| Homework Assigned For Homeroom: 8-6 |
| June 17, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We are now finished the course work for the year. Thanks for the support from both parents/guardians over this year- a year that was a difficult one. My hope is you have a lovely and safe summer! |
| June 16, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students finished their exit card on the 7 Brides for Uncle Sam. |
| June 15, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our last topic in Socials about the influence of the American bases on newfoundland's economy, society and culture. They will do a small exit card as we go along. |
| June 14, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students voted on the Fun Awards for the Farewell. Lunch was very late getting to students so that's all we had time for. |
| June 11, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued on with their Digital Scavenger Hunt. Due on Monday. |
| June 10, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on a design challenge activity where they will create a final idea using a program called Tinkercad. |
| June 9, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued the Digital Scavenger Hunt. Due Monday. Bonus if done by Friday. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | CH 10 quiz tomorrow! Review answers can be found on Google Classroom. |
| June 8, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we enjoyed the sunny weather outside. Back to regular programing tomorrow.
We will continue our last evaluation (Digital Scavenger Hunt) tomorrow. Due June 14th. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We will be correcting our review sheet for tomorrow for our quiz on Thursday. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were assigned one last activity where they can work individually or in groups of 2 or 3 to complete a design challenge using a program called Tinkercad. |
| June 7, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please have review done for Wednesday to correct. |
| June 4, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students read through pages 195-199 in the textbook and they did an exit card as they went through.
On Monday we will start our last unit project. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are currently working on review.
Ch 10 quiz - Thursday, June 10th. |
| June 3, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we went outside for class. We will start our final large project in class starting Monday. |
| June 2, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished The Spies that came from the Sea. Tomorrow we will go out and then resume Chapter 8 on Friday. |
| June 1, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were introduced to using an online program called Tinkercad. Before beginning some students were reminded to complete and submit their robotics assignment. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Exit card tomorrow on the microscope! It was postponed due to WIFI issues today.
Quiz on ch 10, June 10th. |
| May 31, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we completed a virtual lab on the microscope. Tomorrow we will be doing an open-book exit card on the parts of the microscope. |
| May 28, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched a video on Newfoundlanders serving overseas and the branches of the military they were in. We then did an exit card on the chart on page 192. I uploaded a picture of this chart to the Classroom for anyone not here. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on their Robotics assignment. Note: a list of the instructions/rubric have been posted in the Technology 8-6 Google Classroom under the title Big Ideas - Topic 4: Robotics.
Reminder: students who have not submitted the Career assignment are asked to do so A.S.A.P. |
| May 27, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we looked at the branches of the military that men and women enlisted in. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Literature Circle Booklets are due on Monday.
Literature Circle presentations will start on Monday. |
| May 26, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we looked at the branches of the military that men and women enrolled in during WW2. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are currently learning about the microscope. Today we reviewed parts/functions, played around with a virtual microscope and took turns using a real microscope to observe specimens. |
| May 25, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked their way through a slideshow and notes on WW2.
It is important that if students are missing work that they get this done ASAP as we have only 20 or so teaching days left. |
| May 20, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on their Robotics assignment. Note: a list of the instructions/rubric have been posted in the Technology 8-6 Google Classroom under the title Big Ideas - Topic 4: Robotics. |
| May 19, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Literature Circle novels must be finished by Friday May 21st. Booklets will be due on Wednesday May 26th. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | If you were absent check your Google classroom for the slideshow and worksheet.
Please check PowerSchool regarding marks. |
| May 14, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today the RNC did a presentation during 5th period.
We will start WW2 on Tuesday. This likely will be the last chapter for the year. |
| May 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued on with presentations.
With only about 20 Socials classes left in the year it is important students get any missing work into me. |
| May 11, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were assigned an assignment on Robotics. Note: a list of the instructions have been posted in the Technology 8-6 Google Classroom under the title Big Ideas - Topic 4: Robotics. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We will continue with presentations on Thursday. We will start the next chapter (Newfoundland and WW2) hopefully on Friday. |
| May 10, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students started presentations on their Interwar years project. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue to work on our Literature Circles tomorrow. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue to work on our essays tomorrow. You should have your introduction and body paragraph 1 competed for tomorrow. |
| May 7, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched episode 2 of WW2 in colour.
