French grade 7:  F:  Some students still seem to have the idea that "la recette" which they are required to prepare for our France Day tomorrow is for the whole class; however, they need only a bring enough for their reading buddy!

French 6:  Th:  finish one side of the handout "Qu'est-ce que tu fais?"

JL

STAR Reading Tests Results:  grade 6 students brought their STAR reading reports home for signatures today, and grade 7 students will take them home for signatures tomorrow.

No Ordinary Day Summary: (chapters 8-15)  Dr. Indra takes Valli to the hospital where she checks her feet and gives her a good meal.  The highlight of the day for Valli was looking through a microscope at her own blood.  Her happiness is shattered, however, when she wakes up the following morning and sees lepers in her dormitory.  She runs away and begins living on the streets again.  Her difficulty in readjusting to homelessness after such promise was held out to her is manifested in her meanness and sadness.  She manages to get into a mall where she steals from a table in the food court and tries to buy a book before getting thrown out.  Finally, she faces the truth that she needs to go back to the hospital.  At the hospital, no one knows what to do with her until Dr. Indra arrives.  She presents Valli with two options:  stay for treatment and respect the lepers or go back to the streets.  She decides to stay.  Her first revelation comes when she really looks at the tea lady (leper) for the first time.  She finds that she is able to look past her missing nose and fingers.  All her tiredness catches up to her, and she spends a lot of time sleeping in her very first bed.  During her waking hours, she wants to learn as much as she can.  She learns about the circulatory system and how to make pie charts.  She is given her first Christmas present and her first hug.  When the book ends, she is about to taste ice cream for the first time. 

JL

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 70:2; Th: (after the break):  Ps. 82:2

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  there aren't any new words (see the reason in the previous blog), but all the students who turned in their crossword today got it back by the end of the day so that they can review already tonight!

French 6:  Th:  requiz on 'jouer/faire' since last Thursday's average was 57%

JL

P.S.  All the students have submitted their skating forms!  PLEASE ALSO SIGN AND RETURN THE PERMISSION FORM FOR THE CLASS REHEARSAL TO THE CHILLIWACK CULTURAL CENTRE T-O-M-O-R-R-O-W!  Thank you!

P.S.S.  Thank you to all the students for the unexpected Werther's candies and gift card to David's Tea!  It wasn't necessary but very sweet all the same!

Bible grade 6:  students received a review sheet for Thursday's test "Israel's Slide to Destruction"

Vocabulary grade 6 and 7:  students received a crossword to review the forty last spelling words for Wednesday's Vocabulary Test (just like last time, there will be ten multiple choice questions)

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  none this week (Friday's class averages on the spelling dictation:  grade 7:  76%; grade 6:  82%)

Students Who Need to Catch Up on the Reading Requirements:  grade 7:  Lauren (1 Book Talk); Elia (1 Book Talk, 3 AR tests); Larissa (1 AR test); Kyle (1 Book Talk, 1 AR test); Kiara (1 AR test); Grant (2 AR tests); Jordan (1 Book Talk, 3 AR tests); Jolene (1 Book Talk, 2 AR tests); Jayden (1 Book Talk); Casey (3 AR tests); Colin (1 AR test); grade 6:  Aidan (3 Book Talks); Nicole (2 Book Talks, 1 AR test); Feben (2 Book Talks); Leanne (2 Book Talks, 2 AR tests); Martha (2 Book Talks); Aaron (1 Book Talk); Tyler (2 Book Talks)

JL

P.S.  Please sign the Parent Report form going home on Monday that shows the Reading Range of your child going into Term 2.

Bible grade 6:  W:  handout "Hosea"

JL

P.S.  Please remember to fill out and return the skating form.

Memory Work grade 6:  this Th:  Ps. 66:1; next Th:  Ps. 70:2 (with all the confusion in the move out of our classroom, we somehow ended up with Ps. 66:1 instead of Ps. 72:1)

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  penguin, cruiser, quisling, quixotic, biscuit

French 6:  Th:  quiz on conjugations of 'faire/jouer'

French 7:  no quiz this week!

JL

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EIGHT DECLAIMERS, and especially to our finalists:  Caleb Bos (1st), Reuben Louwerse (2nd), and Nicole Bysterveld (3rd)! 

We would also like to thank Mrs. Heather Byker and Mrs. Erin Timmerman for their hard work in judging the contestants! 

