Does Anyone Else Miss Summer?

Winter has arrived and that means cold temperatures and slippery streets. I do remember what it was like to be a teenager, believe it or not. So, learn from my mistakes – dress for the weather and be careful when crossing the street. Never step off the curb until you’re positive that the driver is going to stop. Make eye contact with the driver. Also, no one is expecting you to be in the parking lot. It’s not safe to walk between the cars. The lot is off limits to parents and students until after 4 pm. So please walk around the lot or get your parents to drop off/pick up in front of the school.

WIND CHILL CLUB is when I open my room at lunch because of nasty weather. We show a movie or play games. It’s open to the entire school, so it’s first come, first served. It fills up quickly, so grab your lunch and come right at 11:40. Wind Chill Club will be advertised in the morning announcements or over the P.A. right before lunch.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

Dec 7th - No classes - Admin Day - Report Card Writing

Dec 19th - Report Cards Sent Home

Dec 14th - Christmas movie permission form due

Dec 21st - Last day of school before Break

Jan 7th - Classes start

 

ELA

We’ve completed our Mystery/Suspense unit. The deadline for the stories was extended until tomorrow, Friday, Nov 23^rd. All stories must be handed in then.

The Outsiders Unit

Students should be finished to the end of Chapter 5 questions. We’re marking them in class, one chapter per day. Chapter 5 should be handed into the inbox by Friday.

Chapter 6 – due Mon, Nov 26^th

Chapter 7 – due Tues, Nov 27^th

Chapter 8 – due Wed, Nov 28^th

Chapter 9 – due Thurs, Nov 29^th
Chapter 10 – due Fri, Nov 30^th

 

Grammar

We’re correcting the Nouns section in class

QUIZ – nouns – Dec 3rd
Pronouns section – due Dec 3^rd

Reading Log #2 - will be handed out on Nov 30^th.

    - Students will be recording their daily reading until Jan 31^st.    

      That’s 63 GLORIOUS days of reading, Folks! (Hint: you will        

      need more than one copy of the log)

 

Writing

Our focus for Dec/Jan will be expository writing. Our assignments will be shorter and we will be working at a quicker pace. Students will be writing the Provincial Assessment in January

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Tools and Technology Research Assignment – due Fri, Nov 23^rd

-      it has to be handed in on time b/c it’s going on the term 1 report card

Early Man – Comprehension Quiz – Nov 29^th
Early Man – Unit Test – Dec 10^th

34 Days Before Xmas Break...Let's Make Them Count!!!

November 5, 2012

We will be very busy until Christmas Break. Enough class time is given to complete the majority of assignments for many students. The expectation is that work will be finished at home if unable to finish in class. Please support your student by checking to see if their work is on schedule/complete. Students are encouraged to come and work in room 314, at lunch, to complete assignments or get help from Mrs. Fuerst.

Important Dates

Nov 7th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 7-9pm

Nov 9^th – Remembrance Day Ceremony

Nov 15^th – Term 1 Ends – for Mrs. Fuerst’s classes

Nov 15^th – Parent Teacher Conferences – 5-8pm

Dec 7th - No classes - Admin Day - Report Card Writing

Dec 19th - Report Cards Sent Home

Dec 21st - Last day of school before Break

Jan 7th - Classes start

 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

We’re currently working on our Mystery/Suspense Unit and The Outsiders novel study.

See previous entry for Mystery/Suspense story deadlines

"Sherlock Holmes" questions – Nov 9^th

"The Monkey’s Paw" exit slip - Nov 8th

Grammar Booklet – due Nov 16^th

                    - Group 1 – pages 1-16

                    - Group 2 – pages 1-18

"The Tell-Tale Heart" – exit slip - due Nov 12th

                                                                                                               plot line – due Nov 13^th

The Outsiders Unit

       Responses – Chapter 7-12 - due Nov 30th

   Questions – Ch #1 – Nov 13^th

               - Ch #2 – Nov 14^th

                  ^- Ch #3 – Nov 15^th

                  ^- Ch #4 – Nov 16^th

                  ^- Ch #5 – Nov 19^th

SOCIAL STUDIES

Early Man vocab quiz – Nov 14^th

Early Man Unit Quiz - Nov 29^th

Tools and Technology of Early Man Research Assignment

       Students have been given an assignment that MUST be completed for Term 1 report cards. We will be working with Mrs. Gibson, to learn about how to complete a great research assignment (evaluating a website, taking notes, organizing information, presenting information, creating a bibliography, etc…). Students will be completing this assignment in class AND as homework.

Nov 5^th – period 7 – room 310

Nov 12^th – period 1 – Lab 101

Nov 13^th – periods 4 and 7 – Lab 101