BLUE MOUNTAIN INFORMATION

Our ski trip is tomorrow!

Meeting outside Bedford Park at 6:45am - sharp!!   Students will be responsible for getting their equipment on and off the bus themselves.

BUS #1 - ASHTON AND KLUPSCH

BUS #2 - CHAN AND PERSAUD

BUS #3 - DAVIS

BUS #4 - ALL GRADE 8s 

Skiing from 9:30 - 3:30 (rentals) 3:45 (own)

Mandatory check in with Ms Davis at the South Lodge between 12-2:00pm - lunch break

Students ARE NOT PERMITTED to go to the Village. There is a Beavertail Hut on one of the hills and the South Lodge also has snacks and food to purchase.

Scheduled Departure from Blue Mt -  4:15pm       

Arrival back at Bedford (between 6:30pm-7:00pm)

Please ensure that your child knows how they are getting home once dropped off back at the school.

NON-SKIERS -

Mme Tate will be her room to receive any NON SKI TRIP students.

Looking forward to a great Ski Day at Blue!

FRENCH - GRADES 7 & 8

Students will have class time the week of Feb. 3 - 7 to prepare their group presentation of the play. There should be no need to meet as a group outside of French class periods. Have all materials necessary to have a productive week in class (i.e. props, costumes, filming equipment, art materials - material needs vary depending on presentation option).

All students have been given feedback regarding pronunciation, fluency and expression of their play lines. Students should continue practicing at home on their own (using the DVD as support). Mme Tate has a few extra copies of the DVD if you'd like to borrow one. You can also book an appointment outside class time for one-on-one practice with Mme Tate. You also have the option of bringing in a USB memory stick for Mme Tate to copy a recording of your character's lines so you can practice at home.

8A Language

TO BE COMPLETED IN CLASS - NOT AT HOME:

SPEECHES ROUGH COPY DUE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7th

SPEECH PRESENTATIONS - WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17-21st

SHORT STORY - DUE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14th

8A MATH

Complete any work that was not finished in class today.

4.1 Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Page 137-138

Questions #1-4, 6, 8, 9 and Reflect

DUE: TUES JAN 28 - DAY 1


**REMINDERS**

1) NOTEBOOKS ARE BEING COLLECTED TOMORROW

2) CHAPTER 6 TEST TOMORROW!

Visual Arts grade 8

Digital Photography project: A one page proposal is now due. (See details on class handout) Include one paragraph describing theme, materials, location, type of shot. Also include 5 thumbnail sketches of each possible photo.
Final series of 5 photographs due by February 14, on a memory stick. (Printed photos also accepted but not necessary)

8A MATH

CHAPTER 6 REVIEW BOOKLET

complete booklet that we started in class - this is review and practice for your test

DUE: MONDAY JANAURY 27 - DAY 5

7A & 7B GEOGRAPHY

Notebooks will be collected tomorrow - Day 4 - THURSDAY JANUARY 23 in class.

8A, 8B and 8C TESTS

Just a reminder to students - please come prepared for your subject when you have a test.

You should not be asking to borrow pencils or erasers from a teacher or other students while writing a test. It is your responsibility to come prepared.

8A MATH

Most students finished their work and use their time wisely in class today. Please complete the following if not completed in class:

CHAPTER 6 - UNIT REVIEW

Page 262

Questions #1 -10

DUE: THURSDAY JANUARY 23 - DAY 4

We will take up the unit review and continue with review tomorrow before your test.

TEST DATE CHANGED: TUESDAY JANUARY 28 - DAY 1

GRADE 7 AND 8 FRENCH POSTCARD MARKS

Marks for the postcard assignment were distributed today together with the postcards. Parents, ask your child to show you how they did.

8B, sorry I forgot to return your work today. You'll get it tomorrow.

8A MATH

6.5 Surface Area of a Cylinder

Page 260

Questions #1-6 and Reflect

DUE: TUESDAY JANUARY 21st - DAY 2

8A HOMEROOM REMINDERS

8A please focus on the following this weekend:

LANGUAGE ARTS

1. Study for your SHORT STORY TEST on MONDAY JANUARY 20th

2. Continue your speech research - we will be writing them in class next week

3. Skits - performed in class on Monday

MATH

1. Volume of a Cylinder - Page 255 - Q#1-4 and reflect - Due Monday

2. Chapter 6 Math Test - Monday January 27th - review next week

HISTORY

1. Study for History Test - Wednesday January 22nd

8A MATH

6.4 Volume of a Cylinder

Page 255

Questions #1-4 and reflect

Please finish those questions that you were unable to complete in class.

DUE: MONDAY JANUARY 20th - DAY 1

GRADE 7 FRENCH

IR verb tests were corrected in class last week and sent home for parent signature. Parents, if you have not seen the test yet, ask your child to show it to you or you may send me an email to follow up (lesya.tate@tdsb.on.ca).

Post card assignments were due on Friday, Jan. 10. A number of students have not handed them in yet.

3 page verb package due tomorrow. RE verb package due next time you see Mlle Ho.

Students were assigned their roles for the play Salut mon ami. Practice reading your lines with proper pronunciation (use the DVD as a model) with the goal to have your lines memorized over the next week or so. Students will be recording their lines for assessment purposes over the next few classes.

