Thursday, June 23

Reformed Studies - Picture Book must be completed today

Math - worked through 8.5

Novel Assgt - completed and handed in today.

Vocab Exam

Science - oil and what happens if it spills

Wed. June 22

Reformed Studies - all 5 spreads (written word) must be done now.

Math - finding volume and area of composite figures 8.5 #5-9 (choose 1) and 10

Science -  Exploring the Deep p. 241 #1,3,5,7

Com Skills - Ex 74 Prepositions

Novel - read to the end of the novel.  Students must now finish all comprehension questions and complete a title page with a picture of something that shows something that resonated with them.

Social Studies - finish the Boyne School project

PE - games day

Monday, June 20

Reformed Studies - rough draft of picture book should be completed today.

Math - Surface Area and volume of cylinders 8.4 #2,3,5-9

Novel - read and do questions to end of chapter 24

Social Studies - finishing Boyne School project

Science - waves p. 237#1,2,4,6  Quiz on Wednesday June 22

Friday, June 17

Reformed Studies - working on picture book assignment of Paul's missionary journeys

Science - Water, weather and climate p. 235 #1-5

Math - volume of prisms 8.3#1-9 odd

Com Skills - Ex 71

Social Studies Project is coming along very well

PE - softball game against grade 7s.  Rematch next Friday!!!!

Thurs. June 16

Reformed Studies - work on picture book

Math - starting the last chapter on Surface Area and volume 8.2 #1-11

Novel - read to end of chapter 21.  Students must have the comprehension questions done till there and the vocab done to the end of the book.

Wed. June 15

Reformed Studies - students are working on their picture books now about Paul's journeys, starting at his approval of Stephen's stoning.

Math test

Com Skills - Ex 70

Social Studies - the Boyne School project is coming along well

Science - Glaciers and currents p. 229#1,4; p. 233 #1-3,5

Monday, June 13

Reformed Studies - if students have map and timeline handed in on Wed morning, they may come and ask to work with a partner on their picture book which is due Thursday, June 23.

Math - took up review of chapter 7: Measurement.  Test on Wednesday!

Vocabulary - definitions for June 17: maelstrom, hillock, morosely, eddy, spume, sparse, cataract, salvaged, ferocity, brusquely, conical, abyss, rummaged, resolutely, twinge

Social Studies - working on the Boyne School project

Science - building plasticine continental divide

Thursday, June 9

Reformed Studies - working on assgts now: Timeline, map of Paul's life; Picture book of Paul's life

Math -  7.11 #1-5; Test on Wed June 15

Novel - read to end of chap 15 + comprehension questions

Social Studies - working on the Boyne School Project

Science - building the NA continental divide with plasticine.

Wed. June 8

Reformed Studies - L13 #1-3

Math - finding the area of composite figures 7.10 #1-9 odd

Com Skills - Ex 69

Novel - read to end of chapter 12 - students to finish comprehension questions

Social Studies - students should now have at least 1 paragraph ready to display on the backboard.  Tomorrow will begin putting the 3D model of the land together.

Science - Geographical Features p. 227 #1-4,6

Monday, June 6

IA this morning

Vocab - writing definitions for shrilly, stolidly, guttural, quaver, monotonously, tamarack, indignant, begrudged, steerageway, hummock, flotilla, somber, expanse, menace, thwart

Social Studies - students must write a paragraph about the interview with Mr. Martin DeWit about the Boyne School.

Science - water treatment and disposal Hwk p. 221  #1-5

Friday, June 3

Reformed Studies - Lesson 11: The Trial before Festus and Agrippa Q1

Math - Area of circles 7.9 #1-19 odd

Com Skills - Ex 67, 68 had to be handed in today.

Vocab test today.

Social Studies - test

Science - Human Side of Water + worksheet

Novel - read to end of chapter 10 - continue comprehension questions to that point.

