Dec. 2

Prayer Intentions:

- for Jessica's grandfather
- for Ricky
- for all those sick, injured, or stressed
- for the grade 8 basketball team

Prayer leaders were Barry and Meagan.

Next class, prayer leaders will be Lorenz and Sofia.

EN

- handout: elements - definitions, apply to a story
- stories: "August Heat," "The Sniper," "The New Food"

CE

- 15 minutes for silent reading or work on assignment
- information about what to review for exam
- note-taking/review

SS

- went over Rome/Charlemagne test
- read remainder of chapter 2 (Middle Ages)
- finish booklet

HW

- finish the elements worksheet for English
- complete the Middle Ages booklet for answer review on Monday

Nov. 30

Prayer intentions:

- for all those sick, stressed, or injured
- for Ricky
- for Tyson
- for our basketball teams

Prayer leaders were Stefano and Luca.

Next class, prayer leaders are Barry and Meagan.

CE

- listened to O Come, Emmanuel
- brainstormed what Advent means to us
- reflected on the ideas and drew images of Advent

HW

- finish your Advent pictures

EN/SS

- time for AR or work on picture
- read SS text pp 54-65
- worked on Middle Ages booklet: The Law
- discussed irony
- read "The Weapon" and identified irony

HW

- finish The Law questions and Crime Doesn't Pay questions

Nov. 24

Prayer Intentions

- for Ricky and his continued improvement
- for the grade eight football team that it may have a safe trip, remain uninjured, and be successful
- for the entire family of the three-year-old boy who was taken hostage and hurt with a knife last night
- for those sick, injured, and stressed
- for the homeless that they may find food and shelter especially during this cold weather

Prayer leaders today were Analisa and Alyssa.

Next class, prayer leaders will be Daniel and Darian.

CE

- time to study for Abraham quiz
- quiz
- finished the Jacob story (for the most part)
- discussed exams

EN

- paragraph on a choice of topics: Abraham, Jacob, or Sodom and Gomorrah
- short story: "Agnes"
- character in short stories
- "Agnes" characters:
- narrator: youngish (refers to other as battle-axe), smart (responses as "Agnes"), mischievous (carrying on as "Agnes" in phone conversation)
- battle-axe: old (narrator's description of voice), tough (demanding, says "stupid")
- dominating/pushy/forceful (her questioning of "Agnes" as the conversation continues)

HW

- finish off paragraph on chosen topic

SS

- worksheets (Middle Ages)

HW

- finish up to and including "Mind Your Manors"

Nov. 22

Prayer Intentions:

- for the grade 8 football team
- for Jessica's family member with cancer
- for Lorenz's family
- for all who are sick, hurt, or stressed

Prayer leaders were Xander and Jea.

Next class, prayer leaders will be Analisa and Alyssa.

CE

- went over p. 45 review questions (Abraham)
- discussed the story of Esau and Jacob (Isaac and Rebekah's sons)
- read from text: pp. 45-46
- read Genesis 27:1-46; 28: 1-22)

HW

- Study for Abraham quiz. Use your questions from p. 45.

EN

- AR
- HW check (conflict)
- handed in theme paragraphs (if properly formatted)
- discussed character and writing a character sketch

HW

- revise your theme paragraph again if necessary

SS

- time to review for Rome/Charlemagne test
- test
- feudalism: read pp. 44-47 and discussed

HW

Take Cornell notes on pp. 44-47 of text (Introduction and William the Conquerer & the Feudal System).

Nov. 18

Prayer Intentions

- for Alex's friend, Ricky
- for Julian's teammate
- for Arturo
- for the all sick, injured, or stressed

Prayer leaders were Arturo and Chelsea.

Next class prayer leaders will be Jea and Xander.

