Friday, April 29, 2016

Grade 8 Parents: The graduation hoodie order form came home today.  If you are interested in purchasing one for your child, please complete the form and hand it in by May 4th.  There will be no cheques accepted after that date.  Please make your cheque payable to Kode Garment Inc


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ENGLISH
A. Movie Making: 

1. script writers: I would like you to complete the timeline/3-act play for Monday so when we meet with our groups we have a head start.  This does NOT mean we are done accepting new ideas.

2. Movie Making: cinematographers: make a list of the locations in the school that would be ideal for filming some of the shots in the film

3. Editors: open up a new file.  Oh yeah.  

4. Directors: delegate responsibilities to your family.

5. Actors: practise your monologue in the mirror.  Try changing the tone



MATH
1. 8.1 - 8.5 Test on Monday (it will be the communication portion).  Number crunching on Tuesday


7

ENGLISH
1. Lit circle self-evaluation
2. Lit circle reflection
3. Lit circle activity for Tuesday: Dictionary of Distaste.  Click on the image to see a full-size rendition

MATH
1. We play our games on Monday and Tuesday.  If you have any last minute work to do this weekend,  make sure it's ready to rock for Monday.  Don't forget the audio recording of the instructions: 1. objective 2. Game play 3. Special features

Thursday, April 28, 2016

7T and 8L parents: it is with a heavy heart that I tell you this will be my last year at ACPS.  I have loved every minute working here: the kids, the staff, and of course, the parents, have all been terrific to me over the past 12 years.  RH and ACPS are very special places - even when supply teachers come to take my class, they always write about how wonderful the kids are, and this is something I'm proud to announce at any chance I can get.

 I have accepted a job much closer to home, and I'm looking forward to the challenge that comes with change.  Know that I'm leaving ACPS with a smile on my face and a lifetime of memories provided by the Richmond Hill community.  Thank you for all your support over the years.

Mr. Le Moine




Reminder from Nora: Don't forget your baby pictures!


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ENGLISH
1. Formative movie review, done.  I will get these back to you hopefully by Monday, and we will likely do one more formative.


MATH
1. No test.  We will write it on Monday


7

ENGLISH
1. Lit circle #2 tomorrow.  Be ready...


MATH
1. We need one more period to solidify our games, and that period will be tomorrow.  We play on Monday!

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

House games this Friday! Can you dig it?!!!!  Robotics, Jeopardy, Freestanding Structures, and Bowling Pin Dodgeball?  Crazy.  I love ACPS. 

SAVE THE DATES!

Grad photos due May 4th.  
Movie Night: June 23rd
Graduation: June 21st
Quebec Trip: May 23rd to 27

KUDOS TO: Nathan, Kyle, Destin, Atina, Jaimie, and Catalina for having their games being selected to be produced by the class!


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ENGLISH
1. Start thinking about the role you would like to play in film making: director, promotion design (create the poster), actor, assistant director, cinematographer, writer, tree #2, rock #5, sound and music designer, or editor.  Tomorrow, we decide.

MATH
1. The 8.1 - 8.5 test will take place this Friday.  Go over the unit review and the practice test to be prepared.  Additionally, I will set aside time tomorrow to address any lingering questions - come prepared!

7

ENGLISH
1. Lit circle # 2 this Friday.  Don't forget: finish the reflection from #1, complete the self-evaluation, read up to the 1/2 way point, and prepare for the second activity.

MATH
1. We made our groups for the games and began construction.  Our target is to be playing these games this Friday.

2. The Math Probability Game Rubric came home today.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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MATH:
1. Page 353 #1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
*For those girls who were in Fit Spirit, try your best with these questions.

ENGLISH:
1. We will be watching a student film to prepare for the summative movie review.  Please look over the components of a movie review in preparation for the formative task.




7

MATH
1. Tonight, write the seven-word summary of your game's objective.  We share tomorrow.


