le 19 octobre

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Happy Monday! Another short week in the chalet, lots to do!

This week’s Dictée is a bit different. Students have 2 pieces of text to chose from, they will practice saying it out loud, working on prononciation and fluidity, and on Wednesday they will record themselves and send me the link so I can listen and evaluate.

In Math we are wrapping up our Multiplication Fluency practice as well as Divisibility Rules.

We were introduced to our English Novel Study/Read Aloud this term- The Barren Grounds. It has a nice tie in to stars as well as an Indigenous perspective.

Our examination of the universe continues in Science. Lots of great questions and conversations happening.

Please return your WGSS permissions forms ASAP- we are going on Monday!

I acknowledge that Photo Retakes are also on Monday, my hope is that we can get in ASAP, or even before the bell, so we’re not too late to WGSS.

Les Devoirs:

  • demain: Vball Prac 8h00 (permission forms went home today)
  • mercredi- Dictée des Galaxies Enregistrement
    • Education Physique
    • Orchestre
  • jeudi- Vision Board Materials, POW #4 due
  • vendedi- Jour de Congé
  • lundi prochain: Photo Retakes
    • WGSS Library Day

À demain!

le 16 octobre

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**edit** PLEASE BRING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS STUFF ON MONDAY!

Another stunner of a day! And we were busy busy in the Chalet!

We started off with Examen de Dictée 2, we did a verb conjugation challenge, then presented their response for On Partage to the prompt: Would you prefer to wear, for an entire day, a costume that was either way too itchy or impossible to sit down in?

After recess we actually did some Math, students wandered around the room completing task cards, there was lots of rich discussion happening, it was really great to see.

After hot lunch (yum) we watched the following video, as we continue to create a solid understanding of galaxies:

Students should be bringing home a WGSS Walking Permission Form for you to read and sign. We will walk to WGSS several times this year for various reasons, and this permission form covers all of those. I will of course give you plenty of notice for each excursion. Our first one is on Monday October 26. We are so fortunate to spend the entire day in the WGSS library, using their technology with their Teacher Librarian. Please see the form for more details.

Les Devoirs:

  • WGSS Permission
  • lundi- Quiz: Les Verbes ER au présent (BLOOKET ICI)
  • jeudi- bring matierals for Vision Board
  • vendredi- Jour de Congé

Bonne fin de semaine!

le 14 octobre

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What a lovely day it turned into!

We began our day in the gym, and with the volleyball nets slightly altered, we played some modified pickleball games! Students then worked through today’s Dictée. After recess we had a work period to catch up on a few things. All French 7s met this afternoon for Young Entrepreneurs, we set some goals, looked through the first few pages of the booklet, and had our first prototype shakeout (bravo Arjun!). Students are strongly encouraged to bring in their prototypes for formal and informal share outs, they are very valuable feedback opportunities!

Les Devoirs:

  • demain: Problem of the Week #3 due
  • vendredi- Examen de Dictée 2, Dîner Chaud (Subway), Orchestre
  • lundi- Quiz: Verbes ER au présent

À vendredi!

le 13 octobre

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Hope you all had a lovely long weekend!

We were busy today! Students corrected their first Examen de Dictée this morning, and it will serve as their baseline for results moving forward. The ultimate goal is 5 errors or less to show a strong understanding of the written language. We also began Dictée 2, which will be a condensed week. This week we are reviewing ER verbes au présent as our rule, and will have a quiz on it next Monday.

We began a galaxy web quest for science, it was fun to peruse the interactive star website 🙂

This afternoon we logged on to Office365 for the first time, and accessed Spaces so they could post their first Math assessment reflection.

Les Devoirs:

  • demain: Education Physique, Math corrections, YE prototype (if ready!), Orchestre
  • vendredi- Examen de Dictée 2, Dîner Chaud, Orchestre

À demain!

le 9 octobre

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Winner Winner!

Grade 7s voted on their hoodie graphic and there is the winning choice. The ordering platform will open shortly, and we should be getting size samples for the students to test out before ordering. I always suggest ordering up a size to allow room for growth throughout the year.

We have a student looking for old, unused CDs and/or bottle caps for their Young Entrepreneurs project. Please send school if you are able/willing. Thanks in advance!

Lots of coughs and sniffles around the room today. Hope everyone is able to take some time to rest up over the long weekend. Wishing you all a very festive Thanksgiving.

Les Devoirs:

  • lundi- Action de Grâce
  • mardi- Math: Ninja Tiger Escape sheet due
    • Page Titre de l’Espace (7 personnes)
    • Galaxies article sheet due
  • mercredi- Young Entrepreneurs: Bring prototypes

Bonne longue fin de semaine! À mardi!

le 7 octobre

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Unplanned Fire Drill today during PE, the class did great at calmly leaving the equipment and exiting the gym. Please see the email from Mr Bonnar for more details.

Students will write their first Examen de Dictée 1 on Friday. They were reminded several times that their duo-tangs should be coming home to review/practice/study.

Page Titre Critères: (due vendredi)

Les Devoirs:

  • demain: Bibliothèque, POW #2 due
  • vendredi- Examen de Dictée1, Divisibility Rules! (5 questions online), Page Titre (L’Espace) due, Orchestre
  • lundi- Action de Grâce

À vendredi!

le 6 octobre

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I have a family looking for carpool opportunities in the Willoughby area (around Costco/Walmart). Please reach out to me if you’d like further details. The family thanks you in advance.

À demain!

le 5 octobre

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Happy Monday! Hope you were able to enjoy the beautiful weekend!

This morning all the French grade 7s gathered to discuss Young Entrepreneurs, our big ADST project this term. Students Weill be guided through the small business startup process, ideating, prototyping, manufacturing goods to then sell at our Young Entrepreneurs Fair the last week before Winter Break. They were all advised to check in with their grown ups about budget, ideas etc. As students begin their initial prototypes, they are encouraged to bring them in to share, explain and receive feedback.

Div 1 also began Dictée (finally). Each week, students will hear 2/3 different but related texts, work through the vocab, parts of speech, grammar rules etc. On Friday, all of the texts will be combined into a test and the following Monday they will be tested on that week’s “rule” (verb conjugation, homophones etc). As your child what the topic of today’s text was! *note- it IS expected that students are bringing their Dictée home to practice EACH DAY in preparation for the examen.

In Math, we began practice and mastery of divisibility rules.

Students wrapped up the day by paying their October rent.

Les Devoirs:

  • demain: Divisibility rules worksheet due, volleyball meeting at 1st recess
  • mercredi- Education Physique et Orchestre
  • jeudi- Bibliothèque, POW #2 due (see email from Mme Dykens)
  • vendtredi- Examen de Dictée 1, Orchestre, PAC movie evening

À demain!

le 30 septembre

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Here is the bulletin board collaborative project we created showing the span of residential schools across Canada. Each student selected a school to do a bit of research about to highlight on the display. This morning we also read the poem Numbers by Dr Pam, written about the children at the Kamloops Residential School. We also had our Orange Shirt Day assembly.
Students also wrote their multiplication strategies assessment, which we can hopefully review on Friday.

Les Devoirs:

  • demain -Truth and Reconciliation Day
  • jeudi- Bibliothèque
    • Problem of the Week #1 due
    • Photo Day
  • vendredi- Diner Chaud
    • Orchestre
    • Bake Sale after school ($2)

À vendredi!

le 28 septembre

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Happy Monday! Hope you had a lovely weekend!

Busy day in the chalet- students are discovering how complicated French writing is, working on multiplication strategies in Math and discussing the lasting impact of Residential Schools.

Tomorrow we will write our first Math assessment on multiplication strategies. They were all told to bring home their notes and/or work package to review and practice. Study skills are an important part of the learning process and learning which study method works best for them is a great place to start.

Tomorrow is also Orange Shirt Day and our Truth and Reconciliation Assembly. It will be a serious and somber assembly, students will be reminded of the proper behaviour and decorum expected of them.

Wednesday there is no school to provide time to engage in acts and reflection of Truth and Reconciliation.

Thursday is Photo Day and students have Library.

Friday is Hot Lunch and Band.

À demain!