March 30th

Still not seeing much Spring weather with all this snow on the way... hopefully better luck next week!!



Science 9: In-class assignment on Chapter 7 & 8 was completed.

Health 8/9: Continued working on "Puberty Brochure". We will have one more class in the computer lab and they will be due April 11th.

Science 8: Completed Convex mirrors and a SPOT matching activity. We are nearing the end of Chapter 5. We will have an in-class assignment before the Easter break.

Ms. Goulding :)

March 28th

Happy Tuesday!

Science 8: Today we completed ray diagrams for concave mirrors. Next class we will be going over ray diagrams for convex mirrors and playing a SPOT matching game. Please bring your ruler and coloured markers again. 

Science 9: Exit card was completed. It will be handed back tomorrow. Portfolios were given back in preparation for the in-class assignment  (Chapter 7 & 8) on Thursday. Books and notes can be used, you will be given 1 hour to complete the assignment. 

Have a great week! Ms.Goulding :) 

March 24th

Welcome back after all the snow days! Hopefully we will soon see some Spring weather!

Science 9: Today we finished Ohm's Law and completed practice problems. Portfolios were collected. Tuesday's class we will have an exit card on chapter 8. In-class assignment will be next Thursday March 30th on chapter 7 and 8.

Health 8/9: Students began work on our next project "Puberty Brochure". We will work on these for the next few classes. A rubric has been provided.

Science 8: Today we finished section 5.1 and started plane mirrors. Next day we will be doing ray diagrams for concave mirrors. Please bring your ruler and colored markers again next week!


Have a great weekend! Ms. Goulding :)

March 22nd

Good morning everyone, due to the two hour delay this morning we will miss our Science classes. Just a few reminders....

Reminders: 
* The Science 9 in-class assignment will now be next Thursday March 30th. I will be taking in portfolios this Friday. See the checklist below for what you need to have included. We will have an entrance card for Chapter 8 on Tuesday March 28th. (This will be included in your portfolio as well)

* Science 8- We will continue discussing the law of reflection on Friday and also start plane mirrors and ray diagrams. Remember to have a ruler and coloured markers or leads.

* Parent Teacher Interviews are tomorrow, March 23rd.

* Friday is Purple Day. 

Have a great day, Ms. Goulding :)

March 20th

I hope everyone enjoys their snow day! Just a few reminders...

* The Science 9 in-class assignment scheduled for Friday March 24th will now be next Tuesday March 28th.

* Parent Teacher Interviews are Thursday March 23rd.

* Friday March 24th is Purple Day! 

Ms. Goulding :)

March 16th

Science 8: Chapter 4 in-class assignments were handed back and reviewed. Then we started Chapter 5 discussing transparent, transleucent and opaque. Next day we will be starting to learn about plane mirrors and how to draw a ray diagram. Don't forget to bring a ruler and colored markers!

Science 9: Today we learned about Ohm's law and completed some practice. Next day students will be working on some questions that will be placed in their portfolio. We will soon be finishing chapter 8. The tentative date for the in-class assignment on Chapter 7 and 8 is next Friday, March 24th. Students will have an hour to complete the assignment, books and notes can be used.

Reminders: 
* Tomorrow is Green Day for St.Patrick's Day!



Enjoy the rest of your week, Ms. Goulding :)

March 6th

Good evening! I hope everyone enjoyed their snow morning. A few reminders for the week!

* Due to the snow morning Science 9 labs ( Static electricity) that were due today will be collected tomorrow.

* Science 8, chapter 4 in-class assignment will now be next Tuesday, March 14th.

* March 7th- Marble Kick off Dance after school.

* March 8-9th is the Marble Ski Trip. Hope you all enjoy skiiing!

* March 10th- No school due to teacher PD day.

Enjoy your week, Ms Goulding :)

March 2nd

Science 9: Today we began discussing Chapter 8. We learned about current electricity and the parts of an electric circuit. Static Electricity labs are due on Monday March 6th.

Health 8/9: We went over our unit 2 quiz then we completed a science review baggie activity. These will be part of our portfolios. Each chapter should have at least 5 sheets of main points we learned. This can be used as a study guide to help with assignment and test review.

Science 8: Today we finished our "cube activity" on electromagnetic radiation by having a group discussion. Then we completed a quiz-quiz trade activity in preparation for our Chapter 4 In-class assignment on Monday March 6th. This will be completed on the Socrative app. on the I-pads. Notes and textbooks can be used.

Only one more day till the weekend! Enjoy the rest of your week, Ms. Goulding :)