CE

- reviewed the story of Abraham (guided notes)
- read about Abraham's sacrifice (Genesis 22:1-19)
- read the textbook (pp. 43-44) and reference to how Abraham's sacrifice is like the Father's sacrifice of Jesus
- read about Isaac and Rebekah (text pp. 44-45, Genesis 24:1-67)
- read about Abraham's remarriage and eventual death

HW

Review questions on page 45

EN

- silent reading
- group work: peer assessment of theme paragraphs (with checklist and guidance on board)
- notes: conflict (internal and external)
- reading: "The Decision" by Tom Burnam (Focus p. 67)

HW

- Finish reading "The Decision" and write out the conflict(s).
- Revise your theme paragraphs and resubmit them with the first draft and feedback attached below.

SS

- Pre-test using the questions you made up
- time to study or work on your Humanities homework

HW

- Study for the SS quiz on Rome and Charlemagne. The questions will be based on your pre-test.

Nov. 16

Prayer Intentions

- for those sick, injured, or stressed
- for Alex's friend, Ricky
- for Jessica's brother
- for the grade 8 football team
- for the grade 8 boys' and girls' basketball teams
- for all the members of this class

Prayer leaders were McKenzie and Ria.

Next class, prayer leaders will be Jea and Xander.

CE

- group work: share your reflections
- review of Abraham story so far (travel to Canaan to visit by God's representatives)
- continued Abraham story: Sodom and Gomorrah, expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, Abraham's sacrifice (textbook pp.41-43, Genesis 19:1-29; 21:1-21)

No CE HW

EN

- AR
- talked about theme and how to write a paragraph on theme
- read "The Dog of Pompeii"

HW

- Write a paragraph on theme for "The Dog of Pompeii." Refer to the notes/checklist you created in class.

 Title (properly formatted)
 Author
 Brief summary of story (1-2 sentences)
 Statement of theme (sentence)
 detail from the story that supports your statement of theme
 detail from the story that supports your statement of theme
 detail from the story that supports your statement of theme
 Concluding sentence that restates the theme


SS

- returned marked Cornell notes and handed out sample of Charlemagne's web
- group work: create questions on the material (Rome, Charlemagne) which we will use to test the other groups
- had competition
- Winners: Marisol, Isabella, Arturo, Tyson

No SS HW.

Nov. 10

Prayer Intentions:

- for Alex's friend, Ricky
- for Arturo
- for all the sick, injured or stressed
- for our sports teams

Prayer leaders were Tyson and Julian with help from Daniel.

Prayer leaders next class: McKenzie and Ria.

CE

- ordered sharing using the Remembrance week newspaper
- review of Abraham story so far
- reading from Bible: Genesis 17:1-22; 18:1-33
- textbook: pp. 39-41: Visited by Strangers, Pleading with God

HW

- Write a journal entry. Who is someone you care about so much that you would plead with God on his or her behalf? Is it someone who is in trouble? hurting? lost or confused? angry? Write a conversation between you and God about this person.

EN

- AR
- peer feedback: share your animal paragraphs with someone in your group and have him or her give you feedback using the checklist.

HW

- Use the feedback to write a second draft of your animal paragraphs. Turn them in next class with the original paper and the feedback attached to the back.

SS

- collected Cornell notes (pp. 9-12)
- read Charlemagne in the text (pp. 25-26)
- group work: a web about Charlemagne
- discussion of learning styles and finding what works for us

No assigned SS homework.

Nov. 8

Prayer intentions:

- for the grade 8 football team
- for Arturo (on crutches)
- for Julian (knee)
- for all members of the class
- for Alex's friend who broke his leg
- for those sick, injured, or stressed

Prayer leaders were Dean and Daniel

Prayer leaders for next class are Julian and Tyson.

CE

- reflection: What is the most important thing in the world to me? If God spoke to me and asked me to sacrifice this most important thing, what would I do?
- reading: Abram/Abraham (CE textbook pp. 37-39, Genesis 15:1-6; 16:1-16)
- discussions: sacrifice, polygamy, human nature

EN

- Silent reading (AR)
- short story "Lion Taming for Beginners"
- questions
- paragraph writing: Write two paragraphs that describe a real or imagined attempt to tame an animal that is not normally kept as a pet. Describe the animal and write about the problems that you may encounter while trying to tame it.

HW

- Finish your writing.

