Thursday

Hello parents and students.  Happy Halloween!  Make sure that if you are heading out tonight to be safe. 

Today in class we covered the following topics:

FN12
-Reviewed the Royal Proclamation
- Discussed the affects of the BC Gold Rush on First Nations people
-Watched "The Canyon Wars" documentary
Homework: complete your Canyon Wars question sheet

English 11-Canyon Wars video continued
Homework: finish your "How people got fire"

Social Studies 10
Review Package Work Day

Homework: complete your review package and study for your test tonight.  Make sure you prepare
for your multi-paragraph.  (Chapter 2 test tomorrow)

Be safe tonight and I will see you all tomorrow!

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a short day, but we managed to accomplish a lot.

In class today we covered the following:

Raven's
English 11
-we worked on our "How People Got Fire" assignment (due next Monday)
Homework: work on your assignment "How People Got Fire"

FN 12
- Chapter 4 Quiz
-Tomorrow will come back to "The Royal Proclamation"

Social Studies 10
-We reviewed the 3 conferences leading to confederation Charlottetown, Quebec and London
-Chapter 2 Confederation Review Package Handed Out

 Homework: please work on your review package it will be handed in Friday before you write your test.

Thank you!

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Another beautiful day today, let's hope that it stays that way.

In today's classes we covered the following concepts:

FN 12
-Chapter 4 review
-started chapter 5

Homework: study for your chapter 4 quiz which is tomorrow

English 11
-discussed how the multi-paragraphs are marked (analyzed the provincial rubric)
-worked on our multi-paragraph responses
-prepared for our multi- paragraph response for our quiz tomorrow.  Here is your question so please prepare "How did the Fur Trade affect BC First Nations societies?"

Social Studies 10
-reviewed confederation factors and who was involved
-continued with our Confederation debates
-discussed the Charlottetown Conference, Quebec Conference, London Conference
- Review Package  will be handed out for Chapter 2 test tomorrow.  (Your test will only be on Chapter 2 Confederation) The test will be this Friday

Homework: start reviewing your notes from chapter 2

Thanks for a great day.  See you all tomorrow!

Monday

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

In class today we covered the following:

FN 12
- Finished our epidemic graphs and compared them to the locations of BC First Nation groups
-Completed a impacting factors data retrieval chart

Homework: start preparing for your chapter 4 quiz (this has been moved to Wednesday)

English 11
-Lost at sea team building activity
- Read "How People Got Fire"

Homework- finish "The Shivering Tree" for hand in on Thursday.

Social Studies 10
-Stop, Drop Everything and Read 15 minutes
-Reviewed the factors leading to Confederation
-Discussed the Confederation debates (pro's and con's of Confederation for each colony)

Homework: complete your identity card for hand in, start studying for a chapter chapter 2 test this Friday.

Thanks and have a great evening.

Thursday

Hello parents and students.  Happy early Friday.  I hope that you all enjoy your extended weekend!  I will be working hard to prepare some fun learning activities for next week during our professional day on Friday.

In class today we covered the following topics:

First Nations 12
-Devastation by Disease
-We graphed the impact of iron, guns, disease
-Students were given time to finish up their note taking sheet (we will have a chapter 4 quiz on Tuesday) you will hand in your note taking sheet before you take your quiz( 10 marks)
Homework: study your chapter 4 notes

English 11
Worked on "The Shivering Tree" assignment

Social Studies 10
- we worked on our Father's of Confederation identity cards (you will present yourself and your card on Monday)

Homework: start reviewing your notes from chapter 2 and finish reading chapter 2(only the confederation portion of your text)

Have a safe and wonderful weekend.

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a busy day that consisted of hard work.  Thank you for all of your hard work in and outside of the classroom.

We covered the following concepts today:

English
-Mock provincial written response.
-Read "The Shivering Tree" by John McLeod (we will discuss this tomorrow)

Homework: please finish reading the story if you did not complete it in class, please finish your "Nature of Animals" assignment for hand in tomorrow.

First Nations 12
1. Roles of First Nations Women in the Fur Trade
2. Continued with Note Taking
3. Wrote a written response from the point of view of a First Nations woman in the fur trade.

Homework: no homework tonight

Social Studies 10
- continued to review the 6 factors leading to Confederation
- Confederation Playing Cards

Homework: read the rest of chapter two and review your notes

Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Mr. T

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Today we covered the following concepts:

English 11
- Work day (students had the opportunity to catch up on upcoming assignments)
Assignments that we worked on: "The Nature of Animals" due tomorrow, Career Research Assignment, First Nations Multi-Paragraph.

