Ms. Bearse's Site

We were all up at the board today showing our work.

It’s a good way to take up homework and make sure we are all communicating clearly.

They grew a lot over the weekend.

Emma-Jane came to teach us about fight or flight responses to stress like we feel during tests sometimes.

We’re learning today about how to change our thoughts to be positive. We’re learning some relaxation strategies too for our muscles and also for our breathing.

What we think affects how we feel, which affects our behaviour, and also our feelings.

Here’s our muscle relaxation cues:

We measured the height of the school with mirrors and the law of reflection.

We made similar triangles and calculated based on 3 simple measurements.
Our class figured that the school is about 15 meters tall.

We’ve got flowering bean plants here now! What comes next in the lifecycle? Stay tuned.

Listening to music can pump you up and also isolate you from distractions. Do you have a homework playlist?

The quiz this week will be another chance to demonstrate your understanding of the chapter 3 material. If you are stuck, come at lunch and we’ll help you out.

Any grade 10-12 students who would like to come help grade 9s are also welcome.

Failure is always an event, and never a person

And, actually, we often fail many times as we grow and develop and learn new things.

F -first
A -attempt
I -in
L -learning

So, as test marks get returned, know that this is the first step. The next is up to you to learn from what you did the first time, to find areas for improvement, and focus, practice, ask questions, and use your resources.

We’re working hard in room 208 after school, working on math, physics, and other things.

Some of our plants are thriving!

We may even have a few buds starting to grow.

Some of the students aren’t too sure of what comes next in the lifecycle of a bean….more excitement to come in the next weeks for sure!