Thursday, December 11, 2014

Reminders
 

- fully school uniform consists of either a plain white or navy blue shirt and navy blue pants

- Permission forms with money for Lake St. George are due by Friday, December 12, 2014

- Permission forms for Cardinal Carter High School to see the Nutcracker due by Friday, December 12, 2014

-There will be no parent letter written by students this month

- enrica.bucci@tcdsb.org or stsimonbucci@gmail.com as well as usbs, are soft copy methods for students to submit assignments

- other options are to hand write or print out assignments, these forms of submitting work are considered hard copy

- homework provided in Ms. Astudillo's classes (Math, History, Geography, Art/Drama/Dance) will be on her blog (her blog address was given out during her class)
- homework provided in Ms. Bucci classes (Reading, Writing, Media Literacy, Financial Literacy, Science, Physical Education/Health) can be viewed at www.stsimonbucci.blogspot.ca

-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 and 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 of December 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

Grade 8

Literacy/Language      Writing  - Teacher conferences and peer editing done in class today and will continue tomorrow for the gaming app expectations required for their procedural writing. Remember to included the following headings and subheadings within your writing piece... Title, Introduction, Materials, Objective/Purpose/Goal, Instructions (using transition words and not #s), and a conclusion. hwk:      Reading - In class: focus was on tone (attitude and style used by the author), mood (feeling you get when reading a text) and theme (major lesson learned) of a story.  Students worked with their short story groups to jot down all elements of story taught to date regarding the short story they are reading. hwk:        Novel Study -  In class organization of next book talk groups for January       Oral  -        Visual -       Media -      Financial Literacy-      Grammar - Science  - Religion/Family Life  - Health/Physical Education  -   Hwk: Compare and contrast traditional standard volleyball with a variation of the sport.  This could be done in paragraph form.  One paragraph highlighting all the similarities, while the second paragraph discusses the differences.  Things to consider when writing the comparison are... What is volleyball?  and the other variation?  How do you play each?  Where do you play it?  Where did it originate from or where around the world is it most popular?  Use these questions you can identify how they are similar and how they differ.    Art/Drama/Dance (See Ms. Astudillo's Blog)  Mathematics (See Ms. Astudillo's Blog) Geography/History (See Ms. Astudillo's Blog) Art (See Ms. Astudillo's Blog)                Upcoming assignments   Writing  -  December 15 - Procedural Writing regarding a gaming app Reading  - December 18 - Santa's Wish reflection - in class assignment Novel Study - December 4 - Book Talk Presentations Oral  Presentations - December 18 - Short Story "Christmas Jingle" Presentations (small group in class activity) Visual -  Media - Financial Literacy -  Science -   Health - Physical Education - Upcoming tests   Upcoming Events December 3 - School mass  December 4 - Faith Day no school for students December 10 - Awards Ceremony December 12 - Immunization December 11 - Rosary December 16 - Trip to Cardinal Carter to see the Nutcracker December 17 - Evening Christmas Concert for all those participating December 19 - Last Day of school for 2014