Thurs. June 2

Reformed Studies - Lesson 10 The Trial Before Felix (Acts 24) #1,2

Math - area of a triangle - 7.8 #2-16 even

Com Skills - finish Ex 67

Novel - read to end of Chapter 9, finish comprehension questions

Social Studies - researching information for Boyne School 21 project

Science - Quiz,  The Water Table Hwk p. 217#1-4

Monday, May 30

Reformed Studies - Lesson 8 #1-5

Math - 7.6#3,6,9,10-12; 7.7 #2,4,5,7,8,11

ELA - Novel - read to end of ch 7; Definitions for vocab words for June 3: ambassador, convert, aquifer, capillary action, condensation, evaporation, flocculation, guyot, percolation, salinity, sediment, precipitation, seamount, tsunami

Social Studies - finish answering questions for your section, include a Title page for assignment, due Thurs June 2.  Test on Friday am.

Science - The Power of Water students are to answer questions from handout.  Quiz on Thursday. 

Friday, May 27

IA this morning

Vocab test

Math - 7.5 #1-17 odd

Social Studies - continue working on notes

Thurs. May 26

Reformed Studies - Lesson 7 - Paul's imprisonment Q1-10

Math - Perimeter 7.3#3,6,9,12,15,17; 7.4#1,3,5,9,10,13,17

ELA - read to the end of chapter 6 of the novel.  Students must finish questions to end of this chapter, including vocabulary words.

Social Studies - working on own topic notes

Science - Water cycle p. 213 #1-3,6

Wed. May 25

Reformed Studies - Lesson 6: Paul in Jerusalem Q 1-7

Math - 7.2 #1-9

Com Skills - Ex 67 to be completed with Ex 68 on Friday.

Ditch cleaning

Novel - read to end of Chapter 5 and do questions for those chapters

Friday, May 20

Reformed Studies - Acts 20 Lesson 4 #1-4

Math 7.1 p. 207#1-10

Com Skills - Ex 63, 65

Health - finish RW pamphlet

Science - finish Lab Comparing Salt and Freshwater

Thursday, May 19

Reformed Studies - Lesson 3 Paul's Letter to the Ephesians Q 1-3

Math Test

Vocab - definitions for precarious, myriad, etiquette, tawny, preeminent, reconcile, isthmus, moral, ethics, cosmopolitan, deprive, glorify, impulsive, compromise, humility

ELA - read first 3 chapters of the new novel: Lost in the Barrens.  Students to work on their assignment for these chapters

Social Studies - watched the video on the The Crusades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMceP1dW2Y&nohtml5=False.  Students filled in their fact sheets

Science - Lab: Comparing salt and fresh water due Thurs: May 26

Monday, May 16

French quiz on Thursday

Reformed Studies - started a new Unit: Paul's third missionary journey and imprisonment.  L1 #1-5

Math - finished unit 6 Hwk - Review p. 196-7, Test on Thursday, May 19

Social Studies - Feudal Europe watched video and filled in fact sheet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlLBmfW8eFY&nohtml5=False Living History in Medieval Europe (21:39) Feudal Europe

Science - returned and corrected Science test.  Introduced Water Systems - fill in blanks for notes.  Prepare lab 4.2 for doing the lab: Introduction, question, hypothesis, materials, procedure should be completed for Thursday when we will do the lab.

Friday, May 13

Reformed Studies - complete Unit 7 Assgt -- due on Monday, May 16

Math - 6.10 #2-40 even, check #26-32

Com Skills Ex 64

Vocab Test

Health- worked on Relational Wisdom pamphlet which is due Friday, May 20

Science - Test

Thursday, May 12

Reformed Studies - we have completed Unit 7 Paul's first and second missionary journeys.  Students are working on an assignment due for Monday, May 16

Math - 6.8 was a hand in.
6.9 Using equations to solve problems
1.  Write what you know (WWYK) in short form.
2.  Write what you need to know.  Use let statements.  When 2 unknowns make the variable about the unknown you know the least about, and the other unknown in relation to the first.  Eg if length is 5 m more than the width -->  Let w represent the width, Let w + 5 represent the length.
3.  Change what you know into an algebraic equation.
4.  Solve the equation.
5.  Write a therefore sentence.

