Tuesday, September 4, Day 1 - Triad Conferences
Wednesday, September 5, Day 2 - Triad Conferences - Remember tomorrow is picture day. You should also hand in the Terry Fox permission slip tomorrow if you haven't handed it in already.
Thursday, September 6, Day 3 - 8A LA/SS - We went over the course outline. We went over classroom expectations. I explained the autobiography assignment. We looked at an example from last year. They did the outline for the autobiography and worked on the rough copy. The good copy should be typed on the computer if possible and handed into me on Monday, September 10.
8E LA/SS - We went over the course outline. We went over classroom expectations. I explained the autobiography assignment. We looked at an example from last year. They did the outline for the autobiography and worked on the rough copy. The good copy should be typed on the computer if possible and handed into me on Monday, September 10.
7D SS - No class today.
Friday, September 7, Day 4 - 8A LA/SS - We looked at the posters around the room and discussed what made them effective. Remember the good copy of the autobiography is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - We looked at the posters around the room and discussed what made them effective. I handed out the social studies textbooks and they did a scavenger hunt using the textbooks. Remember the good copy of the autobiography is due on Monday.
7D SS - I went over the course outline and the classroom expectations. We discussed what geography means. We looked at a political cartoon about Africa and discussed its meaning.
Monday, September 10, Day 5 - 8A LA/SS - They handed in their autobiographies. We fisnished looking at the positive message posters around the room. We discussed the characteristics of a good poster. They started working on the positive message poster. In social studies I handed out the textbooks and they did a scavenger hunt using the textbook. They should have 1-30 done for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - They handed in their autobiographies. We did a pre-test on capital letters and corrected it. I reviewed what I expected in the positive message poster. They worked on the positive message poster. In social studies we went over page 1 of the scavenger hunt. Page 2 and 3 are due for tomorrow.
7D SS - We reviewed the political cartoon assignment we did on Friday. We went over the different elements of geography. I explained that they should cut out articles, cartoons, weather maps etc. from the paper that deal with geography for the collage they will make next week. Finally we looked at a few more political cartoons about mad cow disease and Hurrican Katrina and discussed them.
Tuesday, September 11, Day 6 - 8A LA/SS - They did a pretest on capitalization and we corrected it together. I handed out poetry notes and we went over the terms that they will need to know this year. They then read a poem "One Evening" and had questions to do on it. The questions are due for tomorrow. In social studies we corrected 1-30 on the Scavenger Hunt assignment. Then they worked on page 2 and 3. This is also due for tomorrow. Finally they worked on the positive message poster.
8E LA/SS - We went over page 2 and 3 of the Scavenger Hunt assignment in social studies. I went over poetry notes of the terms they will need to know this year. Then we read a poem "One Evening". The questions for this poem are due tomorrow. Finally they worked on their positive message poster.
7D SS - I handed out the textbooks that we will be using this year and they did a scavenger hunt assignment using the textbook. This way they will understand the set-up of the text and they will see the types of topics we will be covering this year.
Wednesday, Seotember 12. Day 1 - 8A LA/SS - We discussed the poem "One Evening". We reviewed capitalizaton rules. We corrected the "Scavenger Hunt" assignment in social studies. They did an assignment on using an index and glossary. This is due for tomorrow. They worked on their postitive message posters. The posters are due on Friday, Sept.14
8E LA/SS - We discussed the poem "One Evening". We reviewed capitalizaton rules. In social studies they did an assignment on using and index and glossary. It is due for tomorrow. They worked on their postitive message posters. The posters are due on Friday, Sept.14.
7D SS - We corrected the first page of the scavenger hunt assignment and they worked on page 2 & 3.
Thursday, Sept. 13, Day 2 - 8A LA/SS - We started the novel Curse Of The Viking Grave. We read and discussed chapter one. We continued to review capitalization. I handed back their autobiographies and explained the rubric I will be using to mark the assignments. They did a common writing errors sheet. In social studies I corrected the assignment on using the index and glossary in the textbook. We also discussed timelines and centuries. The positive message posters are due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We started the novel Curse Of The Viking Grave. We read and discussed chapter one. We continued to review capitalization. I handed back their autobiographies and explained the rubric I will be using to mark the assignments. They did a common writing errors sheet. In social studies I corrected the assignment on using the index and glossary in the textbook. We also discussed timelines and centuries. The postitive message posters are due tomorrow.
SS 7D - They finished the assignment where they had to use the index to find information about the textbook.
Friday, Sept.14, Day 3 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 2 of the novel Curse of the Viking Grave. We reviewed capital letters rules. We went over common writing errors. We read a poem "The Seven Ages of Life" by William Shakespeare. The assignment for this poem is due on Monday. In social studies we made a graphic organizer to answer the question What is histroy? We reviewed using a timeline. I explained that the social test on Monday will be based on the scavenger hunt, index and glossary and timeline assignments. We did a vocabulary assignment on history terms and went over it.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 2 of the novel Curse of the Viking Grave. We reviewed capital letters rules. We went over common writing errors. We read a poem "The Seven Ages of Life" by William Shakespeare. The assignment for this poem is due on Monday. In social studies we made a graphic organizer to answer the question What is histroy? We reviewed using a timeline. I explained that the social test on Monday will be based on the scavenger hunt, index and glossary and timeline assignments. We did a vocabulary assignment on history terms and went over it.
7D SS - We went over the "Getting to Know Your Textbook" assignment. We looked a geography poster in the room and discussed what elements make up a good poster.
Monday, September 17, Day 4 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 3 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a final review sheet on capitalization. There will be a test tomorrow on capital letters. In social studies they wrote the test on using the textbook and timelines. They started a map assignment.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 3 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a final review sheet on capitalization. There will be a test tomorrow on capital letters. We went over the poem "The Seven Ages Of Life" and discussed what age they would like to be and why. In social studies they wrote the test on using the textbook and timelines. They started a map assignment.
7D SS - We watched a video "Spaceship Earth" and discussed how the earth is like a spaceship.
Tuesday, September 18, Day 5 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote the capital letters test. We read and discussed chapter 4 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We discussed the poem the "Seven Ages of Life". I handed back the positive message poster and we discussed the strengths and weaknesses of them. In social studies I handed back the "Getting to Know Your Book Quiz" and we went over it. There will be a re-test tomorrow for those who got less than 70%.
8E LA/SS - They wrote the capital letters test. We read and discussed chapter 4 of Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the positive message posters and we looked at the strengths and weaknesses of them. In social studies we went over the vocabulary sheet. I aslo handed back the "Getting to Know Your Book" quiz and we went over it. There will be a re-test on this tomorrow for anyone who got less than 70%.
7D SS - We discussed problems facing our earth that were mentioned in the video we watched yesterday called "Spaceship Earth". We also discussed the solutions to those problems. We started working on the geography poster. The poster should include a slogan and pictures that depict the different topics that can be covered in geography such as weather, map skills, economics, environment, landforms etc.
Wednesday, September 19, Day 6 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 5 of the novel Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the capital letters test and we went over it. They worked on an assignment about finding the writing errors in some sentences. This is due for tomorrow. We looked at the elements that make up a short story. Then we read the short story "The Island" and began discussing it. In social studies I explained the Heritage Fair and they worked on the mapping assignment. The map assignment is due for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 5 of the novel Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the capital letters test and we went over it. They worked on an assignment about finding the writing errors in some sentences. This is due for tomorrow. In social studies I explained the Heritage Fair and they worked on the mapping assignment. The map assignment is due for tomorrow.
