7HEA-Updated our Eggbaby Journal. Reviewed our Sexual Health Review sheet. NO HOMEWORK.
8B SS-Watched the movie Romero; followed with a reflection. NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA-Discussed the Lit Circle project. Followed with work time. HOMEWORK: AS GROUPS FEEL NECESSARY.
**Remember pledges for Read-a-thon!
**8SS had lessons on Sparta and Athens assigned last week. Are they done?
**Spelling Unit 18 due tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Everyone's Doing Projects!
7REL - Students continue with the Eggbaby project. Read about the love we get from Moms and Dads. Read scripture about how God's love is bigger than the love of our parents. HOMEWORK: GOD, SCRIPTURE & MOM AND DAD Q 1-3.
7SS - Reviewed the Poverty Cycle and thought about ways to make it stop. HOMEWORK: POVERTY CYCLE REFLECTION Q 1-5.
8B SS - Oral review of the traits of Sparta then learned about the ancient city of Athens. HOMEWORK: ATHENS Q 1-2.
8ELA - Held the last Lit Circle group meetings for discussion. Reviewed multi-unit for Spelling. HOMEWORK: UNIT 18 SPELLING Q 1-5 PLUS PROOFREADING PARAGRAPH.
8B ELA - Assigned the Lit Circle projects, students decided jobs within the groups.
**Read-a-thon Pledges...Did you get yours?
7SS - Reviewed the Poverty Cycle and thought about ways to make it stop. HOMEWORK: POVERTY CYCLE REFLECTION Q 1-5.
8B SS - Oral review of the traits of Sparta then learned about the ancient city of Athens. HOMEWORK: ATHENS Q 1-2.
8ELA - Held the last Lit Circle group meetings for discussion. Reviewed multi-unit for Spelling. HOMEWORK: UNIT 18 SPELLING Q 1-5 PLUS PROOFREADING PARAGRAPH.
8B ELA - Assigned the Lit Circle projects, students decided jobs within the groups.
**Read-a-thon Pledges...Did you get yours?
Friday, January 27, 2012
Time for Sparta and Athens!
8B SS: Learning about the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. Used our text book p. 128 and 129 and the British Museum website http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/ . HOMEWORK: Q 1-4 PLUS CHALLENGE SECTION OF THE WEBSITE.
8M SS: Learning about the ancient Greek city-state of Athens. Used our text book p. 130 and 144. HOMEWORK: Q 1-2.
8ELA: Unit 17 Spelling Test
7SS: Continued our work on the ideas of Human Development, Poverty, and Quality of Life.
7 REL: Eggbaby Project continues!
**Our annual Read-a-thon kicked off today. Funds raised go towards new libary books. Please participate and get your pledges. Things improve when everyone gets involved!
**Our annual Open House is next week on Thursday. Please tell prospective familes and have them come out, 7 pm, to meet the teachers and tour the school.
8M SS: Learning about the ancient Greek city-state of Athens. Used our text book p. 130 and 144. HOMEWORK: Q 1-2.
8ELA: Unit 17 Spelling Test
7SS: Continued our work on the ideas of Human Development, Poverty, and Quality of Life.
7 REL: Eggbaby Project continues!
**Our annual Read-a-thon kicked off today. Funds raised go towards new libary books. Please participate and get your pledges. Things improve when everyone gets involved!
**Our annual Open House is next week on Thursday. Please tell prospective familes and have them come out, 7 pm, to meet the teachers and tour the school.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Stay Warm this Weekend
8ELA - Worked on Wonder of Words based on Holocaust Vocabulary. Read the non-fiction story The First Day of the War by Maia Wojciechowska. HOMEWORK: WONDER OF WORDS, VENN DIAGRAM, Q 4 AND 5
8SS - Corrected Greek Religion. NO HOMEWORK
7SS - Worked on I Would Rather Live In... HOMEWORK: I WOULD RATHER LIVE IN...DUE MONDAY. TEST JAN 17 (CLIMATE, LAND COVER/USE, POPULATION, PULL/PUSH FACTORS, MORE AND LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
7HEA-Reviewed our reflection on scripture's message about our bodies and sexuality. Discussed.
**Grade 8 boys will attend a Field Trip Monday to St. Paul's Highschool. Lunch will be provided. Please discuss St. Paul's as an option for grade 9 next year and have questions ready for the presenters.
8SS - Corrected Greek Religion. NO HOMEWORK
7SS - Worked on I Would Rather Live In... HOMEWORK: I WOULD RATHER LIVE IN...DUE MONDAY. TEST JAN 17 (CLIMATE, LAND COVER/USE, POPULATION, PULL/PUSH FACTORS, MORE AND LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
7HEA-Reviewed our reflection on scripture's message about our bodies and sexuality. Discussed.
**Grade 8 boys will attend a Field Trip Monday to St. Paul's Highschool. Lunch will be provided. Please discuss St. Paul's as an option for grade 9 next year and have questions ready for the presenters.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Welcome Back, Everyone!
7REL - Corrected James' Story and Agnes' Story. NO HOMEWORK.
7SS - Corrected More and Less Developed Countries Q 1-4. HOMEWORK: FIX Q.4. DUE TOMORROW.
8SS - Learning about Greek religion. Students received a Who's Who handout. Begin reading a story about Greek everyday life and religion. NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Corrected Spelling Unit 15. Introduced to Holocaust vocabulary. Reading Class. HOMEWORK: HOLOCAUST VOCABULARY LIST DUE TOMOROW.
8B ELA - Reading Class.
**Permission forms for the Romero movie and signed SS tests (both Gr. 8) need to be in by end of week. Lit Circle reading and meeting prep is due on Monday.
7SS - Corrected More and Less Developed Countries Q 1-4. HOMEWORK: FIX Q.4. DUE TOMORROW.
8SS - Learning about Greek religion. Students received a Who's Who handout. Begin reading a story about Greek everyday life and religion. NO HOMEWORK.
8M ELA - Corrected Spelling Unit 15. Introduced to Holocaust vocabulary. Reading Class. HOMEWORK: HOLOCAUST VOCABULARY LIST DUE TOMOROW.
8B ELA - Reading Class.
**Permission forms for the Romero movie and signed SS tests (both Gr. 8) need to be in by end of week. Lit Circle reading and meeting prep is due on Monday.
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