May 31
Coin Flipping Game:
a) Is the game fair? Explain why or explain how you could make it fair.
b) Suppose you didn't have to flip the coins randomly and each player could choose the side of the coin they wanted to play. Would this change the outcome of the game?
-Mr. Charalambous
May 25
Math: complete the last two questions on the tree diagram from yesterday's handout.
-Mr. Charalambous
May 19
Math: practise the questions on dividing decimals from the sheet that was distributed today. Remember: using the traditional algorithm is but one strategy; it isn't the strategy.
Media/Art: Grade 7s your Upper and Lower Canadian rebellion posters are due on Wednesday, May 25th. Please remember to look at the success criteria that's been shared with you on google drive.
-Mr. Charalambous
May 16
A number of assignments have been returned to you today. Make sure that you have them signed and returned.
Please practise the distributive property model on the handout that I gave you today for math.
-Mr. C
May 12
Grade 7s and 8s please have your math tests signed and returned. Mr. Chen will be providing me with your other assignments tomorrow and I will have those returned to you on Monday.
Also in math, I'd like you to practise those two multiplication questions using the distributive property:
32 x 4.1
0.35 x 7
-Mr. Charalambous
May 10
A friendly reminder that for homework tonight you have those three questions from History today, grade 7s (there MAY be a homework check tomorrow! hint hint, nudge nudge). Also don't forget for math to find 10 different examples of unit rates from grocery store flyers. Record those in your math books.
Grade 8s: you'll have to have your comic strip on Louis Riel (for history) completed before Friday as it will be your diagnostic for Art.
-Mr. Charalambous
May 4
For homework tonight I'd like you to challenge yourself or members of your family to some mental math strategies for adding (and subtracting) fractions. Remember to use either the clock or money models to help you do it mentally.
Your photo essays will be due tomorrow during literacy. Remember that the grade 7s will be presenting first.
-Mr. Charalambous
May 3
Today will be your last day to wrap up your photo essays. You will be presenting them tomorrow so please review the success criteria for oral presentations in addition to the success criteria that's been shared with you on google docs for photo essays.
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. On a side note, I spoke with Mr. Chen and I will be seeing him on May 13th. All your assignments will be returned on May 16th.
April 27
Please remember, grade 7s, to finish questions 1 and 2 from the Upper and Lower Rebellions. Grade 8s, please have your wrap up sheet finished and ready to hand in from the Confederation Conference.
-Mr. C
April 25
Tomorrow, grade 7s and 8s, a friendly reminder to study for your math tests on fractions. For good practise please complete the review sheet from today.
Additionally, have your returned assignments signed and brought back. A reminder that your work for Mr. Chen will be returned next week.
If your photos from the photo essay are in multiple places, you might want to think about uploading them to google drive as we will need them for tomorrow's literacy.
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. Please bring reading materials for tomorrow aaaaaaaand I'm glad to be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 8
Please remember that tomorrow we're presenting and handing in our poems. Don't forget the success criteria is posted and shared with you on google drive for oral presentations and writing as well.
7s: Your tessellation art is due on Friday.
Also, a number of assignments have been given back. Please have them signed and returned.
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. Don't forget that Thursday is our History test. Make sure you're prepared for it! (Your study sheet has also been shared with you on Google Drive!)
March 4
Great job on your geometry test, 7/8s. March break is around the corner -- just a couple of more things to wrap up. Don't forget that your history test is next Thursday, March 10th. Grade 7s: A doc has been shared with you on Google Drive that summarizes all the important terms and concepts from the Treaty of Utrecht all the way until the Loyalist Migration.
Additionally, your final poems will be due on Wednesday, March 9th. Presentations will also begin that Wednesday afternoon. I will collect the poems as they are presented to the class. Please remember to check the success criteria that we created on Google Drive as well. I'm looking forward to seeing them next week!
-Mr. C
March 1
Please finish your rewritten memory poems by tomorrow. We will be presenting them to the class for feedback.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 26
Grade 7s, try out some challenges on the Cartesian Plane! Transformational geometry (rotations, translations and reflections!). History questions, 1 and 2 on the carrot or the stick approach and a rough draft of your Memory Poem.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 25
Grade 8s: Please complete the practise questions on the Pythagorean Theorem (including the word problems).
