Week of Nov.28 : 

We've had some negative recess choices cropping up lately.  If you having a chance in the next few days, can you please talk with your child about what some positive choices for them might be.  What makes an activity a game? What helps us to see that everyone us enjoying themselves?  What should we see or hear?

Monday:  This week's homework is spelling

Tuesday:  $2 bake/popcorn sale to support the gr.7/8 Quebec trip

Wednesday:

Thursday: Please keep an eye out around your home (or recycling centers).  Students will be asked to bring in a shoe box soon  (not yet though please) for a number of experiments in our Light and Shadow unit.  (A similar shaped small box with a lid that can open will also work)

Friday (full day): Spelling assignment due first thing in the morning.

* Can you help?  It is not quite December yet but we are down to our last half dozen boxes of Kleenex.  If you could please send a box or two of Kleenex in with your child it would be much appreciated.  I'm very happy that everyone is using a tissue, instead of their sleeve or hand, but we will soon be at critical levels*

 We had a great time with our Grade 8 student teachers today learning about some of our French words with their help through activities and games that they created for us!

   Week of Nov. 21: 

Monday:  This week's homework is math weekly.  

Students should also be studying daily for about ten minutes/night to be as prepared as possible for their unit test on Thursday.  Parent support while they work towards developing positive study skills is much appreciated.  Our student made study notes are also available in Google Classroom to help you at home.  

Tuesday:  French learning games with Mme. Gamache's grade 8s.  Her class has been working hard to create and plan some fun learning activities for us and we're excited to join them in the morning :)

Wednesday: Students should be bringing home their Reading Record tonight (at the latest) to complete any last sections and get your signature on it.  

Reading records need to be fully completed (ALL sections and parts) with as much detail as possible to show understanding of the book they have chosen.

Thursday: Waste Unit test     Reading records are also due first thing this morning.

Friday (half day): Math weekly questions are due first thing in the morning.

 Science - Waste in our World Unit test in planned for next Thursday, Nov.17th.  

The study guide below should be going home today along with your child's science duotang to help them.  We are also completing study notes at school together to help with practice at home.  These are available on Google Classroom and should be complete either Friday or Monday as additional help.  

 Weeks of Nov. 7th & Nov. 14

Thank you all for the wonderful visits during our meetings last week!  If you still have your child's portfolio at home, please send it back to school as soon as possible.  

I wanted to let you know as well that I will be away for a part of this week and next (we are taking a family vacation to celebrate my father's 75th birthday :)   While I am gone Ms. Nicole Kowalewski will be in our classroom.  If your child is going to be absent, please let her know at nicole.kowalewski@crps.ca  

Monday, Nov 7:  No weekly homework this week due to the short time but we will be restarting this routine next week

Tuesday, Nov.8 : Students will be beginning a science final project for our waste unit.  They will be planning and creating a Public Service Announcement relates to information about recycling, composting...  This will be a group project and students will be working on it in class, but please check in with them about their plan and progress at home too.  

Wednesday Nov.9:  9:30 LGMS Remembrance Day Ceremony.  Please talk with your child about the importance of this ceremony and why we take the time to remember.  Share with them any personal connections you may have to this important day as well.  

No school Thursday Nov.10 or Friday Nov.11

Students will have had time in class to begin either a Remembrance day poster or writing assignment this week but they are encouraged to complete their choice at home before next Wednesday when they will be picked up from school.  All submissions also need to have an entry form completed and paper clipped to them as well (which they can get from Ms. Kowalewski)

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Monday, Nov 14:  Weekly homework resumes.  Please help your child to get back into this habit.  This week will be Spelling and as always there is a two step assignment to complete as well as practicing the words.  Please use the example and explanation on the assignment page to help guide your child to complete all parts.  

Tuesday, Nov.15:  Science final project to be ready to present.

Wednesday Nov. 16

Thursday Nov.17

Friday Nov.18 (full day):  Spelling assignment due and test will take place in the morning.