Thursday, Ocotber 29, 2015

Tomorrow is Costume Day, SADD is selling cupcakes at lunch, and We Scare Hunger is collecting food for the Food Bank.

ELA 9B

We corrected the questions from Chapter 4, read and watched Chapter 5 of The Outsiders. Your character paragraph and self-assessment are now overdue.
We also did an SRA story so if you were absent please catch up.

French 7A

We started planning our trips, which we are going to turn into Green Screen videos.

French 7B

We finished up our review unit by practicing and using questions and answers.  Two students are left to present their partners next class.

French 8A

We are continuing our music unit and today discussed various types of music and instruments.

French 9A

We reviewed the verb être (to be) and various adjectives.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Today was Twin Day at UCHS and tomorrow is Orange & Black Day.

ELA 9A

We watched and read chapter 6 of The Outsiders and worked on the chapter questions as well as examples of similes and metaphors. 

ELA 9B 

Today we finished up our Remembrance Day poems and essays.  We also went through the rubic for our character paragraphs.  Then character paragraphs were typed into Google Classroom and students self- assessed their work.  No more classtime will be given for this so if you did not finish please do so as soon as possible.  Remember Google Classroom can be accessed from a home computer, a tablet or your smartphone.
 

CHARACTER PARAGRAPH RUBRIC   Name:  _______________________

	1	2	3	4
Message	Message is vague. Explanation is unclear with incomplete ideas lacking detail.	Message is simplistic. Explanation is clear with generally accurate ideas and detailed information.	Message is relevant. Explanation has clear, complete ideas and detailed information.	Message is purposeful. Explanation has comprehensive ideas and detailed information.
Organization	A missing or incomplete topic sentence or thesis. Conclusion is missing or incomplete.	A general thesis or topic sentence. Conclusion is simplistic and repeats the main ideas.	A coherent thesis or topic sentence. A conclusion connects ideas and returns to the topic/thesis.	An insightful thesis or topic sentence. An insightful conclusion that clarifies ideas and returns to the thesis.
Language	Limited language and vocabulary not suited to audience. Limited control of grammar, sentence and paragraph structure. Limited control of mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)	Language and vocabulary generally suits the intended audience. General control of grammar, sentences and paragraph structure. General control of mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)	Language and vocabulary suits the intended audience. Appropriate control of grammar, sentences and paragraph structure. Appropriate control of mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)	Sophisticated language and vocabulary suits the intended audience. Precise control of grammar, sentences and paragraph structure. Comprehensive control of mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc.)

French 7A

Today we discussed various forms of transportation and watched the following video.

 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

FRENCH 8B

We are working on a music unit and have been reviewing 'er' verbs such as écouter, aimer and porter.
Here are two fun videos to help you review the endings for these verbs.

 

ELA 9A

Today we discussed Robert Frost's poem Nothing Gold Can Stay.  We also did questions on chapter 5 of The Outsiders.

French 7A

We discussed various sites we might wish to see in each Canadian province and territory.  This is to aid in recounting a trip the students have taken or imagined.

Tomorrow is Twin Day and there are Fear Factor activities at noon. Remember Fruit Sales are continuing.

Friday, October 23, 2015

No school Monday due to a PD Day.  Tuesday is Pajama Day. 

ELA 9A

We read chapter 5 of The Outsiders today and discussed the literary device of irony.  Students also completed an SRA card, so if you were absent please catch up on this.

French 9A

We reviewed the verb avoir (to have) and discussed how to describe hair, eyes, and some facial features.
AVOIR - to have
J'ai (I have)        
Tu as (You (s) have) *for one person or someone you know very well
Il a (He has)
Elle a (She has)
On a (One has)
Nous avons (We have)
Vous avez (You (pl) have) *for a group of people or someone you don't know or someone higher up then you, this is the politest form
Ils ont (They (m) have) *group of boys or group of boys and girls
Elles ont (They (f) have) *group of girls only

ELA 9B

Due to a laptop misbooking we will now do our character paragraph good copy on Wednesday, October 28th.  Today we looked at the literary devices of point of view and characterization. We also finished reading Chapter 4 and worked on the questions for that chapter.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

FRUIT SALE

Today is the kick off for the Fruit Sale.  The money from this fundraiser goes to support school related projects and activities so it is important for you to do your part.  The sale will run from today until Friday, November 6th.  ALL orders must be in by Monday, November 9th. 
Incentives include:

• The overall top seller will receive $60.00
• The second overall top seller will receive $30.00
• The top seller in each grade will receive $20.00
• The second top seller in each grade will receive $10.00
• The top seller in period 1 (ending Oct. 27) will receive $20.00
• The top seller in period 2 (ending Nov. 2) will receive $15.00
• The top seller in period 3 (ending Nov 6) will receive $10.00

Cheques should be made out to UCHS SPECIAL SERVICES.  The customer gets the white form, the school gets the yellow form, and the seller (student) keeps the pink form so they know who to deliver to when the products arrive. Completed orders and money can be turned into any teacher.
FYI - This year there will be no Magazine Drive and we will be doing a second Fruit Sale in the spring.

SPIRIT WEEK (Oct. 26 - Oct. 30)

Monday - No School due to PD DAY
Tuesday - Pajama Day
Wednesday - Twin or Fear Factor Day
Thursday - Orange & Black Day
Friday - Costume Parade

WE SCARE HUNGER

Friday, October 30th UCHS is collecting food for the We Scare Hunger Campaign.  You may send food items to school or students will be canvassing the town between 4-6 pm.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

ELA 9B
We are working on the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton.  However, there are some students with outstanding assignments for the Legion's Remembrance Day Writing competition (due Oct. 16th) and the 15 Minutes of Fame writing piece (Due Oct. 5th).  Please get these in as soon as possible.


ELA 9A
We are also working on the novel "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton.  Remember the rough draft od your paragraph about one character is due tomorrow (Thursday, October 22nd),


French 7-9
Many of you still owe me a "Je dis merci pour..." poster.


Today is Back to the Future Day.

Friday, October 9, 2015

Have a lovely Thanksgiving!

ELA 9B Your rough drafts for Remembrance Day (poem or essay) are due on Tuesday.

All French classes on Tuesday need to bring markers or pencil crayons to class.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Thank-you to almost everyone in grade 9 for being at school and completing the CAT tests. It is so nice not having to schedule extra times.

ELA 9A - Your Remembrance Day poems or essays need to be completed in rough draft for tomorrow.

ELA 9B - We'll be finishing presenting our 15 minutes of fame articles next class.

Monday, October 5, 2015

CAT testing will run, on Tuesday & Wednesday, for grade 9's. Students can't study for these tests but can prepare by getting a goodnight's sleep and eating a nutritious breakfast. If at all possible please try to be at school on these test days. 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

All classes received new seating plans today. Welcome October!


ELA 9B


Today we had time to finish our Dennis Shappa slideshows.  They are now homework to be completed and turned in on Google Classroom.  This can be done from a computer, laptop, phone, tablet, etc.


We also continued reading "The Game" by Ken Dryden and brainstormed what our 15 Minutes of Fame would be like.  Tomorrow we will finish writing either a 10 question and answer interview or a 3-4 paragraph article about how we became famous and some of the perks and pitfalls this entails.