Tuesday, April 2nd

Today:

Google Chrome with Ms Powers and Ms Murphy

Art: Pysanky safety talk with Ms Ridewood

Math: NED Math facts practice and graphing

Recess:

Lit Circles: We will do a duotang set up, an overview of lit circles, and book distribution. Students will get 30 minutes to read.

Writing: Share your paragraph with a partner.

Lunch:

Library with Ms Powers

Silent Reading (Egg washing)

Social Studies: We will read a passage on immigration to Canada highlighting key information.

Science: We will start our egg and vinegar experiment. Here is a video clip showing the steps to the experiment:

Ms Bertucci is BLOGGING

Ms Bertucci is BLOGGING and I am adding a link to the blog so that you can connect with her:

https://mrsbertuccisgrade8.blogspot.ca/

And I miss all of you, Ms Bertucci, Ms Abell, and Ms Barnes included. My students here are both nervous and excited about going to Journey. I would love to connect them with you and play a game out back by the big tree all together to show them just how kind and awesome the 8s are. This class of Grade 4/5s is very sweet, curious and they have a real sense of fun. So, let's have some fun together!

Congratulations Mrs Bertucci

Mrs Bertucci was the successful applicant for your classes. Both she and I are overjoyed. I cannot think of a better person to finish the year off with you.
I miss you, of course, but I rest easy knowing such a caring and dedicated teacher is working with you. Plus, I know how this is literally a dream come true for Mrs Bertucci.

The hardest post...

I have written and re-written this first line about a dozen times. It still isn't right, but I have to write this.

As a Grade 8 teacher, I knew that I was going to say "see you later" in June; I prepare for it every year. Actually, it is about this time of year that I start to look at you and think about what I will miss about each and every one of you. I wonder about what you will study and do with your futures. I wonder that for a long time.

I am not able to take that time to say good-bye this year.

Over the weekend I was offered the Vice Principal's position at Poirier starting as soon as possible. I was not expecting this at all. My first thought was of you. I thought about how it would be a shock for you and your families. I felt very conflicted, but just as you are going on to High School to pursue your futures, I knew that I needed to take this next step. I accepted the position.

What next?

I am so thankful that we had Mrs Bertucci as our UVic teaching candidate this year. I feel as though we share you. And I am so grateful that Mrs Bertucci was able to work this week with you as I make the transition. She knows how important you are to me because she thinks of you as her class too.

My position at Journey will be posted and Mrs Bertucci will be applying for it. It is my hope that she gets awarded the post. If she does, I will be getting her set up with blogger to keep you posted on what is going on in class.

I will be returning to visit and I will be at your leaving ceremony to say goodbye at what would have been a more natural time. That being said, we live in a small town and I will see you around town.

Yours and I mean that, Mrs Bridal

Thursday, Open House!!!

Today you prepared for the Open House.

Parent and Grade 5 feedback was overwhelmingly positive. They were really impressed by the Grade 8's stations.

The biggest plus is they are less anxious about middle school in general. You showed just how great middle schoolers can be. I was so proud!

Wednesday, April 18th

Today's summaries:

English Div 4 and 5: You were given a reading/work block toward the completion of your independent novel study.

S.S. Div 3 and 4: You were given a work block toward the completion of your inquiry project due this Thursday AKA TOMORRRRRROWWWWW.

Remember: Open House 4 to 7pm. An opportunity to show off what you have done and welcome Grade 5s to the middle school experience.

Tuesday, April 17th

Today's summaries:

Career 8: You were introduced or reviewed key career vocabulary: career cluster, career pathway, soft and hard skills. We will be exploring career clusters and pathways as a part of this newly renovated course.

English Div 4: You were given a reading/work block.

S.S. Div 4: You were given time to work on your inquiry project due this Thursday. The project criteria was distributed to you, but I am going to take this opportunity to post it for your reference here. Also, I want to remind you that the research page is due alongside the project itself. This is the secondary source evidence that proves that you know what you do about your subject.