Dear Parents and students,

Christmas break is finally here. The past week has been a busy one. The class has finished our novel study on 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' and has been busy working on their final project. The final projects are due on January 9th,2017. Today we viewed the movie that goes along with the book and compared the book to the movie. We also had a holiday potluck to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

The students also have a presentation due in social studies on January 10th, 2017.

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Happy December Parents,

Its that time of year again, only 7 full days of school left and then its Christmas Break.

The class once again is collecting donations for the Christmas Cheer Board. We have a family of 5 this year that we are collecting for. Talk to your children as they have already signed up to bring in donations. All donations are to be brought in by December 19th, as the hamper will be delivered on December 21st. Thank you for allthe food and gifts and your particapation in delivering the hamper.

We are finishing up our earth science unit in science, with a test on Friday December 16th.

We are also finishing our novel study on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Next week we are going to watch the movie and compare it with the book. There will be a letter coming home this week as the movie is not G rated as it deals with a mature topic including the Holocaust. I will be asking you to sign a permission form to allow your child to view the movie during class time.

The class is also doing a secret santa this year. The secret santa will go over 4 days next week. The budget is to spend no more then $15 dollars total on 3 small gifts and a bigger gift on the 4th day. The smaller gifts can be as simple as a chocolate bar or candy. The students have been assigned there secret santa partner last week.

The class is also going to have a holiday potluck on December 22nd while watching the movie. Those who did not bring in a food item at the Halloween potluck are being asked to bring this time. We have an egg and milk allergy in the classroom. We will also be celebrating the anticipation of the Lord's birth on the last day of school. They will also be caroling in the afternoon with the rest of the school.

There is no school on December 23rd. Classes will resume on January 9th, 2017.

Have a great week

Good Afternoon, it has been a very busy last couple of weeks in the school.

On November 4 the entire grade 7/8 class lead chapel, as Paster Schnarr was away.

The class also participated in the Remembrance Day Service.

IMPORTANT DATES:

November 18th - WE Day

November 21st - SHOPS

November 25th - BP Lunch

November 29th - SHOPS

December 2nd - NO SCHOOL

December 6th - ART

December 7th - SHOPS

December 8th - MYTP "The Jungle Book"

Good Afternoon,

We have been talking about the earth's crust in science. Bryan Bishop came in and gave a presentation to the class on his rock collection. Below are some pictures of the students breaking open a rock.

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 28 - Boston Pizza Lunch

October 31 - Halloween

November 2 - SHOPS

November 5 - Fall Supper

November 10 - NO SCHOOL

November 17 - MTYP Field Trip

Good Afternoon Parents,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. The past month has flown by and the students have been very busy doing the following:

ELA - Heroes and Superheroes unit

Science - Earth's Science unit

Grade 8 Math - Graphs, Rates, Ratios and Proportions units

Our welcome back potluck was a huge success.

The grade 7/8's have also started their art class with Mrs. Petkau. Here are just a few pictures of the class enjoying the sun using the outdoor classroom.

IMPORTANT DATES

October 12 - picture retake day

October 14 - Subway lunch

October 17 - SHOPS

October 20 - Quench your Thirst

October 21 - NO SCHOOL

October 25 - SHOPS (EARLY DISMISSAL)

October 27 - ART

October 28- Boston Pizza lunch

Good Afternoon,

The first full week of school has come and gone. Where does the time go? Before we know it, it will be Christmas Break.

This week the students worked on and completed their heroes research project and presented them to the class over the last few days.

Have a great weekend!!!

Welcome Back!

It has been a great 3 days with the grade 7/8 students.  I have really enjoyed and am really excited for the rest of the year!

The class worked together this week to create Classroom Rules and Expectations to allow responsibility and ownership on the students' behalf.  They created a lengthy list as seen below and have all signed the contract.

We also discussed multiple intelligence's, which helps the students determine their different learning styles. All students have brought home a booklet showing which learning style that best suits them. I will be using this information for planning purposes and to help certain students.

FRENCH INFO:

"Students have been asked to bring one photo (or more) from their summer vacation to French class for Monday. We will be writing sentences about our summer vacations in French next week.  Please remember to check the French blog."

I am in the process of updating the blog so please ignore the dates and link on the side of the page.

IMPORTANT DATES:

September:
12th - Shops
23rd - Picture Day

Welcome Back!