Read the examples on p. 190-91 and do Q#1-8

Social Studies - starting Unit 4: Transition to the Modern World (500-1400)
Watched video on the Beginning of France and Germany - students filled in a fact sheet

Science - taking up the review for unit of fluids

Monday, May 9

Reformed Studies - discussed the answers to questions from Lessons 11 and 12

Math - completed 6.7 #1-31 odd in class; 6.8 # 1-43 odd (check # 19, 21, 37)

Vocab word definitions -  despicable, aquatic, despoiled, listless, chortled, contradict, contentious, intimidate, seduce, accost, assailant, offender, inclement, credentials, violation

Social Studies - complete review sheet - this will be your study sheet for the test on Wednesday, therefore it MUST be completed

Science - finished the unit on Fluids p. 127#1-4; p. 129#2,4; p. 133#1-4

Friday, May 6

PE - track and field

Reformed Studies - Paul's first letter to the Corinthians L12 #1,2

Math - collecting like terms 6.6 #1-18

Com Skills - Ex 58

Vocab Test

Health - finished looking at Relational Wisdom (building relationships) and Biblical Peacemaking

Science - Confined Fluids Hwk p. 195 # 1-5,7

Thurs. May 5

Reformed Studies - Lesson 11: Paul in Corinth hwk #1-5

Math - 6.4 # 2-32 even, check 22-30; 6.5 #1-25 odd, check 19-23

Social Studies - completed the last note from the Ancient Romans Unit - Project due by end of class

Science - Confederation Bridge

Wed May 4

Reformed Studies - Paul in Athens L10 #1

Math - 6.3 #2-44 even (check #14-20)

Com Skills - finish Ex 56

Social Studies - The people of Rome handout p. 104-111

Science - Temperature affects viscosity and density Hwk p. 119#1-7

Monday, May 2

Math - writing equations 6.1 # 1-29 odd

Vocab definitions - leniency, apprehended, statute, contraband, extenuating, exempt, evaluate, simplify, conservation, poacher, indiscriminate, cunning, contempt, arrogance

Science - From bladders to ballast and human impact on water.  Hwk p. 115 #1,2

Friday, Apr 29

Reformed Studies - Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians Lesson 8 #1

Math Test

Com Skills - Ex 56 A: complete sentence with correct word, B: word - who/what killed; C: word - root - meaning of root - one more word with same root

Vocab Test

Health - Applying Relational Wisdom

Science - more buoyancy with clay on water.  Finish all the homework questions p 109 #1-4, p. 111 #1-4 plus all the Try this questions p. 108

Thurs. Apr 28

Reformed Studies - Lesson 7: Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians #1-3

Math - took up the Review for chapter 5

Watched a weather balloon take flight

Science - Buoyancy p. 109 #1,2; p. 111 # 2-4

Wed, Apr 27

PE - outside for lacrosse

Reformed Studies - Lesson 6: Paul in Macedonia #1-3

Math - Review p. 166-67, work on study sheet

Com Skills - Ex 55

Science - took up the lab on density and other homework

Monday, Apr 25

Reformed Studies - Lesson 4 Starting Paul's second missionary Journey. Map work and timeline

Discussed Pro-life 101

Math - 5.5 # 1,5,9,13,15,17

Vocab words - formula, perimeter, extrapolate, interpolate, relation, quadrant, independent, dependent, origin; ELA, SS, & RS words: adjective, etymology, controversy, doctrine, Gospel, bondage

Social Studies - looking at Rome's conquest of the known world at the time.  Students are to read p. 99-104 from their textbook and fill in notes

Thurs. Apr 21

IA this morning

ARPA assembly this afternoon where students learned about the how to explain what is meant by the pre-born and how to engage the culture in order to change the culture.

