Mission Statement

Mission Statement: My classroom is a place where students should feel welcome: everyone should feel free to learn and participate without worrying about put-downs
or soul-crushing gossip.

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Wednesday, March 21, 2018









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Read for 15 minutes every night!








HOUSEKEEPING:


1. Grade 8: a very large package of sheets came home for the Muskoka trip.  There are four pages to be signed and returned, the rest are to be kept at home.  These are due by Thursday, March 28. 


2. Grade 8 Graduation: I will be meeting with any grade 8 parents interested in helping with the planning process.  We will meet in room 129 on Thursday, April 5, at 6:00 p.m.  Looking forward to your input and creative abilities.   A form came home explaining this.


3. Band: wear black for tomorrow

  
KUDOS TO
 Jennifer, Jamie, Jessica, and Aidan for having your films selected for movie-making.  Great pitches, and great ideas!

HOMEWORK:

ENGLISH:

1. Essay Corrections: the essays came home and kids are being given the opportunity to make changes to their work.  This will be  due this Friday.  I am always available for workroom...

2. 
 NoRedInk: Assignment #5341 on contractions is up and running.  This is due next Monday by 3:00 p.m.

3. Reading at home: most kids are not reading enough and I have spoken with them of adding this to the daily routine at home.  Carve 15 minutes out of your daily Fortniting.



MATH:

1.  Today in math we discussed bills (ugh).  Each student received a tracking sheet to record the monthly household expenses (gas, water, electricity...).  The idea is for the class to calculate the monthly expenses, but if there is something you are not comfortable putting on the list, feel free to leave it off.


2.  Quiz on Friday: mortgages and loans (using the P(...) formula)


FRENCH
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1. 

2.

GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8:
1.  Next Class: quiz on "What's where? Why there? Why Care?"

2.


ART:

SCIENCE: 



1.  Test (grade 8) Monday or Wednesday





MUSIC: 

1. Grade 7/8 slides jazz musician is due next week


HEALTH: 

1. Due next week: "8 Health Friendship Quotes" on Google Classroom (the grade 8 classroom).


2. Grade 7: you have a 5-day stress log due Monday

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