I just wanted to say thank you to all of my students as Ms. Campbell, the substitute teacher, said that everyone was well behaved and that she had a great day. It is always nice to come back to school after being away to hear that. You are an awesome bunch of students, so thank
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Friday Oct 16
Marks have been updated. 7-13 & 7-16 Please make sure that you do not share you scenario with anyone because this will wreck the First Contact activity. We will continue this one Tuesday because on Monday we will be finishing looking at the artifacts. 8-CHA Continue thinking about your Italian City State project. Now that
Thursday Oct 15
8-CHA Remember that your next Reading Response Journal entry is due on Wednesday October 21. Please look at the comments I am writing so that you are able to improve. Remember at school our goal is for you to look at how you can improve and then work towards that. You should be less concerned
7-13 – Reading Response Journal
Your second reading response journal entry is due on Wednesday October 7. You will be writing an entry every two weeks, and always due on Wednesday. You will not be given any class time to complete these and it is expected that they are completed on time as I try to mark them as soon
Bend Sinister
A friend of mine, Dan Moxon, and his band Bend Sinister, is currently on tour and they will be rolling through Calgary on October 22 @ Broken City. I went to school with Dan and played with him in our school’s jazz band. I was also, for a very short time, part of the band
Happy Thanksgiving
I hope that you are all enjoying your five day weekend with your friends, families, and loved ones. Make sure to get some rest and relax as life can some times catch up to you even when you are at school. I encourage all of you to think about things that you should be thankful
Thursday Oct 8
7-13 Remember that your second Reading Response Journal entry is due when we get back on Wednesday October 14. 8-CHA The presentations are going well so if you have not gone please make sure that you are ready when we get back on Wednesday October 14. I encourage you to keep all of the poems
Wednesday Oct 7
8-CHA We will continue the rest of our presentations tomorrow. Please remember to be ready and that means starting right away not taking five minutes to get things set up. If you have done something on the computer then either put it on a memory stick, which I would recommend everyone buy, or else use
8-CHA – Middle Ages Project
Date has been changed to Wednesday Oct 7 based on student need. We will begin presenting the Middle Ages Projects on Tuesday Oct 6. Remember to read over the assignment handout and rubric so that you are aware of how you will be assessed. Please make sure to ask for help or clarification if you
8-CHA – Reading Response Journal
Your second reading response journal entry is due on Wednesday October 7. You will be writing an entry every two weeks, and always due on Wednesday. You will not be given any class time to complete these and it is expected that they are completed on time as I try to mark them as soon