Bible 6:  F:  questions "The Day of the Lord"

JL

Declamation Contest 6 and 7:  Tomorrow's Declamation Contest is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.  Friends and relatives of the declaimers are welcome to attend!

JL

P.S.  I hope to allow the grade 6 and 7 students to check in library books tomorrow and get new ones!

No Ordinary Day Summary (chapters 5-7):  Valli was trying to sleep in front of a computer store when the sound of police sirens forces her to finish her sleep in the cemetery where it was quieter and no one would notice her blanket and warm jacket and try to steal them.  Many other homeless Indians were also sleeping in the cemetery, taking advantage of the fact that the guard was incapacitated from home-brewed booze.  In the morning, she escapes the cemetery before the guard can wake her up with his long stick.  She spends a pleasant hour chatting with a fortune teller, until she notices that his feet have the tell-tale signs of leprosy.  After fleeing in fear, she realizes that she is hungry, so she goes to a tea-seller who has sometimes given her tea for free.  She nearly doesn't get any because the tea-seller's brother is angry that he is always giving tea to street urchins, but she finally gets her tea.  She enjoys it while talking to some clay statutes of two gods who, she feels, seem to be smiling at her.  However, she is still hungry, so she begins diving in the Ganges River for the coins people throw into it in order to be blessed.  Unfortunately, she can't find any before she gets very tired, and so she steals the coins from a little girl who is momentarily distracted.  Then she disappears under the water before the little girl and her family can figure out where the coins went.  When she gets out of the water, she sees a woman reading a Bible by a cremation pit.  She is a doctor who immediately notices that Valli doesn't realize that she is standing on some hot coals from the pit.  She wants to take Valli with her to the hospital, but Valli is too distrustful to go with her in the taxi, and so the two of them begin the long walk to the hospital.

JL

P.S.  Congratulations to the three students who won the Book Cover contest:  Nicole Bysterveld (1st), Thomas Thalen (2nd), and James Thalen (3rd)! 

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Hy. 13:4,5; next Th:  Ps. 72:1

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  wrestle, mistletoe, axle, castle, yokel; last week's averages:  grade 6:  80%; grade 7:  79%

Bible 6:  Tu:  quiz tomorrow on last Thursday`s crossword homework

JL

P.S.  I`ve had a forgetful day today:  I forgot to return grade 7 grammar tests (which I`ll try to remember to do tomorrow), and I forgot the Shop Easy forms (please don`t hesitate to request your order by handwritten note).

Bible 6:  M:  crossword

Report Cards 6:  students were given their report cards today 

Tests:  grade 6 finally received their Socials tests today (average 63%) and grammar tests (average 56%), but, unfortunately, many of them were put in the portfolio binders this afternoon since we worked on portfolios.  The grade 7 students will get their grammar tests back Monday (avg:  63%).

Declamation Contest:  First of all, I would like to congratulate all the participants on their hard work!  The work is not over for the following contestants:  grade 6:  Nicole Bysterveld, Melissa Gelderman, Leanne Hellewell, Kaylee Lieuwen, and Reuben Louwerse, and grade 7:  Caleb Bos, Shauna Hoogstra, Grant Nienhuis, Jayden Tolsma, and Colin VanWoudenberg.  They will be visiting the different classrooms next week to prepare for the big JCS Declamation Contest next Thursday!











JL
P.S.  Enjoy your long weekend!

Reading 7:  W:  finish "Ryan's Well" with accompanying handout

Grammar 6:  W:  finish Ex. B and C on "Transitive and Intransitive Verbs"

Book Cover 6:  W:  if students wish to participate in the contest for a Book Cover Mom, the School Flooded, they should submit it by tomorrow afternoon

JL

P.S.  Don't forget to dress up as your favorite Book Character tomorrow!

Memory Work 6:  Th:  Ps. 55:10; next Th:  Hy. 13:4, 5

Spelling 6 and 7:  Th:  pompeii, nepotism, kerchief, alien, sleigh; (last week's average for grade 6:  84%; grade 7:  79%)

French grade 7:  Today, we started our unit on France.  They also received their first assignment today which involves a lap book to be finished by our France Day on Friday, December 20.  The lap should be illustrated with a map of Canada and France, a paragraph about a famous French person, a paragraph about a monument in Paris, the French flag, and a French recipe.  Only the French recipe can be written in English.  Students should bring some food which they made according to the recipe to share with their buddy on France Day.  The food should be prepared at home (in other words, it should not be necessary to use the JCS kitchen for this). 