SS

- critical thinking skills: Scattergories and group determination of acceptable answers
- group work: peer assessment of Cornell Notes (for pp. 9-12)

HW

- Use the feedback given you by your group (or self-assess), and add to your Cornell notes as needed.

HW for everyone: Take home your progress reports and have your parents take a look at them and sign them. Bring them back next class.

Nov. 4

Prayer Intentions:

for Jessica's grandfather
for Lorenz's family
for Arturo
for the grade 8 football and volleyball teams
for the sick, hurt, or stressed

Prayer leaders were Justin and Marisol.

Next class, prayer leaders will be Sabrina and Dean.

CE
- time to study
- test
- went over answers to test

EN
- AR
- reflection and group discussion
-class sharing
- literary device: foreshadowing
- short story "A Secret for Two"
- write about foreshadowing then answer q. 2 on page 20 of Focus book.

SS
- handed back tests (CE and EN)
- handed out unit cover sheets
- reviewed what our goals are for this unit of SS
- started looking at the textbook
- discussed primary sources
- read introduction to early Middle Ages (pp. 8-9)
- assigned hw

HW

- Take notes on pp. 9-12 using the Cornell note-taking system: The Mediterranean World, The Romans, The Fall of Rome, and After the Fall. Be prepared to discuss your reading/notes.

Nov. 2

Prayer Intentions

for Lorenz's family
for Arturo (Good luck with the crutches, Arturo!)
for those sick or injured
for Jessica's nono
for Stefano's family friend
for all the members of this class
for the grade 8 football team

Prayer leaders were Isabella and Dean.

Next class will be Justin and Marisol.

CE/SS/EN mish mash today

- calendar
- return of world map
- return of SS test
- discussion of classroom expectations (brainstorming, sharing, discussing, confirming)
- handed in CE project
- review of goals
- review of parts of speech
- parts of speech test
- went over answers

HW

Study for Thursday's CE test (Creation 1, 2, Cain & Abel, Noah, Babel)
Bring SS textbook next class.

Oct. 29

Prayer Intentions:

- for the sick, stressed, or injured
- for our loved ones who are battling disease
- for all of us

Prayer leaders were Chelsea and Jea

CE
- group work: study guide note-taking
- share notes for assigned section with the rest of the class

HW
- study for test on Thursday
- finish project for Tuesday

EN
- quiz: parts of speech noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb
- went over answers
- test on all eight parts of speech as well as definitions on Tuesday (multiple choice)

SS
- geography unit test
- went over answers
- went over schedule change (B, C, D, A; F, G, H, E)

no homework for EN or SS - CE project due Tuesday

Prayer leaders for Tuesday: Justin and Marisol

Oct. 27

Prayer Intentions

- for the sick, injured, and stressed
- for Lorenz's family
- for Arturo
- for Tyson
- for Lorenz
- for Sabrina's zia
- for Stefano's family friend
- for the grade 8 football team
- for the grade 8 volleyball team
- for Darian
- for Stefano
- for Jessica's friends mom

Prayer leaders were Luca and Shaun.

CE

- discussed Tower of Babel (textbook pp. 36-37 and Genesis 11:1-9)
- discussed test coming up next week (Creation 1 and 2, Cain & Abel, Noah, Tower of Babel)
- worked on project

HW

- Continue working on project.

EN
- grammar: prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
- went over answers to adverbs

HW

- Finish work started in class (ex. 33, review test 4, ex. 34, optional interjection exercises).
- test next class on nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
SS
- worked on latitude/longitude sheet to prepare for Friday's test
- handed in World Map

HW

- study for test
Friday's prayer leaders are Chelsea and Jea.

Oct. 25

Prayer Intentions

- for those who are sick, stressed, or injured
- for the people in the Philippines
- for Stefano's family friend with cancer
- for Arturo (his injury)
- for Bishop Monroe
- for Tyson
- for Lorenz's family

Prayer leaders were Arturo and Jhoden.

CE
- I handed out the rubrics you all had a hand in creating.
- You did group work on your project and thought about a time line of when to have different aspects of your work done.