7D SS - They worked on the geography poster.
Thursday, September 20, Day 1 - 8A LA/SS - We read chapter 6 of Curse of the Viking Grave. I went over the writing errors sheet. We focussed on run-ons,sentence fragments and usage errors such as their instead of there. We finished our discussion of the short story "The Island". I explained the writing assignment for "The Island" and read an example from last year. They worked on their outline for this story. In social studies they handed in their mapwork and worked on "An Introduction to History". Questions 1-14 are due for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read chapter 6 of Curse of the Viking Grave. I went over the writing errors sheet. We focussed on run-ons,sentence fragments and usage errors such as their instead of there. We read and discussed the short story "The Island". In social studies they handed in their mapwork and worked on "An Introduction to History". Questions 1-14 are due for tomorrow.
7D SS - They worked on the geography poster.
Friday, September 21, Day 2 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 7 in Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet on basic spelling rules. They worked on their rough copy of "The Island" writing assignment. The rough copy should be done by Monday. The good copy should be typed up and handed in on Tuesday, Sept.25. In social studies I handed back the mapwork and we went over it. We also started discussing questions 1-14 on the assignment "An Introduction to History".
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 7 in Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet on basic spelling rules. They worked on their rough copy of "The Island" writing assignment. The rough copy should be done by Monday. The good copy should be typed up and handed in on Tuesday, Sept.25. In social studies I handed back the mapwork and we went over it.
7D SS - They did an assignment about why we should study geography and then we discussed it. Remember the geography poster is due for Monday, Sept.24.
Monday, September 24, Day 3 - 8A LA/SS - I explained tomorrow's LA test. It will be on the poetry terms, short story terms, the poems "One Evening" and "Seven Ages of Life", the short story "The Island" and chapters 1-7 of Curse of the Viking Grave . We read and discussed chapter 8 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet on spelling rules. We read a poem "The World Is A Beautiful Place" and did some questions on it. We will finish discussing it tomorrow. In social studies we finished correcting 1-14 in "An Introduction To History" and we played a memory game and a communication game. Remember the good copy of "The Island" writing assignment is due
tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - I explained tomorrow's LA test. It will be on the poetry terms, short story terms, the poems "One Evening" and "Seven Ages of Life", the short story "The Island" and chapters 1-7 of Curse of the Viking Grave . We read and discussed chapter 8 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet on spelling rules. We read a poem "The World Is A Beautiful Place" and did some questions on it. We will finish discussing it tomorrow. In social studies we correcting 1-7 from the assignment "An Introduction To History" and we played a memory game. Remember the good copy of "The Island" writing assignment is due tomorrow.
7D SS - They handed in their posters. They did a world map pre-test on the continents and oceans and then we went over it.
Tuesday, September 25, Day 4 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. We corrected the spelling rules assignment. we discussed the poem "The World Is A Beautiful Place".
8E LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. We corrected the spelling rules assignment. We discussed the poem "The World Is A Beautiful Place". We read an article about Terry Fox. We corrected 7-14 from the "Introduction To History" assignment.
7D SS - They worked on the world map jigsaw puzzle.
Wednesday, Sept.26, Day 5 - 8A LA/SS - We read an article about Terry Fox. They answered some questions based on the article. They then have to use this information to do a brief report on Terry Fox. The good copy of this report is due on Monay, October 1. We also discussed the poem "To An Athlete Dying Young" and how it related to Terry Fox. In social studies they started working on the questions about archeology which are on the "Introduction to History" assignment. These questions 1-6 should be done for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read the peom "To An Athlete Dying Young" an discussed the poem and how it related to Terry Fox. They then answered some questions based on the Terry Fox article we read yesterday. They have to write a report on Terry Fox and should use this information in their report. The good copy of the report is due on Monday, October 1. In social studies we discussed oral history and then played a communication game.
7D SS - They put together the jigsaw puzzle of the world. They have to colour it and label the continents and oceans for tomorrow.
Thursday, Sept.27, Day 6 - 8A LA/SS - Because viewing is one of the six strands of language arts, they are watching the video Never Cry Wolf. They have an assignment to do on the video It is based on a novel by Farley Mowat, the same author who wrote Curse Of The Viking Grave. Both stories take place in the Canadian North so when the novel talks about the tundra they now will have a better feel for it after seeing it in the video.
8E LA/SS - Because viewing is one of the six strands of language arts, they are watching the video Never Cry Wolf. They have an assignment to do on the video It is based on a novel by Farley Mowat, the same author who wrote Curse Of The Viking Grave. Both stories take place in the Canadian North so when the novel talks about the tundra they now will have a better feel for it after seeing it in the video.
7D SS - I handed back the geogrpahy posters and we went over them. They handed in the jigsaw world map assignment. We started an assignment on the "Five Themes of Geography". Make sure you bring in your newspaper clippings for the collage.
Friday, September 28, Day 1 - 8A LA/SS - We watched the conclusion of Never Cry Woif and they worked on the assignment. The assignment is due on Monday. I handed back the LA test they did earlier in the week and we went over it. Remember the good copy of the Terry Fox assignment is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - We watched the conclusion of the Never Cry Wolf video and they worked on the assignment. This assignment is due on Monday. Also due Monday is the good copy of the writing assignment about Terry Fox.
7D SS - I handed back the jigsaw world maps. We corrected Theme 1 of the "Five Themes of Geography". They worked on theme 2. For Monday they need to write a free verse poem, paragraph or draw a picture of their favourite place. They need to bring in their newspaper articles for Monday.
Monday, October 1, 8A LA/SS - They handed in the Never Cry Wolf assignment. We read and discussed chapter 9 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review of the spelling rules and corrected it. There will be a spelling test on Wednesday, October 3 based on the review sheets we did on the basic spelling rules. We read a poem about childhood called "The Key To The Kingdom" and did some questions on it which will be due tomorrow. In social studies we discussed the 1-6 questions on archeology.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the Never Cry Wolf assignment. We read and discussed chapter 9 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet of the spelling rules and will correct it tomorrow. There will be a spelling test on Wednesday, October 3 based on the review sheets we did on the basic spelling rules. We read a poem about childhood called, "The Key To The Kingdom" and did some questions on it which will be due tomorrow. In social studies they did the 1-6 questions on archeology. These are due for tomorrow.
7D SS - We corrected Theme 2 Place and Theme 3 Human and Environment on the "Five Themes of Geography" assignment. They had to describe a place that is important to them. It could either be drawn or written in paragraph form. This is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 2, 8A LA/SS - I collected the Terry Fox assignment. We read and discussed chapter ten of Curse of the Viking Grave. They worked on a punctuation pre-test which we will go over tomorrow. I handed back their "Island" assignments and we discussed four common errors on those assignments: run-ons, changing verb tenses, indenting when changing speakers when using dialogue, and not overusing connecting words like "then". We also discussed the "Key to the Kingdom" questions that they did yesterday. In social studies they worked with a partner on an archeological site assignment. Remember there is a test Thursday on the basic spelling rules we have been reviewing.
