Provincial Exams

Here is a link to some old Provincial Exams:

Reading and Vocab April 24th

Here are the links for this weeks vocabulary work:

Story

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Saturday Activity

A.T.P.5 Activity for Saturday, April 21, 2012 

Activities:  Indoor soccer/pizza lunch and swimming at Oak Bay Rec

Meeting Time:  9:45 a.m.          

Meeting Place:  Oak Bay Recreation Centre

Special Details:  clothing -  gym clothes for soccer/swim suit                     

Lunch – pizza lunch will be provided

                              

Dismissal time/Location 

approx. 2:30 p.m. from Oak Bay Rec

Contact info:  Gary Garraway  gpgarraway@shaw.ca 

250-721-0457/cell 250-514-0457

It is important that students pass this information on to their homestays so that they are aware of the day’s activities.  The Saturday activities are part of the ATP’s regular program and it is important that students attend.

          

Reading April 16-20

Here are the links to the reading activities: you must finish each step and show Mr. J so he can check your work:

Cloze

Crossword

Yes No

WH Questions

There will be a test on the reading and questions Friday

Timelines

Follow this link to the timeline website!

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/graphic-30039.html

Movie Blogs

Hi everybody,

You will need to have two Movie reviews on your blog:
The first should be for Get Smart and the second one should be for your favourite movie. Each blog must include two pictures a video clip of your favourite scene or trailer and a link to a website.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061//

Animoto Planning Project

Job Research

The next few weeks we will be exploring career options.

The first step is to go to the following website and do the build a career online tests.

http://workbc.ca/

Step one fill out the job research test.

Step Two:

Fill out the job research sheet for two jobs.

Blogs Due Feb 10th

Hi Everybody,

Your first five blog posts are due Friday Feb 10th at 1:00

You must make sure they are submitted by then:

1. Your city
2. Important advice
3. Culture Comic
4. The best meal you have ever tasted
5. Is there such a thing as true love

2011 Plot

For your next assignment you must turn your plot line of 2011 into a glogster.
Your glogster must include text, pictures and video.

Short Stories

Use the following link to help with the short story terms http://wblrd.sk.ca/~k9adapt/gr9/ss/default.htm

Christmas Music

Use this link for your figurative language Christmas Project

Christmas Music

Figurative Language Activities

Fling the teacher

Simile Quiz

Figurative Language Quiz

Glogster

Post Secondary Glogster

You must select one school you are interested in attending and create a glogster including the following information:

Describe the school:

Location, population, history

Entrance requirements:

Grades required, cost of tuition, info for international students

Two Programs at the school you are interested in:

Why do you want to attend these programs, How do does this program fit into your goals

Extracurricular activities and student life:

Show what life is like for students, highlight activities that students do at the institution

Your Glogster must include pictures, text video and music

Links:

http://www.glogster.com/sign-up?started=True

http://uwaterloo.ca/canu/

December 3rd

Date:  Saturday, December 3, 2011

Activities:  Bowling at the new bowling lanes in Langford

Meeting Time:  8:50 a.m.   

              

Meeting Place:  Bay Centre - Douglas Street Entrance

Be on time as we need to catch the bus to Langford just after 9:00 a.m.

Special Details:  clothing - be sure to bring along a pair of socks.

Lunch - students will be able to purchase lunch at the end of the activity.

Dismissal time:  approx. 12:30 p.m.         

               

Place:  return to downtown

Saturday November 26

Date:  Saturday, November 26, 2011

Activities:  Merry Christmas Magical Mystery Tour

Meeting Time:  1:00 p.m.            

Meeting Place:  Bay Centre (Douglas Street Entrance)

Special Details:  clothing - appropriate for the weather (good walking shoes, umbrella?)  Camera.   A small food and/or cash donation would be appreciated - for a Christmas charity.

Be sure to eat lunch prior to meeting - there will be a snack time part way through the afternoon. l                               

Dismissal time:  approx. 6:15 p.m.                        

Place:  Downtown

Career Project

The next few weeks we will be exploring career options.

The first step is to go to the following website and do the build a career online tests.

http://workbc.ca/

Saturday November 19th

A.T.P. Activity for Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011

Activity: Victoria Royals hockey game and dinner

Meeting Time: 4:30 p.m.
Meeting Place: Bay Centre (main entrance)

$5 advance to book ticket – please pay to Mr. J by Wednesday, Nov. 16 so that we can confirm the number of tickets that we need. This will be refunded at the game.

Special Details:
clothing - dress warmly for the Save on Foods Memorial Arena
Dinner – we will be having dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory and
snacks are available at the arena

Dismissal time: between 9 and 9:30 PM
Place: Save on Foods Memorial Arena

Contact info:
Gary Garraway gpgarraway@shaw.ca
250-721-0457; cell 250-514-0457

Assignments Due November 18th

1) Persuasive essays due Friday

2)Zodiac Blog

3)Planning #3

Saturday November 5th

A.T.P. Activity for Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011


Activities: IMAX and Crag-X Climbing Wall

Meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.
Meeting Place:
Royal British Columbia Museum (IMAX) main entrance

Special Details:
Clothing - running shoes and pants/shorts for climbing. Students should note that it can be quite cold inside the rock climbing facility.
Lunch - We will stop in the Bay Centre for a quick lunch break between the IMAX movie and rock climbing. Students may pack a lunch or buy lunch. Time for lunch will be limited to about 25 minutes.
Transportation - We will take the #14 bus from downtown to the Crag X facility.

Dismissal time/Location
approx. 4:00 p.m. at Crag X - Students may get back on the #14 bus easily from this location