What We Learned Today...September 28th

Today we kicked off the morning by starting into a new unit in Religion.  For the foreseeable future we will be focusing our Religion classes around the Big Question, "Do I Belong?".  We began to explore this through looking at the 7 Sacraments, with an emphasis on Baptism.  Instead of ELA this morning, we switched and had Social Studies because we missed our last Social class because of the Teachers Retreat.  We continued learning about Goods and Services in our own community through the use of Google Maps.  Students were asked to search their address on Google Maps and explore their community and document the local businesses they find.  They were then asked to identify the businesses as either a "Good" or "Service" and share their findings with the rest of the class.

After lunch we finished up our French Conversation Presentations, which really seem to highlight the amount of "Dramatic Flair" the members of our class possess.  (I think we have quite a few future actors here!).  For the last hour of the day, we had a very special month end assembly and handed out our Mother Teresa Awards for September.  (Each month the staff at Deshaye will select three students in every class that demonstrate some the characteristics of Mother Teresa)

This month the characteristic we focused on was Welcoming.

I would like to congratulate the winners from our class for the month of September:  Ian, Rafaela and Kevin!


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:

 Research Paragraph needs to be completed by Monday so we can move on to script writing. 

Overdue Assignments:

1) "The Nest" Handout Questions

2) Grade 8 Math 2.3 Handout

*Reminder:

- Picture day is Wednesday, October 3rd

*I apologize for publishing this post a day late! I had some technical difficulties and was unable to publish to the web yesterday.*

What We Learned Today...September 27

After our AR time this morning, we finished up our Religion handout and learned about what "Christian Pentecost" is and the significance it has within our faith.  In ELA the students continued to work on their research paragraph about someone who has "stepped up" or "taken a stand" in history.  Once groups finish up their research, the groups will begin to script and rehearse their News Broadcasts.
In Grade 8 Math we continued to work on Pg. 85 in the textbook and used the hour to complete the assignment. (If you are unsure of which questions to do please see the "Math" page)  However, as Math concluded the class was treated to some very impressive lip syncing and dancing that would have made Leonardo DiCaprio proud!

During French, students began to present their short introductory French conversations to the class and man did we experience a wide range of conversations.  We had two people discussing how to get into a "bald club" (very interesting secret handshake...), a proposal, a bank robbery and even an impromptu gangnam style dance!  It was an interesting class to say the least...
For the last hour of the day we took part in the Terry Fox walk with the entire school.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:


"Welcome to the Global Village" Bonus Assignment is due on Friday September 28th.

Math:




Grade 8: Pg. 85 is due tomorrow (Check math page for which numbers to do)

Overdue Assignments:

1) What in the World - Mars Curiosity Assignment


2) Personal Playlist Assignment (With Explanations)

*Reminder:

-All QSP orders are due Tomorrow, September 28th

- Picture day is Wednesday, October 3rd 

Some more pictures from today:

What We Learned Today...September 26th

Courtesy of http://collier.k12.fl.us

After AR time this morning, we got right into the thick of our new ELA Broadcast studio assignment.  Students were broken up into groups of 6 and each group is responsible for researching someone who has "stepped up" or "taken a stand" throughout history.  Once each group has completed their research they will then create a News Broadcast that we will actually film at the Broadcast Studio at St. Peter.  During Grade 8 Math we briefly went over our Unit Tests from last week and began working on a square root assignment.

After Lunch the students continued to work on the graphing art assignment with Ms. Norris.  Instead of French today we continued to work on our ELA projects and will make up our French class on Friday.  For the last hour of the day the students learned another type of Football game and Ms. Norris took them outside to test it out. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:
"The Nest" response questions are due Tomorrow, September 27th

"Welcome to the Global Village" Bonus Assignment is due on Friday September 28th.

Overdue Assignments:

1) What in the World - Mars Curiosity Assignment


2) Personal Playlist Assignment (With Explanations)

*Reminder:

-All QSP orders are due on September 28th

-Remember to bring $2 for Toonies for Terry on Thursday September 27th.  We will also have our Terry Fox walk in the afternoon

- Picture day is Wednesday, October 3rd

What We Learned Today...September 25th

Today we started out with a very special school wide assembly in the gym.  Mrs. Steranko talked to us about our upcoming Terry Fox walk that we will take part in on Thursday.  She also showed us a really moving documentary about how Terry "stepped up" and made a difference in the world through his inspirational Marathon of Hope.  Once we got back to the classroom we viewed the documentary "Degrassi in India" as well as the "10X10 Movement" commercial.  Students were asked to respond to the prompts on their accompanying handout. 

After Lunch we continued to work through some key definitions from our expectations handout.  For the last hour the students received their Broadcast Studio assignment handouts.  We discussed the purpose of the assignment as well as the individual research that each group member would have to do.  You can view the first half of the assignment online here. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:
"The Nest" response questions are due Thursday September 27th

"Welcome to the Global Village" Bonus Assignment is due on Friday September 28th.