Grade 7s: Practise rotating the square on the Cartesian Plane. Remember: you're rotating off point C 90 degrees clockwise.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 23
Ensure that you finish a completed copy of your Self-Portrait poem. That will be due tomorrow. Grade 7s: finish your copy of the Cartesian Plane mystery symbol (connect the dots).
Don't forget that you have history homework due as well (see February 19)
-Mr. C
February 19
Grade 7s and 8s please complete your respective questions in history: The Fall of New France (Q1-3) and Annexation Bill (Q1, 2, 4 and 5).
Grade 7s please also finish questions 2, 3 and 4 from the Cartesian Plane and the the Grade 8s are to wrap up the questions on determining missing angles.
Finally, the $6 for the dance is due by Sunday. Please remember to bring it in. The instructions are on the homepage.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 12
For the weekend please complete the math homework on the congruent shapes.
Enjoy your weekend!
-Mr. C
P.S. Don't forget to bring in any materials that you might need for your language work on Tuesday. Think of how you'd like to design your message!
February 11
Math: please complete the handout on classifying quadrilaterals.
Health: both grades need to write a one-paragraph reflection on the solutions presented in their plays. What would you do if you're being bullied/what solutions are there for dealing with the situation? For the grade 8s, what are the consequences to the behaviour we explored? How could you deal with peer pressure?
History: Grade 8s please ensure that you finish the question on the impact of the Chesapeake Incident and the Trent Affair on Canada's decision to confederate.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 5
For both the grade 7s and 8s this is a reminder that we will be having a test in measurement on Monday. Complete the review questions from today to help prepare you for it.
Similarly, we'll be having a very brief check in in geography on our next geography/history period. Grade 7s: don't forget that you need to complete your diary from the perspective of a voyageur.
Finally, I'd like you to spend some time thinking about your QR codes and what you'd like to link to your choice of lyrics.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 4
Grade 8s: In history please complete your maps of pre-Confederation Canada.
Grade 7s: Answer the one question in your handout about about what you know and questions you have in Canadian history. Similarly, finish the questions on triangular prisms.
-Mr. Charalambous
February 2
Grade 7s: math questions on volume of rectangular figure and irregular shapes.
-Mr. C
January 29
Math: Grade 7s, please complete the problem from today on solving the surface area of a Kleenex box.
Grade 8s: please complete the questions on the volume of cylinders from today.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 27
Grade 7s: for history don't forget that you have a homework question: "Now that we're in history, we read about the Snaidanacs. What relevance does this story have to the study of history? What is the lesson learned?"
Grade 8s: finish the sheet on Confederation from today.
Also this is a last call -- please ensure that you've printed off your song selections. If you're having difficulty finding ones for Black History Month you are more than welcome to have in lyrics that are have powerful messages that fit the spirit of the month.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 26
Great job today, 7s and 8s. If you haven't brought back your signed assignments, this is a friendly reminder to do so. Similarly, please ensure that you finish filling out that graphic organizer on "To This Day" poem.
-Mr. C
P.S.
If you've haven't printed out your song selections, please do so ASAP.
January 25
For homework tonight, apart from getting your assignments/tests signed, I'd like you to find a song that you think would be appropriate for us to use for Black History Month. Please bring in a copy of the lyrics so that they can be approved for use in the class.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 22
Language: both 7s and 8s need to complete the graphic organizer on "You Must Learn" and hand it in to me on Monday.
Math: you have math homework 7s (questions 1a, b and c). Grade 8s -- find the area of the cylinders (on the work sheet given to you).
-Mr. Charalambous
January 19
Math: a friendly reminder 7/8s -- your measurement test tomorrow. Please look over the review sheets in order to prepare yourselves.
Language: your feedback is completed. Please revisit your editorials and make the appropriate changes.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 14
Math: in anticipation of Wednesday's measurement test, review sheets have been handed out. Please work on these questions over the next couple of days to better prepare yourselves for the test. Grade 7s: finish the first two pages.
-Mr. C
P.S. Your geography presentations are next week. Please ensure that you're prepared!
January 13
7/8s: Please ensure that you've completed your geography assignment for next week. Grade 7s you have your paragraph write up that needs to accompany your media.
Grade 8s: practise these questions for finding area of a circle:
Find the area of a circle when it's radius is:
a) 10cm b) 12cm c)54cm d) 96m e) 3km
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. Also don't forget about the Buy-In tomorrow!
