OPEN HOUSES

All Toronto Catholic District School Board secondary schools welcome grade 8 students and their families to open houses each fall.

This is an opportunity to meet some of the staff, check out school facilities and learn more about the various programs, services and activities

Unless otherwise noted, all open houses begin at 7:00 p.m. 

October 21

Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
36 Greenfield Avenue, North York

October 22

Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School
100 Brimley Road South, Scarborough

Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
40 Sewells Road, Scarborough

October 27

Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School
4640 Finch Avenue East, Scarborough

Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School
959 Midland Avenue, Scarborough
6:30 p.m. 

October 28

Neil McNeil High School
127 Victoria Park Avenue, Scarborough
(Boys only)

Notre Dame High School
14 Malvern Avenue, Scarborough (Toronto)
(Girls only)

St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
685 Military Trail, Scarborough

November 3

Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School
101 Mason Boulevard, North York
Please call the school 416-393-5510 for details
(Girls only)

Senator O'Connor College School
60 Rowena Drive, North York 

November 5

Brebeuf College School
211 Steeles Avenue East, North York
(Boys only)

Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School
3200 Kennedy Road, Scarborough

St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary Schoo​l
3379 Bayview Avenue, North York
(Girls only)

HOMEWORK

MATH: Complete handout on divisibility rules

LANGUAGE: Complete handout on sentences

GEOGRAPPHY-  Quiz on Latitude and Longitude tomorrow 

RELIGION: Complete the crossword puzzle.

Reminders

-Girls' Flag Football tomorrow at lunch

- Terry Fox pledge forms have gone home today. Start collecting those pledges.

-Vaccination forms due by Friday

Divisibility Rules

The divisibility rules make math easier. You can tell  if something is divisible by a number just by looking at it

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE

-Use Ideas rubric to mark writing sample.

-Complete rewrite of  paragraph on Summer Vacation

GEOGRAPHY

-Review notes

- Complete handout on longitude

RELIGION

Complete handout on the Gifts on the Holy Spirit

Reminders

Flag Football tryouts next week 

Vaccination forms due by Sept. 18th

MATH

Next week's math lesson: Divisibility Rules

Traits of Writing

There are 6 traits of good writing. Today we will look at Ideas.

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

HOMEWORK

Math: Complete handout

Language: Complete writing a paragraph about your summer vacation

Religion: Complete activity page on the Holy Spirit.

Art: Complete name plate

Reminders

-Flag football tryouts are next week.
- Vaccination forms have gone home today for all grade 7 students and grade 8 girls . 
-Gym tomorrow. Bring proper clothing and deodorant.

GEOGRAPHY

Equator- an imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Lines of latitude -parallel lines that run east to west. They are either north or south of the equator. 

Tomorrow we will look at lines of longitude,

Math:

We reviewed factors and prime numbers.

The factor of an number are whole numbers that you can multiply to get that number.

Tomorrow we will look at factor rainbows, factor trees and highest common factors. Check below to review or get a jump on tomorrow's lesson. 

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE:
Today we looked literary genres. Review notes and complete handout

ART
Work on Name Plate


Notes
- Letter has gone home.

Welcome All

Welcome parents and students. My name is Ms. Babb and  I look forward to an exciting year of learning and fun.

Four important forms have gone home today. Please ensure that the are signed and returned as soon as possible.

Homework

- Complete geography handout
-Work on name plate
-Get forms signed.

CANADA WONDERLAND FORMS ARE DUE  ASAP

HOMEWORK

GEOGRAPHY: Work on Project

SCIENCE: Test on Monday 11.1-11.5

 New Terms to note

Bioremediation

 Thermal Pollution

Watershed

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE: Type your good copy.

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE: Finish Letter

SCIENCE: Page 42-44

MATH: Page 410 #7,8 &10 page 417 #1 &5

FRENCH : Test on Monday

GEOGRAPHY: Complete worksheet and project

Reminders

-Grad letter due Thursday
- P A Day on Friday.
- Bring in earphones for music

What is a parasite?

An organism that gets its food from living inside another or attaching to its host.

What is a biological contaminant?

Parasites from  contaminated feces enter the ground water or surface water.

Thermal Pollution- artificial raising of the temperature.

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE: Complete draft of persuasive letter

GOEGRAPHY: Find definitions of terms for inquiry project.

HOMEWORK

Geography: Collect information for inquiry project

Language: Complete language sheet

Math: Page 363 #2-10. Test on Tuesday.

French: Test on Wednesday

Reminders
- Girls Soccer Tryout on Monday

GEOGRAPHY INQUIRY PROJECT

For the country you have selected, find the following facts

- Latitude and Longitude

-Closest Neighbouring Countries

- Capital City and Major cities

-Population Density

-Most Recent Birth Rate

-Most Recent Death Rate

-Life Expectancy

-Living Standard

Literacy Rate

PANGEA: Plate Tectonics

HOMEWORK

Science: Pages 39 #1-4

Math: Page 327 #1-6,12,14,16

Reminders

- Regional Track and Field on Tuesday

Confirmation Retreat on Thursday. Bring in form and money on Tuesday.

No Mass this morning

Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in Wednesday's meet. The next meet will be next Tuesday.

Track and Field Meet tomorrow. Team athletes bring appropriate layers of clothing, water and epipens/puffers .

Science: Test on Friday

Language: Complete Ironic comic strips. No more class time will be given.


Reminders
-Relay, long jump and shot put tryouts will take place over the next few days. Bring appropriate clothing.

- Dress rehearsal for next week's performance. Bring in clothing.

- Art tomorrow. Bring old shirt to wear while painting.

Science: Complete #1-10 on page 30.

Dance: Girls, bring in possible costume choices.

Reminders

- Shotput tryouts tomorrow for grade 8s.

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE: Get test signed. Complete comic on cosmic, verbal,situational and dramatic irony.

SCIENCE: Work on Inquiry Project on The Water Supply in First Nations Communities

DANCE: Work on your choreography.

Really proud of the excellent work last week! Let's keep it up

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE- Complete irony handout

SCIENCE- Reread 10.5. Complete #1-4

MATH-Complete handout

SCIENCE

- In Canada, fresh water is pumped from wells, lakes and rivers, or stored in reservoirs.

-In nature water usually contains toxins and impurities.

Water treatment- the process of making water safe for desired uses( drinking/bathing).
-Water is hardly ever pure. Even when it is colourless, odourless and clear, it can still contain toxins.
Toxin- something that is toxic/dangerous

Water Treatment Process
1) Metal screen removes large objects like rocks, garbage, sticks and leaves.
2) Alum is added to make clumps  that stick to waste. Thus the waste (floc) is formed when solids stick to the clumps. This happens in a large tank.
3) In a settling tank, the floc settles to the bottom and the water floats to the top.
4) A sand and charcoal filter removes any remaining waste  solids and floc from the water.  The water is now clear, colourless and odourless.
5) Chlorine and ozone are added to the water to kill micro organisms like bacteria.
6) Treated water is stored in sealed containers.

Water can also be treated by:
-Reverse Osmosis - mechanical pressure forces water through a membrane that acts as a filter trapping everything but water particles. This is usually used with water wells and not with municipal water. 
-Ultraviolet radiation that kills viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms. 
- Adding water softening chemicals removes calcium and magnesium. These chemicals found in rock cause the water to be hard. Hard water is not dangerous but it leaves a deposit on water pipes, kettles and on your hair. 
-Boiling kills disease causing organisms.

HOMEWORK

LANGUAGE: Cartoon due tomorrow. Watch video below on irony.