8E LA/SS - I collected the Terry Fox assignment. We read and discussed chapter ten of Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back their "Island" assignments and we discussed four common errors on those assignments: run-ons, changing verb tenses, indenting when changing speakers when using dialogue, and not overusing connecting words like "then". We also discussed the "Key to the Kingdom" questions that they did yesterday. In social studies we discussed the archeology questions 1-6 on the "Introduction to History" assignment.
7D SS - They worked on Theme 4 : Movement and Globalization and then we discussed it.
Wednesday, October 3, 8A LA/SS - We corrected the punctuation review. We read and discussed chapter 11 of Curse of the Viking Grave. There will be a spelling test tomorrow on the basic spelling rules. In social studies they worked with a partner and finished the archeological dig site assignment. This should be done by tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We corrected the punctuation review. We read and discussed chapter 11 of Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the Never Cry Wolf assignment and we went over it. In social studies we finished correcting archeology 1-6 questions and they started working on the archeological dig assignment.
SS 7D - We finished discussing the themes of geography. I handed out the test review and went over it. The test will be next Wednesday, October 10. We also started to do the newspaper search for articles from the newspaper that deal with geography topics.
Thursday, October 4, 8A LA/SS - They wrote the spelling rules test. We read and discussed chapter 12 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We read a short story about childhood called "Charles" and did an assignment on it. I handed back and went over the Never Cry Wolf assignment. In social studies we went over the archeological dig assignment. We also read an article "The Dead Do Tell Tales" which was about what an archeologist can determine when he finds people's bone.
8E LA/SS - They wrote the spelling rules test. We read and discussed chapter 12 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We read a short story about childhood called "Charles" and did an assignment on it. In social studies we went over the archeological dig assignment.
7D SS - We reviewed for the social test which will be on Wednesday, October10. They did a newspaper search looking for article on the topic of geography.
Tuesday, October 9, 8A LA/SS - We read Curse of the Viking Grave chapter 13. I handed back the spelling rules test and we went over it. They did a review sheet on punctuation. I handed back the "Terry Fox" writing assignment and we went over it. We discussed the short story "Charles". In social studies they did an assignment on the article "Dead Men Do Tell Tales". This assignment is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read Curse of the Viking Grave chapter 13. I handed back the spelling rules test and we went over it. They did a review sheet on punctuation. I handed back the "Terry Fox" writing assignment and we went over it. We discussed the short story "Charles". In social studies they did an assignment on the article "Dead Men Do Tell Tales". This assignment is due tomorrow.
7D SS - We reviewed for tomorrow's test and they worked on the newspaper collage.
Wednesday, October 10, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 14 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We corrected the punctuation review sheet and did a review sheet on when to use a comma. We went over a sheet on common characteristics for people. They then did a character sketch chart for the character "Laurie" from the short story "Charles". We then discussed this assignment. In social studies they handed in "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" and they started working on "Society, Culture, and Civilization". Part A and B are due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 14 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We did a review sheet on when to use a comma. We went over a sheet on common characteristics for people. They then did a character sketch chart for the character "Laurie" from the short story "Charles". We then discussed this assignment. In social studies they handed in "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" and they started working on "Society, Culture, and Civilization". Part A and B are due tomorrow.
7D SS - They wrote the geography test.
Thursday, October 11, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 15 of Curse Of The Viking Grave. We went over the comma rules sheet. We read a short story "All Summer In A Day" and started discussing it. In social studies we discussed Part A and B of "Society, Culture, and Civilization". Then they worked on Part C which is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 15 of Curse Of The Viking Grave. We went over the comma rules sheet. We read a short story "All Summer In A Day" and started discussing it. In social studies we discussed Part A and B of "Society, Culture, and Civilization". Then they worked on Part C which is due tomorrow.
7D SS - We went over the concepts of latitude and longitude, the advantages and disadvantages of globes and maps and we looked at the different map projetions. They had an assignment to do called " What Did You Learn" which is due for tomorrow.
Friday, October 12, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed Chapter 16 of Curse of the Viking Grave . We did a comma review sheet and corrected it together. We discussed the short story "All Summer In A Day". In social studies I handed back the "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" assignment and we discussed Part C of "Society, Culture, And Civilization". Part D is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed Chapter 16 of Curse of the Viking Grave . We did a comma review sheet and corrected it together. We discussed the short story "All Summer In A Day". In social studies I handed back the "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" assignment and we discussed Part C of "Society, Culture, And Civilization".
7D SS - It was a shortened class due to locker clean-up so we corrected the "what Did You Learn" sheet about longitude and latitude and I handed back their tests and went over them.
Monday, October 15, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 17 Curse of the Viking Grave . We reviewed some comma rules. I reviewed for the LA test which will be on Wednesday. There will be a poetry section on "The World IS A Beautiful Place" and "Key To The Kingdom". There will be a short story section on "Charles" and "All Summer In A Day". There is a grammar section on punctuation. There will be a section on Curse of the Viking Grave and a section on doing a character sketch. They worked on the creative assignment for "All Summer In A Day". They had to do one of the following: write a poem, write a descriptive paragraph, write an ending to the story or draw a picture of a creature on
Venus or what they thought Venus would look like. This assignment is due on Friday. In social studies we corrected Part D of "Society, Culture and Civilization". I handed out a review for the social studies test which they will write on Thursday. The test is based on the world map assignment, the Introduction to History assignment and the Society, Culture and Civilization assignment. They also did a vocabulary assignment on Early Man.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 17 Curse of the Viking Grave . We reviewed some comma rules. I reviewed for the LA test which will be on Wednesday. There will be a poetry section on "The World IS A Beautiful Place" and "Key To The Kingdom". There will be a short story section on "Charles" and "All Summer In A Day". There is a grammar section on punctuation. There will be a section on Curse of the Viking Grave and a section on doing a character sketch. They worked on the creative assignment for "All Summer In A Day". They had to do one of the following: write a poem, write a descriptive paragraph, write an ending to the story or draw a picture of a creature on Venus or what they
thought Venus would look like. This assignment is due on Friday. In social studies we started correcting Part D of "Society, Culture and Civilization".
7D SS - They finished the newspaper collage poster.
Tuesday, October 16, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 18 of Curse of the Viking Grave and we did a review sheet on when to use a semi-colon and a colon. We discussed childhood memories. Remember the LA test is tomorrow. In social studies we reviewed for the test, which will be on Friday. and corrected the Early Peoples vocabulary.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 18 of Curse of the Viking Grave and we did a review sheet on when to use a semi-colon and a colon. Remember the LA test is tomorrow. In social studies I went over Part D of "Society, Culture, and Civilization". I handed out the review for the test which will be on Friday and they did a vocabulary sheet on Early Man which we will correct tomorrow.
7D SS - I handed back there descriptive paragraphs. We reviewed longitude and latitude and found places on a map. They were assigned a global grid assignment which we will take up tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 17, 8A LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. We read and discussed chapter 19 of Curse of the Viking Grave. They did a review sheet on using the dash and hyphen which we will correct tomorrow. In social studies we review for the test which will be on Friday. They did an assignment on "Early Peoples" which will be due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. We read and discussed chapter 19 of Curse of the Viking Grave. In social studies we reviewed for the test which will be on Friday. We went over the "Early Peoples" vocabulary sheet. They did an assignment on "Early Peoples" which will be due tomorrow.
