This week at a glance

Math unit test coming up: collecting like terms, isolating a variable, graphing linear equations; determining slope
No spelling this week
Virtue Response due Friday
Acorn Art Fundraiser Art due Friday.
If your video Narrative for Hoa is not complete it is now a week overdue!!

Monday: Math review continued; Computer Lab – reminder that your Heritage Fair topic and how it will be displayed is due Friday (this means that you’ve also ensured there are enough resources and information to support your topic and it’s been approved by me); teaching Ms. M’s students your gym games – 2:40; Drum Group.

Tuesday: Regular learning day – Jr. Girls Bball for anyone who is volunteering to help;
Wednesday: Transition meetings for Trinity, Josh and Joe; gym: fitness testing; Jr. Boy’s bball; computer lab – divide your time between Heritage Fair research and your PowerPoint for Health; review: graphing linear equations

Thursday: Math review continued; Art – Acorn Art fundraiser – reminder that your virtue is due tomorrow; Math test tomorrow

Friday: Math test; Computer Lab; Gym

This week’s tentative Agenda and important notes

**** Wednesday is grad picture day: REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED A WHITE SHIRT WITH A COLLAR FOR UNDER THE GOWN – YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE DRESSED UP AS ALL YOU CAN SEE IS THE COLLAR.

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS ARE DUE FRIDAY:IF YOU NEED HELP OR IDEAS MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO MR. FISHER RIGHT AWAY!

HOMEWORK: VIRTUE RESPONSE, SPELLING, SPELLING TEST FRIDAY, VIDEOS DUE WEDNESDAY AT THE VERY LATEST – TO BE VIEWED BY OUR EPALS ON THURSDAY, SIENCE FAIR PROJECTS.

Monday: Gym – presenter/student teachers are Whitney and Jillian for Grade 4/5 gym; Computer Lab – respond to questions about your artifacts in our virtual classroom with Hoa and complete your videos so they can be posted for our epals; Kehwin Native Dance group 2-00 in the gym.

Tuesday: Hector Copegog teachings 9:10 – 9:50, continue/review algebra for quiz on Monday. Return to Touching Spirit Bear novel; DNA – Science.

Wednesday: GRAD PICTURES; gym (if pictures are completed by 11:20) Health with Nurse Deb 2:00.

Thursday: Band or Music appreciation (The Music of John Williams); Art
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Friday: CRAZY HAIR DAY!! COME WITH YOUR CRAZY HAIR FOR SPIRIT TEAM POINTS!! Spelling tests; homework due; Gym

Tentative Agenda and important upcoming events

A reminder that you need to bring in your permission form tomorrow – Tuesday – for our Ice Fishing Field trip.
Also, note that our Grad Pics date has been changed to March 1st so those who wish to go to the PF day on the 22nd will be able to do so – Thanks Robin for making this happen πŸ™‚
Also, Jump Rope for Heart is this Friday – as well as the Winter Carnival; just a heads up so you can start collecting those donations πŸ™‚
Our Opening Ceremonies for the First Nation’s Library week went very well — Amazing job with your solo Emily!!!

Tuesday: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!! we have Health with Nurse Deb; Naz Folton will be stopping in to show you the book you helped with last year about Feelings; and Healing Through Art with Christa Big Canoe; Senior Boys basketball after school

Wednesday: Ice Fishing and Fish Fry field trip – Dress for the weather; Parent Language class 5-7 in the NSL room.

Thursday: Band; 2-3:30 – Listen with an Elder: many of the Elders we met and interviewed at the Senior’s Centre will be coming to chat and share some nice nibbled
Senior girls Volleyball and Hockey practice after school. (thanks for pointing out the edit Josh πŸ™‚ )

Friday: Jump Rope for Heart and Winter Carnival Day; Lunch will be provided; Report Cards go home.

Helpers for Winter Carnival are Keifer, Emily I and Josh (if you’re feeling better Josh). Gchi Miigwech for volunteering to help guys!! πŸ™‚

Monday is Family Day so no school.
Tuesday is the Horseshoe Valley Grade 2 Field Trip so our 5 helpers need to come prepared for the weather.

Happy Monday

Thank you very much to those who came out to help with our fundraiser for the Dupuis Family on Thursday, and again on Saturday for our Grad Trip fundraiser. We will need to schedule a meeting time after school some time in the next few weeks so we can discuss what our Grad Trip Goal(s) is/are and determine how much we will need to raise in total, and how we plan to accomplish this.

This week, like all before it, will be a fast and fun filled schedule.

Monday: Anishinaabemowin in the NSL room; gym (first round of ‘you be the teacher’); Digging Roots presentation – for those interested in the potential of a career in the Music Industry; All other students will be working on ketchup or any upcoming assignments/activities; Senior Boys’ Drum group will be working with Dan and Digging Roots from 2:00 on.

5 Students are needed to assist with the grade 2 tubing fieldtrip on Friday; you will be gone from 9-1:30 (Note: You MUST wear a helmet).

NOTES** New spelling list — test Friday; First Nations’ Library Week Book Mark submissions is due Wednesday. This week’s Virtue response is also Due Friday; Your NSL homework is to study your January vocabulary sheet for the Assessment on THURSDAY. Black Math duotang is due Friday. Our “You be the teacher” PE assignments will need to be ready to teach to the grade 4s and 5s starting February 13th.

Tuesday: AMAZING NEWS: The Honourable Stephen O’Neill will be presiding over our trial – come prepared for a busy day with our Mock Trial prep, trial and restorative justice circle. Lunch will be provided. Make sure you are well rested as this will be a long day with shorter breaks.

