This week...what? It's June already!

Calendar Notes:

Deadline for all late and overdue work in English, French, HCE and Social Studies JUNE 10th.
I Forms will be issued on June 11th.

June 1st -- EMCS Cheerleading Presentation

June 4th -- Fly Fishing on the Sooke River

June 9th French Exam -- Notes Allowed
June 10th English Exam -- Notes Allowed
June 11th Science Exam
June 15th Math Exam
June 16th S.S. Exam -- Interactive Notebooks Allowed

June 17th Field Trip to Commonwealth and Beaver Lake
June 16th to 18th Juro Soccer Tournament
June 19th Year End Leaving Ceremony

June 22nd to 24th I Days by Invitation ONLY
June 25th Report Cards Distributed

May 28th

Boo hoo, you all looked perfectly at home up at the High School today.  Excuse me, I am having a wee "you are all growing up doesn't time fly" moment.

Scroll down for homework. Note that there will be no more in class time for the Plague Project. That project is due on June 5th.

May 27th

Don't bring a lunch tomorrow because we will be going to EMCS for a BBQ lunch. There will be vegetarian options for those who do not eat meat. Our plan is to leave after recess and return shortly after lunch for Exploratories. So, Div 5 will have English Block 1 and a S.S. project time Block 2.


For homework, scroll down.

The word is: BEA whatever that means...

May 26th

Work/Homework:

French: None (We took notes on forming a negative statement in French. There were practice sheets)

English: None (We reviewed sentence grammar and how to rearrange sentences. Practice was done in class).

S.S.: Plague project due on June 5th. (A work block was provided)

If you are behind or need help, I am in class tomorrow morning at 8 am, at lunch and after school.

May 25th

Today we had a brush up on DARE. The topic was "The Birthday Party" and underage drinking. Talk to your parents about the message that the officer had for us today. It was a message that terrified me as a parent.

Homework:

English: None (If you weren't in class: review sentence fluency strategies)

HCE: None

French: None

S.S.: Plague Infomercial/ Poster due June 5th

You know if you are behind or missing marks, your interim print outs were given to you. There is homework for you...

Today's word is a number: 19

This week, May 25th to 29th

Hope you had a great weekend. This is a gentle, but repeated, reminder that you are responsible for any work missed during absences. In other words, if you miss a class, you have to make up the lesson, the practice and the assignments. To do this you can: connect with classmates who were there, ask your teachers for help catching up at lunch or you can use this blog to help you be where you need to be. We are in the last stretch...don't stop working hard now.


Calendar Notes:

DARE Party Planning May 25th

Carol Cave Dancers May 26th

EMCS BBQ 11-1 May 28th

Last Exploratory May 28th

Academic Notes:

English: In preparation for the final exam, we will be reviewing sentence fluency through technical writing. Our focus task will be writing instructions. (MND Booklets can be handed in on Monday; this was an extension).

HCE: Party Planning using DARE.

S.S.: You will get two class blocks to work on your plague project; the project is due on June 5th. We will look at the rise of towns and cities in the middle ages. To summarize the main points of the grade 8 SS curriculum and to prepare for the exam, we will be starting a review page.

French: You will review adjectives, the verb etre and how to make a negative statement.

Today's word: finish

May 21st

S.S.: Plague Infomericals/ Posters are due on June 5th. Class time will be provided.

English: Midsummer Night's Dream Comprehension booklet due Friday, May 22nd. Another class block will be offered.

French: Test on the verb avoir and etre tomorrow for Div 5.


Today's word is: rat.

May 20th

The Plague and social change....less peasants...more costly labour.

Homework:

English: You will get one more class to do your Midsummer Night Dream Question Package. It is due Friday and you should have it done in class tomorrow. I will be checking to see your progress tomorrow. This will be a participation score.

French: Review Quiz on Avoir. Thursday (Div 2)/Friday (Div 5)

Today's word: buboes

May 19th

So, we visited the High School and saw a variety of chemical reactions thanks to Mr Baldwin, a well-loved Math and Science teacher at EMCS. Also, we toured the property with leadership students, Our next visit will be on May 28th for a BBQ. 

Today's word: High School.

No assigned homework....unless you are behind. Tomorrow, I will issue your English interim marks and it will be on you to fill in the blanks, if they are there.

