Counting Down the Days!

8SS - Working on our intro to ancient Greece.  Read about Mycenae.  HOMEWORK:  MYCENAE Q 1-2 AND UPDATE TIMELINES.
8ELA - Spelling Unit 14 due tomorrow.  8B - HOMEWORK:  "THE AMBUSH" Q 1-7.
7HEA - Made the connection between scripture and sexuality.  HOMEWORK:  SEXUALITY AND MY FAITH Q 1 AND 2.
7SS - HOMEWORK:  CANADIAN STORIES ASSIGNMENT

**Please bring in jello and toonies for Christmas hampers!

Pushing and Pulling

7SS - Students discussed the reasons why people leave one country (push factors) for a different one (pull factors).  HOMEWORK:  INTERVIEW SOMEONE WHO HAS LEFT A COUNTRY FOR CANADA.  IDENTIFY 2 PUSH AND 2 PULL FACTORS FROM THIS INDIVIDUAL.  BE SURE TO INCLUDE WHEN THEY LEFT AND FROM WHERE.
8B ELA - Unit 14 Spelling.
8B SS - Started a unit on ancient Greece.  Reviewed the objectives, read about the ancient civilization of Mycenae, and constructed a timeline for the unit.

**Please bring in your toonie for our class Christmas present for the church hamper.  Please bring in your box of jello.
**If you have the time to make a list of things you want for Christmas, you have time to go to your wallet or piggy bank and find a toonie for the hamper or to the pantry for the jello.  HELP OUT!

Christmas Breakfast Today

What a great day we had today!  Our school raised $500 for the Winnipeg Boys and Girls Club.  This organization has clubs throughout the city, and children who attend have a safe place to be, a meal to eat, and help with homework.  The Me to We Team, with Princess as the Chairperson, did a great job!  As a WE school of Free the Children, this event was our local action to make the world a better place.  Watch for further events where Holy Cross students make a difference!

8ELA - Spelling Test Unit 13.  Library.

Everyone Loves Monday!

8SS - Reflected on the One Day in the Life chart from the internet activity on Ancient Egypt society.  Two questions were assigned including a pink questions.  HOMEWORK:  ONE DAY IN TEH LIFE Q 1 AND 2.
8ELA - Precheck and unit work for spelling unit 13.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING UNIT 13.
7SS - Reviewed climate, vegetation, and land use maps in our atlases and made predictions and connections regarding wealth.  HOMEWORK:  CLIMATE AND VEGETATION REVIEW AND EXTENSION Q 3 AND 4.

Christmas Celebration Breakfast Tickets

$3 tickets must be paid tomorrow.  Please do not be late with your orders.  The breakfast is being organized by the Me to We Team and all money raised will be going to the Winnipeg Boys and Girls Clubs.

Busy Day Again

8ELA - Completed our Unit 12 Multi-Unit Spelling Test.  8B corrected "The Sniper".
8B SS - Finished correcting The Pyramids lesson.  Worked on an internet activity on A Day in the Life of ancient Egyptians.  HOMEWORK:  INTERNET ACTIVITY CHART.
7 REL - Read the story of Abraham and Sarah.  HOMEWORK:  3 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY, ITS MESSAGE AND THE ISSUE OF TRUST.
7 SS - Finished our charts on climate and vegetation.  HOMEWORK:  CHARTS.

**Me to We Team is hosting a Christmas Celebration Breakfast this coming Thursday.  All money raised will be given to the Winnipeg Boys and Girls Club as part of our school's local action to make the world a better place.  Tickets are $3 and you get your choice of chocolate milk or juice.  Please bring your orders in on Monday but we will take them on Tuesday. 

Vow of Silence Today

What a great day!  Everyone worked so hard at being silent and representing those children who do not have a voice.  Thanks to everyone for participating!  I even heard that the grade 2 and 3 classes were silent like the grade 7 and 8 students...good work!

8ELA-Library.  Read the short story "The Sniper".  HOMEWORK:  THE SNIPER Q 1-5
8M SS - Began an internet activity via www.pbs.org/empires/egypt in which we learned about daily life in several Egyptian job categories.
7REL - HOMEWORK:  JOURNAL REFLECTION ON TRUST WORDS.

**Tomorrow the Me to We Team will announce the events taking place during December. 
Assembly at 9 AM in the MPR.

Vow of Silence Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Holy Cross will be participating in the global event Vow of Silence sponsored by Free the Children.  Our whole school will be silent (some younger grades less than the older ones) to stand in solidarity with children who do not have their basic rights.  Think of us tomorrow!

8ELA - Worked on Spelling Review Unit 11 due tomorrow.
8SS - Worked on Egyptian Pyramids, Q. 1-5

Long Time, No Talk

8ELA - Reading class today.  Spelling test for unit 11.  Peer conferencing for our Narrative Paragraphs based on photos.  HOMEWORK:  FINAL COPY NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH.
7HEALTH - Started our unit on Human Sexuality.  Discussed adolescence with its good and bad parts.  Learned about the male and female reproductive systems.  Reflected on related scripture (Gen. 1:27-31 and 2:21-24, Cor. 12:26, Ps. 139:13-15, Jer. 1:5).  Completed a worksheet on the wonder of the human reproductive process.

VOW OF SILENCE Campaign

Me to We Team members presented to every class today about our school's action to make the world a better place.  NOVEMBER 30 WE WILL BE SILENT!  By raising awareness about children's rights and the suffering of children who do not have the most basic rights, we become the change we want to see in the world.  Check out the pledge package sent home today!  Look here:  http://www.freethechildren.com/vowofsilence/

http://www.humanrights.com/#/videos/right-to-play
http://www.humanrights.com/#/videos/right-to-education

Enjoy Your Weekend

8M SS  - Work class for Egyptian Religion.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN RELIGION Q 1-8.
8B SS - Corrrected Egyptian Religion.  Read about Egyptian Education and Writing.  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - Unit 9 Spelling Test and work time for Social Studies.
7SS - Corrected yesterday's homework about basic geography vocabulary.  NO HOMEWORK.  MAPPING TEST ON MONDAY
7REL - No class today but Timeline posters will be due on Monday.