It has been a great 3 days with the grade 7/8 students.  I have really enjoyed and am really excited for the rest of the year!

The class worked together this week to create Classroom Rules and Expectations to allow responsibility and ownership on the students' behalf.  They created a lengthy list as seen below and have all signed the contract

Grade 7/8 Class

Welcome back!

This week at school the students will be hearing the story of Robin Hood and then going to watch the production at the MTYP on Thursday morning. (We plan to walk)
Students will also be busy working on their research papers, which I look forward to reading and learning from.
In Science we will be finishing up our Optics unit with a quiz on Tuesday.  I am excited about starting the unit on water Systems where we will be learning about things such as erosion, flooding and water treatment.
Just a reminder that shops is tomorrow so dress warm. Also don't forget to come to movie night this Friday in the gym, it will be lots of fun!
Have a great week!

Mrs. Reimer

grade 7/8 class

Good Afternoon,

It has been a great week at school with nice warm weather and the anticipation of spring. The students were busy writing narratives in ELA and had a chance to share them with their friends on Friday. I really enjoyed seeing all the creative shirts that were made in shops on Wednesday. This week shops will be on Thursday.
I am looking forward to the Student Led Conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday.

This week at school:
Bible - Making palm branches for Chapel in preparation for Easter
7 Math - Monday is Pie Day (3.14).  We will eat pie and have fun activities.
8 Math - Students will be finishing up a unit on integers
ELA - We have spelling this week, and will start learning how to conduct research
Science - Optics - Unit on Colour

I am looking forward to the week ahead,
Mrs. Bonita Reimer

Grade 7/8 class February 21st

To: Grade 7/8 Parents

The last week of school have been filled with many fun events related to I love to read Month.  The students were read to by the staff from the radio station 99.1. They have also had a chance to listen to other teachers in the school read to them .
We have been celebrating Festival de Voyageur week by tasting some delicious pea soup at school, dressing up like Voyageurs and sampling some maple syrup at our field trip on Friday.
This week the students are encouraged to dress up on Wednesday like a fictional character from a book.

Shops is on Monday this week.
Chapel - God shows himself in smoke and fire
7 Math - Area and Perimeter of a Circle
8 Math - Integers
ELA - Spelling, reading and a poetry project.
Science - Electromagnetic light

I am looking forward to another great week.
Mrs. Bonita Reimer

To grade 7/8 parents
I hope your child had a relaxing weekend after all the tests last week.  I am looking forward to "I love to read month" in February.  I am asking the students to read a minimum of 40 minutes a day and log it. (any reading material goes)
Shops is Wednesday this week and we will be going to MTYP on Thursday morning.
There will be a movie night on Thursday evening and no school on Friday. 
I am still waiting on a few camp deposits so please bring those in.
This week at school
7 Math- adding and subtracting fraction
8 Math- volume
ELA- spelling and a new unit on poetry.
Science- we will be starting a unit on Optics

Have a great week
Mrs. Bonita Reimer

Dear Parents of grade 7/8
I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and stayed nice and warm inside.  Just a reminder that the students will be walking to shops tomorrow.  Please make sure they dress warm as it is very cold outside. ( I would even recommend ski pants)
I trust all the students are busy reading the class novel and doing chapter responses as it will be due next Monday and I don't want anyone to get  behind. Also a reminder that we have a spelling test and a bible memory quiz on Friday. I have enjoyed reading the students writing this week.  I hope that they are sharing all their hard work with you as well.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Bonita Reimer

To grade 7/8 parents
I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas break and had a chance to relax with friends and family.  It was really nice for me to be back at school with all the students.  You may have heard that I have asked the students to start using their agenda to improve the planning and organization of their homework.  It will also serve as a good communication tool for you and I regarding how your child is doing.
In Chapel this month we will be learning about prayer.  We have already started the discussion about all the different things we can talk to God about.
7/8 Math- The students will be learning how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.  Please feel free to use the mathletics program on your computer at home to reinforce learning on this topic.
ELA- We will start spelling again this week.
         -The students each selected a novel which they are to read and respond to.
         -We are also working on improving our writing skills using the 6 writing traits.
Science - We will be continuing our Fluid Unit, specifically looking at hydraulics and pneumatic                
                 systems.
I encourage all students to dress for the cold as they are still outside for lunch recess.  However I am  available during this time if students need help with school work.
Hope you have a great week.
Mrs. Bonita Reimer