Lundi, remise des diplomes!

Well, this is it!

In the morning, there was an assembly in the gym where Honour Roll and Principal's list recipients were celebrated. Then all grade 8s made their way to Vaughan Road Academy for the graduation rehearsal and students were given their reports and dismissed.

In the evening, Monsieur Wanie attended the graduation ceremony and handed both 86 and 87 their diplomas and congratulated them for a year well done.

Hopefully all students have a safe summer and a great high school experience! Come by and say hi sometime! It was a great year and students: you will be missed!

Wanie out.

Vendredi de la derniere semaine complete.

Well, today is Friday of the last full week of school!

Hopefully all students handed-in their "Histoire Courte", and have presented their solo and group projects. A few students came in early to present. Some students helped Monsieur Wanie and Mr. Wozniak to tidy up their classrooms. Good thing too, it's pretty grungy from a year's worth of classwork!

In the afternoon, class 86 had a couple extra pool periods. They've missed quite a few opportunities to swim lately...

During 87's period, there were several solo project presentations. Most students did decently, some did too much reading and not enough presenting.

Jeudi, pluie et soleil.

This morning, 86 ran the first train around the entire classroom! Monsieur Wanie had finished soldering the last rails just before the bell at 8:45. A few students completed od jobs on the railroad while others worked quietly.

There were a few solo project presentations and then students went back to working on their "Courte Histoire en bande dessinee".

In the aftenoon, students attended the talent show. There were some pretty good acts and a couple that may have needed a bit more time...

Mercredi, soleil ensuite pluie...

Today, 86 and 87 worked once again on their "Courte Histoire en bande dessinee" and solo projects. A few students presented this morning, some well researched short projects.

Adam Z. did lots of work on the railroad today, painting a mountain and making trees! Aidan and Ethan joined Adam in the afternoon to do put down some ground cover, and Mark had a turn at the throttle... Matt, Noah and Nick also worked at painting the mountain... And Monsieur Wanie is going to try to pick up the last bits of track this afternoon so that by tomorrow afternoon the train will run all the way around the classroom!

Mardi mouille.

So today, Monsieur Wanie's class worked lots on their "Courte Histoire en bande dessinee".

Lots of progress on the classroom railway too! Students had it runnning almost all the way around the class. Monsieur Wanie observed some great Engineer-Throttleman cooperation!

Lundi, la derniere semaine.

So, everyone who attended Arowhon has returned from the wilds of Algonquin Provincial Park. It was a great week away from the busy, smelly city; an adventure and an experience that students will carry with them to high school and perhaps beyond. Hopefully students had a restful weekend and are ready for the last week of school.

Today, students worked on their "Courte Histoire en bande dessinee". Some students worked on the railroad. Hopefully, it will be running by the middle of the week! And for the last period of the day, Monsieur Wanie took 86 outside, it was way too hot in the classroom...

Vendredi! Juste avant Arowhon.

Today, students did some work on the classroom railway again. Nearer and nearer to completion! Students worked at building a hill, painting the background and putting ground cover on the little hill...

There were also a few students who presented their Solo Projects. Well done kids!

Unfortunately, three students were sent to the office this morning for not having their work at school... seriously, why come to school if you refuse to bring the required work! Aaargh!

Class 87 had a full period to clean out their stinky lockers and find their "Geographie" and "Histoire" textbooks to hand back in...