Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Nov. 19th

Sign and return skating forms by the 25th. 

Cookie Order forms sent home - orders due tomorrow- Thank you to the parent council for organizing this fundraiser.

GEOGRAPHY PROJECT ON SUSTAINABILITY - 8A due Nov. 26th
                                                                               - 8B due Nov. 27th

8A - Integers and fractions tests returned - please look for.

8A and 8B Music - instruments are available for sign out and practice. 

8B - science lab due today - onion cells. Anyone away will hand in tomorrow.

Literacy - 8B
8B - Spelling - List 11 Thinking about Words, Working with Words, 
Writing and Revising 1,2  Editing Desk 1-3 -Due Thursday 

CHOOSE A POEM or SONG - IN A SHORT PARAGRAPH EXPLAIN WHY YOU LIKE THE POEM OR SONG? OUTLINE ANY METAPHORS, SIMILES, IMAGERY, REPETITION, ALLITERATION, PERSONIFICATION IN THE POEM OR SONG
CREATE A GOOGLE SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION WITH A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR OR SONGWRITER - IMAGES, VIDEO OF THE SONG??? 

NOVEL STUDIES - HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2019 
GIRLS - NOVEL STUDY - HIT AND RUN - READ THE FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS AND COMPLETE THE VOCABULARY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES FOR WEDNESDAY
BOYS - READ THE FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS OF THE GIVER - Complete PARTS A, B, C
A- Vocabulary, B - Reading Comprehension, and C - Literary Devices 
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES  FOR WEDNESDAY

8B - Poetry - 10 - 20 Poems - Due Nov. 22 
Incorporating Literary Devices 
Metaphor, Simile, Imagery, Personification, Alliteration, Repetition

8B - MATH - AREA OF CIRCLES - MATH MAKES SENSE 

6.1 Practice 1-7, 10  6.2 Practice 1-8, 10,11 - DUE WEDNESDAY

6.3 - Practice 1-9 and Mid-Unit Review - DUE THURSDAY

AREA TEST - FRIDAY - MEMORIZE FORMULAS!!!
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8A Math - reviewed rounding and calculating the area of various polygons. Booklet - this is  not homework, but students can be working on it. Follow the following format: Identify, Formula, Substitute, Calculate. Don't forget the unit of measure. 

8A/8B - French centres - clothing

8A - reading lab - 4 booklets need to be completed this week. 

8A and 8B - Finish 50th Anniversary timeline events for Thursday - good copy in colour saved on google docs. 8A is almost finished. 

8A - short story and poetry writing contest - Good copy due tomorrow.

Art - we are painting tomorrow - don't wear your best clothes and shoes. 

Picture Retakes on Friday