**Collected 7Health notebooks today.
**If you did not contribute to the silver collection today, please do so on Monday.
**Take the time tomorrow to remember those who have died and served our country.  It is because of their sacrifice that we can enjoy a wonderful fall day in this great country of Canada!

Grade 7 was Busy Today!

7Health - From yesterday's double, students worked on a story and applied their knowledge of conflict and conflict resolution to real-life scenarios of cliques.  HOMEWORK:  BELONGING Q 1-5 DUE TOMORROW.
7SS - Learning about basic geography vocabulary and applied their knowledge to the homework questions.  HOMEWORK:  GEOGRAPHY TERMS Q 1-13 DUE TOMORROW.  MAPPING QUIZ TOMORROW.
7 REL - Students continued working on their timeline posters of the Christian story.  HOMEWORK:  TIMELINE POSTERS DUE TOMORROW.
8B SS - Work time for the topic of Egyptian Religion and summed up our learning of Egyptian geography with a map assignment.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPT MAP AND EGYPTIAN
RELIGION Q 1-8.
8M SS - Corrected our internet activity homework on Egyptian Resources.
8 ELA - Skills Tests were returned, reviewed and need to be signed.  Spelling Unit 9 work was corrected.  Spelling Test tomorrow.

**Grade 8 Re-Dos are due tomorrow.  Missing work is due tomorrow.
**Get Grade 8 Skills Tests signed.
**Poppy donations for tomorrow's Remembrance Service.

8ELA - Arachne's Web play has been assigned and is due next class.  Spelling Test Tomorrow.  Skills Test Monday.  Nature Unit Test Tuesday.
8SS - Resources, Trade, and Farming has been assigned and due next class.

Picture Re-Takes or Money Due Tomorrow

8 ELA - Corrected Skills and Spelling Unit 8.  SKILLS TEST MONDAY (CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION).
8B ELA - Corrected "Every Day is Earth Day", read through "Arachne's Web".  HOMEWORK:  "ARACHNE'S WEB" Q 1-4.
8M ELA - Finished reading "Every Day is Earth Day".  HOMEWORK:  "EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY Q 1-6.
8B SS - Reminder to complete the internet activity on Egyptian resources (see Monday's blog for the address).  Today we continued working on Egyptian Geography with a focus on Farming and Trade.  HOMEWORK:  FARMING Q 1 AND 2 PLUS TECHNOLOGY BLM AND TRADE Q 1-3. 
8M SS - Learned about Egyptian Resources and visited the British Museum on-line.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN RESOURCES VIA www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography.
7SS - Corrected our Australia and Antarctica maps.  Discussed the world map assignment and expectations.  HOMEWORK:  WORLD MAP Q. 1 AND 2 PLUS BODIES OF WATER.

Busy Day

8M SS - Started the unit on ancient Egypt.  Learned about geography.  Learned about Who's Who and Date Chart.  HOMEWORK:  GEOGRAPHY Q 1-4, INCLUDING A PINK QUESTION.
8B SS - Continued learning about Egyptian geography, specifically natural resources.  HOMEWORK:  INTERNET ACTIVITY VIA THE BRITISH MUSEUM PLUS TWO QUESTIONS.  WWW.ANCIENTEGYPT.CO.UK/GEOGRAPHY.
8 ELA - Did the Unit 8 Spelling Precheck and worksheets on Skills focussing on punctuation and capitalization.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING AND SKILLS DUE WEDNESDAY.
7SS - Used Health to create a double SS.  Health will occur on Wednesday instead.  Corrected Asia maps.  HOMEWORK:  AUSTRALIA AND ANTARCTICA MAPS.

**Be safe tonight and travel in pairs.  Don't eat any unwrapped or opened candy.
**Early dismissal tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.
**Picture money is due on Thursday.

Have a Good Weekend!

8B SS - Learned about Egyptian geography.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN GEO Q 1-4
8M ELA - Did the unit 7 Spelling Test then it was used as a SS class.  Finished working on Early Civilization posters.  HOMEWORK:  PINK QUESTION.
8B ELA - Did the unit 7 Spelling Test.  Worked on Every Day is Earth Day questions. 
HOMEWORK:  Q 1-6.
7REL - Corrected our worksheet on books of the Bible.  Read from our text about the Christian story from the time of Abraham.
7SS - Corrected our Africa maps.  HOMEWORK:  ASIA MAP AND ISLANDS OF ASIA.

**PICTURE MONEY IS DUE ON NOVEMBER 3RD. 
**WE DAY PERMISSION PACKAGES SHOULD COME IN BY NOVEMBER 3RD.
**ST. PAUL'S RAFFLE TICKETS ARE NOW DUE.
**PIZZA MONEY IS DUE ON MONDAY.

Long Time No Talk

8B SS - Began our unit on Egypt.  Reviewed the atlas and familiarized ourselves with geography and climate.  Learned how to make a Who's Who and Date Chart.  These are excellent study aids.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Finished correcting Skills Lesson 60.  Worked on our drama unit via a short play titled Every Day is Earth Day.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M SS - Worked on our Early Civ posters.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Corrected our maps on South America and Europe.  HOMEWORK:  AFRICA MAPS
7REL - Worked on a Books of the Bible worksheet which helps us become familiar with all the names.  NO HOMEWORK.

**SPELLING TEST FOR UNIT 7--LETS GET 100%!
**WE DAY PARTICIPANTS NEED TO RETURN THEIR PERMISSION FORMS AND $10 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Yay! The Weekend!

7HEA-In groups, we corrected 3 questions on Conflict Resolution.  NO HOMEWORK
7SS - Worked on mental mapping.  Geo Game.
8B ELA-Corrected Cranes Fly South, reviewed Pink Questions, did our multi-unit spelling test, introduced Characterization & Setting assignment.  HOMEWORK:  PINK QUESTION RE-DOS, NON-FICTION PARAS, FICTION WEBS.
8M ELA - Corrected Cranes Fly South, collected Pink Questions, did our multi-unit spelling test, introduced Characterization & Setting assignment.  HOMEWORK:  NON-FICTION PARAS, FICTION WEBS.

