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
Monday, February 23, 2009
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!
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
- 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!
- 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!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
PLEASE BRING LUNCH TOMORROW AS WE WILL BE LEAVING FOR SHAFTESBURY SHORTLY AFTER 12:30
Language Arts:
-continue reading your book each evening and return to class every day
-book read is due February 20th
-instructions for book read will be given this week
-Grammar exercises are due on Wednesday with test on Friday
-know the meaning of all key words from Unit 15
Social Studies
-bring in all information for the myth assignment every day
-assignment should be worked on every evening
-information should have been reviewed with your 10 major points identified for your story
-begin writing information into your own words
-lab has been booked for both classes to work together as a class to ask and answer questions
-due date for the final project will be discussed on Tuesday
Language Arts:
-continue reading your book each evening and return to class every day
-book read is due February 20th
-instructions for book read will be given this week
-Grammar exercises are due on Wednesday with test on Friday
-know the meaning of all key words from Unit 15
Social Studies
-bring in all information for the myth assignment every day
-assignment should be worked on every evening
-information should have been reviewed with your 10 major points identified for your story
-begin writing information into your own words
-lab has been booked for both classes to work together as a class to ask and answer questions
-due date for the final project will be discussed on Tuesday
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Language Arts
Review Grammar exercises for Unit 13-test is Thursday
Know the meaning of all list words from this lesson.
Newspaper quiz will be returned on Wednesday as some are not complete. Please return on Thursday.
Social Studies
map work on Greece- due Wednesday
10 questions on Greece from text and internet due Wed.
pages 77,78,79 worksheets-due Wed.
Front page of notes Skaftfeld class only-due Wed.
Please return permission forms for Shaftesbury -latest Wed.
Review Grammar exercises for Unit 13-test is Thursday
Know the meaning of all list words from this lesson.
Newspaper quiz will be returned on Wednesday as some are not complete. Please return on Thursday.
Social Studies
map work on Greece- due Wednesday
10 questions on Greece from text and internet due Wed.
pages 77,78,79 worksheets-due Wed.
Front page of notes Skaftfeld class only-due Wed.
Please return permission forms for Shaftesbury -latest Wed.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
It is great being back and working with all of the students!
The students will be receiving assignments back tomorrow and Tuesday. It is essential that they return their tests the following day to be filed in their own personal files in the classroom.
1. Review of Units 9-11 in Grammar taken Fri.- please return Tues.
2. Spelling words from our new Ancient Greece section taken Fri. - please return Tues.
3. Rerview strategies 1-3 taken Fri. - please return Tues.
4. Media Literacy test will be returned to both classes once they have all completed the assignment on Mon.- please return Wed.
5. Social Studies test was marked some time ago. On this test sheet the students will be given their project mark as well as their design mark. These will be given to the students to record in their agendas on Monday and will not be sent home. This particular assignment will be filed in their personal files as I will be using information from all of these sources for their report card. Please ask to see their marks in their agendas on Monday!
The students will have told you that we are beginning a new unit on Ancient Greece and that we have been involved in research as well as viewing videos prior to beginning our text work. They have read some informatiuon from text and have generated questions from these sources that we will be addressing while we are studying our unit.
The students will be receiving assignments back tomorrow and Tuesday. It is essential that they return their tests the following day to be filed in their own personal files in the classroom.
1. Review of Units 9-11 in Grammar taken Fri.- please return Tues.
2. Spelling words from our new Ancient Greece section taken Fri. - please return Tues.
3. Rerview strategies 1-3 taken Fri. - please return Tues.
4. Media Literacy test will be returned to both classes once they have all completed the assignment on Mon.- please return Wed.
5. Social Studies test was marked some time ago. On this test sheet the students will be given their project mark as well as their design mark. These will be given to the students to record in their agendas on Monday and will not be sent home. This particular assignment will be filed in their personal files as I will be using information from all of these sources for their report card. Please ask to see their marks in their agendas on Monday!
The students will have told you that we are beginning a new unit on Ancient Greece and that we have been involved in research as well as viewing videos prior to beginning our text work. They have read some informatiuon from text and have generated questions from these sources that we will be addressing while we are studying our unit.
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