ENGLISH

1. 2nd lit. circle will take place this Friday.  For that meeting you will have to complete the following:
a. Read up to the 1/2 way point of the novel
b. The self-evaluation of the first lit. circle meeting
c. The 100 -150 word reflection from session one (today's lit. circle)
d. The locker activity:

Grad photos due May 4th


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Math: page 348 # 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13

English: 

1. As we continue studying movie reviews, I expect you to read some at home (online).

2. Google Docs movie review mad libs due tomorrow.  I have booked the computers for afternoon so we can share and laugh together.  Come with the work done!


7

Math: We almost finished the presentations.  In the words of Les Miserables: "One day more!"

English:

1. I handed back the second formative movie review today.  Additionally, we read out some stellar lines to showcase the plethora of talent in the class.

2. The summative movie review will take place this Thursday.

3. "Bookmarks" for lit circles #1 is due tomorrow (as is 1/4 of the book). 

GRAD PHOTOS CAME HOME TODAY!  They are due back May 4.  

KUDOS TO: 

1. 8L for winning the ice cream contest (M. Thornton's class "tied" - whatever)
2. All the 8L kids who re-did some of the math questions 

3. All of 8L: your grad photos were perfect: you look like a very happy group of kids, and I'm lucky to work with you.

8

MATH

1. 6.4+6.5 communication test came home today.  Please take a moment to look it over with your child.  Some students took the opportunity to re-work some of the problems and did a tremendous job upgrading their work.  

2. Page 339-340, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 ab, 10

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ENGLISH

1. Summative movie review in early part of next week.

2. Lit circle number 1 on Tuesday; lit circle #2 on Friday.  Here is the task

MATH

1. We will continue our game sharing on Monday

Thursday, April 21, 2016

GRADE 8: Quebec information forms came home yesterday.  Please complete the first page (front/back) and hand it in by this Friday.


8

MATH
1.  Cut outs for the pythagorean theorem page. 
2.  We will finish the lesson tomorrow and work on 8.3 questions in class.

ENGLISH
1.  We are ALMOST done monologues.

7

MATH
1. We begin our game presentations tomorrow.  Tonight, make sure you have finalized your poster displaying the tree diagram.  

ENGLISH
1. Movie review (summative) will take place early next week.  Here's how you prepare for the summative task:
     (a) Make sure you know the structure of the movie review (the graphic organizer I gave you)
     (b) Look over the rubric several times 
     (c) Read some professional reviews

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

If you enjoy flamenco music, and you would like to hear one of the most beautiful voices in the industry, our very own Toronto-born Amanda Martinez is performing tonight at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.  There are only a few seats left in the balcony, and you can see the tickets here: 

GRADE 8: Quebec information forms came home today.  Please complete the first page (front/back) and hand it in by this Friday.

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ENGLISH 
1. Look up one or two movie reviews (professionals) to see if the framework I gave you today matches with what is being done in the industry.

MATH
1. Page 331 - 332: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13


7

ENGLISH
1. Review the notes you took today for the movie review.  Tomorrow we'll take a stab at our final formative work.

MATH
1. Explain to a parent your game tonight: if your parent gives you a funny face as you are reciting the game's objective, you need to re-think the clarity of your game!

SAVE THE DATE: Grade 8 Movie Night: Thursday, June 23rd, 7 - 9 p.m.

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MATH:
1. page 327 #1, 2, 4ab, 5, 6, 7
2. Over dinner, ask your child the following question: "Hey, what's the relationship between the area of a square and the length of its side?"

ENGLISH
1. Monologues finish tomorrow


7

MATH:
1. The 11.1 - 11.4 probability test part 1 is coming home today.  Please take a look at it tonight with your child.

2. Ahhhh....no homework.  We're done with probability (with the exception of the game design).  Our tentative date for presenting your game will be this coming Friday.  Come prepared to class with any questions should you have any.  

ENGLISH:
No homework

Monday, April 18, 2016

8

Math 
1. The 6.1 - 6.3 test came home today.  Take a moment to look it over with your child.