January 11
Grade 8s: Finish those circumference, radius and diameter of circle questions. They're good for a little bit of review in light of our check in tomorrow.
Grade 7s: You'll also be having a check in tomorrow on the area of an irregular shape.
Literacy: Ensure that your magazine cover is finished as today was our last day to work on it. That will be handed in tomorrow.
-Mr. C
January 8
Grade 8s
Math: Mr. Charalambous and Mr. Lewis want to be able to play penny hockey on a round table. The problem is that the pennies keep flying off the table and it's getting to be annoying. They think they can use bristol board to help solve the problem. The table has a radius of 45cm. So knowing that, how can they prevent the pennies from flying off the table? Use your mathematical knowledge and ideas to solve your problem.
On a side note, this Tuesday we'll be having a very small quiz to check in on your knowledge of finding diameter, radius and circumference of circles. Remember to review the formulas!
Geography: Today was the last day to change your country if you think you needed to. Make sure that you continue using the time given to work on your HDI project.
Grade 7s
Math: Tuesday we'll also be having a quiz in measurement. You'll be asked two questions: finding the area of an irregular shape and finding the area of a trapezoid.
Also, you had an area of irregular figures work sheet to complete as well. Please finish all 5 questions.
Geography: Your geography assignment is due not next week, but the following weekend. Ensure that you're using your time wisely so that you're ready to present on the week of the 18th.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 6
Grade 7s: finish the questions on finding the area of composite shapes. A friendly reminder -- you have your art presentations tomorrow as well. Make sure that you are prepared.
-Mr. Charalambous
January 5
Math: Grade 7s please complete the metric conversion practice sheet that I gave you today along with the intro to 2D measurement. This may or may not be collected tomorrow.
-Mr. Charalamous
January 4
1. How well is Canada supplied with non-renewable resources? Give examples.
2. Why do you think mining is so expensive? Relate your answer to mining methods.
3. In your opinion, which non-renewable resource causes the greatest environmental problem. Fossil fuels or minerals?
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. Remember to review the feedback you've been given!
December 18
Over the break, you need to ensure that you've completed at least ONE blog entry -- typed and ready to hand in on our first day back. Grade 7s, don't forget that you also have to have your art presentations ready to go.
Other than that, great job on the algebra test today and I hope you have a restful and much deserved break over the holidays!
-Mr. Charalambous
December 17
Don't forget that tomorrow we have our algebra test. Please review the questions that were given to you today.
Also your Wonder Books are due tomorrow. Have them ready to hand them in!
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. Your art presentations are due when you come back from the holidays!
December 16
Sorry 7s and 8s -- I've been quite under the weather these past couple of days and haven't been able to update the blog with the latest info. But here it is:
On Friday, I will be collecting all your Wonder Books at the same time to be returned to you in the New Year.
You will also be writing an Algebra Test on Friday as well that we will review for tomorrow.
-Mr. Charalambous
December 7
Geography: grade 7s please complete the two questions on the fisheries from today. Grade 8s finish the two questions on the immigration game that we played.
Math: grade 8s complete the trend line and generate a question that goes along with it. Grade 7s 1-3 on the expressions.
-Mr. Charalambous
December 3
I've updated the success criteria for reading. It's been shared with you.
Complete the math homework from today.
See you tomorrow!
-Mr. Charalambous
December 2
Grade 8s: complete your graph from math today. And continue to work on your Health assignment/presentation. We'll be presenting them on Monday.
Grade 7s: finish the math sheet from today. Continue to work on your Health assignment as well.
Please remember to bring in donations for our Holiday Heroes. Non-perishable food items.
-Mr. C
December 1
For homework tonight you need to read ONE of the two articles and fill out the graphic organizer. You will be handing it in tomorrow.
Grade 8s: finish the three questions on foreign aid. Due next week.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 30
Grade 8s: Please complete your scatter plot graph for geography tomorrow.
Grade 7s: Have your geography and math tests signed and returned for tomorrow.
7s AND 8s: there will be a "check in" in patterning tomorrow. One question.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 26
Math: complete the patterning questions that were given today.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 25
Math: Grade 7s finish the sheet that was given to you today on pattern rules. Determine the pattern rule. Grade 8s, complete the sheet as well however also create the pattern rule challenge for your peers.
