Contacts

  • (306)896-2712 (school)
  • apalmer@mail.gssd.ca
WISHING EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 21st, 2011

HEALTH 67
-Analyzed Santa's health

ELA 9
-Wrote thank you letters for the most awful gifts.

GRADE 3
-Christmas Dance

PE 78
Wrestling

Tomorrow is the Grad Banquet which starts at 12:30. Also students will be dismissed at 2:00pm.

December 20th, 2011

MATH 8
-Wrote fractions exam

GRADE 3
-Made gingerbread houses
-Practiced Cool Yule

ELA 9
-Finished presenting speeches

PE 7/8
-Finished gymnastics routines
-Wrestling

December 19th, 2011

GRADE 3
-Guided reading
-Skating
-Cool Yule Practice
Remember we are making gingerbread houses tomorrow.

HEALTH 6/7
Finished Presentations

I hope to see everyone at the Christmas concert tomorrow.

December 16th, 2011

MATH 8
Reviewed last classes assignment.
Did the review in the textbook on p. 159 #s 1,2, 3ab, 4ab, 5, 6ab, 9, 11, 13, 14ab, 16, 19
TEST ON TUESDAY

GRADE 3
-Tested triangles and squares to see which one is stronger
-reinforced paper towel rolls to make them more strong and stable.
-Reminder that there is skating on monday.

ELA 9
-Presented speeches

PAA 7
-Made ginger snaps as an entire class.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

December 15th, 2011

ELA 9
-Last day to work on speeches. We will begin presenting friday.

GRADE 3
-Completed a structures lab that helped us learn that taller objects fall easier than shorter ones.

MATH 8
Daily Math
Check up #11
p. 155 2, 4, 5, 6ace, 7ac, 9ac, 11

PAA 7
-Made sugar cookies.

December 14th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Are you smarter than a 8th grader review
-Worked on review booklet. Homework if not done in class.

GRADE 3
-Discussed observations from last class. Completed the stability assignment. No homework.
We will be making strong and stable gingerbread houses on Tuesday of next week.
-Completed the Christmas relay games.

ELA 9
-Worked on speeches. We will start presenting on Friday.

December 13th, 2011

HEALTH 67
-Continued the presentations. Please make sure all assignments are handed in before the Christmas break. Check in with me if you are not sure.

ELA 9
-Worked on developing speeches. Due on Monday.

GRADE 3
-Practiced for the Christmas concert

PE 7/8
-Worked on rotations.

Grade 9 and 10 students please ensure I have your winter outdoor experience trips before Christmas. THANK YOU :)

December 12th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Are you smarter than an 8th grader Review
-Check up #9 and 10 due for wednesday.

GRADE 3
-Investigated the stability of structures using Jenga and card houses.
-Learned about famous structures around the world.

ELA 9
-Continued to work on speeches. An outline of your speech is required for next class.

PE 7/8
-Continued our gymnastics work.

December 9th, 2011

GRADE 3
-Guided reading
-Christmas concert practice
-Finished health projects - no homework

HEALTH 6/7
-Presented injury projects to the class.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

December 8th, 2011

MATH 8
-Reviewed yesterdays assignment
-Corrected Mental Math
-Worked on p. 144-146 #s 4ac, 5ac, 6ac, 7, 8ac, 9a, 10ac, 11ac, 14. This is for homework if not done.

GRADE 3
-Decorated the classroom for Christmas
-Learned about how Chocolate is made and where the cocoa beans come from.
-Discussed how the different countries are interconnected and depend on each other for goods and services.

EARLY DISMISSAL. Have a great afternoon!

December 7th, 2011

ELA 9
-Discussed areas that we are passionate about and the components of a good speech.
-Students created the outline for the speech they will present to the class. If the outline is not done that should be completed before next class.

GRADE 3
-Worked with different shapes to discover which ones are used most often for making strong and stable structures.

PE 7/8
-Worked on balance and statics today.

