Reminder to students and to parents that Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held at Hernewood on Wednesday, November 10th, from 4-6 pm and then again on the morning of Friday, November 12th, from 9-12. New this year is that report cards are going home on November 25th, after the interviews take place. Hope to see you all there.
7F French Immersion Social Studies - Last Friday, we wrote our first quiz of the school year on the introductory unit to the Ancient Civilizations course. I will return the quizzes on the 25th or the 26th of November. Before we begin our study of Ancient Egypt, the students will be completing their Remembrance Day posters in class this week. The posters are due to the Remembrance Day committee on the 3rd of November.
7F-8F French Immersion Language Arts - We will be starting chapter 5 of our novel, Carmen en Fugue Mineure. We have been completing comprehension questions and/or graphic organizers for the first 4 chapters. Marks for this work is being handed back early this week. We have completed our fourth reflection in our Journal, which will also be returned the end of this week. The focus of our grammar lessons has been on the use of nouns.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - Students are working in pairs on our first research project of the year, the different social groups that existed in England and France in the Middle Ages. This project will be due the first week of November. Students will be completing their Remembrance Day posters in class this week, as well. The posters are due to the Remembrance Day committee on the 3rd of November.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - This past week, we have held two debates in class. Topics of debate were: "Should students be allowed the use of their cell phones, IPODs etc. in school?" and "Should the seal hunt be outlawed in Atlantic Canada?" Both debates were interesting and lively. The winners of each debate will be announced on Monday, and marks assigned to each student. The debates were part of our examinations of current issues following the Global Studies theme.
We will be learning about the consumption of coffee in our world today, and the processes that bring coffee into our North American market. Students will have an opportunity to try a small sample of Fair Trade coffee and a cookie as part of this lesson tomorrow.
Students will be geginning their Remembrance Day posters in class this week. The posters are due to the Remembrance Day committee on the 3rd of November.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - We will be starting chapter 5 of our novel, Carmen en Fugue Mineure. We have been completing comprehension questions and/or graphic organizers for the first 4 chapters. Marks for this work is being handed back early this week.
We have completed our fourth reflection in our Journal, which will also be returned the end of this week. The focus of our grammar lessons has been on the use of nouns. Students will also have a dictation test on Thursday, October 28th.
The director of French Programs for the Western School Board, Mr. Rene Hurtubise, will be our guest on Wednesday, October 27th, to gain a better understanding of French Immersion programs at the intermediate level, and to hear the students speak French.
9B English Social Studies - This past week, we have examined global issues in today's media, and completed two assignments related to this lesson. Students will receive marks for these assignments this week. We have also learned about the consumption of coffee in our world today, and the processes that bring coffee into our North American market. Students had the opportunity to try a small sample of Fair Trade coffee and a cookie as part of this lesson.
Students will be geginning their Remembrance Day posters in class this week. The posters are due to the Remembrance Day committee on the 3rd of November.