Homework: finish your Nature of Animals

First Nations 12
-We compared the maritime fur trade to the land based fur trade
-we looked at the similarities and differences between the two by creating a venn-diagram
-students were given time to work on their formatted chapter 4 notes
-unit 1 tests were handed back- everyone passed and did a great job, thank you for studying.

Social Studies 10
-Chapter 1 quiz
-We looked at the factors leading to Confederation (wrote some notes)

Homework: continue to read the rest of chapter 2

Monday

Hello parents and students.  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  Just a reminder that this Friday will be a Pro-D day.

In class today we covered the following:

First Nations 12
-Vocabulary Hunt
-Discussed First Nations worldview vs European worldview and the challenges of first contact
-Worked on chapter 4 note taking

Homework: continue to work on your notes for chapter 4

English 11
-Discussed expository essay writing- Introduction which includes and thesis statement, 2-3 body paragraphs and a conclusion that rewords the thesis statement.
-We discussed the PEEC format
-We planned and wrote a multi-paragraph answering the following question.
"Explain how First Nations have passed on knowledge, traditions and culture over time. Support your answer using specific examples."

Homework: complete your rough draft of your multi-paragraph.


Social Studies 10
-students were provided more time to complete their timeline assignment (hand in tomorrow)
-worked on confederation question sheet(due tomorrow at the start of class) this was a follow up from the timeline assignment

Homework: 1. study for your chapter 1 quiz tomorrow
2. complete your timeline assignment and confederation questions from today.

Thank you for all of your hard work today and have a wonderful evening.

Friday

Happy Friday everyone.  I hope you enjoyed today's classes and please take the time to enjoy your weekend because you all deserve it!

In class today we covered the following:
Raven's
Planning
- Career Planning
-Your career planning assignment is due next Thursday Oct 24th
Homework: work on your career planning assignment (you were asked to email it to yourself)

FN 12
-wrote our unit 1 test
-continued looking at first contact Chapter 4 we read about the Maritime Fur Trade and the Land Based Fur Trade pages 67-69 (please continue to read your text book)

Homework: Read pages 71-75 in your textbook and use think outlouds to document your reading.

Social Studies 10
Started chapter 2 Confederation
Started a new assignment- Confederation Timeline
Homework: finish your timeline and study for your chapter 1 quiz on Tuesday

Have a great weekend.

Mr. T

Thursday

Hello parents and students.

In class today we covered the following:

FN 12
-Introduction to Chapter 4 and European Contact
-Onion Review Chapter 1,2,3
-Cheat sheet work time

Homework: tomorrow you have a unit 1 test on chapters 1,2,3 please study and prepare your cheat sheet.

English 11
-Nature of Animals discussion
-Nature of Animals assignment work time (this assignment is due next Wednesday Oct 23

Socials 10
- reviewed chapter 1 (Jeopardy)
-please start studying for your chapter 1 quiz on Tuesday

Homework: study your chapter 1 notes and think outlouds


Thanks

Mr.T

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a busy work day.

In class today we covered the following:

English 11
-Oral Story Telling
-Read "The Nature of Animals" in our Native Voices text (if you did not finish this reading please read it for tomorrow)

FN 12
- How were "First Nations People" traditionally educated?
- Unit 1 review cheat sheet (chapters 1, 2, 3) we will have a unit test this Friday and you will be allowed to use your cheat sheet.

Social Studies 10
- Riddles
- Lord Durham's Report (last part of chapter 1)
-Work time for "Comparing The Two Rebellions"

Homework: complete your "comparing the two rebellions sheet", start preparing for your chapter 1 test.

Thank you for a great day.  See you all tomorrow

Monday

Hello parents and students.  Welcome back and happy thanksgiving.

In class today we covered the following:

FN 12 and English 11
-Students worked on their Potlatch Brochure (due tomorrow).
-We also went over the expectations and marking criteria of their oral story telling assignment which will take place tomorrow.

Homework: hand in Potlatch brochure tomorrow and prepare for your oral story which will take place tomorrow.

Social Studies 10
- reviewed problems in Lower Canada
-reviewed the events that led to the rebellions in upper and Lower Canada

Homework- complete the Upper and Lower Canada comparison chart for hand in tomorrow

Thanks and have a wonderful evening.

Mr. Tobacca

Friday

Hello parents and students.  Happy Friday.