JL  

Bible 6:  Thank you to all the parents who signed the tests that went home on Wednesday (average:  70%).  Sorry, I neglected to mention that they were going home.

Socials 7:  Tests were returned for parent signatures today; the class average was 68%.  Grade 6 tests will be returned Monday (average 63%) for parent signatures.

French 6:  Tuesday's French quizzes will be returned on Monday:  class average was 71%.

JL

P.S.  Last Friday, I took eight entries to the Legion; today I take one entry to the mail for Polar Expressions Publishing.  This week, I posted three more contests on the wall for the students to enter. 

STUDENTS HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARPEN THEIR PENS IN THEIR QUESTS FOR FAME AND FORTUNE!!!! 

Bible 6:  Th:  questions "Salvation From and For Moab"

JL

P.S.  Tomorrow's focus will be on celebrating a belated "National Child Day" to commemorate the day Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for Social Studies grade 6 and 7.

Reading grade 6 and 7:  Time for  a summary of this week's chapters 2-4!

Valli's 'happiest day' continues as she travels high on top of a coal truck.  This is very exciting for her because it is her very first ride in a motorized vehicle, and she sees green fields for the first time.  Finally, the truck stops, and she is discovered.  After some arguing, the two men take her to a beautiful middle-aged woman.  She seems to be the owner of the large home with many women and children who seem well-clothed and fed (it is a brothel, but Valli never realizes it).  For the first time, Valli doesn't have to eat the leftover food from her cousins, and she also gets her first bath.  It is after the bath, when one of the women is cutting her toenails, that Valli's leprosy is discovered.  She doesn't know why they throw her out so quickly.  Dejected and lonely, Valli wanders around Kolkata until an old man and his goat make her smile.  He advises her to give away the soap she still carries from her bath, and, in so doing, she makes friends with a homeless family whose language she doesn't speak.  She begins to develop the philosophy and behaviours she needs to survive as a homeless person:  she decides that, since everything on earth is borrowed, she doesn't need to own anything.  She resumes her enjoyment of living.

JL 

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  yippee, zigzaggedness, froufrou, peekaboo, abracadabra; last week's spelling averages:  grade 6:  68%; grade 7:  64%

French 6:  Tu:  students have a French vocab quiz on the last dozen words we learned in French; while we usually have French quizzes on Thursday, the timing of this one is precipitated by reporting deadlines!!

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 50:8; next Th:  Ps. 55:12; students no longer need to learn Amos 3:1-8 because we have too many songs to learn (and a text to review) for the Christmas Concert plus STUDENTS IN GRADE 6 AND 7 SHOULD NOT FORGET ABOUT THE CLASSROOM DECLAMATION CONTEST NEXT WEEK!!

JL

P.S.  Thanks to Mrs. Winkelaar for teaching the grade 6 students today!!

Hi Gr 7 parents,

This evening there may be some confusion regarding the church history test for tomorrow.  It will be a take home test, which the students can start working on in class, but then take home. They are allowed to use their notes, textbooks, and whatever other resources available to them.  As a result, I told them they did not need to study this evening for the test, as there is not anything they will need to 'memorize' per se.  They can read their notes over if you like, but I do not think it will help them do any better on the test because they will have their textbooks available anyways.

Also, there is a volleyball tournament for next Friday afternoon at CCHS. More details to follow.

Thanks,

MR

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Bible 6:  Th:  handout "A Double Portion, Please"

Writing 6:  Th:  prayer

French 7:  Th:  vocab quiz (which was almost halfway done last week until Miss Lanting discovered that the answers were on the wall)

French 6:  Th:  handout "Classifions!"

Readers' Theater 7:  Th:  perform poems

JL 

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 49:1; next Th:  Ps. 50:8; end-of-the-month text:  Amos 3:1-8

Declamation Contest 6 and 7:  Nine students in grade 7 and eight students from grade 6 still need to pick their poems.

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  resplendent, independent, intermittent, effervescent, feral

Bible 6:  W:  questions "A Typical Pagan King"; students received a review sheet for the test on Friday

Art 6:  W:  manga/pokemon comic is due

JL

Reading grade 6 and 7:  We will be reading No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis over the next month.  Deborah Ellis is more famous for her trilogy, The Breadwinner, a story about a girl in Afghanistan.  The book is meant to trigger discussions having to do with our Social Studies themes of child labour, third world countries, poverty, and leprosy.  I intend to keep you up to date on each chapter as we go through it, so that you will be ready for any questions that your children might ask you in connection with the book.

