October 31st to November 3rd

Grade 7 Language Arts: Sequels to User Friendly were due Friday. If not completed due to absence, please give to me as soon as possible. Robotics article to be shared this week, as well as a write up on the benefits of having your own personal robot. However, you must also think of the negatives that might be of concern!! You will be creating a design of what your robot will look like too! Bring art supplies if you have something special you wish to use. I have construction paper, white paper, pencil crayons etc. You may work with a partner if you wish, but it is not mandatory. ☺ ☻ Be sure to bring your novels too, as we will read each class for 10 minutes. (20 minutes at home too) :)
Grade 7 Health this week. Gr. 7 page 28 -32, finishing the Food Unit by Thursday. Personal Food Logs
Grade 8 Health: pages 19-24 All About Nutrients: Designing a new school menu!!!! :)

October 24th to October 28th

Grade 7 Language Arts students: Unit test now completed. 7F wrote last day and returned papers today. 7ELA writing today, will get papers back tomorrow.
Read 20 minutes each night.
Also, 7FLA must have their good copy of their sequel to User Friendly by Thursday, October 27th.
7ELA has not yet begun this assignment.
Grade 7 French: review les parties du corps from Le Cas Mystérieux de M. Leblanc
Grade 8 French: Up to page 9 in Mosaïque cahier. Les verbes en "er" au present. * bring in magazines, photos, or any art supplies you have to make your own personality trait Mosaïque in class.

For Wednesday, October 19th

Grade 7FLA Test tomorrow based on our lessons since we began the "Step Up" Unit.
Keep in mind you need to review your:
6 Writing Traits
How to use quotation marks, commas and periods.
Making connections text to text, text to self, and text to world.
Thanks and have a great day!
Mrs. Thain :)

Monday, October 17th

LA7E Test on Monday of next week
LA7F Test this Wednesday since we have a double period
Tech Effects unit has begun, we looked at a virtual school called
"Linkonlearning.com" and did a virtual tour. We were evaluating media texts. It was interesting to see the likes and dislikes that students identified.
Read 20 minutes each day!
Thank you,
Mrs. Thain :)

Friday, Oct 14th

Grade 7LA Test on Wednesday, October 19th. Please review your Reading and Writing notes to be sure you are prepared. This will be the end of the Step Up unit and we will begin Tech Effects the following week.
Grade 7 French: Review les objets dans la salle de classe. :)
Grade 8 French: New theme Mosaique workbooks needed each day.
Thanks!
Mrs. Thain

Mrs. Thain's Challenge for Language Arts!!!

What does good writing look like?
Challenge your classmates or MRS.THAIN :) at the whiteboard Friday!!!
Can you remember what they are?
Conventions
Voice
Sentence Fluency
Organization
Ideas
Word Choice
Good luck!!!!!!!

Tuesday, October 4th

Grade 7FLA: Character Traits lesson today. We studied Helmuth in Resisiting Hitler. Students must use their graphic organizer to complete their very own character sketch in paragraph form. For example: it can be yourself, a family member, friend, pet, famous person etc. Keep in mind it is more complex, you must include what your character feels, sees, hears, things, feels, loves, does, says, etc. See your handout for more details.
Thank you and be sure to pass it in by Wednesday, Oct 5th.