Up to February 6th

Grade 7 Language Arts: Book reports due on Monday, February 4th.  Be sure to bring your booklets to class and enjoy some treats as we have a little book talk.  Looking forward to learning from you Monday.  * Please note that we will leave our skits/sequels until Friday, February 8th.  I feel I did not give you enough time to practice and your test took many 2 periods to complete. Enjoy the extension and looking forward to seeing what you created for an alternate ending! :)
Grade 8 French: Reminder that the Atelier de 8ième année presentations begin Wednesday, February 6th.  I am already impressed by the imagination and fun activities you have planned thus far.  Merci encore. 
Grade 7 French: Reminder to review the verb avoir and your new er verbs too.  We will be talking in the past tense and you need to know your verb avoir off by heart! :) Feel free to check out the youtube video that I mentioned to review.  He is not nearly as exciting as me right?  ;)  but it is still a good review of the rules of the language. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5ywK0NVFI&noredirect=1

Have a great day! 
Mrs. Thain :)

For Monday, January 28th

Grade 8 French: working on our Mosaïque workshop for grade 8 students! Materials are provided for you, however, feel free to bring in your own art supplies too, if you wish.
January 31st, grade 7 LA presentations for Killing Mr. Griffin Sequels. 
February 4th: grade 7 LA book reports due! Treats will be provided, so we can have our own little book talk party! :)
Grade 7 French test Monday on your present tense er verbs and new vocabulary words! 
Thank you and wishing you a lovely weekend.
Mrs. Thain/ Madame Thain :) 

Up to January 25th

Grade 7Language Arts: book reports due on February 4th. If you have any questions, please let me know. Students must read at least 20 minutes each day to build fluency. 
Grade 7 French quiz on Monday. Please review your 10 new verbs and study your notes on how to conjugate er verbs in the present tense.  
 

Important dates

Grade 8 French, your verb test is Friday, January 18th. Please review.
Grade 7 LA: Book reports due on Monday, February 4th.  Read each day please and answer questions provided. Please see me if you have any questions.
Grade 7 French: Finishing final presentations, study your 10 new verbs for the next next Friday.
Thank you and have a great day!
Mrs. Thain :)

For Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Grade 7 Language Arts: Well, the week is almost up and your typed Personal Narratives are due tomorrow! :) I hope you enjoyed my examples and I look forward to receiving yours.  Please see the rubric and graphic organizer to ensure you have met all criteria. Thanks! Mrs. Thain
Grade 7 French: Day 2 of Le Grand Voyage travel projects. Excellent presentations and slide shows thus far! I wish we could actually go to all of these places! :)
Grade 8 French: Personality theme has begun. Review le verbe être as it is a key verb you must know if you wish to describe yourself and others.  Take 10 minutes each day until you can master it! :)
Thank you and have a great day! 
Mrs. Thain 
 

Assignments up to Friday,January 11th

Grade 7 LA: Personal Narrative good copies due on January 16th. Please see the rubric and graphic organizer provided.  Please type your projects. If you do not have access to a computer, you may use mine, or pop into our library in the am, lunch or after school. Please read at least 20 minutes each night.  
Grade 7 French: You will have 3 days in the computer lab/library to do research for your travel project. Use the handout provided to ensure that you have met all criteria. Presentations will begin on Tuesday, January 15th.  * Please remember to include your sources at the end of your slide-show/pamphlet or poster.
Grade 8 French:  New theme is all about Personality types.  Be sure to bring your binder to class so we can update. There are many new handouts that we will need to keep organized this term.  If you wish to plan ahead, look for a box that you can decorate when we create our own personal "Mosaïque" projects for the class.  It can be a shoe box or smaller.  Don't want you to have to carry something too big all the way to the top floor! :)
Thank you and have a great day!
Mrs. Thain 

For Friday, January 4th

Grade 7 French Verb test on Thursday, January 10th. You have a full week to master your vocabulary. See the review sheet provided.  :)  Le Grand Voyage travel projects will be our focus the next two weeks approx. Time provided in class for this project.
Grade 8 French: Finishing our final Entrepreneur en Herbe projects.

Grade 7 LA: Two handouts provided today as well as a sample of a Personal Narrative.  We also spent time brainstorming possible topics of interest. Use your rubric, sample, and graphic organizer to complete your own personal narrative. :) Due date to be negotiated tomorrow, so bring your agendas please.

Wishing you a great first day back! :)
Mrs. Thain