HW

- Keep working on the project.
EN

- AR
- Grammar (checked adj, worked on adv.)
- Class time to start adverbs.

HW

- Finish exercises 27-30.
SS
- practiced ordered sharing
- reviewed geography quizzes in preparation for unit test
- worked on World Map

HW

- Finish World Map (due Wednesday).

Prayer leaders next class: Luca and Shawn.

Oct. 20

Prayer Intentions:

- for the sick or stressed so that they may be helped and healed
- for the grade 8 football team so they may be successful
- for those in the Philippines so they may be safe during this typhoon
- for Arturo that he may recover from his injury soon
- for Ms. F-B's husband so that he may be safe on his trip and return to his family soon
- for Lorenz's family so that they may be safe on their trip

Prayer leaders were McKenzie and Julian.

CE

- got into groups for project: Noah and the Flood Comic Strip
- discussed how to create rubrics (used restaurant example)
- in groups, came up with criteria for assessing the work
- handed in our work (with our group names)

DAUMA
Marisol
Daniel
Alyssa
Analisa
Arturo
Barry

Humanity
Luca
Stefano
Darian
Isabella
Jessica

MSJ SLS
Jhoden
Shaun
Sofia
Lorenz
Meagan
Sabrina

G 4 + 1
Tyson
Justin
Alex
Dante
Mark

CAMP HED
McKenzie
Julian
Dean
Chelsea
Xander
Jea
Ria

- divided the jobs for the project

Reminder: the completed project is due Nov. 2.

SS

- time to review
- geography quiz
- world map assignment

Reminders:
World map due Oct. 27
Geography unit test Oct. 29

EN

- AR
- hw check
- adjectives/adverbs booklet
- exercises 21, 22, 24, 25, 26

HW

Complete the adjective exercises.

Prayer leaders on Monday are Jhoden and Arturo.

Oct. 18

Prayer Intentions

- for Lorenz's family that they may be safe in their travels
- for Arturo's knee
- for Mark's baby brother, who is sick, that he may recover quickly
- for Alex that he may have a successful hockey game
- for those who are ill or stressed that they may receive the Lord's help
- for Stefano's family friend with cancer so that she may receive comfort from the Lord
- for Sabrina's zia who has cancer so that the Lord may help her

Prayer leaders were Barry and Daniel.

SS
- I returned your marked maps of Pakistan and Its Neighbours and gave you feedback regarding mapping.
- I have granted an extension (Wednesday) for the map of Chile and Its Neigbours so that people can make adjustments to them before submitting them.
- We worked on exercises with latitude and longitude, first filling in some information then working on identifying coordinates

HW

1) Finish the two exercises with coordinates.
2) Study the notes in the square and be prepared for a quiz next class (latitude/longitude, special lines, coordinates).
3) Complete your map of Chile and Its Neighbours.

CE

- reviewed the sins so far: trying to be equal to God, killing a brother
- read from the text about Noah and the Flood then read the same from the Bible

HW

- List the main events in the Noah and the Flood story. Begin with God's being displeased with humankind's wickedness and ending with the covenant and the rainbow.

EN
- AR
- grammar: verbs (went over answers from last class, new work: ex. 16, 18, 20)

HW

Complete exercises 16, 18, and 20.

Reminder: Prayer leaders for Wednesday are McKenzie and Julian.

Oct. 14

Prayer Intentions:

- for those ill or stressed that they may receive the Lord's help
- for Stefano's family friend with cancer that she may be healed and comforted
- for McKenzie's acquaintance who had a brain hemorrhage that he may recover
- for the grade 8 volleyball team that they may be successful today
- for the Chilean miners in thanksgiving for their rescue and in hope that they not have any ill effects on their physical and mental health
- for Arturo, who has a dislocated bone, that he may soon heal

Prayer leaders were Meagan and Mark.

CE

- You had time to review your notes for the quiz.
- I collected (overdue) CE Service Hour proposals.
- We went over the quiz.
- We read the text pp. 34-35 and the Bible Genesis 4:1-16 (the story of Cain and Abel).
- We reviewed Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel through the Comic Strip Bible.

