Monday

Welcome back!  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

 Today in class we covered the following:

First Nations 12:
Chapter 2 Data Retrieval Chart (due on Wednesday and worth 10 marks)
Started watching "Cree Hunters of Mistassini"

Just a reminder that we will be hosting the X country meet tomorrow afternoon.  We will meet at 12:15 in room 300.  Do not be late and dress appropriately because we will be outside for the afternoon!

English 11
1. Read "Captive in an English Circus" and worked on a reading response assignment

Socials 10
-Watched "The New Comer's"
-Discussed our Upper Canada simulation.
-Aboriginal Achievements Assignment Due today.
Homework: work on developing your land parcel and study for your First Nations Cultural Areas quiz.

Friday

Happy Friday parents and students.  Thank you for all of your hard work this week!

In class today we covered the following concepts:

First Nations 12
-Vocabulary Hunt
-Discussed the video's we watched (video paragraph responses were due today)
-Discussed the concept of TEK and how it applies to First Nations people of BC
-Data retrieval chart for chapter 2

Planning
-Botany poster (due next Friday!)
-Handed in wellness posters

Homework: Botany Poster

Social Studies 10
Aboriginal Accomplishments Assignment
First Nations Cultural Area notes (quiz on Tuesday please study your chart!!)

Homework: Aboriginal Accomplishments assignment due on Monday Sept 30, study for your quiz on Tuesday

Have a wonderful weekend

Thursday

Hello parents and students.  Thank you for supporting Terry Fox Day today.

Due to Terry Fox day we had shorter classes today.

These are the things we focused on today:

Raven's
English 11
Reviewed Paragraph Writing
and practiced PEEC
P make a point
E provide examples to support your point
E xplain the examples that you use
C onclude your paragraph my rewording your point
-Wellness Poster work time

FN 12
Fishing on the Ocean video
Reflected on the video in our learning logs

SS 10
First Contact Notes
Aboriginal Accomplishments Assignment

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a short day due to PLC's.

In class today we covered the following topics:

Raven's
Nature Walk with Suzanne Camp

Social Studies 10
-We looked at how First Nations people arrived in the Americas
-Beringia Theory vs First Nations Creation Theory
-Creation stories Jigsaw

Thanks for a great day!

Mr. Tobacca

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a day of testing!  Thank you for taking the time to study!

Raven's
First Nations 12
-Chapter 1 quiz
-Finished watching our video "Fishing on the Fraser River"
-Written response to one question from the video.

English 11
-Discussed paragraph writing- compared it to a hamburger
-Introduced to a paragraph writing strategy PEEC
-Participated in a 360 paragraph writing activity

Social Studies 10
-Geography test
- finished our Canadian First Nations Data retrieval chart (due on Wednesday Sept 25)

Monday

Welcome back.  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  Today we covered the following:

Raven's
FN12
-Reviewed Introduction and Chapter 1 of the text (you have a test tomorrow)
-Started to look at Chapter 2- Living on The Land
- Viewed "Strength of the River: Fishing on the Fraser River" (we will finish this tomorrow)

English 11
-Discussed the difference between reading and listening to a story
-Read "Song for Medicine Hunting", "Traditional History of the Confederacy,"  "Song for the burning of the White Dog"
-Learning Response Log- discussed PEEC

Social Studies 10
Started our First Nations unit
-data retrieval chart
-please study for your geography unit test tomorrow (provinces/territories and their capital cities, absolute vs relative location, climograph, physiographic regions of Canada.

Have a wonderful evening and please study for your test tomorrow.

Mr. T

Friday

Hello parents and students.  What a wonderful field trip and educational experience yesterday.

Today in class we covered the following topics:
Raven's
FN 12- compared Kwakwakawakw group to another First Nation group in BC
-discussed what will be on Tuesday's Chapter 1 Test
- we completed a talking circle where we reflected on our field trip

Planning
--we discussed the importance of Physical Activity
-made personal wellness posters (due next Friday)
-below is a picture of the criteria for the project

Socials 10
-Finished presentations
-Finished our video

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  In class today we covered the following concepts.

