February Week 3 Update

This past week in humanities, students finished their economic island proposals, poster maps, and presentations. Marks have been updated on Powerschool. Students in 9-5 finished the economics unit with a 20 question multiple choice test. We will mark the tests together on Monday. Students in 9-4 will do the test Monday and mark it on Tuesday. Next week, all students will begin their novel studies as part of a literacy circle: a small group of students who are reading the same book and working on the same assignments as each other. Some assignments will be individual based, whereas others will be group based. Resources for each book will be uploaded to the blog next week.

February Week 2 Update

This week, students continued working on their Island Economics proposals and maps/posters. They will present their work to their peers next week when school resumes. Please see last weeks post for links to all assignment resources. Students have an extended break from this Thursday until next Monday. Classes resume on Tuesday, February 18th.

February Week 1 Update

This past week, students worked on an "Island Economy" project, as part of the economics unit. Here is a link to all of the resources required for the project: Island Economics. Next week, students will be finishing their project and presenting their islands to classmates.

Next week, students will be in school from Monday to Wednesday. There will be no school on the Thursday and Friday due to Teacher Convention. The school will also be closed on the following Monday for Family Day, making it a 5 day break for students.

January Week 4 Update

This week, students were assigned a weekend update based on CNN10s Monday report. You can find the report in CNN10s archives Three stories included the caucus process in the United States, Kobe Bryant's tragic story from the weekend, and the power of Super Bowl ads. The three big questions that are associated with each story are:

1. How does the process of selecting a party leader in the United States differ from the process in Canada?

2. Who, in your opinion, is the greatest NBA player of all time?

3. What is your favorite commercial of all-time? Why?

A special shout out to Ernest Morrow can be viewed in Thursday, January 30th's episode of CNN10. Here is a link to the webcast: CNN10 Ernest Morrow

We also began our studies on different Economic Systems, starting with the Economy Game on Monday. Students participated in lessons and a vocabulary task throughout the week. Here is a link to the power point used during lessons: Economics PPT.

Parent Teacher Interviews are Thursday and Friday this week. Please book online through the school website or call the office (403-777-7800) to reserve a time slot.

January Week 3 Update

This week, students finished their studies on Collective Rights. We will have a multiple choice quiz on Friday, January 23rd. Here is a link to the Power Point that was used in class: Link Please see the post from January week 1 for access to the primary sources that will be used for the quiz.

January Week 2 Update

This week, students finished their New Years Resolution writing assignment. Please see the previous post for assignment details.

On Monday, students completed their first Weekend Updated assignment for January based on that day's CNN10 newscast.

They also began looking at primary and secondary sources pertaining to collective rights that are guaranteed under Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Students have been creating vocabulary lists from each set of sources, for which they find definitions. These lists can be used during a quiz on Collective Rights, which will be next week. 
Link to sources: Collective Rights Sources

January Week 1 Update

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a well rested and enjoyable break. We have a short first week back.

Mr. Duss will be away until Friday, January 17th, to recover from surgery. Mr. Byrka will be in, until then.

Some students did not present their group projects on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, prior to the break. They were scheduled to present immediately upon return from break. However, this will be postponed until Friday, January 17th. Students are expected to be prepared, since the assignment was technically due December 19th.

This week, students will be reflecting on 2019, and making New Year's Resolutions for 2020. Reflections and resolutions are to be completed on lined paper or via Google Docs and sent to jjduss@educbe.ca

Some things to think about when writing:

1.     What were some good things that happened to you in 2019?

a.     Did you have control over the good things that happened?

2.     What were some challenging situations?

a.     Did you have control over the challenging things that happened?

3.     Resolution

a.     Make a resolution for 2020. Make sure the resolution allows you to have control over its fate.

b.     Provide a minimum 3-step plan for achieving your New Year’s resolution.

c.     Identify at least 1 person that can help support you in reaching your resolution. Why did you choose that person and how can they help?