This week, (Tuesday for grade 7, and Friday for grade 6), we will read chapter 1 which finds our heroine, Valli, in her poverty-stricken hometown in India.  Her job is to collect coal to supplement the family income.  She is not allowed to attend the outdoor school that is set up outside behind the tea shop.  She wishes she were a goat so that she wouldn't always be so hungry.  She thinks she has 'magic feet' but doesn't realize that she actually has no feeling in her feet because she has leprosy.  Then she discovers that her 'auntie' is actually just a woman who was paid by her own family to watch over her.  She decides to hop on a truck and run away, but she has no idea where or when the truck will stop.

JL

READING REQUIREMENTS:  the following students are behind in the reading requirements (the list will also be posted in the Middle School hallway):

Grade 6:  Aidan (2 Book Talks); Nicole (2 AR tests, 1 Book Talk); Ben S. (1 AR test); Melissa (1 AR test); Feben (1 Book Talk); Leanne (2 AR tests, 1 Book Talk); Martha (1 Book Talk); Aaron (1 Book Talk); Travis (1 Book Talk); Tyler (1 Book Talk)
Grade 7:  Levi (2 Book Talks); Elia (2 AR tests); Karissa (1 AR test); Lauren D. (1 Book Talk); Ben G. (2 AR tests); Larissa (2 AR tests); Grant (2 AR tests); Kyle (1 Book Talk); Jordan (2 AR tests); Lauren S. (1 Book Talk, 2 AR tests); Jolene (2 AR tests); Michael (1 AR test); Jayden (1 Book Talk, 2 AR tests); Casey (2 AR tests); Colin (2 AR tests)

JL
P.S.  Don't forget about tomorrow's due date for having a poem for the Declamation Contest!  (grade 6:  twenty lines or more; grade 7:  twenty-five lines or more)

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 39:3; next Th:  49:1; end-of-the-month text:  Amos 3:1-8

Memory Work grade 6 and 7:  there is no end-of-the-month poem because students will be memorizing their own poem for the Declamation Contest at the end of the month

Bible grade 6:  Tu:  quiz on "Israel's Neighbours"

Language Arts grade 6:  Tu:  two haiku poems are due

Reading Requirements 6 and 7:  an updated list of delinquent students was posted in the hall--by now, students should have completed two AR tests and two Book Talks

Socials 6 and 7:  fourteen students will be banned from Japan Day unless they have completed the Socials group project by the day we celebrate it  (grade 6:  Wed.; grade 7:  Th.)

Spelling 6 and 7:  flammeous, humongous, notorious, rhombus, onus; last week's results:  grade 6:  74%; grade 7:  74%  (a tie!!)

JL

P.S.  My Student Helper and I forgot to pass out the Shop Easy Forms--please fill out a handwritten letter detailing the gift certificates you need, and we will try our best to accommodate!

Grammar 6 and 7:  grade 6:  F:  complete the review for the test; grade 6 and 7:  test on Wed., Nov. 6




French 6:  our French vocabulary quiz will be postponed until next Thursday

French 7:  our French quiz result today was a disappointing 50%; we will have a requiz next Th.; quizzes will be returned on next week Monday

JL

P.S.  A note went home today for all grade 6 and 7 students that gives the dates and requirements for our annual Declamation Contest--the first important date is Tuesday, November 12 which is the final day to submit the title of the poem to be memorized.
P.S.S.  Despite lots of nervousness, the grade 6 students shone in our performance of Guido de Bres!  Thank you, parents, for coming to watch and attending to all those little or big details that came with the preparations!

Bible 6:  W:  finish "Israel's Neighbours"

Social Studies 6 and 7:  Th:  group projects, "Society, Identity, and Culture," should be finished and ready for viewing at our Open House

JL

P.S.  Don't forget to bring your instruments tomorrow, grade 7!!

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Hy. 35:4; (next Th:  Ps. 39:3); F:  poem "Plural Pointers" and Books of the Bible

Memory Work grade 7:  F:  poem:  "What's a Careful Speller to Do?"

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  quizzical, lackadaisical, hexagonal, magical, intellectual (last Friday's results:  grade 6:  83%; grade 7:  79%)

Bible 6:  Tu:  quiz on I Kings 12-14

French 6:  Tu:  riddle "Qui Suis-Je?"; Th:  vocabulary quiz

French 7:  Th:  quiz on conjugations of 'to sleep' and 'to move'

JL

P.S.  Don't forget about the final practice of "Guido" on Wednesday and our V.I.P.
guest, grade 6!

