Good bye May.....Hello June!!!
Thank-you to all of the parents and students who attended Evening of the Arts. Everyone said it was a lovely evening of entertainment and fellowship!
Reminder to Gr. 8 families: You must have your tickets purchased for Celebrations by May 31st.
ELA & Religion--We have finished Tuck Everlasting and the students have started reading new novels. They should complete the reading by the end of next week and finish up their Literature Circle Units by June 8. The students will be ending the year with Religion lessons and Health units. A permission slip will be sent home soon regarding the Sex Education Unit.
Math--The Grade 7s are working on Ch. 11, Solving Equations. The Grade 8s have started Ch. 11 on Probability. Both grades have Ch. 11 and 12 to complete.
Social Studies--Students created murals of the middle ages. They are starting a unit on the Renaissance.
Science--We are finishing up mass, weight, volume and density. We will begin Optics late in the week.
French--We continued our study of food.
Important Dates:
June 2--Lunch Lady Forms Due
June 4--Shops p.m.
June 7--Herb Buss Award Applicaton Due
June 14--Shops p.m.
June 22--Shops p.m.
June 23--PIP BBQ
June 24--Gr. 8 Grad @ 1:30
June 25--No School Admin. Day
June 28--Sports Day, p.m. only
June 29--Kindergarten Grad--a.m., Awards--p.m.
June 30--Last Day
Friday, May 28, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Weekly Update May 17
Good Morning! May is quickly coming to an end. Enjoy your week!
Evening of the Arts will be next Wednesday, May 26 at 6:30. The band, violins, kindergartens and Jump Rope for Heart students will be putting on special presentations. There will also be art work displayed in the school.
The volunteer appreciation lunch is today at 12:00 if you can attend.
ELA & Religion--We are finishing up our Tuck Everlasting Unit. The students are handing in their finalized questions, vocabulary, Literature Circle group information, and final projects on the book today. They will have their reflection test on the book tomorrow.
Math--The Grade 7s are completing Ch. 10 on Patterns with a test Tues. or Wed. The Grade 8s are completing Ch. 10 on Linear Equations hopefully this week.
Social Studies--The students presented information on the middle ages to the class.
Science--We watched Bill Nye about fluids, learned te properties of fluids and the particle theory of matter. Next week we will test viscosity.
French--We continued our study on food.
Important Dates:
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 19--Perogies Lunch
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
Evening of the Arts will be next Wednesday, May 26 at 6:30. The band, violins, kindergartens and Jump Rope for Heart students will be putting on special presentations. There will also be art work displayed in the school.
The volunteer appreciation lunch is today at 12:00 if you can attend.
ELA & Religion--We are finishing up our Tuck Everlasting Unit. The students are handing in their finalized questions, vocabulary, Literature Circle group information, and final projects on the book today. They will have their reflection test on the book tomorrow.
Math--The Grade 7s are completing Ch. 10 on Patterns with a test Tues. or Wed. The Grade 8s are completing Ch. 10 on Linear Equations hopefully this week.
Social Studies--The students presented information on the middle ages to the class.
Science--We watched Bill Nye about fluids, learned te properties of fluids and the particle theory of matter. Next week we will test viscosity.
French--We continued our study on food.
Important Dates:
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 19--Perogies Lunch
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
Monday, May 10, 2010
Weekly Update May 10
Happy Mother's Day! I hope you all enjoyed your coupon books and flowers the students made for you. Most of them thought it was pretty "corny". I thought it was a nice gesture.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Last week an envelope was sent home with your child regarding collecting donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation as part of Jump Rope for Heart. Your child may like to collect sponsors or you may choose not to participate. Either way the children are welcome to come out to the jump rope practices at noon recess on Wednesdays. This group of children will be performing a jump rope routine at The Evening of the Arts on - Wednesday, May 26. If you have any questions please speak to Miss Paul.
ATHLETES IN ACTION
This week a group of young athletes are visiting our school on Friday, May 14, and will be conducting Phys. Ed. Classes for the students.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCH
Our school is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Lunch for all of the many, many volunteers who help out at our school in so many different ways. The date of this lunch is on Monday, May 17. Hopefully all of you have received an invitation via e-mail or mail. The office would appreciate an RSVP if you are able to attend so that we can plan how many lunches to prepare. If you know of anyone that was overlooked and should receive an invitation, please let the office know. We hope to see all of you there!
