Friday October 19

Friday, October 19, 2012

8-23

  • So far I have been impressed by the quality of your Middle Ages presentations. However, I am not sure if all of you have handed in your work even though I was very clear about it being handed in yesterday, and then gave further reminders today. We will finish presentations on Monday.
  • Make sure to complete your work log for your Science project each day as it is also a Humanities project.

9-27

  • Complete your Heart Map for Monday. Questions to help mine your heart… What has stayed in your heart? What memories, moments, people, animals, objects, places, books, fears, scars, friends, siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers, other people, journeys, secrets, dreams, crushes, relationships, comforts, learning experiences? What is in the center? The edges? What’s in your heart?
  • Continue to work on writing or revising your poems. I have given you some class time but will be giving you more. The expectation is that you write poems as we will be using your work for a summative assignment.
  • The Captain Canuck project is due on Monday October 29.

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Thursday October 18

Thursday, October 18, 2012

8-23

  • We will finish off the Middle Ages presentations tomorrow.
  • Those of you that have still not handed in the breakfast club letter to your parents please get this in to me as we start this next week

9-27

  • I was incredibly impressed by the willingness of some of you to share your experiences being a bully, being bullied, and also observing bullying. I am proud of you for taking a risk and being somewhat vulnerable.
  • Continue to work on the Captain Canuck project. I will tell you a due date tomorrow, so if I don’t please remind me
  • Remember your novels for tomorrow.
  • I thought I would put this note on there so you can show your parents if they are freaking out about your score on the poetry quiz. Remember that I gave you no warning and I also did not teach you about the majority of what was tested. The reason I did this was to see what you did know so that I would know what I did and did not have to teach. Your mark is only there to serve as a reminder and for you to remember to take this class seriously.

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Wednesday October 17

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

8-23

  • Middle Ages presentation tomorrow, be ready.
  • Remember your books as tomorrow is Thursday.
  • If you did not hand in your Breakfast Club Parent Letter today, please make sure I get it tomorrow.

9-27

  • Continue to work on the Captain Canuck project.

Robotics 9

  • As much as you do not like it I think that many of you may have realized  how important design is in the process of creating something.

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Tuesday October 16

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

8-23

  • As requested you will be given more time tomorrow to complete your Middle Ages Project. Be prepared to present on Thursday October 18.
  • Finish your Life Skills Breakfast Club letters to your parents please for tomorrow as you have had one week to finish this.

9-27

  • Today you were given the Captain Canuck project. Please look over it and if you have any questions I can address this tomorrow.

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Monday October 15

Monday, October 15, 2012

Scholastic Book Orders for October will be sent in tomorrow so if you would like some of these books please bring in the forms tomorrow.

8-23

  • Vertigo Field Trip forms were due on Friday October 12. However, there were still a number of them missing. If you would like to go I need these tomorrow or else you will not be going.
  • Continue to work on the Middle Ages Project. You will be presenting this on Thursday October 18.
  • Please finish your Life Skill – Breakfast Club Letters to your parents for Wednesday October 17 as the first breakfast is the following week.

9-27

  • Editorial / political cartoons are due tomorrow, Tuesday October 16. Remember to include a little write up or table explaining the five elements of your cartoon. This can just be done on the back of the piece of paper if this is easiest.
  • Continue to write poems. Try writing about different feelings or subjects, or using different styles.

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Friday October 12

Friday, October 12, 2012

Last day to get October Scholastic book orders in will by Monday, October 15.

8-23

  • I will accept Vertigo Field Trip forms on Monday, October 15 as there are still a number of you that have not handed them in. If money is a concern then please come and talk to me as we would like everyone to be able to attend.
  • Continue to work on your Middle Ages project. At this point I think that you should be just finishing, if not finished your research and that you should be starting to plan out your presentation. Please make sure to check your rubric and the assignment sheet that was handed out to ensure that you are doing everything that is requested of you. As decided by the class, presentations will be on Thursday, October 18.

9-27

  • Editorial / Political Cartoons are due on Tuesday October 16.

Robotics

  • I encourage some of you to explore Alice further and if interested also try out Scratch. There are many tutorials online for Scratch including some in Atomic Learning.
  • The groups you selected to work on the Lego RCX Robotics kits are as follows:
    • Mary, M.E., Anna – Kit #3
    • Erik, Jordan, Jacob, Armin – Kit #6
    • Amy, Sophie, Jamie – Kit #9
    • Liam, Keilan, Parker, Harshob – Kit #7
    • Matt, Marko – Kit #8
    • Gabe, Felicity – Kit #4
    • Yumin, Mark, Hans, Rohit – Kit #5
    • Lewis, Justin, Winston, Yufeng – Kit #1
    • Chris, Edwin, Harry, Allan – Kit #2
    • If your name is not on the list it is either because you have decided to focus more on the programming side of things rather than the design and implementation or you were away when the groups were made. Either way we will figure things out at the next class.

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Thursday October 11

Thursday, October 11, 2012

October Scholastic Book orders will be sent in on Monday. If you are interested please bring in your order forms tomorrow or Monday.

8-23

  • Vertigo Field Trip forms are due tomorrow. Please get them in.

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Wednesday October 10

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

8-23

  • I am missing any of your Vertigo Field Trip forms. I need this by Friday, October 12, or else you will be unable to go on the trip. If money is an issue please come and talk to me and we will figure something out.
  • Please remember your reading material for tomorrow.
  • We have been working diligently on the Middle Ages project. At this point you should have your questions/topics narrowed down and be well into your research.

9-27

  • Continue to work on your poetry.
  • You will be given more time to work on your editorial/political cartoon tomorrow. However, at this point you should have your topic selected and be working on figuring out the five elements: symbolism, exaggeration, labelling, analogy, and irony.

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