Raven's
FN12
-Vocabulary Hunt- oolichan, patrilineally, resource-use unit, seasonal round, watershed
-Data Retrieval Note Share
-Map of BC and First Nations groups/locations

English 11
Learning Intention: What does story mean?
Reviewed yesterday's concepts about oral language and story
Listened to Thomas King's, "You'll never believe what happened."
Responded to the story in our learning response logs

Socials 10
Last day of Physiographic regions project
Tomorrow presentations start
Thursday- we start our First Nations unit
Next Tuesday you will have a Geography Unit Test- please start studying your notes       

Monday

Hello parents and students.  Welcome back.  I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

In class today we covered the following:
Raven's
First Nations 12
-Traditional Territories of First Nations groups in BC
-Data Retrieval on First Nations groups in BC (tomorrow we will share our findings)
English 11
- What is the significance and function of oral tradition?
-Viewed the "The story of Siwash Rock"
-discussed the important values of the ancient story
-Read pages 210-219 of our FN 12 textbook about oral traditions
Homework: answers to the 5 questions presented in class are due tomorrow for marks

Socials 10
_Physiographic regions project- tomorrow is your last day to work on your project (Presentations start on Wednesday)

Friday

Happy Friday everyone.  Thanks for all your hard work this week.

In class today we covered the following concepts:
Raven's
Planning
SMART goal quiz
-discussed Wellness
-Healthy Eating/Living
-Discussed evaluating our own physical activity and eating habits (please continue to complete your exercise and diet log for one week)
First Nations 12
Finished our video T'Lina: The Rendering of Wealth DVD
-looked at the spiritual and cultural connection that First Nations people have with the land and resources

Homework:
1.please read pages 18-22 and use think outlouds to help you take notes on what you read
2.get permission slips signed and returned to me ASAP

Social Studies 10
-Continued to work on our physiographic regions project (if you have time on the weekend please continue to work on your project.

Thursday

Hello parents and students.  Wow what a quick week this has been!

In class today we covered the following concepts:

FN12
-Vocabulary Hunt
-Think Out Loud textbook reading strategy
-Started Chapter 1 The Land
-Video- The Rendering of the Wealth

ENG 11
-What is creativity?
-Ze Frank Ted Talk
-Creative write- If you could transform into an animal and change the world what animal what it be and why?

SMART goals are due tomorrow!

Socials 10
-Physiographic region project (you will have3-4 computers classes to prepare your presentation)  do not waste your time!
-Marathon of Hope Map due tomorrow

Have a great evening!

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  In today's classes we covered the following concepts.

Raven's
-finished viewing "Reel Injun"
-debriefed using a talking circle about First Nation Stereotypes

Social Studies 10
-climographs
-Marathon of Hope Assignment #2 Due on Friday

Thanks for a great day!

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a busy day in that we had to play catch up from missed instructional time due to picture day.

In Raven's today we covered the following concepts:

FN 12
Revisited Scott Momaday's poem and discussed his world view
Introduced to a textbook reading strategy SQRRR
Completed a bus stop activity using the introduction in our textbook

English 11
Discussed what a stereotype is and brainstormed examples
Viewed "I'm not the Indian you had in mind" and discussed how media has made inaccurate assumptions of First Nations people
-Started the DVD Reel Injun which focuses on stereotypes of First Nations people in early Hollywood films.

SS 10
-Reviewed Absolute location (lines of latitude and longitude)
-Started a mapping assignment #2 Marathon of Hope (Due on Friday Sept 13)

Homework: comment on today's blog, leave your first and last name and class and receive 5 easy marks!!

Monday

Hello parents and students. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! In class today we covered the following concepts FN12 -Went over the course outline -Disccussed what it means to have a World view -Read a Peom by Scott Momaday about First Nations World View English 11 Class was interrupted by picture day Socials 10 Reviewed the elements of a map: title, legend, symbols, scale, compass rose Discussed the 5 themes of Geography Discussed the difference between relative and absolute location (lines of latitude and longitude) Work time on Map of Canada (due tomorrow) Thanks for a great day and see you all tomorrow.

Friday

Hello parents and students.  Today we jumped into the curriculum and started our learning journey.

Raven's-  Today consisted of a day of planning.  Friday's will be devoted to the Planning portion of our program.

Topics discussed:
1.) Discussed planning outline
2.) Picked up our textbooks
3.) Discussed SMART Goals
4.) Had class time to write a short term (1-3 weeks), mid term (1-3 months), long term (term, semester) goals.

Please bring your textbooks to class on Monday

Homework- Have your SMART goal planning sheet and 3 goals ready for hand in on Friday Sept. 13, 20013.


Social Studies 10
1.) Went over the course outline
2.) Picked up our textbooks
3.) Introduction to what are maps?
4.) Mapping Canada Assignment #1

Homework: Mapping Canada Assignment #1 Due on Tuesday Sept 10