The students worked in pairs to research what happens in pre-production, production, and post-production for tv/webisodes, radio/music, and films/movies.
ELA 9A
The students read for 10 minutes. Then we went through an introduction for our novel "The Outsiders."
*Anyone who did not finish typing and printing out a final draft of their news article needs to get it into me (along with their planning sheet, rubric, and rough draft) ASAP. (Tianna, Kaylie J, Ashton S, Averie, Torrence, Austin, Monica, Makayla, Jared, Pierce, Jessica)
FRENCH 7A
The last two students for this theme were in the Chaise Chaud. We introduced the verb être (to be) and practiced conjugating it. The students also had time to finish their Avoir poster on Pic Collage and many had time to work on the DuoLingo app.
ELA 9B
The students read for ten minutes twice. They then had time to do a final "quiz" on our poetry unit. This involved annotating a new poem and then answering questions about it. The students also had time to sign out a copy of our novel "The Outsiders" and we went through an introduction of the novel. We also listened to information about different types of characters. This presentation can be found on Google Classroom.
*Anyone who did not finish typing and printing out a final draft of their news article needs to get it into me (along with their planning sheet, rubric, and rough draft) ASAP. (Olivia, Mark, Owen, Preston, Adam, Micheal, Shayne, Trevor, Zion, Larissa, Miquiella, Jarrett)
*Fruit Sale continues until Thursday, November 2nd. Please sell your five items (or more) and get your forms in. Thanks to those who have already completed this.
The students read for ten minutes. They then had time to do a final "quiz" on our poetry unit. This involved annotating a new poem and then answering questions about it. The students also had time to sign out a copy of our novel "The Outsiders" and start working on an introduction sheet. Anyone who did not finish typing and printing out a final draft of their news article needs to get it into me (along with their planning sheet, rubric, and rough draft) by the end of today or it is overdue.
COMPUTERS 8
The students discussed what they found when searching themselves and an adult family member on four different search engines. They then watched a video about making an Old Spice commercial and discussed the planning, shooting and editing needed to make a commercial.
FRENCH 7B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we reviewed AVOIR for their quiz on Wednesday. Next we explored using a French/English dictionary and the students started to find 6 french words to complete the sentence: J'ai ___ ___________. (Example: J'ai un chien. (I have a dog.)
ELA 9B
The students had time to type out the good copy of their news article about the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding." Some also had time to finish their Reading Check-In.
If anyone did not get done during class time this is now homework and will be due by the end of Tuesday. Turn in on Google and print a copy for Miss Riddell and hand in with your planning sheet, rubric and rough copy.
*Tomorrow is Halloween. Costume Parade at lunch.
*Fruit Sale is ongoing! Please sell your 5 items ASAP!
The students read for 10 minutes. Then they had time to edit the rough draft of their news article about the events in the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding." Students used the Editing Workshop sheet which can be found on Google Classroom to edit with 2 other students. On Monday they will have time to type out a good copy of their article so their rough draft must be done for Monday. Their good copy will be due by the end of the day on Tuesday.
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then the students created posters in PicCollage on the iPads using the six words they researched in the dictionary last class. Each poster needs six sentences (example: J'ai un chien.), six pictures (one to go with each sentence), and their name. They then need to e-mail their poster to me. We'll have a short bit of time to finish next class but make sure you have all your sentences ready to go.
***Ryder, Emma and Owen still need to write their AVOIR quizzes from last week. Please come Tuesday at lunch to do this.
COMPUTERS 8
The students did some research on digital footprints by using four search engines to search their names (or user names) and see what they could find about themselves. They also searched a parent or another adult's name to see what they could discover about them.
ELA 9A
The students read for ten minutes. Then they had time to type out the good copy of their news article about the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding." Most also had time to finish their Reading Check-In.
If anyone did not get done during class time this is now homework and will be due by the end of Monday. Turn in on Google and print a copy for Miss Riddell and hand in with your planning sheet, rubric and rough copy.
REMEMBER: Fruit Sale goes until next Thursday and each student should be selling a minimum of 5 items. *Monday is PJ Day and Fear Factor at Lunch.