Bible 6:  M:  "Jeroboam -- I Kings 12-14" crossword due

JL

Bible 6:  F:  "The Revolution" question worksheet due

JL

P.S.  Don't forget about the spelling dictation tomorrow!

Bible grade 6:  W:  "Israel's Golden Age" due

JL

P.S.  Don't forget your library books tomorrow!

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 32:1; next Th:  Hy. 35:4; end-of-the-month poem:  "Plural Pointers"; end of the month:  books of the Bible

Memory Work grade 7:  end-of-the-month poem "What's a Careful Speller to Do?"

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  sumo, sushi, karate, karaoke, geisha

JL

CANCELLATION:  the grade 6 and 7 class trip to Sardis Library to listen to graphic novel artist/author Mike Deas has been cancelled due to a Deas family emergency

Bible grade 6:  M:  "The Beginning of the Story" handouts are due

Vocabulary Test grade 6 and 7:  based on all the students who wrote the test Friday, the grade 6 class average was 77% and the grade 7 class average was 76%.  I hope to return the tests on Monday for parent signatures if all the students have had a chance to write it.

Grammar 6 and 7:  W:  handouts "Verbs" are due

JL

Bible 6:  F:  handout "Introduction" is due (I didn't mention this at the end of the day, so I will also accept them on Monday)

French 7:  F:  I will be returning a French vocabulary quiz tomorrow which resulted in a marginally more disappointing average than their last vocab quiz:  48%--this quiz tested 10 vocabulary words; (this is a heads-up for parents so that they can remind their child not to 'lose' the quiz before reaching home tomorrow evening)

JL

Church History grade 6:  Th:  signed tests to be returned tomorrow (class avg:  65%)

Readers' Theater grade 7:  Th:  performance

French grade 7:  Th:  vocabulary quiz

Quiet Reading:  bring your books grade 6:  Th; grade 7:  Fri

Guido de Bres play grade 6:  some students still aren't very familiar with their lines; also, students should give some thought to how they will dress for the play

JL

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 28:4; next Th:  Ps. 32:1; end-of-the-month poem:  "Plural Pointers"; end of the month:  books of the Bible

Memory Work grade 7:  end-of-the-month poem:  "What's a Careful Speller to Do?"

Review Crossword for Vocab  Test grade 6 and 7:  Th:  crossword is due

JL

Important Info for the next few weeks...

GRADE 7 - PLEASE BRING 12 DOZ CUPCAKES TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

As many of you may or may not know, my wife and I will be travelling to Holland for two weeks, beginning next week, in celebration of my grandparents' 60th Wedding Anniversary. As a result, there will be two people taking over for me, one for the first week, and another for the second week.  In order to make planning etc. easier for them, we hope to wrap up the units we are currently working on next week so they can teach new units. Ending a unit always means tests, and so I thought I would give everyone plenty of time to prepare.

Gr 6:
Math - p.273 #2-7 due tomorrow
Math - Unit 7 Test - Wednesday October 23
Science 6 - Chapter 6 Test - Tuesday October 22 (yes, we will return from the field trip in time to write the test :)

Gr 7:
Bible - Lesson 7 #1-10 due tomorrow
Bible - Unit 2 Test - Thursday October 24
Memory Work - Ps 37:12 (the Eaglet for this week is wrong), Rom 8:1-8 due Thursday
Math - Unit 7 Test - Wednesday October 23
Science - Chapter 6 Test - Tuesday October 22

Thanks,

MR

READING REQUIREMENTS GRADE 6 & 7

TWO WEEKS AGO, I wrote that I would post the names of the delinquent grade 6 and 7 students who are not finished their reading requirements.  Since I posted their names in the hallway, a few of them hastened to remedy the situation.  HOWEVER, these students still have to fulfill the requirements:

Aidan (1 Book Talk), Nicole (1 AR test), Leanne (1 AR test, 1 Book Talk), Aaron (1 Book Talk), Levi (1 Book Talk), Elia (1 AR test), Ben G. (1 AR test), Kiara (1 AR test), Grant (1 AR test), Jordan (1 Book Talk, 1 AR test), Lauren S. (1 Book Talk, 1 AR test), Jolene (1 Book Talk, 1 AR test), Jayden (1 Book Talk, 1 AR test), Casey (1 AR test), Colin (1 AR test)

An updated list will be posted in the hallway again.  Remember, unfinished work tends to have a snowball effect!