Group project presentations start on Monday. |
| May 4, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Open-book assignment on optics tomorrow! 20 m/c questions. Review answers are on Google Classroom. |
| May 3, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was day one of our Chapter Group project. Due May 10th. I am giving three days in class for completion. Groups will then present either on education, healthcare or law enforcement in Newfoundland between the ending of WW1 and the start of WW2. |
| April 30, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued to work on coding challenges at https://makecode.microbit.org/#. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Open-book in-class assessment on optics Wednesday. Review sheet is on Google Classroom and we will work on it next week. |
| April 29, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was a catch up day for the InterWars booklet. Collecting tomorrow. |
| April 28, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched episode one of WW2 in colour about Hitler's rise to power and the involvement of Japan.
Tomorrow is catch up day for the Interwars booklet. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | A few students continued working on coding with Micro:bits tutorials while others worked on a challenge of making a step counter. |
| April 27, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Please complete the reading for your literature circle novel.
You should have two conflict sheets completed in your booklet. We will finish the setting sheet tomorrow. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued working on their Interwars booklet which should be done by Thursday. Students will get one catch up class. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Open book in-class assessment on optics: Wednesday, May 5th |
| April 26, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued working in their InterWar years booklet. |
| April 23, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Independent Novel Posters are due Monday.
Please make sure you are up to date on your literature circle reading. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Next class we are completing a lab on the law of reflection.
Around the end of next week (April 30th), we are going to have an open-book assessment on the mixtures and solutions units. Students are permitted to use their notes |
| April 21, 2021 |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students continued working on coding with Micro:bits tutorials.
Note:any students who have not completed the Technology Career assignment are reminded that it will now need to be finished at home. |
| April 20, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Interwars booklet up to #17. |
| April 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished the video on the interwar years and I talked a bit about the Labrador Boundary Dispute.
I spoke to students who do not have their Chapter 6 assignments done. With only 45 school days left, getting work in on time is crucial! |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Movie Review Posters for the independent novels are due on Friday April 23rd.
We will continue with the Literature Circle Unit tomorrow. |
Technology Education
Assigned By: Walsh, Rod | Students were given time to finish the Technology Career Assignment. If students had this done they were to begin work on coding with Micro:bits. |
| April 15, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Inter wars Booklet up to #13. |
| April 14, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Chapter 7 booklet: The Inter War Years. They went up to number 7. |
| April 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today I introduced Chapter 7: The Interwar Years. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today was our last class to finish the webquest on properties of light. Please finish at home if you are not done. We will be going over it next class. |
| April 12, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | NO class today! |
| March 31, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Socials assignment for Chapter 6 should be passed in at least by tomorrow. |
| March 30, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on a worksheet about the Suffrage movement. This will be the last of Chapter 6. We will start chapter 7 after Easter. |
| March 29, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Assignments should be passed in by Wednesday. |
| March 26, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Assignment due on Monday the 29th. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | We are pretty much finished the unit in math and are ready for the test, but with Easter Break already here, parent-teacher interviews, a short week, we are better off waiting until after Easter to do the test.
But.... because of our change up in learning and the like, time is not on our side. So we will be starting the next unit before we do the test. I don't want to, but it is in our best interest to do so.
Don't worry, I will go back and review before the test. Also, check out our Google Classroom for a bunch of notes, videos, and review items for the unit! |
| March 23, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we took advantage of the sunshine to sit outside.
Beaumont Hamel assignment is due March 29th. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Open book assignment March 30th. |
| March 22, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Chapter 6 Chapter assignment. It is in Google classroom. It will be due March 29th. |
| March 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our Chapter 6 assignment on Beaumont Hamel. Some students are working on a Minecraft option that they will work on at home in where they are replicate the battlefield. They just had to sketch out what they would include in their build. Others are doing a letter option. Due March 29th. |
| March 18, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please submit early discoveries of light projects by tomorrow at 3 pm. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished Newfoundland at Armageddon. We then started the in-class assignment. |
| March 17, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on an activity about Branches of Service. |
| March 16, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Students will have one more class tomorrow to complete their early discoveries of light assignment. It is due on Friday. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued watching Newfoundland at Armageddon. Tomorrow we won't be having a google meet but an activity will show up in Google classroom at class time. I will be available by email at rayleneball@nlesd.ca |
| March 12, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | We will be doing the first part (Multiple Choice) of the Unit 5 in-class assignment on Wednesday. You will have the ENTIRE class to do them and I will have the due time later than the end of class so that if you need some extra time, I can give you some just like if we were in school. Either during the first part of lunch or a bit of time after school depending on when class is. I am pretty sure that will be more than enough time.
