magee handout Reminders -Collect Terry Fox Pledges

Math

Scientific Notation

HOMEWORK

History:  Reread Page 8-9. Write 3 similarities and 3 differences between Jacques Cartier and Samuel Du Champlain

Math: Review quizzes

Reminders

- No cross country practice tomorrow morning. Good luck at Flag football!

- Extra help available

HOMEWORK

Novel Study: Maniac Magee. Complete handout

French: Study for test!

Science: Read 1.6. Answer1-4

History:
Grade 7: Page 9 . #1-3

Grade 8: Pages 30-40

Art
Complete 3d collage

Reminders

Final Cross-country tryout on Monday..

Collect Terry Fox pledges

HOMEWORK

MATH:
GRADE 7&8 Complete worksheets


SCIENCE
Grade 8 Study page 34 . Quiz on Friday

HISTORY

Grade 7
Reread pages 4-7. Continue making notes on Jacques Cartier. Answer questions 1-3 on page 9

REMINDERS
-Me to We forms and money due by Friday

- Continue to collect Terry Fox pledges!

How Were the First Nations Self-Sufficient?

     The First Nations people would be considered self-sufficient because they would use everything they had on the land.  With the stuff they did not use they would bury it to thank the Creator.  They understood and respected the land, water, animals, seasons, and weather.  They would skin animals and use their fur for clothing, the skin for shelter, and the bones for weapons or cooking utensils.  The bark on the trees would be used to make canoes for transportation.  The First Nations relied on the elders for leadership and judgement.  Some groups were matriarchal societies, which meant that they figured out who their ancestors through their mothers.  So the oldest woman of the group would be responsible for the clan (or group).  The First Nations also had their own spirit beliefs.  They had their own stories about how the Earth was created, and they thanked the Creator or Great Spirit for all the food they were able to harvest.

By: Julianna

First Nation People 

First Nation people were very self -sufficient because they knew how to use the land they had. For example if they had killed an animal they would use its meat for food and the fur for shelter and clothing. The bones of the animals are used for making weapons. The First Nation people were very independent in every thing they do. They didn't like to share or trade things. They only started to trade years later. They used water for drinking, bathing and agriculture. They used wood for building things like kayaks and boats. Many people in this century think that you need money to be sufficient but the First Nation people proved that you can be sufficient without money but with thinks around you.

Angela

History assignment Gr.7

Ms.Babb 

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Why The First Nations People Were Self-Sufficient

The First Nations people were self-sufficient and independent because they had different ways to get what they needed, like food, clothing, weapons, and medicine. They treated their land with respect. They also treated the animals with respect. The First Nations respected their elders for their wisdom and leadership. They had many resources from the land. For transportation they used animals and carved canoes from wood to get across lakes and rivers. They hunted animals for food clothing and weapons. They used meat for food, fur for clothing, and bones for weapons. They also used rocks for weapons. They used flowers and plants to make medicine. They never wasted anything. They didn't need stores and factories to take care of them, they could take care of themselves. They had to defend their territory in case of an attack from the Europeans. This is why the first Nations People were self-sufficient.                                    

By: Justin P.

HOMEWORK

MATH: 
Grade 8
Page 15 #8-12

MEDIA LIT

Last week's Stereotype assignment due tomorrow

NOVEL STUDY
Maniac Magee chapter 1-3 handout due tomorrow

SPELLING
Test due on Friday

ART
Work on your 3D ART

Reminders

-If it is rainy, the morning cross country practices are cancelled.
-Let's collect those pledges for Terry Fox
-WE DAY permission forms have gone home. Please return by Friday.

HOMEWORK

MATH:

Grade 7
 Page  12 #4-8

Grade 8
Page 14 #4-7

FRENCH
Grade 7
Complete sheet page 82

Grade 8
Study page 81-82

HISTORY
Grade8
Page 30-40. Make notes

SCIENCE
Grade 7
 Page 21, 1-3

Why Were The First Nations Self-Sufficient?

            The First Nations people were self-sufficient because they knew how to catch their own food for e.g. they knew how to fish for food; they also knew how to use a bow and arrow to kill animals for food. The First Nations also used the animals for clothing, they skin them for their fur so they can survive in the winter time, and the First Nations also used the animals hide for shelter. The First Nations would have died if it weren't for the animals; they provided shelter, food, transportation and clothing. When the First Nations got sick, they got there medicine from plants and flowers. They also got there shelter from wood by making tepees. The Natives got there transportation from riding on animals and building canoes and boats from bark and wood from the trees. That is what the First Nations can do and that is why they are self-sufficient.

