What We Learned Today...October 28th

The boys doing their "No Homework Dance"

This morning we kicked off our week with a school wide assembly in the gym before heading back to the classroom for AR.  We are now officially up to 5.5 AR Points Per Student!  With 2 weeks left to go, I'm certain we'll make our goal as long as everyone continues to do their part and read.  In ELA we continued our Greek Mythology Unit by looking at what exactly a hero is and the different traits that are typically associated with Heroes.  We will continue to explore this topic tomorrow as we will be learning about the story of Perseus and Andromeda. 

In Grade 8 Math the students began to work on their new assignment, "Estimating Square Roots".  This assignment will be due on Wednesday, October 30th. There will also be a mid-unit quiz on Monday, November 4th so make sure you begin studying soon! 
Just in case you're having trouble with your homework, I've post a video below that explains how to Estimate Square Roots:

After lunch the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Postma and they began to paint the canvas of their Twin Portrait Assignment.   At 1:38 we headed down to Ms. Sutherland's room to meet with our afternoon Little Buddies.  We spent the rest of the period reading with our buddies and once again the students did an excellent job today! During the last hour of the day the students had Phys. Ed with Mr. Fuchs and they worked on volleyball skills. 


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Social:
Quiz on Wednesday, October 30th

French:
Unit Test on Monday, November 4th

Reminders:

-Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters at the Golden Mile on Tomorrow, October 29th p.m.

-There is no school on November 1st due to the Deshaye Staff Retreat