Pink Questions Have Arrived

8ELA - Worked on the short story Cranes Fly South by Edward McCourt.  Pink Question assigned and format was discussed.  Pink Questions are expository (non-fiction) writing.  HOMEWORK:  STORY QUESTIONS #1-7 WITH A PINK QUESTION. 
8B - Worked on/finished our early civilization posters.  NO HOMEWORK.
7REL - Worked on questions about being part of a community.  Group Work.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Students got their Globe Test back today.  Started work on the mapping unit:  mental map drawing and diagnostic mapping skills.  NO HOMEWORK.

**8M - Bring back you Science permission forms.  Field Trip on Wednesday for 8M and Tuesday for 8B.

Hardly any Homework! So Sad!

8B SS - Started working on group projects focussing on the earliest civilizations:  China, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M SS - Reviewed Important Places of Ancient Civilizations and worked on and corrected a Sort and Predict of Stone Age versus Bronze Age.  NO HOMEWORK.
8B ELA - Did our Unit 5 Spelling Test, had work time, then corrected "All Summer in a Day".  NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Did our Unit 5 Spelling Test, copied the questions for "All Summer in a Day".  HOMEWORK:  ALL SUMMER IN A DAY Q 1-6.
7SS - Reviewed information about map projections, had study time for next week's test.  NO HOMEWORK.  UNIT 1 TEST OCT 19.

Social Studies Project Introduced

8B SS - Worked on a Sort & Predict of Stone Age versus Bronze Age.  Introduced a project on three early ancient civilizations.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M SS - Worked on Important Places of the Ancient World.  NO HOMEWORK.
8B - ELA - Corrected Spelling Unit 5, finished reading All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, writing conferences.  HOMEWORK:  ALL SUMMER IN A DAY Q 1-6.
8M - ELA - Corrected Operation Survival, completed notes on Fiction.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Worked on Map Projections worksheet.  NO HOMEWORK.
7HEALTH - Continued working on Conflict Resolution content.  HOMEWORK:  CONFLICT RESOLUTION REFLECTION Q 1-3.

Hooray! A Short Week!

8SS - Both classes wrote the Early Peoples Test today.  NO HOMEWORK.

8M ELA - Spelling Unit 5 precheck and questions were given today.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING

7SS - Students wrote the Time Test today.  Reviewed basic world geography.  Finished the GEO game.  NO  HOMEWORK.

7REL - Worked on our Normal Grade 7 Student posters.  HOMEWORK:  POSTER WORK TO BE SHARED AMONG GROUP MEMBERS.  POSTER DUE THURSDAY.

**Picture Day on Friday.  Get a haircut.  Wash your uniform.  Look nice!

KD, KD---WHERE ARE YOU?

We only have one more day to bring in the KD for the church's harvest hampers.  Please share what you have!

8SS - TEST ON TUESDAY.  PROJECTS DUE FOR 8B STUDENTS.

8B ELA - Did our spelling tests today.  Corrected Operation Survival by Cicely Veighey.  Played the Geo Game so congratulations go to John.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Did our spelling tests today.  Read Operation Survival by Cicely Veighey.  HOMEWORK:  OPERATION SURVIVAL Q 1-6.

7SS - Reviewed the Practice Time Test.  Reviewed basic geography and played the Geo Game.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!  Play outside.  Rake the leaves.  Eat lots of good things.  Thank your parents for all that you have.

KD Count Continues

Have you brought in your KD for the October House Challenge?  We want to remember that Hunger is a huge problem in our world and we all have lots to eat.  Let's share a little of what we have!

8M ELA - Corrected Unit 4 Spelling.  Made notes on "plot" and discussed the topic.  NO HOMEWORK.  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.
8B ELA - Corrected Unit 4 Spelling.  Made notes on "plot" and discussed the topic.  Read "Operation Survival" by Cicely Veighey.  HOMEWORK:  OPERATION SURVIVAL Q 1-6.  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.

8M SS - Worked on our facebook projects.  HOMEWORK:  FACEBOOK PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW.  TEST ON TUESDAY FOR UNIT 1 WORK.
8B SS - Collected Compare and Contrast Chart.  Introduced and worked on facebook project.  TEST ON TUESDAY.  PROJECT DUE TUESDAY.

7SS - Corrected Time Around the World.  Assigned a practice time test.  NO HOMEWORK.
**WHAT IS AN ISTHMUS?

Where Does the Time Go?

8M ELA- Corrected our lesson on "Survival Shelters".  Read a speech.  HOMEWORK:  SUZUKI ARTICLE.  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.
8B ELA - Corrected our lesson on Survival Shelters" and read a speech.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.
**Grade 8s need to return their signed Skills tests.  Bring in money tomorow for cancer research via the Terry Fox Run. 

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

8ELA - Peer conferences for Senses/Swift/Slow poems.  Made note on the 4 types of writing.  HOMEWORK:  INDEX CARD POEM DUE THURSDAY.  SPELLING/SKILLS DUE TOMORROW.
8M SS - Class time for Origin Stories.  Activity on Prehistory.  HOMEWORK:  ORIGIN STORIES.
8B SS - Corrected Origin Stories.  Activity on Prehistory.  NO HOMEWORK.
**8SS CHALLENGE:  WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT WOMEN DISCOVERED.DEVELOPED FARMING?
7SS - Corrected Latitude Longitude questions.  HOMEWORK:  CANADIAN CITIES CO-ORDINATES.  DUE TOMORROW.

Back to Work

8ELA - Handed back Unit 1 Spelling Test.  I lost 10 people from my June Spelling Aces Dinner Party!  Worked on Unit 2 in Spelling and reviewed adj/adv info.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING UNIT 2 P. 6 AND 8, ADJ/ADV HANDOUTS.  ALL DUE WEDNESDAY.

8SS - 8M corrected Measuring Time and worked on Origin Stories.  NO HOMEWORK.  8B finished working on Origin Stories.  HOMEWORK:  ORIGIN STORIES. 

7SS - Corrected the Geo Challenge.  Practiced co-ordinates.  NO HOMEWORK.

7REL - Read text.  HOMEWORK:  JOURNAL.

**Grade 7 Retreat Permission Forms now due.
**Grade 7 Human Sexuality Permission Forms now due.

Hooray! The Weekend!

