Monday, February 23, 2009

LA/SS

A reminder that all students will be participating in PAD on Friday, February 27th!
Dress for the occasion.

LA

Cue for Treason: (all due Wednesday for correcting)Questions for Chapter 4 1, 2, 3, 4
Read Chapter 5, questions 1, 3, 4

SS

Finish reading Chapter on Rome (pages 104-107)
Complete booklet of notes - due Tuesday
Social Studies test-Thursday, February 26th

Sunday, February 22, 2009

LA/SS

A reminder to all Grade 8 students that we will be registering for Senior 1 with Mr. Riffle on Monday!

LA
- Cue for Treason Chapter 3 reading is due on Monday along with the questions previously assigned. A summary of 1/2- 3/4 page is due Monday for Chapter 3 reading as assigned on Friday.

SS
- Read pages 98 and 99 from text and complete all questions in the Social Studies handout up to and including page 5 Roman Law - due Monday (discussed and assigned in class on Friday).

- Social Studies test on Rome- Thursday, February 26th. An outline will be given in class. Please begin reviewing material. A written Language Arts assignment for the unit on Rome will be assigned following the test.

A thank you to all of the students and parents for the wonderful teacher appreciation gift! THANK YOU! I am so very glad to be back with the students and look forward to great work and wonderful times ahead! Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

LA/SS

Students are reminded to return the following with parent signature:- Shaftesbury registration (a parent letter was sent Tuesday)
- Social Studies test and myth presentation mark - due Thursday

Cue for Treason: read Chapter 1, novel information for discussion on Wednesday- due Wednesday
Book presentations - Friday

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Language Arts and Social Studies

Language Arts:
- Please return Grammar tests signed by a parent (Momday)- Book read is due February 20, with presentations beginning that day. We will be working on a handout on Monday to organize the information about your book.

Social Studies:
- The rough draft of the Greek Myth assignment was a wonderful beginning to your project. I was very impressed! Keep up the great work!
- Good copy of the myth is due on Wednesday. (Edit, edit, edit)!
- Students will be given some class time on Monday and Tuesday to finish up their beautiful work. Lab time has been booked for finishing up and printing out the material to hand in on Wednesday, February 4!