                                           

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First Nation self-sufficiency

The first nation people were very self-sufficient. They wanted to do everything themselves, and they would never really share. They hardly talked to each other. What does self-sufficient mean. It means that you always want to be better than everyone else and you try to do better than them to. The first nation people only had one thing in common and that was their religion. The first nation people could change if they want to but they want to be self-sufficient. They supposedly like their lifestyle.

Done by: Dominique

Ms. Babb

History

  

Why Were The First Nations People So Self- Sufficient?

            The first nation's people were so self- sufficient because they knew how to use their land and the resources that they had. They used the land to supply themselves with food, water, clothing, medicine and many other things. They USED the land, opposing to OWNING it. They had a very close bond with nature and did not want to harm it. They were very knowledgeable because they learned from their elders. The first nation's people had great lives because they didn't take anything for granted. They didn't relay on anyone to do anything for them because the land gave them everything they needed.

                                                By: Rachel.

                     The First Nations People

                      By Georgiana

The land gave the First Nations peoples all their needs like food, shelter, transportation, clothing, and medicine. They had a deep respect for nature. Their spirituality was based on stories of the Great Creator who gave them food and plants that they harvested. They respected their elders for their leadership and wisdom. Some groups were matriarchal societies which is determined by your mother and place in society.

HOMEWORK

Spelling and Math quizzes returned. Parents please sign

Science; Grade 7  Reread notes.
Grade 8 Page 26-30. Answer questions on page 26

History: Grade 7 Post paragraph to blog


Have  a great weekend! 

Reminders
- Collect pledges for Terry Fox
- Me to We essay due on Monday
- Cross country practice next week.

       How the First Nations People Were
          Self-Sufficient                          .

   The First Nations People were self-sufficient because they figured out a way to get everything they need from the land around them. They got they're food from hunting, clothes from the furs of animals they hunted, they made weapons out of bones and rocks, even they're homes were made from things they had to fight for. They even made medicines from berries and leaves! They made canoes so they could cross rivers and lakes, they made snowshoes so they could walk on snow and they didn't have bricks so they made tipis .They didn't need a giant factory taking care of they're every need, they did everything themselves.They respected the ground they walked on, and they never wasted one bit of the animals they killed. They knew that everything they had was something they worked  hard for everyday. They knew that they could survive the cold Canadian winter, they knew they    had to work day and night to set up they're homes every night, yet when the Europeans came they didn't run, they stayed and protected they're land.

                                                                                                              By: Mary 

Why Were The First Nations People Self-Sufficient?

    The First Nations people were very self-sufficient people. Everything they did was done by them and didn't need to rely on anyone. They only relied on the land that gave them different resources. Some of the resources they get from the land are food, clothing, shelter, transportation and medicine. The First Nation people loved the land, water, seasons, weather, and animals. They had respected it very well. They also believed that the land did not belong to them but was for them to use. The land had helped them survived because they had taken good care of it.

Victoria

HOMEWORK

MATH
GRADE 8
Complete handout

Spelling
Test tomorrow

History
Grade 7
Post paragraph to blog

Grade 8
- Complete both Chapter 1 handouts

Science
Grade 8
Make notes for pages 17-24

Grade 7
Rewatch video on blog below. Read text pages 14-16 . Answer # 2 and 3


Media Lit

Assignment due next Wednesday

Reminders

- Cross-country practice tomorrow morning at 8:15. Be on time!

SCIENCE

PURE SUBSTANCES

HOMEWORK

Math: Complete handout

History: Finish notes on page 8-28

Science: Finish notes pages 17-24

Spelling: Complete lesson 1. Due on Friday

Reminders
- 8:10 Cross country practice.
- Create  Gmail account

First Nations People

                                           First Nations People

The First Nations People were self-sufficient because they could handle themselves. They were also very independent. They knew how to hunt for their food like killing animals and then using the fur for comfort and clothing. They knew how to make their own shelter. They made them out of wood and animal bones. The kind of shelter they made was long houses and tipis. They also really respected their elders and cared for them. They were also knew how to trade and what to trade with other people. Also they knew how to make canoes and kayaks. They made them out of a tree.