7D SS - We went over the globe positioning assignment. They did a quiz after this on finding locations on the globe. Then they worked on an assignment about using longitude and latitude which will be due tomorrow.
Thursday, October 18, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 20 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We discussed when to use the dash and hyphen. We finished discussing childhood memories. In social studies we reviewed for the test tomorrow which will be based on these assignments: World Map, Introduction to History, and Society, Culture and Civilization. We also discussed the "Early People's assignment and they did some questions on an Inuit Creation myth.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 20 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We discussed when to use the dash and hyphen. We started discussing childhood memories. In social studies we reviewed for the test tomorrow which will be based on these assignments: World Map, Introduction to History, and Society, Culture and Civilization. We also discussed the "Early People's assignment
7D SS - We watched a video on latitude, and the seasons. I handed back the globe quiz and we went over it. I went over the assignment on using longitude and latitude.
Friday, October 19, 8A LA/SS - In social studies they wrote the test. We went over the Inuit creation myth and they read an Ojibway creation myth. The assignment for this myth is due on Monday. In language arts we read and discussed chapter 21 of Curse of the Viking Grave. They handed in the "All Summer In A Day" creative assignment. Many didn't have it done so they should make sure it is in on Monday. They also worked on a "Childhood Memories" writing assignment. The rough copy is due on Monday. The good copy should be typed up and handed in on Tuesday.
8E LA/SS - In social studies they wrote the test. They read a Inuit creation myth and the questions are due for Monday. In language arts they handed in the "All Summer In A Day" creative assignment. Many didn't have it done so they should make sure it is in on Monday. I also handed back their LA tests and we went over them. They also worked on a "Childhood Memories" writing assignment. The rough copy is due on Monday. The good copy should be typed up and handed in on Tuesday.
7D SS - I handed back the video quiz that they did yesterday and we went over it. I showed them how to use an atlas to find the location of placces using longitude and latitude. They then worked on an assignment with a partner where they had to use the index in the atlas to find the longitude and latitude of specific cities in Canada and around the world.
Monday, October 22, 8A LA/SS - I checked the rough copy of the "Childhood Memories" assignment. The good copy is due tomorrow. We discussed teen problems and read a poem called "In Between" and discussed it. We reviewed how to use the "apostrophe". I handed back the social studies test and we went over it. We also discussed an Ojibway creation myth.
8E LA/SS - I checked the rough copy of the "Childhood Memories" assignment. The good copy is due tomorrow. We read and discussed chapter 21 of Curse Of The Viking Grave. We reviewed how to use the apostrophe. We discussed teen problems and read a poem called "In Between" and discussed it. I handed back the social studies test and we went over it. We also discussed the Inuit creation myth.
7D SS - We corrected part 1 of absolute location and then they were given coordinates and they had to find the cities on a map.
Tuesday, October 23, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 22 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We reviewed using quotation marks. We read an article "Video Games and Violence" and they had an assignment to do on that which is due tomorrow. They handed in the good copy of the "Childhood Memories" assignment. In social studies they did the "Stone Age Chart" assignment which is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 22 of Curse of the Viking Grave. We reviewed using quotation marks. We read an article "Video Games and Violence" and they had an assignment to do on that which is due tomorrow. They handed in the good copy of the "Childhood Memories" assignment. In social studies we read and discussed an Ojibway creative myth and compared it to our Adam and Eve creation story and the African creation myth which is in the text book.
7D SS - We went over part 2 of the absolute location assignment and they did another assignment where they had to find places in the atlas using lines of longitude and latitude.
Wednesdday, October 24, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 23 and the novel notes on the setting, Inuit, aboriginal tribes, vikings and the caribou. They did a review sheet on using quotation marks which we will correct tomorrow. I handed back their creative assignments from "All Summer In A Day" and we reviewed figurative language. We then read a poem called "Erik" the questions on this poem are due tomorrow. In social studies we watched a video called "The Dawn of Man" and discussed it.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed chapter 23 and the novel notes on the setting, Inuit, aboriginal tribes, vikings and the caribou. They did a review sheet on using quotation marks which we will correct tomorrow. In social studies we watched a video called "The Dawn of Man" and discussed it.
7D SS - I handed back the atlas assignment and we went over it. They did an assignment about finding places on a globe and handed it in. They did an assignment about finding locations on a map and handed it in.
Thursday, October 25, 8A LA/SS - They started working on the Curse of the Viking Grave book report. We watched a video "Bully Dance" and discussed bullying. In social studies they started an assignment on "The Development and Spread of Humans".
8E LA/SS - They started working on the Curse of the Viking Grave book report. We watched a video "Bully Dance" and discussed bullying. In social studies they did a chart about the Stone Age. It is due for tomorrow.
7D SS - I handed back the two assignments they did yesterday on finding locations using latitude and longitude. Then we went over the history of why we established lines of longitude and latitude.
Friday, October 26, 8A LA/SS - We went over the quotation mark sheet. They worked on the Curse of the Viking Grave book report. We dicussed the "Erik" questions. They wrote a free verse poem in a similar style as the Erik poem. The good copy of this poem is due on Monday. I handed back their "Childhood Memories" assignment. In social studies I went over the "Stone Age" chart and they did an assignment on "The Development and Spread of Humans" which is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the creative assignment for "All Summer In A Day". I handed back the "Childhood Memories" assignment. We corrected the quotation mark sheet. They worked on the book report for Curse of the Viking Grave. They read a poem called "Erik". The questions are due on Monday. In social studies they finished up the "Stone Age" chart and handed it in. Then they worked on the assignment about the "Development and Spread of Humans".
7D SS - I went over the notes on longitude. They did an assignment where they matched up lines of longitude and latitude on a map. They then did a review using longitude and latitude on a map and a globe. These two assignments are due on Monday.
Monday, October 29, 8A LA/SS - I handed back the assignment "Video Games and Violence" and we discussed it and why kids turn to violence. They worked on the book report Curse of the Viking Grave. The good copy should be typed up and handed into me by Friday. They handed in their free verse poems and we read and discussed a poem called "The Bully". In social studies we read an article on early man and then did a listening test based on the article. Finally they read an article on Neanderthal and Cro-magnon man and did a Venn diagram based on the assignment which is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the assignment "Video Games and Violence" and we discussed it and why kids turn to violence. They worked on the book report Curse of the Viking Grave. The good copy should be typed up and handed into me by Friday. We discussed the poem "Erik" and they did a free verse poem based on the poem "Erik". The rough copy is due tomorrow. In social studies I handed back the "Stoneage Chart" and we wnt over it. I also went over the chart on "The Development of Man". We read an article on early man and then did a listening test based on the article.
7D SS - We went over the longitude and latitude test review. We went over the globe review. I handed out the review for the test and we went over it. The test is tentatively set for Friday. They did a review sheet for the test and we will correct it tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 30, 8A LA/SS - They are doing a comparison of the movie Curse of the Viking Grave and the book. Today we watched the video and they recorded the similarities and differences on a chart.
8E LA/SS - I checked their rough copies of the free verse poems they did. The good copy should be typed up for tomorrow. We read and discussed an ironic poem called "The Bully". They are doing a comparison of the movie Curse of the Viking Grave and the book. Today we watched the video and they recorded the similarities and differences on a chart.
7D SS - I corrected the longitude - latitude review with them. Then they worked on a mapskills assignment "The Search For The Great Pumpkin".