8ELA - Spelling Test was today.  8M finished correcting their Skills booklet.
8B SS - Corrected Measuring Time worksheet.  Began our study of Origin Stories.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M SS - Worked on Chronology/Measuring Time.  Began our study of Origin Stories.  HOMEWORK:  MEASURING TIME WORKSHEET.
7HEALTH - Introduced the year plan and handed out permission slips.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Continued our work with Latitude and Longitude.  Worked on Activity Page 4.

**Grade 7 Retreat forms are now due.  The Retreat is September 23rd.
**Grade 7 Health forms are due Monday.
**Grade 8 Skills Test (Adjectives/Adverbs) is September 23rd.

8ELA - Read the poems Senses and Swift Things are Beautiful.  Reviewed figurative language definitions.  HOMEWORK:  SENSES AND SWIFT/SLOW THINGS POEMS.  SPELLING AND SKILLS FROM YESTERDAY.

8M SS - Finished our history vocabulary and began a jigsaw activity to share information.  NO HOMEWORK.

7REL - Corrected Jessie's Story questions from Friday.  NO HOMEWORK.

Let's Get Working

8ELA - Did Unit 1 Pre-check and the associated work.  Reviewed synonyms, antonyms, adjectives, and adverbs.  This study will help us be more descriptive in our writing.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING UNIT 1 AND GRAMMAR BOOKLET DUE WEDNESDAY.
8SS - Learned history vocabulary which will be discussed in every unit.  In groups, students defined the word, came up with associations, and created a sentence which clearly explains the meaning of the word.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Corrected Longitude homework.  Combined our learning on latitude and longitude and began using co-ordinates.  HOMEWORK:  LOCATING PLACES WITH LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.  DUE NEXT CLASS.

First Full Day!

Welcome Back Everyone!

We have lots happening in our school this year and our classroom will be very busy.  Make sure that you're checking my page regularly so that you know what's going on.  I sent home the newsletter, Freedom of Information Form, and my parent letter so please make sure you get these and sign/return what is necessary.

8ELA-Assigned "My Favourite Summer Experience" paragraph.  HOMEWORK:  REVISED PARA DUE TOMORROW.
8SS-Learned about our text book with special attention on the Glossary and Index.
7SS-Begin our study on Latitude and Longitude which leads into the concept of co-ordinates.
7Health-Used this as a religion class because we missed yesterday's class.  Gave Year Plan and Assessment Methods.  HOMEWORK:  INTRODUCTION LETTER (marked assignment).  DUE TOMORROW.

Another Rainy Day

8ELA - Spelling Unit 22 was assigned today; we did an in-class precheck.  8B - Read and discussed 2 poems about love:  "Oranges" by Gary Soto and "haircut" by William Packard.  Made some notes about symbolism.   
8M SS - Summarized our discussion and notes on consequences of the fall of the Roman Empire.  Read about feudalism in medieval Europe. 
8B SS - Collected Greece/Rome magazines.  Used the remainder of the class as ELA.  HOMEWORK:  ORANGES/HAIRCUT Q. 1-4.
7SS - Returned Rights and Responsibilities tests for signing and return.  Discussed the content of upcoming SS exam.  NO HOMEWORK.

**Crowning of Mary mass tomorrow.  Please bring in a real or fabric flower for the celebration.

SS Magazines Due Soon

8SS - We've been using class time to create magazines based on Greek or Roman times.  Students were given the choice of time period and whether they want to work alone or with a partner.  Due to different start dates, 8M magazines are due Thursday, May 26 and 8B magazines are due Monday, May 30.
8ELA - Spelling Test is on Thursday.
7SS - Classes wrote the Rights and Responsibilities Test today and will starting the unit on Africa-Malawi-The Heaven Shop this week.

Retreat Day

8SS - Students continue working on Rome/Greece magazine which is due on May 25.  Rome Test tomorrow.
8ELA - Students were assigned questions from The Iron Barred Door yesterday; these will be corrected tomorrow.  Spelling is due tomorrow.

**All grade 7 and 8 students were on retreat today at the church.

Major Project Has Been Assigned

8ELA - Read and assigned The Iron-Barred Door by Monica Hughes.  HOMEWORK:  STORY QUESTIONS 1-9.  SPELLING DUE TOMORROW.
8SS - The Rome project was assigned yesterday and we used the class to review the rubric and view examplars.  Today we corrected question assigned yesterday on the Byzantine Empire and had a project work class.  The project is due May 25, Wednesday.  HOMEWORK:  PROJECT WORK.  ROME TEST IS ON THURSDAY, MAY 19.

**Permission forms for tomorrow's retreat were sent home yesterday.  Please make sure they come in tomorrow. 

A Successful Tea!

Thanks to all the students and families who participated in our Spring Tea.  It was a great success; we raised almost $1000!  So now, it's back to work with only 5 weeks until exams.

8SS - Read about religion during Roman times with a focus on Jesus as a historical person.  HOMEWORK:  ROMAN RELIGION AND CHRISTIANITY Q. 1-6.

8ELA - Read the ballad The Forest Fire by Charles G. D. Roberts.  HOMEWORK:  THE FOREST FIRE Q. 1-7.  SPELLING UNIT 20.

Tea Tickets

We are days away from our Spring is Sprung Tea!  If you still want to order tickets they are $5 for adults and $1 for children.  Older students may come to the tea without a parent but they must have a ticket.  Tomato plants are also available for order at $2 for a plant.

8B SS - Corrected Roman Society and Entertainment.  NO HOMEWORK.

8M SS - HOMEWORK:  ROMAN SOCIETY AND ENTERTAINMENT.

8B ELA - HOMEWORK:  THE HIGHWAYMAN POEM BY ALFRED NOYES (INCLUDES A PINK QUESTION).

8M ELA - Started correcting The Highwayman poem.  Pink questions were collected.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS - Collected Children's Rights posters.

Happy Easter To All!

7SS - Students were working on their Children's Rights posters.  We have another class period to work on them then they are due on Thursday.
8SS - Work time for Roman Law and Military.  Handed back several pieces of work.  Check the scores.  HOMEWORK:  ROMAN LAW AND MILITARY.
8ELA - Learned about ballads and read "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.  Handed back the spelling test from Thursday.  NO HOMEWORK.

**We wore our Take Pride! t-shirts today and cleaned up our school yard and neighbourhood. 
**Tea tickets on sale until Thursday.

