Literature Circles Meeting Discussions

Group 1
Mirza, Liam, Jade, Chris, Kristina
2 meeting
meeting 3

Group 2
Jason, Kyle, Filip, Mailyn, Karanvir
2meeting
meeting 3

Group 3
Nawid, Paul, Mac, Rea, Tyler
2meeting
meeting 3

Group 4
Ardit, Xheneta, Sarah, Jacob, Warren
Meeting 2
meeting 3

Automation Assignment Part TWO

Prepare a response that addresses the benefits and drawbacks associated with automation from a social, economic and environmental perspective. Read through your classmates posts on Automation Video Part ONE to get some ideas.
What is your personal opinion on automation?
Do the benefits outweigh the drawbacks or vice-versa?
Should automation be allowed, restricted to certain situations or prohibited?
Justify your answers!

Automation video First ONE

Please include your name and partner name at the beginning of your post.

Select one of the following issues related to automated systems and post a response to it in paragraph form using proper grammar and spelling.

Automation was feared by some people who believed that replacing humans with automated systems would lead to high unemployment. However, others argued that automation would actually lead to higher employment because it freed some of the labour force to enter higher-skilled, higher-paying jobs. Which position do you agree with? Why?

Although automation is often viewed as a way to minimize human error in systems, as the degree and sophistication of automation increase so do the chances of more serious errors and their consequences. Identify what some of these serious errors might be and the consequences. Provide some concrete examples of what has happened when errors have occurred in systems.

The effects of automation can be environmentally disastrous. Serious pollution coincided with the development of factories and the widespread use of coal to run their machinery. In what ways is automation impacting the environment today? Provide several concrete examples.

Remember to check your twitter account!

Also, don't forget to have a can crusher ready to go for next week.
Your Fakebook page is due this Friday. Send me the link if you

Iqbal - The Payoff

#3. At the end of chapter seven, Iqbal managed to escape into the street. Was this a selfish act? What do you think Iqbal was trying to accomplish? Use evidence from the story.

#4. Iqbal returned to the factory with two policemen. Describe the policemen. How does the author’s description of the policemen offer some insight into their daily lives?

Robotics Trip

Why should you be the one to go to OP for the Robotics day?

Iqbal The Escape Writing

As soon as Hussain locks the door at night, a group of the child workers get together in a circle, sit and chat. Why is this nightly routine so important to them? How does this compare to your own routine? When do you spend time chatting with your friends or classmates? What do you discuss? How does your discussion compare with that of the child workers?

(think about the success criteria for a personal opinion piece and remember to use it for this writing)
Remember to include your first name and last initial in your post...

Homework link

Here's today's work. Use your favourite method (not calculator) to solve 10 of these. Then check your work with a calculator and post a comment to me about your result. Remember to include your name.
http://www.math-drills.com/multiplication2/multiplication_0302_001.html

Math Homework

This is a link to your homework sheet for tonight (Chris I fixed the link. Thanks!!). Your job is to find at least 4 different methods to solve these questions. You can use a calculator for one. Choose 12 questions to answer in total from the sheet (3 of each method). ANSWER THESE ON LINED PAPER.
If you need ideas on other methods, you can look up traditional method, lattice method, grid method and I bet that many of your parents have interesting ways that they were taught how to do this.

Recap
Find at least 4 different methods for solving multiplication problems
use each method 3 times to solve 3 different questions
answer 12 questions in total on the sheet (you don't have to answer all of them - I'd like the bulk of your time tonight to be spent learning )

Sir Crustabread Continued...

Here is the link that we were looking at in class in preparation for drama on Thursday.
Sir Crustabread

Math Homework

Check out this link about a method for dividing big numbers.
If you can find another method or a video explanation for one, post it here (make sure you have watched the whole video first).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ft5iHhauJ0

Monthly Assembly

This month's trait is RESPECT. Choose 2 people in our class that you would nominate for showing this and include examples of why you included each of them.

Ain't that TWEET!!

We are officially in the land of the tweeters.

Here's our handle

@FraserEight8

 

 

Homework

Hi 8's,
I'd like you to check out the following  link for creating a fake facebook page. Use the information that you know so far and create one for Iqbal. Consider who would be "friended" and what they would say. Some people to consider would be: Craig Kielburger, the factory owner, other kids in the factory, his parents, a north American teenager...

Here's the link. We will be using it for some other projects in class too.
Fakebook

Iqbal Chapter 3

In your own words…
According to Iqbal, “The debt is never erased. It doesn’t matter how good you are.”