JL

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  last vocabulary words before the vocabulary test next week Friday:  predict, postdated, prerogative, preboarding, prelude; spelling test average for grade 6 last week:  71% and for grade 7:  77%

Grammar grade 6 and 7:  W:  handout "Before or After?"

Memory Work grade 6:  no memory psalm this week!; next Th:  Ps. 28:4; end-of-the-month poem:  "Plural Pointers"; end of the month:  Books of the Bible

French grade 6:  W:  poster "Mon Tableau d'Amis"

French grade 7:  next W:  handout using numbers

JL

Grade 7 Reading:  Please......NO MORE PAPER CRANES!  This morning, I asked the students to provide me with some paper cranes to hang from my ceiling, and I just finished hanging the last paper crane on the last hook.   So....those students who went home with a determined look to furnish me with more paper cranes can KEEP THEM AT HOME!  Thank you!

JL

Church History grade 6:  F:  handout on John Wycliffe; tomorrow, students will receive Review Sheets for next Wednesday's test

Readers' Theater grade 7:  Tu:  perform play

Guido de Bres Play grade 6:  M:  memorize lines (or at least have them available discreetly)

JL
P.S.  Permission forms for the Sardis Library field trip went out today (instead of next week) because the librarian would like to know how many are attending as seating is limited!

Social Studies grade 6 and 7:  students in grade 7 are working in pairs on a project that is due on October 31, 2013 (Open House Day) called, "Identity, Society, and Culture:  Canada, the United States of America, and Japan."  The purpose of the project is to show the effect of geographical regions, climate, and resources on the cultures of each of the three countries.  In connection with the project, the grade 7 students are reading Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  Grade 6 student pairs will begin working on the project tomorrow.  I do not anticipate that the students should have to work on it at home, since ample class time will be provided.

Reading grade 6 and 7:  not to be outdone, grade 6 students are currently reading Wild Ride, A Graphic Guide Adventure, illustrated by Mike Deas.  We have just received word from the Sardis Library that they are eager to have us attend their author reading by none other than.....Mike Deas!!!Please sign the permission form for this field trip when it comes out next week and consider setting aside Tuesday morning, October 22, to chaperone on this very exciting trip!  (I plan to have the grade 7 students read the graphic novel, too!)

JL

P.S.  Names of students who have not completed the reading requirements are posted in the hall.
P.S.S.  TRIPS TO OTTAWA, CASH PRIZES, I-PADS:  all of these can be earned by entering the three contests posted in Miss Lanting's classroom!

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Hy. 76:4; two Thursdays from now: Ps. 28:4; end-of-the-month 'text':  Books of the Bible; end-of-the-month poem:  "Plural Pointers"

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  prologue, proposals, professional, projection, prosaic; (last week's spelling test average:  55% (grade 6); 52% (grade 7)

French vocab test results 6 and 7:  both grades were tested on seven words in the exact same way except grade 7 had an additional two days to study:  grade 6 average:  99%!!! grade 7 average:  50%

JL

P.S.  EduDeo forms went home today for collecting money for Road 2 Hope.  Also, grade 6 picture orders are due this Friday.

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 13:3, 2 Col. 4:5-7, 16-18; next Th:  Hy. 76:4; next M:  "Parts of Speech" poem

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  M:  adolescence, adequate, accrued, disappearance, assign

French 6 and 7:  Th:  the promised quizzes from last week will be given this Th. instead

Jean

P.S.  Medical forms that went out today to grade 6 students are due back this Friday.
P.S.S.  Next Monday is the last day for finishing the Book Talk and AR test for the month.  Names of students who are not finished will be posted.

Gr 6:

Math - Test will be on Wednesday.  Please review with your child a few questions from each section.  

Science - Chapt 5 Test will be tomorrow - Gr 6 will be allowed to take the textbooks home.

P.E. - Soccer

Gr 7 

Math - Test will be on Friday. Due tomorrow is p. 79 #1-10  

Science - Chapt 5 Test will be tomorrow - Gr 6 will be allowed to take the textbooks home.

P.E. - Soccer

On Thursday we hope to go on a hike to Elk Mountain. It would make it easier if we could have enough parents to drive there instead of taking a bus.  Please fill in the form tonight.

That's all for now!

