WELCOME BACK 9.1

Just a quick note for you!

Well... it is very surreal sitting in my classroom preparing for another year. I am excited and grateful to be be back. 

Here is a video sent out by CBE:

Middle School Re-entry Video

I want to welcome all of you to 9.1 and am looking forward to a great year. 

Ms Jennifer Thorpe Fedchun 

June 15-26th

Week-at-a-Glance:

June 24, 2020 at 1pm: Grade 9 Virtual Celebration of Learning Code: grade9dtscelebration

****THERE WILL BE A SOCIAL GOOGLE MEET ON MONDAY JUNE 22 at 9:30 am for INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY****
CODE: fedchunsocial 9192

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	Discussion and help with anything you want
Fedchun	SS	Utopia Project and Video		-D2L- Social Please submit in the Assignement folder when completed.
Fedchun	ELA	2 SHORT STORIES  IXL online ELA tool		-Please see D2L for the assignments and submit your short stories into the assignment folder
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Davis	Math	Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

June 8-12

Week-at-a-Glance:

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	New Material circle geometry, inscribed and central angles continue critical thinking work; Meet ups will include  discussion of evaluating evidence or claims as well as help and tips on finding good websites for your project	2.5 hrs 2.5 hrs	D2L we have been learning new material & doing questions together - come join us! D2L-help with research and critical thinking discussion
Fedchun	SS	Chapter 8: Social Program and Taxation Part 2 and Chapter 9	*2.5 hrs	-D2L- Social -Google Meet Tuesday @ 2:00 pm SHARP
Fedchun	ELA	SHORT STORY: THE LOTTERY IXL online ELA tool	2.5 hrs	-D2L ELA
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Fedchun Davis	ELA Math	Wednesdays @1:30-2:00 Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunela91 link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

Week of June 1-June 5th

Week-at-a-Glance: May 19-22

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	New Material circle geometry, inscribed angles continue critical thinking work; Meet ups will include  discussion of evaluating evidence or claims as well as help and tips on finding good websites for your project	2.5 hrs 2.5 hrs	D2L we have been learning new material & doing questions together - come join us! D2L-help with research and critical thinking discussion
Fedchun	SS	Chapter 8: Social Program and Taxation * All of Ch 7 stations are Friday June 5th	*2.5 hrs	-D2L- Social -Google Meet Tuesday @ 2:00 pm SHARP
Fedchun	ELA	NOVEL STUDY Lord of the Flies Ch#9 & 10 Please be prepared to discuss the novel at our Google Meet time IXL online ELA tool	2.5 hrs	-D2L ELA -Google Meet:
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Fedchun Davis	ELA Math	Wednesdays @1:30-2:00 Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunela91 link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

Other important announcements: 

Check this out! David Thompson has a new school website where you can get tons of resources to keep you busy and entertained while being stuck at home. There are links to Challenges where you can post your video and challenge classmates to compete, Games, Dance Tutorials, Cooking Ideas, Construction Competitions, and more. You can even workout with Mr. T every week and see teacher videos and pictures about how they are surviving isolation. 

1- Just go to Google Classroom 

2- Login in with your CBE account:       username@educbe.ca

2- Enter this code:  d2fc66m

3- Go to "Classwork" and check out all the topics

Email Ms. Hidalgo with any questions: eahidalgo@cbe.ab.ca 

Week of May 25-29

Week-at-a-Glance: May 19-22

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	New Material circle geometry, tangents, bisectors continue critical thinking work; Meet ups will include help and tips on finding good websites that can be relied upon.	2.5 hrs 2.5 hrs	D2L we have been learning new material & doing questions together - come join us! D2L-help with research and critical thinking discussion
Fedchun	SS	Chapter 7: Consumerism Intro- PART 2: Stations 2 & 3...Ready on Tuesday Google Meet: Will now be an Open Mic-Where you will discuss Equality in Advertisements. Please see Content Section for more information.	*2.5 hrs	-D2L- Social -Google Meet Tuesday @ 2:00 pm SHARP
Fedchun	ELA	NOVEL STUDY Lord of the Flies Ch#4-6 Please be prepared to discuss during our Google Meet time IXL online ELA tool PAT Practice Exams	2.5 hrs	-D2L ELA -Google Meet:
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Fedchun Davis	ELA Math	Wednesdays @1:30-2:00 Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunela91 link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

Other important announcements: 

Submit your yearbook photos to Fedchun's email!!

