February 24, 2012

Social Studies 7

Students explored the cause and consequences of key events in the battle over Acadia.  Students were asked to swear an oath as a St. Marguerite student, and we faced with a consequence if they did not sign the oath.  We related their feelings of anger, unfairness, refusal to sign, etc. with how the Acadian's felt when presented with the oath to sign on May 31st, 1768.

Social Studies 8

Students corrected their homework on the Aztecs and how worldview shaped their relationship with the land.  We will continue with this on Monday.  Students were asked to consider the following quote and decide if they agreed with it or not:

"Geography is Destiny"

Health 8

Students have began a lesson on cyberbullying in preparation for our Stand Up to Bullying day on Wednesday, February 29th.  

February 22, 2012

Social Studies 7
Today we began chapter 5 which is looking at key events moving toward confederation. 

Social Studies 8

Students were given a handout for the beginning of chapter 7 which invites them to consider how their worldview shapes food choices in their life, and how our society deals with challenges related to transportation, agriculture and other aspects of society.  They are beginning to look at how the Aztecs beliefs' and values shaped the way they dealt with various challenges.

Religion 8

Students participated in an Ash Wednesday celebration.

Ash wednesday liturgy murphy

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February 16, 2012

Social Studies 7

We covered Chapter 4 material today.  It is a quick overview of the five phases of the fur trade.  Students will look into the phases in more depth as we work through the next several chapters.

Social Studies 8

Sensi Abe from St. Thomas Aquinas gave us a lesson on the culture of Japan today.  Students learned to write their names in Japanese and how to say head, shoulders, knees, ears, eyes, nose and mouth in Japanese. 

Religion 8

Students presented their What is Life and Stewardship creations today.  We did not get through all the presentations, and will continue on Tuesday.  Tomorrow will be our DPA block for the week and we are doing a walk to the Macs store.

February 14, 2012

Happy Valentines Day!!

Social Studies 7

Only the morning class attended today due to Comfy Day activities in the homeroom this afternoon.  In this class we worked on current events and corrected our Chapter 3 exam.  The afternoon class will be caught up tomorrow.

Religion 8

I have extended the deadline one more day for the Life and Stewardship projects.  They are coming along well. 

February 13, 2012

Social Studies 7

Students wrote their Chapter 3 test today.

Social Studies 8

Students explored the material that will be covered in Unit 2: Worldviews in Conflict

Religion 8

Students worked on their presentations for What is Life and Stewardship.

February 8, 2012

There is no school February 9th and 10th for students due to Teachers Conference.  Also, the Tri-Liesure Centre is not open to the public during this time and this weekend due to the Alberta Winter Games.

Social Studies 7

Students were studying and asking questions in preparation for the test on Monday.  It is an open-book text; students just need to understand the material and know where to look things up.

Social Studies 8

Students shared their top ten interesting items from the Aztecs and classified each item as an element of worldview.  The found many very interesting facts about this society.

Religion 8

Students worked on their presentations about life and stewardship.  These will be due next Tuesday.

Have a great long weekend!

February 7, 2012

Social Studies 7

Students completed their presentations on the social structure (roles) in New France.  We reviewed the chapter content and they will have tomorrow's class to study and ask questions.  They will write the chapter quiz on Monday.

Social Studies 8

Students submitted their "Your Majesty" written final exam today.  If you have not submitted it yet, you need to get it in immediately unless you have made arrangements with me.  Students also have a current events article to work on which is for extra marks (to help anyone who needs it as we come up to the second set of report cards).  Finally, students began looking at some interesting details about the Aztecs in preparation for our next unit of study.

Religion 8

Students began creating their presentations on What is Life and Stewardship.

February 6, 2012

Grade 7 Social Studies

Students finished creating their presentations during the first half of the block today.  We began the presentations and will continue them tomorrow.  Students have been given a study guide for chapter 3 and will be using their books during the exam.  The following PowerPoint is the material covered in class related to the Early European Colonies:

Early european colonies

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Grade 8 Social Studies

Students used this block as their fourth block of in-class time to complete the Your Majesty Project.  They are to use the letter template for the final copy.  This is due tomorrow.  If a student does not have it completed for tomorrow, and have not made prior arrangements, I have asked they make arrangements to stay during lunch and after school to complete it.

Grade 8 Homeroom

Students used this as their homework block for the week.  They were working on math, social studies and their health projects.

February 2, 2012

Social Studies 7

Students are completing chapter 3 material this week.  They are currently creating presentations of the various roles in New France.

Social Studies 8

Students continue to work on their Unit 1 Essay:Your Majesty.  This project is worth 5 of the 15% of the final exam mark for the year, so students are being encouraged to put the same effort into this task as they would in preparing for any final exam.

Religion 8

Students continued to work on their presentations of "What is Life" and "Stewardship".