Daly Update--Sept. 28/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

--Students should be reading and working on their IRP which is due Tuesday, October 9/18. A detailed handout is in their reading journal, and samples have been shown in class. It is an assignment that needs to be worked on over several days and not the night before it is due so we have been discussing strategies to work on the assignment.


 --Students should have the rough draft of their bio-poem completed and they can start on the good copy. No due date has been set yet.


MATH:
--Worksheet on squares and square roots questions 1 to 20 and 29 for Monday.



SCIENCE:  8T
----A unit test will be written next Wednesday, Oct. 3. A checklist and study package has been handed out as well as some study strategies discussed.


--The observations of the grasshopper lab should be finished for Monday.


SCIENCE 8E--

---Microscope quiz will be written on Monday. Spelling of the terms must also be studied.
--A unit test will be written next Wednesday, Oct. 3. A checklist and study package has been handed out as well as some study strategies discussed.
--The grasshopper lab report is due Monday.


SOCIAL STUDIES:


FOODS: Test on Thursday, Oct.4

 .
*** Thank you for your support for our Terry Fox Run! 

Daily Update--Sept. 27/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

--Students should be reading and working on their IRP which is due Tuesday, October 9/18. A detailed handout is in their reading journal, and samples have been shown in class. It is an assignment that needs to be worked on over several days and not the night before it is due so we have been discussing strategies to work on the assignment.


 --Students should have the rough draft of their bio-poem completed so I can edit with them tomorrow and they can start on the good copy. No due date has been set yet.


MATH:

SCIENCE:  8T


--Microscope quiz will be written tomorrow. Spelling of the terms must also be studied.




SCIENCE 8E--

---Microscope quiz will be written on Monday. Spelling of the terms must also be studied.
--Short unit test will be written next Wednesday, Oct. 3. A checklist and study package has been handed out as well as some study strategies discussed.


SOCIAL STUDIES:
 .


 **** Terry Fox Run was postponed until tomorrow. Pledge sheets are to be handed in tomorrow before our run. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Thank you for your support! 

Daily Update--Sept. 26/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--Students should be reading and working on their IRP which is due Tuesday, October 9/18. A detailed handout is in their reading journal, and samples have been shown in class. It is an assignment that needs to be worked on over several days and not the night before it is due so we have been discussing strategies to work on the assignment.


 --The "Bio-Poem" was introduced last week, and students need to be working on the rough draft of it. No due date has been set yet.


MATH:

SCIENCE:

--Thank you to the students who collected grasshoppers and made the dissection happen today!.


SOCIAL STUDIES:
 .


 **** Terry Fox pledge sheets were handed out last week, and we ask the students to use the last few days to collect as many pledges as they can. Pledge sheets are to be handed in tomorrow before our run. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Thank you for your support!

Daily Update--Sept.25/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--Students should be reading and working on their IRP which is due Tuesday, October 9/18. A detailed handout is in their reading journal, and samples have been shown in class. It is an assignment that needs to be worked on over several days and not the night before it is due so we have been discussing strategies to work on the assignment.


 --The "Bio-Poem" was introduced last week, and students need to be working on the rough draft of it. No due date has been set yet.


MATH:

Textbook 3.1 on page 85 on Squares and square roots questions #6,8,9,10, 12,15, and 16-19 are due tomorrow.

SCIENCE:

--Thank you to the students who collected grasshoppers and made the dissection happen today!.


SOCIAL STUDIES:


FOODS:
Comic strip is due tomorrow-Wednesday.



 **** Terry Fox pledge sheets were handed out last week, and we ask the students to use the last few days to collect as many pledges as they can. Thank you for your support!

Daily Update--Sept.20/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

--Vocabulary Unit 1 test will be written Tuesday, Sept.25th. We will be reviewing the words in class as well as going over study skills as to how to prepare for this type of test. Students should go over spelling and definitions of atleast 5 words every night prior to the test and then review all 20 words the night before the test. They should know the spelling and definitions of each word, examples of synonyms and antonyms, as well as being able to use each word correctly in a sentence.