How do you think the other child slaves are feeling when Iqbal reveals this information? Do you think
Iqbal is right? Could this happen in Canada?

Iqbal

Tomorrow

Bring ear buds for class tomorrow so you can do some independent computer work. Also, if you didn't have the materials or a picture for art, bring those in as well too so that we can get going on the art. Gym clothes for the few of you who seem to forget;)
Let me know if you are having trouble with your google drive account. I can work on the logins tomorrow with you.

Changing subtraction of integers to addition... notes from class

Art Homework - Cubism

On Monday, we will have the opportunity to create some digital cubism of our own. In order to do this, you will need to do two things.
1 - Watch the video at this link about how to use adobe photoshop to create your piece of art. (you will need about 15 minutes to watch this)
2 - Bring a number of items that are interesting in appearance and are interesting to you that you can use to create your photo.

Before Monday, comment on the blog about what you will put in your photo. Remember to include your name in the comment.

Math Homework

Here are the links you will need to watch to help with your math homework tonight.

Traditional and Grid Video


Lattice Method Video

Which method do you like the best? If you have extra time and this is easy for you, make your own video that shows all three methods together!

You've Got Mail

Please check your fc accounts.
Remember your shirts for tomorrow!

We Day continued...

Check out this blog for students in our board who went to the event in Toronto.

http://sjn.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/2013/09/23/what-inspired-you-at-we-day-what-is-your-passion/

Be the first to post some info on it!!

Chris Hadfield is coming to our classroom!

Ok, so not in person. But on Oct 16th, we will take part in a virtual lesson with him over cyberspace. We have the chance to submit questions to him to answer during the lesson. Questions might be about his time on the International Space Station, or his preparation for becoming an astronaut. If you have something you want to ask, please submit your questions to me via the blog. Remember to include your name in the post.

Calories FYI

So I checked my app for the amount of calories I burned during our run today. It was a whooping 82!!

The mars bar I ate yesterday was 240 calories!!
There's a great example of the imbalance between energy in and energy out.

Today's run was 2.7km and it burned 192 calories. Still not the Mars bar :(

Search Engines

Here are some of the search engines that we checked out today.

dogpile.com

http://www.gogooligans.com

http://www.googlescholastic.com

http://clusty.com

http://redz.com/home.html 

http://quinturakids.com

•Libraries are another place to find lots of useful information. Take a look at these sites!

•Hamilton Public Library’s database – http://www.hpl.ca/discovery-tools

•New York Public Library’s Student Page - http://kids.nypl.org/internet/reference.cfm

•You will need a library card to use some of the linked websites, so also check the webpage of other nearby libraries.

•Toronto’s database is http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/databases/

History Homework and other reminders...

Here are the topics that were available for your Causes and Consequences sheet.
Red River Rebellion
American civil war
murder of Thomas Darcy McGee
building of the trans-continental railway
confederation (choose a province and talk specifically about when they joined)
Fenian Raids
North West Rebellion

You need to have your sheet filled in by Thursday morning. Try out some of the search engines that we looked at in class today.


Remember to fill in your post-it for math tonight
be prepared for running tomorrow
TCBY tomorrow
planning for your get acquainted day event.

Baseball Champs!!

Great Games!!

You've got Mail...

Eights,
There is mail in first class for you. It has review info for an upcoming math test and the things you need to have ready for Monday.
See you then!

Websites to help you out with scientific notation

Try these and record your results in your agenda and online.

Scientific-notation

Real life math

http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-8/price-lists

Scientific Notation

Here are our notes from class today. Remember to get your homework done.

Reflecting in Math

How can you tell if a number is in scientific notation?

This is a great question and an even better assessment of what you know!

Friday Wrap up...

It was great to see so many parents and students out for Meet the Teacher night last night and Ottawa Parent Information night. There will be more information coming about Ottawa in the upcoming weeks.

These are our notes from today's class on multiplying and dividing by powers of ten. Try this extra practice sheet. Check your work afterward with a calculator.

A few reminders about next week...

Please bring an extra duotang that we can use for math homework (if you don't have one i'll get one so you don't have to miss the homework:).

Monday - Sr girls three-pitch to Turner Park
-school council meeting for interested parents 6:30pm
Tuesday - Junior Girls three-pitch will be here
-forms due for We Day
Wednesday - Sr boys three-pitch to Turner Park
Thursday - Junior Boys three pitch will be here
Friday - We Day - students attending the trip will be leaving the school at 6:45 in the morning