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. We then reviewed conjugating ER verbs:
a) look at the pronouns
b) drop the ER to create the root, example: porter --> port
c) add the correct ending
Je ---- e Nous ----- ons
Tu --- es Vous ----- ez
Il ---- e Ils ---- ent
Elle --e Elles ----ent
On ---e
We did a sheet to practice conjugating the verb PORTER (to wear). Please have done for next class. We also went through vocabulary for clothing.
*Sharri needs to write her Avoir/Etre quiz.
*Dallan, Colbey, Jax, Ashton & Quinn are overdue in handing in their Avoir/Etre posters.
FRENCH 7A
The students completed the Tell Them From Me survey from the Ministry of Education. This is a chance for students to let their opinions and ideas be heard about activities and learning at UCHS. The school receives the results back and they help us to create school goals and then design programming and activities to help us meet them.
ELA 9A
The students read for ten minutes. Then they had time for two students to edit the rough draft of their news article about the events in the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. The Edit Workshop sheet may be found on Google Classroom. If students were not present yesterday they had time to work on their rough draft, which is due tomorrow. Tomorrow we will continue editing and type out a good copy of our articles on Google Classroom.
ELA 9B
The students read for ten minutes. Then they had time to complete the rough draft of their news article about the events in the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. The rough draft is due tomorrow as the students will be editing it then.
*ELA 9 - Any corrected Remembrance Day poems must be handed into Miss Riddell by 9 am (preferably before) as the Legion is picking them up tomorrow.
*Fruit Sale continues. Please sell at least 5 items as soon as possible.
*Tomorrow is Hat Day, which will cost $1 to participate in as we did not reach our challenge goal of 500 items sold.
The students read for ten minutes. We then discussed the inverted pyramid method for writing a news article. Students had time to complete a jot note planning sheet for a news article they will be writing on the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. In their article they need to answers the 5 W's and How and include 3 quotes from characters in the story. The students will have time to write their article rough drafts tomorrow.
FRENCH 8B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then the students wrote their avoir/etre quiz. We also introduced ER verbs and started to use them to describe what people in class are wearing.
COMPUTERS 8
The students had some final class time to work on their Scratch Maze Games. They are now to be completed on their own time. We also discussed how to remove or scrub on-line information. We discussed the following article and are preparing to Google ourselves next class.
The students read for twenty minutes today. We then discussed the questions about the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding." We then discussed the inverted pyramid method for writing a news article. Students had time to complete a jot note planning sheet for a news article they will be writing on the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. The outline and rubric can be found on Google Classroom. In their article they need to answers the 5 W's and How and include 3 quotes from characters in the story. As we had a double class today the students had time to write their article rough drafts. We will start editing tomorrow.
Outstanding Assignments:
Remembrance Day Poems (Due Oct. 20th): Torrence & Nolan
Poetry Summative (Due Oct. 13th): Nolan
*The FRUIT SALE continues. Please sell your five items (or more) as soon as possible!
We started to learn about a new set of Chaise Chaud questions using Avoir and Être. We also practiced Avoir and Être for our quiz on Wednesday, October 25th (tomorrow). Dallan, John Paul, Colbey, Quinn, Ashton & Jax still owe me their avoir/être posters. They are now overdue by a week.
ELA 9A & 9B
The students had silent reading time. We went through their viewing analysis of "Storming Juno." They also received back their Remembrance Day poems and had time to edit their copies before they are submitted to the Legion.
*Overdue Remembrance Day poems: Jayden, Torrence, Nolan, Kaylie J, and Adam
*Overdue Sonnets: Austin and Pierce
FRENCH 7B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we reviewed avoir and corrected our avoir sheets. We also practiced with a card game. The students will be having a quiz on AVOIR on Wednesday, November 1st.
The students read for 10 minutes. Then did a quick self assessment on Identity. We reviewed the story plot diagram. You can see a review of the story arc on Google Classroom. Then we read "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. Here is a link to a PDF copy if you were absent: LINK
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud and we had our AVOIR quiz. Emma, Owen and Ryder will need to see me at noon on Tuesday to make up this quiz. The students also finished using their dictionaries to find the correct spellings for 6 items they have. They should have 6 sentences written for next class.