HW

- journal response: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” What does it mean to be responsible for another person? Perhaps someone in your school, neighbourhood, family, or group in your community is at risk or in trouble. Is it your job to help them?

EN

- AR
- I showed you your CE quiz scores.
- GRAMMAR: Verbs

HW

Complete exercises 12-15 (pp. 25-32). You do NOT have to identify the tense or the type of verb; just highlight or underline the verbs.

SS

- time to work on maps of Chile/South America

HW

- Finish maps.

Prayer leaders for Monday are Barry and Daniel.

Oct. 12

Prayer Intentions

- for those ill or under stress that they may receive the Lord's help
- for the football team that it may be successful today

Prayer leaders were Alex and Sabrina.

CE

- HW check (notes due for last class, vocab., t-chart, creation questions)
- Creation 2 (textbook pp. 32-34, Genesis 2:4-25; 3:1-24)
- Discussion of the sin of trying to be equal to God, making good choices even when faced with peer pressure.

HW

- study your notes from pp. 22-24 for a quiz

EN

- AR
- time to put the finishing touches on your projects
- presentations/placement of visuals
- peer assessment of group contributions


HW

- if you didn't complete your disappointment paragraph because of our server that was down, please hand it in next class

SS

- handed in Pakistan maps
- went over Pakistan answers
- Chile: Trapped Underground - discussed recent events with the miners, read the story and answered questions, answered Fact/Opinion questions, went over all answers, received map and instructions for next mapping task (to start next class)

HW

- none

Reminder: prayer leaders for next class are Meagan and Mark.

Oct. 7

Today's Intentions:

- for the grade 8 volleyball team that they may be successful today
- for the grade 8 football team that they may have a successful season
- for all those in need of our prayers that they may receive God's comfort

Prayer leaders today were Ria and Sofia.

CE

- notes check (Half the class hadn't completed this, so I'll be checking on Tuesday.)
- Comic Book Bible: Creation (Genesis 1:1-31; 2:1-4)
- text: pp. 27-32 plus Bible readings

HW

- Take notes on the following vocabulary: monotheistic, polytheistic, Sabbath, creationists, evolutionists.
- Make a T-chart describing the Babylonian and Jewish views of the world.
- Complete questions 1-5 of the Creation worksheet.

Quiz on THURSDAY (text pp. 22-24)

EN

- silent reading
- HW check (pronouns)
- group work (grammar project)
- short story questions for "The White Pony"

HW

Answer question 1 on page 116 in the form of a journal response.

The question reads:

All of us are fated at various times in life to share the kind of painful disappointment experienced by Tony Jarvis. Do you remember the anguish felt upon the discovery that Santa Claus was not quite the flesh-and-blood saint presented to you for so many years? Did you find out that an adult you admired was not perfect? Did you have a pet die?

Describe in one paragraph a major disappointment that you have experienced. Do not write a story or detailed narrative; concentrate, instead, on re-creating the original emotional impact of the event. Your disppointment need not be as "big" as Tony's; sometimes it is the littlest disppointments in life that bring the most pain.

SS

- HW check 6-10 set aside for next day (Tuesday)
- Video: Exploring Maps and Globes - completed the guided notes
- handout 6-7 "Locating Places with Lines of Latitude"

No additional SS HW. Pakistan map is due Tuesday.

Reminder: Prayer leaders for Tuesday are Alex and Sabrina.

Oct. 5

Prayer Intentions:

- for those under stress or ill that God may be with them
- for Dean's cousin who is missing that he may be safe and found soon
- for the grade 8 football team that it may be successful today
- for the candidates for Student Council that they may not be too competitive

Today's prayer leaders were Analisa and Tyson.

CE

- You had time to review your notes again. Those who received 7/10 or better could choose whether to take the retest or not.
- You received your new seats.
- You took the retest and did silent reading.
- I gave the handouts for next class. You may review them before next class (but are not obligated to do so).
- We read from the text, and you took notes as needed: pp. 13- 21.

