Halloween

We did a little story elements activity today using "Scared Shrekless" from DreamWorks' Spooky Tales.

There is no homework assigned for English today.

Tomorrow, we're on the alternative Mass day schedule.

Have a safe and fun Halloween.

Oct. 30

CE

• prayer - song "Yahweh" by U2 and interpretation of its message

• sharing: Eva, Edwin, and Aldrin
• World Religions quiz (SS)
• note-taking (questions and answers) by section: Creation 1, Creation 2, Fall of Man (Sin Enters the World), Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood, The Tower of Babel

Homework: Complete your notes for your section if you didn't finish in class.

SS

• Current Events: Where Has Our Game Gone?
• Reading/Responding
• Editorial Cartoon analysis

Homework: Complete questions 6 and 7 for the cartoon.

Reminders:

• late start tomorrow (9:10), appropriate costumes allowed, shortened classes for Student Gov't activities
• Thursday: All Saints' Day Mass (alternative Mass day schedule)

October 29

• Last two presentations
• Short story work

Homework: finish the plot roller coaster for one story if you didn't finish in class

Tomorrow: SS quiz using your notes

Oct. 26

CE
Well, we chatted for a bit while we waited for the first group to finish the final touches of their presentation.  After that, we had two presentations then had time to get into our groups for the Noah comic.

SS
We went to the library to meet with Father Rocha.

Homework:

• Noah comic due Nov. 7
• last 2 presentations on Monday

Monday: Day 1 - no HW due

Oct. 25

• Presentations
• Grammar review of answers (prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives, adverbs)
• answers to short story questions "The Real Aunt Molly"
• handed out next piece of work (Plot Rollercoaster)

No Homework

Tomorrow:

• Presentations
• Go over questions for Father Rocha
• Time to work on Noah project
• Meet with Father Rocha in the library

Oct. 24

CE

• prayer - Luke 12:39-48
• sharing - Tom and Ferdinand
• time to work on World Religions project

SS

• went over criteria/expectations
• 2 presentations (took notes)
• Reminder: Father Rocha will be visiting on Friday during G block
• time to work on Noah comic strip

Homework

• come up with 1-5 questions for Father Rocha (appropriate questions!)
• 2 more presentations tomorrow
• keep working on Noah comic strip

Reminders

• Day 1 + HR tomorrow
• English: 2 presentations followed by short story discussion
• Homework due for tomorrow: Read "The Real Aunt Molly" and answer the questions; complete the parts of speech worksheet (from "Fruitcake Special")

Oct. 23

• Sharing: Brandon and Gabriella
• AR
• Short story questions and plot line (vocabulary)
• Parts of Speech work with short story

Homework:

1. Finish the parts of speech sheet.
2. Read "The New Aunt Molly" and answer the Check Your Reading questions.

Tomorrow:

• Juggler Day - $2 or gently used clothing for Covenant House/Union Gospel Mission
• Late start 9:10
• CE and SS (first two presentations)

Oct. 19

CE

• Reading - Psalm 33
• Noah project work

Homework: whatever you assign yourselves for the Noah project

EN

• Adjective/Adverb test
• AR
• turned in paragraph
• prepositions and conjunctions videos

• exercise with "People Are People"

Homework: Read the story "The Fruitcake Special" and complete the Check Your Understanding activities for that one story.

Next Week

• Monday - no school
• Tuesday - Day 1 with Homeroom (English in B block again)
• Wednesday - Day 2, late start 9:10
• Thursday - Day 1 with Homeroom
• Friday - Day 2

World Religions presentations take place Wednesday - Friday.

Oct. 18

We spent the class in the library working on our World Religions project.  I'll be checking/marking your notes tomorrow.
Presentations start Wednesday, Oct. 24.

• Adjective/Adverb test in G block tomorrow
• I'll be collecting excessively descriptive paragraphs that have now been highlighted (the adjectives and adverbs in two different colours).

