Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Complete a summary with a reflection on the News Journal you listened to today. Students had significant time in class today to complete this work.
3. The next book report is due on December 5, which is next week.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) We continued the characterization activity using two online videos (GI Joe and Barbie). The links and instructions are posted on the Google classroom, but the work is to be done on the paper handout. It is due in class on Tuesday, December 3. We also introduced a new group assignment using a short story. The topic was shared in class on a sheet with the expectations listed in detail.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Complete a summary with a reflection on the News Journal you listened to today.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) A characterization activity was started today using two online videos (GI Joe and Barbie). The links and instructions are posted on the Google classroom, but the work is to be done on the paper handout. It is due in class on Tuesday, December 3.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. MMS pages 34-35. Ensure you have a math set in class daily.
3. Complete a summary with a reflection on the News Journal you listened to today.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Setting 1.0 sheet was our work today in class. Both sides should be complete by tomorrow's class. Highlighters were made available to students for the purposes of distinguishing significant setting words that would establish a mood - Yoho!
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Final Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on Tuesday, November 26.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Mood/Tone related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26. We looked at the final element of literature (Setting) again in class last week with reference to the trailer for "The Revenant" and then read another short story ("The Dinner Party") with a focus on setting in an activity sheet each student received. The sheet is NOT homework, and will be continued in class tomorrow.
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Monday, November 18, 2019
Week of November 18 - 22, 2019
GRADE 6 AND 8: Recall that my Extra Help times are posted clearly in class. If you are absent due to illness, vacation, or school activity, then you are obliged to come by during one of these times to catch up. It is not possible to do this during class time while we are taking up new material. You have two study buddies assigned to you in grade 6 to whom you can turn if you want to get some support as well.
Friday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Final Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on Tuesday, November 26.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Mood/Tone related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26. We looked at the final element of literature (Setting) again in class with reference to the trailer for "The Revenant" and then read another short story ("The Dinner Party") with a focus on setting in an activity sheet each student received. The sheet is NOT homework,and will be continued in class next Tuesday.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. MMS pages 10-11.
3. Final Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on Tuesday, November 26.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Mood/Tone related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26. We looked at the final element of literature (Setting) today in class.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out last week. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. News Journal practice response on "Big Mac With a Side of Honesty" article.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Characterization page (comparison side) was checked today for completion. We did a Mood/Tone exercise and a related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out last week. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. MMS pages 8=9
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable was returned today with marks. The Characterization page (comparison side) should be ready for class tomorrow.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out Thursday. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. Complete your half page response to the "Birdman of Kolkata" news article. It should be in your green notebook and be no more than a half page in length. It should include two questions and be written in paragraph form.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) We did not meet today. The Characterization page is due in class tomorrow.
Friday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Final Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on Tuesday, November 26.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Mood/Tone related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26. We looked at the final element of literature (Setting) again in class with reference to the trailer for "The Revenant" and then read another short story ("The Dinner Party") with a focus on setting in an activity sheet each student received. The sheet is NOT homework,and will be continued in class next Tuesday.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. MMS pages 10-11.
3. Final Patterning quiz on Unit 1, Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on Tuesday, November 26.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Mood/Tone related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26. We looked at the final element of literature (Setting) today in class.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out last week. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. News Journal practice response on "Big Mac With a Side of Honesty" article.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The Characterization page (comparison side) was checked today for completion. We did a Mood/Tone exercise and a related assignment was shared on the Google Classroom. It is due on November 26.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out last week. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. MMS pages 8=9
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable was returned today with marks. The Characterization page (comparison side) should be ready for class tomorrow.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out Thursday. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. Complete your half page response to the "Birdman of Kolkata" news article. It should be in your green notebook and be no more than a half page in length. It should include two questions and be written in paragraph form.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) We did not meet today. The Characterization page is due in class tomorrow.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Week of November 11 - 15, 2019
GRADE 6 AND 8: Recall that my Extra Help times are posted clearly in class. If you are absent due to illness, vacation, or school activity, then you are obliged to come by during one of these times to catch up. It is not possible to do this during class time while we are taking up new material. You have two study buddies assigned to you in grade 6 to whom you can turn if you want to get some support as well.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. APE journal on following rules due on Monday.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The characterization page is due in class on Tuesday, November 19 (we don't meet on Monday). It was shared today and students had time to work on it on class.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Please sign and return the Progress Report envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.
4. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
5. APE journal on following rules due on Monday.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class tomorrow.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Please sign and return the Progress Report envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 on Thursday , November 14.
4. MMS pages 6-7. Use virtual dice (https://www.random.org/dice/), with parent supervision, if you do not have physical ones.
5. Othello play critique due tomorrow morning. We have had several periods to finish it in class.
6. Class photos and individual packages that were in my mailbox were handed out today.
7. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class on Thursday.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The report card was sent home in a brown envelope today. Please sign and return the envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 on Thursday , November 14.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class on Thursday.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
3. APE journal on following rules due on Monday.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The characterization page is due in class on Tuesday, November 19 (we don't meet on Monday). It was shared today and students had time to work on it on class.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Please sign and return the Progress Report envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 tomorrow.
4. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
5. APE journal on following rules due on Monday.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class tomorrow.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. Please sign and return the Progress Report envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 on Thursday , November 14.
4. MMS pages 6-7. Use virtual dice (https://www.random.org/dice/), with parent supervision, if you do not have physical ones.
5. Othello play critique due tomorrow morning. We have had several periods to finish it in class.
6. Class photos and individual packages that were in my mailbox were handed out today.
7. A brown envelope containing Student Registration Verification was handed out today. We use this information to contact parents for a variety of reasons including emergencies. Please make any changes to the form in a highly visible colour and return it to school in the care of your child. Thank you!
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class on Thursday.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The report card was sent home in a brown envelope today. Please sign and return the envelope to indicate you have seen the report card. The progress report interview period is this week on Wednesday to Friday before and after school.
3. Math Quiz on Patterning Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 on Thursday , November 14.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The conflict foldable is due in class on Thursday.
Monday, November 4, 2019
Week of November 4 - 8, 2019
GRADE 6 AND 8: Recall that my Extra Help times are posted clearly in class. If you are absent due to illness, vacation, or school activity, then you are obliged to come by during one of these times to catch up. It is not possible to do this during class time while we are taking up new material. You have two study buddies assigned to you in grade 6 to whom you can turn if you want to get some support as well.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. The schedule is nearly full. Thank you for the prompt return.
4. MMS page 4-5.
5. Poppy donations tomorrow and Monday for Remembrance Day please.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) Characterization in "Obasan" excerpt due by Monday in the Google Classroom.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) Characterization sheet with two small charts completed is due in class tomorrow.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
4. Patterning unit 1 is underway. The MMS booklet pages 2 and 3 are due in class tomorrow.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The grade 8 class did not meet with me today -- they were on a field trip.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) We discussed the plot graph and Summarizing 1,0, both of which were returned. Summarizing 2.0 (reverse side) is due in Google Classroom on Wednesday. Students may want to use the paper copy to plan before typing.
c) Begin settling on a topic for a personal essay. We looked at one in class on Uniforms in School and will work on another group topic about conformity before students write one on a topic of their choosing.
d) Remembrance Day writing activity, posted in the Google Classroom, was due on November 1. The typed piece is to be "Turned In" rather than shared by email. We looked at them in class to select a candidate to speak at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
Thursday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. The schedule is nearly full. Thank you for the prompt return.
4. MMS page 4-5.
5. Poppy donations tomorrow and Monday for Remembrance Day please.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) Characterization in "Obasan" excerpt due by Monday in the Google Classroom.
Wednesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) Characterization sheet with two small charts completed is due in class tomorrow.
Tuesday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
4. Patterning unit 1 is underway. The MMS booklet pages 2 and 3 are due in class tomorrow.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) The grade 8 class did not meet with me today -- they were on a field trip.
Monday HW
6A Notes: This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1. 20 minutes of reading.
2. The Test Pack that was handed out on Friday is due on Friday, November 8, with corrections and a parent signature.
3. The Progress Report Interview request form was sent home last Friday. Return it with your preference. First come, first served. I received five today.
a) 20 minutes of reading.
b) We discussed the plot graph and Summarizing 1,0, both of which were returned. Summarizing 2.0 (reverse side) is due in Google Classroom on Wednesday. Students may want to use the paper copy to plan before typing.
c) Begin settling on a topic for a personal essay. We looked at one in class on Uniforms in School and will work on another group topic about conformity before students write one on a topic of their choosing.
d) Remembrance Day writing activity, posted in the Google Classroom, was due on November 1. The typed piece is to be "Turned In" rather than shared by email. We looked at them in class to select a candidate to speak at the Remembrance Day ceremony.