Hello everyone,

By the sounds of things, the kids had a great time in Quebec but like me, they are pretty tired.  Might take a few days to get back into the swing of things.  We did have a great time in Quebec and I appreciate all the support parents provided us in getting this trip to happen. 

Tonight students are working on chapter 11.4 1-8 and grade 7's should be working on finishing up the mid chapter review.  Grade 7 and 8 students have a reading for Language to do- they received it today and should have it read for tomorrow.

Students asked for a problem to solve, so here it is.

Chuck and his mates were selling cookies. They sold 4 more boxes the second week than they did the first. On the third week, they doubled the sale of their second week. Altogether, they sold a total of 352 boxes. How many boxes did they sell in the third week?

Answer gets a prize.  Good Luck!

Well, we are still all safe and sound but last night was a tad difficult.  We had a great dance cruise- the kids had a blast and it was a great ride up and down the St. Lawrence.  The parents and I sat at the very top of the cruise ship watching sail boats go by  as the sun set over the horizon.  If it weren't for 75 mile an hour winds it would have been a perfect setting.  Despite the winds, the kids had fun dancing but many kids looked pretty tired.  After that, we walked from lower town, straight to upper town -about 150m straight up- kids loved it!  We still had the winds and the temperature was dropping and we still hadn't had supper.  We decided to call our bus driver and go get something to eat outside of the downtown core- a bit of a mistake.  We found a Tim's, McDonald's and Burger King but because it was outside the city, all the restaurants were working with a Skeleton crew.  They weren't too happy to see 250 kids.  One manager was screaming his head off at me because the kids were lined up out the door!  We figured it all out, got the kids fed and managed to get them to bed at a decent time.  Today we are in the lower town doing some tours as well as the governor general's mansion and the citadel.  Should be lots of fun but there are some tired kids today!!!!!!!!!!  

Look for a post later tonight!

Ciao!

Hi everyone!  Just to let you know, we are all doing well.  The kids are having a blast and we are just getting ready to go on our great dance cruise.  Today we went to St. Anne du beaupre basilica, Canyons du st. Anne, Atelier du pare wood carving studio and a traditional quebecois lunch.  Having a great time!  See ya!

Good Sunday Evening Everyone!  Hope you all are enjoying the long holiday weekend.  A peak at the forecast on www.ontarioweather.com suggests that we are going to have a sunny week ahead of us (I just knocked on wood.)  Please, a reminder that a hat, sunglasses and sun screen would be wise to bring.  I know few places are open tomorrow but, I believe Shoppers Drug Mart will be open. 

Please, just a reminder that you can check the blog out on a regular basis for updates on how the trips is going as well as any important information that you might need.

Thanks for checking in!  See you Tuesday morning at 7:30am!

Hi everyone!  It's hard to believe that we are just days away from our amazing trip to Quebec!  I know our kids are very excited to go!  It's even harder to believe that it's going to be June in Just a couple of weeks!  AHHH!!! So much to do!  Just a quick note and reminder that a large note should have went home regarding the trip.  In case you missed it, check the pdf's below for all you need.  If you need to contact me this weekend, feel free to email me.

Thanks! Have a great weekend. 

Trip Letter Home 

Lodging and Transportation Information 

Itinerary 

No homework for tonight.  Students have a lengthy note that was given to them pertaining to the Quebec trip.  Please go over it with your child as it has some good information about what is happening over the next week.  I would appreciate if you have any concern to please contact me via email- I will be checking it all weekend.  We are all ready to go beginning next Tuesday the 25th.  Kids seem like they are ready to go to!

Have a great night!

C'mon HABS!  It worked last time, why not again?  It's currently 1-0 - something, anything can help.  I'm not really a HABS fan, just more of a Canadian fan.  Happy watching.  As you probably know, I've been out of the class quite a bit in the last few days and things are going a bit haywire in class.  Student behaviour is a particular issue but I guess I have a bit to blame for that.. We all need to pitch in at this busy time to make it a great year end.  Things are going to go fast and furious and if everyone takes a bit of the responsibility, it will work out well for everyone. 

Students have a bit of language to finish tonight as well as the first 8 questions from chapters 11 and 6. Students will have a Science quiz on Thursday.

Just a reminder that our Standards day is tomorrow and Friday is "Hoops for Heart" as well as the talent show.  Looking forward to a busy rest of the week.