Homework:

Read pages 22-24 in your textbook and take notes using the Cornell Note-taking system.

ENGLISH

- group work: You had time to work on your Grammar Fun projects.
- grammar: We went over the answers to the noun booklet. We handed out the pronoun booklet and went over the exercises that are for homework.

Homework:
- pronoun booklet exercise 9, 10, and 11 (omit the last column for ex. 11)
- reading: Read the short story, "The White Pony" on page 111 in your Focus book.

Social Studies

- finished going over 6-11
- hw check (Computing Distances/Telling Time)
- Devastating Floods in Pakistan: reading, discussion, questions, map

Homework:

- re-do Computing Distances questions 1 and 2
- complete the questions for Pakistan
- work on your map (due Oct. 12)

Reminder: prayer leaders next class are Sofia and Ria

Oct. 1

Prayer Intentions

- for those who are ill or stressed that they may obtain comfort and relief
- for the football team that they may be successful today
- for the volleyball team that they may win

Prayer leaders were Marisol and Xander.

CE

I handed out the service hours proposals for those who had not already printed them themselves. It turns out that everyone needed one. We discussed in greater detail what is volunteer service for a charitable or non-profit organization versus free labour for a company. Service hour proposals are due by October 12.

We had some time to review our notes for the quiz.

We took the quiz.

Homework:

Study your notes again for the retest.

English

We did some silent reading.

We did a homework check.

We discussed possessives and the appropriate use of an apostrophe.

You had time to work in your groups for your Grammar Fun project (due October 12).

Homework:

noun booklet exercises 5, 6, 7 (8 will not be assigned.)

Social Studies

more geography! We went over the Latitude and Climate worksheet and started going over 6-11. We'll finish that off next class.

Homework:

Finish 6-10 (Computing Distance) and the other side (Telling Time).

Please note, with computing distance, 1 degree of longitude has a different number of miles depending on the line of latitude the point we're interested is on. For example, question 1a) How many miles from point A to B? We look at where point A is (50 degrees N 0 degrees). The chart tells us that at 50 degrees N or S, one degree of longitude is 45 miles. Point B is at 50 degrees N 30 degrees E, so 45 x 30 = ???

Reminder: Tuesday's prayer leaders are Analisa and Tyson.

Sept. 29

Intentions:

- for the repose of the North Delta girl who was killed
- for personal intentions

Prayer leaders were Lorenz and Dante.

CE

Cornell Note-taking (how to do it, notes on text pp. 10-14)

HW

write the summaries for your notes
quiz on the notes next class

English

AR
assigned textbooks for English
grammar (noun review)
grammar group assignment

HW

nouns booklet pp. 5, 7, 9

SS

Handouts:
1) Location on the Globe/World Coordinate System
2) The Spinning Earth Causes Day and Night/Earth Facts
3) Determining Direction with Latitude and Longitude/Latitude and Climate
4) Using Latitude and Longitude to Compute Distances/Telling Time with Longitude

We completed handouts 1 and 2 in class and started handout 3.

Homework:

Finish Handout 3 (Determining Direction with Latitude and Longitude/Latitude and Climate)

Prayer Leaders for next day: Marisol and Xander

Sept. 27, 2010

Intentions:

- for Jessica's Nona that she may continue to recover
- for our football teams that they may have a successful season and remain healthy and free from injury
- for the sick and injured that they may recover soon

Prayers were led by Jessica and Alyssa today.

CE

I returned your journal responses (An Important Promise).
We finished reading in our CE textbooks "The Bible: A Love Letter from God."
We received our assignments (to start in class and finish for homework):
- journal response: list five facts and five truths about your family; how have you come to understand these truths?
- Review Questions p. 10 of textbook.

English

- silent reading
- parts of speech review (hw sentences)
- short story elements (note taking)
- reading: linking short story elements to the story

Social Studies

We reviewed our discussion about the Tamil migrants from last class then discussed Archbishop Miller's statement and our understanding of our obligations to people seeking refuge.