Greece Tests Home Today for Signing

8SS - We reviewed our Greece tests and they were sent home for parent signatures.  Corrected our work on Roman Governance and Julius Caesar.  NO HOMEWORK.

**Tomorrow is Litterless Lunch; please bring a lunch tomorrow that doesn't make any garbage.  Reuseable containers are best!

**One week left for Tea Tickets!

Lots of Homework Today

8SS - Learned about Julius Caesar and the significance of 44 BCE.  HOMEWORK:  CAESAR Q. 1-5.

8ELA - Reviewed work on I am David - Memorable Quotes.  HOMEWORK:  MEMORABLE QUPTE ROUGH DRAFT POEM.

7G SS - Corrected the Doing My Part chart.  Reviewed guidelines for Children's Rights Poster.

**Tea Tickets are now on sale.  All students will be participating; they'll be performing, making decorations, and serving.  Hope to see you there!

**Litterless Lunch on Thursday.  Put your lunch in reusable containers.  Win house points--don't make garbage!

Tea Tickets Now on Sale

8SS - Corrected Roman geography and collected Rome Maps.  Learned about Roman Government.  HOMEWORK:  ROMAN GOVERNMENT Q, 1-4.

7G SS - Discussed the video from last class:  Jane's Practical Guide to Human Rights.  HOMEWORK:  DOING MY PART CHART.
7C SS - Finished watching a video:  Jane's Practical Guide to Human Rights.  HOMEWORK:  VIDEO VIEWING SHEET.

**An Assembly was held on Tuesday to kick-off our Spring Tea.  All students, K to 8, will be involved; they will be performing, serving, decorating, and entertaining you for the afternoon.  Tomato plants are available for pre-order and pick-up at the tea.  We'll be looking for dainties from all families.  Come and see what we've planned for you.  More information is available on the school website and on the yellow sheet sent home on Tuesday.  See you at the tea on May 5th.

New Unit in SS

8SS - Students wrote the Ancient Greece Test today.  8M - Also began the new unit on Ancient Rome. HOMEWORK:  PERMISSION FORM FOR THE MOVIE GLADIATOR WITH RUSSELL CROWE.
8M - ELA - Discussed how dialogue can create mood.  HOMEWORK:  MEMORABLE QUOTATIONS ASSIGNMENT.

**Permission forms still need to be returned for the field trip on Monday.  Grade 8 grammar tests went home for signing yesterday and need to be returned.  Please bring in Canadian Tire money or other donations of pet supplies for the St. Francis Challenge.

Ancient Greece Test Tomorrow

8ELA - Corrected I am David (Inferences and Memory).  Discussed a writing assignment on Character for I am David.  Reviewed the grammar test.  HOMEWORK:  GET GRAMMAR TEST SIGNED.  DO CHARACTER ASSIGNMENT.
8SS - TEST TOMORROW.
7C SS - Read about apartheid in South Africa.  HOMEWORK:  HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA Q. 1-6.

Grade 8 SS Test Postponed

8SS - Corrected End of the Greek Empie.  NO HOMEWORK.  NOTE THAT MONDAY'S TEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY ONE DAY.  TEST ON TUESDAY.
7G SS - Corrected Human Rights in South Africa.  NO HOMEWORK.
7C SS - Corrected Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - Completed a grammar test on sentences, capitalization and punctuation.  NO HOMEWORK.

Grade 8 Grammar Test Tomorrow

8SS - Learned about the fall of the Greek empire.  HOMEWORK:  END OF THE GREEK
EMPIRE Q. 1-5.  TEST:  MONDAY
7G SS - Learned about human rights abuses and apartheid in South Africa.  HOMEWORK:  HR IN SOUTH AFRICA Q. 1-7.

Tests Went Home for Signing Today

8ELA - Finished corrected a grammar booklet.  TEST FRIDAY:  CAPS AND PUNCTUATION.
8M SS - Reviewed notes on the Peloponnesian Wars.  Learned about Alexander the Great.  NO HOMEWORK.  TEST MONDAY:  ANCIENT GREECE
8B SS - Reviewed notes on the Peloponnesian Wars.  Learned about Alexander the Great.  NO HOMEWORK.  TEST MONDAY:  ANCIENT GREECE.
7G SS - Learned about apartheid and discrimination in South Africa.  NO HOMEWORK.
7C SS - Reviewed our learning of the UDHR.  NO HOMEWORK.

**GRADE 8 STUDENTS HAVE A TEST THIS FRIDAY AND ON MONDAY.  GRADE 7 STUDENTS WERE SENT HOME WITH THE "GOOD LIFE" TEST WHICH NEEDS TO GET SIGNED.  GRADE 8 STUDENTS WERE SENT HOME WITH A GRAMMAR TEST WHICH NEEDS TO GET SIGNED.

Grade 8 Units Ending

8SS - Corrected the Persian Empire with 8M.  Corrected the Pelopponesian Wars with both classes.  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - Worked on the Review of the Grammar Booklet.  Worked on I am David assignments.  8B HOMEWORK:  GRAMMAR REVIEW, I AM DAVID-MAKING INFERENCES (P.11) AND MEMORY (P.13)
7G SS - Corrected the lesson on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  NO HOMEWORK.
7C SS - Worked on the lesson on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  HOMEWORK:  UDHR QUESTION.

Back to Work!

8B SS - Corrected the Persian Empire.  HOMEWORK:  PELOPONNESIAN WARS Q 1 - 5.
8M SS - Worked on the Persian Empire and Peloponnesian Wars.  HOMEWORK:  PELOPONNESIAN WARS Q 1 - 5.

Sping Break Starts Tomorrow!

8SS - Learned about the Persians during the times of the ancient Greeks.  HOMEWORK:  THE PERSIANS Q 1-3.  BE PREPARED FOR A TEST IN THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL.
8ELA - Corrected our grammar booklet about sentence types and punctuation.  NO HOMEWORK.
7G SS - Learned about the rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  HOMWORK:  THE UDHR, ONE QUESTION.
7C SS - Corrected UDHR Q 1-5.

Have a great spring break everyone!  Play with your friends.  Be good to your family.  Clean your room.  If you go away, bring me back a postcard for my collection. 

