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.