What We Learned Today...May 30th

Enjoying their slupries!!

This morning we started out the day a little differently as we started our RAD tests right at 9:00 instead of the usual AR period.  The students spent the entire hour and half writing their exams with some students actually finishing their exams! Students will also have Monday's ELA class to finish up their RAD Exams, which is just in time to start the Math Diagnostic!  Speaking of the Math Diagnostic, we used our Math class today to review some of the key concepts from our year to help the students study for the exam next week.  We will also be spending Monday's class reviewing all the concepts we learned this year to help keep the concepts fresh for the Diagnostic.

After lunch Mr. Fuchs stopped by for Phys. Ed and took the students outside to play some Ultimate Frisbee. At 1:23 the students and I headed over to 7-11 to enjoy some much needed slurpies as a reward for such a great week!  During the last hour of the day we headed to the gym for our Month End Assembly and we learned all about the Space Tomatoes that Ms. Thurmeier's class have been growing over the past month.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit 10 Math Exam is Monday, June 2nd Has been cancelled

Hand in all overdue assignments!

We will be writing our Math Diagnostic Exam on June 5th, 6th, 9th

ELA:

RAD Testing will continue on Monday, June 2nd

Story Book Assignment is due on Friday, June 6th

Religion:

Stations of the Resurrection assignment is due on June 5th

French:

Travel Poster and Radio Advertisements and due on June 5th 

What We Learned Today...May 29th

The new sketchbook in Arts. Ed!

We kicked off the morning with the usual AR period from 9:08 to 9:38 before continuing to work on the Children's Story Books in ELA.  Students, don't forget that I have changed the due date of this assignment from Monday, June 2nd to Friday June 6th.  One other change to note, we will be working on our end of the year RAD's during tomorrows class, so be sure to get a good sleep tonight and eat a good breakfast tomorrow!  In Grade 8 Math we spent the hour working on 10.3 and 10.4 as well as working through any problems students were having with solving two-step equations.  Tomorrow we will be moving on to Stats and Probability and we will have our Unit 10 Exam on Monday. 

After lunch Ms. Postma stopped by for Arts. Ed and the students worked on their character sketchbook assignments. At 1:38 we had French and the students got into their Radio Advertisement groups and began recording their projects using Garage Band on the iPads.  During the last hour of the day the students had Phys. Ed with Mr. Fuchs and they headed outside to learn some more Lacrosse skills.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit 10 Math Exam has been moved to Monday, June 2nd 

Hand in all overdue assignments!

We will be writing our Math Diagnostic Exam on June 5th, 6th, 9th

ELA:

RAD Testing will be on Friday, May 30th and Monday, June 2nd

Story Book Assignment is due on Friday, June 6th

Religion:

Stations of the Resurrection assignment is due on June 5th

French:

Travel Poster and Radio Advertisements and due on June 5th 

What We Learned Today...May 28th

Testing the Density of a Cylinder!

This morning we started out the day with a quick AR period before we headed to the gym for the Grade 6 band concert. They did an excellent job and put on an excellent show for the entire school. Well done guys!  At 10:00 we came back to the classroom and the students utilized the rest of the hour by working on their Children's Picture Books.  In Grade 8 Math we began looking at 10.4 which also deals with Solving Two-Step Equations.  Since some of the class is having a little difficulty with these concepts, I have decided to postpone the Unit 10 Exam until Monday so we can have a couple extra days to practice the skills.

After Lunch Mr. Fuchs took the students outside for Phys. Ed, where they continued to learn different drills and skills associated with Lacrosse.  At 1:23 we had Science and we learned more about density by testing the density of different objects using the water displacement method.  During the last hour of the day Ms. Zenuk popped in for Career Guidance and the students continued to work on their resumes.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit 10 Math Exam has been moved to Monday, June 2nd 

Hand in all overdue assignments!

We will be writing our Math Diagnostic Exam on June 5th, 6th, 9th

ELA:

RAD Testing will be on Friday, May 30th and Monday, June 2nd

Religion:

Stations of the Resurrection assignment is due on June 5th

French:

Travel Poster and Radio Advertisements and due on June 5th 

What We Learned Today...May 27th

One of the many creative book covers!

