Sunday, March 18, 2012

Weekly Update March 12, 2012

Welcome Spring!


Report cards went home on Wednesday, March 14. Student Led Conferences will be on Mar. 20 & 21 after school. Sign up sheets are posted on the bulletin board in the front hallway. If the times do not work for you or you would like to discuss something individually, let me know and I'll try to accommodate you individually as soon as I can. I will be contacting families Monday afternoon or evening if they have not signed up for a conference. Thanks for coming and viewing your student's progress.

Mme Helene will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings as well. If you would like an individual conference with her you may email her to set that up. She will be available in the classroom for questions during the conferences otherwise. Email: ecarty@bsls.ca

Ms. Kuhl returns this week on Wed. to begin her last teaching block for University. She will be with us until the end of April.

Country Night--Please join us for a fun family night to celebrate this year's Country Night which showcases the country of Ukraine. There will be entertainment, food, fellowship and more.
Location: Beautiful Savior Lutheran School
Date: March 22, 2012
Time: Perogy Picnic Dinner: 5:30 - 6:00 pm
Country Night: 6:15 - 8:00 pm


ELA--I will be checking reading logs on Monday for 150 min. of reading as well as Agendas for signatures. The students chose to write Narrative paragraphs for Power Paragraphs for the month of March. We will be completing some comprehension and grammar worksheets this week as well as preparing our Portfolios and discussing some information about the Ukraine. Three Reader Responses are due on March 19.


Math--The Gr. 7s will complete Ch. 8 on Circles this week. The Gr. 8s finished Ch. 7 on Volume with a test on Friday. They will begin Ch. 8 on Integers this week.


Social Studies--Students are working through the Chapter on the Ancient Greeks. They will be completing their study on the Greeks this week and will start the Romans when we return from Spring Break.

Important Dates
Mar. 19--Three Reader Responses Due
Mar. 19--23--Ukraine Week
Mar. 20--21--Portfolio Conferences
Mar. 21--Shops p.m.
Mar. 22--MTYP @ 10:00, Country Evening at BSLS, 7:00 p.m. Wine Raffle Draw
Mar. 26--30--Spring Break
Apr. 5--Shops p.m.
Apr. 6--Good Friday, No School
Apr. 9--Easter Monday, No School
Apr. 14--Gala Dinner

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Weekly Update March 11, 2012

Report cards will be coming home, sealed, on Wednesday, March 14. Included in them will be a Government Assessment as well as their normal report card information. Student Led Conferences will be on Mar. 20 & 21 after school. Sign up sheets will be posted on the bulletin board in the front hallway. If the times do not work for you or you would like to discuss something individually, let me know and I'll try to accommodate you as soon as I can. The students have Shops on Wednesday so conferences will not be able to begin until they return. We can schedule up to four families at a time. Thanks for coming and viewing your student's progress.


ELA--I will be checking reading logs on Monday for 150 min. of reading as well as Agendas for signatures. The students chose the write Narrative paragraph for Power Paragraphs for the month of March. We will be completing some comprehension and grammar worksheets this week as well as preparing our Portfolios and discussing some information about the Ukraine. Three Reader Responses are due on March 19.

Math--The Gr. 7s will begin Ch. 8 on Circles this week. The Gr. 8s should finish Ch. 7 on Volume by the end of the week.

Social Studies--Students have begun their Chapter on the Ancient Greeks. They will be spending some extra time on Social Studies this week to finish the Greeks and start the Romes.

Important Dates
Mar. 12--Book Order Due
Mar. 12--Lunch Lady Lunch, Board Meeting @ 8:00 p.m.
Mar. 13--Shops p.m.
Mar. 14--Report Cards
Mar. 16--No School, PD Day
Mar. 19--Three Reader Responses Due
Mar. 19--23--Ukraine Week
Mar. 20--21--Portfolio Conferences
Mar. 21--Shops p.m.
Mar. 22--MTYP @ 10:00, Country Evening at BSLS, 7:00 p.m. Wine Raffle Draw
Mar. 26--30--Spring Break
Apr. 5--Shops p.m.
Apr. 6--Good Friday, No School
Apr. 9--Easter Monday, No School
Apr. 14--Gala Dinner

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Weekly Update March 4, 2012

Good Evening,


Welcome Winter! Hopefully it comes and goes in a hurry.

The students did a great job this week with their Chapel Presentation--they did a Reader's Theatre on Bullying.

Mr. Badiuk & Mr. Wozney now have blogs. They have been connected to our website. You can view them at www.bsls.ca.

ELA--I will be checking reading logs on Monday for 150 min. of reading as well as Agendas for signatures. The students have completed and presented their Fairy Tale projects and will now be sharing their Children's Bible Stories with their peers for peer evaluation. The students will be writing Power Paragraphs using a different style starting his week. They will be able to choose their style. Three Reader Responses are due on March 19.

Math--The Gr. 7s completed Ch 7 on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. They will have a test on Monday. The Gr. 8s just wrote their Ch. 6 test and began Ch. 7 on Volume.

Social Studies--Students have begun their Chapter on the Ancient Greeks. They will be spending some extra time on Social Studies this week to catch up.


Important Dates
Mar. 5--Shops p.m.
Mar. 8--Book Order Due
Mar. 9--No School Admin. Day
Mar. 12--Lunch Lady Lunch, Board Meeting @ 8:00 p.m.
Mar. 13--Shops p.m.
Mar. 14--Report Cards
Mar. 16--No School, PD Day
Mar. 19--Three Reader Responses Due
Mar. 19--23--Ukraine Week
Mar. 20--21--Portfolio Conferences
Mar. 21--Shops p.m.
Mar. 22--MTYP @ 10:00, Country Evening at BSLS, 7:00 p.m. Wine Raffle Draw
Mar. 26--30--Spring Break
Apr. 5--Shops p.m.
Apr. 6--Good Friday, No School
Apr. 9--Easter Monday, No School
Apr. 14--Gala Dinner