What We Learned Today...October 1st

Just finished up the meditation!

This morning we started out the day quite similar to yesterday as all the Grade 7's headed to Ms. Zenuks room while the Grade 8's stuck around to begin their Persuasive Writing Assessment.  Students spent the entire hour researching and drafting their Essays, while the Grade 7's did the the same thing for their Expository Essay's in Ms. Zenuk's room. At 10:35 Ms. Postma stopped by for Arts. Ed and the students examined several paintings and continued to learn how to effectively critique art.  From 11:15 to 11:55 we spent some more time working on our Harry Potter Unit by finishing up the second Blog Post as well as the chapter 5 and 6 response questions.

After lunch we had Religion and the students participated in a Guided Meditation that focused on personal happiness as well as the happiness of others.  I was so impressed with how amazing everyone was with the mediation as it was the first time we have tried anything like it this year.  Well done everyone!   At 1:30 we headed to the gym for the Kindergarten Liturgy and celebrated with all the kindergarten students as they were formally welcomed to Deshaye.  During the last hour of the day the students had French with Ms. Bachiu and they continued to learn about the parts of the school.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Be sure to watch the 3.2 video for tomorrow

3.1 Handout is due on Friday, October 3rd

ELA:

Chapter 5+6 questions are due on Monday, October 6th

Blog Post #2 (Belonging) is due on Monday, October 6th

Religion:

God's Image Collage is due on Friday, October 3rd

Health:

Digital Citizenship paragraph is due on Tomorrow, October 2nd

Reminders:

-There will be no school next Thursday an Friday (October 9th and 10th) due to Teacher Institute and TPD.

What We Learned Today...September 30th

Unfortunately we weren't at Lebret today for our retreat due to the rain.  However, we have already began looking at potential dates in the Spring to reschedule it because it is an amazing opportunity that we want the Grade 7/8's to have this year! We started off the day today with AR from 9:00 - 9:30 before switching gears to ELA.  In ELA the Grade 7's headed to Ms. Zenuk's room while the Grade 8's stayed back and we went through the Persuasive Writing Assessment that the students will be working on over the next 3 days.  For this assessment students will need to think of a topic or issue that they care about or have strong feelings for as the basis for their persuasive piece. Students have been asked to come to school tomorrow with a topic in mind so they can get started right away on their research. Since we missed out on our Harry Potter time today due to the assessment prep, students used the forty minutes after Phys. Ed to finish up their second blogging assignment.

After lunch we had Religion and students used the entire period to finish up their "Gods Image" Assignment.  *Students, remember that this assignment is due on Friday.  If you did not finish it in class today, it will unfortunately be homework. At 1:10 Ms. Bachiu stopped by for French and they worked on their drawing assignment.  During the last hour of the day we had Social Studies and we learned about the Public and Private Sector and began to talk about what a Mixed Market Economy is.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

3.1 Handout is due on Friday

ELA:

Chapter 4 + 5 questions are overdue.  Hand is ASAP

Religion:

God's Image Collage is due on Friday, October 3rd

Health:

Digital Citizenship paragraph is due on Thursday, October 2nd

Reminders:

-There will be no school next Thursday an Friday (October 9th and 10th) due to Teacher Institute and TPD.

What We Learned Today...September 29th

Checking out the "Cloud"

This morning we kicked off our week by heading straight to the gym for picture and everybody had their best smiles on! Once we finished up and arrived back to class, we had AR until 10:00 and then switched gears to ELA and the students had the rest of the period to work on their Ch. 3+4 questions. At 10:35 Mr. Fuchs stopped by for Phys. Ed and he took the students outside for some Football before heading back in for Health where we worked on the Digital Citizenship response.

After lunch we had Religion and the students continued to work on their Gods Image Collage Assignment.  This assignment will be due on Friday, October 3rd (Wow! It's weird to type "October" already!).  In Grade 8 Math we went through all the Unit 2 Exams as a class before beginning to work on the 3.1 handout on Squares and Square Roots.  During the last hour of the day the students all logged on to their One Drive accounts and learned how to create different files on our system cloud.  Just in case anyone forgot the link to the cloud, it's: login.microsoftonline.com

*Unfortunately, due to inclement weather tomorrow, we have had to postpone our Lebret retreat until the spring. However, don't fret too much! We will still be very fortunate to have Mr. Meyers join our class next week for a special presentation!

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Pg. 85 due on Tomorrow, September 30th

a) 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17

b) 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24

c) 5, 19, 21, 22, 24-27

ELA:

Chapter 4 + 5 questions due Tomorrow, September 30th

Science:

Egg Drop Reflection is now overdue

Religion:

God's Image Collage is due on Friday, October 3rd

Health:

Digital Citizenship paragraph is due on Thursday, October 2nd

Reminders:

-No Lebret field trip tomorrow

-There will be no school next Thursday an Friday (October 9th and 10th) due to Teacher Institute and TPD.

What We Learned Today...September 25th

"You're a wizard Harry!"

This morning we started out our day quite similar to yesterday as we got right into ELA first thing.  We had a bit of a Harry Potter marathon as we spent the hour reading chapter 5 + 6 together, only taking breaks to examine different Harry Potter props like wands, chocolate frogs and robes.  This week we really tried to get as far into the book as we could because next week will be taking another break from our unit to do a system wide writing assignment on persuasive and expository writing.  At 10:35 the students headed to the gym with Mr. Fuchs and they worked on some football drills. Once they got back to class Ms. Postma stopped by for Arts. Ed and they discussed different kinds of paintings and narration.  

