Hello Parents and Students!  Can you believe that November has come and gone and December, the snow and Christmas are on our door step?  Hard to believe.  Anyway, a new calendar will be posted tomorrow, and students will be fully immersed in regular routines. 

Notes: 

We are still accepting items for Breakfast with Santa.  Our wonderful parent volunteers will be wrapping on Wednesday.

Boys' and Girls' volleyball on Wednesday

Homework:  Math Grade 7 (Chapter 8.4)  Math Grade 8 (Grade 12.4)

                Language - Writing (organizer for descriptive paragraphs)

Geography test tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Tonight students have to complete 12.3 (grade 8) and 8.3 (grade 7).  We are also back doing some regular programming in Language, students are to complete an organizer on descriptive, expository text structures.  History and Geography are still ongoing- we will be moving back to science in the next couple of weeks. 

Breakfast with Santa items are still coming in.  Tomorrow is the cut-off but I think you could sneak a few more items in early next week.

Have a good night!

Hello all!  Sorry for the delay in getting a note out!  Busy times abound!  I wanted to take a quick moment to let you all know how proud we are of your children.  They put on an absolutely outstanding celebration today.  Our seniors were overjoyed by the scrap books and slide shows our students made.  The co ordinators of the program, the Reeve of East Garafraxa and many well wishers were amazed by the talents of our grade 7's and 8's.  Mr. V also had a few words for our class- he was most excited about our commitment, respect and diligence over the last 8 weeks.  Please speak with your son/daughter about the celebration today and about what they learned through this process-I'm sure you'll be quite impressed!  Look for a write up in the Banner and SNAP! Dufferin.

Homework for tonight (yes, can't get away that easy!)  Both grades have to finish the chapter they are currently on.  No more than a half hour please.  Reading or multiplication facts can be done if students are caught up on everything.

Have a great night!

Mr.Mead

Hello Students and Parents!

Thanks for a productive night of interviews!  It was great to see parents and students, and I was proud to have so many good things to say about our progress thus far!  If you didn't schedule a meeting and would still like to meet with me, please send me an email and we can book something in the very near future.

Notes:

Grade 7 students are off to Traders and Trappers at Island Lake Conservation area on Monday.

Grade 8 students to Conestoga College on Tuesday - students need to have their blue forms turned in on Monday if they haven't done so already.

Wednesday we have our ROSE Buddies celebration from 9:30am - 10:30am.  We would love to have parents visit if you are available to drop in.

Have a great weekend! 

Tonight, Grade8's have homework in Math- Chapter 12.2 1-8.  Grade 7's have chapter 8.2 to finish.  Both 7's and 8's have a French and History test tomorrow.  History and French are a priority. 

Don't forget that Friday is a PD Day.

We are still collecting Christmas items.

Next Wednesday is our Rose Buddies celebration. If you would like to come and see the celebration, you are more than welcome.  Our celebration will be between 9:30am and 10:30am.  This has been a great success, you should be very proud of the professionalism your son/daughter has shown over the last 8 weeks.

Thanks and have a great night!

Good afternoon all!  Just a quick update for today.  For homework, students in grade 8 can start on chapter 12.2 questions 1-8 for homework.  Students in grade 7 can finish questions in chapter 8.2.  Students have a unit test in history on Thursday, they can create a cheat sheet for history and they will be assessed on the strength of that cheat sheet as well.

Parents, don't forget that interviews are Thursday night.  I've sent a note home with students indicating what your time is.  If you find that the time does not suit you, please email me and we can arrange a date in the near future.  Also, a note went home reminding students and parents about our upcoming breakfast with santa.  We are gathering tea and coffee items, so don't delay-get em in as soon as possible.  Cut off is the 27th of November!

Also, a number of students have not brought in their forms for our Conestoga College tour for all grade eight students! If they don't have their form in, they can't go!

Last but not least, students have been coming to school with out appropriate clothing- specifically coats, hats and gloves/mitts.  Traditionally students at this age tend to focus more on the style of the clothing and less to it's effectiveness.  As the days get colder, I expect students come prepared to meet the demands of colder weather.

Thanks!

Have a great night!

Fresh from Refereeing Girls' Volleyball...  Way to go girls!

Homework for tonight:

Math Grade 8 Chapter 12.1 1-8

Math Grade 7 Chapter 8.1  A-E.

History/Geography from Mr. P.  I believe he has them working on Crib notes for a unit test in History.  Students should be reading and completing chapter questions and assignment.

Parent, an important form went home tonight regarding a Public Health Immunization Clinics for the H1N1.  Please review this as it not only provides some background information but lists Priority Group Clinic Information including times and locations  On the back you will find a consent/waiver form which can be filled out prior to going to one of these clinics. 

