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.

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.

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:

Good afternoon everyone.  Thank you to everyone who attended conferences this week.  If you were unable to attend this week, we can reschedule a time after the Easter break.

Please remember, Grade sevens, we are canoeing on Monday, April 4th.  This will be at the Lawson Pool and you will get wet so please come prepared with a bathing suit and towel.

There is a little bit of homework to take care of during the week:
Health - Define Yourself, assignment on Google Classroom, due April 4th;
ELA - Reading Strategies (Nouns), due April 4th;
Math 7 - Mid-Unit Review, due April 4th;
Social Studies, Science, French, Arts Ed, Math 8 - please check the blogs of your other teachers to stay up-to-date on assignments.

This is it - final term for this year.  Let's all work together to finish strong and enjoy the rest of our year together.

Have a fabulous Easter Holiday.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  We had a noisy morning with the Steal-A-Shamrock shenanigans.

Speeches are almost done, with the exception of one more student!  Everyone did a fabulous job.  Figuring out our top boy and top girl from the class will be a very difficult job.  I am very impressed with the effort that everyone put into this project.

Report Cards are going home today.  Conference appointment times are included in the report card envelope.  Please sign and return the envelope so that we have them for the June report cards.

Homework for tonight:
Math 7 - 4.1 worksheet, due tomorrow and bring your geometry set to every Math class;
Social Studies - Chapter review, questions 1-5 are due tomorrow;
Science - two prediction questions due tomorrow;
Reading Strategies - due Tuesday, March 22nd;
Grade 8 students, please check Mr. Yeske's or Mr. DuMont's blog regarding Math homework.

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

Good afternoon everyone.

Remember to wear your Jack MacKenzie gear tomorrow.  Let's be the class with the most school spirit!!!  Also, tomorrow is your last day of school for the week due to PD day on Thursday and Teacher Convention on Friday.

Homework:
Math 7 - Unit Review worksheet is due tomorrow.  POST-ASSESSMENT is tomorrow!!!
ELA - speeches, speeches, speeches.  These are due Monday so please keep working on them.
Please remember to check the blogs of your other teachers for homework in your other subject areas.
If you have any late assignments in any of your classes, these must be handed in tomorrow, otherwise it's a zero on your report card :(

Good afternoon and happy Friday.

We have several upcoming events and assignments to keep in mind.

Monday, March 7th - Hat Day.  Pay $1 to wear your hat;
Tuesday, March 8th - Gum Day.  Pay $1 to wear your hat;
Proceeds of both days will go to our Syrian Family fundraiser;
Wednesday, March 9th - Coyote wear day - show your school pride;
Thursday, March 10th - no school for PD Day;
Friday, March 11th - no school for teacher convention;
Tuesday, March 15th - Grades 8's attend Campbell Collegiate for the morning for Tartans in Training;
Thursday, March 17th - Green Day and Steel-A-Shamrock Day;
Wednesday, March 23rd - School Oratory Contest;
Spring Break runs from Friday, March 25th - Sunday, April 3rd.

Weekend Homework:
ELA - continue working on Speeches.  Rough draft was peer-edited today, so time to work on revisions.  Final copy due March 14th;
Health - most groups have finished their commercials already - if your group has not yet finished, the final deadline is Tuesday, March 8th;
Math 7 - Lesson 6.5 practice questions and Unit Review due for Monday, March 7th.

That is all for now.  Have a fabulous weekend.