Monday, 19 November 2018

Daily Update--Nov.19/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

 --Vocabulary Unit 3 Evidence of Learning was introduced today, and the due date is set for Monday, Nov.26th


--The unit 3 vocabulary test will be written next Wednesday, Nov.28th.


--The students were introduced to the Short Story Unit Project today. Their first step is to read the selections of short stories so they can choice their 3 favorite to work on the different options. The due date is Dec.3rd so we will be talking about managing time and material as it is a project that cannot be done on Dec.1st. We will be using class time to work on this project as well.

--The students are choosing books out of their comfort zones in terms of genre, and they will be reading these for their 3rd IRP (due just before Christmas break).

MATH:
 --POW #5 is due by Thursday, and students should work on it tonight as there is no other Math homework tonight.


SCIENCE:  8T
--Weekly News (which was given out Nov. 9th) is due by Thursday.

SCIENCE 8E--


SOCIAL STUDIES:

--The Inquiry Project is due November 28th.

FRENCH-


ART

 ****A letter was sent home in regards to scheduling for Parent/Student/Teacher conferences.  Please make your three choices and return the sheet to me asap. Thank you!
***You can check out the schedule below and choose a time and email me with your choice or send the pink sheet home.
***Parents of 8E students can likewise do the same and let me know if there is a time when you would like to see me.

Friday, 16 November 2018

Daily Update--November 16/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.
--Vocabulary Unit 3 booklet (last two pages) is due Monday, Nov.19th.
--The students are choosing books out of their comfort zones in terms of genre, and they will be reading these for their 3rd IRP (due just before Christmas break).

MATH:
 NO HOMEWORK AS WE WROTE THE UNIT TEST TODAY!


SCIENCE:  8T
--Complete the crossword puzzle for Monday.

SCIENCE 8E--


SOCIAL STUDIES:

--The Inquiry Project is due November 28th.

FRENCH-


ART



****A letter was sent home in regards to scheduling for Parent/Student/Teacher conferences next week. Please make your three choices and return the sheet to me asap. Thank you!

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Daily Update--Nov.15/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.
--Vocabulary Unit 3 booklet (last two pages) is due Monday, Nov.19th.

  -- "Catch" comprehension questions are due Friday morning.

MATH:
 --The unit one test will be written tomorrow, Friday. A review package and a checklist has been given out.
--Tonight, work on questions from several of the corrected worksheets, tests, and quizzes I have handed back.


SCIENCE:  8T

SCIENCE 8E--


SOCIAL STUDIES:

--The Inquiry Project is due November 28th.

FRENCH-


ART
--Have the entry form for the Legion Poster Contest filled out and signed by your parents and returned tomorrow.


****A letter was sent home in regards to scheduling for Parent/Student/Teacher conferences next week. Please make your three choices and return the sheet to me tomorrow. Thank you!

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Daily Update--November 14/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.
--Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonym and Antonym page is due Thursday, Nov.15.

 --The students started reading the short story titled "Catch" with the purpose of doing some literary analysis of it (in the form of comprehension questions). The answers to these questions will be due no later than Friday morning.

MATH:
 --The unit one test will be written  this Friday. A review package and a checklist has been given out.

 --For tomorrow, the students should complete (in the study package) the page on Scientific notation and then the last page dealing with Pythagorean Relationships questions #1,2, and 6.



SCIENCE:  8T



SCIENCE 8E--



SOCIAL STUDIES:

--The Inquiry Project is due November 28th.

FRENCH-


ART
--Have the entry form for the Legion Poster Contest filled out and signed by your parents and returned tomorrow.


****A letter was sent home in regards to scheduling for Parent/Student/Teacher conferences next week. Please make your three choices and return the sheet to me tomorrow. Thank you!

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Daily Update--Nov.13/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.
--Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonym and Antonym page is due Thursday, Nov.15.

 --The students started reading the short story titled "Catch" with the purpose of doing some literary analysis of it (in the form of comprehension questions). These questions will be due no later than Friday morning.

MATH:
 --The unit one test will be written either this Friday. A review package and a checklist has been given out.


--For tomorrow have questions #4,5 a,c, and e, #9, 10, 12 d,e, and f, #13, and 16 ( on the first 2 pages) completed.



SCIENCE:  8T



SCIENCE 8E--



SOCIAL STUDIES:


FRENCH-
--Work on your house design.

ART
--Have the entry form for the Legion Poster Contest filled out and signed by your parents and returned tomorrow.

Monday, 12 November 2018

Daily Update--November 12/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.
--Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonym and Antonym page is due Thursday, Nov.15.
--The students started reading the short story titled "Catch" with the purpose of doing some literary analysis of it (in the form of comprehension questions).. It would be good if the story was read for tomorrow.

MATH:
 --The unit one test will be written either this Thursday or Friday. A review package and a checklist has been given out.


--For tomorrow have questions #4,5 a,c, and e, #9, 10, 12 d,e, and f, #13, and 16 ( on the first 2 pages) completed.




SCIENCE:  8T



SCIENCE 8E--
--Have the word search and the page with unscrambling the words completed for tomorrow.



SOCIAL STUDIES:


FRENCH-
--Work on your house design.

ART
--Have the entry form for the Legion Poster Contest filled out and signed by your parents and returned tomorrow.

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Daily Update--Nov.8/18

ELA--Silent reading for 20minutes every day.

 --The due date of the IRP #2 is tomorrow.

 --Remembrance Day writing is due tomorrow.

MATH:
--P.O.W. #4 will be due tomorrow.

--Order of Operations worksheet ---#1 to 18--due tomorrow.



SCIENCE:  8T

 --The 3-D models are wonderful!!!  Good job, 8T!!!!
--Your coloured and labeled diagram of the plant cell along with the Venn diagram comparing the animal cell to the plant cell are due tomorrow.



SCIENCE 8E--


SOCIAL STUDIES:


FRENCH-
--Work on your house design.

ART