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!

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!

Phew, what a busy day!

Our first PE block, students were introduced to the warm up, then we did some pickleball basics. After that we did a bit of Math. Our final 2 Les Artefacts de Moi were presented after recess, and then the class did a “treasure hunt” on WordReference, learning how to use/understand the online dictionary. After lunch, students paid their rent, ran for Terry Fox and had their first Band class. It was fun to see how excited they were, as they kept wanting to set their instruments and play all day.

Today was also the first HUB day at WGSS, so many former students came by at the end of day to visit, which was delightful.

Les Devoirs:

• demain: Bibliothèque, Meet the Teacher (5:30-6:30pm)
• vendredi- Jour de Congé

Next Week:

• mardi- Orange Shirt Day and Assembly
• mercredi- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (No School)
• jeudi- Individual Photo Day

Hoping to see/meet many of you tomorrow evening!

It turned out to be a pretty nice day!

We began our day again with Les Artefacts de Moi presentations, then did some work with “parts of speech” in French (subject, verb, adjective etc). After recess we had our first fire drill then completed the French activity. After collab we did some work with our multiplication facts and finished with a fun small group collaborative number activity.

Tomorrow is a busy day! – Education Physique, Terry Fox Run, Band (first time with instruments!) and students will pay rent for the first time. Students are encouraged to bring a “Toonie for Terry” tomorrow.

Thursday the students will visit Mme Gammel in the library and do a book exchange. Between 5:30-6:30 you are invited to pop by the chalet and meet myself and Mme Dykens.

Friday is a School Improvement Day, students do not attend.

À demain!

Happy Monday! Hope you were able to enjoy the beautiful weekend! Today was gorgeous but I think the pendulum is about to swing the other direction…

We were busy today! Half the class did their Les Artefacts de Moi presentations, and we will finish up tomorrow. We discussed some multiplication strategies today and took some notes, and finished up the day by thinking about our identities and creating a visual representation for the room that you can see at Meet the Teacher on Thursday 🙂

Students will be paying September’s rent on Wednesday, ask them if they’re ready!

Events this Week:

• demain- exercise d’incendie
• mercredi- Education Physique, Terry Fox Run, Orchestre
• jeudi- Meet the Teacher (come see the chalet and meet Mme Dykens and me!) 5:30-6:30pm
• vendredi- Jour de Congé

Les Devoirs:

• Les Artefacts de Moi continue demain
• white envelope (forms)

À demain!

And that’s a wrap on our first full week together!

So far, it’s been pretty fun getting to know the class and in particular, seing how well they work together, but with chosen and assigned peers. That’s usually a really good sign for a productive and positive year!

Your child should be coming home with a BIENVENUE letter, which contains all the relevant information for our class. You are encouraged to keep it somewhere safe if you feel the need to reference it.

Students also went home with a white envelope addressed to their gown ups.

Les Devoirs:

• lundi- LES ARTEFACTS DE MOI, les presentations commence (see Wednesday’s post for the details)
• please ask your child about their Band requirements, or you will probably receive an email from Miss Hu
• vendredi prochain- Jour de Congé

Bonne fin de semaine!

What a fun and informative day we had today!

Students completed a French reading assessment first thing, and then participated in their first On Partage, a weekly share out opportunity. Today’s prompt was “3 sentences about your summer.” Sounds like everyone got up to some super fun things!

After recess, students completed an investigation activity about Mme Soo’s artifacts to learn a little more about me.

After lunch, they discovered that they will now have a turn to share artifacts from their lives. Starting on Monday, they will bring in 3 different objects that relate to themselves and their lives, and share those with the class. Instructions en français:

Just a reminder that Mme Dykens is in tomorrow as my job share partner.

À vendredi!

What a lovely day it turned out to be!

This morning the class was introduced to our class economy. We try to simulate some real world financial situations throughout the year, like earning a pay check, saving for rent, spending money etc. Students earn and pay money in various situations. They were very eager and I’m excited 🙂

After recess we had out first assembly for Terry Fox. Big thank you to the class as we forgot just how many 7s there are and most of Div 1had to sit on the floor, we will plan better for next time.

After collab we worked on our calendars, many groups have finished!

Tomorrow the class will see Miss Hu for Band for the first time!

mot de passe: ananas

À demain!

If you are reading this- good job, you have completed your first day’s homework!

I will post each day’s homework and reminders, and will often share bits about our day. We will not be officially using agendas as a class, but if your child/you would like to keep an agenda as a time management tool, you are encouraged to do so. Students with phones at school are encouraged to take a photo of the homework board before they leave so they are always in the know.

A special bonjour to any current grade 8s, hope your first few days have gone well, don’t forget to come back and visit!

Reminder- please input your email address and click FOLLOW, you will then receive an email with each day’s post.

If you are receiving this as an email and no longer with to, please scroll down to the bottom of the email and click UNSUBSCRIBE, I am unable to remove you on my end.

Looking forward to a great year, à demain!

PS- les amis, pour me dire que vous avez lu le blog, le mot de passe est VIOLET.