Le Moine Blog 2019-2020

Housekeeping :  - D&D characters - have them ready for tomorrow.  We can print them at school KUDOS:  to MacKenna for getting a bonus question in class today.    QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Good copy of the letter to our LBP buddies is due tomorrow.  Please have it ready to hand in. - Select Ted Talk that you will be "presenting" to the class.  Due Thursday.  Add your link to the class document found  here - Reading Response #3 is due Thursday (done on paper please) - Time in class will be given tomorrow to finish the Seedfolks Chapter 3 write-up. Math: -  Grade 7 and grade 8: Time in class will be given tomorrow to finish the survey questions History : - Grade 8: Canadian citizenship test on Monday, Feb. 3.  Must score over 80%.   Canadian Citizenship Test Practice  here  or  here  or even  here .  You will be tested on the first one from the list (20 questions).   - Grade 7: here'

Housekeeping :  - - White button up shirt for the graduation photos TOMORROW! KUDOS:  to the Huskies for winning the Kinball House challenge.  And to Rachel, for taking one for the team and crashing into the wall.   QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Chapter 2 Seedfolks (ANA) questions and vocabulary due Wednesday  - Select Ted Talk that you will be "presenting" to the class.  Due Thursday.  Add your link to the class document found  here - Reading Response #3 is due Thursday (done on paper please) - Math: -  Grade 7 and 8s have started a math project: grade 7s are marketing a product while the grade 8s are establishing a correlation between behaviour and outcomes.  Both will be creating a series of questions to tease out the desired data. - Grade 8: Correlation questions (3 situations) due tomorrow -Grade 7: Project work History : - Grade 8: Canadian citizenship test on Monday, Feb. 3.  Must score

Housekeeping :  - - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th. KUDOS:  to Kyle, Paige, and MacKenna for getting their names on the board (in a good sense).  Finally, Jordie gets kudos for taking amazing initiative.  QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Chapter 2 questions and vocabulary due Wednesday  - Select Ted Talk that you will be "presenting" to the class.  Due Thursday.  Add your link to the class document found here -  - Math: -  Grade 7 and 8 unit test tomorrow! - Grade 8: Correlation questions (6 of them) for tomorrow -Grade 7:  History : - Grade 8:  - Grade 7: - Grade 8: Canadian Citizenship Test Practice  here  or  here  or even  here .  You will be tested on the first one from the list (20 questions).   French : -  -  Science : -   Health/Phys-Ed : - Practice reading your PSA aloud.  Time it to ensure it is under 20 seconds.  Fin

Housekeeping :  - - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th. KUDOS:  to QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Read your novel 30 minutes / night -  - -  - Math: -  Grade 7 and 8 unit test will be Tuesday. - Grade 8: Page 230 #7,8,9 and page 233 #2,4 -Grade 7: page 209 #3a-d, 4, 6, 7 History : - Grade 8:  - Grade 7: - Grade 8: Canadian Citizenship Test Practice  here  or  here  or even  here .  You will be tested on the first one from the list (20 questions).   French : - Test on Monday.  Spend 30 minutes reviewing your blue page and ALL of the activities we have done with description. -  Science : -   Health/Phys-Ed : - Practice reading your PSA aloud.  Time it to ensure it is under 20 seconds.  Finally, make sure you add a call to action.  Art :  - Be done the trading card on Tuesday MUSIC :  -  DRAMA :  - Present drama scripts this Friday.  Make sure it's memorized!

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. - - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th. KUDOS:  to Team Blue, for winning today at intramural basketball.  As well, to Lynx, Orcas, and Grizzlies for tying at today's competition.   Kudos to the kids who ran 8 minutes in snowshoes: Emma, Mehraeen, Kyle, Rumaisa, Kate, Camilo, and Emily. Finally, Kudos to Courtney for being so awesome at co-op.   QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Complete the first page of the Chapter 1 Seedfolks on the double-sided paper. Due Friday.   -  - -  - Math: -  Grade 7 and 8 unit test will be Tuesday. History : - Grade 8: Residential Schools Vocab work is due Friday (it's on the GC) - Grade 7: - Grade 8: Canadian Citizenship Test Practice  here  or  here  or even  here .  You will be tested on the first one from

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. - Party for Courtney on Thursday.  If kids bring 3-$4 we can order some pizza!  BYOC (bring your own cup) - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th. - Thursday's Phys-ed class will be OUTSIDE!  Dress appropriately KUDOS:  to Paige, for once again, taking such methodical notes in Math class.  Kudos also to Nathan for having such a superb answer in his math homework.  Finally, to Kate and Nika, for figuring out the ironic title/author name contest.  QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Complete the first page of the Chapter 1 Seedfolks on the double-sided paper. Due Thursday.  Seedfolks vocabulary quiz on Thursday.  Study the differences as much as the definitions!  There will be 7 questions on the test. -  - -  - Math: -  Grade 7: 5.5 due tomorrow.  There w

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. - Party for Courtney on Thursday.  If kids bring 3-$4 we can order some pizza! - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th. - A number of students did not complete the homework over the 4 day weekend - have your child show you the google class and prove that they handed it in on time! - Thursday's Phys-ed class will be OUTSIDE!  Dress appropriately KUDOS:  to Mehrshad for the level 4 7-word summary today.  As well, well done to Yellow for winning Kinball today.   QOTD: "Roses are red, the Death Star is Round, it's over Anikan, I have the high ground." - Sky "Omnikin SNOW!" Jordie GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Complete the first page of the Chapter 1 Seedfolks on the double-sided paper. Due tomorrow.  Seedfolks vocabulary quiz on Thursday.  Stud

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th.   KUDOS:  to Ariana, for finding Waldo.  Ava found it yesterday.   QOTD: "I have the high ground!" (EVERYONE)   "For someone who's really mean, you're kinda nice." Backward Compliment GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Sign book talk rubrics; due Thursday. - Review the context and commentary lesson, found  here - Seedfolks Vocabulary work due Thursday at midnight - Seedfolks: complete the assignment on the GC called: "Let's Meet the Author".   This will also involve a short video interview with the author.  Due: Monday night at midnight. - 3rd reading response is due next Thursday at Midnight.  The new template is posted on the GC.  You may NOT do the book talk book for this one.  It has to

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. - White button up shirt for the graduation photos on January 29th.   KUDOS:  to Josh and Ava for successfully staying on the Kinball while your peers pelted you with dodgeballs.    QOTD: "What does it mean an old guy is looking for renewal?" Le Moine   "I think it means he wants to renew his license" Mehrshad. "Don't worry, you will soon be united with your family"  Camilo. GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Sign book talk rubrics; due Thursday. - Review the context and commentary lesson, found  here - Seedfolks Vocabulary work due Thursday at midnight - 2nd reading response is due next Thursday at Midnight.  The new template is posted on the GC.  You may NOT do the book talk book for this one.  It has to be for the NEW book you are currently reading.  PARENTS/GUA

Housekeeping :  - Grade 8: Pink Registration/Transfer form due Friday, January 24th.  If your child has lost theirs, you can pick one up at Aurora High or G.W. Williams. KUDOS:  to QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS: here English: - Sign book talk rubrics; due Thursday. - Review the context and commentary lesson, found here - 2nd reading response is due next Thursday at Midnight.  The new template is posted on the GC.  You may NOT do the book talk book for this one.  It has to be for the NEW book you are currently reading.  PARENTS/GUARDIANS: make sure your child is reading at least 20-30 minutes every night!   I will be the heavy and say they need to cut down on screen time! -  Math: -  Last week's algebra test is coming home.  Please sign it and return it by this Thursday. -  Grade 7 and grade 8 homework: 5.1 in textbook History : - Grade 8: Refresh your notes about Residential schools. - Grade 7: Practice telling the story of the causes of the war