What We Learned Today...November 19th

An interesting approach to the human knot.

This morning we had a quick school wide assembly before settling in the classroom for some AR time.  Ms. Folk paid us a visit shortly after AR to address her concerns with the amount of overdue books in our classroom.  (Students make sure you are either returning your books on time or renewing them each week!)  She also reminded us that it is important to take an AR test as soon as you can after completing a book because the information is still fresh in your mind! So far this year some students have really excelled with AR, however there are still quite a few students that need to put a little more effort into their reading.  (Parents! If you would like to check in on your childs AR progress you can ask them to log in using their accounts here.)

During ELA, students had completed their second drafts of their Ghost Stories and began the Peer Editing process today.  We will continue this tomorrow and the Good/Final Copy of their stories will be due on Thursday, November 22nd. 
In Grade 8 Math we used the hour as a work period for students to work on their assignment from Page 135.  Some students who finished early got a head start on their 4.2 handout which will officially be assigned tomorrow.

Life...It's a team sport!

After lunch the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Norris and continued to work on their Social Justice Art assignments.  After Art we had an hour of French and finished up our lessons about the French Music Genres.  Students were given a quick pop quiz to apply what they learned from the last 3 classes.  During the last hour of the day the students headed to the gym and had Phys. Ed with Ms. Norris. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Math

Grade 8

Assignment -Pg. 135 (Due Tomorrow, November 20th)
a) 1,2,4,6,8,13
b) 1,2,4,6,8,13-18
c) 1,2,6,8,10,13,15,17,21

Grade 7

McCulloch: Worksheet 3.1 Due Tomorrow, November 20th

Weber: Pg. 92 #5-8

ELA
Final Draft (Good Copy) of the Ghost Story is due Thursday, November 22nd

Religion
Saint Poster Assignment due Wednesday, November 21st

Health:
"Check Your Understanding" due Wednesday, November 21st
-Get all NHI assignments in to Mr. McCulloch by Monday!

Overdue Assignments:

1) Grade 8 Math 4.1 Handout

2) Health Assignments: Dear Abbey, Body Image, Media Message and Fat Alien