Stay up to date on your Wonder Books.
-Mr. C
P.S. Your media assessment was returned today. Have it signed and returned!
November 24
Your only homework for tonight is to get your assignments signed and returned. And of course, stay up to date on your Wonder Books.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 11
Math: 7s finish the third circle graph from the practice sheet that was given today.
Language: Complete your work from the graphic organizer on Remembrance Day. Due tomorrow!
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. A friendly reminder that your have your Geography test on Friday. The review sheet has been shared on Google Drive
November 10
Math: 7s ensure that you complete your survey and circle graph for me. This will be collected tomorrow.
Language: Your first blogs are due tomorrow. Have them done and ready to hand in.
Geography: 7s...A reminder that your test will be written on Friday!
-Mr. Charalambous
November 9
7s: I'd like you to create a bar graph that exaggerates the following information:
Mr. C conducted a survey of 20 people. He asked them which food they prefer the most: Pizza or Hamburgers. The results were 12 people voted for pizza and 8 for hamburgers. Graph the information so that it exaggerates the results in favour of pizza.
Grades 7s and 8s: your blogs are due tomorrow! Have them ready.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 6
Thank you for the presentations today! They were really great and I got to see some fantastic ideas for these magazines that you pitched. A friendly reminder for Monday -- you will be having a quiz in Data Management: grade 7s, you'll be asked questions related to bias and perspective in surveys and grade 8s, you'll be creating a histogram.
And don't forget that your blog is due on Tuesday, November 10th!
Enjoy your weekend!
-Mr. C
November 5
Great work today, 7/8A! I'm looking forward to your presentations tomorrow. Remember that I'm available snack recess should you and your group want to practise your presentations.
Grade 8s: you have that histogram question due as well.
Also, don't forget that November 10th your first blog is due. You ARE able to work on it at home.
-Mr. Charalambous
November 4
Don't forget that your presentations are THIS Friday. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
-Mr. C
November 3
For tonight you need to ensure that you continue working on your Wonder Book as needed in anticipation for your work at the Genius Bar.
November 10th your first blog will be due!
-Mr. Charalambous
September 18
See the homepage.
-Mr. Charalambous
September 17
Please ensure that you're bringing in magazines for literacy. We'll be needing them soon.
8s, try this out:
What is the greatest common factor between 48 and 12?
7s: what are the factors of 12 and 24?
-Mr. Charalambous
September 16
No homework tonight. Enjoy the break.
-Mr. Charalambous
September 15
For math tonight, please complete questions 1-6 on finding factors (the tree strategy).
Please remember to bring in magazines that you don't need over the next couple of days...very important!
-Mr. C
September 14
Math:
For math tonight, I'd like you to do the following in your math workbook:
1. Come up with three examples of prime numbers
2. and identify the factors of 15
-Mr. Charalambous
September 11
I had a fantastic first week, 7/8A! I'm definitely looking forward to next week where we'll start diving into everything at full speed.
Please remember to bring a picture of yourself for Monday's art period. And remember to enjoy your weekend!
-Mr. Charalambous
September 10
Tomorrow we'll be sharing our digital citizenship 5 minute presentations. You'll have the first half of literacy to work on it before we start sharing with the class.
If you haven't brought in a lock for your locker, please remember to do so tomorrow and share the combination with me for the office's master list. Have your package of forms signed and returned and share the blog with your parents. And don't forget to bring your gym clothes to store in your locker!
-Mr. C
September 9
For homework tonight you need to go online and ensure that you ask one wonder question related to the photo you and your group have chosen on your google doc. Make sure that you've shared it with me.
Tomorrow we're also having our first gym period. Please bring an appropriate change of clothes and shoes.
-Mr. Charalambous
P.S. And as a friendly reminder, please don't forget to bring in your locks and your book of forms signed!
September 8
I really had a great day today, 7/8A! I'm looking forward to an amazing year with all of you. So a couple of first day of school reminders:
If you haven't brought in a lock for your locker, please remember to do so tomorrow and share the combination with me for the office's master list. Have your package of forms signed and returned and share the blog with your parents. Last but not least, please bring a book from home to keep at school for independent reading.
See you tomorrow!
-Mr. Charalambous