I Am David Movie

8B - Watched the movie I am David.  8M watched it yesterday.  Both classes noticed major differences between the novel and movie and will be working on finishing the novel unit in the next few weeks.
8M - Corrected a lesson on Socrates.  Worked on novel worksheets.  HOMEWORK:  I AM DAVID BOOKLET:  MAKING INFERENCES AND MEMORY.  GRAMMAR BOOKLET.  BOTH DUE TOMORROW.
7C SS - Finished reading about the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 1 - 5 BACKGROUND:UDHR.
7G SS - Corrected questions 1 - 5 Background:UDHR.

Human Rights and the UN

7SS - Today students were introduced to the United Nations and their development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  We also learned about the important work of John Peters Humphrey.  Do you know what he did?  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - A grammar class focussing on punctuation and different types of sentences.  HOMEWORK:  BOOKLET WHICH IS DUE FRIDAY.
8SS - Learned about Socrates and figured out why Ms. MacDonald always asks: "Why?"  HOMEWORK:  SOCRATES QUESTIONS 1- 6.

**3 days until Spring Break!  Are you excited?

No Homework Today - Go Play in the Puddles!

8ELA - Corrected our last chapter summary.  Collected #10-Pink Question from Chapter 7/8 Summary.

I am David is Finished!

8ELA - Students finished reading the novel I am David.  They enjoyed the book and even applauded at the end!  We'll be watching the movie next week.  HOMEWORK:  7 & 8 SUMMARY QUESTIONS 7 - 10 WHICH INCLUDES A PINK QUESTION.
8SS - Collected Democracy Worksheet and Pink Questions.  Some students didn't hand them due to the anticipated schedule change so all work must be completed and turned in tomorow.  NO HOMEWORK.

**Reminder that 8ELA had an ADJ/ADV test tomorrow.  Be ready!  I hope you all do well (why is that word an adverb?) and get a good (why is that word an adjective?) score.

Field Trip Tomorrow-We're going to Wonderland!

8ELA - Corrected Good/Well worksheet.  HOMEWORK:  I AM DAVID Q. 1-6 OF THE 7 AND 9 SUMMARY.
8SS - Finished reviewing the critieria for citizenship in Athens and Canada.  Discussed two different types of democracy.  HOMEWORK:  DEMOCRACY WORKSHEET WHICH INCLUDES A PINK QUESTION.
7SS - Finished our "Island" activity.

**Please remember to bring in Conference forms.

"Island" Field Trip Today

7SS - Students began a unit on Human Rights and participated in an activity in which they are stranded on a deserted island (a beautiful beach scene on the Smartboard helped us visual the beach!)  This group activity had students think about what rights and responsibilites are necessary.  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - Corrected Q. 1-11 of I am David and collected Pink Questions from 8M.  HOMEWORK:  READ CHAPTER 7.
8B SS - Reviewed the criteria for Canadian citizenship.  NO HOMEWORK.

Report Cards Went Home Today--Check the Backpack!

8M ELA - Corrected the Adjective/Adverb booklet.  Re-read the end of Chapter 6 of I am David.  HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 9-12 WHICH INCLUDES THE PINK QUESTION #12.  GOOD/WELL WORKSHEET.  ADJECTIVE/ADVERB TEST ON FRIDAY.

8B ELA - Corrected the Adjective/Adverb booklet.  HOMEWORK:  GOOD/WELL WORKSHEET.  ADJECTIVE/ADVERB TEST ON FRIDAY.

8SS - Read about Greek citizenship began a worksheet which will compare Athenian and Canadian citizenship.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS - Discussed the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.  Reviewed The Good Life Project.  HOMEWORK:  THE GOOD LIFE PROJECT DUE ON MARCH 21.

**Parent-Teacher Conference forms were included in report packages.

Test Day for Everyone!

8ELA - Students continued their learning of adjectives and adverbs.  A review booklet was started in class.  HOMEWORK:  ADJECTIVE/ADVERB BOOKLET
8B-ELA - HOMEWORK:  I AM DAVID Q 9-12.  QUESTION 12 IS A PINK QUESTION.
8SS - Sparta vs Athens Test
7SS - The Good Life Test

Hooray for 8M!!!

A big thank you to everyone in 8M for participating in our Read-a-thon!  Thank you also to the parents, family, and friends who sponsored and supported our students.  Our class has had 100% and we were the first one to have all our packages and money in.  Yay 8M!!

8 ELA - Corrected our grammar booklets.  Students still need practice on adjectives and adverb, as well as using them in comparisons.  More worksheets will be assigned tomorrow.  HOMEWORK:  FINISH READING CHAPTER 6 OF I AM DAVID.
8 SS - Reviewed our mini-posters of government definitions and made the necessary corrections.  HOMEWORK:  ATHENS REVIEW WHICH INCLUDES A PINK QUESTION AND THE SPARTA/ATHENS TEST TOMORROW.
7 SS - Test tomorrow on The Good Life.

**Signed permission forms for the Alice in Wonderland production at St. Mary's are due.

Busy Day

8B SS - Worked on Athenian Population and made a chart and pie graph.  HOMEWORK:  SOCIAL STRUCTURE CHART:  ATHENS
8B ELA - Read I am David Chapter 6.  NO HOMEWORK FROM TODAY BUT GRAMMAR BOOKLETS ASSIGNED YESTERDAY ARE DUE TOMORROW.
8M SS - Worked on Evolution of Demoncracy which consists of government definitions; made posters.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Worked on Grammar Booklets focussing on common writing and speech errors.  HOMEWORK:  GRAMMAR BOOKLET DUE TOMORROW.
7SS - Discussed class project. Study time.  TEST TOMORROW.

Early Dismissal Today

7G SS - Class discussion on our "How to Make Our Little World Better" Project.
8B ELA - Working on common grammar errors with a focus on adjectives, adverbs, comparing, and double negatives.
8B SS - Corrected our handout on Evolution of Democracy and made mini-posters of government definitions.  Worked on Athenian Population chart.

**Have a fun afternoon everyone!  Make dinner for your family today!

Milk?