Example: J'ai un chat. (I have a cat.) or J'ai trois chats. (I have 3 cats.) or J'ai des lunettes. (I have some glasses.)
We also introduced the verb ÊTRE (to be)
Je suis (I am) Nous sommes (We are)
Tu es (You(s) are) Vous êtes (You (pl) are)
Il est (He is) Ils sont (They (m) are)
Elle est (She is) Elles sont (They (f) are)
On est (One is)
ELA 9B
The students read for 10 minutes. Then did a quick self assessment on Identity. We reviewed the story plot diagram. You can see a review of the story arc on Google Classroom. Then we read "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. Here is a link to a PDF copy if you were absent: LINK
This was a double class so the students also had time to work on questions about the story (1-7 & 9). We also had time to correct.
*Remember we have NO SCHOOL on Monday due to a PD Day. Tuesday is SUPER HERO DAY!
The students had ten minutes to silent read. Then the students had time to finish editing, type out, and turn in their Remembrance Day poems, plus their planning sheets and rough drafts. No more class time will be given for these poems. They are due first thing tomorrow if they were not finished during class. The students also had time to complete a reading check-in about the last book they read this year. This will also be due by the end of the day tomorrow.
COMPUTERS 8
The students had time to finish their spreadsheet summatives. In Scratch the students made a maze, which tomorrow we will turn into a game.
FRENCH 7B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we reviewed the verb AVOIR and the students had time to complete their practice sheet. We will correct next class so it is now homework.
*THE FRUIT SALE IS HERE! THE FRUIT SALE IS HERE! Today the students received information and order forms for the fruit sale! Please sell as much, and as soon, as you can. We encourage each student to sell at least 5 items. ***Remember this money goes to fund programs and activities for you at UCHS! All orders are due November 2nd but the sooner you get them in the more they go towards incentives like a FREE Hat Day and a NOON SOCK HOP.
The students read for 10 minutes. Then we headed to the library where students had time to peer edit with their classmates before typing out a good copy to turn in for marking and submission to the Legion's annual contest. The students worked very well on the editing so will have class time tomorrow to finish typing up their good copy.
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. We then reviewed AVOIR. The quiz will be next class on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th. Please study. The students also started to find, in their dictionaries, the french words for five things they own.
COMPUTERS 8
The students continued working on their Spreadsheet Summative assignment, which will be due at the end of class next day.
ELA 9A
The students read for 10 minutes. Then we headed to the library where students had time to peer edit with their classmates before typing out a good copy to turn in for marking and submission to the Legion's annual contest. A few students are not done their rough drafts. Get them done for tomorrow. The students who were done worked well on the editing so will have class time tomorrow to finish typing up their good copy.
Four students were in the Chaise Chaud as we finished out the first topic. The students then discussed and practiced the avoir and être verbs by going through a sheet and playing a Kahoot. We will be having a quiz on these verbs on Tuesday, October 24th so please study. The following students still need to e-mail me their avoir/être poster: Dallan, Quinn, John Paul, Colbey, Jax
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. We reviewed the verb Avoir with a video and card games.
We also discussed how to use our French/English dictionaries.
For example:
If I am looking for the word combine as in the machine used at harvest I find the above. The first choice "combiner" is a verb (vt, vi). Then "association" is a noun (n). The correct choice is "moissonneuse-batteuse (-lieuse)" f. The f means it is feminine so when you use it in a sentence you will need an une or a la.
Example: Il a unemoissonneuse-batteuse. (He has a combine.)
*Remember you need to include an une or a la when it is a feminine noun.
If I am looking for the word cat I will find n "chat" m. This means cat is a noun and is masculine so when I use it in a sentence I will need an un or a le.
Example: J'ai un chat. (I have one cat.) if I had 2 cats then the sentence would be J'ai deuxchats.
*Remember you need to include an un or a le when it is a masculine noun.
If I am looking for the word glasses I will find npl (spectacles) luneetes (fpl). This lets me know the word is a plural noun (npl) and it is a feminine one (fpl) sp when I use it in a sentence I need to use les or des and add an s to show it is plural.