Wednesday, October 31, 8A LA/SS - We watched the conclusion of the video Curse of the Viking Grave and then they worked on the rough copy of the comparison between the novel and the video. The good copy of the Curse of the Viking Grave book report is due on Friday. The good copy of the Curse of the Viking Grave comparison between the novel and the movie is due on Monday, November 5.
8E LA/SS - We watched the conclusion of the video Curse of the Viking Grave and then they worked on the rough copy of the comparison between the novel and the video. The good copy of the Curse of the Viking Grave book report is due on Friday. The good copy of the Curse of the Viking Grave comparison between the novel and the movie is due on Monday, November 5. In social studies I handed back the listening test on early man and we read about Neanderthal and Cro-magnon man.
7D SS - No class today due to the Halloween Dance. There is a test next week on latitude, longitude, map projections, advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes, finding places on a map using latitude and longitude. I gave them a test review which they should begin studying.
Thursday, November 1, 8A LA/SS - I handed back the "Erik" free verse poems and read some to the class. They wrote an ironic poem based on the style of the poem "The Bully". The rough copy should be done for tomorrow. Remember the Curse of the Viking Grave book report is due tomorrow. In social studies we did a venn diagram and compared Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon man. We then watched a video about Neanderthals and they had to write down jot notes.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the "Erik" free verse poems and read some to the class. They wrote an ironic poem based on the style of the poem "The Bully". The rough copy should be done for tomorrow. Remember the Curse of the Viking Grave book report is due tomorrow. In social studies we did a venn diagram and compared Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon man. We then watched a video about Neanderthals and they had to write down jot notes.
7D SS - We discussed how longitude and latitude are not only used to find places on a map but also to track things like Hurricanes. We then watched a video about hurricanes.
Friday, November 2, 8A LA/SS - They did a comprehension test on the story "Priscilla and the Wimps". They did a review sheet on quotation marks. I looked at the rough copy of the ironic poem. The good copy is due on Monday. They handed in their book reports on Curse of the Viking Grave. We then discussed bullying. They have to do a report or a skit on bullying. We will start that next week. The good copy of the movie/novel comparison of Curse of the Viking Grave is due on Monday. In social studies they worked on the Neanderthal paragraph. The good copy is due on Tuesday.
8E LA/SS - They did a comprehension test on the story "Priscilla and the Wimps". They did a review sheet on quotation marks. I looked at the rough copy of the ironic poem. The good copy is due on Monday. They handed in their book reports on Curse of the Viking Grave. We then discussed bullying. They have to do a report or a skit on bullying. We will start that next week. The good copy of the movie/novel comparison of Curse of the Viking Grave is due on Monday. In social studies they worked on the Neanderthal paragraph. The good copy is due on Tuesday.
7D SS- We watched the conclusion of the hurrican video and they did an assignment where you use latitude and longitude to track a hurricane. This is due for Monday.
Monday, November 5, 8A LA/SS - They handed in the ironic poem and the comparison of the novel and movie for Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the "Priscilla and the Wimps" reading comprehension test and we went over it. We also went over the quotation marks review sheet. We watched a video about World War 1 and I brought some artifacts from World War 1. We discussed Remembrance Day and they wrote a poem called "Remembrance". The good copy is due for tomorrow. The good copy of the Neanderthal paragraph is also due for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the ironic poem and the comparison of the novel and movie for Curse of the Viking Grave. I handed back the "Priscilla and the Wimps" reading comprehension test and we went over it. We also went over the quotation marks review sheet. We watched a video about World War 1 and I brought some artifacts from World War 1. We discussed Remembrance Day and they wrote a poem called "Remembrance". The good copy is due for tomorrow. The good copy of the Neanderthal paragraph is also due for tomorrow.
7D SS - We reviewed for the test which will be on Thursday. We went over the motions of the earth such as rotation and revolution.
Tuesday, November 6, 8A LA/SS - They handed in the Remembrance Day poems and the Neanderthal paragraphs. I explained how to write a skit and we read one. Then they got in their groups and worked on the bully skit or the bully report. In social studies we discussed stereotyping and misconceptions and then they did a cartoon about early man. They also went to the library to check out new books and materials.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the Remembrance Day poems and the Neanderthal paragraphs. I explained how to write a skit and we read one. Then they got in their groups and worked on the bully skit or the bully report. In social studies we discussed stereotyping and misconceptions and then they did a cartoon about early man. They also went to the library to check out new books and materials.
7D SS - I handed back the hurricane hunt assignment and we went over it. We watched a video about longitude, latitude, using a compass and directions. They had a compass assignment which is due tomorrow. There test on latitude, longitude, map projections, globes etc. is on Thursday.
Thursday, November 8, 8A LA/SS - I handed back the Curse of the Viking Grave book report and we went over it. I read some of their ironic poems and handed them back. I read some of the Remembrance Day poems and then handed them back. I handed back the Neanderthal paragraph and we went over it. They worked on the "Bully Skit/Report". It is due for Monday. They finished their "Caveman Cartoon". It is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the Curse of the Viking Grave book report and we went over it. I read some of their ironic poems and handed them back. I read some of the Remembrance Day poems and then handed them back. I handed back the Neanderthal paragraph and we went over it. They worked on the "Bully Skit/Report". It is due for Monday. They finished their "Caveman Cartoon". It is due on Monday.
7D SS - They wrote the latitude longitude test. They finished up a word search on map skill terms. It is due for Monday.
Monday, November 12, 8A LA/SS - I handed back and went over the Curse of the Viking Grave comparison between the book and the movie. We did a punctuation review sheet and corrected it together. Remember you are getting a punctuation test tomorrow. We read the poem "Homework for Annabelle" and discussed it. Remember the Bully Report / Bully Skit is due tomorrow. In social studies they handed in the "Caveman Cartoon" and I explained the "Tool" assignment where they work with a partner to develop a tool using resources in nature that would help early man survive.
8E LA/SS - I handed back and went over the Curse of the Viking Grave comparison between the book and the movie. We did a punctuation review sheet and corrected it together. Remember you are getting a punctuation test tomorrow. We discussed problems with the opposite sex and read a short story " Paradise Cafe". Remember the Bully Report / Bully Skit is due tomorrow. In social studies they handed in the "Caveman Cartoon" and I explained the "Tool" assignment where they work with a partner to develop a tool using resources in nature that would help early man survive.
7D SS - We corrected the word search on mapping terms. I explained time zones and they did an assignment on time zones which is due tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 13, 8A LA/SS - They wrote the punctuation test. They handed in the bully reports and did their bully skits. We discussed what bothered them about the opposite sex. I handed back the caveman cartoon assignment and we discussed them. They worked on the tool assigment. It is due on Thursday.
8E LA/SS - They wrote the punctuation test. They handed in the bully report and they did the bully skits. We discussed the questions for the short story "Paradise Cafe". I handed back the caveman cartoon assignment and we discussed them. They worked on the tool assignment. It is due on Thursday.