After lunch we had Religion and the students were introduced to their final assignment for our first unit of the year which deals with "Gods Image".  We also had an engaging discussion on what Jesus probably would have looked like when he was on earth and how that differs from the traditional European version.  In Grade 8 Math the students spent the entire period writing their Unit 2 Math exam. During the last hour of the day we continued our Science lesson from Tuesday by looking at the different key terms for Optics and Vision. 

*Unfortunately I will be away tomorrow so there will not be a blog update.  However, I need to say that I can't believe how fast this first month has gone by! I guess it's true what they say, time really does fly when you're having fun.  As I've said before, we have such an absolutely amazing class and I can't believe we only have 9 months left!  

Have a great weekend!

Some more pictures from today:

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Pg. 85 due on Tuesday, September 30th

a) 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17

b) 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24

c) 5, 19, 21, 22, 24-27

ELA:

Chapter 4 + 5 questions due Tuesday, September 30th

Science:

Egg Drop Reflection Due Monday

Reminders:

-Grade 7/8 Retreat in Lebret is on September 30th.  Students will need to bring $2 to help cover the cost of the trip and their form back by Thursday. As soon as possible.

What We Learned Today...September 24th

Working on their Religion reflections.

This morning we started out our day with ELA and continued on with our Harry Potter Unit by quickly going over the Fakebook assignment before spending the rest of the class reading the fifth chapter of the book together.  At 10:35 Ms. Postma stopped by for Arts. Ed and the students continued to learn the different aspects of critiquing art.
In Health, we spent some time reflecting on the important aspects of Digital Citizenship that we've learned over the past few weeks.  As a concluding activity students, then created "Wordles" (Word Clouds) to demonstrate their learning.

After lunch we had Religion and continued right where we left off yesterday by listening to the song, "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson.  Students were then tasked with writing a reflection on how the various pieces of multimedia from the past two classes tied into our unit theme, "Who am I?" and "How do I Belong?".  In Grade 8 Math, we officially moved on to Unit 3 "Squares and Square Roots" and the students learned about Pythagoras and the pattern we find with Squares.  During the last hour of the day the students had French with Ms. Bachiu.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit Exam will be tomorrow, September 26th

ELA:

Chapter 4 + 5 questions due Tuesday, September 30th

Science:

Egg Drop Reflection Due Monday

Reminders:

-Grade 7/8 Retreat in Lebret is on September 30th.  Students will need to bring $2 to help cover the cost of the trip and their form back by Thursday.

What We Learned Today...September 23rd

In the middle of an intense Science debate! 

This morning we started out our day with ELA by reading the fourth chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone together.  Once we finished up reading students were given the rest of the class to finish up their chapter three Fakebook assignments as well as the Ch. 3+4 reading response questions. At 10:20 Mr. Fuchs took the students to the gym for Phys. Ed and they had a free period.  Once the students arrived back to class and instead of the Health, the students who were not at band had the period to work on any homework they had.

Taking some time to "Cha Cha" at the end of the day!

After lunch we had Religion and students were tasked with watching a few different video clips off Youtube.  They were then the responsible for documenting how these different pieces of multimedia tie in with our theme of "Who am I?" and "How do I belong?".  At 1:10 Ms. Bachiu stopped by for French and the students learned some more basic vocabulary words and phrases associated with their food theme.  During the last hour of the day we had Science and continued to look at the characteristics of light through examples and demo's as well as some key vocabulary words.


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit Exam will be on Wednesday, September 25th bumped to Thursday, September 26th

ELA:

Fakebook assignment is due tomorrow, September 24th

Social:

Resource and Wealth Tax Assignment is now overdue

Arts. Ed:

Sketch is due tomorrow, September 24th

Reminders:

-Boys Football practice tomorrow morning at 8:00 and play at St. Dominic at 4:00 after school tomorrow.

-Grade 7/8 Retreat in Lebret is on September 30th.  Students will need to bring $2 to help cover the cost of the trip and their form back by Thursday.

What We Learned Today...September 22nd

A blurry picture from canoeing!

Well, we kicked off our week a little different than usual today.  First thing this morning, all our Grade 8 students headed outside to the bus and spent the entire morning canoeing on Wascana Lake.  We were very fortunate to have such amazing weather for canoeing as last year, it was less than ideal due to the rain mid-session.  In addition to the nice weather, another positive from our trip today was how well our students presented themselves during our excursion.  We have another great senior group this year and they really represented themselves and their school well today!

After lunch we had Science and the students reflected on their Egg Drop challenge from Friday.  They were tasked with writing a 1-2 paragraph response answering the following questions:
1.  Explain in detail your design for the egg drop
2.  How did your design help your egg survive the initial rounds
3.  If you could change anything about your design, what would it be and why?
4.  If we were to drop your design off the legislative building, what would you need to change to survive the fall?

In Grade 8 Math we spent the hour going through the 2.2 and 2.3 assignments before students finished up their Unit Reviews and Practice Test.  During the last hour of the day we had work period where students finished up their RAD Tests, worked on their Science Questions, Fakebook assignments and Social Studies assignment.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Unit Exam will be on Wednesday, September 25th

ELA:

Fakebook assignment will be due on Monday, September 22nd Wednesday, September 24th

Social:

Resource and Wealth Tax Assignment due Tomorrow, September 23rd

Arts. Ed:

Sketch is due Wednesday, September 24th

Reminders:

-Grade 7/8 Retreat in Lebret is on September 30th.  Students will need to bring $2 to help cover the cost of the trip and their form back by Thursday.

More blurry pictures from today: