Hi Everyone,

We have some important dates coming up and you need to keep yourself organized!

1) -Monday, January 24th: Speech Presentations begin

    -Students must hand in their outline booklet and rubric

    -1 cue card only

    -speeches are 1 of 2 categories a) 1-1.5 min oral presentation 2) 3-5 min. speech

2) Wednesday, January 26th: Grade 6 and 7 Geometry quiz in math

3) PD day January 31st 

4) County Basketball Tournament for boys and girls Feb. 1st

5) Feb 3rd: East Gary Speech Finals in the gym

6) Theatre Orangeville Outing

7) Last ski day Feb. 11th

8) Week of Feb. 18th Term One reports home

9) Family Day Off Feb. 21st

10) County Badminton Tourn. Feb 23rd

Just a few reminders for the coming weeks.

1) Speeches will be presented on Monday, January 17th, 2011.

2) Ski and Winter Activities Days are coming up: January 14th, January 20th, and February 11th.

3) In writing, the student Focus for the next 6 week cycle is Persuasive Writing and Writing with Voice.

4) In math, we wrote our unit tests in measurement and will be transitioning into geometry for the remainder of term 1.

On a final note, our class is engaged in a fundraiser to help some former East Gary students whose family has come under trying times.  There will be a note sent home tomorrow with more details, however, I'd like to thank those families who have already sent in their 5 boxes of KD to help with this event.  It is greatly appreciated!

Mr.P