May 30

SOCIAL 8A
Chart (about President Fillmore's Letter) is to be completed for Monday

LA 8D
Completed media literacy portfolios are due June 9th. Portfolios will be given a mark of INC (0) if the criteria for the final assignment is not met.

May 27th

PROGRESS REPORTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THEM ASAP.

May 26th

LA 8A
-media literacy portfolio was due today
-SHOTS homework was due today. Please have it completed for tomorrow if it was not finished today.
- profile and poem are due June 4th. We will have more time to work on these in class.

LA 8A
- media literacy portfolio due June 9th.
- profile and poem are due June 4th. We will have begin working on these in class tomorrow.

SOCIAL 8A and 8C
petitions are due WEDNESDAY

May 23rd

SOCIAL
Students should have finished typing their petitions

LA 8A
Media Literacy Portfolios are due on Monday

LA 8D
Media Literacy Portfolios are due on June 9th

May 21st

LA 8A
Media Literacy Portfolios are due March 26th

LA 8D
Advertisement using colour scheme due tomorrow

Literature Circle Assignment (questionnaire, performance grid, and bookmarks) is due on Friday. Final evaluation will be on Friday.

May 20th

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Invitations to the Grade Eight Farewell were distributed today. RSVPs should be completed and returned by tomorrow.

Permission forms for the grade eight bike rides were also given to students today. These forms should be returned filled out or a note should be provided if the student is not taking part in this part of the physical education program.

SOCIAL 8A
All students should be finished gathring information to write petitions. They will begin writing their petitions to the shogun in the next social studies class.

LA 8D
Literature circle duotangs are due by Friday. Both the questionnaire and the report should be signed after the parent or guardian has seen the duotang. Bookmarks should also be completed.
Final Literature Circle evaluation will be on Friday. It will be in a test format.

May 15th

Tomorrow is track and field day. Bring proper attire and materials for a sunny, sweaty day!

LA 8A
media portfolios due May 26th

May 14th

Enjoy the sun!

May 13th

LANGUAGE ARTS

- All junior high English Language Arts students will be writing the first 1/2 opf their Final Exam. This is the written portion and is worth 50% of the exam mark. Students should bring, pens, pencils, erasers, a dictionary, a thesaurus, and clear, lined paper.

May 12th

LA8A
- grammar lessons 16 and 21
- unsigned lit circle duotangs and reports should be signed tonight

May 9th

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, May 14 is Writing Day. All grade 8 LA students will be completing the writing portion of their final LA exam. All students (including grade 6 PAT exams)will complete their final writing assessment between 9:10 and 11:20. Students are encouraged to examine previous comments made on their written assignments to prepare for this portion of the exam. LA 8A and 8D Students -- this assessment is worth 50% of your LA Final Exam mark.

LA 8A
- lit circle duotang should be reviewed with parents/guardians, signed, and returned.
- lit circle final evaluation on Monday.
- finish media lit assignment using colour scheme, 2 principles, and 2 strategies

SOCIAL
- We have begun working through a new critical challenge. Students should read chapter 14 in the text to aid them in the completion of this assignment.

May 8th

LA 8A
- began working on combining colour scheme, principles of design and media strategies

LA 8D
- began discussing hip hop and music videos as means of advertising

SOCIAL
- began Critical Challenge "Looking Inward or Outward". Each student was given a role to research. They will be presenting a petition for the end or continuation of isolation in Edo Japan.

May 7th

LA 8A
- finish colour wheel
- complete literature circle reflection, including your parent's portion for Monday

LA 8D
- finish two advertisements and write-ups

SOCIAL
- complete 4 research questions

May 5th

SOCIAL -
finish hierarchy organizer

LA 8A -
two advertisements (one created, on from a magazine)- identify strategies used and how they affect the target audience.

May 1

SOCIAL
Japan maps need to be completed for tomorrow. Please try to meet the expectations that were provided in the criteria and list and by the exemplar that was shared today.

LA
please make sure roles are up to date and any finish any that were not finished