Check this out! David Thompson has a new school website where you can get tons of resources to keep you busy and entertained while being stuck at home. There are links to Challenges where you can post your video and challenge classmates to compete, Games, Dance Tutorials, Cooking Ideas, Construction Competitions, and more. You can even workout with Mr. T every week and see teacher videos and pictures about how they are surviving isolation. 

1- Just go to Google Classroom 

2- Login in with your CBE account:       username@educbe.ca

2- Enter this code:  d2fc66m

3- Go to "Classwork" and check out all the topics

Email Ms. Hidalgo with any questions: eahidalgo@cbe.ab.ca 

Week of May 19-22

Week-at-a-Glance: May 19-22

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	geometry and SA continuation; circle geometry continue critical thinking work; Meet ups will include help and tips on finding good websites that can be relied upon.	2.5 hrs 2.5 hrs	D2L D2L
Fedchun	SS	Chapter 7: Consumerism Intro- PART 2: Stations 2 & 3...Ready on Tuesday Google Meet: Will now be an Open Mic-Where you will discuss Equality in Advertisements. Please see Content Section for more information.	*2.5 hrs	-D2L- Social -Google Meet Tuesday @ 2:00 pm SHARP
Fedchun	ELA	NOVEL STUDY Lord of the Flies Ch#4-6 Please be prepared to discuss during our Google Meet time IXL online ELA tool PAT Practice Exams	2.5 hrs	-D2L ELA -Google Meet:
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Fedchun Davis	ELA Math	Wednesdays @1:30-2:00 Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunela91 link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

Other important announcements: 

May 11 to 15

Week-at-a-Glance: May 4th to May 8th

Teacher	Course	Week at a Glance/Due dates	Estimated time	Learning Platform
Davis	Math Science	geometry and SA continuation continue critical thinking work	2.5 hrs	D2L D2L
Fedchun	SS	Chapter 7: Consumerism Intro- PART 2 Google Meet: Will now be an Open Mic-Where you will discuss current events. Please see Content Section for more information.	*2 hrs	-D2L- Social -Google Meet Tuesday @ 2:00 pm SHARP
Fedchun	ELA	NOVEL STUDY begins next week with Lord of the Flies. Please be prepared to discuss during our Google Meet times	2 hrs	-D2L ELA -Google Meet:
Hidalgo	Other suggested Activities	See PE blog for….		dtsphysicaleducation

Office Hours 

           

Day	Teacher	Subject	Google Meet Time	Meet Code
Tuesday	Fedchun Davis	Social Science	Tuesdays @ 2-2:30p, Tuesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunsocial9192 link posted on D2L just before meetings
Wednesday	Fedchun Davis	ELA Math	Wednesdays @1:30-2:00 Wednesdays @ 11-11:30am	fedchunela91 link posted on D2L just before meetings. We will be doing some review questions together at the meetings

Other important announcements: 

Yearbook Photos: We need to fill some pages of the yearbook with pictures of you during this Covid Time! Please send them to me so I can complete the yearbook with everything you have been up to. All photos can be directly sent to jlthorpefed@cbe.ab.ca but must have your full name, homeroom and a little description as to what is going on in the photo. Thank you for continuing to be a valuable part of David Thompson community!

1. To help you organize your school work and your due dates, you can use this Student Organizer. a calendar... please ensure you are starting from the correct date.

2. To support you and help you read and write you can use those Online Support Tools. 

3. Please see D2L for more details about specific assignments.