Wow!

What a busy week! So busy that I haven't had a chance to update the blog!

Here's what happened in room 18 this week!

Speeches went SO well!  Everyone delivered their speech to the class, and the class voted on four finalists to represent 8D in the grade 8 speech competition at the end of May. The finalists are : Sam H., Colleen S., Riley B., and Alana D.!  I will keep you posted about the date of the competition - it is to be determined.
Our magazines are rolling along really well : feature articles, product advertisements, book reviews and covers are due at the end of this week.

In math, we are plugging away with Pythagorean Theorum..... practice makes perfect! We have been problem solving all week, and will have a unit test, before moving on to integers by the end of this week.

In geography, we have been discussing population density, land use, and rural and urban living. The kids have chosen a city to research and are using this research to "promote" their city on a commercial, i-movie, brochure, or poster.  This activity will be due at the end of May.

In phys-ed, we have been focused on track and field, as our school meet is on May 22nd.  The Guelph city track and field day is May 30th, with a rain date of May 31st.

The cast of Annie and the grade 7/8 band attended the Dufferin Youth Arts Festival this past Thursday , and their performance was outstanding!!!

The badminton team has been practicing all week!  The team heads to Fergus on Tuesday to represent Erin P.S. at the regional tournament.  Good luck!

A quick reminder : second installments for the grade 8 trip were due yesterday.  All fundraising notifications were also sent home to parents.  Evolve Tours will notify you this week in regards to how much money you have owing for your child's trip.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!

Take care,
Miss Waddell