February 18, 2019  Happy Family Day everyone.

Grade 7

Students will receive a chapter review and will be having a test this week. The test will focus on new vocabulary;  "les reliefs" and an animal that lives in each one; the factors that affect, "la crise de la morue"; and the two sides (les environnementalistes, les entreprises) of the "la coupe à blanc".

               
      la morue - cod fish                                       la coupe à blanc

Grade 8

The students will be competing an assignment where they will create an pyramid of ages graph with the population of Canada in 2006 and compare that information with the population in 1999. They will also have a review day and a chapter test this week. The test will focus on new vocabulary; "la densité de la population", "le taux d'accreusement naturel"; and a pyramid of ages graph. 

Population of Canada (2019 and historical)

Year	Population	Density (P/Km²)
2018	36,953,765	4
2017	36,624,199	4
2016	36,289,822	4
2015	35,949,709	4

age pyramid of Cananda, 2018

February 10, 2019

Grade 7

Students will be bringing home a unit 1 Geography test, this week. Please look it over, sign it and return it to school.  This week we will begin Chapter 2 and look at the environment and its interactions. We will discuss 5 characteristics of natural environments and the animals that are able to live in those special environments. We will look at the 1992 stoppage of cod fishing in Newfoundland and what happened to this industry; as well as, how animals, plants, and natural phenomenons interact with each other in the environment.


Grade 8

Students will be bringing home a unit 1 Geography test this week. Please look it over, sign it and return it to school. This week we will begin Chapter 2 and look at various demographic constants in the world. We will discuss the distribution and density of populations of various countries in the world and how this information is useful. We will also look at the factors that influence a population (history, migration, technology, politics and environment); as well as, the historical revolutions that caused a large fluctuation in population, in the world.

February 3, 2019

Grade 7

Students worked on an open book assignment to determine absolute and relative locations of various cities in Ontario.  They were asked to use a scale, measure and determine the distance between 2 cities. They used a legend to describe major cities and the relative location of national parks on a map. 

Students will be tested this week on vocabulary; 2 methods to determine absolute location (la localisation absolute); and public transportation (la transportation en commun), as well as, 1 advantage and inconvenience of it. The second part of the unit test will be an open-book question.

Grade 8 

Students worked on an open book assignment to determine absolute and relative locations of various cities in Ontario.  They used a scale to determine the distance between 2 cities and were asked to use a legend to describe physical (natural) and human (human-made) characteristics seen on the map. 

Students will be tested this week on vocabulary and identifying 3 differences between rural and urban communities.  The second part of the unit test will be an open-book question concerning community planning and the 4 sites that are taken into consideration during the process.


Hoping everyone enjoys the Superbowl (if you are a football fan, like me). 

Grade 7

We are beginning our first module in Geography.  Chapter one looks at places, location, and movement.  Students will be looking at distinguishing features of places in the world. They will learn how to locate places both; a) relative to something else and b) absolutely (using latitude, longitude, and alphanumeric grids). We will also look at how items are transported throughout the world. 

Students will be completing an assignment on p. 13 of their text books involving the interpretation of a map to answer questions.

Grade 8

We are beginning our first module in Geography.  Chapter one looks at human constants in communities.  Students will be looking at different communities (urban, rural, suburbs) and where communities situate themselves. They will also look at urban planning and what information is considered. 

Students will be completing an assignment on p. 13 of their text books involving the interpretation of a map (from grade 7) and measurement of distance between places.

Grade 7

We are finishing up our last chapter in History. Chapter 9 discusses building for the future. We will look at Lord Durham's Report, Nova Scotia and a responsible government.  Next week we will begin our studies in Geography. 
             
          Lord Durham                         

Grade 8

We are finishing up the last chapter in History.  We will be discussing the Boer War, the Royal Canadian Navy and the causes of World War I. We will be beginning our studies in Geography in the next couple weeks.

        
    Canada and the Boer War                   Royal Canadian Navy

Please note that students will be assessed in History for Term 1 of the Report Card and they will be assessed in Geography for Term 2. 

December 8, 2018

Thank you to all the students for welcoming me back.  Mlle Coughlin covered Chapters 5 and 6. Students were tested on both chapters and had to complete a project as well. The Grade 7's were to make a poster concerning "Les the Loyalistes" and the Grade 8's were to make a poster on the Canadian Pacific Railway. 

Grade 7

We are beginning Chapter 7 and exploring different types of conflicts and the steps to take to resolve these conflicts.  Students will be tested on the new vocabulary for this chapter. The rest of the chapter will be completed in a form of an ISU (Independent Studies Unit). Each student will have a booklet to complete in class. He/she is to complete the booklet using his/her text book to answer various questions.  Questions could be fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, yes/no, short answers or graphs. Each day the student will be given the page or pages that should be completed during class time. The booklet will be evaluated periodically and the student will be marked on its completion. 


Grade 8

We are beginning Chapter 7 and exploring among other things, the battle to end child labour and women's right to vote. Students will be tested on the new vocabulary for this chapter. The rest of the chapter will be completed in a form of an ISU (Independent Studies Unit). Each student will have a booklet to complete in class. He/she is to complete the booklet using his/her text book to answer various questions.  Questions could be fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, yes/no, short answers or graphs. Each day the student will be given the page or pages that should be completed during class time. The booklet will be evaluated periodically and the student will be marked on its completion. 

November 5, 2018

Note: Just a note to inform all parents that I will be away for a few weeks and students will have an occasional teacher, Mlle Coughlin. She will be covering the next couple of chapters in history in the Grade 7 and 8 classes. 

Grade 7

Students completed a test on Chapter 4 and will be bringing it home. Please review the test with your child, sign it and return it to school. 

Chapter 5 will be focusing on the influence of Loyalists on British North America.

Grade 8

Students completed a test on Chapter 4 and will be bringing it home. Please review the test with your child, sign it and return it to school.

Chapter 5 will be focusing on the expansion and colonization of North America.