Example:
Elle a des lunettes. (She has glasses.)
*Remember you need les or des and an s when it is a plural noun.
If I am looking for the word happy I will find adj heureux(-euse). This means happy is an adjective (adj) and it can be masculine heureux (before the brackets) or feminine heureuse( by changing the ending to what is in the brackets.
Example: Il est heureux. (He is happy.) OR Elle est heureuse. (She is happy.)
Note: Some adjectives are the same for both feminine and masculine and won't change.
Example: Il est triste. (he is sad.) Elle est triste. (She is sad.)
ELA 9A & 9B
The students had ten minutes of silent reading. They then had the rest of the class to work on their Remembrance Day poem rough draft. They will need to hand in their planning/rubric sheet, rough draft and a good copy at the end of class tomorrow. So today they need to get their rough draft done (it is homework if not done during class). Tomorrow we begin editing.
The students read for ten minutes. Then we discussed themes for Remembrance Day Poems (heroes, villains, death, families, bravery, First World War, Second World War, veterans) and point of view. The students had some time to discuss ideas with a partner and then time to plan and start their rough draft. Students will be handing in their planning sheet/rubric, their rough draft (in their poetry notebook), and their good copy, which will be due at the end of class on Wednesday.
FRENCH 8B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then the students went through their être quizzes. Finally students had time to finish and e-mail their avoir/être posters to me. Anyone who completed the previous task then had time to work on the Duolingo app.
COMPUTERS 8
The students finished practicing with formulae in Google Sheets, a spreadsheet.
ADDING
=SUM(cell:cell) example: =SUM(C2:C18)
=C2+D2+E2
SUBTRACTING
=D2-C2
MULTIPLYING
=D5*D4
=D5*3
DIVIDING
=C5/C1
=C5/2
AVERAGE
=AVERAGE(C2:C16)
They then started on their summative task by choosing an item they wish to buy and calculating its cost with taxes and shipping.
ELA 9A
The students read for ten minutes. We then watched the last part of "Storming Juno" and students finished their video analysis and handed it in. Next we discussed a variety of poetry styles which may have a rhyme scheme (ABAB or ABCB or AABBA) or may use a repetitive phrase at the start or end of each stanza or may be a paragraph cut into phrases to create a poem or may be free verse. We also went through the rubric for their Remembrance Day poem and discussed possible themes (remembrance, Soldiers, family, suffering, fighting, peace, pacifists, Red Cross, Heroes, enemies, locations). The students had some time to brainstorm with a partner and fill out their planning sheet before starting a rough draft. They will have one more writing day, and it will be due at the end of class on Wednesday.
The students wrote a quiz on the verb ÊTRE, Then three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Next the students started to put their dictionary words into sentences, in a Pic Collage poster on the iPads. We'll finish this up next day.
ELA 9B
The students read for ten minutes. We had 2 minutes of the video "Storming Juno" to finish up and then the students had time to complete their video analysis.
Next we looked at a variety of poems about war written in a variety of styles. Some poems followed a rhyme scheme (ABAB or ABCB) but many did not. Instead some used a repeated phrase at the start or end of each stanza. Some combined repetition and a rhyme scheme. Others had no rhymes at all. One poem was a paragraph, which was then cut into pieces to create a poem. For example the following sentence:
He is only aware of the movement of his mother's hand inside her purse looking for her handkerchief.
was rewritten to look like this:
He is only aware of
the movement of his
mother's hand inside
her purse looking
for her handkerchief.
Students will spend the next few classes working on a 25-32 line poem for the Legion's annual contest.
FRENCH 7B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we did a quick review of our pronouns and had a pop quiz. Next we started to learn the conjugation of the verb AVOIR (to have).
J'ai (I have) Nous avons (We have)
Tu as (You (s) have) Vous avez (You (pl) have)
Il a (He has) Ils ont (They (m) have)
Elle a (She has) Elles ont (They (f) have)
On a (One has)
We worked through the start of a worksheet on avoir, which we'll finish next class.