Be sure that you submit EXACTLY the answers you want to submit!
We will do the second part in school either on Thursday or Friday.
Again, enjoy your weekend. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We just started our unit on optics. We are working on a google slides presentation on early discoveries of light. Students have three classes (2 left) working alone or with a partner to complete this assignment.
Students can now see how they did on their exit card (on google classroom) |
| March 9, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started learning about the Battle of Beaumont Hamel. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Tomorrow we will be completing a ch 9 exit card on Google Forms. Students are permitted to use their notes, which can be found on Google Classroom. |
| March 8, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Please make sure that you have done the exit card.
I am still missing some major Chapter 5 assignments. Report cards are coming up so get this work in! |
| March 5, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we corrected our webquest on density and buoyancy. On Wednesday we will be completing an open book exit card on chapter 9 (density and temperature, forces, density and buoyancy) |
| March 3, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched the documentary Trail of the Caribou. |
| March 2, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a Nearpod on the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
Tomorrow we will watch Trail of the Caribou with Mark Critch and Allan Hawco which takes the viewer on a tour of the battlefield where the Regiment served. |
| March 1, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was the last day to work on the propaganda assignment. Those who were done watched a documentary called The First World War from Above. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we watched a video on mass vs weight and completed a google doc with questions relating to the video |
| February 25, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Chapter 6 Propaganda assignment. This is done in class. |
| February 24, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started our propaganda activity. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are currently working through density and temperature. We completed a self-guided Nearpod for this topic. I have posted the nearpod and code on Google Classroom |
| February 23, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Assignment and Games of the North exit card is overdue. |
| February 22, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we looked at the concept of propaganda and how it was used in WW1.
Assignment is now overdue. |
| February 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about the reasons why people enlisted in WW1.
Chapter 5 assignment is due on Monday. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Seeing as we are not in school but are working online, anything that is due or any info regarding class will be in your Google Classroom and not here. See you in there!
Any parent that would like access and their child will not give them their password, you can email me and I 'think' I can attach you to their Google Classroom access... I think... Working on it... |
| February 18, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started talking about WW1 and Newfoundland's role next class.We learned today about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Students were to work on a 6 question worksheet. |
| February 16, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students watch a video on Games of the North. There is a little exit card for them to do based on the video. |
| February 15, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Complete the exit card on the video posted in Google classroom.
Assignment due Friday. |
| February 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Google classroom code: xyoyzo2
Click the Google Meet code in Google classroom at class time on Monday! |
| February 12, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Please see your Math Google Classroom for any updates from this point on. If parents are looking for the information, either log into the classroom through your child's account or email me with your child's name and I will try and link you through their account. I think I can do that... I think. lol.
Also, our unit 4 test that was supposed to be on Tuesday has been cancelled. We will however be having a midyear quiz for units 1 and 2 on that day. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Google classroom code: g53ux7d
Click the Google Meet code in Google classroom at class time! |
| February 11, 2021 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | As you have probably already heard, classes will be going ahead as 'usual' tomorrow, the only difference is you will be logging into each Google Classroom that matched your schedule. Then the Google Meet. Hopefully all runs smoothly. I expect that tomorrow will involve some trouble shooting and some talk about expectations. See you then hopefully. If you have not yet joined the Google Classroom.... Yikes, what have you been waiting for! AND here is the code for your specific Math Google Classroom:
tgodo5e
Tomorrow is Day 5. |
| February 10, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | No regular instruction today due to low attendance.
Please keep your eye on Google classroom |
| February 9, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked in either their booklet for the Centers or their part B booklet (the Sports Section) |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | As you may have noticed I enter the grades for the KHD_dcm assessment and the Unit 4 assignment. If there is no grade entered, it is because I am missing it. I do have a few with no name on it so we will have to figure out if it is yours or not. If you do not have one of them passed in yet, please do so ASAP.
