Mardi, encore de la neige!

Students had a big pile of assignments handed back today... not a surprise that almost all grades were in the B or above range! You kids have done some great work so far in second term! Keep it up! There are some art assignments being graded now, they look awesome too! 

Today, students had lots of reading to do in both "Histoire" and "Géo". There was a class discussion about the questions in "Géo" due Friday too! Fun, fun, fun!

N'oubliez pas de choisir votre personnage de "La Guerre Des Étoiles"!

Lundi, il fait froid!

A snowy start to the week, n'est-ce pas?

Students in 86 and 87 have some looming due dates this week in "Géo" and "Histoire"!

This morning, everyone had a chance to ask questions and work on "Chapitre 6" in "Géo" and "Chapitre 2 in "Histoire"... Tomorrow is discussion/lecture-time on both!

This afternoon, all grade 8 students participated in the "Camp Arowhon" information session. It's a great opportunity for students to get out of the city and back to nature for a week of fun with friends! Think about it and start saving up your allowance!

C'est vendredi... finalement! Une longue semaine!

Wow, that was a spectacularly busy week!

BTW: Mini english lesson.

"Swam" is the conjugated past of the verb "to swim"

Ex She swam the channel.

"Swum" is the past participle of the verb "to swim"

Ex He has swum the channel twice before.

Anyway...

Today, students participated in class discussions about the "Histoire" chapter... topics such as the migration of Irish to British North America and then to the United States in the 1860s, the industrial revolution: trains and railways, steam boats and canals, Lord Elgin's campaign for reciprocity with the US, abolishing the slave trade: freedom-found in British North America... very cool stuff! 

Today was the due date for "Chapitre 5" in "Géo" and for the "Forced perspective-Toronto" project. The new chapters in both "Histoire" and "Géo" were posted, see below... 

Géographie Chapitre 6 P114-127

Questions: #1,3,5,10,11

à rendre vendredi 16 janvier

Histoire Chapitre 2 P52-71

Questions: ATC #1,2,3,4.

à rendre vendredi 16 janvier

Bon weekend! (France)

Bonne fin de semaine! (Quebec) 

C'est jeudi, il fait froid!

Students! Today is the last workday before a big due-date! Tomorrow, your "Forced perspective-Toronto" projects are to be handed-in. Your "Géo Chapitre 5" is also due! 

Work, work, work! Busy, busy, busy!

Neige... beaucoup de neige!

It's a snowy Wednesday! 

87 had a chance to work on their "Forced perspective-Toronto" projects, the last chance in class to work on them before the Friday due date!

Both 86 and 87 did some paperwork about high schools with Ms Ellen, choices, choices!

Students need to keep in mind that from today on, one "Histoire" and one "Géo" chapter are due every week until the text books are finished! That's a lot of work! 

A reminder that students can come in early any morning of the work week for extra help, extra work, to hang out quietly or to do work for other classes in a quiet place!

Soleil ou neige?

Today was a super busy day for 86 and 87! 

In the morning, students had a note-taking assignment in "Histoire" designed to help them focus on the important parts of the chapter and make answering the homework questions easier. 

In the afternoon, some students worked on, and asked questions about, "Histoire"; others chose to work busily on the "Géo" chapter due Friday... Dana and Olivia thought the hall might be a better place to study!

Almost all of the "Great Canadian" assignments are handed in, and they look awesome! There is some real talent in 86 and 87! Good job, kids!

86 even managed to squeeze in some time at the end of the day to work on their "Forced Perspective-Toronto" assignment.

A good day at the "office" students!

Joyeuse Nouvelle Année!

A big "Welcome Back" to all students! Hopefully, you had a great vacation... and are ready to get rockin' in term 2! Let's get right back into the swing of things!

Today, Monsieur Wanie and students of 86 and 87 had class discussions on the "Chapitre 5" questions in "Géo" due Friday. There were discussions about "Chapitre 1" in Histoire; topics such as "The Great Migration" of people to British North America in the 1800s. Students learned about the Irish and the potato famine, the Underground Railroad, the wood and wheat industries, railroad and canal construction as well as the industrial revolution. Very cool stuff!

Géographie Chapitre 5 is due on Friday 9th January! Questions#: 3, 5, 11, 12 and 13.

Histoire Chapitre 1 is due on Monday 12th January! Questions#: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 VTC; and 5 ATC.

Box projects are also due on Friday 9th January!