Welcome to Ms.Carey's Webpage!
I created this site as an additional resource for my classes, specifically AP Psychology. We will be using Microsoft Office Teams regularly for class, but this site is here for extra help, review, and videos if you are needing something more. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask or email me at anytime.
Please feel free to email me at anytime and I will do my best to respond within 24 hours. For more specific department information or to inquire about our Social Studies Life Experiences Travel Program, please go to our Socials Department Website at: www.bnssocialsdept.weebly.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-296-6875
ReThink Website: https://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/north-rethink/
Please feel free to email me at anytime and I will do my best to respond within 24 hours. For more specific department information or to inquire about our Social Studies Life Experiences Travel Program, please go to our Socials Department Website at: www.bnssocialsdept.weebly.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 604-296-6875
ReThink Website: https://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/north-rethink/
2023- 2024 School Year
Welcome to my site. Good luck to all AP Students this year! The May 2024 AP Psychology Exam date is: Thursday, May 9th 2024 @ 12pm. Please note: your AP Psychology class mark is what shows on your report card as your class mark. The AP Exam is completely separate and is graded on a 5-point scale. The exam mark is only used for University credit- not your classroom mark. AP Exam results will be released in early July 2024 through the AP College Board. Be sure to check your emails for your scores & results. AP College Board Account: all students are required to set up their online AP College Board account or you will not be able to write the exam. If you have set up an account for ANY AP course before, you use that same account and just add your new AP courses. Your AP Psychology teacher will be give you your specific class code the first week of class. For my specific resources for the course, click on the AP PSYCHOLOGY 12 link above. Good luck and have a great year! |
Classroom Highlights & Student Projects
2016-2023
2016-2023
The Effects of Slavery & the Underground Railroad
Social Studies 9 Quilt Project
Ms. Carey's and Ms. Alve's Socials 9 classes worked together on an Underground Railroad Quilt using symbols and images used to try to flee from the USA (The 13 Colonies) to freedom in Canada after studying the American Revolution & early Canada. After a few weeks of lessons and activities, the classes came together using modern day emojis to represent the same images as the original Slave Quilts would have had. The 'quilt' is now hanging in Ms. Alves' room in 210.
Social Studies 9 Quilt Project
Ms. Carey's and Ms. Alve's Socials 9 classes worked together on an Underground Railroad Quilt using symbols and images used to try to flee from the USA (The 13 Colonies) to freedom in Canada after studying the American Revolution & early Canada. After a few weeks of lessons and activities, the classes came together using modern day emojis to represent the same images as the original Slave Quilts would have had. The 'quilt' is now hanging in Ms. Alves' room in 210.
2019 ORANGE SHIRT DAY at North
Monday September 30th 2019 Orange Shirt Day has been declared on September 30th annually and has been happening for the past 6 years in Canada. The events were designed to commemorate the residential school experience, to witness and honour the healing journey of the survivors and their families, and to commit to the ongoing process of reconciliation. Chief Justice Murray Sinclair challenged all participants to keep the reconciliation process alive, and as a result of the realization that every former student had similar stories. This date is held in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children's sense of self-esteem and well-being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. Staff and Students at North were encouraged to wear orange to school today, read the story of Phyllis Webstad, and were invited to sign an orange puzzle piece for a school wide activity at lunch in the North Gym. Thank you to everyone for participating! |
Watch the Student WWI Film "When I Get Home" and the CBC news piece on the project below:
Burnaby North Ace-It Film Premiere!
Sunday April 7th 2019- 1-2pm Port Moody Station Museum Rethink Initiative 2018-2019 Our Film Students in Ace-It and Media have been working all year on a short film in honour of the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice of WWI. They have been writing, filming, editing, doing sound, and more for months and the film is now nearing completion. There will be a premiere of this event on Sunday April 7th at the Port Moody Station Museum from 1-2pm where there will be a short key note speaker (John Goheen from the Legion), the film premiere, and a meet and greet with cast and crew in the WWI trenches. Please join us in celebrating the film! Please see the below photos from our film shoots and check the Tri-City News, Burnaby Now, and CBC for more information! Directions: Port Moody Station Museum 2734 Murray Street Port Moody BC 604-939-1648 * Next to Rocky Point Park and the Boat House Restaurant in Port Moody |
Burnaby North Student World War I Documentary Ace-it Film Project: "When I Get Home"
Rethink Initiative 2018-2019 The Port Moody Heritage Society and our students from North have been working on a film documentary for the 100 year Anniversary of the end of WWI. A group of about 30 students including writers, actors, directors, crew, sound, editors, makeup and more have been part of this ongoing project in the Port Moody Station Museum's WWI trench recreations. This film will be done in early April for the Society's 50th Anniversary. It has been such as success that CBC news asked to see it and came out to film parts of it, interview our students, and more. North students took over the CBC Youtube Channel and Instagram feed for Remembrance Day and portions of the interviews aired on CBC National on November 11th broadcasts. Amazing job everyone! |
Photo Credit: Sopithan
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Socials 11 Explorations WWI Trench Field Trip
Port Moody Station Museum
Friday January 11th 2019
My two blocks of Socials 11 Explorations has been working on a unit on WWI and we have an opportunity to visit the Port Moody Station Museum where the Heritage Society has built a reconstruction of what the WWI trenches would have been like. Our tour leader Markus dresses in a General's uniform guiding us through the trenches, what life was like for the soldiers, the psychological impact of life in the trenches, and even referenced art from the Group of Seven.