Also, in light of the COVID situation, we are moving the test to next week. I have it booked for Tuesday for now. We shall see how it goes.
Be safe everyone. |
| February 5, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued learning about healthcare in 1800s Newfoundland.
The assignment will be due Feb. 19th and is to be done at home. |
| February 4, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Novel test Monday February 10th. Notes, terms and chapter questions are on Google Classroom.
Happy Studying :) |
| February 2, 2021 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Novel test Feb 8th |
| February 1, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched two episodes of Tales from Pigeon Inlet.
I will be uploading the assignment to Google classroom tomorrow and I will go over it this week. If doing t he food option for Home Ec. make sure to share with me as well at rayleneball@nlesd.ca |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Quiz tomorrow! Review material is found on Google Classroom. |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Your test is on Wednesday of this week. You should review the vocabulary in your binder/on the Google Classroom. You should know what the words mean when you see them written and when you hear them aloud. You do not need to be able to spell them. |
| January 29, 2021 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Your quiz will be on Wednesday of next week. Review the vocabulary from the list in your binder. It is also on Google Classroom. You do not need to know how to spell the words. You should just know how they sound and what they mean if you read them. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Assignment on unit 4 is due back on Friday next week, Feb 5. The test is on Thursday, Feb 11. Make sure you have a calculator since students will NOT be allowed to use their phone as a calculator on the test. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Ch 7 Quiz is Tuesday, February 2nd.
See Google Classroom for review materials |
| January 28, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was the last day to work on the Learning Blocks.
Students will get their chapter assignment next week. I will post it though this weekend for anyone who wants to get a start on it. The food piece for Home Ec. is Cross Curricular with Socials and can be forwarded to me as well (rayleneball@nlesd.ca) |
| January 27, 2021 |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please have review sheet completed for Friday to correct.
Ch. 7 quiz - Tuesday, February 2nd. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Make sure all questions are completed for Ch 10 of the novel. |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | You will have a quiz on the clothing vocabulary next Wednesday, Feb. 3. The format for this quiz was discussed in class today. The vocab that you need to study is in your binder and also in the Google Classroom. Please note that this quiz is oral and written comprehension only, so you do not need to be able to spell the vocabulary words. |
| January 26, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued on working on their learning block. Tomorrow will likely be the last day for them to work on it in class.
This is a graded assignment. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Ch 7 Viscosity Quiz - Tuesday, February 2nd. |
| January 25, 2021 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Chapter 7 Quiz - Next Monday, February 1st |
| January 19, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was the last day of the Rick Mercer Report case study. |
| January 18, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued our Learning Blocks on Lifestyles in the 1800s. |
| January 15, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was day 2 of the Learning Blocks on Lifestyles in the 1800s. |
| January 13, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started Chapter 5. We are doing the first part of the chapter as learning blocks where students will rotate through material to complete a handout on housing, storytelling, food/hospitality, vocab and comparing then (1800s) and now. |
| January 12, 2021 |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The Green Chromebook loan sheets are due before Friday, January 15. If you want to borrow a School Chromebook, please make sure that you fill out this sheet and bring it back ASAP. I am not sure how (or if) they will be dealing with those passed in late. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Tomorrow students will start a learning block with me on different aspects of 1800s lifestyle including food, housing styles and past times such as storytelling. |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | We will continue presentations next class (January 14). If you didn't go today, please be ready for then! :) |
| January 11, 2021 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Presentations will begin tomorrow. Please be ready! :) |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a Nearpod on early European government in Newfoundland/Labrador. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will correct questions for CH1 and in The Outsiders tomorrow. If you did not finish them in class please do so for homework.
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Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are learning about fluids and viscosity through some hands-on activities. We will be moving to flow rate calculations this week |
| January 8, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students had to complete and pass in their Chapter 3 in-class assignment today. |
| January 7, 2021 |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Students were given three sheets to bring home today. Please have a look at them and fill out and return the Green one if you decide that you want to take advantage of it.