- MR

Church History 6:  F:  "Let's Review" handouts due

JL

P.S.  We had a very enjoyable time at "Messiah's Mansion!"  Special thanks to Neal G. and Yvonne T. for accompanying us! 
P.S.S.  Don't forget about the spelling test, the Cultural Bag, the discussion with parents about Prime Minister Rudd, and a silent reading book!

"Messiah's Mansion" Field Trip:  Th:  parent volunteers are Neal G., Melanie T., Yvonne T., Alfred B.

Church History 6:  Th:  "After Mohammad" handout

Readers' Theatre 7:  Th:  performances

JL

Gr 6:

Science Test - Ch 5 - Next Tuesday

Gr 7:

Memory Work: Ps 17:4, Rom 8:3,4 due tomorrow
Math: p. 72/3 #1-4
Field trip tomorrow - We will be leaving at 9:55 from the school so please make sure to be on time.  Parents coming along with gr 7 are: Andrew S., Lorraine L., MaryAnn V., Hetty T., Yvonne T., Wilma V. If possible, we may need the parents to drive separately to the tabernacle to ensure we have enough room on the bus.
Church History Test - Friday
Science Test - Ch 5 - Next Tuesday

Thanks,
MR

Social Studies 6 and 7:  F:  Cultural bag--bring a maximum of five objects in a bag to show the culture(s) that have influenced your life; discuss "Rudd Angers Muslims" with your parents and decide whether Rudd should be more multicultural (alternatively, discuss Premier Marois' "Charter of Values")

JL

Memory Work 6 and 7:  end-of-the-month poem:  "Parts of Speech"

Memory Work 6:  end-of-the-month text:  2 Cor. 4:5-7, 16-18; Th:  Ps. 4:2; next Th:  Ps. 13:3

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  unchangeable, unkempt, uncouth, umbrella, ubiquitous (it appears that the grade 6 class was overconfident after their victory last week:  gr. 6 spelling average:  59% and gr. 7 spelling average:  80%)

French 6 and 7:  F:  quiz (grade 7:  words for rooms in a house; grade 6:  words for members of a family)

French 6:  W:  colouring assignment

Readers' Theater:  it was clear that many students need to go over their lines for Guido de Bres in order to sound fluent!

JL

P.S.  Don't forget to bring back the Field Trip permission form tomorrow!

Grade 6 + 7:

A permission form went home today regarding a fieldtrip on Thursday...please make sure to sign it and return it to school tomorrow.

Student leadership team applications have been reviewed and a team has been chosen.  The kids will find out tomorrow, but seeing as there were 23 applications submitted (a record breaking number!) and only 8 positions available, there is a high likelihood that there will be some disappointed students tomorrow.  Please make sure to talk about this with your child just in case they are one of the ones who did not 'make the cut'.

Gr 6:

Math - p 67 #1,2,3,5

Please make sure to practice times tables with your child on a regular basis.  The current Math is fairly simple, but soon it will grow harder, especially if a student does not know their multiplication tables.  This is absolutely vital to ensuring your child's success in Math this year.

Gr 7:

Math p. 76 # 1,2 - today's math was very challenging for many of the students.  Please help them if you can and otherwise simply encourage them to try their best.  As always, they do not need to spend all night trying to figure out one problem.

Memory Work: Ps 17:4, Romans 8: 3,4

That's all!

- MR

Readers' Theatre grade 6:  M:  students should look over their parts so that we can practice on Monday; students will be expected to memorize their parts if they are playing a character; we are hoping to perform Guido de Bres for the Reformation Day Open House and our emphasis will be on speaking loudly and clearly

French 7:  M:  students should complete the handouts "Les Nombres"

Church History 6:  M:  students should complete the handouts on Mohammed

JL

P.S.  Have a wonderful 'summery' weekend!

Readers' Theater grade 6:  F:  students should be ready to perform (students in grade 7 received new plays to read yesterday, and students who experience difficulty in reading aloud should practice often before performing next Wednesday!)

Grammar 7:  F:  Personal Pronouns handout is due

JL

P.S.  Which grade will have the highest score on their spelling tests tomorrow?

Memory Work grade 6 and 7:  end-of-the-month poem:  "Parts of Speech"

Memory Work grade 6:  Th:  Ps. 2:3; next Th:  Ps. 4:2; end-of-the-month text:  2 Cor. 4:5-7, 16-18

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  authority, exclusionary, segregated, oppression, minority (last week, the grade 7 class had 93% while the grade 6 class had 100%!!! on their spelling test)

Grammar 6 and 7 results:  grade 7 narrowly beat grade 6 with an 81% class average on a 'Nouns' assignment while the grade 6 class had a 79% average

STAR Reading Reports:  the reports will go home tomorrow for signatures

JL

P.S.  Shop Easy forms and Hot Lunch forms went home today....