Overdue Assignments:

1) What in the World - Mars Curiosity Assignment


2) Personal Playlist Assignment (With Explanations)

*Reminder:

-All QSP orders are due on September 28th

-Remember to bring $2 for Toonies for Terry on Thursday September 27th.  We will also have our Terry Fox walk in the afternoon

- Picture day is Wednesday, October 3rd

What We Learned Today...September 21st

Today seemed to go by incredibly fast, which makes sense because the year also seems to be flying by.  (Can you believe we are almost 10% done the school year already?) During ELA today we continued to learn about Craig Keilburger and how he "stepped up" through creating the Free the Children movement at the age of 12.  We watched an interview with Craig and Mark Keilburger and responded to the prompts on the handout.  If you have lost a handout or would like to type your answers up on the computer, you can get a copy here. 
In Math the Grade 8's moved on to Unit 3 and began to learn about Squares and Square roots, while the Grade 7's continued to review Coordinates and Design. 

After Lunch students had the full half hour to finish up their introductory French conversations and rehearse for next class.  (Remember these converations are due next class, Wednesday, September 26th).  During the last hour we had a very special assembly to kick off AR for the year.  The students were treated to some special guests as well as some of the most magnificient, Academy Award winning acting in years.  I hope everyone has a great weekend and I will see you on Tuesday because there is NO SCHOOL on Monday!.  Enjoy the long weekend.

ELA:

Overdue Assignments:

1) 911 Altruism Assignment

Math:
Grade 8: Remember to get your Unit Tests signed.
Grade 7: Pg. 25. # 13-23

*Reminder:

-Bring back your DQ Lunch order forms by Tuesday, September 26th

-All QSP orders are due on September 28th

-There is no school on Monday because the Teachers are at a retreat.

 

-Remember to bring $2 for Toonies for Terry on Thursday September 27th.  We will also have our Terry Fox walk in the afternoon

What We Learned Today...September 20th

Today we had Accelerated Reading for the first half hour of the day, during which some students began taking their AR tests and earing points.  We discussed how the school goal for AR this year was for all Grade 7/8s to reach at least 150 points! However since Mr. Bresciani and his class are very competitive, we are going to shoot for even higher!  After AR we continued a discussion on people who have "Stepped Up" with a specific focus on Craig Kielburger and the organizaiton and movement he started with "Free The Children".  We then took part in a viewing activity where students watched two short Youtube clips ("Free the Children Introduction" and "Free the Children Documentary") and were asked to respond to prompts on an accompyaning handout. 
During Math all 7/8 students took their STAR tests on the laptops in the Library with Mrs. Folk.

Graphics Assignment from today

After lunch we continued to work on our introductory conversations in French.  (Students will have one more class period to work on their conversation with their partners)  Unfortunately Mr. Csada was away today for Science, but they were elated to have Mr. Pringle back as their substitute teacher.  For the last hour of the day the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Norris and worked on Graphing and Shapes. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:

Overdue Assignments:

1) 911 Altruism Assignment

 

Social: What in the World "Mars Curiosity" is due Tomorrow

Math:
Grade 8: Remember to get your quizzes signed
Grade 7: Pg. 25. # 13-23

Arts. Ed:

Art Folder: Overdue

 

*Reminder:

-We have our first Spirit Day tomorrow-Green and White Day!

-Bring back your DQ Lunch order forms

-All QSP orders are due on September 28th

-There is no school on Monday because the Teachers are at a retreat.

What We Learned Today...September 19th

Like every other day, we started out our morning with a half hour of AR time.  Students are now also able to take AR tests because they finally have access to their student computer accounts.  During ELA, students spent their second class working through their beginning of the year RAD tests. (Yes I said beginning of the year! We will have an end of the year RAD as well in June...Is everyone excited??)
The Grade 8's had their first Unit Test today on Ratio's Rates and Proportions and we will begin our new unit on Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem in class tomorrow.

Some of the Football Routes taught.

After lunch, the students had Arts. Ed and Ms. Norris continued her lesson about art and drawing.  For French we started out the hour discussing what we as a class wanted out of French this year and how we can achieve some of the suggestions.  After our discussion we continued to work on our French conversations for the rest of the hour.  (Note: We will have next class to practice our conversations and we will be presenting the following class on Friday).  In Phys. Ed Ms. Norris taught the students about a few different kinds of Football routes and then went outside to practice them. 



Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

ELA:

Overdue Assignments: 

1) Personal Playlist & iPod

2) 911 Altruism Assignment

Social: What in the World "Mars Curiosity" is due Friday

Arts. Ed:

Art Folder: Overdue