Emails have been sent to the parent emails on file about this as well. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was the second day for students to work on their in-class assignment on the seal hunt. Due tomorrow in class. |
| January 6, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we worked on the Chapter 3 in-class assignment on the seal hunt. This should only take two in-class days. |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Students continued working on their fashion show projects today. Presentations will begin on Tuesday of next week. Detail in the Google Classroom! (xwzgcma) |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | We are starting unit 4 in Math. Students are allowed to use a calculator in this unit. Unfortunately this year, due to COVID restrictions, I am not allowed to supply students with calculators since I have a limited supply. So students are advised to bring their calculators with them to school. |
Home Economics
Assigned By: Bowers, Tracy | Cross-curricular end of Term project has been posted in their Google classroom. We will discuss details in our next Home ec class, but students can start their project now.
Project is due the last week of January.
DUE DATE JANUARY 25th |
| January 5, 2021 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Today we started the fashion show assignment! We will continue working on this tomorrow and Thursday. Presentations will begin on Tuesday, January 12. The format is in the Google Classroom (xwzgcma). |
| January 4, 2021 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we looked at Sealing in the 1800s and the Sealing Disaster of 1914.
We will start an in-class assignment either tomorrow or the next class. |
| December 16, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we watched Mummers and Masks. Mummering tomorrow! Be dressed to go outside even if not mummering! |
| December 14, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did an activity where students were put into a 'family' and they had to work out whether or not their family would survive the fishing season and get credit at the merchants store. |
| December 11, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did their Science quiz during Socials.
Mummering next Thursday. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Please finish reading your independent novel. We will work on the slide show assignment next week. Assignments are due before Christmas break. |
| December 9, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The in-class math assignment is still going ahead on Monday, December 14. Students are free to use their notes or textbook to help them. It is to be done individually though which means they can not enlist the help of others in the class.
I would advise that students prepare for it as they would a test. They will be getting review sheets they can use to prepare over the next few days. Solutions will also be posted to my website. |
| December 8, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished Episode 3 of Quest for the Sea and started the Truck System.
Website grades will be inputted this evening. I will contact those who have not submitted it yet. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Presentations will continue tomorrow.
Independent Novels must be finished by Friday. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Quiz Friday!
Today we completed a practice quiz.
Tomorrow we will correct our review in class |
| December 7, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued watching 'Quest for the Sea'. Next class we will be talking about the truck system between the merchants and the fishermen. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Quiz - Friday, December 11th.
Today students worked on review. Tomorrow we will complete a practice quiz. Please have review sheet completed to correct on Wednesday. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Persuasive essays were due today.
Speeches will start tomorrow.
Independent Novels must be finished by December 11th. |
| December 3, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | The final draft of the persuasive essay is due on Dec 7th.
Tomorrow we will be self and peer editing. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Continued working on the Nearpod on the three fisheries. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Ch 2 quiz - Dec 11th. We are starting review tomorrow |
| December 2, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | To help our students understand the unit we have decided to change the due date for the assignment to Monday.
Also, instead of a test, we are going to have an in-class assignment on December 14th. This will be open book, but students will need to work on them alone. So, some preparation is suggested before hand.
Also, see my previous Homework post last week for an important message. |
| December 1, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did a Nearpod on the 3 main fisheries in Newfoundland.
Please make sure you share your Chapter 2 webpage with me!! |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we did a worksheet to review the information from our nearpod yesterday on how waves shape shorelines
Ch 2 quiz - Dec 11th |
| November 30, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Over the next few days students will do a Nearpod activity on the three main cod fisheries in Newfoundland/Labrador. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we did a nearpod to explore how oceans can shape shorelines. If you missed class today, have a look at home. www.nearpod.com and join with the code 3HAT8 |
| November 27, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students did a case study on the seasonal patterns of activity in Newfoundland/Labrador. |
| November 26, 2020 |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we covered upwelling in our booklet |
Science
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished consumer and subsistence lifestyle and watched a bit of episode 2 of Quest for the Sea.
Tomorrow they will do a case study on seasonal patterns of activity.
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| November 25, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Research for the persuasive essay should be completed for tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will be working on our rough draft. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Math assignments will be going out by Friday, they are due in exactly one week from then on Friday, December 4. If you are going to take advantage of the Early Bird, the latest you can do so is on Wednesday, December 2.
The test will be on Wednesday, December 10.