                                                                                         By: Adriano

How the Frist Nation people were Self-Sufficient

In the history book it said that the First Nation people were self-sufficient. Self-sufficient means that the first nation people could take care of themselves or that they were independent. The first nation people take care of themselves so that they survive. They would need food, clothing, transportation, medicine and shelter all from the land to survive. They get food from the animals by killing them. They get clothing from the animal's fur so that they can survive in the weather. They get transportation by making snowshoes for the winter, canoes, toboggans and etc. They get the medicines from the flowers. They make their shelters out of solid materials like bark and tree logs that they can find them all from the land. They don't depend on other people to do their work.

By:Schenelle

How the First Nations people were Self-Sufficient

By: Corrina

The aboriginals of Canada were self-sufficient because they did not depend on other people to run their lifestyle. They would hunt their own animals, then they would make the skins into clothing and material for shelter.  They would butcher the meat themselves, using bones as tools.  They used every last bit of any animal they killed.  They lived in harmony with the land and new that it was theirs to use, not to own.  They respected every living thing.  When the Europeans came most aboriginals did NOT want anything to do with these new, different people.  They were confident with what they believed and how they lived. 

Media Literacy

Go to Link. Watch and Complete handout :
 http://mediasmarts.ca/sites/default/files/games/cybersense_nonsense/cybersense/start.html

HOMEWORK

MATH
Grade 8: page 10-11  # 12-13

LANGUAGE
Continue working on goal setting sheet


ART

Finish  Terry Fox doodle art


REMINDERS
- HPV and Hepatitis  forms go home. Parents please sign and return
- Terry Fox permission forms. Parents sign.
-Start collecting pledges !!!

HOMEWORK

 History

Grade 7
Using what we read today on page 6 and your own ideas, write a complete paragraph ( at least 7-14 lines) explaining why the First Nations Peoples  were self-sufficient .

Grade 8
Make notes page 13-16..due Thursday

Math
Review the lessons today by watching vid below
Grade 7 : page 7, # 9-12

Grade8  : page 10, # 6-9

Spelling
Lesson 1. Due Friday. Test on Friday

Art
Complete 3d hand art . Due tomorrow

Reminders

- Extra help is available to any and all students who need it on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8:00 a.m. Please dn't be shy!!!

-Terry Fox Kick Off Assembly on Thursday morning. I look forward to seeing the Ambassadors  in action

-Terry Fox pledge forms go home tomorrow

- Get Computer Participation Letter Signed by Parents

- Cross Country practice tomorrow morning at 8:10am. Bring permission forms. Come dressed appropriately.

- Flag Football tryouts this week

MATH

Last Week's Lesson

MATH

Prime Factors

Divisibility Rules

Today's Lesson:

Cross country

Cross country is back! I hope you’re all laced up and ready to go.

Practices are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at from 8:15 to 8:55. Attendance at practice is mandatory for all team members. You will need to sign in at the beginning of practice.

Please dress appropriately for the weather! You need running shoes and a change of clothes.

Our first meet is  on October 13th.   Looking forward to seeing you out on the field!

HISTORY

TODAY WE TRAVEL BACK IN TIME TO VISIT THAT NEW FRANCE:

Bonjour!

Parle francais? Non? D'accord. Je vais parle en anglais.

Welcome to New France! I can imagine you must be quite nervous arriving here after such a hard, long journey on the ocean from Europe. My name is Jean-Luc and I will be your guide to your new home here at Nouvelle-France...
As I am sure you can imagine, those first French settlers that came to Canada in the 1530's must have been extremely nervous. None of them had any idea what kind of world they were walking into. They knew nothing about the harsh winters we experience here, they did not know if their crops would grow, and most of all, they had no idea who the original inhabitants of this world were.

In the year 1534, King Francois I of France, sent explorer Jacques Cartier on an important mission. Three weeks after leaving port, he stumbled upon the coast of Newfoundland, and by July of that year he had planted a cross at the Gaspe Penninsula, claiming the new world for France.

By searching online, you must find the answer to the following questions. Answer these questions in your History duo tangs:
1) What was Cartier's mission when he left France in 1534?
2) Was Cartier the first explorer to find Newfoundland?
3) Would you risk your life to set out and explore a strange, new world, not knowing what dangers lie ahead? Explain why/why not?
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HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED:
http://canadaonline.about.com/od/exploration/p/jacquescartier.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_France
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10123
http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/cartier.html
http://www.mta.ca/about_canada/multimedia/explorers/cartier.html
http://history.howstuffworks.com/north-american-history/jacques-cartier.htm
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