What We Learned Today...June 11th

Mr. Meyer's visited us today!

This morning we started the day off with a brief AR period from 9:00 to 9:15.  I completely forgot to mention yesterday that our class was very successful with AR over the month of May.  Not only did they reach their goal of 12 AR Points Per Student, but they went above and beyond and ended up achieving 13 AR Points.  The students have definitely earned their AR Movie Party which we will have sometime next week. 

We were very fortunate this morning because Mr. Meyers visited once again and he gave another wonderful presentation.  This morning he spoke with the students about "Making a Difference" and talked about different people in the world who have truly modelled this.  One person in particular he spoke about was Sir Nicholas Winton.  Sir Nicholas was responsible for saving 600 Jewish children from the Nazis during World War 2 in Czechoslovakia. Mr. Meyers also explained that there is currently a petition for Sir Nicholas to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.  If you would like to learn more about him or sign the petition you can check it out here.

In Grade 8 Math we moved on to Chapter 10, which focuses on Solving Linear Equations.  The primary focus of today's lesson was a review from Grade 7 on how to solve One Step Equations.  (ab=c) Students were given a brief assignment following this lesson and we will continue to work our way through Chapter 10 during tomorrows class. 

After lunch we had Religion and the students spent the half hour working on their religious mysteries powerpoint assignment.  Students will have another two classes to work on this assignment before we present next week.  At 1:15 the students had Science with Mr. Csada and they had the hour to work on a new science assignment on the laptops.  During the last hour of the day the Grade 7's had Arts.Ed with Ms. Norris while the Grade 8's had another farewell practice with Deacon Joe in the Library.

*Don't forget we have our Grade 8 Farewell tomorrow at 6:30 @ Christ the King Parish.

Due Dates & Homework:

Math:
9.3 is due on Thursday

Phys. Ed

Quiz tomorrow

Overdue Assignments:
1) Grade 8: 9.1 handout

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

4) Colonization Duotangs

Reminders:

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

-TPD on June 14th

What We Learned Today...June 10th

The Grade 8's practicing farewell songs with Deacon Joe.

This morning we started our week off right by having a quick school wide assembly in the Gym. After we finished O'Canada and announcements two very special guests came forward to recognize two individuals this morning.  The first was our very own Mrs. Sutherland who was recognized this morning by Mr. Brian Lach for winning the Distinguished Employee Award.  Congratulations Mrs. Sutherland! The second individual that was recognized was one of our Grade 7 students who was recognized by Ms. Joanne Beltramini for reaching an impressive Milestone, 1000 AR Points.  Congratulations to this students as well!

After we got back from the assembly, we switched things up and had an hour long Religion class instead of ELA.  In this period students got into their groups from last week and began researching their Religion Mysteries.  For this assignment students were given four questions to help aid them in their research and will be tasked with creating a brief Power Point presentation about their Mystery. 

In Grade 8 Math we continued to learn about Linear Relationships and Equations. Students were given assignment 9.3 to work on during the period.  The students were also given a complete study guide for their upcoming Math Diagnostic using questions from their text book.  I have recommended that the students try to review at least 5 questions per night to help them fully prepare for the exam next week.

After lunch the students had Arts. Ed and they spent the half hour working on their Phys. Ed duotangs. *Ms. Norris has informed me that there will be a quiz Wednesday morning during AR.
At 1:15 we had French and the students were tasked with creating a feasible menu that includes 3 courses and drinks.  We will be using these menu's next class as we prepare for our restaurant simulation next week. Students also took turns meeting with me during this hour to participate in a brief speaking assessment. 

During the last hour of the day the grade 7's had Phys. Ed while the grade 8's spent the hour with Deacon Joe Lang in the Library practicing songs for Farewell.


Due Dates & Homework:

Phys. Ed

Quiz on Wednesday

 

Overdue Assignments:
1) Grade 8: 9.1 handout

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

4) Colonization Duotangs

Reminders:

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

-TPD on June 14th

What We Learned Today...June 7th

Having some fun at the end of the day!

We started out our day a little differently today, rather than having AR first thing this morning, we started working on our RAD tests instead.  Students were given until recess to complete their RAD test.  As they finished up their tests they were given the rest of the period as AR time or to complete any other homework they had.  At 10:45 they had Phys. Ed with Ms. Norris and finished up presenting their stuntnastics routines.