MATH 8
-Finished yesterdays assignment and worked on the following:
Assignment p.139 #'s 3,4ac,5a,6,7a,8ac,9ac,10ac,11a,17 . This is all homework.

PAA 7
-Half of the class baked sugar cookies and half worked on the food groups worksheets.
The other half of the class will bake next week.

Grade 3 Skating Schedule


Grade 3 Skating Schedule

If parents are available to help tie skates, the extra help would be greatly appreciated.

December 19th @ 11:10

January 19th @ 11:10

January 27th @ 11:10

February 7th @ 11:10

February 15th @ 11:10

December 6th, 2011

MATH 8
-Reviewed last classes assignment
Assignment p. 132 #s 3ac,4,5,6ac,7ac,8ac,9ac,10,11,13. This is not homework.

GRADE 3
-Identified different structures and looked up definitions of words within our unit.
-Played broomball in PE

ELA 9
-Reviewed the concepts of conflict and oppression.
-Read two poems dealing with both, discussed our ethnicity and how they can be affected.
-Completed follow up questions. Homework if not done in class.

Good luck Chargers at the basketball game today!

December 5th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Worked on research and presentation of a common injury. Students will present on Friday.

ELA 9
-Finished sharing the Save South Moresby questions.
-Analyzed the conflicting viewpoints in The Conservationist.

PE 3
-Cool Yule practice
-Relays
-Kickball

PE 7/8
-Worked on muscle groups that will be worked during the fitness test
-Learned a new kickball game

December 2nd, 2011

MATH 8
-Students went to Langenburg for a presentation on bullying.

GRADE 3
-Learned a new kickball game in PE
-Discussed our goal and reward for the PAWSitive tickets.
-Planted beans with the dirt we made at the beginning of the year.
-Finished our cover pages for Strong and Stable Structures

ELA 9
-Spent the first part of class working on and reading the narrative paragraphs
-Read Save South Moresby
-Completed tasks in groups.

PE 7/8
-Fitness Relays
-Soccer

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

November 30th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Correct p. 128 together
-Complete Check up #8 and hand it in. Homework if not done in class.

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Started our new Science unit on Strong and Stable Structures.

ELA 9
-Continued to work on the narrative paragraphs about a revelation students once had.

PAA 7
-Finished worksheets from last class.
-Completed the lab assessment

November 29th, 2011

ELA 9
-Silent Reading
-Revised the revelation paragraphs from yesterday using 6 + 1 writing traits. We will continue the writing process tomorrow.

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Corrected Mental Math
-Worked on the Mid-unit review p. 128 #s 1ac, 2a, 3, 4a, 6ac, 7, 8ac, 9abcd. This is homework if you did not finish in class.

PAA 7
Congratulations to the grade seven class for selling the most amount of magazines and earning this afternoon off to watch a movie.

November 28th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Assignment p. 125-126 #s 1, 4, 5 aceg, 6aceg, 9ac, 11ac, 12ace, 14, 16 (Homework if not finished in class)

GRADE 3
-Presented family booklets
-Wrote a paragraph about your family and another about the similarities and differences between your family and others in the class.
-Yoga
-Scooter and balance games

ELA 9
-Read Consorting with Frogs by Farley Mowat
-Wrote a narrative paragraph: Narrate your “revelation” experience. Include information on how you felt before your revelation, what exactly happened, and how you felt afterward.
Homework if you did not finish in class.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. WIRL'S WONDERS FOR WINNING THE INTRAMURAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!

November 25th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Finished the concussions sheets
-Corrected
-Started the Research Projects on a common First Aid issue.

ELA 9
-Bradley finished presenting his adventure and allowed others to try it.
-Finished The Taste of Melon
-Completed the comprehension questions.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

November 24th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Did corrections
-Completed the review handout and Check up #7 (This is all homework if not finished in class) Check up # 7 is to be handed in.

GRADE 3
-Gymnastics
-Worked on our family assignments. No homework.

