January 31st, 2012

ELA 9
-Began the Love and Loyalty in Relationships unit.
-Analyzed the Renaissance period.

GRADE 3
-Reviewed building components and how to reinforce structures.
-Introduced our final assignment for this unit which is to create a pasta bridge.

MATH 8
-Today was the second last class to work on the Dragon's Den Assignment, which is due on Friday.

PAA 8/9
-Introduced concepts for the new class.
-Started the photography lessons.

Reminder: Family Math night is on Monday from 6pm-7pm

January 27th, 2012

MATH 8
-Worked on the Dragon's Den assignments

GRADE 3
-Finished community assignments and presented them.
-Read a stories about different communities.
-Skating

Have a great weekend! Remember that there is no school on Monday.

January 26th, 2012

HEALTH 6/7
-Presented the sources of global conflict
-Completed the conflict assignment.

ELA 9
-Worked on poems, editted and revised for good copies. This is homework if not done in class.

PE 3
-Worked on our basketball skills.

PE 7/8
-Training check up for fitness testing
-Basketball golf

January 25th, 2012

MATH 8
-Continued to work on the Dragon's Den projects. You will be given another class to work on these.

GRADE 3
-Basketball
-Developed and presented cities or towns.

ELA 9
-Debated over whether or not texting is unoriginal and thoughtless.
-Began writing 15 line poems about the technology in our world.

PE 7/8 - Skating

January 24th, 2012

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Started basketball in PE
-Researched the effects of tobacco so we can create an awareness poster

HEALTH 6/7
-Continued learning about conflict
-Researched five different global conflicts. Please have five for next class.

January 23rd, 2012

MATH 8
-Reviewed percent problems.
-Started the Dragon's Den project. Everyone must have their idea for next class.

ELA 9
-Finished story from last class and created netiquette rules.

January 20th, 2012

ELA 9
-Analyzed student text messagees, IM's, and emails.
-Discussed tone and how technology is changing our lives.
no homework

GRADE 3
-Continued to work on our towers

MATH 8
-Worked on percent problems. (homework if not finished) - Lexi has madison's sheet.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

January 19th, 2012

MATH 8
-Completed the Mid unit Review

GRADE 3
-Learned about buttresses and began making towers with restaurants on top.

ELA 9
-Finished presenting the satirical essays

I'm Back

I did not post for Monday and Tuesday as I was gone on an outdoor educational experience at Saskairie. Now that I am back in civilization here is what we did today.

HEALTH 6/7
-Reviewed and corrected the lesson on conflict from last class. We discussed different forms of conflict and the different ways to deal with it. No homework.

ELA 9
-Finished the satire projects.

January 12th, 2012

ELA 9
-Worked on memoirs which are due on Friday
-Completed the before reading section of the new handout.

GRADE 3
-Continued lesson on leadership and rules

EARLY DISMISSAL

January 11th, 2012

MATH 8
-Reviewed the assignment from last class.
-Worked on the handout titled 5.2 and Check up #16. These are both due on Friday and Check up #16 will be taken in for marks.

GRADE 3
-Continued on our Social Studies unit about leadership and rules. We did a fun following directions assignment to highlight some of the key points.

ELA 9
-Finished the Memoirs. They are due on Friday.

Remember tomorrow is early dismissal.

January 10th, 2012

HEALTH 67
-Completed the circle of relationships handout and discussed healthy and unhealthy characteristics of relationships.
-Analyzed modern songs for positive and negative relationships.

ELA 9
-Started memoirs

January 9th, 2012

MATH 8
-p. 246-247 #s 5, 6a, 7, 9ab, 10ai, b, 11, 16

GRADE 3
-Started our unit on leadership with some team building activities and debriefing.

ELA 9
-Worked through the handout given two classes ago.

January 6th, 2012

GRADE 3
-Terriers Assembly
-In PE we started a mini unit on hockey
-Today was the first day of our Helpful and harmful substances unit. No homework.

HEALTH 6/7
-This was the first class of our unit on Relationships. The students had many questions so we spent the class debriefing and dispelling myths. Next class will be more task orientated.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

January 5th, 2012

MATH 8
-Daily & Mental Math
-Assignment p. 239-241 #s 5, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 16

GRADE 3
-Guided Reading
-Properties of building materials

ELA 9
-Completed parts A, B, and C of the package students recieved yesterday.

PAA7
-Groups switched tasks for the grains lessons. The handout is homework if not finished in class.

January 4th, 2012

ELA 9
-Did the pre-reading tasks to the memoir we will read. Definitions are homework if not done in class.

GRADE 3
-Researched natural and man made structures.

MATH 8
-Started our new unit. No homework

PAA 7
-Grains lab and assignment - no homework.