Friday, April 29, 2016

Good afternoon and happy Friday.  We have a few important details coming up that need special attention:

Tuesday, May 3: Grade 7's will be canoeing at Wascana Lake.   We will be gone from 12:45 - 3:00
Wednesday, May 4:  Star Wars Day - come dressed as your favourite Star Wars character
Thursday, May 5:  Grade 7's canoeing at Wascana Lake, 12:45 - 3:00
Friday, May 13:  Future Day - dress as who you will be in the future
Wednesday, May 18:  Jack Mack clothing day - show your school pride

Homework update:
ELA - Electronic Waste Dumping Ground questions and vocabulary, due Monday;
Health - Do It Yourself product, recipe and instructions, due Monday on Google Classroom;
Math 7 - 8.4 Worksheet - due Monday, Post Assessment will be on Tuesday;
All other subject areas - please check the blogs of your other teachers to stay up to date on assignments.

That's all for now.  Have a fabulous weekend.

Monday, April 11, 2016

Hello everyone.

Grade Eights, please let mom and dad know about the parent meeting:

Dear Parents,

You are invited to attend a parent information meeting regarding the Grade 8 Farewell.  The meeting will be held in the library at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 18th , 2016.


Our  Grade 8 Farewell is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14th  , 2016.  Plans are being made to mark the transistion of our Grade 8 students from elementary school to high school.  We hope to see all of you at this very important meeting!

Homework update:
Math 7 - Lesson 4.4, Practice questions 1 - 8, due tomorrow;
ELA - persuasion letter outline due for Wednesday;
Reading Strategies - Verb worksheet due Thursday;

Please check other blogs for homework in other subject areas.

Have a great day!!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2016



Good afternoon everyone.  

Grade Eights that are planning on attending Campbell in the fall, you can pre-order your Campbell clothing to wear for the first week back to school.  All orders must be submitted by April 15. 2016.



Also, due April 15 . . . Valedictorian speeches.  If you are interested in being this year's valedictorian, please have your speech prepared for next Friday.  Your peers will choose who represents your class.

Other homework to stay on top of:
Math 7 - Post-Assessment tomorrow, based on Lessons 4.1 and 4.2.  This is all about circles, including radius, diameter, pi, and circumference.
Health - group work, song evaluations are due to be presented on Friday;
Reading Strategies - Noun worksheet, was due on Monday but we haven't had a chance to mark it yet. We will be marking this worksheet tomorrow;
Science - questions 1 -5 are due Friday;
Socials Studies - please check Mrs. Reoch's blog for the details of the assignment that is due on Friday.

Some other important dates coming up:
Parent information night regarding Grade Eight Farewell will take place on Monday, April 18th;
Menchie's order forms will be going home on Monday and are due back to the school with payment no later than Friday, April 15th.   No late orders will be accepted.  Menchies will be delivered on April 20th;
Green/Blue day to celebrate Earth Day will be on April 21st;
PD day - no school on Friday, April 22nd;
Grade 8 Farewell Photos are happening in the morning of Tuesday, April 26th;
Super Hero Day is April 28th;

That's all for today.  Have a great evening.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Hello everyone.  I hope you are having a great afternoon.  Here is your homework update:

Math 7 - finish 4.3 Worksheet for tomorrow.  We will be having a Post Assessment regarding circles on Thursday.  A tutorial link to help you review the basics of a circle can be found at:
http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/Circles_WhatIsPI
A second video to help you with understanding the circumference of a circle can be viewed at:
http://mathantics.com/index.php/section/lesson/Circles_CircumferenceAndArea
This second video also talks about Area of a Circle, which is something that you do not need to know for Thursday's Post Assessment.
Health - make sure to meet with your group to finish discussing the lyrics to the song you were assigned.  Class presentations will happen on Friday.
French: Complete working on presentation and practice.  Presentations are Wednesday afternoon.
Science:  Questions 1-5 due Friday.
Social Studies:  Textbook questions, Chapter 2, "Valuing the Individual", vocab, 1 - 3, questions 1 - 10 (was assigned March 21st), questions 11 - 15, Text questions, pg. 38, 1 - 4.  All due Friday, April 8th;

That's all for today.  See you tomorrow.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Good afternoon everyone.  We had a great first day back after the break.  Since our Grade sevens were away for their first canoeing lesson, we did not have a typical schedule day but we will but in regular Day 1 mode tomorrow.  Please make sure the homework assignments, assigned before the break, are completed.

Math 7 - Lesson 4.3, practice questions are due for tomorrow.

Some photos of our canoeing today: