May 31 - June 11th

Geography - Students were given their summative project that is worth 15% of their final mark. I would encourage parents to ask to see their child's assignment booklet and to help to keep the student on task. This summative assignment is to be worked on in stages (that are indicated in the assignment booklet) and students need to make sure that whatever they are not able to complete during class time that they must complete on their own time at home. Please contact me if you would like a copy of your child's summative assignment.

World Religions - Students have been given their summative assignments and we have begun working on them during class time this week. After some mild whining and complaining..... I have made a couple of changed to the summative task. We have kept the mandatory essay, but we have changed choosing two additional options to finding one additional option. We also added an information chart to the summative task. For the chart, students are to use the "10 features of religions" that we learned in the first week of class down the left hand column, and across the top they are to put all of the religions that we learned about. Students are encouraged to put the major religions that we learned about, the alternative religion that they presented about at the beginning of the year and also any other religions that they feel necessary. The chart will be assessed using a rubric, therefore, the more you do on your chart, the more likely you are to getting a level 4. I would encourage parents to ask to see the summative assignment page and to assist their child with staying on task and reaching due dates.

History - Students in American History are also working on their culminating tasks. They are creating a board game for the class to play. They have chosen a subject area for their games and are busy making questions and designing boards. I would encourage students to make good use of class time, as I am giving them a great deal of time to complete this task. Any parents interested in finding out more about this assignment are encouraged to ask their child to see the assignment, or can contact me at the school for a copy. (905)774-7401 (ext. 730432)