New blog site

Due to technical difficulties with this site, as well as for improved applications at a competing site, I will no longer be postings updates to this site. Please refer to myhomeworkapp.com for future updates. Our class site is TalbotTrail8W.

Walkerville presentation

Today the students had a presentation from Walkerville High School about their arts program. This is an option for students who may be interested in pursuing arts after high school. Subjects available at Walkerville include guitar, sculpture, vocals, and dance to name just a few. Applications for Walkerville are due on November 7. We did a quiz in math class today, and while most of the class did well, it did highlight for some students that there are some areas requiring improvement. The unit test is on Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

...and be ready for your "surprise" math quiz on Monday. Homework section not working again, so here it is: Literacy - scrapbook - Friday Math - quiz on Monday, test on Thursday History - Q#6 or 7, page 16 - Monday Walkerville applications - November 7 Scholastic book orders - Friday Reading and walking the trail - Friday - please try to raise some money, every little bit counts

Homework

Unable to update the homework section (again), so here it is: Literacy - scrapbook page for September - Friday Science - add five new things to cell diagram and table - Monday Math - page 98, 4 - 10 - Friday; test - Tuesday History - page 16 - Q#6 or 7 - Monday Walkerville applications - November 7 House league assembly - wear your team colours - Friday Reading and walking the Trail - please try to raise some money - Friday, October 25

Fighting Island

Sorry that there was no update yesterday; I was unable to log in. The students had a great time yesterday participating in some hands on science at the unique Fighting Island. We collected water samples, aquatic organisms (including Pablo, the bullfrog tadpole), and we also enjoyed a nature walk (well, those of us with bug repellant). In math we worked on order of operations with fractions. It seems like this might be difficult for some students, so we just might need a quiz before next week's test to make sure students understand the concepts being taught.

Fighting Island preview

Today we previewed the type of sampling that we will conduct on Fighting Island tomorrow. We went out to the pond behind the school and collected water samples and then tested the ph of the water back in class. We will do similar work tomorrow on the island. Please remember: rain gear, warm clothes, insecet repellant, and a garbage less lunch.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Enjoy the long weekend!

Thanksgiving Potluck!

Thank you, class, for a wonderful potluck today. We have worked pretty hard in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and it's nice to celebrate all of our successes, and be thankful for all that we have.

Homework section

Sorry, I am unable to access the homework section of the page today, so I will list it here instead: Liteacy: Simile - Thursday; September Yearbook page - October 18 Fighting Island - October 16 Science - Copy page 26 Math - page 86, Q# 12 - 17, 19 , 21 - Wednesday; return test by Thursday Potluck - tomorrow, bring list of ingredients French - les verbes - Wednesday Walkerville Open House - Wednesday History - graph - Wednesday Reading and Walking the Trail - October 25

Grade 8 Yearbook

Yes, it's only October but it's never too early to start thinking about graduation. This year, the grade 8's will compose one page of their yearbook each month as a way of reflecting back on the events of the previous month. These pages will then be put together at the end of the year in the form of a yearbook. Potluck tomorrow in honour of Thanksgiving Day. Please remember to bring in a list of ingredients for the item that you bring to school.

Literature circle projects

Great job on the novel projects, class! Outstanding creativity, knowledge of the book, and thorough presentations - I am impressed! We had slide shows, movies, pirate ships, treasure chests, board games, a sequel and not one, but two severed hands (clearly, the climax of the book left a lasting impact on the class). In math we continued to review adding and subtracting fractions, learning different ways to find a common denominator. Remember, there is a science test tomorrow on cells.

Reading and Walking the Trail

This important fundraising date is scheduled for Friday, October 25. All funds raised will go towards school based items, such as buses for fields trips, gym equipment, art supplies, and books. Math tests have been handed back. Please return, signed, by Wednesday. And speaking of Wednesday...it's our potluck day! Please remember to plan ahead, bring something healthy, and be sure to include a list of ingredients, too.

Obamacare

In history class we discussed the issue of political deadlock at the time of pre-Confederation. We tied this into the recent government shutdown in the U.S., as well as the difference between developed and developing countries, as discussed in geography class. The math tests are all marked, and the class did quite well (again). The tests will be returned once all students have written it.

Math test tomorrow!

We completed our review of chapter two today and we are no ready to write the test tomorrow. As always, I will do my best to have all the tests marked by the end of the day Thursday. In geography the students completed a map of North America, labelling all states and provinces.

Pythagorus

Today we finished our final lesson on Pythagorus, which involved solving for the length of a leg when given the length of the other leg and the hypotenuse. The review for the math test will be on Wednesday, and the test on Thursday. In Literacy class we continue to read from Catching Fire, and the students were also given time to work on their group projects for the novel study.