7D SS - I handed back the test and went over it. I went over the time zone assignment. They worked on a time zone assignment about time zones in Canada which is due tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 14, 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed the short story "Paradise Cafe" which is about a teen who gets dumped by her boyfriend on Christmas Eve. They are writing a three paragraph essay about what bothers them about the opposite sex. We discussed it and I read them examples of essays from other years. They worked on their outline and rough copy. In social studies we read about the Lascaux cave paintings done by Cro-Magnon man. They then read a poem about a man who visits these caves. They have an assignment to do on the poem. Remember the "Tool" assignment is due for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - They finished the bully skits and I handed back and went over the punctuation test. We discussed the short story "Paradise Cafe" which is about a teen who gets dumped by her boyfriend on Christmas Eve. They are writing a three paragraph essay about what bothers them about the opposite sex. We discussed it and I read them examples of essays from other years. They worked on their outline and rough copy. In social studies we read about the Lascaux cave paintings done by Cro-Magnon man. They then read a poem about a man who visits these caves. They have an assignment to do on the poem. Remember the "Tool" assignment is due for tomorrow.
7D SS - We went over the time zone Canada assignment. They are working on a time zone poster for either Canada Day or the Grey Cup.
Thursday, November 15 - 8A LA/SS - I handed back the punctuation test. They worked on the rough copy of the opposite sex assignment. The good copy is due on Monday. In social studies they handed in their "Tool" assignment. We went over the prehistoric cave painting poem. They started working on the Cro-magnon Man assignment.
8E LA/SS - They wrote a reading comprehension test based on the short story "Being Comfortable With Who You Are". They worked on the rough copy of the opposite sex assignment. The good copy is due on Monday. In social studies they handed in the "Tool" assignment and they finished the questions on the poem about prehistoric cave art. They also started working on the Cro-magnon assignment.
7D SS - They worked on their time zone poster.
Friday, November 16 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote a reading comprehension test based on the short story, "Comfortable With Being Weird". We read and discussed a poem about family conflicts called "Warren Pryor". Remember the good copy of "Opposite Sex" assignment is due on Monday. In social studies I handed back their "Tool" assignment and they worked on the "Cro-magnon" assignment.
8E LA/SS - They wrote an LA test based on poems and stories we have taken about the teen years. We read and discussed the poem "Warren Pryor" which is about family conflicts. Remember the good copy of "Opposite Sex" assignment is due on Monday. In social studies I handed back the "Tool" assignment and we discussed them. They also worked on the "Cro-magnon" assignment.
7D SS - I reviewed time zones and they wrote a quiz on time zones. They also worked on the time zone poster which should be finished and handed into me on Monday.
Monday, November 19 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote the LA test based on the stories and poems we read about the teen years. I collected the "Opposite Sex" assignments. We discussed why families get into conflicts. They made a graphic organizer for "Family Conflicts". In social studies they worked on the Cro-magnon assignment.
8E LA/SS - We discussed family conflicts and they did a graphic organizer for family conflicts which is due tomorrow. In social studies they worked on the Cro-magnon assignment.
7D SS - I collected the time zone posters. They did an assignment about interpreting map symbols and then we went over it.
Tuesday, November 20 - 8A LA/SS - They handed in the graphic organizer for family conflicts. They read a poem "You Don't Serve Red Wine With Fish" and did questions on it which we will discuss tomorrow. I handed back the LA test and the "Comfortable With Being Weird" assignment and we discussed them. In social studies they worked on the Cro-magnon assignment. The good copy of this assignment should be typed up and is due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the graphic organizer for family conflicts. They read a poem "You Don't Serve Red Wine With Fish" and did questions on it which we will discuss tomorrow. I handed back the LA test and the "Comfortable With Being Weird" assignment and we discussed them. In social studies they worked on the Cro-magnon assignment. The good copy of this assignment should be typed up and is due on Monday.
7D SS - They did an assignment on physical maps and started an assignment on cardinal and intermediate directions.
Wednesday, November 21 - 8A LA/SS - We discussed the poem "You Don't Serve Red Wine With Fish". We discussed words often confused such as principal, principle, hear and here etc.
We read a short story "The Father" and discussed it. In social studies they started working on the Cro-magnon creative assignment.
8E LA/SS - We discussed the poem "You Don't Serve Red Wine With Fish". We discussed words often confused such as principal, principle, hear and here etc.
We read a short story "The Father" and discussed it. In social studies they started working on the Cro-magnon creative assignment.
7D SS - We went over the physical map assignment. We went over the assignment about telling directions. They started the assignment about using scale and finding locations.
Thursday, November 22 - 8A LA/SS - We discussed fears and phobias and read and discussed a poem "The Man Who Finds Out His Son Is A Thief". We read a short story "All The Years of Her Life" which is about a conflict between a boy and his mother after he is caught stealing from a store. In social studies they worked on the "Cro-magnon Creative " assignment. Remember the Cro-magnon assignment needs to be typed up and handed in to me on Monday. The Cro-magnon Creative assignment is due on Tuesday.
8E LA/SS - We discussed fears and phobias. Our second class was cancelled because Mrs. Ansloos wanted to talk to the students about harassment. In social studies they worked on the "Cro-magnon Creative " assignment. Remember the Cro-magnon assignment needs to be typed up and handed in to me on Monday. The Cro-magnon Creative assignment is due on Tuesday.
7D SS - They worked on an assignment about using scale and finding location. For homework they have a sheet to do on "Locationg Places Through Distance and Direction".
Monday, November 26 - 8A LA/SS - I handed back the opposite sex assignment and we talked about stereotyping. We also discussed the similarities teens have to each other regardless of gender. We did a review sheet on words often confused such as their, there, and they're. We discussed pet peeves. We read a short story called "The Hand" and discussed it. It dealt with the topic of temper and anger management. In social studies they handed in the Cro-magnon assignment. I reminded them about Heritage Fair and we discussed human communication.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the opposite sex assignment and we talked about stereotyping. We also discussed the similarities teens have to each other regardless of gender. We did a review sheet on words often confused such as their, there, and they're. We read and discussed the poem "The Man Who Finds His Son Is A Thief". We read and discussed the short story "All the Years Of Her Life". In social studies they handed in the Cro-magnon assignment. I reminded them about Heritage Fair and we discussed human communication.
7D SS - I handed back the time zone posters and we discussed them. I went over the "Using Scale and Finding Location". I also corrected "Locating Places Through Distance and Direction". I handed out a review sheet on "Motions of the Earth" which they did and then we corrected. I handed out the review for the social studies test they will be writing on Friday and we started to go through it.
Tuesday, November 27 - 8A LA/SS - We read a short story called "The Rink" and discussed it. They wrote a pargraph about pet peeves, a family conflict, or a time they lost their temper. The good copy is due on Thursday. In social studies we discussed different ways humans have of communicating. We played pictionary to demonstrate how you can communicate without talking.
8E LA/SS - We discussed pet peeves or things that annoy us. We read a short story called "The Hand". The questions are due for tomorrow. In social studies we discussed different ways humans have of communicating. We played pictionary to demonstrate how you can communicate an idea without talking.
7D SS - We reviewed for the test on map skills that they will write on Thursday. We did an assignment about using a scale to find the distance between places on a map.
Wednesday, November 28 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed a skit about family conflicts called "Like Father Like Son". They then worked on a skit or speech that they will do on the topic of family. We reviewed troublesome verbs such as lie and lay. There is a test tomorrow on the stories and poems we discussed about family conflicts. In social studies we read about the "Iceman" a 3,500 year old body found in the Alps. They started a project on the "Iceman".