Dates to remember:  November 19th, parent interview night,

                            November 20th, PD Day.

Bring in your tea and coffee for Breakfast with Santa!

Have a GREAT evening!

Good Evening all,

I hope everyone had a chance to reflect on the day and remember those who fought and died for our freedom.  We had a great Remembrance Day event- our class was particularly respectful during this time of reflection.

Tonight, students in grade 7 have page 271 to do in Math.  This is a "get ready" assignment as we are starting a new Algebra unit.  Grade 8's will also be starting an Algebra unit and their homework is page 386-387.  Students also have a reading and questions on a story about Adrenalin. 

Both grades have History, chapter 4 readings due for tomorrow.

Just a reminder to all that Breakfast with Santa will soon be upon us.  Our theme is TEA AND COFFEE.  Anything you can donate would be greatly appreciated.  As of this date we have 0 donations from students.  Please help as this is our one and only large fundraiser for the year.

Have a great night!

MM

Good Evening!

No homework for tonight, we wrote our unit test in Data Management today and tomorrow is our last interview day with our seniors.  From this point forward, we work to complete the biography with pictures and colour.  Students should be commended for their dedication and hard work on this project.  I know our seniors appreciate the respect and interest.  So, tonight, students should be reading for 20 minutes at least and it wouldn't hurt to practice some number facts- there are still a handful of students who cannot multiply to a factor of 12.

Tuesday is after school numeracy night!  It will be running- we do have most of our students back!

Don't forget, Wednesday is Remembrance Day, please bring a donation for a poppy and please remind your son/daughter that Remembrance Day is solemn occasion that requires more "reflection" than words.

Have a great night!

Hello all!  It's late and I'll be short and sweet.  I've moved the math test to Monday as we are slowly getting our numbers at school back up. We had nine away again today.  So, Monday they will have a math test.  No homework tomorrow night but they should bring their math home with them this weekend to review their notes. The data management we are working on is not difficult but it's worthy of reviewing work done in class etc.

I have three posts for you to view.  The first being a flyer about our trip to Quebec this May.  There is an annotated itinerary there which gives you a quick glance over for the trip.  Perhaps it will foster some discussion about this fabulous experience.  See the attachments below.

The second is the calendar for November.  There are some really important things to take note of.  It's a PDF that will come sidewise, please rotate to view.

The third is the Conestoga College flyer that will provide you with more information about what we are doing on the Career Day which is the 24th of November.  This is a fabulous opportunity; we are also looking for a couple parent volunteers.  If you are interested, give me a call or email.

Here are the posts!

 Quebec 

 Conestoga   

Hello everyone!  Things are getting better, only 9 away today.  I hope everyone continues to take care of themselves so we can get back to normal as soon as possible.  If you are home sick, focus on getting better-if you can do some homework, great, but don't delay getting better.  Tonight, students have some History for tomorrow and they should be finishing off chapter 3 (grade 7) and Chapter 4 (grade8).  We are going to have a unit test Friday on Data Management.  Our next unit will be Patterning and Algebra.We are continuing with our Rose Buddies program and students will be entering their 5th week of biography writing. 

A letter about Quebec was sent home today.  Unfortunately, if you were sick, the note did not make it home.  I hope to have something posted on the site tomorrow, along with the calendar for November.  Also, I'm going to post a sample itinerary for everyone to either print off or review.  We are very excited about our trip and we have a great price this year-one we've had to work very hard for.

Just a friendly reminder that we are about to finish our fundraising venture for this year.  We hope that students have taken advantage of this great opportunity and sold some wonderful magazines or renewed some at the least.  Don't forget that you can order magazines online at www.QSP.CA and log into with the code #7878 or type in East Garafraxa.

Thanks and see you tomorrow!

P.S. I will be away in the afternoon tomorrow, but regular programming will still occur!

Hello Everyone.  Sorry for the late post.  No post yesterday as I had an inservice in Guelph.  So we've seen a dwindling of students in class over the last 48 hrs.  11 missing students today, 10 yesterday.  Hopefully we can get back on track this week.  There is no homework tonight but there will be some tomorrow.  For students who are absent, they can work on their math -chapter 4 in grade 8 and chapter 3 in grade 7. Students also have chapter 1 and 2 in History as well.  We are into November which means a new calendar and seating plan- look for it tomorrow.  Hopefully all parents have had a chance to look at their son/daughter's fund raising magazine.  We are finishing the program this week!  I hope all students had a chance to sell some!

That's it for now.  Please feel free to call into the school and get some homework picked up.

Bye for now.