Monday! Monday!

Good Evening All!  Just finished dinner and thought I'd update between clean-up and Lucy's bath time!

We had a great start to the week: a new seating plan, Ms. Mayers came in and discussed the planner with us, we started a our new units in both math and literacy and you began Science with Mrs. Nicholson!

We began the morning going through the learning goals of our Patterning and Algebra unit.  We did a calendar activity and started to see how the relationship between the task in the text was related to algebra.  Most students had trouble following the instructions and figuring out what the text was asking them to do...so we need to work on that.
Homework was assigned:
Grade 7 - p.121 #1-6
Grade 8 - p.123 #1-6

After our industrious math lesson, we started our language unit on recount and descriptive writing.  We did a sensory writing task where we tasted Hershey's kisses and wrote about what we felt, heard, tasted, saw and touched.  The task was then to put together a descriptive paragraph using the data we collected with a creative flare.  I have read a couple of your entries and it will be awesome to take up in class tomorrow.  This is due tomorrow morning, please complete them!

After lunch we had a work period, students were invited to use the time to work on their math or language and everyone did a really great job!  Please remind me to add 17 points to our class party tally!

We did our first rotary switch today, and Mrs. Nicholson talked to you about building structures.  I have taken a picture of your class notes and will post them below.  Please collect boxes, straws, masking tape, toilet paper and paper towel rolls for your upcoming structure project!  Don't recycle...bring them in!

You all had gym with Mrs. Nicholson after and she told me that you took a long time transitioning outside.  Meaning it took almost 15 minutes for you all to get yourselves organized and to get outside for your gym time.  Please don't take this long again...it takes away from your rotary experience and Mrs. Nicholson has planned activities that she has to cut short because of slow moving teens!

In French you have the postcard assignment.  I have posted another picture of it if you wanted to get it done at home!  Mrs. Wong told me you were all well behaved and listening in class, so I was so happy to hear that!

Reminders for tomorrow: 
Math
Grade 7 - p.121 #1-6   
Grade 8 - p.123 #1-6

Language
Descriptive paragraph about a Hershey Kiss

Science
Structures boxes and supply collection

French
Postcard assignment

Please keep collecting Styrofoam  trays for our art project
HEP B AND HPV forms are overdue!!! Please return them ASAP!!


Have a great night and I'll see you tomorrow!

History Learning Goals for Mrs. Nicholson's class!