8E LA/SS - We disscussed the short story "The Hand". They read a short story called "The Rink" and did questions on it which will be due tomorrow. We reviewed troublesome verbs such as lie and lay. In social studies we read about the "Iceman" who was a 3,500 year old body that they found froen in the Alps. They started an assignment on the "Iceman".
7D SS - We reviewed for the test which they will write tomorrow and they worked on a map assignment which is due on Monday.
Thursday, November 29 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote the LA test based on the stories and poems we read about "Family Conflicts". They worked on their skit/speech about family which will be due on Wednesday next week. They worked on the "Iceman" assignment in social studies. It should be handed in on Monday along with the paragraph about pet peeves/anger.
8E LA/SS - We discussed the short story "The Rink". They worked on a paragraph about one of the following: pet peeves or a time they lost their temper. The good copy of this paragraph is due on Monday and should be typed up. We read a one act play about a family conflict called "Like Father Like Son" In social studies they worked on the "Iceman" assignment. It is due on Monday.
7D SS - They worte the test on map skills and motions of the earth. They worked on the map assignment. The map is due on Monday.
Monday, December 3 - 8A LA/SS - They handed in the "Pet Peeves" writing assignment and the "Iceman" questions. They worked on the "Family" skits/speeches. In social studies they worked on an "Early Man" assignment which is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the "Pet Peeves" writing assignment and the "Iceman" questions. They worked on the "Family" skits/speeches. In social studies they worked on an "Early Man" assignment which is due tomorrow.
7D SS - I collected the world map assignment. I handed back their tests and we went over them. We read and discussed a newspaper article about global warming and the affect on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba.
Tuesday, December 4 - 8A LA/SS - I handed back the LA test based on the stories and poems about family conflicts and we went over it. I handed back and went over the paragraphs about pet peeves. I handed back and went over the "Iceman" assignment. We also discussed the "Early Man" assignment and the review for the test on Early Peoples which they will write on Friday. They also worked on the speeches/skits about family. I handed out a Heritage Fair form on topic rational that must be completed by December 12.
8E LA/SS - Thye wrote the LA test based on the stories and poems about family conflicts. I handed back and went over the "Iceman" assignment. We also discussed the "Early Man" assignment and the review for the test on Early Peoples which they will write on Friday. I handed out a Heritage Fair form on topic rational that must be completed by December 12.
7D SS - I handed back the world map assignment and we went over it. They started working on the polar bear assignment.
Wednesday, December 5 - 8A LA/SS - They practiced or worked on the skit/speech about family. They played an ad libbing game. We reviewed troublesome verbs such as when to use "can" or "may". In social studies we reviewed for the test on "Early People" and they did a map assignment on Mesopotamia.
8E LA/SS - They practiced or worked on the skit/speech about family. We reviewed troublesome verbs such as when to use "can" or "may". In social studies we reviewed for the test on "Early People" and they did a map assignment on Mesopotamia.
7D SS - They finished the mapwork for the "Polar Bears In Churchill" assignment. They started to answer questions on the article about polar bears in Churchill. This assignment is due on Friday and is homework if they didn't finishe it in class today.
Thursday, December 6 - 8A LA/SS - We watched a video about family conflicts and started an assignment on the video. The social test will be on Monday because of the Christmas Concert tonight.
8E LA/SS - We watched a video about family conflicts and started an assignment on the video. The social test will be on Monday because of the Christmas Concert tonight.
7D SS - They handed in the "Polar Bear" assignment. It is due tomorrow if they didn't hand it in today. We did notes on landforms such as continents, islands, peninsulas, capes etc. They started a map on the important world landforms.
Friday, December 7 - 8A LA/SS - Some students did the "Family Conflict" skits. The rest will do it on Monday. They finished the video assignment which they started yesterday. In social studies we reviewed for the test on "Early Peoples" which we will do on Monday. They finished the "Mesopotamian Map" assignment and handed it in. Anyone not finished must hand it in by Monday. They started working on the "Mesopotamia Assignment".
8E LA/SS - I handed back the LA tests on the Family Conlfict short stories and poems and we went over it. I handed back the "Pet Peeves" paragraph and we discussed them. They worked on the skits/speeches on "Family". They finished up the video questions on family conflicts. It is due on Monday. In social studies we reviewed for the "Early Peoples" test which will be on Monday. They finished the "Mesopotamian Map Work" which is also due for Monday.
7D SS - I colliected the "Polar Bear" assignment. If it wasn't handed in due to the Christmas Concert then it is due on Monday. They finished the World Map 1 major land forms which showed the the continents, and major islands, peninsulas, capes etc. We corrected it in class. There will be a test on this map on Tuesday.
Monday, December 10 - 8A LA/SS - They handed in the video questions on "Bend It Like Beckam". Some students did their speeches and skits on family conflicts. Those who did not do it today will do it tomorrow. We read and discussed the poem "Erosion" and talked about the problems of old age. The stories and poems in our next theme will focus on old age. In social studies they handed in the Mesopotamian Map Work. They wrote the test on "Early Peoples" and they worked on the Mesopotamia assignment.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the video questions on "Bend It Like Beckam". Some students did their speeches and skits on family conflicts. Those who did not do it today will do it tomorrow. We read the poem "Erosion" the questions are due for tomorrow. In social studies they handed in the Mesopotamian Map Work. They wrote the test on "Early Peoples" and they worked on the Mesopotamia assignment.
7D SS - They did notes on landforms such as mountains, valleys, deserts, plains etc. We reviewed for the test on Map # 1 which includes the continents, capes, peninsulas, islands. That test will be tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 11 - 8A LA/SS - We read a short story "From Mother With Love". The questions are due for tomorrow. I handed back the "Bend It Like Beckam" questions and we discussed them. In social studies I handed back the Mesopotamia Map assignment and we went over it. I also handed back the "Early Peoples" test and we went over it. I reminded them that the Heritage Fair rationale is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - I handed back the "Bend It Like Beckam" questions and we went over it. We also discussed the poem "Erosion" and the students performed some of their speeches/skits about family. We also read and discussed the short story "From Mother With Love". In social studies I handed back the Mesopotamia Map work and we went over it. I also handed back the social studies test on "Early Peoples" and we discussed it. They also worked on the "Mesopotamia" assignment.
7D SS - They wrote the map quiz on map #1 of the major landforms. They worked on map #2 and put the important mountain ranges, deserts, plains, plateaus, valleys etc on a world map.
Wednesday, December 12 - 8A LA/SS - One group did their skit about family. We went over some usage problems such as when to use accept and except etc. We read and discussed the short story "All Is Calm" which is about a teen and her relationship with her grandmother who has Altzeimers. They worked on the Mesopotamia assignment. The good copy should be typed up and handed into me on Monday.
8E LA/SS - One group did their skit about family. We went over some usage problems such as when to use accept and except etc. We read and discussed the short story "All Is Calm" which is about a teen and her relationship with her grandmother who has Altzeimers. I handed back and went over the Mesopotamian map work. They worked on the Mesopotamia assignment. They should have done to the end of Part D.
7D SS - I handed back the map quiz on Landforms Map #1, and we went over it. I went over Landforms Map #2 which included important deserts, mountain ranges, river valleys, etc. They did a crossword puzzle on the continents and oceans which we corrected in class. We played a review game for Landforms Map # 2 because they will get a quiz on this map on Monday.
