Thursday May 11 Update — Long Weekend!

Hello Everyone!

 

Tomorrow, no school, as the teachers have a day to work on curriculum implementation. Back to school on Monday!

Reminders/Homework:

  • Literature Circle: Most everyone turned in their work today, as the project was due by the end of the day. If you did not turn in your project, please make sure you finish it completely over the weekend. It will be late, but at least it will be done, as no more class time can be given. Next week is really busy!
  • Musical: Reminder that all of our class is performing at the musical on May 18, Wednesday. Please be here at 6:30 and expect to stay through until the end at 8:30 PM.
  • June 20 End of Year: Our plans to go to Confederation Park on June 24th have not worked out, so we had a class discussion, and we are now trying to go to Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. My hope is it will be a no-cost trip, so I am asking for parent drivers. Thank you to those of you who have volunteered. Please email me if you are interested in driving. If we don’t get enough drivers, then I will let you know our back-up plan!
  • French: We began work today on a partner dialogue that will be written and presented in front of the class. Use the BBC French Website to see basic phrases around “getting to know you” such as learning someone’s name, asking about interests, asking how someone feels, etc. Listen to the phrases and repeat afterwards to practice over the weekend. We will work more on the dialogues and practice more next week. Eventually we will have a quiz on vocabulary for “getting to know you.”
  • Independent Project: Everyone is doing a great job of finding resources online or in the library for their project topics. Ms. Ho has also been looking for resources, and Ms. D is starting to put links on the Articles of Interest page as she finds them! Please try visiting the public library this weekend to look for books on your topic. If you don’t have a library card, now is the time to get one!
  • Writing Assessment: On Monday, we will have an in-class writing assessment, with no help from computers or outside resources. You will receive a topic and write a brief creative story. The story must include a conversation with quotations. Practice this weekend by reviewing quotations in the book you are currently reading or online!
  • MACC MALL: Mall will take place on May 24th, Tuesday. Please keep thinking about your products and ads.
  • NEW UNIT: Next week, new unit to talk about! It will be a short one, but it will make our end-of-year discussions more interesting! Stay tuned.

See you Monday!