What We Learned Today...December 10th

Science: Once we finished up our AR period this morning, the students helped me prepare materials for the garbage bag space station that we will be building after school today.  Tomorrow the Grade 8's will join the Grade 6's in the space station for the majority of the afternoon.

Genius Hour: After some amazing presentations this week, the students continued presenting their final Genius Hour projects today.  The students continue to amaze me with how awesome their projects have turned out.  I can't wait until Monday to see more of these fantastic projects.

*Check out our twitter account for more pictures from today's presentations!

Math: We took some time to review the lesson from last night, before students began working on the assignment from Pg. 186 in their textbooks.

ELA: During the last hour of the day the students finished filming their Hercules movie trailer assignments.  Tomorrow they will have some time to put the finishing touches on them before we watch all the projects on Monday.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.3 Handout is due on Monday

Math quiz is also on Monday

Pg. 186
a) 1-4, 5, 6, 8
b) 1-3, 5, 6, 8-10
c) 3, 4, 6a, 9, 11-13

ELA:

Hercules assignment is due on Monday, December 14th

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Link to Jeopardy Game

Genius Hour:

Projects are overdue 

Religion:

Advent Calendar Assignment is due on December 18th

Reminders:

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th.

What We Learned Today...December 8th

Working hard on their Advent Calendars

Special Presentation: Today we were very fortunate once again to have Mr. Meyers visit our class for another one of his amazing presentations. Over the hour we learned about the true meaning of Advent and Christmas as well as the history of some of our favourite Christmas carols.  A special thanks to Mr. Meyers for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come and visit us today!

Religion: After lunch students continued to work on their Advent Calendar Assignments.

Math: Students were given the entire period to finish up their textbook assignments from yesterday before beginning the 5.3 handout.

Science: During the last hour of the day we reviewed for our Unit Exam by playing a competitive game of Science Jeopardy.

A few more pictures from today:

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.2 Handout is due on Tuesday

Pg. 179 - Due on Wednesday, December 9th.
a) 1-3, 5, 8
b) 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
c) 1-3, 5, 10-16

ELA:

Hercules assignment is due on Monday, December 14th

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Link to Jeopardy Game

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Religion:

Advent Calendar Assignment is due on December 18th

Reminders:

-Bring movie trailer costumes tomorrow!

-Santa store is on December 9th.  If you have any toys you would like to donate, please bring them to school.

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th.

What We Learned Today...December 7th

Something the students saw a lot of during our game today!

ELA: After we arrived back from our Advent liturgy there was only a half hour left in our ELA period, so the students were given the rest of the class to silently read their AR book.

Religion: Students were given the period after Arts. Ed as well as the period after lunch to work on their Advent Calendars.  These assignments will be due on the last day of classes, December 18th.

Math: Today we spent some time working on the 5.3 Socrative quiz before beginning the Surface Area assignment from Pg. 179.  Due to the fact that this is typically one of the hardest units in Grade 8 Math, I have strongly encouraged the students to ask for help right away if they are having difficulty with any of the concepts.

Staff vs. Student Volleyball Game: During the last hour of the day we had our annual "Staff vs. Student Smackdown" against the boys and girls volleyball teams.  The students played a fantastic game, but unfortunately were unable to come away with a victory, that is unless you count some very questionable score keeping!

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.2 Handout is due on Tuesday

Pg. 179 - Due on Wednesday, December 9th.
a) 1-3, 5, 8
b) 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
c) 1-3, 5, 10-16

ELA:

Hercules assignment is due on Monday, December 14th

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Religion:

Advent Calendar Assignment is due on December 18th

Reminders:

-Bring movie trailer costumes tomorrow!

-Santa store is on December 9th.  If you have any toys you would like to donate, please bring them to school.

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th.

What We Learned Today...December 4th

Working hard on their Advent Calendars

ELA:  The students picked up where they left off yesterday and continued working on their Hercules movie trailers.


Genius Hour: Today we had a bonus Genius Hour class to give the students a little extra time to finish up their projects.

Religion: After lunch we were treated to a special Genius Hour presentation before the students worked on their Advent Calendars.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.2 Handout is due on Tuesday

Watch 5.3 video for Monday

ELA:

Myth vs. Movie assignment is overdue

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Reminders:

-Santa store is on December 9th.  If you have any toys you would like to donate, please bring them to school.

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th

What We Learned Today...December 3rd

In the midst of our Guess Who game!

ELA: As our Greek Mythology unit is coming to a close very soon, we took some time to learn about the most famous Demi-God, Hercules.  After reading the myth about the twelve labours of Hercules, students were placed into groups and were tasked with creating a fictional movie trailer for one of the labours.

Genius Hour: With our due date approaching quickly, students spent the entire class putting the finishing touches on their final presentations.

Religion: After lunch the students gathered their supplies and began working on their Advent Calendar assignments.  Full assignment can be found under the Religion tab.

Math: Students were given the entire class to work on the 5.2 handout as it is typically one of the harder assignments for students to grasp.

Guess Who: During the last hour of the day we participated in a fun game of  "Guess Who" over skype with Ms. Koback's grade 7 classroom in White City.





Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.1 Handout is due on Friday

ELA:

Myth vs. Movie assignment is due Tomorrow, December 4th.

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Reminders:

-Santa store is on December 9th.  If you have any toys you would like to donate, please bring them to school.

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th

December 2nd: Science Centre Field Trip!

Class Photo Time!

Today we had an awesome time at the Saskatchewan Science Centre! As always, I was so impressed with how responsible and mature the students were.  They were excellent ambassadors for our school (and their teacher!)

Check out some of our highlights below:



Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.1 Handout is due on Friday

Pg. 163  - Due tomorrow.

a) 3ab, 4, 5, 7a, 8
b) 3ac, 4, 6, 7, 8,
c) 3ac, 8-11

ELA:

Myth vs. Movie assignment is due on Friday, December 4th.

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Reminders:

-Santa store is on December 9th.  If you have any toys you would like to donate, please bring them to school.

-Deshaye Advent Liturgy is on December 16th

 

What We Learned Today...December 1st

ELA: This morning the students had one final period to work on their Myth vs. Movie assignments. These assignments are due on Friday, December 4th and will need to be completed at home if they are not finished.

Math: Students were given the entire class to complete their textbook assignment from yesterday as well as begin work on the 5.1 handout.

Science: During the last hour of the day we learned about Biomes and went through a brief research activity that the students will be participating in next class.  We also took a little bit of time to go through our Science Unit Exam outline as the official date for the test has been set for December 15th

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

5.1 Handout is due on Friday

Pg. 163  - Due on Thursday

a) 3ab, 4, 5, 7a, 8
b) 3ac, 4, 6, 7, 8,
c) 3ac, 8-11

ELA:

Myth vs. Movie assignment is due on Friday, December 4th.

Science:

Unit Exam is on Tuesday, December 15th

Genius Hour:

Work on Final Project

Projects are due on December 9th

Reminders:

-Science Centre Field trip is tomorrow!  Please bring $8 to help cover the cost.