Math - Coordinate planes hwk 5.5 #1-14, 16, 19

Vocab Test

work on Reformed Studies Essay due Monday

Wed Apr 20

Reformed Studies - Controversy in the Church - Write an essay on how controversy in the church of Jesus Christ is good or bad, using exampleS due Monday Apr 25

Math - coordinates 5.4 #1,3,5,6

Com Skills Test

Social Studies - Beginning of Rome read p. 95-99 to fill in notes

Science - densities hwk p. 103 #2-4; p. 107 #1-5

Monday, Apr 18

Reformed Studies - Lesson 2 Acts 14 - finishing Paul's 1st Missionary Journey

Math - 5.2 Developing and Working with Formulas #1-9 odd; 5.3 Relations as Ordered Pairs # 1,5,9,13,19,23

Vocab definitions - viscosity, demise, meniscus, buoyancy,density, ballast, republic, senator, patrician, plebeian, plunder, ampitheatre, forum, aqueduct, martyr

Social Studies - watched a video on Ancient Rome as introduction to this ancient empire

Science - complete lab on Relating mass and volume

Friday, Apr 15

Phys Ed - Lacrosse

Reformed Studies - Paul's 1st missionary journey Acts 13:1-52

Math - worked through some assessments with Mr. Lodder

Com Skills - Ex 54: Remember the difference in meaning for the words lay and lie.
to rest or recline - lie/lying; lay/lain; to put or place something - lay/laying; laid/laid.  Copy the complete sentence with the correct word.

Vocab Test

Health - continued looking at Relational Wisdom how relationships are 3-dimensional: God, Self and Others.  How do we want to be children of the heavenly Father.

Social Studies - test

Thurs. Apr 14

Reformed Studies - went over the Final Activity for Unit 6

Math - started a new chapter on Patterns & Relations
algebraic expression - has terms with variables (letters) in them --> 3x + 2
term - number times a variable --> 3x
substitution - replacing a variable with a number  (use brackets)
              3x +2                       x= -2
            =3(-2) + 2
            = -6 + 2
            = -4
When writing an expression use a let statement to show what your variable represents.
eg.  the length plus seven
Let l represent the length
expression --> l + 7
         Homework 5.1 #2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38,42,46,50,54,58,60

Social Studies - complete the review assignment, study for test tomorrow.

Science - completed lab: Relating Mass and Volume.  Include M.C. 1-3 in the Analysis

Wed Apr 13

Vocab - exiled, colonist, defiantly, outnumbered, barrage, league, orator, Parthenon, tragedy, comedy, philosopher, literary, fluid, laminar flow, hydrodynamics  Test is on Friday.

Math Test tomorrow

Social Studies Test Friday

Science - students are preparing their lab: Relating Mass and Volume for tomorrow

Monday, April 11

Reformed Studies - finish essay on Acts 12 + template due Wed Apr 13

Math - took up 4.10 & 4.11 Review p. 138-139

Social Studies - complete Greece assgt today

Science -Measuring Matter: Mass, weight, and volume p. 99 #1,2

Thurs. Apr 7

Reformed Studies - we have completed the last lesson of this unit 6: The Early Christian Church.  Students are working on an essay recounting the story of Peter's Imprisonment.  They will have today and Monday's class to work on the essay.

Math - Simple Interest and Problem Solving 4.10 #6,8,10; 4.11 #1-3

Social Studies - continued working on answering questions

Science - Lab: Liquids can be thick or thin.  Due for Wed Apr 13.  Include questions p. 93#1,2 and p. 95 #1-4 in the Conclusion.

Wed. Apr 6

Reformed Studies - Lesson 13  Students must be continuing the timeline for Paul and begin showing on the map where he is going.

