8ELA-We did our precheck and the work for spelling unit 10 and continued our skills work in sentence structure.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING #10 AND SKILLS BOOKLET TO COMPLETION--DUE WEDNESDAY.

8SS-No SS for 8B but 8M corrected the work for Egyptian Architecture and Egyptian Art.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We corrected our homework on Population then did some brainstorming on why people leave their home countries.  NO HOMEWORK.

Recovered from Shovelling?

Many students were missing yesterday so it wasn't possible to move forward or start the planned new material.  However, mostly everyone was back today so school returned to normal.

8ELA-We corrected spelling #9 and skills (which focussed on correct sentence structure).  We had library and Reading Class.  NO HOMEWORK

7SS-I collected our paragraph assignments on climate change and met with students who were away.  We made predictions of population based on what we've learned so far, specifically climate, land cover, and land use. We learned the top ten most populated countries in the world and noted that 7 of them come from Asia.  We also learned that Nigeria is experiencing rapid population growth while other populous countries are experiencing population slow down.  NO HOMEWORK.

8SS-I collected pink questions on the Rosetta Stone.  We corrected the questions on Development of Writing and had a quasi-debate.  NO HOMEWORK.

A Busy Monday
We celebrated our second Advent service this morning.
8ELA-We did a new spelling using and a skills unit focussing on complete sentences.  This was followed by Library and Reading class.  8M missed their Reading due to the Advent service.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING #9 AND SKILLS-SENTENCES (4 PAGES).

8SS - We learned about hieroglyphs today and the Rosetta Stone.  We have a decision to make about it too.  HOMEWORK:  DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING Q 1-4 (INCLUDING THE PINK QUESTION)

7SS-We reviewed our notes on Land Cover and Land Use from last week.  We worked on our Land Cover worksheet and made predictions as to whether a country will be densely populated or not based on Land Use.  HOMEWORK:  LAND COVER WORKSHEET.

First Day of Advent
We celebrate together in the MPR first thing this morning and we're eagerly awaiting Christmas!

8ELA-We reviewed our Ginormous Spelling Test and Pronoun Test.  These went home for signing.  8M peer conferenced on their Soldier Letters. 8B had work time to start integrating research into their letters. Lots of us had to visit the library since this is a short week and don't want to be caught without a book for the extra long weekend.  HOMEWORK:  8M FINAL DRAFT-SOLDIER LETTERS DUE TOMORROW.  8B FIRST VERSION OF FINAL DRAFT-SOLDIER LETTERS DUE TOMORROW.  GET TESTS SIGNED.

8SS-Due to the Advent Service, I used this time for ELA.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We did a quick oral quiz on world geography then quickly moved into our climate lesson.  We started correcting and will finish tomorrow.  NO HOMEWORK.

Please remember that parent-Teacher Conferences begin Wednesday afternoon and continue on Thursday morning.  Therefore, there will be no school on Thursday and Friday.

Christmas Season Has Arrived
Our first Advent celebration will be this coming Monday.  We've been decorating our doors for the Student Council Best Dressed Door Contest and we've been decorating our school.  Report cards were handed out this past Monday and teachers have been busy arranging conferences with families.  Today, the teachers are playing volleyball against the boy and girl teachers, so let's pray no one got injured...of course, I'm referring to teachers.

8ELA-We did our multi-unit spelling test and our pronoun unit test. I also collected Journals.  8M had time to do their door and general school decorating.  We've been working on expressing our feelings about war through fiction reading, on-line research, and letter writing.  HOMEWORK:  8M-SOLDIER LETTER FINAL DRAFT, 8B-SOLDIER LETTER RESEARCH.

7GSS-We continued learning about climate via a worksheet that had us use climographs to better understand the climate at different point of latitude and within different zones.  We then took the time to analyze a global climate map looking for patterns or uniqueness among the continents.  HOMEWORK:  CLIMATE WORKSHEET.

8SS-Due to the teacher-student volleyball game, students didn't get their SS class.  However, yesterday we learned about education in ancient Egypt.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN EDUCATION Q 1-6.

8ELA-We used this as a flex class during which students who were missing assignments or needed to re-do work, were given time to meet with me to discuss their work or to get started on outstanding work.  NO HOMEWORK.  NO SPELLING THIS WEEK.  JOURNALS DUE ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY.

8SS-We started thinking about technology in modern times and in ancient times.  We began thinking about a definition for the word that would apply for both the pointy stick and the most up-to-date space ship.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We began looking at Asia and Australia today noticing that this part of the world has lots of islands.  HOMEWORK:  ASIA MAP DUE TOMORROW.

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY.  

TAKE THE TIME TO REMEMBER THAT OTHERS HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR TODAY 

FOR YOUR TOMORROW.  PERHAPS WATCH THE MEMORIAL FROM OTTAWA, VISIT A LOCAL CENOTAPH, OR ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND 

YOUR FREEDOM TO DO SO.

Long Time, No Talk
Things have been so busy I haven't been able to update the blog.  Don't worry!  We're back on track.

8ELA-Today we read "The Rabbit" by R. P. MacIntyre and worked on questions to go with it.  HOMEWORK:  SPELLING TEST TOMORROW.  VERB TEST TOMORROW.  "THE RABBIT" Q 1-6 DUE TOMORROW.  NO JOURNALS TOMORROW.

8SS- Yesterday we read about the geography of Egypt and the importance of the Nile River.  HOMEWORK:  EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHY Q 1-3, PLUS 4 PLUS THE EGYPT MAP.

7SS-In yesterday's class we worked on our second continent project.  Last unit had us working with a partner but this time, we're on our own.  It wasn't for homework and we didn't have a class today.  We'll be working on it tomorrow.