ELA 9
-Bradley presented
-Read the rest of The Taste of Melon - No homework

November 23rd, 2011

Happy Birthday to my niece Racquel!

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Assembly
-Worked on our healthy eating cookbooks

HEALTH 6/7
-Learned about concussions, watched some videos, discussed headshots in minor hockey and the NHL
-Completed a list of questions about concussions. No homework.

November 22nd, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Reviewed the previous day's assignment
-Worked on p. 118-120
-Homework if not finished in class.

Grade 3
-Guided Reading
-Worked on our Family Books

ELA 9
-Began reading The Taste of Melon
No homework

PAA 7
-Half of the class baked cookies, the other half worked on assignments.

November 21st, 2011

ELA 9
-Completed scripts and presentations of the Last Leaf
-Discussed moral and immoral actions such as stealing.
No homework

Grade 3
-Worked on personal identities.

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-P. 108-109 #s 5,6,7,8a,9a,10a, 11b, 14a, 15a
-P. 113 5, 6ace, 8, 10, 11
All for homework if not done in class.

PAA 7
-Half of the class baked cookies while the other half worked on safety and recipes. Groups will switch roles tomorrow.

November 18th, 2011

MATH 8
-Finished the Dog Years Dilemma Exemplar
-Reviewed Fractions
-Started Assignment on p. 108 # 5, 6, 7. Homework if you did not finish in class.
Grade 3
-Wrote a Science test on Soil
-Learned the Cha cha in Phys-ed
ELA 9
-Watched the Powwow dancers performance
Have a great weekend!

November 17th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Reviewed the different kinds of breaks and the difference between a break and a sprain.
-Completed the Broken bones and sprains assignment. This is homework if not finished in class.

ELA 9
-Completed the comprehension questions and activities for The Last Leaf. No homework.

PE 3
-Gymnastics. Work on your teddy bear stand in the snow.

PE 7/8
-Tested for push ups and the vertical jump. Also played Borden ball.

There will be Powwow Dancers doing a presentation @ 1:05 if any parents or community members are interested in attending.

November 16th, 2011

MATH 8
-Completed the Exemplars and reviewed the Integers Exam - First Exemplar is homework.

GRADE 3
-Gymnastics
-Reviewed for the soil quiz on Friday

ELA 9
-Read The Last Leaf identifying personification and quality.

PE 7/8
-Started Fitness Testing - as chosen by the students.

November 15th, 2011

Welcome back after the extended weekend!

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Gymnastics
-Started to create the cookbook.

HEALTH 6/7
-Presented scenarios
-Completed the introduction to Broken Bones and Sprains. - No homework

Anyone that missed the Math test on Thursday will write at 9:00am tomorrow.

November 10th, 2011

MATH 8
-Integer Exam

GRADE 3
-Spelling test
-Remembrance Day Guided Reading

Remembrance Day Program

No school Friday and Monday. Sorry if you miss me :)

November 9th, 2011

ELA 9
-Finished poems, completed Charger forms and listened to Keenan's story.

GRADE 3
-Bullying guided reading

PE 7/8
-Fitness circuits
-Haka Dance
-Borden Ball

MATH 8
-Finished reviews, worked on Practice test and unit review given at the beginning of the unit.
TEST TOMORROW 9:00am

PAA 7
-Worked on Kitchen safety and sanitation assignments. No homework.

NEW LINK!

Check out the new link called Khan Academy. It has examples and tutorials on almost every Math concept imaginable. The site also provides examples in other subjects that you could use while at home as well.
Hope this helps!

November 8th, 2011

MATH 8
-Complete the unit review in your textbook for homework. p. 97-98
-Review the adding and subtracting integers sheet.
-TEST THURSDAY

GRADE 3
-We did guided reading with a book about bullying.
-PE with grades 1, 2, and 3. Played Snap, Crackle, Pop, Yelling Toes, and Business Soccer.

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
See you at interviews tonight or tomorrow.

November 7th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Worked on the Blood and Cuts sheets. Homework if you did not finish in class.
-Created a scenario's where they would need to address blood or cuts and role played the proper procedures.

ELA 9
-Continued to work on the portfolio's and Rememberance day poems.

Interviews are tomorrow and Wednesday.

November 4th, 2011

MATH 8
-Corrected Daily Math
-Corrected last classes assignment
-Worked on the Order of Operations handout. Extra's are in the While You Were Away folder. This is homework if you did not finish in class.
TEST ON THURSDAY

GRADE 3
-PE, try to do something active this weekend while the weather is still nice :)
-Worked on our cultural identities. Recognizing similarities and differences. Ask parents about your own ethnicity.

ELA 9
-Finished presenting the adventure stories
-Started Remembrance day Free Verse poems. Must be 12 lines minimum. We will complete these and your portfolio's on Monday.

Have a GREAT weekend!

November 3rd, 2011

GRADE 3
-Organized Portfolio's
-PE
-Worked on our Healthy Eating cookbooks.

HEALTH 6/7
-Completed part 2 of the outdoor safety. All sheets are in the Demo binder on the wall.
-All safety worksheets are due next class. (Monday)

November 2nd, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-P. 92-93 #'s 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17a

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Soil Webquest

ELA 9
-Take your kids to work day.

PAA 7
-Started kitchen basics and cleaning the kitchen to prepare for cooking.

November 1st, 2011

ELA 9
-Presented the adventure projects. Great job everyone!
GRADE 3
-Healthy Recipes
MATH 8
-Corrected last classes assignment then played integer football.
PAA 7
-Presented the Photostories

October 31st, 2011


MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Handed in Check up #6 and multiplication quiz
-Worked on P. 87-89. Homework if not finished in class.

GRADE 3
-Pumpkin stories

ELA 9
-Halloween parade
-Finished unit end projects

Great Effort this weekend Junior Girl's Volleyball team!

October 27th, 2011

MATH 8
-Corrected the Mid Unit Review
-Completed the Multiplication Quiz and Check up #6

GRADE 3
-Worked on sending and recieving in PE
-Writer's workshop in ELA

ELA 9
-Began working on the unit end projects for Adventures and Adventurers.

PE 7/8
-Completed the sending and recieving evaluations

Junior Girls Volleyball game @ CPS vs LHS today after school. Come out and Cheer the girls on!

October 26th, 2011

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-PE
-Completed the Food guide worksheets
-We will start

HEALTH 6/7
-Read about and discussed allergies.
-Completed the Allergy worksheets. If you did not finish in class it is homework.

Good luck Junior girls at your volleyball game in Langenburg!

October 25th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-3 x3 Multiplication
-Completed the Mid Unit Review on p. 83 # 1-13
-Check up and multiplication quiz next class.

SCIENCE 3
-Last day to work on soil projects. Those who did not present this class will need to do so for homework.

ELA 9
-Learned about persuasive writing and paragraph writing.

PAA 7
-Cleaned the lab in preperation for the food studies unit.

October 24th, 2011

ELA 9
-Finished The Monkey's Paw and discussed. No homework.

SCIENCE 3
-Worked on the soil projects

MATH 8
-Reviewed last classes assignment
-Completed p. 80 #3-16

PAA 7
-Today was the last day to work on the photostories in class. These are due Tuesday November 1st.

October 21st, 2011


Math 8
-Corrected Daily Math
-Handed in the addition and subtraction of integers sheets
-Worked on p. 73 # 3-13. Homework if you did not finish in class.

Grade 3
-Finished the Giving stories

ELA 9
-Listened to the last couple Adventure stories
-Started The Monkey's Paw. No Homework

Junior Girls and Boys volleyball tournament today after school. Come out and cheer them on!
Good luck to both of the teams!

October 20th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-After wrapping up our unit on personal standards we started the next unit, Safety by creating some rules of our own. I will give everyone more time next class to finish the assignment.

ELA 9
-Finished presenting the Adventure stories.
-No homework

PE 7/8
-Students will be evaluated on their sending and receiving skills late next week.

October 19th, 2011

MATH 8
-Worked on p. 68 # 5-12. If you did not finish the text book questions or the adding and subtracting integers sheets, they are homework.

Assembly

ELA 9
-Presented the adventure stories in class. Students were given the opportunity to do some evaluation on their own as well.

PE 7/8
-We worked on the volleyball attack. Students will be evaluated on their sending and recieving knowledge and skills next week.

Congratulations to the Junior Girls for placing first at Conferences last night!!
Their next game is today @ CPS vs. Esterhazy. Come out and cheer them on.

October 18th, 2011

Grade 3
-Guided Reading
-PE
-Canada Food Guide - No homework

HEALTH 6/7
We worked on basic computation. No homework.

Junior Girls Volleyaball Districts today in Canora. Good Luck!

October 17th, 2011

MATH 8
-Completed a pre-test of integers.
-Reviewed adding and subtracting integers.

GRADE 3
-Sasktel representative came to talk to the class about "giving" projects.

ELA 9
-Completed the creative writing projects.

PAA 9
-Finished taking pictures for photostory and worked on the computers.

Junior Girls Volleyball team has games and practices everyday this week. Please check the calendar below for the schedule.

October 14th, 2011

ELA 9
-Worked on our adventure stories.

Grade 3
-Presented our country posters

PE 7/8
Free Friday

MATH 8
-Gave tests back
-Fire Safety

PAA 7
-Started Photostories

October 13th, 2011

MATH 8
-Wrote the whole numbers exam.

SOCIAL 3
-Finished researching the country and creating posters.

Fire safety day tomorrow.

October 12th, 2011

HEALTH 6/7
-Presented action plans and started values and personal standards booklet. If you did not present this class you will be expected to on Tuesday.

ELA 9
-Worked on our Adventure stories.
-Started Writer's workshop

MATH TEST TOMORROW

October 11th, 2011

MATH 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Completed the Review booklet and went over it in class. If you were missing and have any questions please see me at lunch or before school tomorrow.
Test THURSDAY

Grade 3
-Worked on our sending and recieving skills using our arms today in PE.
-Reviewed our country books and created a poster illustrating and describing the required criteria.

ELA 9
-Discussed the components of an adventure story again.
-Began writing adventure story. Must be between 450-100 words. Refer to checklist for further details on how you will be assessed.

PE 7/8
Starting sending and recieving through volleyball

October 7th, 2011

Grade 3
-Guided Reading. Make sure to take your books home to read.

Health 6/7
-Grade Seven's completed their action plans and presented.
-The Grade Six's completed the unit wrap up questions.

Have a great long weekend everyone!

October 6th, 2011

Math 8
-Daily Math
-Completed the teens multiplication chart for Mental Math
-Corrected last classes work
-Completed the Mid-unit Review p. 30 # 1-11
Test has been changed to Thursday of next week due to Fire safety presentations on Friday.

Grade 3
-Guided Reading
-Compared and contrasted a different culture to ours using a Venn Diagram.

ELA 9
-Finished presenting Adventurers
-Read an adventure story
-Reviewed the elements of an adventure story and critiqued Hansel and Gretel
-Started to write own stories using what we have learned.

PAA 7
-Finished the name projects and worked on the Photostories.

Come out and watch the Junior Girls play volleyball today after school.

October 5th, 2011

ELA 9
-Finished the Adventurer wall and presented.

Grade 3
-Wrote letters to Farmer Green

Math 8
-Daily Math
-Corrected P. 15
-Worked on p. 25 #4, 5, 8, 10, 11. Homeowork if you did not finish in class.
TEST OCTOBER 14th

PAA 7
-Continued to work on the name projects as well as the storyboards.

October 4th, 2011

Math 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Corrected p. 15 #4-9
-P. 15 # 10-20

Science 3
-Read Farmer's Green's email asking if he should put earthworms into his soil.
-Completed the research so we can answer him back.

ELA 9
-Completed our last day of research for the Adventurer's wall of fame. This will be due on Thursday.

Awards night @ 7pm in the CPS gym. See you tonight!

October 3rd, 2011

Due to server errors we did not have internet at the school all day.
Health 6/7
-Reviewed last class and started Action Plans, which are due on Friday.

ELA 9 - Completed the CAT test. No homework

Pep Rally in the afternoon was a huge success! Thanks to all of the community members who came out to support the local football players.

Sept. 30th, 2011

Math 8
- Corrected Daily Math
-Finished correcting textbook work.
-Completed p. 15 #4-9

Grade 3
-We went on a worm hunt to the Depape's garden. The class found many worms that we used to start our classroom worm farm. Thank you Joe and Elaine for letting us dig in your garden.

ELA 9
-Started researching different people for our wall of adventurers. No homework.

Sept. 29th, 2011

Health 6/7
Worked on assignment which dealt with what happens when we let our personal standards go to the way-side. No homework.

Sept. 28th

Math 8
-Mental Math 10 questions
-Corrected p.16
-Worked on p. 8-9 from the textbook #4-15
Grade 3
-CAT testing

TERRY FOX RUN!

ELA 9
-Mentoring meeeting
PAA 7
-Loaded pictures on computers and started editting for name assignment
-Magazine campagne kickoff

Junior Girls volleyball game in Stockholm today. Game in Melville St. Henry's tomorrow.

Sept. 27th, 2011

ELA 9
- Cat testing - No homework
Science 3
- Soil comprehension work
Math 8
- Corrected Mental math and the rest of p. 15.
-Completed p. 16 # 1 all, 2ace, 3abcd, 4bdfg, 5ace, 6abce, 7all, 8abcd, 9aceg, 11a
PAA 7
-Finished taking pictures for the name assignment and started writing our stories for the Photostory project.

Sept. 26th, 2011

Math 8
-Daily Math
-Mental Math
-Corrected p. 12 and 15. No homework

Grade 3
-Reading comprehension about soil, rocks, and minerals
-Learned a new warm up game in PE and applied our skills to soccer

ELA 9
-CAT testing
-Only one more hour of testing left!

Junior Girls volleyball practice tomorrow from 3:20-5:20

Good Job Junior Girls!

On Saturday the Junior Girls Volleyball team played in Stockholm's home tournament. After a nervous first set and rough game against Esterhazy the girls placed second in the round robin. Working their way back to the final, our Junior lady Chargers beat Esterhazy in the final to capture the Gold.
Congratulations girls!

Sept. 23rd, 2011

Health 6/7 - Finished presenting. Wrote Ms. Palmer a brief summary of what they learned from other's presentations. No homework.
ELA 9 - Started AFL testing. No homework. Please avoid missing any ELA classes for the next few days as it becomes a challenge to catch up on these.
PE 3- No homework
PE 7/8 - No homework

Good luck Junior Girls at your volleyball tournament in Esterhazy this weekend!

Volleyball

The Junior Girls tournament this weekend is now only a one day tournament. We will not be playing this Friday, only Saturday. Please contact Ms. Kaminski for a new schedule if you do not already have one.

Sept. 22nd, 2011

Math 8 - Daily Math
-Corrected p. 11
-Worked on P. 15 questions 1all, 3 all, 4 odds, 5 odds, 6 odds, 7 all, 8 all, 9 all, 12. These questions are due for our next class which is on Monday. If you have any questions please let me know.

Grade 3 - Completed our obstacle courses.
-Finished and presented our letter to someone from another country describing Churchbridge.

ELA 9 - Finished presenting our RAFTS stories.
-Wrote a journal entry describing what adventure is and if you could go on any adventure what would it be?

PE 7/8 - Wrapping up the soccer portion of our sending and recieving unit.

Junior Girls Volleyball Game in Esterhazy today.
We will also be travelling ot Esterhazy for a tournament run by the Stockholm team on Friday and Saturday. All games will be played at the high school.