9B English Social Studies - Last Wednesday, two groups composed of 5 students per group, debated the question, "Terrorism is the most pressing international problem today." We will conclude this debate on Tuesday and begin the next one, "We should all focus on local issues and what is important to our local communities than worrying about global issues." Students are evaluated on the preparation of their arguments, the arguments along with examples, their voice, their participation and following the rules of the debate. This debate is the concluding activity of lesson 9 of the Interdependence theme, Citizens of the World.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - Monday, all students will participate in a less formal debate activity, called "the Fishbowl." Students in groups will discuss the following questions, "Terrorism is the most pressing international problem today,"and "We should all focus on local issues and what is important to our local communities than worrying about global issues." Students will be evaluated on the quality of their arguments and examples supporting them, as well as how much they participate. This "fishbowl" activity is the concluding activity of lesson 9 of the Interdependence theme, Citizens of the World.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - Students have only the reading of the epilogue to complete their novel, Carmen en fugue mineure. Last Friday, each student read chapter 10 individually and completed a graphic organizer to demonstrate their comprehension of the chapter. Once the epilogue is complete, we will begin working on some end of novel concluding assignments. Students will be given a choice of assignments, to work on individually or in a group. These assignments are due on December 3rd, 2010.
REMINDER: 9F will be attending a concert, Suroit, at the French school in Summerside on Friday, December 3rd. They will be leaving school after recess around 11 am, and will be returning to school by 3 pm. Students can bring along a packed lunch, or money for lunch, as we'll be stopping at a fast-food franchise before attending the concert. We'll be learning about the musical group, Suroit, from the Magdalen Islands, and listening to their music, before leaving on Friday.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - This week we will be comparing the societies of France and England during the Middle Ages and Canadian contemporary society. In particular, we will be comparing the political sytems of society in the Middle Ages and Canadian society, as well as looking for traces of the Middle Ages in our customs, beliefs, knowledge, technologies.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - Students have only the reading of chapter 10 and the epilogue to complete their novel, Carmen en fugue mineure. Students will be required to complete a graphic organizer to demonstrate their comprehension of chapter 10. Once the epilogue is complete, we will begin working on some end of novel concluding assignments. Students will be given a choice of assignments, to work on individually or in a group. These assignments are due on December 3rd, 2010.
7F French Immersion Social Studies - Students began debating the advantages and the disadvantages of the geography of Ancient Egypt this past week. We will be concluding this debate, and students will receive evaluations based on the preparation of their arguments, the arguments along with examples, the quality of their voice, their participation and following the rules of the debate. We will be moving along to learning about the composition of society in Ancient Egypt and will begin a short research project on the pharaohs of Egypt.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Update on all classes
7F French Immersion Social Studies - We are nearing the end of our study on the geography and physical elements of Ancient Egypt. The students will be participating in a debate regarding the advantages and the disadvantages of Egyptian geography (the desert, the climat, the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile River and the waterfalls on the Nile) on Tuesday.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - We have completed chapter 8 of Carmen en Fugue Mineure, and comprehension questions as well from that chapter. We will be trying to finish reading the novel this coming week. End of novel projects will be introduced at the end of the week or early next week.
Students have completed their 5th Journal entry, and will be assigned another (topic undetermined at this point) for this coming week.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - This past week, we have studied the links between the Franco-Anglo territory and other parts of the world during the Middle Ages. In doing so, we looked at the Vikings invasions, the development of cities during the late Middle Ages (Venise, Bruges, Constantinople, Carcassonne, Hambourg, Baghdad and Tombouctou)and finally the crusades to the Holy Land.
Students will be looking into the political structures during the Middle Ages this coming week.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - We have completed chapter 8 of Carmen en Fugue Mineure, and comprehension questions as well from that chapter. We will be trying to finish reading the novel this coming week. End of novel projects will be introduced at the end of the week or early next week.
Students have completed their 5th Journal entry, and will be assigned another (topic undetermined at this point) for this coming week.
