I am a very grateful person. I work at a great school, I have great kids in my class, and they have fantastic parents!
Thank you for all of the treats, gifts, kind words, and most of all, thank you for your support.
Take care, have a wonderful holiday, and be safe.
See you in the New Year,
Miss Waddell
Friday, December 20, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cookies!
Cookie baking begins soon! I will post pictures later today!
Also : Erin District High School course selection information for grade 9 went home yesterday with the kids. Please go over this with your son or daughter. It is VERY important that the selection of courses is discussed with both students and parents. If you need any help/advice from me, please contact me as soon as possible.
If your child is planning on going to another high school other than EDHS, please contact me, and we can arrange for those schools to send their course information to us.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Also : Erin District High School course selection information for grade 9 went home yesterday with the kids. Please go over this with your son or daughter. It is VERY important that the selection of courses is discussed with both students and parents. If you need any help/advice from me, please contact me as soon as possible.
If your child is planning on going to another high school other than EDHS, please contact me, and we can arrange for those schools to send their course information to us.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Busy!
Lots on the schedule this week!!!!
1. Secret Santa begins Monday!!
2. Math quiz on Monday - patterning and algebra
3. Cookie Baking on Tuesday...bring in toonies, baking sheets, bowls, spoons.....
4. Thursday - periods 5 and 6 ... intermediate dance...sponsored by student council...bring in a food donation to enter the dance
5. Thursday is the last day..... periods 5 and 6 will be a Christmas social....treats and socializing expected :)
Phew - room 18 will be busy!!!!
Take care, and check in later this week :)
Miss Waddell
1. Secret Santa begins Monday!!
2. Math quiz on Monday - patterning and algebra
3. Cookie Baking on Tuesday...bring in toonies, baking sheets, bowls, spoons.....
4. Thursday - periods 5 and 6 ... intermediate dance...sponsored by student council...bring in a food donation to enter the dance
5. Thursday is the last day..... periods 5 and 6 will be a Christmas social....treats and socializing expected :)
Phew - room 18 will be busy!!!!
Take care, and check in later this week :)
Miss Waddell
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Well done!
The Talent Show and Bake Sale last night was AWESOME!
There were so many kids from 8D involved in both activities!
We had a great night AND raised money for East Wellington Community Services. (The money going towards the seniors program!)
A big thank you goes out to : Cameron, Sam, Anthony, Nicholas, Mark, Faith, Anna B, Jennifer, Shelby, and Vanessa. They were fantastic!
And a huge thank you to a lot of my kids in 8D for setting up AND taking down the sets!
A quick update for the rest of the week :
Here goes!
1. The Secret Santa starts on Monday. Even though a lot of kids are out of the building for the volleyball tourney and the College Heights Tour, almost everyone will get their "Secret Santa" name tomorrow. If - for whatever reason - a student can't pick their name ...plan on one "treat" for Monday. And I will make sure ALL the kids know by Monday who they have.
2. We are going to try to bake cookies on Tuesday. Please send a toonie, baking sheets, cookie cutters, bowls and spoons, by Tuesday morning. Any parents wishing to help us bake - come on in! We will start at 11:00 and hopefully bake until 12:30.
3. The intermediate dance will be periods 5 and 6 on Wednesday. In order to get into the dance, the students must bring in a non-perishable food item for our holiday drive. There will be alternate activities for students not wishing to attend the dance.
4. The kids will have a math quiz on Monday - covering some of the skills we have been covering in Patterning and Algebra.
5. Novel study literature circle tasks and chapter summaries were due on Tuesday. Culminating activities will be due the first week back in January.
6. Rough copies of Catching Fire movie reviews are due on Monday.
I think that's it for now!
Have a great weekend!
Miss Waddell
There were so many kids from 8D involved in both activities!
We had a great night AND raised money for East Wellington Community Services. (The money going towards the seniors program!)
A big thank you goes out to : Cameron, Sam, Anthony, Nicholas, Mark, Faith, Anna B, Jennifer, Shelby, and Vanessa. They were fantastic!
And a huge thank you to a lot of my kids in 8D for setting up AND taking down the sets!
A quick update for the rest of the week :
Here goes!
1. The Secret Santa starts on Monday. Even though a lot of kids are out of the building for the volleyball tourney and the College Heights Tour, almost everyone will get their "Secret Santa" name tomorrow. If - for whatever reason - a student can't pick their name ...plan on one "treat" for Monday. And I will make sure ALL the kids know by Monday who they have.
