Daily Update--June 29/10

I would like to say thank-you to all the students for a year of learning together, and getting to know all of you. I enjoyed teaching you, and wish you all the best in grade 9.

Tomorrow you can pick up your report cards starting at 9:00am.

Some students have left their work in the classroom, and I would appreciate it if they would remember to pick it up tomorrow.

Have a great summer!

Daily Update--June 27/10

Tomorrow we need to complete a few things. Students are still presenting their oral IRP's--telling us about the most recent books they have read.

We need to tally up the number of pages that the students have read in total this year. I also have one more activity to do with them in terms of their reading--something fun.

Students need to collect their projects that are still in the room, including their Bio-poems which are hanging in the room.

I also want to give the students something as a year-end presentation.

Students also need to complete their portfolios if they did not finish them on Friday.

I will be asking the students to complete an evaluation of the year--activities, assignments, projects, etc., as well as an evaluation of me.

We have cleaned out the lockers so that is done.

Tuesday is our Awards Day Ceremony, and parents are invited to come. It starts at 10:00am.

See you then!

Daily Update--June 24/10

We had a great time today in the city. The tour of the Legislative Building was interesting and only 1 hour in length which suited the students , I think.

The line ups at Fun Mountain were long but we had fun.

For tomorrow, the students will have half an hour to work on their shields and one other project. The projects should then be handed in.
We will work on the ELA brochures for half an hour and if some are done they should be handed in. If some need the weekend to complete them, that will be fine.

We will be working on our portfolios tomorrow, as well as cleaning out our lockers. We hope to show the students a movie tomorrow as well.

Daily Update--June 22/10

ELA--We started presenting our oral IRP's today, and we will continue with them tomorrow. Students know the order of presentations. Travel brochures for I am David are due Friday.

SS--Students need to have their shields and one more project completed for Friday.

Science--Please get your test signed and returned to school.

Health--We are going to try to present our "Culture Day" activities starting tomorrow.

Remember to bring in your permission slip and $9.00 for our field trip.

Daily Update--June 18/10

ELA--Work on your oral presentation for your last book project. Presentations begin Tuesday.

SS--Work on your shield and one more project from the list. These will be due Friday.

Science--Get your test signed and returned to class. Your toy design project is due Tuesday.

Health--We did not get a chance to present today, so we will begin presentations on Monday.

Please remember to bring your permission slip and money for the field trip.

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there!

Daily Update--June 16/10

ELA--Vocabulary unit 9 booklet is due for Friday. You should be reading and working on your last book project --the oral IRP. Presentations will begin June 22nd.

Math--Complete the questions in the exam booklet. Exam will begin at 9:00 tomorrow.

Science--Toy design project is due June 22.

Health--You will have one more period to work on it tomorrow, with the intentions of presenting starting Friday.

Tomorrow there will be extra Math help at 8:00am.
Your permission slip and money to the Legislative Building and Fun Mountain is due in to me as soon as you can. Trip is next Thursday.

Daily Update--June 15/10

ELA--Vocabulary unit 9 Synonyms and Antonyms page is due tomorrow. Work on your oral presentation of your 4th book project.

Math--Work on #10,11,12,and #18 as Exam review for tomorrow. Exam is on Thursday.

Science--Toy Design Project is due June 22.

Health--Tomorrow will be your last class day to work on the Culture Day presentation. Tomorrow we will decide on a presentation day date.

Extra help time for the exam will be tomorrow morning and at noon hour.

Daily Update--June 14/10

ELA--Remember to bring in signed material if you have not yet done so. You should be thinking about and beginning your 4th book report which will be an oral IRP in front of the class.

Math--Your Math Assessment will be Thursday. You should be review all concepts covered this year. In the review that I gave you on Friday, make sure #1 to #9 are done for tomorrow. YOu can work ahead on other questions for review.

Science--Your Toy Design Project is due June 22.

Health--You should be working on your Culture Day presentation.

Daily Update--June 11/10

ELA--Some students still have not handed in signed material. Get that in asap. Students should be reading and preparing for their nest book project which is an oral IRP.

Math--We started our assessment review today. Students are to have #1 to 9 done for Tuesday. They most certainly can do more questions in preparation for the assessment. Math Assessment is on June 17th.

Science--Their toy design project is due June 22.

On Monday, the students will have 30 minutes of class;then we have the Entertainment Assembly. Following that, we will be involved with the Gym Riot. At 11:30 we will be boarding the buses to Morden Beach. Students should have their tickets purchased and their permission forms handed in.

We also sent home a letter describing our next field trip slated for Thursday, June 24 to the Manitoba Legislative Building and Fun Mountain. Please sign the permission slip and return to school.
Thank-you! Have a great weekend!

Daily Update--June 10/10

ELA--The vocabulary test is tomorrow. It will consist of questions dealing with definitions, antonyms, identifying parts of speech, and sentence building (compound, complex, and compound-complex). Please review. Some students still need to hand in signed copies of their diary entries, comprehension questions, and essays.

Math--No homework tonight, but there will be for the weekend.

Health--Work on your culture research.

June-so-soon permission slips need to be signed and handed in to the office tomorrow. I hope you purchased your ticket for the event.

Daily Update--June 9/10

ELA--Review vocabulary words. Review the writing of compound and complex sentences. Hand in all signed material from yesterday.

Math--Page 92--#5,7,8,11,and 16 for tomorrow.

Health--Work on your "Culture Day" presentation.

Daily Update--June 8/10

ELA--Review vocabulary words. Be certain to know the definitions of the words as well as their parts of speech. Also practice writing compound and complex sentences. Test is on Friday. Students took home their comprehension questions, their diary entries, and their essay for signatures. Return to school tomorrow. We will begin the first part of their ELA Assessment tomorrow. Students need to have their novel and pencil case with them.

Math--Have test corrections done, and get the test signed for tomorrow.

Daily Update--June 7/10

ELA--Review the unit 8 vocabulary words for the test which will be on Friday. Besides knowing the definitions of the words, students also need to know how to write compound-complex sentences which we are studying in class right now.

Math--We are studying the Pythagorean relationship right now; review for the Math Assessment (June 17) will begin by the end of the week.

Tomorrow we will be watching the movie, "I Am David" as we have just finished reading the novel. (Students can bring some munchies for themselves to eat during the movie.)

On Wednesday and Thursday, the students will be writing their ELA Assessment which will be in the form of an in-class essay with topics dealing with the class novel.The students have just finished writing an essay in preparation for this assessment. They cannot study for this assessment, but they can make certain they have their novel in class, and that they read my comments on their last essay. The process of writing the essay is just as important as the essay itself. The assessment will take place in the grade 8 area, and will last about 1 to 1 1/2 hours each day.

Daily Update--June 4/10

ELA--Daily reading. Vocabulary test in Unit 8 will be on Thursday. We will be writing an in-class essay starting mid-week next week after we have finished reading and watching the movie for I Am David.

Math--We wrote the unit test today. Hopefully students did well. Quite a number of students had been coming in for extra help. Our year end Math Assessment will be around June 17. We have one concept to cover before we start review. After the assessment, we will continue with further concepts. Math does not end on June 17, as some students may be under the impression that it would.

Science--Review for Monday's test.

Daily Update--June 3/10

ELA--Work on your vocabulary. Due tomorrow.

Math--Review for tomorrow's test.

Science--Review for Monday's test.

Daily Update--June 1/10

ELA--Vocabulary due tomorrow--Synonyms and antonyms.

Math--review--10.3 page 118-#3c, Page 119--#4a and 9 for tomorrow.Test on Friday.

Science--Test has been postponed till Monday.