If you have not done so, please make sure you have joined the Google Classroom. We are not using it much, but if we get shutdown, we will be using it all the time. The code is: tgodo5e
Those students who have joined by the assignment due date, will get an extra 3% added on to their assignment. |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Student pictures have been passed out. If you do not have yours, it is because you were not here when they were passed out. It is sitting on my desk waiting for you! ;)
There are no retakes this year and order are due by December 2, 2020. |
| November 24, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students learned about the difference between subsistence and consumer lifestyles.
Students are reminded to share or turn in their web page project. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Today we covered ocean currents in our booklet |
| November 23, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a lesson on push and pull factors and their influence on immigration. They did an exit card on this lesson. |
| November 20, 2020 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Your listening comprehension quiz is on Monday, November 23 and your raeding comprehension quiz is on Wednesday, November 25. Please look closely at the study guide in the Google Classroom (xwzgcma) as you prepare. You should study the three back-to-back sheets that are in your page protectors. Please note that, although there was a section on les prépositions on the practice quiz, I am taking this section off the actual quiz. |
| November 19, 2020 |
Health
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue to work on our Foldable next health class. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We finished our block activity on the ocean floor. Tomorrow we will be doing an exit card on the ocean floor. Students can use their notes. Extra notes have been added to Google Classroom |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | I changed the due dat for the project so please submit by Saturday. Either add to google classroom or share with me by hitting the person icon with the plus sign on the top of your website and putting in my email rayleneball@nlesd.ca |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue to work on our research tomorrow. All research must be completed by November 25th. |
| November 18, 2020 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Your reading comprehension quiz is on Monday, November 23 and your listening comprehension quiz is on Wednesday, November 25. Please look closely at the study guide in the Google Classroom (xwzgcma) as you prepare. You should study the three back-to-back sheets that are in your page protectors. Please note that, although there was a section on les prépositions on the practice quiz, I am taking this section off the actual quiz. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today is the last day for to work on the website project in class.
Website project is now due tomorrow! |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue to do research for our persuasive essays tomorrow. |
| November 17, 2020 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please finish the mapping the ocean floor with Google Maps activity for homework |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Extension: Projects will be due on Thursday! |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | You must have a topic and three arguments for your persuasive essay for tomorrow. |
| November 16, 2020 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Your listening test is on Monday, November 23rd and your reading test is on Wednesday, November 25th. We will do a practice test for both on Wednesday of this week. The study guide on the google classroom is for both sections of this two-period test. |
| November 13, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued working on the website project. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Please have the three choices and the arguments for each completed for Tuesday. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are currently on ch.2: Oceans. We are doing a learning-block activity to explore the ocean floor. |
| November 12, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We started the Public Speaking unit today. Students are asked to come up with three topics for tomorrow. We will be working on arguments for our topics tomorrow. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students continued working on their website project.
This will be due next week. |
| November 10, 2020 |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Friday is World Kindness Day!
We are encouraging everyone to wear pink, red or white in order to celebrate and bring awareness to the topic. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued working on the Website project.
This will be due Nov. 17th. |
| November 9, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on their Chapter 2 website project (details in Google classroom). |
| November 6, 2020 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | 1. If you did not present today, you should be ready for next class, which is on Thursday of next week.
2. You will have an oral comprehension quiz on Tuesday, November 17 and a reading comprehension quiz on Wednesday, November 18. You should study your 3 pages protectors to prepare for this. We will do a practice quiz on |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students started their Chapter 2 assignment. Students will be designing a google sites webpage using content from the textbook and the heritage website on the Indigenous people of Newfoundland and Labrador and the European settlers who came here. They will have 5 in-class periods. I've posted a Google sites tutorial in their Google classroom.
Due: Nov. 16th |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Unit 1 tests were given back and gone over in class today.
Please bring your independent novel to class on Monday. |
| November 5, 2020 |
Core French
Assigned By: Doyle, Robyn | Presentations of your 'All About Me' paragraph will begin tomorrow. Please ensure you have this completed. |
| November 3, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Read Aloud novel assignment due November 6th.
Please bring Independent Novel to class on Friday. |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The 2nd assignment was due today, if you forgot it, make sure I get it on Friday.
The test for this unit is still on Monday, November 9. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today I went over the Innu and the Inuit and gave time to work on the Metis.
