What We Learned Today...October 30th

This morning we began the day with our usual AR period from 9:08 to 9:38.  In ELA we continued looking at heroes in Greek Mythology by learning about the myth of Jason and the Argonauts.  This myth was great for us to look at today because there are numerous parts in Jason's myth that were depicted in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters as well.  The students were also given a writing assignment that tasks them with comparing the myths of Perseus and Jason to the journey of Percy Jackson in the movie Sea of Monsters.  This will be the major writing assignment for our Greek Mythology unit and we will continue working on it tomorrow and for most of next week.  *The assignment and rubric can be found on the ELA tab at the top of the blog. 

In Grade 8 Math students learned how to find the unknown length of the Hypotenuse and the Legs of a Right Triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem.  We will continue to work on this concept on Monday after our Math Quiz.  *Remember to do a little bit of studying each night this week to help prepare you for the quiz.


After lunch we had Science and we continued to learn about Photosynthesis and also began to look at Cellular Respiration.  *Due to all of the tests and quizzes next week, we will have our Ecosystem quiz on Tuesday, November 12.  During the last hour of the day we headed down to the gym for our Month End Assembly.  A shout out goes out to all of the boys and girls football players for being recognized in front of the whole school this afternoon. 

*Cookie Dough fundraiser packages went home with the students today.  All orders must be turned in no later than November 12th.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:
ELA:
Perseus and Medusa questions are due tomorrow, October 31st.

French:
Unit Test on Monday, November 4th

Math:
Short Quiz on Monday, November 4th

Health:
Quiz on Friday, November 8th

Science:
Ecosystem Quiz on Tuesday, November 12th

Reminders:

-Halloween dance tomorrow afternoon.

 

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

What We Learned Today...October 29th

This morning we started out the day with Accelerated Reading from 9:08 to 9:38 before beginning ELA.  During the next hour we continued our lesson from yesterday about heroes and read a story as well as watched a short cartoon about the adventures of Perseus. It was very important for the students to learn about Perseus today as the movie we saw in the afternoon (Percy Jackson) was based off of his story. In Grade 8 Math students were given an outline for their quiz on Monday, November 4th and then had the rest of the period to work on their review. 

At 12:30 we headed over to the Golden Mile for the afternoon to watch the movie Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.  As I mentioned earlier, this movie was a great opportunity for us because it ties in directly with our Greek Mythology Unit and more specifically with our lesson this morning.  The students will be working on an assignment tomorrow that will task them with comparing the story of Perseus in movie to Perseus the myths. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Social:
Quiz tomorrow, October 30th

French:
Unit Test on Monday, November 4th

Math:
Short Quiz on Monday, November 4th


Reminders:

-Halloween dance Thursday afternoon.

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

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

What We Learned Today...October 25th

Reading with our Little Buddies!

Well I think it's safe to say this week as well as the whole year seems to be flying by. We're now officially twenty percent through the school which is pretty crazy when you think about it! 

This morning we began our day with the usual AR period before heading down to Ms. Sutherland's classroom to meet up with our little buddies.  We spent the better part of the hour reading with our little buddies which was an excellent way to finish off education week.  I have to say once again how impressed I am with the students in our Grade 7/8 class.  They did such a wonderful job today reading with their little buddies as they truly demonstrated Christ like qualities through their kindness, caring and especially patience.  Well done Grade 7/8's!

In Grade 8 Math we quickly reviewed the Pythagorean Relationship before moving on to to the next concept in our unit, "Estimating Square Roots".  We spent the rest of the period working on this concept and will continue working on it on Monday.  If you were having trouble with today's concept just check out the video I embedded below. It also goes over the steps to Estimating Square Roots as well as Square Numbers:

After lunch the students had Phys. Ed with Mr. Fuchs and they worked through some more circuit training.  At 1:23 we had Science and spent a little bit of time discussing the Predator/Prey game that we played on Wednesday and the importance of balance in an Ecosystem.  We also spent some time looking at Photosynthesis and why it is important for all living things.  During the last hour of the day the students had Health with Ms. Zwingli and spent some time investigating the question, "What is Violence".

*A note was sent home about our field trip next week to the Rainbow Cinema's to watch Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.  This movie aligns perfectly with our Greek Mythology Unit as we will be studying Heroes and Demigods next week.

