Monday and Tuesday's class

Hello Everyone,

With the cold weather this week attendance numbers have been down. Yesterday we played a Chapter 5 review game for the test today and second period students began working on their Chapter 6 B-thrild chapter overview.

Today buses were running late so students worked on their B-thrild first period and chapter 6 vocabulary. They are to write the definition, use the word in a sentence and draw a picture for each vocab word. Second period students wrote their chapter 5 test.

Due Dates:
Iwakura Mission comic is past due
Limerick is due Wednesday March 11
Chapter 6 B-thrild is due Thursday March 12

Monday's Class

Today in class I requested interims to be returned by Wednesday March 4 due to the grade 8 ski trip happening tomorrow.

We listened to chapter 18 of Samurai Shortstop. Students were given their next citizenship log which is due April 7. We corrected the fill in the blanks activity from last week and students submitted it when they were finished being marked. We also completed a class activity on imagery and figurative language and to finish our second class students worked on a chapter 5 note-taking activity which will be due on Wednesday March 4, 2009.

The chapter 5 test will be on Monday of next week.

Friday's Class

Hello Everyone,

Today interim reports were sent home with students for the month of February. I have asked that they be signed by parents and returned by Tuesday March 3. Students have until Monday March 2 to complete any missing assignments.

We have been listening to Samurai Shortstop this week and ended at chapter 17 today. We will be taking up the Chapter 5 fill in the blanks that was assigned on Thursday on Monday March 2.

Have a great weekend!

Monday's class

Today in class we wrote a quiz on chapter 5 vocab and the novel Samurai Shortstop. We listened to chapter 12 and 13 of the novel after the quiz and wrote chapter summaries.

For our second class students had a scavenger hunt handout to complete on Paragraphs using the Resourcelines.

Citizenship logs are due tomorrow.

Thursday's Class

Today in class we listened to Chapters 8 and 9 of Samurai Shortstop. We wrote chapter summaries for both chapters. Students were given back their Chapter 4 tests which they put in their portfolios.

For our second period students finished their Rabbit Proof Fence video questions and chapter 5 vocabulary. The video questions were due at the end of class.

Tuesday's Class

Today in class we listened to chapter 7 of Samurai Shortstop and wrote a chapter point summary. Students were asked to read the Worldview investigation assignment on page 172 and using their Isolated Islands from Chapter 4 to answer the 3 questions with their group members.



For second period we completed a PowerPoint fill in the blanks on pages 166-172. Tomorrow students have their Chapter 5 vocabulary words due. There are 11 words, they are to write the definition, draw a picture and use the word in a sentence.

Tuesday and Wednesday's Classes

Yesterday in class students wrote their chapter 4 unit test. We marked the short answer part in class and I will mark the rest over the weekend. For our second class students worked on Chapter 5 B-Thrild and their Simile and Metaphor poems. The Poems were due today (Wednesday) and the B-Thrild is due on Tuesday.

Today in class we watched the Samurai Japan video- students had a listening activity to complete while they watched the video which was due when the video was over. For the rest of the class students worked on completing their B-Thrild and starting their Chapter 5 vocabulary. There is no sheet for vocabulary this time, students must write the definition for each of the 11 words, draw a picture for each, and finally use the word in a sentence. Vocab will be due on Wednesday of next week.

Have a nice long weekend everyone!