A New Year, a Fresh Start

IMPORTANT DATES

 

Feb 11th - Valentine's Day Dance - SPONSORS MUST BE PRE-APPROVED - 7:00-9:30pm

Feb 15th - Louis Riel Day - no school

Feb 19th - Participaction – school-wide fieldtrips/activities
March 3rd - Term 2 Ends

  

Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns.  kfuerst@pembinatrails.ca or through REMIND.

Kelly Fuerst

 

GRADE 8 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Expectations

• Students are expected to read for a minimum of 15 minutes every day (at home)
• STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SIGN UP FOR THE REMIND APP. It's free and is a safe way for two way communication using cell phones/iPads in which phone numbers remain private.
            8-5@mason321
            8-6@cena310
            8-8@ponyboy88
            HOPE@hopeforall

• Students are nearing the end of their Mystery/Suspense unit. They have done a variety of in-class activities to prepare them for writing their own original pieces. Students have the choice of writing a mystery or horror story. Please check on your child's progress on a regular basis. There are 6 stages for our writing piece. There are homework checks for each of these stages.
  1) Pre-drafting - 4 Square Strategy - now overdue
  2) Draft#1 - due Wed, Jan 6th - must be handwritten
  3) Peer edit - due Jan 6th-11th
  4) Draft #2 - due Jan 22nd - must be handwritten
  5) Conference with Mrs. Fuerst - Jan 19th-26th
  6) Revision
  7) Publishing - completion of third and final draft - due Feb 22nd - may be typed or handwritten
   
   
  GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES
   
  We are currently studying Ancient Egypt. Students are responsible for the following:
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• Chapter Questions - now overdue
• Mapping Assignment - now overdue
• Art Assignment - Friday, Feb 12th
• Comprehension Quiz - Tuesday, Feb 16th
• Hieroglyphics Assignment - TBA
• Unit Test March 3rd
• Independent Research Assignment - March 3rd
• reading the textbook chapter

         

• HOPE - Helping Other People Everywhere
   
  HOPE is Acadia's student-run social advocacy club. Students are responsible for choosing causes/issues to raise awareness on, volunteering in the community, and fundraising for targeted charities/organizations. HOPE members are also responsible for planning and implementing the school dances
  
  
  Activities to Date

•  Bake sale
• Volunteering at the Walk for Muscular Dystrophy and Children's Hospital Book Market
•  Phone interview with a reporter from Free the Children
•  Halloween Dance
• “We Scare Hunger” campaign in support of Winnipeg Harvest
•  WE DAY (did you see the article in the Free Press?)
• Volunteering at the Christmas Cheer Board
• Volunteering at the Muscular Dystrophy Christmas Party
• Volunteering at the Children's Hospital Book Fair (Feb)
• Upcoming Events 
• Sponsor Dance - Thursday, Feb 11th - we're looking for parent volunteers - if interested, please email Kelly Fuerst