Thursday, March 27, 2008

March 27th

NOTES
Highschool registration forms were due today. If they were not turned in, they should be returned to the highschool.

Carnival Activities will take place tomorrow from 9 - 12 and 2-3.

LA
- remember to email your story to your imail account if you typed it at home.

SOCIAL 8C
- finish identifying 5 factors that might lead one group to dominate another.
- What does "Guns, Germs, and Steel" refer to?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

March 26th

SOCIAL
- pg 219 # 1 (use bullets from page 21 as a guide), 2, 3, 4
- pg 222 #3, #4 - just the list

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

March 25th, 2007

LA
-finish self-editing stories
-will peer edit tomorrow

SOCIAL
- we will finish presentations tomorrow

Thursday, March 20, 2008

March 20th

LA 8A
- I will be collecting 14 element story outlines on Tuesday

LA 8D
- I will be collecting 14 element story outlines on Tuesday

SOCIAL
We will be presenting "When Worldview Meet" projects on Tuesday

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

March 19th

LA 8A
- email your LA stories to your imail accounts if you typed them at home.
- fill out Skill and Experiences form
- finish story outline
- working on writing an anticlimax for the LA stories in class

LA 8D
- email your LA stories to your imail accounts if you typed them at home.
- fill out Skill and Experiences form

SOCIAL 8C
Today was the last day for completing presentation materials in class. Any remaining requirements should have been divided by group members for individual completion.


NOTES
Highschool course registration forms are due March 27th!
BCHS Parent Info Night is March 25th at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

March 18th

SOCIAL 8C
Today was the last day for completing presentation materials in class. Any remaining requirements should have been divided by group members for individual completion.

SOCIAL 8A
Tomorrow will be the last day for completing presentation materials in class.

LA 8D
"Only Curly Knew" paragraphs should be edited for tomorrow

NOTES
Highschool course registration forms are due March 27th!
BCHS Parent Info Night is March 25th at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, March 17, 2008

March 17th

LA 8A
-"Harrison Bergeron" brochures are due by the end of the day tomorrow.
The criteria list and the rubric have been posted on the wikispace.
- Finish editing "Only Curly Knew"

LA 8D
-"Harrison Bergeron" brochures are due by the end of the day tomorrow.
The criteria list and the rubric have been posted on the wikispace.
- Finish quotations sheet

SOCIAL 8A
2 periods remaining to complete presentation preparation. We will begin presenting on Tuesday, March 25th. Rubric is available on the wikispace.

SOCIAL 8C
2 periods remaining to complete presentation preparation. We will begin presenting on Tuesday, March 25th. Rubric is available on the wikispace.

NOTES:

Please remember to return signed report envelopes as well as requests for interview times.

BCHS registration forms were provided to students today. They are due back by March 27th.

BCHS Parent Info Night is March 25th at 7:00 p.m.

Friday, March 14, 2008

March 14th

REPORT CARDS WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS TODAY. Please sign and return the envelopes as soon as possible. If you would like to schedule a meeting during our parent teacher evenings, please fill out the green form and return it with the envelope.

8A SOCIAL
-4 periods remaining to complete presentation preparation

8C SOCIAL
-4 periods remaining to complete presentation preparation

LA 8A
- finish editing "Curly Only Knew"

LA 8D
- finish quotations sheet

Thursday, March 13, 2008

March 13th

LA 8A
- finish quotations activity if you did not finish in class.
- finish editing story for complete sentences, punctuation, and consistent verb tense

BROCHURE CRITERIA LIST HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE WIKISPACE

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

March 12th

LA 8A
- finish first side of quotations activity

LA 8D
- finish homonym activity

SOCIAL 8A
- all groups have a plan of action.
- presentations will begin on Monday March 25th.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

March 11th

LA 8A - worked on brochures in Publisher. Brochures will likely be due Tuesday, March 18th.

LA 8D - finished grammar activity in class. Began paired homonym activity which we will finish in class tomorrow.

SOCIAL 8C - worked on presentations today. Each group should have begun putting their presentation together. We will likely begin presenting on March 25th.

Monday, March 10, 2008

March 10th

HOT LUNCH FORMS DUE TOMORROW!

LA 8A
- reviewed sentence activities today. If you had difficulty, please see me!
- homonym matching activity is to be completed for homework if it wasn't finished in class.
- still working in the computer labs on Brochures with supported argument, counter argument, rebuttal. Brochures will likely be due Tuesday, March 18th.


LA 8D
- reviewed figures of speech- began pages 14 and 16 in grammar book. Most of the class finished page 14 in class today. We will have time to finish this assignment in class tomorrow.
- still working in the computer labs on Brochures with supported argument, counter argument, rebuttal. Brochures will likely be due Tuesday, March 18th.

SOCIAL 8A
- most students are in their presentation planning phase. Students who are not at this point already should use some time in the evening to get caught up.
Thanks to those of you who have taken on leadership roles and have been working to keep your group on-task!

SOCIAL 8C
- most students are in their presentation planning phase. Students who are not at this point already should use some time in the evening to get caught up.
Thanks to those of you who have taken on leadership roles and have been working to keep your group on-task!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

March 5th

LA 8D
- finish brochure sketches

LA8A
- finish grammar pages 14 and 16

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

March 4th

LA 8A
- outline sections and identify where each argument will be located on your brochure.
-identify the types of visual information (graphics, clours, fonts, 'white space', alignment)you will use.

SOCIAL 8C
- groups should have IMPLIED WORLDVIEW organizers and VENN DIAGRAMS completed.


HOT LUNCH FORMS DUE TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008

Monday, March 3, 2008

March 3rd

LA 8D
- finish denotation-connotation activity

- come up with three reasons and supporting information for your side of the vote to pass Bill # 212 "All Canadians Shall Be Made Equal By Whatever Means Necessary"

NOTE:
-Hot lunch forms (Panago and Taco Bell) due Tuesday, March 11th