A note on the Quebec Trip.  TOMORROW, I WILL BE SENDING HOME A LETTER OUTLINING THE FINAL DETAILS OF THE TRIP.  Please take the time to read through ALL of the information as some of it/all of it may be pertinent to you. 

Thanks, and go HABS GO!

Hope you all had a great weekend!  I know I did- it was my daughter's 5th birthday and she celebrated it well.  Looks like the better weather is ahead of us-good timing considering our trip to Quebec is right around the corner. As an aside, please watch for a note coming home in the next 24-48 hours regarding the trip.  I have some last minute details for all parents ands students.  Everything should be in place by tomorrow night as I have a meeting with our other schools as well as the trip co ordinator.  Of course if you have any concerns or details that need to be worked out, you can always give me a call or send me an email.  THis week students have their standards day on the 19th of May-(Wednesday- with the rain date on Thursday.)  This needs to get done this week as we are away all next week. 

A reminder for all parents and students that it is still May and not quite yet June.... 27th.  This means that we still have a month and a half of school left and ALL students need to be mindful that we are still working on new material and will continue to do so into late June.  Please don't jeopardize your grades with so little time left- work hard, do homework and do your best to advocate for yourself.

Tonight students have their final copy of their concrete poetry due and they should be done up to 11.1 and 6.1 in their math chapters (working on integers).

Have a stupendous night!

Wow!  I guess my good wishes worked for the HABS.  Great hockey-hopefully you all had a chance to watch it.  Tonight, students have questions 1-8 in chapter 11 and 6 for homework as well as a rough draft of some concrete poetry.  Just a reminder that the intermediates are doing "Hoops for Heart" which is the same as "Jump Rope for Heart."  I've suggested to the kids that if they don't want to fundraise, throw $10 in the envelope if you can and bring it back.  We could easily make around $300 if we all did that.  If students want to get more, we gladly welcome it.  Regardless of the donation, students need to return the forms so the Heart and stroke foundation can determine how many people did fundraising.  This determines our prize level.  It also helps to not have forms laying around or disposed of where people can use to solicit when the campaign is not going on- if you get my drift.

Have a great night!

Go Habs Go!  Wow what a great game night!  Can't wait!  Hope you all are wearing your bleu, blanc et rouge- even if you aren't a HABS fan!  Gotta support those Canadian teams eh!  No homework tonight (one of the few I know).  Go watch the game with your mom and dad!  Woohoooo!

P.S.  Treat for the 1st person who can tell me the 3rd, 27th and 44th word in this blog- not including the title!

HAVE A GRRRRREAT NIGHT!

Happy evening everyone.  Just a reminder that tomorrow is our last swim date.  Kids did a great job again this year; they will all receive a certificate of participation for their efforts.

Students just have some language to work on- 5 questions about some concrete poetry we have been reading.

Have a great night!

Hi everyone, just a reminder that we have a math unit test tomorrow - Chapter 4 (Grade 7) and Chapter 6 (Grade8).  We have our last swim day on Wednesday of this week.

Have a great night.

No homework posted tonight- students have "Arts Day" tomorrow.  Grade 7/8 students have a math test next Tuesday.  Just a reminder that students are asked to bring $3 to help pay for our artists who have taken the day off to work with us in our school.  Looking forward to a great day!

Have a great night!

Happy "Cinco de Mayo" everyone!  Students have a Geography unit test tomorrow and should be studying up because this will be his/her final chance to improve on his/her term mark.  We move to Science for the balance of the year.  A number of students have not completed a rough draft of "tech poetry".  We'll be looking to see who has that done tomorrow.

A reminder that Friday is our Arts Day.  Students need to bring in $3 to help pay for all our Artists who are donating their time to work with us.  Friday is also our first day for ice cream sandwiches. 

Hi Folks,  hope you had a great weekend.  I want to congratulate all our music students who participated in the Dufferin Festival of the Arts in Orangeville.  Their presentation was fantastic and they were an excellent audience when others were on stage.  Tonight, students should be working on chapter 4.3 and 6.2 respectively.  Also, students have a language rough copy to do- we are working on a free verse poetry piece based in technology.  It's an introspective piece that looks at how we have become our technology.  Also, students have a geography test on Thursday and they are allowed to create a study card that they can use on the test.  They get extra marks for the card so each students should be working on it tonight.  I encourage all the students to be working on this as it will help their mark in geography.

Have a great night!