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Hi everyone! This is a quick reminder to please complete the Responsibility 10.2 assignment. It is important that I get your reflection on the core competencies you are proud of this year. You must only choose two to reflect on, but I would love to read what you are proud of from this year! Look […]
Hello! Welcome to Week 10 of distance learning. We are nearing the end of the school year, but still have two and a half more weeks “together” as Division 2. Weekly Assignments Chart – June 8-12 Math: This week, we are looking at how fractions can help us with measurement. What is the relationship between […]
June 8-12 “You never completely have your rights, one person, until you all have your rights.” – Marsha P. Johnson Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ rights activist. She is credited for being an instigator in the Stonewall riots. Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender woman who […]
Today, Mrs. Lee and the students at school and I learned about birch bark biting today through the videos of Denise Lajimodiere and Pat Bruderer (Math 9.5). We did not have birch bark to bite, so we tried with paper and scissors. There was A LOT of math involved in this art. See the list […]
Wow! Week 9, folks! Wild. Weekly Assignments Chart – June 1-5 We will begin the blended program of in-class and online learning this week. I will be working with some students in-person throughout the week, and so will be unable to host our class meetings on Mondays. I will not be able to make phone […]
June 1-5 “People can first of all, educate themselves and one another. That’s why I believe in books. That’s why I believe in journalism. That’s why I believe in storytelling.” – Desmond Cole Desmond Cole is an activist and freelance journalist in Toronto. His work also appears in the Toronto Star, Toronto Life, Walrus, VICE, […]
Weekly Assignments Chart – May 25-29 Hello and welcome to week 8 of distance learning! We will have our class meetings on Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 am again this week, and I will be making phone calls according to the schedule. Please click here for this week’s Weekly Assignments Chart – May 25-29. Math! […]
Bonus video: Equivalent Fractions
May 25-29 “Be the ancestor your descendants would be proud of.” – Winona LaDuke Winona LaDuke is an internationally renowned activist working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy, and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two-time vice presidential candidate in the United States. […]