December Update

This past week, students continued to work on their Game of Life projects. Students should now be finishing up their housing stage. Student handouts can be found on the course D2L Brightspace shell through the CBE website. Students also began their Charter of Rights inquiry assignment for which they are investigating an injustice from the past or present and applying our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to identify any rights that would have been violated. This assignment will be completed shortly after returning from the break. This student handout can also be found on the D2L Brightspace shell.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday break.

November 26 - 30

This past week in humanities, a public health nurse came in once per day to teach students about sexual health as part of the Alberta Education Health curriculum. Students also received information about planning for their transitions to high school next year and went on a tour of both Forest Lawn High School and Jack James High School. Students also began the early stages of "The Game of Life" for which they conduct research based on desired lifestyles, including careers, transportation, housing, entertainment, etc. This project will be long term and is in collaboration with Mathematics, for which they will budget for their desirable lifestyles. On Friday, students watched part 2 of "Freedom Writers" as part of the Healthy Relationships and Stress Management units in Health. Next week, students will continue their "Game of Life" assignments, continue reading Animal Farm, and begin a unit on individual freedoms in Canada using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a guide. Student handouts and resources can be found on the class D2L Brightspace shell through the CBE website.

November 5 - November 9 Update

This past week, students made final preparations for team debates on the fairness and equability of the Youth Criminal Justice Act when applied to the Richardson family murder trial. Students are given individual marks based on their research (must be handed in), their speaking skills, and their ability to be informed and persuasive. Marks will be posted over the weekend.

Students also finished reading chapter 3 of the novel Animal Farm. They completed a chapter 1-3 comprehension quiz and all questions for chapters 1-3 are now due. All content can be found on the class's D2L Brightspace site.

Students also finished writing essays on their future employment plans. They will receive their essays back this week with edits / comments to use as feedback and will be given time to make corrections / improvements.

October 29 - November 2 update

This week in humanities, students continued their research on the Jasmine Richardson murder trial as part of their Youth Criminal Justice unit. They will be using this information to help prepare for a debate next week regarding the fairness and equability of our Youth Criminal Justice Act, while using the Richardson trial as a case study. Students also participated in the teacher aid program, where they collaborated with teachers in exploratory and physical education courses where they are helping grade 6 and 7 students with their learning. On Friday, we will be looking at types of stress and stress management as part of the health curriculum.

Student Showcase

Looking forward to seeing students and guardians tonight for the student showcase. In humanities, students will complete a federal government structure puzzle,  discuss "Animal Farm" which we have been reading as a novel study, show one example of a project being worked on in class, show one example of written work, and review grades as well as access to course work via PowerSchool and D2L BrightSpace, respectively. See you tonight!

This week in humanities, students began learning about the Youth Criminal Justice System in Canada. Students are currently working on research related to an infamous case in Canada that sparked debates over the extent to which Canada's Youth Justice System is tough enough. The case is on the Richardson family murders of 2006 in Medicine Hat, Alberta. After researching the facts of the trial, students will then prepare a debate, either defending or criticizing the verdict based on the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Students also continued reading the novel Animal farm and were assigned comprehension questions for Ch. 1-2. The novel and questions can all be found the D2L Brightspace Shell through the CBE website.

D2L Course Content

Please see Powerschool for updates on assessment and missing assignments for students. To access course content, such as assignments, rubrics, and Power Points used in class, log-in to the course shell on Brightspace D2L which can be accessed through the CBE website. https://d2l.cbe.ab.ca/d2l/home