Math 4.9 # 1,4,5,8,9,13,17,19-21

Com Skills - Ex 50

Social Studies - working on answers questions from the notes taken

Science - students must have their lab report started from Introduction to Observation Table completed for tomorrow.

Monday, April 4

IA

Math - took up 4.6 & 4.7 Hwk 4.8 Finding the percent # 1,5,9,13,15,17,21,22,23,25,27,29,31,33

Vocab - definitions for peninsula, Hellenes, Aegeans, seafaring, inscription, archaeologist, descendant, Trojan Horse, ambitious, tyrant, democracy, Acropolis, oppression, patriotic, citizen - Test is Thursday, April 7

Social Studies - use the notes completed from the Text book to answer questions on The Aegeans

Science - begin looking at Fluids Hwk p. 89#1-3; p. 91 #1-4

Thurs Mar 24

Reformed Studies - Lesson 11: Saul's Conversion Q1-3

Math - 4.6 #1-5 odd, 4.7#2-5

Social Studies - students worked on their note-taking for Ancient Greece.  This must be completed for Monday April 4th when they will use these notes to answer questions.

Wed Mar 23

Reformed Studies - Philip meets the eunuch L10 Q1-4

Math - 4.5 # 1-10

Com Skills - Ex 51

Science - test

Social Studies - continue working on notes about Ancient Greece

Monday, Mar 21

Reformed Studies - Lesson 8 Stephen's Martyrdom Q 1-3

Math - Estimating with percent and discount and sale price - 4.3 #2-20 even; 4.4 #2-10 even

Social Studies - beginning a study on Ancient Greece

ELA - comprehension and note-taking - read the chapter on The Greeks in SS textbook p. 63-90 and write notes following the example given in class.  These notes will be used to answer questions later.

Friday, Mar 18

Reformed Studies - Lesson 7 #1-4

Math - Percents 4.2 # 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,27,29,33,35,37

Com Skills - Ex 49

Vocab Exam

Health - how emotions control us, looking forward to how God can help us with that

Science - Review for test on Wed Mar 23

Thursday, Mar 17

IA this morning

Math test

Science - review p. 318-19 #1-22 due for tomorrow

Vocab exam tomorrow

Practiced for Easter Assembly

Reformed Studies - Lesson 6: The Apostles' Work and subsequent persecution Q1-3

Math - took up the Review for the test on Ratios and Rates tomorrow

ELA - finished watching I am David DVD.  Students are to hand in a well-written paragraph about the differences between the book and the DVD tomorrow, Thurs, Mar 17

Monday, Mar 14

Reformed Studies - Lesson 4 #1-3

Math - do half the questions of the review p. 106, 107.  Students must make sure they set up equivalent fractions and show that they know how to cross multiply and divide.

Science - finished the chapter on optics by looking at Solar Panels p. 312 #1,2

Friday, Mar 11

Reformed Studies - Lesson 3: Peter Heals the Crippled Beggar Q 1-3

Math - went over equivalent ratios.  Test has been moved till Thursday.

Com Skills - Ex 47

ELA - vocab test, editing Easter Assembly presentation

Health - talked about the importance of learning to get along with others - Relational Wisdom

Science - p. 311 #1,2

Thursday, Mar 10

Reformed Studies - L2 The Holy Spirit comes.  Hwk Q#1,2

Math - 3.7 # 2-10 even; 3.8 #1-9 odd

ELA - working on the Easter Assembly

Science - Colour Mixing p. 305#1-5

Wed Mar 9

IA

Math - scale drawings hwk: 3.6 #2- 24 even

Science - Electromagnetic Spectrum Hwk p. 299 #1,2,4; p. 301 #1-4

Monday, Mar 7

Reformed Studies - working on Church History now - seeing how the church developed through Jesus.  Acts 1 Lesson 1 #1-3

Math - took up the ch. 2 test.  Hwk : 3.4 #1-23 odd; 3.5 #1-21 odd

ELA - working on a presentation for Easter Program.  We'll watch the first draft on Thursday.