This week, May 19th to 22nd

Calendar Notes:

Tuesday, May 19th, Block 1, AIDS Presentation

Tuesday, May 19th, Block 5 and 6, EMCS Tour and Visit

Thursday, May 21st, Last Exploratory Session

June 9th to 16th Final Exams (See Homework Board for Dates)

June 19th Leaving Ceremony and Year End BBQ

June 22nd to 24th, I Days, by invitation...

June 25th Report Cards Distributed

Academic Notes:

English: We will conclude our Shakespeare and Theater unit. Your Midsummer Night's Dream question/answer booklets will be collected on Friday.

French: You will review and be tested on the verb avoir and etre. Tests are on the homework board. Start using it.

S.S.: Black Death, not a punk rock band, but a rather nasty plague that tore through Europe changing the population and society. We will also look at celebrations and traditions in the middle ages for a little comic relief.


Bubonic Plague...for an entry.

May 14th

Puck's monologue...

Consider the meaning....

May 13th

Some Midsummer Night's Dream...Puck's final monologue missing from the narrative adaptation that we read in class:

What does it all mean? 

Scroll down for homework....

May 12th

Homework:

English: None.

S.S.: None

HCE: None

French: None

Wow, no homework.

Unless you were not productive in class; in this instance, you need to finish the assignments that were started at school.
Unless you were away; in that case, you are responsible for making up the work.
Unless you are behind on your major assignments that have past their due date; unfortunately, this midterm pause is not for you. Get those assignments done!

The phrase is "midterm pause"

May 11th

Homework:

English: Rough draft of monologue.

French: Avoir and Etre review/ phrases test on May 22nd/23rd

S.S.: None

HCE: None

The word is: Hermia

This week, May 11th to May 15th

Happy Mother's Day to all those important women in your lives. I hope that you are treating them to a restful day.


Academic Notes:

English: We will read a narrative vesion of Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night Dream to introduce the play's story elements. In addition, we will continue to work on our monologues a la Shakespeare. (The Outsiders projects are due tomorrow, May 11th. The monologue drafts are due on Tues. May 12th)

HCE: We will begin a career project that will require you to thoroughly research a career of your choice. Part of that research will involve looking into job futures.

French: We will review the verbs etre and avoir. As well, we will start a French film short movie unit to celebrate the Cannes Film Festival in France.

S.S.: We will investigate Law and the Middle Ages.

Today's word is: "ordeal"

May 7th

Please scroll down for homework, but before you roll on down, watch this classic, romantic monologue from Romeo and Juliet. Oh young love...

And now for a not so romantic reminder: Norovirus, aka stomach bug, is making its way through our school. Please wash your hands frequently and, if you show symptoms, stay home and get well.

May 6th

All the world's a stage, a famous Shakespearean monologue...consider how this applies to our theme of aging and the definition of youth.

 

Homework:

 

English: Choose a monologue topic.

 

S.S.: None (unless you are behind)

 

HCE: Keep track of your marks. Remember, this is an HCE assignment as much as it is a school skill.

 

French: Test on Thursday/Friday -- Preposition Poster due Thursday/Friday

 

This is all up on my homework board. Either way, no excuses for not knowing.

 

 

May 4th

May the 4th be with you.

Calendar Notes:

Tomorrow, Block 1, Jennifer Gibson, aka "The Sex Lady", will be back to discuss how to prevent STI's and pregnancy.

Homework:

English: The Outsiders project is due on Monday, May 11th.

HCE: Resumes need to be submitted by next Monday. Review Canadian Labour Law as it applies to you.

French: Test on prepositions and the verb aller this Thursday (Div 2)/ Friday (Div 5). The preposition poster is due on the day of your test.

Word: Monologue.

This week, May 4th to 8th

Welcome to May.


Academic Notes:

English:
You will be asked to submit your Student Comprehension packs on Monday, May 4th. You should be working on the project for the Outsiders at home as no class time will be provided (this is due on May 11th).
This week we will be starting a Shakespeare unit and will be looking at his play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". So, we will also be playing around with theatre/film scripts as a part of the unit.

HCE:
We will finish our resumes to potential employers and we will consider how those resumes could be made stronger. As well, we will review child labour law as it applies to you.

S.S.:
We will continue to look at the cost benefit of war with a focus on the Crusades. Later in the week, we will move into the development of law and justice in the middle ages, a very important human need.

French:
You have a grammar test this coming Thursday (Div 2) and Friday (Div 5). Our grammar focus has been prepositions and the verb aller.


Yes, we will discuss you, Mr Shakespeare.