Thursday, October 3, 2013

Reminders

*** interesting website for the grade 8s  www.after8tcdsb.com***
*** open house for high school week of October 21-November 7-check website for dates, location and times on www.tcdsb.org/school/OpenHouses/Pages
Programs offered at the high schools can be viewed @ www.tcdsb.org under text bar PROGRAMS and SERVICES, scroll on drop down menu to view the programs (K-12)-Guidance

- enrica.bucci@tcdsb.org or stsimonbucci@gmail.com as well as usbs, and the hand written form are all possible options students may use to submit assignments

- homework provided in Ms. Bucci classes (Science, Physical Education/Health for grade 7/8 and Literacy for the grade 8s) can be viewed at www.stsimonbucci.blogspot.ca
- homework provided in Mr. Vago's classes (History/Geography, Drama/Dance and Art for grades 7/8 and Math for grade 8s) can be viewed at www.mrvago-st.simon.blogspot.ca and twitter @mrvago_stsimon
- homework provided in Mr. DiCroce's grade 7 literacy room can be viewed at www.stsimondicroce.blogspot.ca
-homework provided in Ms. Tassone's grade 7 math can be viewed at www.tassonestsimon.blogspot.ca

-Tests and Assignments posted for the month of October-see below
-September parent letters are ready to be signed by parents-please do so by Friday
-With your permission, students are allowed to bring in their home computer or other electronic devices for class work in the areas of English, Science, and Health.

Homework

Grade 7

Grade 8

Literacy (See Mr. DiCroce's Blog) Writing -  Reading -  Oral Read Aloud - Visual - Financial Literacy - Novel Study - Grammar - Science  - complete worksheets Health/Physical Education - bring magazines, search videos, lyrics Religion/Fully Alive - create posters for the food drive French Italian Mathematics (See Ms. Tassone's Blog) Textbook - page Workbook - page Worksheet - Geography/History (See Mr. Vago's Blog) Art (See Mr. Vago's Blog) Upcoming assignments Health - October 17 Upcoming tests Science - October 30 Upcoming Events Bus Safety-October 8 Madonna High School Presentation-October 9 Rosary-October 10 PA Day-October 11 Thanksgiving-October 14 School Mass-October 28 School Picture Day-October 30

Literacy Writing - using editing success criteria and paragraph criteria students revised their explanatory, descriptive, and narrative paragraphs using a topic sentence and supporting details along with closing sentence Reading - making connections article with questions from the board Oral Read Aloud - Visual -  Financial Literacy - Novel Study - Grammar - Science -complete worksheet based on pages 94-96 (Ms. Bucci students) -bring in materials for lab (Mr. Vago's students only) and began writing the draft for a formal lab Health/Physical Education - bring magazines, search videos, lyrics Religion/Fully Alive - create announcements for the food drive French Italian Mathematics (See Mr. Vago's Blog) Textbook - page Workbook - page Worksheet - Geography/History (See Mr. Vago's Blog) Art (See Mr. Vago's Blog) Upcoming assignments Writing - paragraph writing-October 7              - monologue writing-October 21              - parent letter-October 28 Health-October 17 Upcoming tests Science -October 30 Upcoming Events Bus Safety-October 8 Madonna High School Presentation- October 9 Rosary-October 10 PA Day-October 11 Thanksgiving-October 14 School Mass-October 28