2. We are going to try to bake cookies on Tuesday. Please send a toonie, baking sheets, cookie cutters, bowls and spoons, by Tuesday morning. Any parents wishing to help us bake - come on in! We will start at 11:00 and hopefully bake until 12:30.
3. The intermediate dance will be periods 5 and 6 on Wednesday. In order to get into the dance, the students must bring in a non-perishable food item for our holiday drive. There will be alternate activities for students not wishing to attend the dance.
4. The kids will have a math quiz on Monday - covering some of the skills we have been covering in Patterning and Algebra.
5. Novel study literature circle tasks and chapter summaries were due on Tuesday. Culminating activities will be due the first week back in January.
6. Rough copies of Catching Fire movie reviews are due on Monday.
I think that's it for now!
Have a great weekend!
Miss Waddell
Monday, December 9, 2013
Last Two Weeks!
The next two weeks are going to fly by!
Before I forget : Thank you to all of the parents who came out for Parent Info night for the Grade 8 Trip. Evolve Tours did not give out any brochures - they suggested that you go onto their website, or Google Evolve Tours, and check out their Ottawa-Montreal itineraries. They WILL be sending home brochures in January.
This week is a busy one : Talent Show is on Wednesday - both dress rehearsal and show. There is also a MADD presentation for the Grade 7 and 8 students on Thursday. AND grade 8 girls Gardasil needles are in the morning on Thursday as well.
Grade 7 and 8 hockey is cancelled this week.
Next Week's Activities :
Cookies!!!!! Sometime next week, I would like to carry on the tradition of baking and decorating cookies with the kids! I would LOVE to have parent volunteers to come in and help us - the more , the merrier- and would ask that if possible you send any bowls, mixing spoons... cookie cutters.......into the school so we have what we need to create these fabulous treats! Also , a toonie or loonie would be helpful - as I will take care of purchasing all of the cookie ingredients :)
Secret Santa !!!!! Any students wanting to take part in our Secret Santa festivities, will be drawing a name from the hat to pick their "Santa" . Over the course of the last five days of school before break, the kids SECRETLY leave treats, little prizes, stickers, cards, clues and trinkets for their friend. On the last day of school, a final gift (no more than $10!!!) is brought in to give to their Santa at the revealing of all Secret Santas. We will have a class celebration the last day of school before the holidays - all parents are welcome!
A reminder that there will be no school on Friday, December 20.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Before I forget : Thank you to all of the parents who came out for Parent Info night for the Grade 8 Trip. Evolve Tours did not give out any brochures - they suggested that you go onto their website, or Google Evolve Tours, and check out their Ottawa-Montreal itineraries. They WILL be sending home brochures in January.
This week is a busy one : Talent Show is on Wednesday - both dress rehearsal and show. There is also a MADD presentation for the Grade 7 and 8 students on Thursday. AND grade 8 girls Gardasil needles are in the morning on Thursday as well.
Grade 7 and 8 hockey is cancelled this week.
Next Week's Activities :
Cookies!!!!! Sometime next week, I would like to carry on the tradition of baking and decorating cookies with the kids! I would LOVE to have parent volunteers to come in and help us - the more , the merrier- and would ask that if possible you send any bowls, mixing spoons... cookie cutters.......into the school so we have what we need to create these fabulous treats! Also , a toonie or loonie would be helpful - as I will take care of purchasing all of the cookie ingredients :)
Secret Santa !!!!! Any students wanting to take part in our Secret Santa festivities, will be drawing a name from the hat to pick their "Santa" . Over the course of the last five days of school before break, the kids SECRETLY leave treats, little prizes, stickers, cards, clues and trinkets for their friend. On the last day of school, a final gift (no more than $10!!!) is brought in to give to their Santa at the revealing of all Secret Santas. We will have a class celebration the last day of school before the holidays - all parents are welcome!
A reminder that there will be no school on Friday, December 20.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Wednesday!
Happy Wednesday!
The kids got back their unit math tests on Tuesday, and most of them did quite well. The tests need to be looked over by parents, signed, and any questions that require corrected answers are to be completed for Thursday.
Speaking of math, we have begun our algebra unit, and although some of the kids are finding it a bit challenging - they are still plugging away! I will be available during breaks for anyone who needs extra help. I will also be sending home a bit of extra practice so the kids can keep things fresh in their memories during this unit.