We had our SS textbooks assigned.

We went over editorial cartoons and how to analyse them then received our hw assignment: answer the questions about the Tamil Migrant editorial cartoon (point form is fine).

Prayer Leaders for next class: Dante and Lorenz

Sept. 23, 2010

Prayer Intentions:

- for the sick that they may soon be healed
- for Julian's soccer teammate who broke his leg that he may recover soon

Prayer was led by Stefano and Darian.

English

- AR
- parts of speech intensive review (handout)
- homework assignment: Identify the parts of speech of the underlined words on the first, second, or third page of sentences (depending on where you're sitting).

Some students chose to use their break time to complete their homework.

CE/Social Studies

- We worked on getting our CE textbooks assigned.
- We looked at The Lord's Prayer and applied our parts of speech knowledge to identify parts of speech in the first line.
- I gave you some time to work on homework.
- We read the "What to do with the Tamils?" article and tried our hand at making inferences.
- We had group discussions about human smuggling and immigration. Some groups shared their answers. The other groups will share theirs at the start of our next Humanities class.

Homework:

The "Online" section of the handout.

1) Vote in the monthly poll at www.news4youth.com
2) Find out what it takes to become a Canadian immigrant on cbc.ca's Becoming Canadian (www.cbc.ca/news/becomingcanadian/index.html) (Familiarize yourselves with this so that you can speak about it.)
3) Search for Archbishop Miller's opinion regarding the Tamil migrants and summarize what he said. (Write this out.)

Reminder: Monday's prayer leaders are Jessica and Alyssa.

Sept. 21, 2010

Prayer Intentions:

for those who are ill that they may recover quickly and return to us well
for the football teams that they may be successful
for us to remain healthy

CE

We assigned prayer dates for pairs to lead the class in prayer.
We read the first section of the textbook that shows how the Bible is a love letter from God and worked on a journal response: An Important Promise. What is the most important promise you have ever made? Write about what that promise has meant to you and what difficulties (if any) you have faced in keeping it.
We worked on our t-shirts from Camp Jubilee.

Homework: Complete the journal response if you didn't finish it in class.

English/SS

We handed in homework from Friday.

We started off with silent reading, and some students went to the library to take AR quizzes.

We finished off our t-shirts.

We reviewed parts of speech: IVAN CAPP (Interjection, Verb, Adjective, Noun, Conjunction, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun

We played a game of Scattergories using parts of speech for the categories.

Because of the number of missing students, we kept things simple today. The only assigned homework is for those who did not complete the journal writing (promise). Of course, you should all be reading 20-30 minutes every day.

Sept. 17, 2010

Christian Education

Prayer intentions: for peace in the Middle East and Justin's speedy recovery

We went over some background information of the Bible and did a worksheet on the Old Testament. We read about how to find scriptural references and started on our homework.

Homework:

Complete the Scriptural References handout (matching and questions).

Look up and write down the following: Exod. 5:22-6:1, 11; 7:6

English

We discussed AR expectations and went in groups to the library to take out books and get started reading. I recorded the titles of your novels and expect you to have them with you at every Humanities class. Also, you are to read EVERY DAY for at least 20-30 minutes.

Social Studies

I collected your homework, and we started on additional geography worksheets:
- the Equator and Hemispheres
- the Poles and Hemispheres
- Where is it?

Any incomplete work is for homework.

Getting started

We had our first school Mass today, and I am pleased that everyone was so well-behaved and reverent for the service. We went over some business today (seating arrangements, binder organization, distributing Bibles) and discussed the ten reasons for studying the Bible (handout).

In Social Studies, we worked on some geography. We used these handouts:
1) Continents and Oceans
2) Locating the Continents and Oceans

We worked on these handouts in class and went over the answers for the first handout. The second handout is for homework if you did not complete it in class. I will collect it next class (Friday). Also, if you did not finish colouring the first handout, please do so.

Next Day 2, we will visit the school library during "G" block and get started on the Acclerated Reader Program.

Reading

Read Every Day!