After the students "tweeted" the answer to the bellwork question "If you could have one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?" we had a half hour of silent reading period.  In ELA, students continued to work on their Children's Picture Books over the hour.  Just to give you an idea of how great these books are turning out, here's a few of the titles so far: The Baseball Turtle, Lolas Big Adventure, The Guardian Angel and Broccoli is Evil. At 10:53 the students had an extra hour to complete any homework they had as well as study for their Arts. Ed Test.

In the afternoon Ms. Postma stopped by for Arts. Ed and the students wrote their dance unit exam.  At 1:38 the students earned a much needed break after all their hard work today so we took a walk to 7-11 for some refreshing slurpies.  During the last hour of the day the students had Career Guidance with Ms. Zenuk and they began to look at Resumes.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit 10 Math Exam has been moved to Monday, June 2nd 

Hand in all overdue assignments!

We will be writing our Math Diagnostic Exam on June 5th, 6th, 9th

ELA:

RAD Testing will be on Friday, May 30th and Monday, June 2nd

Religion:

Stations of the Resurrection assignment is due on June 5th

French:

Travel Poster and Radio Advertisements and due on June 5th 

What We Learned Today...May 26

Listening to the Horizon String Quartet!

We kicked off our week with a school wide assembly in the gym before heading back to the classroom for a brief AR period.  In ELA the students finished up the pre-writing portion of the their Picture Books and some students actually began illustrating their stories!  They look awesome so far!!  At 10:53 we had Grade 8 Math and took some time to review how to solve two step equations involving multiplication before moving on to dividing in 10.3.   *We have our Unit 10 Exam scheduled for Friday, so students be sure to be studying a little each night this week!

After lunch we had French and the students got into their groups and continued to work on their Radio Advertisement and Poster assignments.  At 1:30 we switched gears and started Religion and began working on the Stations of the Resurrection assignment.  During the last hour of the day we headed to the gym to listen to some fantastic music that was played by the Horizon String Quartet.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Watch 10.3 video if you havent already

10.2 is now overdue

Hand in all overdue assignments!

What We Learned Today...May 23rd

Working hard on their books!

This morning we began the day with a half hour period of silent reading until 9:38.  In ELA the students continued to plan and write their Children's Storybook assignment.  As I said yesterday, I've been really impressed with the amount of creativity in our room with this assignment and I can't wait to see the final product.  We might have some future children's authors in our class!!  In Grade 8 Math we continued to work our way through Unit 10 by quickly reviewing 10.2 before looking at 10.3.

After lunch the students headed outside for Phys. Ed and they learned some more skills associated with Lacrosse.  At 1:23 we had Science and learned how to determine Density of irregular shaped objects using displacement.  We then put our knowledge to the test by heading outside to complete a  density lab.  During the last hour of the day the students had Social Studies with Mr. Csada and they worked on their Culture Fair presentations.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Watch 10.3 video for Monday!

10.2 is due on Monday

Hand in all overdue assignments!

What We Learned Today...May 22nd

At the Mitch Dorge Presentation

We kicked off our day with the usual AR period from 9:08 to 9:38.  In ELA we briefly reviewed key concepts we've learned so far in our Creative Writing Unit before moving on to the major writing assignment.  For this assignment, students have been tasked with writing and illustrating their very own children's storybook.  Today they spent most of the class working on their outline and brainstorming characters, conflicts, resolutions etc.  It was really cool to see how engaged the students were in this assignment and I can't wait to see how these stories turn out over the next week. In Grade 8 Math we went through the test from yesterday and then moved on to 10.2 "Solving Two-Step Equations".

After lunch the students had a brief AR class before heading to the gym for a special presentation from Mitch Dorge who talked to the students about issues facing teenagers today such as drugs, alcohol and bullying.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Watch 10.3 video for tomorrow!

10.2 is due on Monday

Hand in all overdue assignments!