Monday 28 November 2016

First Day of Advent
We celebrate together in the MPR first thing this morning and we're eagerly awaiting Christmas!

8ELA-We reviewed our Ginormous Spelling Test and Pronoun Test.  These went home for signing.  8M peer conferenced on their Soldier Letters. 8B had work time to start integrating research into their letters. Lots of us had to visit the library since this is a short week and don't want to be caught without a book for the extra long weekend.  HOMEWORK:  8M FINAL DRAFT-SOLDIER LETTERS DUE TOMORROW.  8B FIRST VERSION OF FINAL DRAFT-SOLDIER LETTERS DUE TOMORROW.  GET TESTS SIGNED.

8SS-Due to the Advent Service, I used this time for ELA.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We did a quick oral quiz on world geography then quickly moved into our climate lesson.  We started correcting and will finish tomorrow.  NO HOMEWORK.

Please remember that parent-Teacher Conferences begin Wednesday afternoon and continue on Thursday morning.  Therefore, there will be no school on Thursday and Friday.

Friday 25 November 2016

Christmas Season Has Arrived
Our first Advent celebration will be this coming Monday.  We've been decorating our doors for the Student Council Best Dressed Door Contest and we've been decorating our school.  Report cards were handed out this past Monday and teachers have been busy arranging conferences with families.  Today, the teachers are playing volleyball against the boy and girl teachers, so let's pray no one got injured...of course, I'm referring to teachers.

8ELA-We did our multi-unit spelling test and our pronoun unit test. I also collected Journals.  8M had time to do their door and general school decorating.  We've been working on expressing our feelings about war through fiction reading, on-line research, and letter writing.  HOMEWORK:  8M-SOLDIER LETTER FINAL DRAFT, 8B-SOLDIER LETTER RESEARCH.

7GSS-We continued learning about climate via a worksheet that had us use climographs to better understand the climate at different point of latitude and within different zones.  We then took the time to analyze a global climate map looking for patterns or uniqueness among the continents.  HOMEWORK:  CLIMATE WORKSHEET.

8SS-Due to the teacher-student volleyball game, students didn't get their SS class.  However, yesterday we learned about education in ancient Egypt.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN EDUCATION Q 1-6.

Monday 7 November 2016

8ELA-We used this as a flex class during which students who were missing assignments or needed to re-do work, were given time to meet with me to discuss their work or to get started on outstanding work.  NO HOMEWORK.  NO SPELLING THIS WEEK.  JOURNALS DUE ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

8SS-We started thinking about technology in modern times and in ancient times.  We began thinking about a definition for the word that would apply for both the pointy stick and the most up-to-date space ship.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We began looking at Asia and Australia today noticing that this part of the world has lots of islands.  HOMEWORK:  ASIA MAP DUE TOMORROW.

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.  
TAKE THE TIME TO REMEMBER THAT OTHERS HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR TODAY 
FOR YOUR TOMORROW.  PERHAPS WATCH THE MEMORIAL FROM OTTAWA, VISIT A LOCAL CENOTAPH, OR ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND 
YOUR FREEDOM TO DO SO.

Thursday 3 November 2016

Long Time, No Talk
Things have been so busy I haven't been able to update the blog.  Don't worry!  We're back on track.

8ELA-Today we read "The Rabbit" by R. P. MacIntyre and worked on questions to go with it.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.  VERB TEST TOMORROW.  "THE RABBIT" Q 1-6 DUE TOMORROW.  NO JOURNALS TOMORROW.

8SS- Yesterday we read about the geography of Egypt and the importance of the Nile River.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY Q 1-3, PLUS 4 PLUS THE EGYPT MAP.

7SS-In yesterday's class we worked on our second continent project.  Last unit had us working with a partner but this time, we're on our own.  It wasn't for homework and we didn't have a class today.  We'll be working on it tomorrow.