8ELA - Today students were reading Chapter 5 of I am David and learned that the man had been giving David milk and vitamins for years.  Why?  Hmmmmmmm.  HOMEWORK:  FINISH READING CHAPTER 5.
8SS - Summarized our learning about Sparta then learned about Athens.  No homework.
**Please remember to bring in your Read-a-thon package.  Be sure to include and calculate the Minutes Read page.

The End of Sparta

8SS - Students finished correcting questions on Spartan Education and have been completing a Compare Social Structures Chart focussing on Sparta.  This is a study tool for an upcoming test.
8ELA - Students worked on the I am David Comprehension Test.

**NO HOMEWORK assigned today but Spelling is due tomorrow as usual.

**READ-A-THON packages are now due.  Be sure to include your Minutes Read page and the Sponsor Sheet with money collected.  Remember:  we want 100% participation!

Read-a-thon is Now Done!

8MSS - Finished an online activity from the British Museum.  HOMEWORK:  SPARTAN EDUCATION.
8BSS - Corrected Spartan Education and reviewed the Comparison Chart for Government and Economy.
7SS - Watched a video called Transforming Lives and worked on related questions.  HOMEWORK:  TRANSFORMING LIVES WORKSHEET AND MDG PARAGRAPHS IF THEY WEREN'T HANDED IN TODAY.
8ELA - Spelling Review Unit.  Only one student is exempt so all students will be have the multi-unit test later this week.  Corrected I am David q. 9 - 12 from chapter 4.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING.  I AM DAVID COMPREHENSION TEST TOMORROW (CH. 1 - 4)

Rock On, Funky Bunch!

8ELA - Students did the Unit 16 Spelling Test followed by reading Chapter 4 of the novel I am David.  NO HOMEWORK.

***HCS Idol was today.  Many special performances.  Congratulations to our winners.  A special congratulations to Johnny T and the Funky Bunch for their performance.  I know they were practising and working hard (it may not have looked like it but we...I mean..they did).

**Have a great 4 day weekend everyone and yes, you do have to clean your room...or study...your choice!

Pajama Day Tomorrow

8ELA - Read Chapter 3 of I am David.  HOMEWORK:  FINISH READING CHAPTER 3 THEN COMPLETE QUESTIONS 1 - 8.
7SS - Worked on questions 1 -5 on the UN's Millenium Development Goals.  HOMEWORK: Q. 1-5.

SPECIAL CHALLENGE TO 8M STUDENTS:  WEAR YOUR BEST PAJAMA OUTFIT ON WEDNESDAY--FLUFFY SLIPPERS, BIG PUFFY BATHROBE, AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT REMIND US OF SLEEPING!  COME IN COSTUME AND THE BEST ONE IN 8M WINS A GOLD COIN!

Reading, Reading, Reading

8ELA - Read Chapter 3 of I am David.  8B NO HOMEWORK.  8M HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 8 TO 11 PLUS THE PINK QUESTION NUMBER 12.
8M SS - Read material about Sparta.

**Reminder to all students and parents:  Students should not be in the building before 8:20.  If it is colder than -25 or it's raining there will be an exception.  We do have a before-and-after program that is available at a cost should you want your child inside.

We Had Snacks Today!

7SS - We conducted an activity today that represented the ideas of hunger around the world.  HOMEWORK:  SNACK QUESTIONS 1 - 5.
8M - SS - Corrected Greek Religion.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M - ELA - Read Chapter 2.  NO HOMEWORK.
8B - ELA - HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 8 - 11 PLUS NUMBER 12 WHICH IS A PINK QUESTION.

Homework, Homework, Homework

8ELA - Reviewed chapter 1 and assigned questions.  HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 1 - 7 FROM THE CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 SUMMARY.
8B - SS - Corrected Greek Religion questions.
8M - SS - Read about Greek Religion and assigned questions.  HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 1 - 5.
7C - SS - Corrected the worksheet.  HOMEWORK:  COLOUR THE PEOPLE FROM THE IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE WORKSHEET.

Challenge Question Today

8SS - Worked on Greek Religion today.  HOMEWORK:  QUESTIONS 1-5.
7SS - Began the book If the World Were a Village and discussed the world's population crunched down to a more comprehensible number of 100 and how poverty affects the people of the village.  HOMEWORK:  IF THE WORLD WERE A VILLAGE WORKSHEET PREDICTIONS.  NO HOMEWORK FOR 7G AS THEY ARE AHEAD A LITTLE BIT AND FINISHED IN CLASS.
8ELA - Unit 15 Spelling Precheck with unit work.  Began reading I am David novel.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING QUESTIONS 1 - 3 PLUS ORIGINAL SENTENCES FOR EACH SPELLING WORD PLUS CHAPTER ONE OF THE NOVEL.

CHALLENGE QUESTION:  WHO SAID THE FOLLOWING, WHERE IS THE SPEAKER FROM AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Nescire  autem, quid antea, quam natus sis, acciderit, id est semper esse pierum.

New Novels Started Today

8B - ELA - Handed out the novel I am David by Anne Holm with all the required worksheets.  Learned about the end of WWII and the beginnings of the Cold War.
8M - ELA - Handed out the novel I am David by Anne Holm with all the required worksheets.  Learned about the end of WWII and the beginnings of the Cold War.  HOMEWORK:  FINISH HILIGHTING AND WORK ON DAVID'S WORLD IN RUINS - PART 2.
8B - SS - Corrected the lesson on The Arts.  Began a lesson on Greek Gods.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M - SS - Finished our readings on Greek Arts.  HOMEWORK:  THE ARTS Q. 1-5.

**Challenge Question:  See me first tomorrow with the answer to:  Who wrote these lines of poetry?  Why would I want you to know?

We have tomorrow

Bright before us

Like a flame.

February--Month of Love

8B - SS - Learned about the arts during ancient Greece.  HOMEWORK:  THE ARTS, Q 1-5.
8ELA - Literature Circle Assignment/Test
7C - SS - Reviewed the Poverty Cycle.  HOMEWORK:  POVERTY CYCLE, Q. 1-5
7G - SS - Reviewed the Poverty Cycle.  DEAR Time.  NO HOMEWORK.

**Challenge Question:  If you can tell me who wrote the following and what it means, you get a prize!

We cannot survive as an island in a sea of change...
cooperation is in our own self-interest."

Read-a-thon Starts Tomorrow!