Today in class, the kids had time to work on their culminating activities for their novel studies, and over the next couple of weeks they will have SOME class time. However, their projects can also be worked on at home and they are due the first week back in January. This week, they will also have time to work on their movie reviews and their gum wrappers for media.
Tomorrow we head over to Centre 2000 for another visit with the seniors. This visit, we are celebrating the holiday season, and we will be playing games. We leave at 12:15pm, and return at 1:00pm.
The kids got back their unit math tests on Tuesday, and most of them did quite well. The tests need to be looked over by parents, signed, and any questions that require corrected answers are to be completed for Thursday.
Speaking of math, we have begun our algebra unit, and although some of the kids are finding it a bit challenging - they are still plugging away! I will be available during breaks for anyone who needs extra help. I will also be sending home a bit of extra practice so the kids can keep things fresh in their memories during this unit.
Tomorrow we head over to Centre 2000 for another visit with the seniors. This visit, we are celebrating the holiday season, and we will be playing games. We leave at 12:15pm, and return at 1:00pm.
Talent Show - The theme this year is The Holidays!!! The Holiday Talent Show is next Wednesday, December 11th night, beginning at 7:00pm. The show takes place in the small gym (gym with the bleachers). Before the show, student council will be having a bake sale - all kinds of goodies will be available for you to enjoy while you watch the show! The dress rehearsal for the Talent Show will take place on Wednesday from 1:45pm - 3:15pm in front of the whole school, in the small gym. Any parents wishing to attend the dress rehearsal are more than welcome! See everyone there!
Take care, and have a great weekend!
Miss Waddell
Monday, December 2, 2013
December!
December is here!
And I thought things were busy in November!! Here we go!!!!
This week, we will be finishing up things in language : our gum wrappers in media, our Catching Fire movie reviews, all novel study summaries and literature circle tasks...
The culminating activities for our novel study will be completed partially at school, and partially at home. The kids have pretty much decided on their culminating activity, and will be conferencing with me about their projects this week.
In math, we are continuing with the Patterning and Algebra unit. Number Sense and Numeration unit tests should be back to the kids by Wednesday. By the last week of school, we should be finished with our Algebra unit, and there will be a short quiz.
In History we are still researching the biography of Louis Riel, and how he represented the Metis of the Red River Colony. We will have a mock "trial" either before the end of the year, or at the beginning of January to determine whether or not he should have been charged for treason! Each student will play a role during the trial.... and of course we will have a jury and judge to bring down the final ruling!
In phys-ed, we are working on our floor hockey unit, and still playing the odd game of basketball.
Dates to Remember :
Tonight is the parent information meeting regarding the grade 8 trip. Evolve Tours will be here in the cafeteria at 7:00pm to go over the finer details of the trip.
Thursday : we head to Centre 2000 at 12:15pm to visit with the seniors. This is our last visit - until the new year.
Next Wednesday : the Talent Show! Dress rehearsal is at 1:45pm - 3:15pm, and the evening show begins at 7:00pm.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
And I thought things were busy in November!! Here we go!!!!
This week, we will be finishing up things in language : our gum wrappers in media, our Catching Fire movie reviews, all novel study summaries and literature circle tasks...
The culminating activities for our novel study will be completed partially at school, and partially at home. The kids have pretty much decided on their culminating activity, and will be conferencing with me about their projects this week.
In math, we are continuing with the Patterning and Algebra unit. Number Sense and Numeration unit tests should be back to the kids by Wednesday. By the last week of school, we should be finished with our Algebra unit, and there will be a short quiz.
In History we are still researching the biography of Louis Riel, and how he represented the Metis of the Red River Colony. We will have a mock "trial" either before the end of the year, or at the beginning of January to determine whether or not he should have been charged for treason! Each student will play a role during the trial.... and of course we will have a jury and judge to bring down the final ruling!
In phys-ed, we are working on our floor hockey unit, and still playing the odd game of basketball.
Dates to Remember :
Tonight is the parent information meeting regarding the grade 8 trip. Evolve Tours will be here in the cafeteria at 7:00pm to go over the finer details of the trip.
Thursday : we head to Centre 2000 at 12:15pm to visit with the seniors. This is our last visit - until the new year.
Next Wednesday : the Talent Show! Dress rehearsal is at 1:45pm - 3:15pm, and the evening show begins at 7:00pm.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
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