 

I'll check the first page only of prepositions.

 

Reminders:
9:10 late start tomorrow
FREE Pink day tomorrow

 

No school on Monday, Oct. 22 (Pro-D Day)

Oct. 17

CE

• sharing by Kelly
• reading - Luke 11:42-46
• worked in groups to complete rubrics and start Noah project

Homework: whatever you assigned yourselves in order to work on your project

EN

• practice test adjectives/adverbs
• AR
• went over answers
• looked at prepositions

Homework:

• Take your excessively descriptive paragraphs and highlight the adjectives and adverbs in two different colours.
• Adjective/Adverb test on Friday
• First page only of prepositions

Reminders:

• 1:55 dismissal tomorrow
• dance tomorrow 7:30-11:00
• HR tomorrow (Entertainment books, Gala)
• 9:10 late start on Friday
• FREE Pink day on Friday
• No school on Monday, Oct. 22 (Pro-D Day)

Oct. 16

We worked on our World Religions projects today.  Please be sure to start preparing your presentations using either Prezi (preferable) or Power Point.  Remember, the computers at school are not compatible with Apple devices, so you should use either a PC Microsoft program or web-based Prezi.

Presentation dates are as follows:

Oct. 24 G block

Group G – Steven, Joseph, Ferdinand, Nicholas – Judaism
Group A – Leanne, Gabriella, Sophia M., Martha - Sikhism

Oct. 25 B block
Group E – Matthew M., Aldrin, William - First Nations (North American Indigenous)
Group C – Alyssa, Christine, Joanna - Judaism

Oct. 26 F block
Group F – Matthew R., Tom, Brandon - Hinduism
Group H – Karlo, Edwin, Kelvin – Islam
Group D – Sofia B., Denise, Jessica - Buddhism
Group B – Eva, Kelly, Allessandra, Hanita - Baha’i
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Tomorrow:
Day 2 late start (9:10 first bell)
F - CE - work on project (Noah main events list due)
G - EN - adj/adv practice test (test on Friday)

Oct. 15

CE

• sharing by Sophia
• Jeopardy (won by the group with Sophia, Sofia, Jessica, Tom, and absent Nicholas) Play again at Genesis Jeopardy
• NEW project for CE: Noah and the Flood Comic Strip DUE Wednesday, Nov. 7

Homework:
List 6-9 main events in the Noah story in order to share this list with your group next day (Wednesday).

 

EN

• started rubrics creation for Noah project
• AR

 

• adjectives/adverbs - worked on paragraph with OODLES of adjectives and adverbs

Homework:

• Finish the overloaded paragraphs about yourselves with an extremely, outrageously, hugely excessive use of insanely beautiful adjectives and adverbs.
• Testing: practice test on adjectives and adverbs on Wednesday, test on Friday

 

Tomorrow:

• Day 1 with HR
• SS in library for research/work on World Religions project

Oct. 10-12

As you know, I was away for a couple of days finishing off some Catholic professional development.  The following is a summary of what you should have done:

Oct. 10

English

• continued adjectives and adverbs, going over answers (superlative/comparative and adverbs), watching the adverbs video then continuing work in the package
• the homework that should have been assigned: write a short paragraph about yourself with loads of adjectives and adverbs (page 28)

Oct. 11

CE

• journal reflection: Am I my brother's keeper?
• notes completion on Noah and the Flood and the Tower of Babel (textbook pp. 35-37 plus related readings in the Bible)
• homework: complete the review questions on page 37 of the textbook

SS

• you worked on news items: reading, comprehension, and analysis

Oct. 12

SS

• We switched from EN in B block to SS in B block so that we can use the library for our research project.  I handed out the notes booklet, and you got started on your research.  We will have two more days in the library for research/work on the project.  This will happen next Tuesday and Thursday.