After lunch the students had Religion and we spent the half hour looking at their final assignment of the year in this subject...Religious Mysteries.  Students were placed into groups and each group was assigned a different Religious Mystery to research.  In a few classes groups will take turns presenting what they learned about their mystery to the rest of the class.  In Health Mr. McCulloch continued their fully alive unit.
During the last hour of the day the students were given the hour to complete their RAD tests as well as any other homework they had.  At 3:00 everyone had completed their RAD test so we decided to go outside for the last half hour of class and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Have a great weekend!

*Students please remember to check Edmodo and email me your videos for farewell.  I would like to have all these in by tomorrow morning.

Due Dates & Homework:

Math:

Grade 8

9.2 is due Monday

Overdue Assignments:
1) Grade 8: 9.1 handout

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

4) Colonization Duotangs

Reminders:

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

-TPD on June 14th

What We Learned Today...June 6th

Some of the Grade 8's posing at the Marina.

This morning we began our day with an AR period from 9:00 to 9:30.  During this time students witnessed their points total for the month reach 11.3 AR Points Per Student.  This means that our class will need to earn 0.7 AR Points by 3:30 tomorrow in order to reach their goal and have a AR party. 

At 9:30 the students were incredibly excited to begin their final RAD tests for the year...Not! However, after all the grumbling and groaning the students began their tests and were given the rest of the hour to write them.  Students will have some more time to finish these tests up as some students didn't receive a full hour to write them this morning.

In Grade 8 Math the students were given the first half hour of class to complete their assignment from 9.2 before we began 9.3 which fouces on Linear Relationships and Equations.  We will continue to learn 9.3 during our next math class.  *Don't forget that 9.2 is due on Monday. 

After lunch the Grade 8's boared a bus and headed to Wascana Lake to canoe for the afternoon.  While the Grade 8's were away the Grade 7's got together with Mr. Csada and had the afternoon to work on any other assignments they had including their Flying Monsters Kite. 

Due Dates & Homework:

Math:

Grade 8

9.2 is due Monday

Overdue Assignments:
1) Grade 8: 9.1 handout

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

4) Colonization Duotangs

Reminders:

-U of R Field Trip June 5th (All morning)

-Grade 8 Canoeing is on June 6th (12:45 - 3:00)

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12 

What We Learned Today...June 5th

Inntertube Water Polo @ the U of R!

We had quite the exciting morning as today was our field trip to the University of Regina.  After boarding the buses we got to the U of R shortly after 9:15 and our class headed straight to the pool.  Instead of just swimming, the students got the opportunity to try out a relatively new sport called "Innertube Water Polo".  This sport is played following all rules of Water Polo except with one small adjustment...players are placed in large Innertbes and forced to paddle around instead of swimming. It was definitely a sight to see this morning watching our class try to stay upright in those tubes without flipping themselves upside down!

Once the students finished in the pool they headed to the gym and played some basketball with Mr. Csada until 10:00  when they headed to their next station.  The final station the students participated in today was with Mr. McCulloch where students learned how to play Ultimate Frisbee.  We ended up having a little bit of extra time before the bus came today so students had the option to either head outside to the grass field with Mr. McCulloch or stay in the gym and play basketball and dodge ball.  All in all it was quite the fun filled morning and the students were excellent ambassadors for our school. 

In the afternoon we switched things up a little and had Social Studies right after lunch.  Students were given an hour to write their Colonization Unit Test.  They also had the opportunity to write a bonus question that I really enjoyed reading, you'll have to ask your children about their answers!  From 1:45 - 2:15 we had French and praticed the vocabular by playing a game of French Food Bingo until recess.

During the last hour of the day we had ELA and students were given the hour to work through their practice RAD test.  We will be writing the official RAD test during ELA tomorrow so be sure to get a good sleep tonight and a good breakfast tomorrow!

Due Dates & Homework:

Math:

Grade 8

9.1 is due tomorrow

Social:

Colonization Simulation Duotang- Due Thursday, June 6th

Overdue Assignments:
1) 8.2, 8.4, 8.5

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

Reminders:

-U of R Field Trip June 5th (All morning)

-Grade 8 Canoeing is on June 6th (12:45 - 3:00)

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

What We Learned Today...June 4th

One more trailer from yesterday.  By Joana, Netheline, Bianca, Kaye, Darren and Denmark.