Wednesday: Going to the Senior’s Centre to start our action project regarding Education, Learning and Caring for our Elders (we will be walking so dress appropriately); Circle with Kendra; Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist. Parent Language class in the NSL room 5-7.

Thursday: NSL Assessment on January’s verbs; Reminder that your Black Math duotang is due tomorrow and your spelling test is right after Anishinaabemowin. Computer Lab – letters for Paso Por Paso must be completed during this lab time — using Publisher, also create a Valentines Day card and print in Colour. Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist. (There is no skating – we will be working with Mr. Fisher during this time– there are also only 3 students who have been bringing their skates so I am looking to find an alternate time for these dedicated students to skate with a different class at a different time/date). Senior Girls exhibition Volleyball Game after School. MKES Hockey – First Practice: 3:45-4:45.

Friday: Going to the Senior’s Centre to start our action project regarding Education, Learning and Caring for our Elders (we will be walking so dress appropriately); Computer Lab; Spelling test; Keeping Track – making sure all items have been completed and submitted to your in folder. Science and Tech with Mr. Fisher – Investigating mechanical efficiency through the construction of a crane/hoist.
Gym for those who are up to date.

FRIDAY EVENING SOCIAL AT THE COMMUNITY HALL — Doors open at 5:00; food is usually from about 5:30-6:30ish. Then the Big Drums will be there. Raven Noganosh-Copegog will also be there to help any girls who wish to sing behind the drum(s).

**Grade 8 Information Night at Orillia Secondary tonight!!

Hello everyone, hope you are all safe & warm on yet another snow day!

I have just received the following message, “Due to the inclement weather, the Grade 8 Information Night scheduled to take place at Orillia Secondary School has been postponed and will not run this evening. We look forward to welcoming your grade 8 students and parents next Tuesday, January 24th from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. instead.”

Tentative Schedule for rest of the week

Tomorrow we will have our spelling tests at 10:00 that we didn’t get to yesterday; a sharing circle with Kendra at 11:20; and computer lab at 2:00; Boys’ Senior Basketball at Twin Lakes (was rescheduled from last week).

Thursday: we will be working further to formulate our Action Plan for our Local Narratives of Global Citizenship project with Hoa; starting your CASI literacy assessments, and Skating is at 2:40

Friday: PJ spirit team day; Re-test for anyone who did not pass their Science test on Friday (reminder that re-tests will not be given in term 3 and are only being provided at this time to ensure you are learning what study techniques work for you and how much study time you require ** EVERYONE is different so take the time in grade 8 to learn your own style and needs to ensure grade 9 is as successful as possible; computer lab and PE today as well (let’s get back into our fitness testing ladies and gentlemen)

Your Bellwork week 11 Math Package is now overdue, as is your Artefact picture(s) and write-up posted submissions, virtue response for orderliness, New Years Creative writing good copy printed and submitted, and spelling homework from last week.

this week’s virtue response is on Perseverance.

Next week we will have the opportunity to engage in the Cultural Teachings being provided by Jim Dumont on Wednesday and will be hosting a Bake Sale to help fundraise for a family in need in our Community. Mr. Fisher and I will begin our Mechanical Efficiency Unit by constructing crane models. We will also be beginning our Dare to Dream project so I truly hope everyone is up to date on their work and have demonstrated the level of respect needed to participate in this awesome project! As was emphasized at our High School Luncheon last Friday, your attendance will be paramount to your success and understanding of the concepts introduced.

WELL HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful holiday season full of laughter, fun, family and friends!

While I don’t have all the specifics of this coming week’s events, here are some things I know you can expect; if you know of others, please post them to the comments below this post (it comes to me first for approval so you wont see it there but I will see it on my dashboard)

Remember that you were to bring in an Artifact that speaks to you, your family, and/or your community for our project with Hoa — something that represents an aspect of who you are, or what’s important to you, your culture, family background – stuff like that. πŸ™‚

Monday: The gym is available again πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ — make sure you have shoes and proper clothing; Computer Lab and I’m pretty sure Hoa is back with us πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Not sure if Band will be starting up right off the hop or not so stay tuned.

Wednesday: Gym –
Boys’ BBall at Twin Lakes: 11:15 departure

Thursday is skating! Spelling test today as Friday will be too busy.

Friday is the High School Luncheon information session starting at 10:30 and a Science quiz in the afternoon on the terms associated with Archimedes principle of Buoyancy.

Your Virtue response will be due Friday as well as the Math Bellwork package.

OOPS!

Sorry everyone!

I just saw that the post on Sunday night that I made with this week’s schedule obviously didn’t save or load.

So here are the things you need to know about the rest of this week’s events

Today we are begining our next Science and Technology Challenge with Mr. Fisher – the cardboard boat design and building challenge. We are on a waiting list to see if we will be competing with our best boats in January; if we don’t we will have our own competition in June when the lake is ready πŸ™‚

Thursday: we will be continuing with the construction of our boats; make sure you are refering to your outline to ensure you meet the requirements and do not do anything in your planning stages or construction that would disqualify your boat! Groups of 4 only!! And Skating!!

Friday: your virtue for this week, on Diligence, is due; your math bellwork package is also due. We will be baking our ancient squash and preparing for our feast/celebration! Family members are welcome to come at 1:30 πŸ™‚

Your Christmas Break begins at 3:30 πŸ™‚

Make sure you take home anything you will need over the break – such as skates.