Coming up:

• Monday: Day 2 - CE and English (Have your homework completed for these classes.)
• Tuesday: Day 1 (with HR) - SS research in the library
• Wednesday: Day 2 late start CE and English
• Thursday: Day 1 (with HR) - SS research in the library (last day), SCHOOL DANCE in the evening
• Friday: Day 2 late start - CE and English PLUS hand in notes for marking

Oct. 9

CE

• Reading - Luke 10:32-42
• group work: checking answers in Genesis worksheets
• textbook and Bible reading and using worksheet to change/add info as needed: Chapter 2 Beginnings - pp. 26-28 intro, pp. 29-31 Creation (Genesis 1:1-31; 2:1-4), pp. 32-33 Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:4-25; 3:1-24), pp. 34-35 Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16)
• Sharing (happened in G) - Denise (Joanna was absent.)

SS

• review time prior to test
• Geography test
• grouping for World Religions project
• choices (drawn randomly)
• discussion about presentations

World Religions Groups


Group A – Leanne, Gabriella, Sophia M., Martha Sikhism
Group B – Eva, Kelly, Allessandra, Hanita Baha’i
Group C – Alyssa, Christine, Joanna Judaism
Group D – Sofia B., Denise, Jessica Buddhism
Group E – Matthew M., Aldrin, William First Nations (North American Indigenous)
Group F – Matthew R., Tom, Brandon Hinduism
Group G – Steven, Joseph, Ferdinand, Nicholas Judaism
Group H – Karlo, Edwin, Kelvin Islam

Next sharing will be done on Friday at the start of B block (Joanna, Martha, Joseph).
We will also begin research in the library on Friday during B block.

Oct. 5

• AR
• adjectives
• adverbs

Homework:

• Complete adj/adv pkg p. 15 comparative/superlative and p. 17 adverbs.

Reminders:

• Don't forget to complete the CE sheets that went with the DVD.
• Study for Tuesday's SS test.
• Sharing on Tuesday: Joanna and Denise

Next Week:

• Some service hour policy/proposal sheets are overdue. Please turn them in immediately.
• Monday: no school
• Tuesday: Day 2, homeroom, photo retakes, back to regular uniform (no summer), Socials test
• Wednesday: Day 1 late start @ 9:10
• Thursday: Day 2, homeroom
• Friday: Day 1

Oct. 4

CE

• Continued watching DVD on Creation and the Flood

HW

• Finish the questions using the Bible if you did not finish this in class.

SS

• Practice test and answers

HW

• Study for Tuesday's test.

Tomorrow: you should have pp. 15 and 16 of adjectives completed.

Oct. 3

Well, today you had Ms. Citton subbing for you with my lesson plan.  Hopefully, you had your test on nouns, pronouns, and verbs.  After that, I planned on more in-depth work with adjectives. I had some homework planned but left it up to Ms. Citton's discretion.

Reminder: practice SS test tomorrow

Oct. 2

CE

• Prayer
• Sharing: Hanita and Allessandra
• New unit: Creation and Tales of Woe
• Genesis overview
• Film and worksheets
• You'll continue the DVD next day with the sub.

Homework: none

SS

• Self-assessment of maps
• Exercise with latitude and longitude for test practice
• Next class: practice test

Homework

• Study for test on Oct. 9
• Check lat/long answers on google doc (on side)

Oct. 1

• AR
• weekly updates (Wednesday early dismissal, Friday living rosary, Monday Thanksgiving)
• Reminder: Service Hour Policy/Proposal sheets due Friday
• Reminder: raffle tickets due Friday
• formative test on common nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, verbs
• went over answers
• started adjectives and adverbs with the Supertramp song, "Logical"

Homework:

• Continue preparing for your test (Wednesday). Use the following links to assist you: Possessive Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns It and There Parts of Speech More Parts of Speech

Reminders:

• due tomorrow: SS World Map
• due Friday: raffle tickets, service hour form

Sharing:

• Sharing tomorrow will be done by Hanita and Allessandra.