Science - visible spectrum Hwk: p. 297 #1-5

Thursday, Mar 3

Reformed Studies - students are editing each others essays today.  Complete assignment due on Mon. Mar 7

Math - test, then started Chapter 3: 3.2 #1-33 odd

Vocab test

ELA - students are peer editing each other's character sketches, correcting them and then pulling the whole assignment together.  The assgt is due on Mon. Mar 7

Science - human eye vs camera Hwk - p. 295#1-5

Wed Mar 2

PE - working on doubles' badminton right now

Reformed Studies - students must have their rough draft of their essay complete for Thursday, Mar 3.

Math - review for test tomorrow

Choir

Study skills - students must have completed a study sheet for both vocab and math, and must continue making a sheet for science

Science - continued looking at concave and convex lenses.  Some students did not have their homework completed.

Monday, Feb 29

IA this morning

ELA - students are working on their Character sketch essay.

Science - p. 291#1-6

Friday, Feb 26

Reformed Studies - students should have completed answering the question on the handouts and today were filling in their expository template.  When that is complete they will begin writing their essay.

Math - time for review p. 74-75.  Students are to choose at least 1 question out of each section.  Do lots of word problems!!!!

Com Skills Ex 43

Vocab Test

Health - Biblical Conflict Resolution

Science - Curved Mirrors/Lens p. 285#1,2; p. 287#1-3,5

Thursday, Feb 25

Reformed Studies - students worked on answering the questions on the 2 BLMs Unmasking False Teachers.  When completed students were able to get laptops to work on typing their essays on this topic, fully including their understanding of Gnosticism.

Math - Dividing Rational numbers 2.8 #3-37 odd; Adding/Subtracting Rational Numbers 2.9 #1-35 odd

ELA - students must have the following:

1. I am David assignment
2. Map
3. Timeline
4. Notes taken while reading the novel
5. Character sketch ideas from the "short story unit"
6. Character sketch assgt
7. Expository template completed

Once the expository template has been completed, students may begin working on their essay.

Science - Reflecting Light off Surfaces p. 281 #1-4,6; p. 283 #1,2,3a,4,5

Wed Feb 24

Reformed Studies - we have now completed Unit 5 lessons and students are working on an assignment/test.  The first part of the assgt is to read all the information on Gnosticism (assgt handout and handout from lessons) to answer the questions on 2 sheets: Unmasking False Teachers.  Once they have completed the answers, the students must then use that information to write an essay, 700-1200 typed words, about this topic.  This essay must include an introductory, 2-3 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.  Once the essay is complete, students will work on making a hymn from a section(s) from the Gospel of John 14-17 and/or 1,2,3 John.

Math - 2.7 #4-28 even.  Students are to do as much as possible without calculators.

Com Skills - Ex 42 Verb Tenses

Study Skills - working on study sheets for Math and Com Skills

Mon Feb 22

Reformed Studies - L9#1-4

Math - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions - 2.5 #1-35 odd; 2.6 #1-19 odd

Science - students typed their lab: Reflecting Light off a Plane Mirror.  Due Wed Feb 24

Friday, Feb 19

Math 2.4 #1-10 odd

Vocab test

Thurs. Feb 18

Math - chapter 2 working with rational numbers 2.2 #2-28 (even); 2.3 #1-29 (odd)

ELA - finished reading "I am David".  Vocab words for Mar 11 are: dour, kiosk, apprehensive, interrogate, barracks, lurking, ingratitude, muzzle, vagabond, dejected, scarcely, nimbly, unbidden, smothered, startling

Wed. Feb 17

PE - badminton.  Anyone without PE clothes will now have to do other work in the classroom.