Individual oral interviews will be taking place in class over the next week. Students will be asked a couple of general questions and then will be asked to describe two pictures.

GRADE 8 FRENCH

IR verb tests were corrected in class last week and sent home for parent signature. Parents, if you have not seen the test yet, ask your child to show it to you or you may send me an email to follow up (lesya.tate@tdsb.on.ca).

Post card assignments were due on Friday, Jan. 10 (8A, 8C) or Monday, Jan. 13 (8B). A number of students have not handed them in yet.

3 page verb package due tomorrow.

Students were assigned their roles for the play Salut mon ami. Practice reading your lines with proper pronunciation (use the DVD as a model) with the goal to have your lines memorized over the next week or so. Students will be recording their lines for assessment purposes over the next few classes.

Individual oral interviews will be taking place in class over the next week. Students will be asked a couple of general questions and then will be asked to describe two pictures.

8A, 8B and 8C HISTORY

History tests were returned today - please communicate with your parents and have parents sign and return any tests that received below a 70% to Ms Brownlee

8A CIRCLE MATH TEST

CHAPTER 6 MATH TEST - CIRCLE UNIT

REVIEW SECTIONS:

-6.1 Investigating Circles

-6.2 Circumference of a Circle

-6.3 Area of a Circle

-6.4 Volume of a Cylinder

-6.5 Surface Area of a Cylinder

TEST DATE: MONDAY JANUARY 27 - DAY 5

8A, 8B and 8C NORTHERN OPEN HOUSE

Students that are attending the day time open house for Northern tomorrow must return their permission form to their homeroom teacher by tomorrow morning.

A packed lunch is required as we will be eating in the classroom during class time before we leave. Students will not be able to go to Yonge Street.

8A, 8B and 8C HISTORY TEST

HISTORY TEST

Please review all your notes that we have taken since January 6th.

Sections to be tested on:
-Three Provinces and a Territory (page 83-86)
-Building a Transcontinental Railway (page 98-102)
-Louis Riel (page 106-107)
-How Did Women's Roles Change? (page 155 - 157)
-English-French Tensions (page 167-170)

FORMAT:
-Fill-in-the-Blanks
-Multiple Choice
-True/False
-Short Answer

TEST DATE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 - DAY 3

8A MATH

CIRCLE MID UNIT REVIEW

Page 252

Questions #1 - 12

DUE: THURSDAY JANUARY 16 - DAY 4

GRADE 8 GRAD TRIP MEETING

Temple and Temple will make a presentation for our upcoming NYC Grad Trip on
Monday January 13th @ 6:30pm in Room 30.

Please bring a photocopy of your child's passport.

8A SPEECH ARTS

Start research on your speech over the weekend

Come prepared to class on Monday January 13th to continue your research in class.

8A MATH

6.2 Circumference of a Circle

page 245-246

Questions #1 - 10

Due: MONDAY JANUARY 13th - DAY 1

8A SHORT STORY TEST

SHORT STORY TEST

Review your notes on:

-elements of a short story
-literary elements
-review story questions

TEST DATE: MONDAY JANUARY 20th - DAY 1

GRADE 7 AND 8 FRENCH

Bonne et heureuse année 2014! This week in French class students have been designing and creating a postcard to send to me from a place or activity during their winter break. They were taught the proper format for a postcard and were given the information to include in the address, date and salutation. We also brainstormed possibilities for the 2-3 sentences they need to write in the present tense. Students are to colour the stamp and the picture. Any students who did not complete the assignment in class must have it done for Friday, Jan. 10th. It was sent home for completion today.

Note: 8B postcards will be sent home on Thursday and will be due Mon. Jan. 13 (extra time because of cancelled class due to LPCI visit).

7B postcards were collected at the end of class today. They had extra class periods to work on it.

GRADE 8 NYC GRAD TRIP

Official Dates:

MONDAY MAY 12 - FRIDAY MAY 16th, 2014

GRAD TRIP INFO MEETING presented by Temple and Temple:

MONDAY JANUARY 13th @ 6:30pm in Room 30

Please bring a photocopy of your child's passport

8A MATH

6.1 Investigating Circles

Page 238 - Question #1

Page 240-241 - Questions #1 - 7

DUE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8th - DAY 3

8A LANGUAGE ARTS

Short Story: The Life of Walter Mitty

Finish questions #1 - 3 if unfinished in class

DUE: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8th - DAY 3

GRADE 8 LPCI OPEN HOUSE

Grade 8 Lawrence Park CI Open House (during the school day) - Wednesday January 8th

PLEASE BRING A LUNCH TO EAT AT SCHOOL BEFORE WE LEAVE - You will not be permitted to go to Yonge Street as we will need to eat during Period 4. We will return to Bedford Park around 3:30pm.


Lawrence Park CI -  EVENING OPEN HOUSE - Thursday January 9th at 7:00pm

GRADE 7 & 8 BLUE MOUNTAIN FORMS

BLUE MOUNTAIN FIELD TRIP FORMS are due to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible.

If you are unable to attend please return the Permission Form with the 'NO' section filled in.

SKI DAY - FRIDAY JANUARY 31st

Visual Art Gr.7 and 8

Final drawing(s) due January 13th. Students to create a drawing using conte crayon, that explores the illusions of space and expresses some mood or mystery. Open studio time available mornings at 8 am.