monday, february 28

a reminder to all that parent-teacher-student conferences are this thursday and friday. kids, please attend with your parents if possible - after all, why would we want to meet about you, but without you? :)

grade 8s your comic timelines will be due next thursday, march 10. please make sure to stay on top of the work so that you don't feel rushed as the due date approaches.

grade 7s we will be enjoying your radio plays today (and maybe tomorrow), and beginning to look at the american revolution and the war of 1812 in the coming days.

another three-day week...

:-)

another short week...

hi kids :)

tomorrow is an integration day, so after the grade 8 awards assembly, all grade 8s will be heading out for the cabane à sucre field trip (woohoo!). grade 7s will be participating in a shortened rotation through workshops in blue pod, then attending the grade 7 awards assembly, and then engaging in a an activity in the learning commons in the afternoon. it will be an awesome day!

attention all students - you will hand in your reading response journals on monday, february 28. please make sure that you indicate where the new section begins in your rrj, and also make sure to complete all entries in a thoughtful and comprehensive manner.

grade 8s, we will begin viewing our worldview minutes this week, and we will begin a new project on the meiji era of japan next week.

for grades 7s, we will hopefully begin listening to our angélique radio plays this week.

a final reminder that parent-teacher-student conferences are next thursday and friday.

:-)

this week in humanities...

grade 7s, I would like for you to create a new reflection for your e-portfolio. please do this on your own time. and yes, it is homework.

also for grade 7s, we will continue to record and edit our radio plays both tomorrow (tuesday) and wednesday.

grade 8s, we will continue working on - and hopefully finish working on - our worldview minutes. if we are having any technological issues, you must have your rrj novel, and be working on that. no rowdiness or time wasting!

:)

reading response journals

make sure to stay on top of your reading response journals... these are not new, but it seems that some of you are having issues remembering that we respond thrice (three times) weekly. your rrj only becomes a burden if you don't keep up with it, right?

we will continue working on our projects next week - monday for grade 8s and monday and tuesday for grade 7s.

and the countdown to five-day weekend begins!

;)

8-04 life skills journal reflection (from last week)

just in case you didn't get it down...

1) Reflect on your citizenship in group work.

2) How is your life similar and different from those of Jackie, Christine, and the guest from the Seven Steps program? Please explain your answer.

=)

wednesday, february 9

8-04, keep bringing non-perishables for the food drive! remember, we have a box to fill!

7-09 please have your second rough copy completed for tomorrow so that we can begin finding music and sound effects, and begin recording.

8-04 and 8-hec you should be finished filming by now... and now the fun starts - editing and voice overs, etc.

for grades 7 and 8, please remember that "book attendance" starts this friday - you must bring appropriate reading material with you to class for reading period on friday. you may not go to your locker or the learning commons. if you are not prepared to read when class starts, your book will be marked "absent."

also, for both grade 7s and 8s, we want to present our radio plays and short films next tuesday, february 15, right before you head off on your five- day weekend...

:-)

give from the heart

come on, 8-04, let's do this! let's fill our own box(es) for the food bank! woot woot!

:D

for monday

so, everyone should have their rough copies completed at this point.

grade 7s, we will begin recording on monday or tuesday, depending on how the peer editing goes.

grade 8s, we will begin filming on monday - make sure you have your props, sets, and costumes (if any) ready to go for monday!

also, reminder to all students to stay on top of their reading response journals - if you are behind, catch up now.

:)