Reformed Studies - L 8 #1-4 Not showing hospitality to false teachers

Math - Test

Com Skills - Ex 41 p. 51

Science - today we did the observations for the Lab: Reflecting Light Off a Plane Mirror.  The completed Lab is due on Monday Feb 22

Friday, Feb 12

Reformed Studies - God is Love L6 #1-5

Math - took up the review.  Test on Wed Feb 17

ELA - read chapter 7 vocab words: precipice, shirk, irresistible, meddle, advanced, blunt, muster, overcome, peculiar, berth, hurtling, gale, staggering, sufficiently, existence

Science - preparing the lab report for doing a lab "Reflecting Light off a Plane Mirror" on Wednesday next week hopefully.

Thursday Feb 11

Reformed Studies - Jesus as light L5 #1-5

Math - Review p. 36-37.  Pick at least 1 or 2 questions from each section to do.  If you can do each of them there should be no problems on the test on Wed Feb 17.

ELA - finished reading ch 6 of I am David - vocab words for Feb 26: broad, foreboding, subdued, obscurity, altered, tramped, recalled, epaulette, wretched, aroused, reckon, frontier, leisure, indifferent, utmost

Science - Describing Images p. 277 #1-4

Wed Feb 10

Students must remember the Health Test tomorrow - muscles and warmups and the text (1 Cor 13:1-7), and Vocab test for Friday Feb 12.

Math - 1.11 p.31# 1-27 odd (no calculators), 1.12 p. 35 #2,3,5,7

Science - p. 275#1,2,5

Thursday, Feb 4

Reformed Studies - Part 3 Upper Room Discourse John 16 Q#1-5

Math - Percents - 1.9 p. 25 even numbers 2-38

Health - Looked at warmups and stretching.  Test Thursday, Feb 11 - Muscles, Range of Motion, Stretching, warmups

Wed Feb 3

PE - badminton

Reformed Studies - Jesus is the WORD Lesson 2 #1-5

Math - Ratios 1.8 p. 20 #1,3,5,7,9

Communicating Skills - finish typing Ex 39 Subject-verb agreement

Study sheets for Math, science and communicating skills

Science - completed the data collection for the Lab:  Light Travelling

Monday, Feb 1

Reformed Studies - Looking at Jesus' Words now.  Lesson 1 are His words spoke to the apostles in the Upper Room, after the Last Supper.  John 14 L1 a-e

Math - Rational Numbers 1.6 p. 16 # 1,5,8,9,13,17,21,25,29,33,37,39,41,45,47,49,51,52

Students have now been given the catalogues to sell Vesey Bulbs/Flowers.  This must be done during the month of Feb finished by Feb 26.

ELA - read chapter 5 today and the new words are: jot, matted, wheedled, contemplated, loathsome, Florentine, amiss, abominable, gramophone, lather, slats, occasionally, inclination, domineering, indebted

Thursday, Jan 28

Reformed Studies - last day for working in class on the Unit 4 assignment.  It is due on Monday, Feb 1.

Math - Scientific notation 1.4 p.10 #4,9,13,20,26,30, 33a,c; 1.5 p. 11 #3,7,11,17,20,21,26,28, 31,33

Vocab Test

ELA - novel study reading chapter 4 plus notes and vocabulary

Science - lab - Watching Light Travel - we'll finish this lab next Wednesday

Wed. Jan 27

PE - last day for hockey.  Please be prepared for badminton next week.

Reformed Studies - working on unit 4 assignment, due Monday, Feb 1

Math - 1.2 p. 7 #1-20

Choir

Study skills - students are to start making a study sheet of math and science

Science - finished Introduction to optics.  Hwk p. 271 #1-6

Monday, Jan 25

Reformed Studies - looked at the last lesson in this unit on Christ's last days of ministry L12 #1,2

Math - We have changed to a new textbook now: MathPower 8.  Homework is p. 5 1.1# 2,5,7,9,11,13,17,19,20,22,25,29,33,35,37,38

ELA - read chapter 3 of "I am David".  Students must complete their notes.  Vocab words from this chapter are brevity, dispassionately, undulating, voluntarily, conspicuous, lire, sinister, disconcerting, rubbish, oxford, situated, cypress, ensnare, treachery, hesitantly (for Fri Feb 5)

Science - started a new unit on Optics today.