We have been invited to a concert at the French School in Summerside on Friday, December 3rd. Suroit, a musical group from the Magdalen Islands, will be performing. Permission forms will be sent out on Monday, November 29th.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed a group collage to illustrate what we have learned in examining the book, "If the World were a Village." The collage is now displayed in the hallway outside the classroom.
We have done our initial "Gallery Walk" which is a series of 12 photographs taken in Kenya. Students note their observations and reactions and we share them together is class. To conclude this lesson, we will be discussing our responsabilities as Canadian citizens and a global citizens.
9B English Social Studies - We have completed a group collage to illustrate what we have learned in examining the book, "If the World were a Village." The collage is now displayed in the hallway outside the classroom.
We have done our initial "Gallery Walk" which is a series of 12 photographs taken in Kenya. Students note their observations and reactions and we share them together is class. To conclude this lesson, we will be discussing our responsabilities as Canadian citizens and a global citizens.
Reports cards go home on November 25th. If you have any questions of concerns, please contact me.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - We have completed chapter 8 of Carmen en Fugue Mineure, and comprehension questions as well from that chapter. We will be trying to finish reading the novel this coming week. End of novel projects will be introduced at the end of the week or early next week.
Students have completed their 5th Journal entry, and will be assigned another (topic undetermined at this point) for this coming week.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - This past week, we have studied the links between the Franco-Anglo territory and other parts of the world during the Middle Ages. In doing so, we looked at the Vikings invasions, the development of cities during the late Middle Ages (Venise, Bruges, Constantinople, Carcassonne, Hambourg, Baghdad and Tombouctou)and finally the crusades to the Holy Land.
Students will be looking into the political structures during the Middle Ages this coming week.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - We have completed chapter 8 of Carmen en Fugue Mineure, and comprehension questions as well from that chapter. We will be trying to finish reading the novel this coming week. End of novel projects will be introduced at the end of the week or early next week.
Students have completed their 5th Journal entry, and will be assigned another (topic undetermined at this point) for this coming week.
We have been invited to a concert at the French School in Summerside on Friday, December 3rd. Suroit, a musical group from the Magdalen Islands, will be performing. Permission forms will be sent out on Monday, November 29th.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed a group collage to illustrate what we have learned in examining the book, "If the World were a Village." The collage is now displayed in the hallway outside the classroom.
We have done our initial "Gallery Walk" which is a series of 12 photographs taken in Kenya. Students note their observations and reactions and we share them together is class. To conclude this lesson, we will be discussing our responsabilities as Canadian citizens and a global citizens.
9B English Social Studies - We have completed a group collage to illustrate what we have learned in examining the book, "If the World were a Village." The collage is now displayed in the hallway outside the classroom.
We have done our initial "Gallery Walk" which is a series of 12 photographs taken in Kenya. Students note their observations and reactions and we share them together is class. To conclude this lesson, we will be discussing our responsabilities as Canadian citizens and a global citizens.
Reports cards go home on November 25th. If you have any questions of concerns, please contact me.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Parent-teacher interview week
9B Social Studies - We have nearly completed lesson 8 in our Interdependence theme in the Global Studies unit on "If the World was a Village." Our concluding activity will be a collage/banner that will be completed by the whole class using "If the World was a Village" theme. Each student will be evaluated on their contributing quote and selected images for this project.
9F French Immersion Social Studies - We have nearly completed lesson 8 in our Interdependence theme in the Global Studies unit on "Si la Terre etait un Village" Our concluding activity will be a collage/banner that will be completed by the whole class using "Si la Terre etait un Village..." theme. Each student will be evaluated on their contributing quote and selected images for this project.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - Due on Monday is the student's fifth Journal entry regarding should they ever have the chance to go for a coffee/catch a hockey game/see a film with a famous person or a friend, where would you go and what would you do? The journal entry matches the events of chapter 6 of our novel of study, Carmen en fugue mineure, where Carmen goes out for coffee with a musician that she admires. We will continue with chapter 7 this week.
Marks for the 4th Journal entry were distributed last Friday.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed the first part of our study on the Middle Ages. Students have completed their projects on the different social groups of the Middle Ages. We have completed an activity where student pairs described the economic activity linked to the various social groups. Marks for this activity will be distributed tomorrow. We will begin our lesson on the Viking invasions and how they affected the communication between communities during the Middle Ages tomorrow.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - Due on Monday is the student's fifth Journal entry regarding should they ever have the chance to go for a coffee/catch a hockey game/see a film with a famous person or a friend, where would you go and what would you do? The journal entry matches the events of chapter 6 of our novel of study, Carmen en fugue mineure, where Carmen goes out for coffee with a musician that she admires. We will continue with chapter 7 this week.
Marks for the 4th Journal entry were distributed last Friday for the grade 8s and grade 7s will receive their marks tomorrow.
7F French Immersion Social Studies - We have begun our study of Ancient Egypt a few weeks ago. I am returning tomorrow several assignments: Map of Ancient Egypt, the natural and constructed elements of Egyptian geography and finally an assignment, interview regarding an event in the past and comparing it with the same event in 2009-2010. Example: comparison of Christmas, Hallowe'en, school etc.
We will continue to examine the geography of Egypt and students will be asked to discern the advantages and the disadvantages of Egypt geography in preserving its civilization.
I hope to meet everyone at parent teacher interviews this week. If you are unable to come and have any questions or concerns about your son or daughter, please email me mcmcguire@edu.pe.ca or call the school 859-8710. Thanks, Ms. Moira McGuire
9F French Immersion Social Studies - We have nearly completed lesson 8 in our Interdependence theme in the Global Studies unit on "Si la Terre etait un Village" Our concluding activity will be a collage/banner that will be completed by the whole class using "Si la Terre etait un Village..." theme. Each student will be evaluated on their contributing quote and selected images for this project.
9F French Immersion Language Arts - Due on Monday is the student's fifth Journal entry regarding should they ever have the chance to go for a coffee/catch a hockey game/see a film with a famous person or a friend, where would you go and what would you do? The journal entry matches the events of chapter 6 of our novel of study, Carmen en fugue mineure, where Carmen goes out for coffee with a musician that she admires. We will continue with chapter 7 this week.
Marks for the 4th Journal entry were distributed last Friday.
8F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed the first part of our study on the Middle Ages. Students have completed their projects on the different social groups of the Middle Ages. We have completed an activity where student pairs described the economic activity linked to the various social groups. Marks for this activity will be distributed tomorrow. We will begin our lesson on the Viking invasions and how they affected the communication between communities during the Middle Ages tomorrow.
7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - Due on Monday is the student's fifth Journal entry regarding should they ever have the chance to go for a coffee/catch a hockey game/see a film with a famous person or a friend, where would you go and what would you do? The journal entry matches the events of chapter 6 of our novel of study, Carmen en fugue mineure, where Carmen goes out for coffee with a musician that she admires. We will continue with chapter 7 this week.
Marks for the 4th Journal entry were distributed last Friday for the grade 8s and grade 7s will receive their marks tomorrow.
7F French Immersion Social Studies - We have begun our study of Ancient Egypt a few weeks ago. I am returning tomorrow several assignments: Map of Ancient Egypt, the natural and constructed elements of Egyptian geography and finally an assignment, interview regarding an event in the past and comparing it with the same event in 2009-2010. Example: comparison of Christmas, Hallowe'en, school etc.
We will continue to examine the geography of Egypt and students will be asked to discern the advantages and the disadvantages of Egypt geography in preserving its civilization.
I hope to meet everyone at parent teacher interviews this week. If you are unable to come and have any questions or concerns about your son or daughter, please email me mcmcguire@edu.pe.ca or call the school 859-8710. Thanks, Ms. Moira McGuire
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