Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Which movie is this referencing? Be the first one to tell me tomorrow for a prize.



GRADUATION REMINDER:
1. Tuesday, June 21st, Richmond Hill Country Club 8905 Bathurst Avenue
2. Doors open at 5:45 (students and parents are expected to arrive by 6:00)
3. Ceremony begins at 6:30 and will end at 7:30.  After the ceremony is finished, there will be a short period of time for photos, after which parents will leave the Richmond Hill Country Club.
4. Dinner and dance will take place between 7:30 - 10:30 (students only).  
5. Parents are expected to arrive back at the venue to pick up their child by 10:20.

KUDOS TO: Melina, Super-Pauline, Kimia, Aria, Yasmin, Josh, and Sam for setting up all of the chairs for the spring concert.

KUDOS TO: All of the performers in AC Band, Jazz, orchestra, strings, (this is how cool our school is: I can't even list all of the different bands we have here); your performance today was inspiring.  

ART: Please bring newspapers to class for the next art project.  Thanks from Mme Sachs.

GRAD PHOTOS: They came home today!  If you have any problems with your order, please call Edge Imaging at: 1-866-707-3343.

8L PARENTS: Quebec: the permission form for rock climbing went home on Monday.  It is now late if you have not handed it in.  Please, please, please get this in tomorrow.


8L PARENTS: Nature walk: the permission forms for this week's nature trip were due today...


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ENGLISH
1.  Lit circle #4 will take place after the break.  Here is the topic for the reflection (and the activity): find three passages from the novel that show the author was foreshadowing the end of the novel.  E.g. "On page 185, when ____ did _____, it was a clear indicator that _____ would happen..."
2. The summative movie review will take place tomorrow in the afternoon
3. Day 5 filming will be tomorrow (1 period - so be ready!)
4.  Some hard core film groups are meeting me at school at 7:00 a.m. I'll see you there; I'm proud of your commitment to film.   


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ENGLISH
1. Lit circle #3 will take place on Thursday.  Your task is the following: draw a picture or diagram that represents a particular scene from the reading, or perhaps a theme or the conflict.  It's critical that the drawing reveals something deeper about the scene rather than being a realistic image.  For example, you can use symbols to represent ideas raised in the book.  When we get to the presentation of the pictures (lit circle #3), you will show the photo without any comments (at first).  You will then allow the other members to draw interpretations of the drawing before revealing your intentions.  No stick figures!

2. We are continuing our studies in advertising.  The summative task will take place the week after the grade 8 Quebec trip.

3. Lit. Circle Reflection: Instead of asking his child, "What did you learn at school today," a father said: "What questions did you ask the teacher?"  Why?  What's the difference?  Is this wise?  100-150 words.

MATH
1. We explored % savings and approaching it in a slightly different fashion: for example, a car has a sticker price of $23,000, and if it is on a 15% sale, what % is left over?  Have your child show you their understanding of this concept.  *If your child was in rehearsals for the spring concert, he or she missed this lesson.