Thursday, Jan 21

Reformed Studies - L11 Jesus' Appearance Q1-3.  Students have been given the assignment for this unit which is due on Monday, Feb 1.  They will have 2 class periods (Tues/Wed) and the rest is homework.

Math - finding the area of various polygons. P. 177

ELA - read ch 2 of I am David.  New vocab words : intermingle,  cleft, despair, unhurried,    irresolutely, irregularity,  clamber, irksome, brutality, sparingly, intervals, intricate, ventured, 
tidemark, lithe 

Don't forget the vocab test tomorrow!!

Social Studies - last day for researching.  Tomorrow put the poster together :)

Wed. Jan 20

Reformed Studies - Jesus' Resurrection L10#1,2

Math - Area of circles - p. 176

Communicating Skills - Ex 38B

Choir

Study Skills - this is our last formal topic: dealing with tests.  From now on we will use this time to make study skill sheets for the various subjects

Monday, Jan 18

Swimming this morning

Math - p. 174-75 please read the instructions carefully

Social Studies - tests were returned.  Students worked on their assignment and must be prepared to put their poster together on Friday, Jan 22

Friday, Jan 15

Reformed Studies - Jesus' Trial L8 #1-7

Math - p. 172-173

Communicating Skills - Ex 38A

Vocab Test

Social Studies Test

Thursday, Jan 14, 2016

Math - p. 170-171

Social Studies - working on Ancient Civilization poster

Wednesday, Jan 13

PE - hockey outside

Reformed Studies - Thursday of Passover Week - Hwk L7#1,2

Math - p. 167-169 #3,6,9,12

Communicating Skills - Ex 34 p. 42

Study Skills - Critical Thinking, study sheet for Social Studies

Social Studies - working on assignment on Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, or Indus Valley to displayed on a poster board.

Monday, Jan 11

Reformed Studies - Tuesday of the Passover Week L5 #1,2

Math - p. 163-166 ratios

ELA - finished Chapter 1 of "I am David"

Social Studies - watched the last video documentary on the Mayans, Aztecs and Incas.  Students must now prepare a study sheet for the test on Thursday, Jan 14.  Students must make a list of all the ancient civilizations we have studied in this unit and note at least 5 important

Friday, Jan 8

PE - students must change (at least their tops) for outdoor PE next week.

Reformed Studies - today we looked at Monday of the Passover Week L4 #1,2

Math Test

Communicating Skills - Ex 33 p. 41

ELA - continue adding to your notes about David, the timeline, etc.

Health - begin a unit on muscles and muscle movement

Social Studies - finished off the unit on early civilizations.  We're watching some videos on the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecs.  The test for this unit is Thursday, Jan 14

Wed. Jan 6, 2016

IA this morning

Choir - sounds BEAUTIFUL!!

Math -  p. 130-131

Social Studies - complete Fertile Crescent Today - due tomorrow

Vocabulary - find definitions and write a sentence for each word

Permission slips went home today to go swimming at Portage Pool Monday morning January 18.  There is a cost of $5.00 per student.  Permission and money must be returned by Friday, January 15.

Monday, January 4

Reformed Studies - We started Unit 4: The End Period of Christ's Ministry Lesson 1 today.  Students must finish the questions 1-4, as well as think about what they learned about Self, Others and God's Plan of Salvation through Jesus in this lesson.

Math - p. 127-129 Test on Friday Lessons 58-63

ELA - editing character sketch from the story they read individually

Social Studies - finished looking at the early history of the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia region with lesson on Persia.  Students given a handout on researching what this area looks like today.