On Friday, students will start their major in-class project where they will design a website. |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Make sure you pass in your flu shot forms on Friday. That is the deadline, no exceptions.
Picture day is also on Friday, no retakes! |
| November 2, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Read Aloud Novel assignment due November 6th. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students watched a video on the Inuit and then worked on learning about the Metis.
Students will start a major chapter project on Friday. This will be uploaded to Google classroom mid-week. |
| October 30, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Read aloud novel assignment due November 6th. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we did a lesson on the origins of Hallowe'en and a Hallowe'en Kahoot!. |
| October 29, 2020 |
Health
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | If you did not complete the worksheet on the self design process in class today please do so for homework. It will be graded. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Read Aloud Novel Assignment due November 6th. |
| October 28, 2020 |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We will be taking a walk down to Manuels River tomorrow to do a water quality test. Weather permitting. Please dress accordingly. |
| October 27, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Passed out the assignment for unit 2 today. It is due on Tuesday next week, November 3.
Early bird is Friday this week October 30.
Test will be on Monday, November 9. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students completed their work on the Mi'kmaq people of Conne River. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Global Citizens Unit Test October 30th
We started working on our Read Aloud Assignment today. Assignments are due Monday November 2nd. |
| October 23, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students used the Chromebooks to do an activity on the Conne River Mi'kmaq. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Unit 1 test Friday October 30th |
| October 22, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Unit test October 30th. Study guides where given out today. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students worked on why the Beothuk became extinct.
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| October 21, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued on our study of the aboriginal people of Newfoundland and Labrador.
I will be collecting the chapter one booklet. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are using the next couple of classes to ensure we have finished and turned in our density webquest and also complete a new webquest on climate change |
| October 20, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued watching Stealing Mary and learning about the culture of the Beothuk. |
| October 19, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | I will collect in the Unit one booklets tomorrow.
Today we started Chapter 2 'The People who lived here' by watching the documentary 'Stealing Mary'
I am missing work from a few students. I will email home so students can catch up on what they have missed. There are no tests this year so it is vital that students complete missed work. |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Quiz tomorrow!
See Google Classroom for review materials |
| October 16, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Anyone looking to add PowerSchool to their phone and are looking for the 4 letter code, here it is....
NNXG |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | We will start Chapter 2 on Monday. I will collect the Chapter one booklets next week. |
| October 15, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Listening quiz October 21st.
“What is Child Labour?” Activity (in Google Classroom). |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Chapter 1 quiz - Tuesday, October 2oth.
Students will work on review tomorrow and need to have it completed for Monday to correct.
Please join Google Classroom for course resources (notes, review sheet, etc):
Code: jjtl6el |
| October 14, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was day 2 of working on the Historical Method foldable. This is graded.
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| October 13, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we worked on our graded foldable on the historical method. I will give 2-3 days in class for completion.
I will start grading presentations this evening. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Chapter 1 quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th.
A review sheet can be found in Google Classroom. We will be working on the review later this week and a hard copy will be given in class. |
| October 9, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Have a great weekend!!!
Listening quiz October 21st |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please submit video/tik tok if you have not already done so.
Chapter 1 quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th. |
| October 8, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Presentations today. Tomorrow we will finish the sources of information worksheet. It shows in Google classroom as an assignment but it isn't. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will be doing a practice listening quiz tomorrow.
The listening slide show has been posted on Google Classroom. |
| October 7, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued with artifact presentations. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Listening Quiz October 21st |
Home Economics
Assigned By: Bowers, Tracy | Students are asked to make sure to join their Home Ec Google classroom
JOIN CODE:r7lzgpd
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| October 6, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today was Day One of artifact presentations. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Please submit density tik tok/video/exit card by Friday. Attach videos to the webquest found in Google Classroom. The webquest is not graded but the video/exit card will be. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Listening quiz has been moved to October 21st. |
| October 5, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The test is still on Wednesday this week. |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Please being in non-perishable food items for the food bank this week! |
| October 2, 2020 |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Starting on Monday and running until Thursday, we will be collecting items for our annual food drive, leading up to Thanksgiving. Given the times we are in, these donations are greatly needed. All non-perishable food items are appreciated. To encourage our students to get involved we are having a contest for the class that brings in the most. The winning class will get a prize. |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Listening quiz has been moved to October 21st. |
Sciences
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Great work with day 1 of our density activities! Next class we will switch. Don't forget to finish up the webquest for homework if you didn't finish in class. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Artifact assignment is due Monday.
