Friday – 18 March 2011

Current Events

The following stories made up the headline for today’s news:

1. Japan held a moment of silence to commemorate the earthquake and tsunami one week ago. The exodus of people from Tokyo and other northern cities continues.
2. The nuclear situation has been upgraded from a 4 to a 5. Though both Japanese and independent officials say the risk is still localized to the plant.
3. The U.N. has approved a “no-fly” zone over Libya. Canada said it will send six CF-18s to help patrol the skies. The move has led to celebration by anti-Gadhafi rebels.
4. Two Ontario firefighters, Raymond Walter (30) and Kenneth Raya (56) were killed while fighting a fire. Investigators are looking into the cause of the deadly blaze.
5. An 82 year old Quebec woman had to wait five hours for an ambulance. She had fallen and her son called 911. The situation was thought to be not desperate enough and ambulance resources wee unavailable for some time.
6. An investigation into the crash of a float plane in 2009 has led to new safety recommendations including that windows and  doors should open automatically after the crash and that all passengers where life jackets for the duration of the flight.
7. In Winnipeg a local Dairy Queen was hit by a drunk driver. The store was fortunately closed during the crash a 25 year old man faces charges of impaired driving.

History 20

The class began by viewing and discussing the day’s news. This was followed by a PowerPoint on Stalin and ended with the “Soviet Foreign Policy” guided reading and review assignment.

History 30

The class began by viewing and discussing the day’s news. This was followed by notes on “British North America on the Eve of Confederation.” There was then time to complete the assignment on “Defeats, Act of Union and Triumph of the Moderates.” The unit two exam will take place on Wednesday, March 23rd.

History 10

The class began by viewing and discussing the day’s news. The class then completed the notes began yesterday on “Thermidor and the Directory.” This was followed by the “Thermidor and the Directory” guided reading and review assignment. The assignment is due at the start of Monday’s class.

Thursday – 17 March 2011

Current Events

The following headlines made up the news portion of today’s classes:

1. People are scrambling to leave Japan as fear of a nuclear meltdown grows. Thousands are lining up at Tokyo airports and train stations, the exodus is not part of a government planned evacuation, but just panic. Aftershocks continue to impact the region.
2. The Japanese military and firefighters have joined the battle to cool the reactors and are using helicopters and water hoses to spray the reactors.
3. The nuclear power station at Pickering Ontario had a leak of demineralized (distilled) water from its facility into Lake Ontario raising fears among local residents. Officials say there was no radiation leakage into the environment.
4. Toyota is slowing production in plants in Canada and other countries as parts from its Japanese factories are growing scarce. The company halted all production in Japan to focus on the relief efforts for the millions of homeless.
5. A Netherlands based pedophile ring has been broken by police. 184 people were arrested including two Canadians, one of whom lived in Abernathy, SK.  230 children were rescued by investigators.
6. Hilary Clinton has announced her intention to retire from politics in 2012. She will not seek another position regardless of Obama’s success in the next election.
7. An Ohio jail has begun charging prisoners a daily fee to cover the costs on incarceration. The average is between $12-14 per night. It has already made $2,500 for taxpayers.

History 20

The period one class watched the news and began a PPT presentation on Josef Stalin. The period two class was lost due to career fair.

History 30 All Year

The class had a work period as all but two the class were in grade eleven and at the career fair. One of the two grade twelves didn’t show up.

History 30

The class began with the news and was followed by time to work on the “Defeats, Act of Union and Triumph of the Moderates” assignment. The class concluded with an explanation of the differences between responsible and representative government.

History 10

Class began by writing the quiz on the Moderate and Radical Revolutions. following the quiz the class viewed and discussed the day’s news. The class ended with notes outlining “Thermidor and the Directory.”