Monday, Febraury 29, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:  Parent Letters were written in class today Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  monologues were started in class today Grade 7/8 -   Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: Grade 7 - Grade 8 -  Religion: Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball : guarding                                                                    hwk: Gambling and Technology Dependency,                                                                    research the impact on people personal and socially                                                                        (Bucci)                                                                                                                                        Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Friday, February, 26, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  monologues were started in class today Grade 7/8 -   Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: Grade 7 - Grade 8 -  Religion: Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball : guarding                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                      role played using different types of communication                                                                     (passive, aggressive and assertive)                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   Success criteria when writing the monologue Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - OCA and Parent Letter for February was started today Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  Grade 7/8 -   wonderland questions presented Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: Grade 7 - Grade 8 -  Religion: Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball : guarding                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                      role played using different types of communication                                                                     (passive, aggressive and assertive)                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Wednesday, February, 24, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   Success criteria when writing the monologue Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 - video clip of the "Ellen Show" Sam and Chris Oral:  Grade 7/8 -   wonderland questions presented Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  mediation of the friends Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball : guarding                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                      role played using different types of communication                                                                     (passive, aggressive and assertive)                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Tuesday, February 23, 2015

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   reviewed process of presenting and memorizing a monologue Success criteria when writing the monologue Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  mediation of the friends Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball : guarding                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                      role played using different types of communication                                                                     (passive, aggressive and assertive)                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Monday, February 22, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   reviewed process of presenting and memorizing a monologue   Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: questions regarding book report were shared                          hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  mediation of the friends Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                      role played using different types of communication                                                                     (passive, aggressive and assertive)                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Friday, February 19, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Novel Studies: Focus: students will produce leading questions for discussion                          In class Book talk on questions by the discussion lead hwk: begin expository writing (formal book report) using handout provided Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  Christian mediation Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball                                                                    : Listening and offering support to a peer strategies                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   teacher conference brainstorm and draft of monologue Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - focus on reading response strategies - Looking at the questions before reading - Have part of the question within the answer and the title, author of the text - Did you incorporate the W5H (who? what? when? where? why? how?) within the answer? - Answer questions using your own thoughts and specific information that relates to the question (use specific quotes taken directly from the text, paragraph and page numbers) to support your answer Nelson Literacy 7a hwk: Grade 7 Page 85 Reflect On All    Nelson Literacy 8a hwk: Grade 8 revisit homework from two days ago page 83 and choose to rewrite a response using strategies presented in class Novel Studies: Focus: students will produce leading questions for discussion hwk: Group leads (only certain individuals asked) be ready with two literal questions, two inferential questions and two evaluative question for your book talk discussion Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                      - handout provided for expository essay (Formal Book Report)                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 -  Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   teacher conference regarding descriptive essay hwk: use thesaurus.com to find better word choices (synonyms) for the descriptive essay (see teacher highlights in draft) Make sure word choice fits sentence flow (not all fit your sentence) Use teacher feedback for greater success Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - focus on different types of questions Literal Questions (answers are directly stated in text or "on the line") Inferential Questions (answers are in the text but harder to find. You need to read "between the lines" using clues and your own knowledge to respond) Evaluative Questions (answers are based on opinion, judgment, they are "beyond the lines" using evidence from the text) Nelson Literacy 7b/8b -  understanding voice Authors use voice (how the written word sounds) to influence purpose, tone and mood they set within their writing and about their own personality. As a writer the use of detail and examples demonstrates great knowledge about a topic. Use of descriptive language (using senses and feelings) helps readers connected and feel the way the author intends it to be.        Novel Studies: Focus: students will produce leading questions for discussion Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                      - handout provided for expository essay (Formal Book Report)                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 - Draft for homemade Valentine Day Card for your descriptive writing partner Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  challenges within families and visual mindful mediation Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Reminders


- Don't forget students will be writing letters home at the end of every month, teacher comments will also be provided within those letters.  These letters have to be read, signed by the parents and brought back to school.  A notification will be put on this blog as to when they need to be signed and returned.

- Tests and Assignments posted for the month are posted below
- With your permission, students maybe allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work purposes only in the areas of Literacy, Science, and Health

Homework
email Ms. Bucci @ stsimonbucci@gmail.com
email Mr. Vago @mr.p.vago@gmail.com

Grade 7/8

English  Writing:   teacher conference regarding descriptive essay hwk: for Wednesday: use thesaurus.com to find better word choices (synonyms) for the descriptive essay (see teacher highlights in draft) Make sure word choice fits sentence flow (not all fit your sentence) Reading:  Grade 7/8  In class - focus on different types of questions Literal Questions (answers are directly stated in text or "on the line") Inferential Questions (answers are in the text but harder to find. You need to read "between the lines" using clues and your own knowledge to respond) Evaluative Questions (answers are based on opinion, judgment, they are "beyond the lines" using evidence from the text) Nelson Literacy 7b/8b -  understanding voice Authors use voice (how the written word sounds) to influence purpose, tone and mood they set within their writing and about their own personality. As a writer the use of detail and examples demonstrates great knowledge about a topic. Use of descriptive language (using senses and feelings) helps readers connected and feel the way the author intends it to be. Grade 8    Hwk: Read pages 25-27 answer all questions on Reflect On page 27                     page 28-29 answer all question on Reflect On page 29                     page 30-33 answer all questions on Reflect On page 33       Novel Studies: Focus: students will produce leading questions for discussion Grade 7s/8s - organized reading per day schedule for new book                      - read 15-25 pages per night                      - handout provided for expository essay (Formal Book Report)                        due Friday March 11, 2016                      - this is a home assignment Media: Grade 7/8 - Draft for homemade Valentine Day Card for your descriptive writing partner Oral:  Grade 7/8 -       Financial Literacy: Grade 7 /8 - Grammar:  Grade 7/8 - hwk: Science: bring in materials for your design Grade 7 - In class design for ISU (design a playground structure) Grade 8 -  In class design for ISU (design a device a helping hand to either gab, open or lift an object) Religion/Fully Alive:  challenges within families Health/Physical Education-Basketball: Basketball                                                                    Monthly Calendar              School Related English Related Science Related