Today in class we covered the following topics:
FN 12
- we worked on our Potlatch brochures (you will have Tuesday to complete these)

English 11
- watched Little Big Man
-Oral Story presentations will be on Wednesday please be prepared

Socials 10
-Read about problems in Lower Canada
-Mapped out the government structure of Upper Canada in the 1800's
-Discussed what life was like in Lower Canada and why people wanted reform
-Students were provided work time to put final touches on simulation assignment
-Simulation assignment was handed in

Homework: please read about Lord Durham's report in your text book

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. T

Thursday

Hello parents and students.  Today we covered the following concepts.  Please review your textbook to further support your learning or use the learning support links on the left side of the blog.

FN 12
-Constructed a Venn- Diagram on trade
- Discussed the importance of the "Potlatch"
-Discussed our new assignment (Potlatch promotional brochure)

English 11
- Creative Write
- Oral Story work time and practice

Homework: please have a your oral story complete for Monday.

Social Studies 10
-Instant Activity- read the introduction to chapter 1
-Discussed reformers and the family compact of Upper Canada
-Students were provided work time to complete the Upper Canada simulation and yesterday's questions on Upper Canada read.

Homework- finish simulation for hand in tomorrow.

Thank you!

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Today was a shortened day due to our PLC meetings.

In class today we covered the following concepts:

First Nations 12
Vocabulary Hunt
Ulkatcho Case Study and Map (Map is due tomorrow)

Homework: finish your Ulkatcho region map for hand in tomorrow *details are listed on the photo at the bottom of today's post

English 11
Reviewed the elements of oral story telling, discussed oratory vs orature, discussed the purpose of our stories.
-Oral story work time (please have your planning section finished)

Homework: complete oral story planning sheet for tomorrow

Social Studies 10
-Short video that looked at the leaders of the rebellion in Upper Canada
-Book work- questions from the text "Trouble in Upper Canada'
-William Lyon Mackenzie persuasive article

Homework:  William Lyon Mackenzie persuasive article.

Thank you for reading today's blog!

Mr. T

Monday and Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Sorry about the late blog posts, but our network has not been working at school and I have not had a chance to update the blog.

On Monday we completed the following:
FN 12- started discussing chapter 3
-discussed barter system, and trade
-read the first 4 pages of chapter 3
- completed a drawing activity

English 11
-watched a video on communication skills
-completed a creative writing activity
- wrote stories with a hook, different sentence starters, BME

Socials 10
-students were introduced to two textbook reading strategies
-continued with our simulation (Upper Canada)

Today we covered the following:
FN 12
-wrote a chapter 2 quiz and read up to the potlatch ceremony in our text

English 11
- started our oral story assignment
-work day

SS 10
-Practiced SQRR reading strategy
-finished our simulation
-Parts D and E of project handed out due on Friday

Thursday

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

First Nations 12
-Chapter 2 Note taking
-finished our video
Homework-please start preparing for your quiz next Tuesday (Oct 8)

English 11
-performed a creative write (scribble story)
-discussed sentence starters
-had work time on our "Captive in an English Circus"
Homework: finish your English assignment for hand in on Monday.

Reminder that you need to hand in your Botany poster tomorrow!

Social Studies 10
-Text book reading strategies (SQRRR and Think Out louds) tell your parents about them
-Open Market
-Land Auction
-Event Card played

Homework finish reading chapter 1 of your SS 10 textbook.

Wednesday

Hello parents and students.  Half way through the week.

In class we covered the following concepts:

English 11
-Listening to the oral version of "Captive in an English Circus"
-Work on our assignment for the reading

Raven's
-Finished our data retrieval charts
-Continued viewing our video on how Cree people lived off the land

Social Studies 10
-Continued with our Upper Canada simulation
-We had an opportunity for open trade
-Worked on finishing parts A and B of the assignment
-Incomes were paid and taxes were collected

Homework: have part A and B finished by tomorrow.

Tuesday

Hello parents and students.  Thank you for reading today's blog post.

Raven's
-We were outside for the afternoon hosting the X-country meet!
-Tomorrow we will continue with our Data Retrieval charts and English assignment.

Social Studies 10
-First Nations Areas quiz
-Simulation- 1.) you have to write a letter home after year 1 (handout provided and explained)
2.) you need to clear your land and complete a detailed map (directions were handed out in class)

Homework: finish your detailed map for tomorrow's class so you can get your land certificate!