Port Moody Station Museum
Friday January 11th 2019
My two blocks of Socials 11 Explorations has been working on a unit on WWI and we have an opportunity to visit the Port Moody Station Museum where the Heritage Society has built a reconstruction of what the WWI trenches would have been like. Our tour leader Markus dresses in a General's uniform guiding us through the trenches, what life was like for the soldiers, the psychological impact of life in the trenches, and even referenced art from the Group of Seven.
Burnaby North Leadership Retreat at SFU
Student Leaders Event Thursday September 27th 2018 Roughly 200 students from Burnaby North took part in a first ever Leadership Retreat at SFU today. All leadership groups, student government, athletic councils, and club members took part in the day. The event also featured an introduction from Mr. Rawnsley, keynote address from Ian Tyson, a expert speaker on Leadership, and voices from all groups who attended the event. Thank you to SFU and Karen Hansen for helping us set up the day and a huge thanks to Ms. Byrne for organizing it all! Great job everyone! |
SFU Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Field Trip
History Department Event Wednesday April 10th 2018 Students were given an opportunity to visit SFU and have members of the FASS Department give mini-lectures and give students an idea about what university life will be like. We took 450 students from all over Burnaby to SFU for this event and students had the afternoon to listen to lectures on topics including Psychology, Economics, Philosophy, Gender Studies, Criminology, and more! Thank you to Tammy Theis for helping me with this field trip! |
Geography 12 Burrard Inlet & Indian Arm Boat Field Trip
Tuesday May 30th 2017
On Tuesday we took our Geography 12, AP Human Geography 12, Rethink, and Indigenous Education students on two boats (Oceanwatch I and Oceanwatch II) out on the water! We left from Rocky Point Park and did a harbour tour of the inlet and then up into Indian Arm before heading under the Second Narrows (Iron Workers Memorial) Bridge into the harbour. We made a lunch stop at the Lonsdale Quay and then made our way back to Rocky Point. Students were able to see the Port in action, cargo and oil tankers, the Kinder Morgan site, Suncorp, a BC Ferry on dry-dock in North Van , Imperial oil refineries, and MUCH MUCH more. Students were given a unique opportunity to see Vancouver and it's port activities/industries from the water and examine the environmental impact of all of it on our waterways. We also were able to identify and point out traditional First Nations lands, settlement areas, and historic sites along the tour from Port Moody to North Vancouver. Although a bit wet and rainy, a great time was had by all!
Tuesday May 30th 2017
On Tuesday we took our Geography 12, AP Human Geography 12, Rethink, and Indigenous Education students on two boats (Oceanwatch I and Oceanwatch II) out on the water! We left from Rocky Point Park and did a harbour tour of the inlet and then up into Indian Arm before heading under the Second Narrows (Iron Workers Memorial) Bridge into the harbour. We made a lunch stop at the Lonsdale Quay and then made our way back to Rocky Point. Students were able to see the Port in action, cargo and oil tankers, the Kinder Morgan site, Suncorp, a BC Ferry on dry-dock in North Van , Imperial oil refineries, and MUCH MUCH more. Students were given a unique opportunity to see Vancouver and it's port activities/industries from the water and examine the environmental impact of all of it on our waterways. We also were able to identify and point out traditional First Nations lands, settlement areas, and historic sites along the tour from Port Moody to North Vancouver. Although a bit wet and rainy, a great time was had by all!
Blue Water Adventures
Sailing Expedition
(April 15th-18th 2017)
Ms. Carey & Mr. Sokugawa took 18 students over the Easter Weekend sailing through the local Gulf Islands on the Island Roamer through Bluewater Adventures. We stopped at Portland Island, Saturna Island, Russell Island and more! This was an amazing experience and we encountered countless wildlife, learned to sail, and hiked local trails. Until next year!
Blue Water Adventures Company Website: http://bluewateradventures.ca
# 3 – 252 East First Street
North Vancouver, BC
V7L 1B3 Canada
Phone: 604.980.3800
Sailing Expedition
(April 15th-18th 2017)
Ms. Carey & Mr. Sokugawa took 18 students over the Easter Weekend sailing through the local Gulf Islands on the Island Roamer through Bluewater Adventures. We stopped at Portland Island, Saturna Island, Russell Island and more! This was an amazing experience and we encountered countless wildlife, learned to sail, and hiked local trails. Until next year!
Blue Water Adventures Company Website: http://bluewateradventures.ca
# 3 – 252 East First Street
North Vancouver, BC
V7L 1B3 Canada
Phone: 604.980.3800
Flexible Classroom Seating
A New Classroom Model...2016
I have been doing a lot of reading on the idea of 'Flexible Classroom Seating' and was intrigued by the idea of students having a more comfortable space for their learning. Many elementary schools have adopted this model but it was hard to find high schools who had tried. I decided to try it out! As of April 2016 I got rid of all my classroom desks and opted for a more flexible approach. Only time will tell if this works or not but so far the response from students and staff has been very positive. For more information on this model of classroom seating, check out the following links:
1) http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/flexible-classroom/
2) http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-lounge/
A New Classroom Model...2016
I have been doing a lot of reading on the idea of 'Flexible Classroom Seating' and was intrigued by the idea of students having a more comfortable space for their learning. Many elementary schools have adopted this model but it was hard to find high schools who had tried. I decided to try it out! As of April 2016 I got rid of all my classroom desks and opted for a more flexible approach. Only time will tell if this works or not but so far the response from students and staff has been very positive. For more information on this model of classroom seating, check out the following links:
1) http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/flexible-classroom/
2) http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-lounge/