Getting Ready

Graduation is almost here! Just a reminder that the grads can start arriving between 5 and 5:15. Rides will need to be back by 10:30. We are looking forward to a great night. High heel boot camp went well. No injuries to report .

We're off!

On our way to Niagara! 

As we approach June...

May will soon come to an end and we are looking forward to June. The students are however still busy with many projects. 

Math Test Friday

Science Quiz Friday

History Timeline due Friday

Reminders

Niagara Trip - June 5th - 5:45 am arrival. Approx. 11:30 pm return

Grad - June 19th - Doors open at 5, ceremony at 6.

We've been enjoying a small Junior Achievement course presented by Mr. Goddard over the past two days. The students are learning about money management, creating a budget and the value of education for long term career success. They learned a hard lesson in gross vs. net pay yesterday :)

Congrats to the badminton and track athletes for a job well done! Hannah from 8R will advance to the district meet and we wish her well.

House of Shalom Visit

The Grade 8's will be visiting the House of Shalom for Grade 8 Day tomorrow. We will leave the school around 9:05 and return around 2:15. Students must bring a lunch.

Media/Oral Presentation Success Criteria

So long March!!

As we say farwell to March we start to realize that we are quickly approaching the last part of the year. I am still in need of several baby pictures for the slideshow. The sooner those come in the better. Also, just a reminder that trip money is due on Friday April 4. 

Upcoming dates:

Trip - June 5

Grad - June 19

Grad pictures have been taken and we now await the return of the proofs. Those who ordered composites will receive them at the end of June. Everyone looked wonderful!!

We began a Geometry Unit today where we will study the properties of angles to try and solve for missing angle values.  In language the students continue to work on their independent reading programs and they are finishing up their Media/Oral Presentations that will begin on Thursday. Encourage them to practice at home whenever possible. History continues with the Development of Western Canada.

Olympic Fever in 8R

We've had the opportunity to enjoy some Olympic fun this week. The Grade 8 students have done a wonderful job. They were responsible for running the events at our Olympic Day on Wednesday and did a wonderful job. Yesterday we watched the amazing come back of the Canadian Women's Hockey Team against the USA. We will be taking a look at some articles today that discuss the Women's dynasty and the anticipation for the Men's game this weekend.

Reminders

All fundraising money is now due.

Math Test on Monday in Surface Area and Volume

Walkerville Field Trip Wednesday Feb. 26

Pizza Orders due by Monday

Thank you for getting the registration packages for Amherst in on time!!! No turning back now :)

Some pics from the last 2 days

A few upcoming dates

Feb. 18 - all registration packages due to Mrs. Reaume

Feb. 20 - all fundraising money returned

Also I am happy to announce that Feb. 19th will be Olympic Fun Day. Details to follow.

JK Open House tomorrow night!! Don't forget.

Dance Presentations

The students have been working really hard on their dance projects. Some are doing a media presentation and some are actually dancing! We will spend a good portion of tomorrow viewing the projects. Can't wait!

Amherst will be here tomorrow to give the students a presentation on course selection. They will have a chance for questions, I'm sure, so send them with all the things you'd like to know. They will receive their registration packages too.

Math tests will be returned tomorrow.

Keep selling peel cards and chocolate bars. Money due back on Feb. 20.

End of January News

The Grade 8 fundraiser will begin soon. Chocolate bars should be here Monday and the Mini Peel cards have already arrived. Please keep careful track of all money collected.

Money will have to be returned to the school by February 20.

Students continue to work hard on literature circles.

Geography Test Thursday Jan 30

Math test on Ratio and Rate on Monday Feb 3.

We are keeping our fingers crossed for an outdoor recess sometime. We've seen a lot of UNO over the past few days :)

We are at Amherst!

We went for our visit to Amherst today. We were able to see many of the programs in action. It was a great time! The students are pumped for Grade 9.

Welcome Back

Well last week was certainly interesting. Here's hoping the weather is better this week.

January 14 ( Tues.) is Shadow Day at Amherst. We will be walking to the high school around 9:30. The students will move around the school in a group checking out all there's to know about Grade 9 life. Students will be eating lunch in the cafeteria that day. Please be sure to dress appropriately for the weather.

In literacy we have started literature circles. All the students have selected the book they'd like to read and have formed their groups.

Ratio and Rate is the topic we will be covering in Math for the next couple of weeks. We will also take a look at many real-life math topics such as dicounts (my favourite), sales tax (not really my favourite), commission and interest.

We will be finishing our cell unit in January and continuing with Geography. Another topic we will cover this week is Healthy Food Choices. This is a great topic to start conversations at home.

Don't forget that Friday January 17th is a PA Day.