Sorry for the late update! I thought I’d combine two weeks as I was sick last weekend! I hope to see every one at the Fall Supper on Saturday!
ELA--175 minutes of home reading logged for the week. The students are given 15-20 minutes of reading time per day to log in their Reading Logs if they read in class.
Students have started their anthology book Let Me Tell You. They are working on a Halloween Story that will be presented to the class on Friday.
Math--Grade 7s have been working on adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals. Grade 8s completed Ch. 2 and are bringing home their tests for signing. They are starting Ch. 3, The Pythagorean Theorem on Monday.
Science—We have been working on geological resources and now will move on to plate tectonics. They have a 5 paragraph essay about natural resources due Monday.
Social Studies—The students have been researching a country of their choice and its economic activity along with the country’s environmental concerns.
French—We started our Halloween study doing various grammar and vocabulary activities.
Scholastic Book Orders have been placed.
Compassion Canada--Please bring your $1 or $10 for the year to chapel on Wednesday.
Dates to Remember:
Oct. 22--SAG No Classes
Oct. 23--Fall Supper
Oct. 25—Picture Retakes
Oct. 28—MTYP a.m., Shops p.m.
Oct. 29—Pumpkin Day (no masks, weapons, blood, etc.)
Nov. 1—Fubuki Daiko Performance @ 1:00
Nov. 1-5—Fubuki Daiko Workshop for students at various times
Nov. 5—Shops p.m.
Nov. 10—Chapel and Remembrance Day Service
Nov. 11—No School
Nov. 12—PD, No School
Nov. 15—Admin. Day, No School
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Weekly Update Oct. 8
Happy Thanksgiving!
ELA--For Monday, and each Monday of this year, students will need to have completed their 175 minutes of home reading and have it logged for the week. The students are given 15-20 minutes of reading time per day to log in their Reading Logs if they read in class.
Students handed in their All About Me Projects this week and I hope to have them marked over the weekend. They also wrote a Thanksgiving story during the week and all of them are posted outside our classroom on the bulletin board. Next week I will be reviewing Listener Responses and we will be starting a book of Short Stories.
Art—Students completed a Leaf Rubbing Collage with an Acrostic Poem today. They are posted on the wall outside of our classroom for you to view. These will be going to the Fall Supper for decorations.
Math--Grade 7s completed Ch. 1 this week and had a test on Thursday. They will be bringing it home for signing on Tues. Grade 8s started Ch. 2 on ratios and are currently working on unit rates.
Science—We are working on glaciation/erosion. We will begin plate techtonics next week.
Social Studies—The students discussed fossil fuels, ic. Crude oil and how we depend on it. We began talking about our ecological footprint.
French—We continued to work on Fall vocabulary with different Thanksgiving activities.
Scholastic Book Orders are due on Tues., Oct. 12.
Compassion Canada--Please bring your $1 or $10 for the year to chapel on Wednesday.
Dates to Remember:
Oct. 11--Thanksgiving No Classes
Oct. 12--Shops p.m.
Oct. 13--Booster Juice Lunch
Oct. 15—Fall Supper Tickets Due
Oct. 18—Hot Lunch—Lunch Lady
Oct. 20--Shops p.m.
Oct. 22--SAG No Classes
Oct. 23--Fall Supper
Oct. 25—Picture Retakes
Oct. 28--Shops p.m.
If you have any questions. Please don't hesitate to email me or call the school for immediate contact.
ELA--For Monday, and each Monday of this year, students will need to have completed their 175 minutes of home reading and have it logged for the week. The students are given 15-20 minutes of reading time per day to log in their Reading Logs if they read in class.
Students handed in their All About Me Projects this week and I hope to have them marked over the weekend. They also wrote a Thanksgiving story during the week and all of them are posted outside our classroom on the bulletin board. Next week I will be reviewing Listener Responses and we will be starting a book of Short Stories.
Art—Students completed a Leaf Rubbing Collage with an Acrostic Poem today. They are posted on the wall outside of our classroom for you to view. These will be going to the Fall Supper for decorations.
Math--Grade 7s completed Ch. 1 this week and had a test on Thursday. They will be bringing it home for signing on Tues. Grade 8s started Ch. 2 on ratios and are currently working on unit rates.
Science—We are working on glaciation/erosion. We will begin plate techtonics next week.
Social Studies—The students discussed fossil fuels, ic. Crude oil and how we depend on it. We began talking about our ecological footprint.
French—We continued to work on Fall vocabulary with different Thanksgiving activities.
Scholastic Book Orders are due on Tues., Oct. 12.
Compassion Canada--Please bring your $1 or $10 for the year to chapel on Wednesday.
Dates to Remember:
Oct. 11--Thanksgiving No Classes
Oct. 12--Shops p.m.
Oct. 13--Booster Juice Lunch
Oct. 15—Fall Supper Tickets Due
Oct. 18—Hot Lunch—Lunch Lady
Oct. 20--Shops p.m.
Oct. 22--SAG No Classes
Oct. 23--Fall Supper
Oct. 25—Picture Retakes
Oct. 28--Shops p.m.
If you have any questions. Please don't hesitate to email me or call the school for immediate contact.
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