This morning the students read their books from 9:00 - 9:30 during AR.  Update: We now have 10.8 AR Points Per Student and with only 3 days to go our goal is definitely within reach!  At 9:30 we had ELA and during the first couple minutes of class students got an opportunity to watch each others Movie Trailer Assignment from yesterday.  As I said yesterday, the students absolutely blew me away with how amazing of a job they did with this assignment.  Their trailers truly look like trailers you would see if you were to hit up the movie theatre.  *If you would like to re-watch any of the assignments be sure to check out yesterdays Blog Post.   During the second half of class we began looking our practice RAD test and focused on the area of "Text Features". We will continue to work on our practice RAD's tomorrow afternoon and hopefully begin the real RAD next week. 

In Grade 8 Math the students continued to work on their 9.1 assignment from yesterday on "Graphs and Linear Relations".  Most students had finished this assignment by the half-way point of class so we ended up moving on to 9.2, which is just a continuation of 9.1 with a focus on finding Patterns.  We will continue working with 9.2 on Thursday.

After lunch we had Religion and students were given the half hour to complete their "Clouds" Blog Post assignment.  At 1:15 Mr. Csada came by for Science and gave the students the entire hour to work on their Flying Monster Kite assignments. To complete their day the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Norris during the last hour of the day and began looking at Musical Scores in Feature Films. 

**Reminder: The three grade 7/8 classes will be going to the University of Regina on tomorrow June 5th for a wellness morning. The students will need to bring their Phys. Ed clothes, gym shoes, a bathing suit and a towel for this trip as they will also be going in the pool.It might also be a good idea to bring some change for the lockers so students can store their clothes away while they are in the pool.
*Girls remember to bring an extra shirt tomorrow if you have a two piece swim suit.


Due Dates & Homework:

Math:

Grade 8

8.2, 8.4 and 8.5 are overdue

Social:

Social Unit Test-Thursday, June 6th

Colonization Simulation Duotang- Due Thursday, June 6th

Overdue Assignments:
1) French Picture Dictionary

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

Reminders:

-U of R Field Trip June 5th (All morning)

-Grade 8 Canoeing is on June 6th (12:45 - 3:00)

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

What We Learned Today...June 3rd

Filming their movie trailers in ELA

This morning we started out our day with a school wide assembly in the gym and we had a quick presentation about the Bible Summer Camp being held at Christ The King church this August.  After the assembly we headed back to the classroom for ELA.  Students quickly got into their Movie Trailer groups and began filming on the iPads shortly after we got back.  The students really amazed me with how well they were able to adapt to filming on the iPads because for most students this was their first time using the "Trailer" function on iMovie.  Students spent the entire hour filming their projects in and around the school. 

In Grade 8 Math students were given back there Unit 8 Exams and we took some time at the beginning of the class to go through them together.  Once we finished up with the tests we began looking at our new unit involving Graphing and Linear Relations.  Students learned what a "Linear Relation" is as well as how to interpret data from a graph. 

After lunch the students headed to the Library to complete their final STAR test of the year with Ms. Folk.  At 1:15 we had an extra ELA period and students spent the hour finishing up the filming and editing of their Movie Trailer Assignments.  The students did an absolutely wonderful job with this assignment and really impressed me with how easily and quickly they completed the assignment. Well done everyone! I've posted all the trailers that were completed today at the end of this blog post so be sure to check them out!

During the last hour of the day the students had Phys. Ed with Ms. Norris and they spent the period working on the skeletal system assignments in their duotangs before heading outside to play a few games.

*Reminder: The three grade 7/8 classes will be going to the University of Regina on Wednesday June 5th for a wellness morning. The students will need to bring their Phys. Ed clothes, gym shoes, a bathing suit and a towel for this trip as they will also be going in the pool. It might also be a good idea to bring some change for the lockers so students can store their clothes away while they are in the pool.


Due Dates & Homework:

Math:

Grade 8

8.2, 8.4 and 8.5 are overdue

Social:

Social Unit Test-Thursday, June 6th

Colonization Simulation Duotang- Due Thursday, June 6th

Overdue Assignments:
1) French Picture Dictionary

2) North Korea Booklet

3) Solar Oven Paragraph

Reminders:

-U of R Field Trip June 5th (All morning)

-Grade 8 Canoeing is on June 6th (12:45 - 3:00)

-Grade 8 Farewell June 12

 

And now for the Trailers:

 (They make take a minute or two to load.  If they are not loading click on the title to open it in youtube instead)

 



Malicious by Lundy, Amber, Sophia and Raouf

The Clutch by Jules, Eli, Cody and Kaleigh

 

Downfall by Jellyn, Kevin, Khadeeja, Rolan and Dexie

 

 

iKill by Brett, Ryan, Brian, Dawson, Matt and David

 

Kidnapped by Rafaela, Althea, Josh, Aristotle and Ian