English
1. We will finish pitches tomorrow.


7

Math
1. Part 2 of the probability test will take place tomorrow

English
1. Essays came home! Take a look at yesterday's post regarding the next step for any student who achieved less than provincial standard.

Saturday, April 16 2016

Grade 8 kids: school cash online = ice cream party.  

Grade 7 parents: the essays are marked and will be handed back on Monday.  The results were quite good (most were in the level 3 range for reading and writing); any student scoring less than a 3 in either strand will get an opportunity to be part of a group where we will work through the essay together, ultimately bringing the grade up to provincial standard. We will meet once a week during lunchtime, and students will get a take-home task to be prepared for the ensuing session.  

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and the glorious sunshine!

Friday, April 15, 2016

Best photo bomb ever.

Don't forget to visit school cash online...ice cream party!


KUDOS TO: Mia and Yasmin for teaching me how to dance.

8

ENGLISH
1. Monologues continue on Monday
2. Pitches (2nd crack at it) on Monday as well.

MATH
1. Part 2 of the cylinders test on Monday.


7

ENGLISH
1. Revise the formative movie review.  This does NOT mean a complete re-write: simply make changes where I have indicated (with the codes)

MATH
1. Probability communication test on Monday.

Thursday, April 14, 2016

KUDOS TO: Val, for pushing in his chair before going out for recess.

Grade 8s: permission form for Monday's field trip to Langstaff is due tomorrow.

8

MATH:
1. Test part 1 tomorrow.  This will be a table where you have to fill in the blanks (circumference, radius, area, and volume of a cylinder).

2. Part 2 on Monday (communicating understanding of cylinder area and volume problems).

ENGLISH:
1. We have now watched 3 student films (and you had a good laugh at my hair style from 10 years ago), so it's time to re-vamp our pitches.  We have to step up our game: let's be innovative and realistic at the same time.  Intergalactic mysteries might be out of our reach.  Remember what we have in terms of props, locations, and talent pool.  Pitches will take place on Monday
To remember:
1. You need to know exactly what happens from beginning to end
2. We have to care about the protagonist - help us to do so.
3. 3-Act play is not mandatory, but a strong conflict is.  



7

ENGLISH
1. I will hopefully be giving you your formative movie review back tomorrow.  We'll make changes (if necessary).

MATH
1. Test part 1 tomorrow: determining possible outcomes, listing outcomes, determining the number of outcomes, calculating probability, and understanding probability relationships.  

2. Test part 2 on Monday (probability problems).

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

KUDOS TO: Sam and Melina for being student leaders in the school's social group

GRADE 8: Permission form came home today for a performance at Langstaff on Monday by an orphan choir.  Please have it signed by Friday.  No cost!


8

MATH
1. Test this Friday: 6.1 - 6.5
2. Answer the following Supa-Dupa questions:
(a) Area = 2000cm2  r = 15cm  v = ?
(b) Area = 500cm2   r = 5cm   v=?
(c) V = 500cm3   r = 5cm    a= ?


ENGLISH
1. We will continue Monologues
2. Think about any film that has "stayed" with you: Is there a film you just can't get out of your head?  Spend a few minutes jotting down notes as to why it stuck, and what can we learn from this - how do we adapt our pitches to be more "sticky"?


7

MATH:
1. Test part 1 will be this coming Friday.  We will push part 2 until Monday.
2. Tonight, I'd like you to have decided the concept for your game and the probability tools you will be using for the game.  Come prepared to work on this project tomorrow (and I'll answer any probability questions during this time if you are confuzuled).

ENGLISH
1. We will continue developing voice through freefall writing and voice activities.  I would like you to look up "similes" tonight, get a sense of some of the more obvious ones, so we are sure we don't write any cliches tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

KUDOS TO: Kyle and Maya for these gems in our quarter-final nice-off:
"You're so smart, you decide the outcome of a coin flip." (Kyle)
"You're so perfect, you don't have to conjugate plus-que-parfait." (Maya)

Oh, snap!