--Students are to be working on the good copy of their chosen word for the "Evidence of Learning which is due next Tuesday.


The "Bio-Poem" was introduced today, and students need to be working on the rough draft of it. No due date has been set yet.


MATH:

3.1 worksheet on Squares and square roots questions # 1 to 8 are due Tuesday. We had enough time to complete this in class if students were using the time wisely.

SCIENCE:

--Please see if you can catch/collect grasshoppers for our dissection--dead or alive.


SOCIAL STUDIES:


FOODS:
Comic strip is due next class-Wednesday.


****A reminder of "Strong Beginnings" on Friday and Monday.
**** Terry Fox pledge sheets were handed out today, and we ask the students to use the next week to collect as many pledges as they can. Thank you for your support!

Daily Update--Sept.19/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

--Vocabulary Unit 1 test will be written Tuesday, Sept.25th. We will be reviewing the words in class as well as going over study skills as to how to prepare for this type of test. Students should go over spelling and definitions of atleast 5 words every night prior to the test and then review all 20 words the night before the test.

--Students are to be working on the rough draft of their chosen word for the "Evidence of Learning and the good copy is due next Tuesday.


MATH:



SCIENCE:

--Please see if you can catch/collect grasshoppers for our dissection--dead or alive.




SOCIAL STUDIES:


FOODS:
Comic strip is due next class-Wednesday.


****A reminder of "Strong Beginnings" on Friday and Monday.

Daily Update--Sept. 18/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--Vocabulary Unit 1 test will be written next Tuesday, Sept.25th. We will be reviewing the words in class as well as going over study skills as to how to prepare for this type of test.

--Students are to be working on the rough draft of their chosen word for the "Evidence of Learning and the good copy is due next Tuesday.


MATH:



SCIENCE:

--Please see if you can catch/collect grasshoppers for our dissection--dead or alive.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Daily Update--Sept.17/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--Vocabulary Unit 1 test will be written next Tuesday, Sept.25th. We will be reviewing the words in class as well as going over study skills as to how to prepare for this type of test.

--Students are to make a list of five of the vocab words they would like to use for the "Evidence of Learning:.


MATH:



SCIENCE:

--Please see if you can catch/collect grasshoppers for our dissection--dead or alive.

SOCIAL STUDIES:


***A letter was sent home today in regards to "Strong Beginnings" on Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Daily Update--Sept.14/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--The remainder of the Vocabulary Unit 1 booklet (2 pages) is due for Monday.

--The friendly letter (rough draft with editing and the good copy) is due Monday. Thank you to those students who handed it in already!


MATH:



SCIENCE:




SOCIAL STUDIES:


***A letter was sent home today in regards to "Strong Beginnings". If you have any questions, please let me know.


Have a great weekend!

Daily Update--Sept. 12/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.


--Vocabulary Unit 1 Synonyms and Antonym page is due tomorrow.


--The friendly letter rough draft should be close to complete, with editing and the good copy left to do by Friday (or Monday if some are needing more time).


MATH:



SCIENCE:




SOCIAL STUDIES:









***A letter was sent home today so I hope you will read it, sign it, and have it returned to school tomorrow. Thank you!

Daily Update--Sept.7/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.




MATH:




SCIENCE:
Name tags are due by Tuesday, Sept.11.




SOCIAL STUDIES:








***We survived the first week of school!


****Enjoy the weekend!!!

Daily Update--Sept. 6/18

ELA-- We have signed our reading contract for the month of September. Students now have silent reading homework--they should try to read 20 minutes every night at home in hopes of reaching their individual goal.


MATH--




SCIENCE--






SOCIAL STUDIES--




FRENCH--




ART/BAND--

Daily Update--September 5, 2018

Welcome to a new school year!


Hopefully your son/daughter has mentioned this site to you.


For tomorrow the students need to bring in their signed registration package and the signed contract.


Thank you!


I hope they had a great day!