Thursday, December 13 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed the short story "Cranes Fly South" which was about a boy dealing with the death of his grandfather. We did a review sheet on usage such as when to use fewer/less or have/of . We read a Mesopotamian story about the origin of life and then they wrote the rough copy of a character sketch of the main character Marduk. The good copy is due on Monday. We also went over the archeological dig assignment and they started to work on the Mesopotamian Creative assignment.
8E LA/SS - We read and discussed the short story "Cranes Fly South" which is about a boy dealing with the death of his grandfather. We also did a review shoet on usage such as when to luse fewer/ less or have/ of. In social studies they worked on the Mesopotamia assignment. The good copy should be typed up and handed into me on Tuesday.
7D SS - I handed back the Churchill polar bear assignment and we went over it. We started watching a video about polar bears. They are going to write a paragraph about polar bears using information from the video.
Friday, December 14 - 8A LA/SS - I explained how to write a free verse poem. They wrote a free verse poem based on a picture and the theme "You can't conquer time." The good copy should be typed up and handed in to me on Tuesday. We discussed the beginning of civilizaiton in Mesopotamia and what caused it. They worked on the creative assignment for the Mesopotamia Origins story. Remember the Marduk character sketch good copy and the Mesopotamia questions good copy are both due on Monday.
8E LA/SS - The last group did their skit on "Family Conflicts". We reviewed usage problems such as when to use fewer or less or when to use have or of. We read the Mesopotamia Origins myth about how life started according to the Mesopotamians. They had to write a character sketch of Marduk who is the main character of this myth. The good copy of this character sketch is due on Monday. We went over the "Archeological Dig" assignment together. They worked on their Mesopotamia questions. The good copy of these questions is due on Tuesday. They started working on the Mesopotamian Origin creative assignment which will be due on Wednesday.
7D SS - We finished watching the video "Land of the Ice Bear". They have a paragraph to do on polar bears using information from the video. The good copy is due on Monday. They should also study landforms map #2 because there will be a test on this map on Tuesday.
Monday, December 17 - 8A LA/SS - We read and discussed two poems, "Death Snips Proud Men" and "The Reckoning". We did a review on usage problems. I told them about the LA test tomorrow which will be about usage problems, and the stories and poems on old age. They handed in the character sketch on "Marduk". They worked on the Mesopotamia Origins creative assignment. They handed in the Mesopotamia assignment and did a work sheet on solving codes and a timeline.
8E LA/SS - They handed in the Marduk paragraph. I went over how to write a free verse poem and they wrote a free verse poem on the theme of "you can't conquer time". The good copy of this poem is due for tomorrow. They also did a review sheet on usage problems which we wil correct tomorrow. They worked on the Mesopotamia Origins creative assignment. In social studies we discussed why civilization began in Mesopotamia. They did a code cracking assignment where they had to decipher a message written in Mesopotamian.
7D SS - They wrote the good copy of the paragraph on polar bears and handed it in. We reviewed for the test tomorrow on the important valleys, deserts, moutain ranges etc found on our earth.
Tuesday, December 18 - 8A LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. I handed back the timeline assignment and we went over it. We went over the "Cracking the Code" assignment. We read an Egyptian Creation myth and they had questions on it which we will go over tomorrow. Remember the Mesopotamian Creative assignment is due tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - We corrected the review sheet on usage problems such as lie and lay, can and may. We read and discussed two poems "Death Snips Proud Men" and "The Reckoning". I explained what was going to be on tomorrow's test in LA. We did a listening test on the short story "A Sound of Thunder". Remember the Mesopotamian Creative assignment is due tomorrow.
7D SS - They did the map quiz on deserts, river valleys, mountain ranges found in our world. They did an assignment which reviewed global landforms.
Wednesday, December 19 - 8A LA/SS - I read them the short story "Sound of Thunder" and they had a listening test on it. I went over the answers to the Egyptian myth. They have to write a biography of one of their grandparents. I explained the assignment. They should do the research over the Christmas Break. The biography will be due one week after they return to school after the holidays.
8E LA/SS - They wrote the LA test. They went to the theatre and saw a presentation on the Heritage Fair. In social studies they did a timeline assignment which is due tomorrow. They have to write a biography of one of their grandparents. I explained the assignment. They should do the research over the Christmas Break. The biography will be due one week after they return to school after the holidays.
7D SS - I handed back the quiz they did on map #2. We went over it. Because they did so poorly there will be another test on this same material tomorrow. This time they should study. We also went over the assignment on landforms and we started doing notes on global waterforms such as oceans, seas, canals, lakes etc.
Thursday, December 20 - 8A LA/SS - To conclude our theme on time we watched the video the "Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. There is an assignment on the video which they started working on today and will finish up tomorrow. Remember any overdue assignments should be handed in tomorrow so I can mark them over the holidays.
8E LA/SS - To conclude our theme on time we watched the video the "Time Machine" by H.G. Wells. There is an assignment on the video which they started working on today and will finish up tomorrow. Remember any overdue assignments should be handed in tomorrow so I can mark them over the holidays.
7D SS - They wrote the re-test for the map quiz. They finished the notes on waterforms such as lakes, rivers, bays, gulfs, oceans, seas etc. They started working on the world waterform map which they will finish tomorrow.
Friday, December 21 - 8A LA/SS - They finished up the questions on the "Time Machine". If they didn't hand them in today, they are due on January 7. Remember to do the research for your grandparent's assignment over the holidays.
8E LA/SS - They finished up the questions on the "Time Machine". If they didn't hand them in today, they are due on January 7. Remember to do the research for your grandparent's assignment over the holiday.
7D SS - I handed back the map quiz #2 and the paragraph about polar bears. They worked on the map on important bodies of water in our world and handed it in.
Monday, January 7 - 8A LA/SS - Welcome Back! Today I handed back a number of LA. assignments that I marked over the holidays and we went over them. They cleaned out their binders and put tests and assignments in their folders. I reminded them that the "Grandparents Assignment" is due on Monday, January 14. We are starting a unit in Language Arts on "The Future". We read a poem called "The Only Solution" and disucssed how technology has solved some problems but created others. In social studies I handed back the Mesopotamia Project and we went over it. They also did a map on Egypt which is due for tomorrow.
8E LA/SS - Today I handed back a number of LA. assignments that I marked over the holidays and we went over them. They cleaned out their binders and put tests and assignments in their folders. I reminded them that the "Grandparents Assignment" is due on Monday, January 14. We are starting a unit in Language Arts on "The Future". We read a poem called "The Only Solution" and disucssed how technology has solved some problems but created others. In social studies I handed back the Mesopotamia Project and we went over it. They also did a map on Egypt which is due for tomorrow.
7D SS - I went over the water forms map. They worked on a crossword for bodies of water. It is due tomorrow. I handed out the Global Landforms and Waterforms test review. The test will be on Friday and will be based on the three world maps we did. Two of the maps had landforms and the third had important bodies of water. The other part of the test will be based on the notes we did on landforms and waterforms. They need to know the definitions of terms like continent, lake, river, isthmus, cape, mountain, desert, plain, bay, gulf etc.
Tuesday, January 8 - 8A LA/SS - We reviewed what makes a complete sentence. We talked about how a complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate. We read an essay "Your Life In 2001" and they did an assignment on it which is due tomo | 