8

ENGLISH


MATH
1. page 262, # 1 - 10
2. Test this Friday: 6.1 - 6.5



7

ENGLISH
1. The movie review (in-class) will take place next week.  We have a couple more exercises on voice I'd like to do before we're ready to tackle the summative task.  


MATH
1. Page 427-428 #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
2. Test (part 1) 11.1-11.4 on Thursday
3. Test (part 2) 11.1 - 11.4 on Friday

Monday, April 11, 2016

8

MATH
1. Page 260, #1, 2, 4, 5, and 6

ENGLISH
1. We will continue monologues


7

MATH
1. Page 422 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

ENGLISH
1. Complete the graphic organizer for the movie review.
2. Second page of the analogies sheet due tomorrow.

Friday April 8, 2016

8 

MATH

1. Read the 6.5 lesson from the textbook

2. Today's 6.4 quiz came home today.   Please take a moment to look it over with your child. 

ENGLISH 

1. Pitches on Monday.  Remember FADET!

2. Monologues will continue on Monday

7 

MATH

1. Three tests came home today: 11.2 quiz and the two-page 4.6 - 4.8 test.  Please take some time to look it over with your child.  

2.  Page 418-419 # 1, 2, 3, 5

ENGLISH

1. Winners from today's Nice-Off: Kaitlyn, Kyle, Karren, Johnny, and Tian.  On Monday we'll have Armaan and Maya's battle as well.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

8

ENGLISH
1. We will continue monologues tomorrow
2. Pitches are due Monday


MATH
1. 6.4 all questions



7

ENGLISH
1. Give the movie the Outsiders a rating from 1 - 10.  Then, write three sentences defending your choice.  These will be the three main ideas you will be elaborating upon when you write the full review.


MATH
1. We will finish our probability lesson tomorrow.  Definitively.

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

7T and 8L:
What can I say?  You amaze me on the most ordinary days, and today you knocked it out of the park.  The mountain of lavashak, the cards containing the most beautiful sentiments, the all-out dance party, the McDonald's apple pie (I think that's what it was), and most of all: the Math Textbook REVISED edition video.  Who does that?!  You do.  You do.  

Thank you for making my 45th less of a milestone and more like a party.  

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Graduation photos this Thursday!!!!

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ENGLISH:
1. We will have our final conferences for the monologues tomorrow.  Be sure to spend some time practising tonight: the presentations begin this Thursday.


MATH
1. 4.8 - 4.9 test came home today.  The test is over two small pages, so be sure to look at both of them tonight.
2. 6.1 - 6.3 test tomorrow.  Review radius, circumference, diameter, and area of a circle.


7

ENGLISH:
1. Take some time to read some online movie reviews: they can be quite funny, and it's always interesting how strong writers come up with so many creative ways to say: "The movie was bad" or "The movie was good".

MATH
1. We will finish the second part of the probability lesson tomorrow.  Probably.

Monday, April 4, 2016

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Grad photos this Thursday.  Boys, get a haircut.  


MATH: Unit review, all questions except 3b.  The test for 6.1 - 6.3 will be on Wednesday. 

ENGLISH: Begin memorizing your script - we begin monologues on THURSDAY (I would like to conference with you tomorrow and Wednesday).  


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ENGLISH: 

MATH: page 409, #2, 3, 5, 7, 8

Friday, April 1st

I have noticed that some students are working below our expectations for Math homework lately - it must be Spring.  Please take the time to look over your child's work to see that:
1. It is in fact completed
2. It's legible
3. Steps are shown (as opposed to just writing an answer).
Thanks!

8

English
1. Monologue Scripts are due Monday.  We will be presenting next week (mid-week), so start reading it through again and again.  As there might be changes after I look it over, don't spend too much time committing it to memory just yet.

Math
1. 6.3, page 250 #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9

Art: NEW DATE: Morrisseau Pastel animal family drawing is due April 11

7

English
1. We will be starting an advertising unit next week.  

Math
1. No homework