Friday, 19 February 2016

Reminders for Next Week


I hope everyone has had a wonderful winter break. As usual, it has blown by incredibly fast! Below I have posted a few reminders for assignments that are overdue or due shortly after we get back. I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

-Mr. B

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Dystopian Blog Post #2 is overdue

-Section 2 Readings are also overdue

Math:

-6.5 handout is due on Tuesday, February 23rd

Science:

-Mixture Review is overdue

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 11th

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Genius Hour:

-Have your question ready for Monday

Reminders:

-Girls Basketball game at St. Augustine on February 22nd (We also have practice at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning)

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

Thursday, 11 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 11th


ELA: Students were given the entire period this morning to finish up their second blog post assignments and work on their character fakebook page.

Genius Hour: Back by popular demand....Genius Hour!  We officially launched our second Genius Hour projects today as students began thinking of questions/projects.  After witnessing so many wonderful projects before Christmas, I can't wait to see where the students go with their second projects!

Unfortunately I was away this afternoon, but the students were in great hands with Ms. Getz.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Dystopian Blog Post #2 is due on Friday

-Section 2 Readings are also due on Friday

Math:

-6.4 handout is overdue

-Pg. 227-228 -Due on Friday
a) 5-7, 9, 11, 12
b) 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19
c) 5, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23

Science:

-Mixture review is due on Friday

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 11th

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th


Reminders:

-Girls Basketball game at St. Augustine on February 22nd

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

-No School next week (Winter Break)

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 10th

ELA: Students were given the entire period to finish up their section readings and begin typing up their second blog post assignment.

Math: We started out our class with a quick Socrative quiz before students began to work on the textbook assignment from Pg. 227.  (Full assignment is listed below)

Liturgy: At 1:30 we headed down to the gym for a wonderful Ash Wednesday liturgy that was prepared by Ms. Olsen and Ms. Hopfauf's classes.

Science: During the last hour of the day we worked on a Mixtures and Solutions Assignment before looking at a Religion project they will be starting tomorrow.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Dystopian Blog Post #2 is due on Friday

-Section 2 Readings are also due on Friday

Math:

-6.4 handout is due tomorrow.

-Pg. 227-228 -Due on Friday
a) 5-7, 9, 11, 12
b) 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19
c) 5, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23

Science:

-Mixture review is due on Friday

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 11th

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th


Reminders:

-Girls Basketball Practice tomorrow, 8:00 am - 8:45

-Girls Basketball game at St. Augustine on February 22nd

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

-No School next week (Winter Break)

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 9th



ELA: This morning the students got into their DBC groups and continued working through their section two readings and assignment.

Career Ed: Students were given the entire period to finish up the Skills Assignment that they worked on last week with Mr. Csada.

Religion: After lunch the students continued working on the Ash Wednesday assignment that they started yesterday.  (Full assignment can be found on the Religion tab)

Math: We started out the class by going through the 6.1 and 6.2 assignments the students handed in last week before working on the 6.4 handout on multiplying improper fractions and mixed numbers.


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Dystopian Blog Post #2 is due on Friday

-Section 2 Readings are also due on Friday

Math:

-Watch the 6.5 Video for Wednesday.

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 11th

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th


Reminders:

-Girls Basketball Practice tomorrow, 3:30 - 5:00

-Girls Basketball game at St. Augustine on February 22nd

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

-No School next week (Winter Break)

Monday, 8 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 8th

ELA: Once we got back from the assembly, students got into their DBC groups and began reading the second section of their novels.

Homework Period: With the band students away at Full Band, the remaining students were given the period to work on their Blog Post assignments as well as any other homework they had.

Religion: After lunch we watched a short video about Ash Wednesday and the students completed a short listening activity that accompanied it.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Dystopian Blog Post #1 is overdue

-Blog Post #2 is due on Friday

Math:

-Watch the 6.5 Video for Wednesday.



Reminders:

-Girls Basketball Practice and Game TBA

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

-No School next week (Winter Break)

Thursday, 4 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 4th


AR Movie Party: We kicked off our day with a movie party to celebrate the fact that we reached our class AR point goal for the month of January.

ELA: Students got into their DBC groups and finished up their first blog post assignment before working on their character Fakebook page. 

Religion: After lunch the students continued to work on their Gifts of the Holy Spirit comic assignments.

Math: Students continued to work on the 6.3 handout and spent some time getting extra practice on IXL once they finished.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Dystopian Blog Post #1 is due tomorrow

Math:
-6.2 Handout is overdue
Pg. 214 - 215 - Due on Friday
a) 3-8, 10
b) 4-11
c) 4-11, 15

Reminders:

-Girls Basketball Playoff Game at St. Matthew on Monday, February 8th

-Grade 8 Spend a Day is on February 24th

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

What We Learned Today...February 3rd



ELA: This morning we had our first ever Today's Meet chat with the other students in our Dystopian Book Club.  Over the period, students had the opportunity to engage in exciting digital discussions on their dystopian novels with other students from St. Gabriel, St. Augustine, St. Dominic and St. Marguerite.

Reading Buddies: After lunch we headed down to Ms. Sutherland's classroom to read with our little buddies.

Math: Students were given the entire period to work on the textbook assignment from Pg. 214 as well as the 6.3 handout.

LeBoldus Meeting: During the last hour of the day the Grade 8's headed to the Library where they listened to an awesome presentation from the LeBoldus Guidance Counsellors.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Dystopian Blog Post #1 is due on Friday

Math:
-6.2 Handout is due on Thursday
Pg. 214 - 215 - Due on Friday
a) 3-8, 10
b) 4-11
c) 4-11, 15

Reminders:

-Girls Basketball Practice Tomorrow at 8:00

-Girls Basketball Game at St. Augustine tomorrow, February 4th

-Girls Basketball Playoff Game at St. Matthew on Monday, February 8th