What We Learned Today...September 22nd

A blurry picture from canoeing!

Well, we kicked off our week a little different than usual today.  First thing this morning, all our Grade 8 students headed outside to the bus and spent the entire morning canoeing on Wascana Lake.  We were very fortunate to have such amazing weather for canoeing as last year, it was less than ideal due to the rain mid-session.  In addition to the nice weather, another positive from our trip today was how well our students presented themselves during our excursion.  We have another great senior group this year and they really represented themselves and their school well today!

After lunch we had Science and the students reflected on their Egg Drop challenge from Friday.  They were tasked with writing a 1-2 paragraph response answering the following questions:
1.  Explain in detail your design for the egg drop
2.  How did your design help your egg survive the initial rounds
3.  If you could change anything about your design, what would it be and why?
4.  If we were to drop your design off the legislative building, what would you need to change to survive the fall?

In Grade 8 Math we spent the hour going through the 2.2 and 2.3 assignments before students finished up their Unit Reviews and Practice Test.  During the last hour of the day we had work period where students finished up their RAD Tests, worked on their Science Questions, Fakebook assignments and Social Studies assignment.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit Exam will be on Wednesday, September 25th

ELA:

Fakebook assignment will be due on Monday, September 22nd Wednesday, September 24th

Social:

Resource and Wealth Tax Assignment due Tomorrow, September 23rd

Arts. Ed:

Sketch is due Wednesday, September 24th

Reminders:

-Grade 7/8 Retreat in Lebret is on September 30th.  Students will need to bring $2 to help cover the cost of the trip and their form back by Thursday.

More blurry pictures from today: