What We Learned Today...March 24th

Listening intently to Mr. Meyers during our Seder Meal.

Religion: Today we were very fortunate to have Mr. Meyers join us this morning for a special Seder Meal prepared by Mr. Meyers. We were very fortunate to have him come visit today as he taught the students all about the Jewish Passover and how it connects to our faith as Catholics through the sharing of this meal. The Seder meal consisted of numerous parts: Grape Juice (Symbolize Wine), Parsley, Apple Chunks, Horseradish and Unleavened bread. If you would like to read more about a Seder Meal please click on the hyper-link above.

Career Ed: Students were given the entire hour to work on their Essential Skill Career Brochures.

Breakout EDU: After lunch the students participated in another Breakout EDU. For this round, the boys and girls were pitted against one another to see who could unlock the box in the fastest time. While it was a very close race, the boys came out victorious with a time of 26:15 seconds!

Staff vs. Student Smackdown: The boys and girls basketball teams took on the teachers in our annual game during the last hour of the day.  It was a great game but unfortunately the students came up a little short.  As they say, "there's always next year!" students.

*I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Easter Break.  I'm  looking forward to seeing everyone on April 4th!

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Character Fakebooks are due on Monday, April 4th

Math:

-Unit 8 Quiz on April 5th

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on April 4th

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th April 4th (Bonus mark if handed in earlier)

What We Learned Today...March 23rd

Religion: We started out the day with our final full rehearsal for the Stations of the City before our band students had to leave.

Career Ed: Students were given the entire period to work on their Essential Skills Career Brochures.

Stations of the City: At 12:25 we headed to Holy Rosary Cathedral to begin our journey through the Stations of the Cross.  The students did an absolutely amazing job today.  From the actors, readers and cross bearers, everything went wonderful and I couldn't be more proud of each and every student in our class.  Well done everyone!

More pictures from Stations of the City:

(Check the google map for videos of each station!)

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Character Fakebooks are due on Monday, April 4th

Math:

-Unit 8 Quiz tomorrow.

-8.5 is also due on Thursday

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due tomorrow

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th April 4th (Bonus mark if handed in earlier)

Reminders:

-Staff vs. Student basketball game tomorrow. Bring a change of clothes if you were on the team.

What We Learned Today...March 22nd

ELA: Today the students began the day with a brief AR period before getting to work on their Character Fakebook assignments.

Religion: We braved the elements and headed outside for a full dress rehearsal of our Stations of the City.

If you would like to check out the route we will be taking tomorrow, please click the map below to view the full Google Map:

Career Ed: After lunch the students continued working on their Essential Skills Career Brochure assignments.

Math: Students were given the entire period to begin their Unit Review and Practice Tests from their textbooks.

Science: During the last hour of the day we grabbed the laptops and the students continued to write their dissection lab reports.


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:
-Blog Post #5 is overdue

-Character Fakebooks are due on Monday, April 4th

Math:

-Unit 8 Quiz on Thursday

-8.5 is also due on Thursday

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th April 4th (Bonus mark if handed in earlier)

Reminders:

-Stations of the City is tomorrow.  Dress warm!

What We Learned Today...March 21st

ELA: Students were given the entire period to work on their Dystopian Character Fakebook pages. With the limited amount of time we will have to work on them this week I have decided to push the due date back until April 4th

Career Ed: We continued working on the Essential Skill Career Brochure assignment.  *Students will have one more class period to work on these assignments before they are due on Wednesday.

Religion: After lunch we had a brief period to rehearse our Stations of the City tableau's before we headed to the gym for our Holy Thursday liturgy.


Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Blog Post #5 is overdue

-Character Fakebooks are due on Monday, April 4th

Math:

-Unit 8 Quiz on Thursday

-8.5 is also due on Thursday

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th April 4th (Bonus mark if handed in earlier)

Reminders:

-Basketball wind-up is tomorrow March 22nd from 3:30 - 7:15


-Stations of the City is on March 23rd

What We Learned Today...March 18th

Practicing our stations

Special Presentation: We were very fortunate today to have Ms. Klippenstien and Dr. Holt join us for an amazing presentation on Emotional Intelligence. Both women are very knowledgeable in their respective fields and I know I speak for everyone when I say we learned a lot today!

Religion: Over the half hour period we had a full rehearsal for our Stations of the City next week.

Math: Students were given the entire class to finish up the textbook assignment from yesterday and begin working on the 8.5 handout.

Science: With our dissection completed on Wednesday, students began working on their dissection lab report.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Blog Post #5 is overdue

Math:

-8.4 is overdue

-Pg. 315 - 317 is due on Monday.
a) 4-8
b) 4, 6, 8, 15
c) 4, 6, 8, 15, 19, 21

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th April 4th (Bonus mark if handed in earlier)

Reminders:

-Basketball wind-up is on Tuesday March 22nd from 3:30 - 7:30

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd 

What We Learned Today...March 17th

ELA: After we got back from a Grade 8 Farewell meeting in the Library, the students spent the rest of the period working on their Dystopian Character Fakebook assignments.

Religion: With our Stations of the City activity only a week away, we took some time today to practice the roles for each station.

Career Ed: Students continued to work on their Essential Skills Career Brochure assignment.

Math: The students completed a brief Socrative quiz before working on the textbook assignment from Pg. 315.

*Students, please remember to start working on your photo re-creation assignments for your Grade 8 Farewell.  I've already received a few, and the faster I get them in, the more time we have to work on the other things to make sure you have the best farewell possible.  Just in case you lost the note that went home, here is a digital copy.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Blog Post #5 is overdue

Math:

-8.4 is due on Friday

-Pg. 315 - 317  is due on Monday.
a) 4-8
b) 4, 6, 8, 15
c) 4, 6, 8, 15, 19, 21

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd 

What We Learned Today...March 16

Getting their hands dirty during our dissection.

ELA: We started out our morning with the final Today's Meet chat with our fellow schools in the Dystopian Book Club.  As per the usual, the students did a fantastic job with this activity and really impressed me with their insightful responses.

Career Ed: Students were given the entire period to work on their Essential Skills Career Brochure.

Dissection: This afternoon we had our unknown fish dissection.  For this dissection students were not told the type of fish they were working with and as a result will have to do some researching next class to figure it out.  As you will notice from the pictures below, the students had the opportunity to dissect the head, the tongue, the eyes, the stomach, sex organs and the fins. I was very impressed not only how great of a job everyone did today but also how well they were able to draw conclusions about their specimen based off what they saw and touched. Well done everyone!

Special Note for Stations of the City:

On Wednesday, March 23^, 2016, our class will be participating in an exciting project called “Stations of the City”.  This activity will take place in downtown Regina starting at Holy Rosary Cathedral and ending at Goose Hill in Douglas Park.  It will run from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.  This project is very meaningful as it will allow students to retrace the path that Christ followed on his journey to crucifixion, a journey that he took for our salvation.  By engaging physically and spiritually in this two hour project, it is our hope that Christ’s Easter promise will become more real to our students and bring them to reflect upon what Jesus endured for us during the last hours of His life.

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Blog Post #5 is overdue

Math:

-Pg. 310 - 311 - Due tomorrow
a) 7, 8 (Just solve),9, 10, 11
b) 8, 9, 10,12, 15
c) 9,10, 13, 14, 15, 18

-Watch 8.5 video for tomorrow

-8.4 is due on Friday

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd 

What We Learned Today...March 15th

Practicing for our Stations of the City

ELA: This morning the students were given one final period to finish up their fifth and final blog post assignment.

Career Ed: Students were given the entire hour to continue working on their Essential Skills Career Brochure assignment.

Religion: After lunch we continued to prepare for our Stations of the City activity next week by practicing the song we will signing at the conclusion of our day.

Math: Students continued working on the textbook assignment from yesterday and also began working on the 8.4 handout.

Science: During the last hour of the day we learned about separating mixtures and the students were split into groups to plan for our Separation Lab next class.

Here's a small sample of what we will be singing next week:

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Blog Post #5 is due tomorrow

Math:

-8.2 Handout is due tomorrow

-Pg. 310 - 311 - Due on Thursday
a) 7, 8 (Just solve),9, 10, 11
b) 8, 9, 10,12, 15
c) 9,10, 13, 14, 15, 18

-Watch 8.5 video for Thursday

Career Ed:

-Career Brochure is due on March 23rd.

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is overdue

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd 

What We Learned Today...March 14th

A little late, but congratulations to the new Basketball City Champions!

ELA: Once we got back from the assembly this morning the students got into their Dystopian Book Club groups and continued working on the fifth blog post assignment.

Genius Hour: Students were given the entire period to research the essential questions for their projects.

Religion: Now that we officially finished up Lenten Reflection Booklet, we began preparing for the Stations of the City activity that we will be doing next week.

Math: After writing a brief socrative quiz, the students had the rest of the class to work on the textbook assignment from Pg. 310 as well as the 8.4 handout.

Just in case you weren't able to make the game last week, here is a clip of the game winning buzzer beater!

Some more pictures from today:

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

-8.2 Handout is due on Wednesday

-Pg. 310 - 311 - Due on Thursday
a) 7, 8 (Just solve),9, 10, 11
b) 8, 9, 10,12, 15
c) 9,10, 13, 14, 15, 18

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is overdue

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd (Note will go home this week)

What We Learned Today...March 9th

Practicing their tableau for the Stations of the City

ELA: This morning the students got into their Dystopian Book Club groups and continued working on the final section of their novels.

Career Ed: With the majority of our class back today, the students were given the entire period to work on the Essential Career Brochure assignment.

Religion: After lunch students continued working on the Lenten Service Booklet as well as the even stations for the Stations of the City.

Math: Students wrote a brief Socrative quiz on the lesson from last night before working on the textbook assignment from Pg. 297. (Full assignment listed below)

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

Pg. 297-298 - Due on Monday

a) 7-13
b) 8, 9, 10 (ab), 11(ab), 12, 15, 20
c) 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 23, 25

Religion:

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 14th (changed due to Teacher Convention)

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-No School on March 10th and 11th

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

-Stations of the City is on March 23rd (Note will go home next week)

What We Learned Today...March 7th

ELA: Once we got back from our assembly/liturgy this morning the students were given the remainder of the shortened period to silently read their AR books.

Career Ed: We officially started the Career Brochure assignment as students began researching and taking notes on the career of their choice.

Religion: After lunch the students spent the entire period working on the Lenten Service Booklet or creating a plan for a special Stations of the Cross activity we will be doing later this month.

*Students, please remember to start working on your photo re-creation assignments for your Grade 8 Farewell.  I've already received a few, and the faster I get them in, the more time we have to work on the other things to make sure you have the best farewell possible.  Just in case you lost the note that went home, here is a digital copy.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

Math:

-Watch 8.2 video for Tomorrow, March 8th

Religion:

-Faith Speaker Reflection is overdue

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 14th (changed due to Teacher Convention)

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Reminders:

-No School on March 10th and 11th

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

What We Learned Today...March 3rd

Spending some quality time together on their blog posts!

ELA: We started out the morning with our usual Dystopian Book Club as students got into their groups and continued reading the fourth section of their novels.

Genius Hour: Now that all topics have been approved, we officially started the research portion of the project and students began learning more about their topics.  I'm very impressed with many of the topics students have selected and I can't wait to see where their project takes them!

Religion: After lunch the students continued working on their Lenten Service Booklets for the entire

Math: Students were given the entire period to write their Unit Six Exam.  On Tuesday we will be moving on to our unit on Integers so students will need to watch the 8.2 video for then.

*Students, please remember to start working on your photo re-creation assignments for your Grade 8 Farewell.  I've already received a few, and the faster I get them in, the more time we have to work on the other things to make sure you have the best farewell possible.  Just in case you lost the note that went home, here is a digital copy.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Section Four Blog Post is due on Monday, March 7th

Math:

-Watch 8.2 video for Tuesday, March 8th

Religion:

-Faith Speaker Reflection is due tomorrow

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 14th (changed due to Teacher Convention)

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Career Ed:

-Employability Skills Reflection are overdue

Reminders:

-Downhill skiing is tomorrow

-No School on March 10th and 11th

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.

What We Learned Today...March 2nd

Posing with their experiment this afternoon!

ELA: This morning we started out the day with our weekly Today's Meet chats with students from St. Dominic, St. Augustine, St. Gabriel and St. Marguerite.  As usual, our students did a wonderful job with this activity and I'm already looking forward to our next chat next week.

Religion: Now that we finished up the mini "Love or Lust" reflection, students continued working on the Lenten Reflection Booklets that they started last week.

Math: Students were given the entire period to work on their Unit Review and Practice Test so they are prepared for the Unit Exam tomorrow.

Science: During the last hour of the day we learned more about mixtures and solutions through a Paper Chromatography Lab.

*Students, please remember to start working on your photo re-creation assignments for your Grade 8 Farewell.  I've already received a few, and the faster I get them in, the more time we have to work on the other things to make sure you have the best farewell possible.  Just in case you lost the note that went home, here is a digital copy.  

Upcoming Due Dates & Homework

ELA:

-Section Four Blog Post is due on Monday, March 7th

Math:

-Unit 6 Exam is on Thursday, March 3rd

-6.6 is overdue

Religion:

-Faith Speaker Reflection is due on Friday, March 4th

-Lenten Service Package is due on March 14th (changed due to Teacher Convention)

-Christian Service Hours are due on March 24th

Career Ed:

-Employability Skills Reflection due on Thursday, March 3rd

Genius Hour:

-Essential Questions need to be ready 

Reminders:

-Downhill skiing is on March 4th. 

-No School on March 10th and 11th

-Report Cards go home on March 18th.