Here are some more pictures from today:

 

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 Tuesday, October 29th p.m.

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

What We Learned Today...October 24th

We had our mini Film Festival this afternoon!

This morning we started out our day with the usual AR period from 9:08 to 9:38.  After two weeks we are now up to 5 AR points per student which is well on the way to our goal of 10 Points.  Keep up the good work everyone!  To switch things up a little today, Mr. Csada stopped by at 9:38 and taught an extra Social Studies lesson because the students were going to miss the class at the end of the day due to the film festival. At 10:53 we spent some time viewing each of the fairytale trailers that the students made this week.  I was really impressed with how well the students did with these trailers considering they were only given an hour to complete them.  The students also voted on which two trailers would move on to our formal film festival in the afternoon.  Congratulations  to the groups who created "The 3 Little Pigs" and the "Wizard of Oz" for being voted into the festival!

After lunch the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Postma and they learned about all about Michelangelo and his unique style of painting.  In French we began our Conversation Projects and each group took turns presenting their conversations for the rest of the class.  During the last hour of the day we headed to the gym for the first ever Deshaye Film Festival and cheered on the groups from our class!  Everyone is invited back to the school tonight at 6:30 for the night viewing of our Film Festival.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Science:
Airplane Lab Response is overdue

Social:
Quiz on Wednesday, October 30th

French:
Unit Test on Monday, November 4th

Reminders:

-Literacy Night/Film Festival tonight, 6:30 at Deshaye.

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

What We Learned Today...October 23rd

Playing the Predator/Prey game during Science

We had a shortened AR period this morning because we had a very special visitor stop by our class again. The "Catholic Education Guru", better known as Mr. Meyers stopped by this morning and talked to us about Christians views on the afterlife and compared them to Greek mythology.  Mr. Meyers also spent some time talking about Saints and the students got the opportunity to play some Saints BINGO. It's always a treat to have Mr. Meyers stop by our classroom and teach us something new about our faith! We hope he comes back and visits soon!
In Grade 8 Math students were given the first half hour of class to complete their CAT 4 tests. During the second half of class we reviewed sections 3.1 and 3.2 so the concepts are fresh when we begin 3.3 on Friday.

After lunch we had Science and students worked on their Paper Airplane Labs from last week.  I will be submitting these labs to Guinness Book of World Records tomorrow so our school will officially be a part of a record breaking attempt!  At 1:38 we headed outside for continuation of our Science class and the students participated in a Predator/Prey tag game that taught the students about the importance of having a balance in an ecosystem.  During the last hour of the day the students had Social Studies with Mr. Csada and were given their student ID's for the Pearson Portal which allows the students to access the textbook online or on their personal devices.  Mr. Csada also mentioned that there will be a Social Studies quiz next week on Wednesday, October 30th. 

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

French:
Conversation Assignments are now overdue

Science:
Airplane Lab Response is due tomorrow, October 24th

Social:
Quiz on Wednesday, October 30th


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

What We Learned Today...October 21st

This morning we started off our week with a school wide assembly in the gym.  Shortly after arriving back to the classroom we had a brief AR period before beginning ELA.  During ELA the students were split up into groups and were tasked with creating a movie trailer on the Fairy Tale of their choice.  Students will continue to film these trailers tomorrow and they will be viewed at our first ever Deshaye Film Festival on Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.  *Don't forget to bring your costumes tomorrow!  

In Grade 8 Math the students continued to write their CAT 4 tests. The students will write the final portion (Computation/Estimation) tomorrow during math and then we will begin our regular math class on Thursday.

After lunch the students had Arts. Ed with Ms. Postma and they continued to work on their Twin Portrait Assignment as well as their Artist/Painting Research Project. At 1:38 we had Religion and the students were given the half hour to work on their Creation Story Projects. *Students, these projects are due on Wednesday, October 23rd so make sure you use your class time productively tomorrow. During the last hour of the day the students had Phys. Ed with Mr. Fuchs and they did some circuit training before working on some volleyball skills.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework:

Religion:
Creation Story Assignments are due on Wednesday, October 23rd. 

French:
Conversation Assignments are now overdue

Science:
Airplane Lab Response due on Thursday, October 24th


Reminders:

CAT testing will finish up tomorrow

* I will be away tomorrow at a Ministry PLC so unfortunately there will not be another Blog Post until Wednesday.