We will do the exit card on primary and secondary sources next week.
If students missed this class, please check Google classroom for the notes. The code is: g53ux7d
Today students worked on a worksheet on the Chromebooks about where students can go to find historical information. |
| October 1, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Listening Quiz Friday October 9th. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued on in our History and the History booklet.
Chapter assignment due on Monday. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We will be starting our density activities tomorrow. Don't forget to bring headphones and join our Google Classroom jjtl6el
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| September 30, 2020 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | Next class (Friday), we will be starting our density activities. Please bring headphones if you're completing the Webquest :) |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | If you did not get the Pre and During reading questions completed for 'Two Islands' please do so for homework.
Listening Quiz October 9th |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | The assignment is due tomorrow (Thursday).
The test will be on Wednesday, October 7. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we continued on working our History and the Historian booklet.
Assignment due Monday and early bird is Friday. |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | I understand that we are doing well here in NL, but please remember that there is still a Pandemic and Physical distancing and masks are still a thing.
I know it is sometimes annoying, but you must stay with your class and out of the hallways unless appropriate.
As for now, cell phones remain in your bookbag (put away). It will be revisited soon. |
| September 29, 2020 |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We just finished up sources of freshwater. Join our Google Classroom! The code is jjtl6el
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Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | If you did not complete the connection answer we started in class today please do so for homework. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we learned about individual and collective past.
Students must join the Google classroom:g53ux7d
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| September 28, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we went over the artifact sheet from Friday.
Assignment is posted on Google classroom. Due on Monday Oct. 5th with an Early Bird of Friday. |
| September 24, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Please review your terms tonight. If you forget you binder they are on google classroom :) |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Passed out math assignment today. It is due in one week on Thursday, October 1. The test will likely be on Tuesday, October 6. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | We are currently working through unit 1, chapter 1: the water cycle. We have looked at the distribution of water on Earth and the water cycle. |
| September 23, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | Excellent work today! We will look at how to write connection answers tomorrow :) |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students looked at what artifacts tell us about the past by looking at some artifacts I have in my collection. |
| September 22, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today students explored the meaning of the word history.
Google classroom: g53ux7d |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue analyzing the Global Citizens ads tomorrow :) |
| September 18, 2020 |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Students received their Chapter One booklet today. We will take a look at what is history and what items can tell us about the past.
Google classroom has been updated. Code |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | If you did not complete the Pre, During and Reading questions we did in class today on the article 'A Global Citizen is...' please do so for homework. |
| September 17, 2020 |
Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | We will continue working on the Pre, During and After reading questions tomorrow. |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we finished our COVID-19 time capsule. Tomorrow we will explore what is history.
Students should have a red binder for Socials. |
| September 16, 2020 |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | In case you were looking for it:
www.811healthline.ca/covid-19-self-assessment/
Just copy and paste it into your address bar.
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Language Arts
Assigned By: Babb, Krista | As promised the Google Classroom code is as follows:
rbktc2i
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| September 15, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | So we are starting with unit 2 this year. Everything you may or may not need is on my website. You can access it by clicking on the link just after my name on the school website. If you miss any class time, I will be posting everything we do in class there. Also, you will find an incomplete set of notes that you may or may not wish to use. If there is anything that you are looking for and can't find there, let me know.
Looking forward to a great year! |
| September 14, 2020 |
Math
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | Here is a Google Classroom Code just in case we end up booted out of school again to avoid COVID-19:
tgodo5e |
Social Studies
Assigned By: Ball, Raylene | Today we started by looking at some old Newfoundland words. Students had to guess what the words meant. Tomorrow we will start a little Covid time capsule activity before starting the unit.
Students should have a red folder or duo tang. |
Important Reminders
Assigned By: Fry, Todd | If you did not return your Student Registration form or the Media Release form, please do so as soon as possible. |
Science
Assigned By: Tilley, Rebecca | It was nice meeting you all today.
Please bring a yellow duotang to class tomorrow. We will spend a few classes reviewing lab safety. |
