Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wednesday, June 18

Math
-worked through a practice exam, students will continue tomorrow
-it is suggested that students continue to work through review worksheet tonight
-reminder, if you want to borrow a textbook for studying you can do so from the shool library
-it is suggested that students are reviewing 20-30 minutes per night
-tomorrow will be the end of year party, students are encouraged to bring treats for themselves

Science
-continued review questions
-it is suggested that students are spending a minimum of 30 minutes per evening on review

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tuesday, June 17

Math
-work on review worksheet, #115-131 odd, if you are stuggling, do the even ones for extra practice

Science
-no homework today because of lab in class
-continue to review for the final exam

Monday, June 16, 2008

Monday, June 16

Math
-finish chapter 5 review on worksheet #79-115 odd

Science
-complete on set of the review questions on your handout sheet
-check out www.edquest.ca if you are struggling, because they have helpful notes that go along with your textbook

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thursday, June 12

Math
-Chapter 3 & 4 review was done today in class
-in order to review further, pg 355-356 #58-78 is due tomorrow

Science
-wrote unit test today, if you were away, you need to write it when you get back
-reflection is homework
1)What was your favourite part of Science this year?
2)What is your greatest strength as a student?
3) What is your greatest weakness as a student?
4) What is your favourite piece of information that you learned in Science this year?
-review for the exam is suggested if there is time, maybe review the summary notes at the end of each unit

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Wednesday, June 11

Math
-began exam review
-covered key concepts for units one and two
-homework tonight is pg 355 #1-55 (every third one, 1,4,7,10.....)
-do the in between ones if you need extra practice
-complete reflection worksheet about activities in the library, due tomorrow

Science
-began exam review
-finish cells and systems review questions
-unit test tomorrow

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Tuesday, June 10

Math
-continued probability activities
-if you present today, you have no homework, you may want to review for your final exam
-if you were away today, go back and practice questions from 10.12 in your textbook

Science
-learned about the history of vaccinations
-discussed more efficient ways of searching for information on the internet
-homework is to complete the chapter review on page 169-170 #3, 5-12, 14, 16-20
Hint: read through pg 167 first to review all the key concepts from this unit

Monday, June 9, 2008

Monday, June 9

Math
-worked through probability activities today
-no specific homework
-students are encouraged to review for the final exam (practice questions and review notes)

Science
-students worked through investigation to find out about early medicine and the impact that these discoveries have on us today
-no specific homework, students are encouraged to review Cells and Systems unit because there is a unit test on Thursday

Friday, June 6, 2008

Friday, June 6

Math
-there is no math homework
-students are encouraged to begin reviewing for the final exam
-this can be done by reviewing chapters that were covered earlier in the year and then practicing some of the questions

Science
-complete the Assess Your Learning on page 153

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thursday, June 5

Math
pg 243 #3-8
pg #1-5
Practice prpbability questions, remember that probability is the number of successful outcomes divided by the total outcomes.

Science
-finish questions that were on the board
-complete vocabulary for 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
-there will be a Unit test for Cells and Systems on Thursday, June 12

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Wednesday, June 4

Math
-review probability, what does it mean? how do you calculate it?
-practice drawing tree diagrams

Science
-label the worksheet of the heart, it may help to make a list of all the parts of the heart that the blood flows through in order

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Tuesday, June 3

Math
-began work on possible outcomes
-complete pg 341 #1-8, practice using tree diagrams
-if you were away, read page 340 before completing the questions
-reminder: mean, median, mode and range quiz tomorrow

Science
-complete fill-in-the-blank worksheet given in class on the Respiratory System

Monday, June 2, 2008

Monday, June 2

Math
-began work on central tendency
-work on calculations for mean, median, mode and range
-Pg 335 #1-12

Science
-3.1 definitions
-complete worksheet on Digestive Systems