Le Moine Blog 2019-2020

Housekeeping : Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.  "Hand" these in to Nika by Friday, April 3rd. Grade 8 Grad: June 16th. Pyjama day on Friday - this will be a house challenge (by percentage) KUDOS:  To Rachel for submitting some amazing drawings, MacKenna for doing some experiments with heat and food, and to Hannah for also drawing some beauty pics.   QOTD:  "... GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: -  - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Bring SSR book! Math: - Grade 7: 2.4 is due FRIDAY - Grade 8: 2.4 is due FRIDAY - Math quiz FRIDAY: mental math 1%, 5%, and 10% (and some quirky ones too - 17%, 29%...) Geography : - Geography, page 20 (grade 7), page 23 (grade 8) French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds -  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.  - Beep test

Housekeeping : Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.  "Hand" these in to Nika by Friday, April 3rd. Grade 8 Grad: June 16th. Pyjama day on Friday - this will be a house challenge (by percentage) KUDOS:  To  QOTD:  "... GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: -  - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Seedfolks Nora Chapter due Wednesday at midnight (double-sided sheet) - Bring SSR book! - Bring Passion Project materials tomorrow! Math: - Grade 7: 2.4 is due FRIDAY - Grade 8: 2.4 is due FRIDAY - Math quiz FRIDAY: mental math 1%, 5%, and 10% (and some quirky ones too - 17%, 29%...) Geography : - Grade 8: map #4 (Norway) and population distribution is due Thursday. French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds -  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.  - Beep test in two weeks

Housekeeping : Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.  "Hand" these in to Nika by Friday, April 3rd. Grade 8 Grad: June 16th. Pyjama day on Friday - this will be a house challenge (by percentage) KUDOS:  To the class for demonstrating (yet again) your rock-solid compassion for your fellow human beings.   QOTD:  "... GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Sign English test (due tomorrow) - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Seedfolks Nora Chapter due Wednesday at midnight (double-sided sheet) - Bring SSR book! - PPP due tomorrow (passion project proposal).  Thursday is the day! Math: - Grade 7: 2.3 workbook and mid-unit questions 1-5 - Grade 8: 2.3 workbook 1-7 and mid-unit questions 1-5 - Sign: quiz and math test (due tomorrow) - Math test redo will be tomorrow - Math quiz sign for tomorrow (grade 8) Geography : - Grade 8: map #4 (Norway) and population distribution is due Thursday. F

Housekeeping : Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.   Grade 8 Grad: June 16th. KUDOS:  To Milan for the best girls Beep Test result.  Kudos also to Jordie for scoring top for the boys.   QOTD:  "...omg...it's beautiful..." (Sky, looking at the outside basketball court). GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Sign English test - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Bring SSR book! - Job Interviews #4 task is homework tonight Dawson, Charlotte, Rachel, and Hunter need to do their Seedfolks Response Math: - Grade 7 and 8: 2.3 Textbook - Sign: quiz and math test - Math test redo will be on Wednesday Geography : -  French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds -  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.  - Beep test in two weeks for those interested.   Art :  - Draw more

Housekeeping : Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.   Grade 8 Grad: June 16th. KUDOS:  To Team Grizzlies for winning the "Let's Make a Music Video in Under 1 Hour" contest.   Go Rick Ghastly! QOTD:  "Je suis une voiture electrique!" -Jordie GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: -  - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Bring SSR book! Math: - Grade 7 and 8: 2.2 textbook work is due Monday.  As well, we will be having a quiz after the homework is taken up.   -  Geography : -  French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds -  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.  - Beep test next class for the girls. Art :  - Draw more muscles on the printout.  Due next Thursday.  This is the human face.  Or the skull.  Whichever you haven't done. MUSIC :  - 

Housekeeping : Grad photos are due this Friday.   Grade 8s: Bring a baby photo or an electronic version of that photo + bring a candid shot.   KUDOS: To Sky for being top boy in the class for Beep Test.  Kudos to Kate for being top girl. QOTD: "Sky likes to play fetch." - MacKenna. GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - 7-word summary and symbol creator test tomorrow.  I gave each student feedback on two of their assignments AND we wrote one on the board  - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Bring SSR book! Math: - Grade 7 and 8: Sign the new UTS.  Due Friday - NO homework in Math tonight! Geography : -  French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds for Friday. -  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.  - Beep test next class!    Art :  - Draw muscles due Thursday MUSIC :  -  DRAMA :  - 

Housekeeping : Grad photos are due this Friday KUDOS: To Hunter for helping Pei Lin get the routines of the class.  Not so much Kudos to Helia for terrifying Pei Lin. QOTD: " GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: -  - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Reading Response #8 due Thursday at midnight - Seedfolks Ch 8 Double-sided sheet and vocab due Thursday morning - Bring SSR book! Math: - Grade 7 and 8: Sign the new UTS.  Due Friday - Grade 7 and 8: 2.1 in the textbook due tomorrow Geography : - Grade 8: If you have not completed up to page 12, then do so and hand it in to me by Thursday. French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds for Friday. -  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.  - Beep test next class!    Art :  - Draw muscles due Thursday MUSIC :  -  DRAMA :  - 

Housekeeping : Grad photos are due this Friday KUDOS: Helia, for showing the class the search browser: "Ocean Hero".  Kudos to Kyle for suggesting such a superb house challenge. QOTD: "M*nd M*p" GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Job Interview #2 task - submit it tonight - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Reading Response #8 due Thursday at midnight - Seedfolks Ch 8 Double-sided sheet and vocab due Thursday morning - Bring SSR book! Math: - We are starting a mini-unit on ratios.  Take a look online tonight to get an overview of how they work so your brain is ready to rock.  Here's a video Geography : - Grade 8: If you have not completed up to page 12, then do so and hand it in to me by Thursday. French : -  Bring headphones or ear buds -  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.  - Beep test next class!   

Housekeeping :  KUDOS: Paige and Nika for winning the yelling contest.  QOTD: "Can we go to Greece for our grad trip?" -Jordie and the boys. GOOD NEWS VIEWS:  English: - Job interviews: EXPLAIN the mini-unit to a parent or guardian.  Then, submit today's work (the job you would like to get). - Read your novel 30 minutes / night - Reading Response #8 due Thursday at midnight. - Seedfolks Ch 8 Double-sided sheet and vocab due Thursday - Bring SSR book! Math: - Part 2 of the test will be tomorrow.  The walkabout questions are posted in the GC. - Part 1 of the math test came back this afternoon.  Please sign it and have your child hand it in tomorrow.  If your child needs to redo it, I have included a blank copy of the test as well as the answers so they can re-work the questions.  Geography : - grade 8 workbook activity 2 due Tuesday - grade 8: make a list of 8 settlement factors in your notes.  E.g. "weather" affects where people