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!