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Friday, March 29, 2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. 

3. Huddle Up permission form is due April 5th.


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Nika, for delivering the best one-minute talk...ever.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Le Moine: "Don't start your one-minute talk with 'ok...so'"   
Daniel: "So...ok..."

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 8: 2.4     7: 2.5

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ENGLISH
1. Third book report due Friday, April 12

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GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Grade 8 Test next class! Yay!!!!!

2. Grade 7: Clean water systems sheet

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
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3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will shoot the stupid.ca next week (Monday).  Bring your props!

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
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SCIENCE
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ART
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Thursday, March 28, 2019

Thursday, March 28

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. 

3. Huddle Up permission form is due April 5th.


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Kudos to the group who stayed for the Kinball demonstration yesterday: Mehraeen, Emily, Paige, Mikayla, Robbie, O'Neal, Kyle, Mobin, Ella, Nicole, Amalya, Almirah, Kate, Owen, and Danny

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It's like Jonas seeing colour." Danny

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 8: Mid-Unit for homework     7: 2.4

2. 


3. 


ENGLISH
1. Third book report due Friday, April 12

2. 

3.


4.  



GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Grade 8 Test next class! Yay!!!!!

2. Grade 7: Clean water systems sheet

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will shoot the stupid.ca next week (Monday).  Bring your props!

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
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4.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. March House Challenge this Friday!  Come up with some fresh ideas for me (I need these tomorrow :)

3. Huddle Up permission form is due April 5th.


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Team Green, for their victory in today's final Kinball battle.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 8: 2.3 for homework     7: Mid-unit review

2. 


3. 


ENGLISH
1. Third book report due Friday, April 12

2. Answer the questions on the reverse of yesterday's reading: "The Race for a Better Battery".  As well, answer the following "deep" questions:
a. Why are these new batteries so important?
b. What is the meaning of a prototype?

c. Why do you think there are so many competitors in this industry?
d. Why do you think Dr. S's battery hasn't hit the market yet?

3.


4.  



GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Population Pyramid AND answer questions.  Due next class.

2. Grade 7 quiz next class

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will shoot the stupid.ca next week.  Bring your props!

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
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4.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. We're having an epidemic of phones being used in class, so I just want to clarify any misconceptions there may be: during the instructional day, any communication with your child is to be done through the office.  After 3:25, 

3. 


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: 

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"...it's like finding quotes" Paige.

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 8: 2.2 for homework.  7: 2.3 for homework

2. 


3. 


ENGLISH
1. Third book report due Friday, April 12

2. Answer the questions on the reverse of today's reading: "The Race for a Better Battery".  As well, answer the following "deep" questions:
a. Why are these new batteries so important?
b. What is the meaning of a prototype?

c. Why do you think there are so many competitors in this industry?
d. Why do you think Dr. S's battery hasn't hit the market yet?

3.


4.  



GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Population Pyramid AND answer questions.  Due next class.

2. Grade 7 quiz next class

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will shoot the stupid.ca next week.  Bring your props!

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
3.



4.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Monday, March 25, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. 

3. 


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Sascha: he figured out that the St. Louis in our novel Refugee was an actual ship which turned away Jewish refugees from Germany. 

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"That's why we're having this lesson." (when no one could answer Ms. Tierney's question...about questions) -Sascha

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
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ENGLISH
1. Second book report due Tuesday, March 26th

2. Answer the questions on the reverse of today's reading: "Hate Crimes on the Rise".  Due tomorrow.

3.

4.  


GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Population Pyramid AND answer questions.  Due next class.

2. Grade 7 quiz next class

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will shoot the stupid.ca next week.  Bring your props!

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
3.



4.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Friday, March 22, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. 

3. 


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Nima, for helping out Michael with his math.  Kudos also goes to Kyle and Rosanne for winning the other two spots on our math team.  Finally, kudos to Daniel for picking up garbage

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I love the dark web: it's the only place I can get my quality bat meat." -Robbie

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 

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3. 


ENGLISH
1. Second book report due Tuesday, March 26th

2. 

3. 

4.  


GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Population Pyramid AND answer questions.  Due next class.

2. Grade 7 quiz next class

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will finish our Stupid.Ca scripts next week

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
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4.

SCIENCE
1. 
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4.

ART
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4.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. Community Walk tomorrow (our gym class was taken)

3. The grade 7/8 class has their in-class essay tomorrow.  We have been working towards this for almost a month, so tonight is about getting a good rest.  Some students did not get access to the novels in class today to mark down quotes, but the reality is, those books have been in the class for the past month.  Only today did it become an emergency...


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5. 


KUDOS TO: To all the students who competed in today's math challenge.  Congratulations to Rumaisa and Sascha for making the team.  Tie breaker tomorrow to determine the next 2 winners. 

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"He wants the attention for having earned nothing" -Mobin

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 

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3. 


ENGLISH
1. The in-class essay: you should be taking notes on the possible essay topics, reading your notes, preparing frameworks...

2. Second book report due Tuesday, March 26th

3. 

4.  


GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. Population Pyramid AND answer questions.  Due next class.

2. Grade 7 quiz next class

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will finish our Stupid.Ca scripts next week

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
3.



4.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. Math Team: the contest to make the team (it's comprised of 4 members: 2 grade 7s and 2 grade 8s) will take place this Thursday at lunch.

3. 


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO: Owen, for making a full minute on the Kinball during our game of RODEO!!!!  

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Il n'y a pas de quoi"

Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. 

2. 8: 2.1 pg. 55 1-11


3. 7: 2.2 is homework


ENGLISH
1. The in-class essay: you should be taking notes on the possible essay topics.  

2. Second book report due Tuesday, March 26th

3. 

4.  


GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
1. 

2. 

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. 

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will finish our Stupid.Ca scripts next week

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
3.



4.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

HOUSEKEEPING 


1.  Grade 8: Course verification forms: please send them back by the end of March.

2. Math Team: the contest to make the team (it's comprised of 4 members: 2 grade 7s and 2 grade 8s) will take place this Thursday at lunch.

3. 


4. 

5. 


KUDOS TO:Mikayla for handing out forms and to Eleanor for collecting the french books AND to Ariana for bringing Samanou to eat!  

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Current All-Time Step Leader: Mobin
 23,431


MATH
1. Grade 8: in google class, there is a link to a video from Khan Academy on proportions.  Watch it, then solve the questions that follow

2. 8: finish the first page of the worksheet (the one side)


3. 7: 2.1 is homework


ENGLISH
1. The in-class essay will take place on the Friday.  Permitted tools: "Sticky" page, framework, rubric, "The Carnival", "The Last Leaf",  Context and Commentary.  I will provide a sheet of quotes to use

2. Second book report due Tuesday, March 26th

3. 

4.  


GEOGRAPHY/HISTORY
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2. 

3. 

4.  

FRENCH
1.
2. If you haven't already joined my Quizlet class, here is the link: https://quizlet.com/join/Ry2Ruj9yp

3. 


4.


HEALTH
1. We will finish our Stupid.Ca scripts next week

2. 
 

DANCE/DRAMA
1.
2.
3.
4.

SCIENCE
1. 
2. 
3.
4.

ART
1. 
2. 
3.



4.