8ELA - Lit Circle meetings and reading classes.  8M corrected spelling unit 14 as well.
8BSS - Corrected the lesson on Minoans & Mycenaeans.  NO HOMEWORK.

**Grade 8s visited St. Boniface Diocesan High School for an information session.
**Our annual Read-a-thon kicked off today.  It is a major fundraiser for our school with money raised going to our new gym floor plus new books for our library.

**Grade 8 Reading Challenge:  If you are the first to see me tomorrow with the correct answer to this question, you'll win a prize.  What book/play has the following line and who is the author? 
                 To be, or not to be, that is the question

Just Another Day

8ELA - Students continued reading their novels and meeting with their group and myself.  Books must be finished by Feb 1st.  HOMEWORK:  READING SECTION--MEETINGS TOMORROW
8M - Correcting spelling unit 14 tomorrow...is your work done?
8SS - HOMEWORK:  MINOANS & MYCENAEANS DUE TOMORROW
7SS - Completed a group answer to the following question:  What is human development?  NO HOMEWORK.

Drumming Started Today

8M - ELA - Worked on Spelling Unit 14; will be corrected on Wednesday.  Lit Circle meetings and a reading class.  Come prepared for a meeting class tomorrow!
8B - ELA - Library and a reading class.  Come prepared for a meeting class tomorow.
8SS - Reviewed Minoans info and read, hilighted, made a timeline, and updated Who's Who for the Mycenaeans.  HOMEWORK:  MYCENAEANS HANDOUT
7SS - Worked, in groups, on the concept of Human Development.  NO HOMEWORK.

**SS TESTS WENT HOME ON FRIDAY.  THEY NEED TO BE SIGNED AND RETURNED.

**Grades 6 - 8 students started their week of Japanese Drumming with Fubuki Daiko.   School assembly to showcase theie learning will take place on Friday.  All welcome!

Tests Went Home Today - Check Them Out!

8SS - Received and reviewed their ancient Egypt tests.  Began the Greece unit with an overview of the Minoans.  HOMEWORK:  READ MINOAN HANDOUT, HILIGHT, UPDATE TIMELINE, GET TEST SIGNED.
8ELA - Literature Circle Meetings.
7SS - Received and reviewed their Climate tests.  Collected pink questions.  Read the text concerning The Good Life.  HOMEWORK:  GET TEST SIGNED.

Novels Started Today

8ELA - Literature Circles started today with students being put into groups and books were distributed.  Continuing our theme of War and Conflict, we'll be reading the following fiction and non-fiction books:
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Survivors by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Hiding Edith by Kathy Kacer
My Childhood Under Fire by Nadja Halilbegovich
Books must be read by February 2 and related projects will be due on February 4 but haven't been assigned yet.
8B ELA - Spelling Test tomorrow.
7SS - Reviewed our pink questions.  HOMEWORK:  PINK QUESTION DO-OVERS.

Projects Due Tomorrow!

8ELA - Students continued working on their book reports about children and conflict. HOMEWORK:  PRESENTATIONS TOMORROW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6i6JBIbuyc

Test Day!

8SS - Wrote the Ancient Egypt Test.  NO HOMEWORK.
8ELA - Wrote the Unit 13 Spelling Test.  Work time for the Book Review project which is due January 19 (Wednesday).  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Wrote the Climate, Vegetation, and Population Test.  NO HOMEWORK.

New Grade 8 Project

8ELA - Corrected Unit 13 Spelling.  Assigned a Book Review Project.  It focusses on children in conflict via picture books.  Students are working in groups of 3 to 4.  DUE JANUARY 19 WITH PRESENTATIONS.
8SS  - Corrected lesson on Egyptian Pyramids and Architecture.  Reviewed an outline of the test.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Corrected Climate, Veg, and Geo questions.  NO HOMEWORK.

**GR 8 SS TEST ON FRIDAY.
**GR 7 SS TEST ON FRIDAY.

Hooray! Early Dismissal!

7SS - Corrected questions on climate, vegetation, and more and less developed nations.  NO HOMEWORK.
8B - SS - Read about Egyptian architecture.  HOMEWORK:  ROSETTA STONE PINK QUESTION AND PYRAMID QUESTIONS 1 - 5.
8M - SS - Corrected Egyptian Writing and Education.  HOMEWORK:  PYRAMID QUESTIONS 1 - 5.
8B  - ELA - Assigned Book Review groups and books.  NO HOMEWORK.

Off to a Busy Start

8B - SS - Corrected Egyptian Writing.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M - SS - Worked on Egyptian Writing.  HOMEWORK:  Q 1-7
8M - ELA - Precheck and lesson work for Spelling Unit 13.  Edited and revised our Fischl-style poems.  HOMEWORK:  CHILDREN IN CONFLICT POEM GOOD COPY DUE TOMORROW TYPED IN PROPER FORMAT.  SPELLING.
8B - ELA - Precheck and lesson work for Spelling Unit 13.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING.

**DON'T FORGET THE SS TEST ON FRIDAY!

The Weekend Already?

8B - SS - Worked on Egyptian Education questions.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN EDUCATION & WRITING, Q. 1-7
8B - ELA - Reading class was followed by a period to assemble our Children in Conflict poems.  NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Worked on climate/vegetation/geography/more and less developed countries questions.  HOMEWORK:  FIVE QUESTIONS

**8SS - EGYPT TEST JANUARY 14 (FRIDAY)
**7SS - POPULATION TEST JANUARY 14 (FRIDAY)

Welcome Back!

8SS - Read our text on the topic of Egyptian education, writing, and art.  Wrote notes and questions.  NO HOMEWORK.
8M-ELA - Corrected Fischl poem.  Reviewed children in conflict photos and brainstormed our reactions.  HOMEWORK:  FISCHL-STYLE POEM ROUGH DRAFT DUE TOMORROW.
8B - ELA - Peer conferenced with our Fischl-style poems, discussed titles and final copy format.  Library.  HOMEWORK:  CHILDREN IN CONFLICT POEM DUE TOMORROW.
7SS - Reviewed the more and less developed nations map and definitions.  Copied questions for tomorrow's class.  NO HOMEWORK.

**8SS - EGYPT TEST ON JANUARY 14TH.