ELA 9A
The class finished watching "Storming Juno." If you were absent please come Monday at noon to catch up. Bring your lunch.
*Good luck to our Football team in Delisle today and to our Junior Girls at their Home Volleyball Tournament this weekend!
The students continued working with Spreadsheets. Today we discussed the following formulae:
To total a column, highlight and hit the SUM key which will make the formula =SUM(Cell:Cell)
example: =SUM(C2:G2)
You can also add by using the + sign, example: =C2+D2+E2
To average a column, highlight and hit the AVG key which will make the formula =AVERAGE(Cell:Cell) example: =AVERAGE(C2:G2)
You can also do this by adding and dividing, example: =(C2+C3+C4)/3
To subtract values use the - sign, example: =C6-H2
To multiply values use the * key, example: =C7*A2 or =C12*3
To divided values use the / key, example: =C8/C3 or =C12/4
ELA 9A
The class read for 10 minutes and then started watching "Storming Juno" and doing a viewing activity on the video. If you were absent please come at lunch tomorrow to watch what you missed.
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. We then reviewed the pronouns and the verb AVOIR (to have). The students finished correcting a sheet we started last day. The students then practiced further with some card games. Students will be having a quiz on the verb AVOIR on Wednesday, October 18th. Please start studying.
ELA 9B
The class read for 10 minutes and then watch "Storming Juno" and did a viewing activity on the video. If you were absent please come at lunch tomorrow to watch half of what you missed.
ELA 9A & 9B *Remember tomorrow is the last day to re-submit sonnets and your 15 lines of Poetry Summative is due. I need printed copies submitted and they should be turned in on Google Classroom.
FRENCH 8B *Your ÊTRE quiz is tomorrow. Don't forget to study!
The students read for ten minutes. Then they had time to finish typing out their 15 lines of poetry from the 16 or so poems they have written in the past weeks. This poetry summative needs to be turned in on Google Classroom and a paper coy given to Miss Riddell by Friday, October 13th. Anyone resubmitting their sonnet must also print out a revised copy for Miss Riddell by Friday.
After finishing their poetry the students had a chance to create Book Spine poetry, which we're entering in a CBC contest. Below are some examples of Book Spine poetry:
COMPUTERS 8
Today we started discussing Spreadsheets such as Excel or Google Sheets. We watched two introductory videos:
FRENCH 7B
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we introduced pronouns, took notes, and practiced them.
The students read for 10 minutes. They received back their poem paragraphs, their Orange Shirt Day questions, and their sonnets. Anyone wishing to resubmit their sonnet must bring me a printed copy by Friday. The following people must resubmit: 9A (Austin, Pierce, Averie) 9B (Ashton B., Zion, Adam, Miquiella). Today the students had time to choose 15 lines of poetry from the 16 or so poems they have written This could be 3-8 poems depending on what they choose to submit. Example: Haiku (3 lines) Limerick (5 lines) Faux Poe (7 lines) = 15 lines total. They may submit more than 15 lines. Their poems are to be typed out in the assignment document on Google Classroom and then both a paper copy and the rubricare to be handed in to me by Friday, October 13th. This is a summative assignment.
FRENCH 7A
Three students were in the Chaise Chaud. Then we reviewed the pronouns from last class and introduced the verb AVOIR (to have). The students had a practice sheet, which we corrected some of and the rest of which is due next class.
AVOIR (to have)
J'ai (I have) Nous avons (We have)
Tu as (You(s) have) Vous avez (You (pl) have)
Il a (He has) Ils ont (They(m) have)
Elle a (She has) Elles ont (They (f) have)
On a (One has)
COMPUTERS 8
Today was the last class to work on programming your name in SCRATCH. If you are not done it is homework. When done make sure you have made it public and then post a link in Google Classroom. Next class Spreadsheets.
We had 3 students in the Chaise Chaud. Then we reviewed ÊTRE. We will have our quiz on this verb next class, which is Friday, October 13th. Then we discussed looking up words in the dictionary. For example:
If I am looking for the word combine as in the machine used at harvest I find the above. The first choice "combiner" is a verb (vt, vi). Then "association" is a noun (n). The correct choice is "moissonneuse-batteuse (-lieuse)" f. The f means it is feminine so when you use it in a sentence you will need an une or a la.