ELA & Religion--We finised reading Tuck Everlasting on Friday. The students will be completing their questions, vocabulary, Literature Circle groups, reflection test and final projects on the book this week and early next week. We will be watching the movie later this week or next. I will be sending home a permission slip as it is rated PG.
Math--The Grade 7s are working on Ch. 10 on Patterns. The Grade 8s are being tested on Ch. 9 on Linear Relations today.
Social Studies--The students began a unit on the Middle Ages and are reading and summarizing information.
Science--We've finished looking at the flood and are moving on to water treatment systems.
French--We started our new study on food. On Friday the students made Mother's Day cards.
Important Dates:
May 10--Shops
May 12--Book Orders Due, Hot Lunch Forms Due
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Last week an envelope was sent home with your child regarding collecting donations for the Heart and Stroke Foundation as part of Jump Rope for Heart. Your child may like to collect sponsors or you may choose not to participate. Either way the children are welcome to come out to the jump rope practices at noon recess on Wednesdays. This group of children will be performing a jump rope routine at The Evening of the Arts on - Wednesday, May 26. If you have any questions please speak to Miss Paul.
ATHLETES IN ACTION
This week a group of young athletes are visiting our school on Friday, May 14, and will be conducting Phys. Ed. Classes for the students.
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCH
Our school is hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Lunch for all of the many, many volunteers who help out at our school in so many different ways. The date of this lunch is on Monday, May 17. Hopefully all of you have received an invitation via e-mail or mail. The office would appreciate an RSVP if you are able to attend so that we can plan how many lunches to prepare. If you know of anyone that was overlooked and should receive an invitation, please let the office know. We hope to see all of you there!
ELA & Religion--We finised reading Tuck Everlasting on Friday. The students will be completing their questions, vocabulary, Literature Circle groups, reflection test and final projects on the book this week and early next week. We will be watching the movie later this week or next. I will be sending home a permission slip as it is rated PG.
Math--The Grade 7s are working on Ch. 10 on Patterns. The Grade 8s are being tested on Ch. 9 on Linear Relations today.
Social Studies--The students began a unit on the Middle Ages and are reading and summarizing information.
Science--We've finished looking at the flood and are moving on to water treatment systems.
French--We started our new study on food. On Friday the students made Mother's Day cards.
Important Dates:
May 10--Shops
May 12--Book Orders Due, Hot Lunch Forms Due
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
Monday, May 3, 2010
Weekly Update May 3
May is already here. Only two more months of school left!
The students participated in Music Monday today at 12:00 by singing a song composed by Serena Ryder for all Canadian schools to sing. This event occurs the first Monday in May to recognize the importance of music programs across Canada. The students very enthusiastically sang and had a lot of fun learning the song.
ELA & Religion--The students continue to read Tuck Everlasting and are enjoying it. They are working through the book reading orally in class, completing questions, vocabulary and meeting in Literature Circles for discussion. We will be watching the movie once we are done reading. I will be sending home a permission slip as it is rated PG.
Math--The Grade 7s have started Ch. 10 on Patterns. The Grade 8s have started Ch. 9 on Linear Relations.
Social Studies--The students created tests for classmates based on their research from last week.
Science--We've finished looking at the flood and are moving on to water treatment systems.
French--We continued to work on grammar and vocabulary through sentence writing.
Important Dates:
May 10--Shops
May 12--Book Orders Due
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
The students participated in Music Monday today at 12:00 by singing a song composed by Serena Ryder for all Canadian schools to sing. This event occurs the first Monday in May to recognize the importance of music programs across Canada. The students very enthusiastically sang and had a lot of fun learning the song.
ELA & Religion--The students continue to read Tuck Everlasting and are enjoying it. They are working through the book reading orally in class, completing questions, vocabulary and meeting in Literature Circles for discussion. We will be watching the movie once we are done reading. I will be sending home a permission slip as it is rated PG.
Math--The Grade 7s have started Ch. 10 on Patterns. The Grade 8s have started Ch. 9 on Linear Relations.
Social Studies--The students created tests for classmates based on their research from last week.
Science--We've finished looking at the flood and are moving on to water treatment systems.
French--We continued to work on grammar and vocabulary through sentence writing.
Important Dates:
May 10--Shops
May 12--Book Orders Due
May 17--Volunteer Appreciation Lunch 12:00-1:00
May 18--Shops
May 21--No School--Professional Development Day
May 24--No School--Victoria Day
May 26--Evening of the Arts
May 27--Shops
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