Wow! Here we are in October already! Autumn has officially started and the signs of this season are beginning to show. 
Cozy sweaters, leaves changing colour, and a crispness in the air are all evident these days. We’ve been pretty lucky with the rain…and umbrellas, although ready, haven’t been needed as much lately.
We have been pretty busy this week! After the holiday on Monday, Mrs. Davis started us off this week. 
Our first blog post was submitted and it was great to see that 25 out of the 28 of us got our response done and handed in! The 5 MB certainly motivated us to get that one in! Let’s see if we can keep that incredible record going!
We spent a good chunk of our week preparing for our Terry Fox run on Friday. We completed a flip book about Terry and completed a few more activities in it. We did two writing activities: one paragraph explaining the 5 words we would choose to describe Terry. Compassionate, caring, determined, heroic, and self-less were some of the words that we came up with. The list was LONG. It is so great that even after 43 years, Terry Fox continues to inspire us so that his dream continues to live on. We used this long list to also create an acrostic poem about Terry. Finally, we designed a running shoe in honour of Terry with the slogan “No Matter What”. 
Did you know that 4 years ago, Adidas released a runner in honour of the 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope? Our run on Friday was great! It looked at first like we were going to be running in pouring rain–but the rain stopped and our run was DRY. Thanks to all the parents ( and those from Division 7) who helped out and encouraged us along the route! 
Thanks also for all the donations! Division 7 ended up donating $106.00!! That really is incredible and helped Brentwood easily reach and EXCEED our target goal! Way to go everyone!
We started French this week and have been focusing on greetings. Hello, What’s your name? My name is ____ , How are you? I am feeling ____ were only some of the many salutations we practiced. We really enjoyed singing the “Bonjour, Bonjour” song and many of us are humming that around the room too! It’s a catchy tune and has already gotten stuck in our heads! French is all about giving a new language a try. We spend lots of time speaking, listening, repeating, and practicing. Participation is key and with practice, our pronunciation will continue to improve.
Mr. Maroney was in our class for a day and a half this week, as Mrs. Gil was away for a half day on Wednesday and Mrs. Davis was away on Thursday. Thank you Division 7 for making Mr. Maroney’s time with us enjoyable. He had a great report for us about how you were fun to spend time with.
Your blog response for this weekend will need to be done on a piece of paper and given to Mrs. Gil on Monday
What are 5 different things you like about Autumn?
Have a wonderful weekend Division 7!
Mrs. Gil and Mrs. Davis