Example: Il a unemoissonneuse-batteuse. (He has a combine.)
*Remember you need to include an une or a la when it is a feminine noun.
If I am looking for the word cat I will find n "chat" m. This means cat is a noun and is masculine so when I use it in a sentence I will need an un or a le.
Example: J'ai un chat. (I have one cat.) if I had 2 cats then the sentence would be J'ai deux chats.
*Remember you need to include an un or a le when it is a masculine noun.
If I am looking for the word glasses I will find npl (spectacles) luneetes (fpl). This lets me know the word is a plural noun (npl) and it is a feminine one (fpl) sp when I use it in a sentence I need to use les or des and add an s to show it is plural.
Example:
Elle a des lunettes. (She has glasses.)
*Remember you need les or des and an s when it is a plural noun.
If I am looking for the word happy I will find adj heureux(-euse). This means happy is an adjective (adj) and it can be masculine heureux (before the brackets) or feminine heureuse ( by changing the ending to what is in the brackets.
Example: Il est heureux. (He is happy.) OR Elle est heureuse. (She is happy.)
Note: Some adjectives are the same for both feminine and masculine and won't change.
Example: Il est triste. (he is sad.) Elle est triste. (She is sad.)
For homework the students had to find 5 nouns to complete the sentence: J'ai (un/une/le/la) _______. and 5 adjectives or nouns tom complete: Je suis __________. or Je suis (un/une/le/la) _______.
*We also discussed how to say a lot of something.
Example: J'ai beaucoup de chiens. I have a lot of dogs.
FRENCH 7A
We practiced our Chaise Chaud questions and had our first three students in the Hot Seat. Then we reviewed pronouns and practiced them with some card games before having a quick quiz.
ELA 9A&B
Today the students read for 10 minutes. Then they had time to work on their Raven stanza which follows the following plan:
Line 1 internal rhyme (example: dreary, weary) 16 syllables external rhyme A
Line 2 15 syllables external rhyme B (lore)
Line 3 internal rhyme (example: napping,tapping)16 syllables external rhyme C
Line 4 internal 1/2 rhyme (example: rapping) 15 syllables external rhyme B (door)
Line 5 15 syllables external rhyme B (door)
Line 6 7 syllables external rhyme B (more)
and some students also had time to complete any poetry cards they had not already done. Remember you can go on Google Classroom to view the Prezi we watched about the poem in class yesterday.
*Remember there is NO SCHOOL Monday due the the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
The students read for 10 minutes. Then we watched a Prezi about the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. If you were absent you can go to Google Classroom to view the Prezi and catch up. I have a copy of the poem for you. Here is a reading by Christopher Walken.
FRENCH 8B
The students reviewed AVOIR and we went through their quizzes. Many students had 3's. A few need to study a bit more. We then reviewed ÊTRE (to be) and practiced with a card game and two kahoots. We'll practice more on Friday and our quiz will be next Friday, October 13th. Make sure you study.
COMPUTERS 8
The students continued to work on programming their name in SCRATCH. A few are pretty well finished but I'll give them some challenges next class. Next class will be the last class to work on this program before it becomes homework.
ELA 9A
We finished up CATs today and then we watched a Prezi about the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe. If you were absent you can go to Google Classroom to view the Prezi and catch up. I have a copy of the poem for you. Here is a reading by Vincent Price.
*School pictures have all been handed out. Please return by Wednesday, October 11th or sooner.
The students wrote their avoir quiz and did an introduction and some practice of etre (to be)
JE SUIS (I am) NOUS SOMMES (We are)
TU ES (You (s) are) VOUS ETES (You (pl) are)
IL EST (He is) ILS SONT (They (m) are)
ELLE EST (She is) ELLES SONT (They (f) are)
ON EST (One is)
ELA 9B
The students finished up their CATs.
FRENCH 7B
The students discussed seasons and weather. Then we went through our first set of questions for Chaise Chaud (the Hot Seat), which will start next class.