Monday, Sept 9

Grade 6:
Math - Multiples worksheet - students should have 30 of the 40 questions done. They were given a significant amount of time to work on it in class, and many got finished, so it shouldn't be a problem.  However, if it is starting to take too long, please use your own judgement as to how many they should do.

Grade 7:
Math - p.62 #1-7
Memory Work - Hymn 48:2, Romans 8:1,2 due Thursday
Bible - Some students have still not handed in their timelines...not a good way to start the school year.

That's all :)

-MR

One week down...

Grade 6:

Math - p 53 #2-5 due Monday

Grade 7:

Memory Work - Rom 8: 1, 2

Math - p 58 #1-5 due Monday

Student Leadership Team applications went out today.  If your child took one, please encourage them to put a good effort into answering the questions. Applications are due on Wednesday at 3:10 pm.

Have a great weekend!

-MR

Guided Reading 6:  F:  read and comprehend articles for discussion tomorrow

Readers' Theater 7:  F:  many students were not prepared for oral reading today; hopefully, they will be more prepared tomorrow

JL

P.S.  Don't forget about memory work (gr.6) and spelling tests (gr. 6 and 7) for tomorrow!

For both grades, please make sure students have proper P.E. attire (JCS school shirt, shorts/track pants, and running shoes).

Grade 6:
Math - no homework, but students are encouraged to practice their multiplication tables, as they are definitely rusty.
Science - none.

Grade 7:
Math - p 54 #4-7
Bible - Timelines due tomorrow morning, first thing
Art - The alphabet photography project has been introduced, so the kids may be asking to use the camera to photograph anything they think looks like a letter of the alphabet.

That's all!
- MR

Readers' Theater 7:  Th:  student presentations

AR tests and Book Talks grade 6 and 7:  Students are required to read at least 7 books for Book Talk presentations, each of which must take place in a different continent.  These books can double up as AR tests, but they should do at least one Book Talk and one AR test each month (excluding December, March, and June).  The books should be at their reading level (STAR Reading Tests will be conducted by the end of the week) and should NOT be informational books.  Eager beavers who wish to finish them all in the first month are welcome to do so!  We are hoping that the library will be up and running next week.  In the meantime, feel free to use books from Miss Lanting's classroom library or books from the public library.

JL

Memory Work grade 6:  F:  Ps. 1:2; next F:  Ps. 2:3; end-of-the-month text:  2 Cor. 4:5-7, 16-18

Memory Work grade 6 and 7:  end-of-the-month poem:  "Parts of Speech"

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  condiment, confection, commute, consider, conjure

Grammar 7:  W:  handouts on 'nouns'

JL

P.S.  Just a reminder to wear a polo shirt tomorrow!

P.S.S.  A lot of forms went home today from the office!

P.S.S.S.  Please initial your child`s agenda every day.  This would be much appreciated!

 

Homework on the first day?

Yes its true, there's homework to be done, but don't worry because its not much.

Grade 6: Registration forms - most kids handed it in already, but there were a few who took it home
Grade 7: Registration forms - again, most handed it in, but for those who didn't, have it tomorrow.

Also, the 'Great Little Coupon Book' was sent home with the youngest student today.  Please make sure to rescue it from your child's backpack.

That's all for today!
MR

First Day of School!

Welcome back to all the students! Hopefully they are as excited as their teachers about returning back to school.

This school year not much has changed in the intermediate department, but for those grade 6 students who are new to having two teachers and classrooms, here's how it works:

Miss Lanting is the Gr 6 homeroom teacher, and Mr. Rekers is the Gr 7 homeroom teacher. This means that at the beginning of the days and at lunch time, you will be with your homeroom teacher. Your homeroom teacher is also the one who will be teaching you Bible, Personal Planning, and Art. The rest of your classes depend on which subjects you are in.

Miss Lanting teaches Language Arts (Reading, Writing, and Speaking), Social Studies, and French to both grades.
Mr. Rekers teaches Math, Science, Physical Education, and Computers to both grades.

Your schedules will be given to you on the first day of school, and you are expected to use these to make sure you are prepared for each class.
More information is soon to follow!

- Mr. Rekers