ELA 9A
The students read for ten minutes. Then they wrote poems in the following styles:
ANIMAL RHYMES - a 5 line poem based on an animal and containing 5-6 words that rhyme with that animal (ex: kitty cat - rat, sat, mat, pat, hat, fat)
NAME POEM or ACROSTIC - a poem using each letter of a person's name (or another word) as the first letter for each line of the poem
QUATRAINS - a four line poem that follows any one of four different rhyme schemes (AABB, ABAB, ABBA, or ABCB)
DADA POEMS - is a bunch of scrambled words including (verbs, nouns, and pronouns) which are arranged into lines that the poet likes
*CATs will finish up tomorrow for grade 9's except if students have missed a day. Come out and watch our Football team at 4:00 as they go for their 5th win of the season!
CATs (Canadian Achievement Tests) have commenced. The students were very focused today. Thanks for doing your best. Remember these tests are used to help your teachers to help you. We do not place these results on Report Cards but students and their parents will be able to make an appointment to review the results once they have been scored.
On another note have you ever watched a cute CAT video on the Internet? They are very popular and actually can act as a form of animal therapy. If you need to de-stress after today's CATs watch these CATS:
COMPUTERS 8
The students continued using the SCRATCH programming language to make a program that will spell out their name. They are mostly done writing out the coordinates they need for each letter and some have even started the programming. We will be working on this project for one more class (on Thursday) before it becomes homework.
FRENCH 7A
The students went through the Chaise Chaud (Hot Seat) questions and practiced with a partner. We reviewed the alphabet, days of the week, and numbers to 20. Then we began learning about pronouns.
LES PRONOMS (Pronouns)
I - JE We - NOUS
You(s) - TU You (pl) - VOUS (*formal)
He - IL They (m) - ILS (* boys or boys and girls)
She - ELLE They (f) - ELLES (*girls only)
One - ON
*Remember tomorrow there is a SADD Taco Salad Sale with a bag for $4 and pop for $1.
*Grade 7 and 9 are undergoing CATs (Canadian Achievement Tests) this week. Students cannot study for these tests but they should get a good night sleep and have a healthy breakfast for optimum results. Tomorrow 9A will be in room 210 all morning (periods 1-3) and 9B will be there in period 5 & 6. Wednesday 9B will be in room 210 all morning (periods 1-3) and 9A will finish up on Thursday in periods 5 & 6.
ELA 9A
The students read for ten minutes and then worked on writing poems of the following varieties:
COUPLET - this simple rhyming pattern consists of two lines which rhyme and usually have a humourous twist. Lines can be any length but the rhythm and rhyme should match the thought or mood of the poem.
ALLITERATION - this type of poetry uses the repetition of a sound in two or more neighboring words. It is a bit like a tongue twister.
CONCRETE POETRY is written to show a visual as well as a written message. They may be one word, a sentence, or more. Think carefully about your word choices.
EPITAPHS - these short statements are often engraved onto tombstones in memory of someone who has died. Epitaphs may be humourous but are more often serious.
COMPUTERS 8
Today the students reviewed the basic command blocks for Scratch: EVENTS (brown) to start program, PEN (green) to choose colour, size and pen up and down, MOTION (blue) your can move or glide, SOUND (purple) you can add a sound. We also reviewed SPRITES which are the characters you use in Scratch and BACKGROUNDS which are for your stage.
Students then planned out their name and its coordinates to eventually create a program that will write their name. Here is an example of what their program might look like: UCHS2
French 7B
This class had CATs instead of French today.
ELA 9B
The students read for ten minutes and then worked on the following types of poetry:
ANIMAL RHYMES - a 5 line poem based on an animal and containing 5-6 words that rhyme with that animal (ex: kitty cat - rat, sat, mat, pat, hat, fat)
NAME POEM or ACROSTIC - a poem using each letter of a person's name (or another word) as the first letter for each line of the poem
QUATRAINS - a four line poem that follows any one of four different rhyme schemes (AABB, ABAB, ABBA, or ABCB)
DADA POEMS - is a bunch of scrambled words including (verbs, nouns, and pronouns) which are arranged into lines that the poet likes
