Finally, after some technical frustrations, the blog is up and running again!
So.... here is the latest from Room 18 :
Language : we just finished our news article unit, and the FINAL assignment is due this Friday. The kids have been writing a rough copy of a news article, and then they are to have it edited, and follow up with a polished GOOD copy. The good copy includes a headline, picture, and all of the features of a proper news article.
We have started a speech-writing unit. The kids will be responsible for choosing a topic, developing ideas around their topic, and then writing and delivering a 3-5 minute speech. The speech may include pictures or graphics to go along with their topic. Speeches will be presented in class during the third week of May.
Math : we are working on the Pythagorean Theory unit. The kids have learned the foundation of the formula ad are now working on applying their knowledge to real-life problems. We will be having a short quiz late this week.
Geography : our human settlement unit and population density unit are going along nicely. The students are discovering more and more about our world - through looking at maps, researching facts online, and working in groups to tackle current human settlement issues.
Phys-ed : our badminton unit is coming to a close. We are now focusing on track and field, lacrosse, and ultimate Frisbee.
Art : the kids have been studying the works of Claus Oldenberg - a "pop" artist from Sweden. Check him out! Each student needs to be thinking of an idea that can eventually transform into their own pop art activity.
Dates to Remember :
June 2-5 : Grade 8 Trip
June 26 : Grade 8 Graduation
May 5 : Badminton Team in Fergus for tournament
May 12 : Centre 2000 visit with seniors
May 14: tree planting
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Monday, April 28, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
This week!
It's almost Easter!!!!
Time flies when you're having fun!
Congrats to : Mark, Austin, Anthony, and Nicholas - our chess champions!
This week, there are many things that are finishing up...and many things are starting!!
In math, we are finished our circle unit. Quizzes are just being completed and will be returned next week. We are starting our Pythagorean Theory unit tomorrow.
In language, we are about half way through our newspaper article unit. Two articles are due Wednesday. The kids will also be presenting their summaries of their current events articles.
Next week, we will stat working on our public speaking unit. Topics for speeches will be chosen by next week, and the writing process will begin next week as well.
In phys-ed we have completed our floor hockey unit. We are moving into lacrosse AND cooperative games that are student led.
Badminton team try-outs are occurring right now - first cuts will be his week. The tournament is May 5th at Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus.
In art, we are exploring the works of Claus Oldenburg.
Dates to remember :
Thursday : we are walking to the high school for our transition tours AND a French café in the afternoon.
Thursday : last day of Tupperware fundraiser
Friday : No school - Good Friday
Monday : no school : Easter Monday
Have a great Easter everyone!!!!
Miss Waddell
Time flies when you're having fun!
Congrats to : Mark, Austin, Anthony, and Nicholas - our chess champions!
This week, there are many things that are finishing up...and many things are starting!!
In math, we are finished our circle unit. Quizzes are just being completed and will be returned next week. We are starting our Pythagorean Theory unit tomorrow.
In language, we are about half way through our newspaper article unit. Two articles are due Wednesday. The kids will also be presenting their summaries of their current events articles.
Next week, we will stat working on our public speaking unit. Topics for speeches will be chosen by next week, and the writing process will begin next week as well.
In phys-ed we have completed our floor hockey unit. We are moving into lacrosse AND cooperative games that are student led.
Badminton team try-outs are occurring right now - first cuts will be his week. The tournament is May 5th at Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus.
In art, we are exploring the works of Claus Oldenburg.
Dates to remember :
Thursday : we are walking to the high school for our transition tours AND a French café in the afternoon.
Thursday : last day of Tupperware fundraiser
Friday : No school - Good Friday
Monday : no school : Easter Monday
Have a great Easter everyone!!!!
Miss Waddell
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Well done Mark!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
April!
I can't believe that April is here!
Here we go! The Skills Canada team is off tomorrow - we wish them luck!
Our school floor hockey team is ready to go. Friday is the all-day tournament...and we will be there to watch and cheer them on. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch the team play!
We are working our way through our circles math unit. Our lessons have moved on from finding the diameter, radius, or circumference of a circle... to using these skills to find the area of a circle.
Over the next few weeks, we will be doing our Language rotations - with a focus on writing proper news articles and analyzing current events.
In art, we are learning about Claus Oldenburg and his "pop art" style. We will do a little research about him, and then try to create a piece in his style.
As mentioned last week, we are celebrating Erinspiration Week. We have many things planned for next week! Check out the weekly Monday Mailing for a full list.
I think that's it for now!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Here we go! The Skills Canada team is off tomorrow - we wish them luck!
Our school floor hockey team is ready to go. Friday is the all-day tournament...and we will be there to watch and cheer them on. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch the team play!
We are working our way through our circles math unit. Our lessons have moved on from finding the diameter, radius, or circumference of a circle... to using these skills to find the area of a circle.
Over the next few weeks, we will be doing our Language rotations - with a focus on writing proper news articles and analyzing current events.
In art, we are learning about Claus Oldenburg and his "pop art" style. We will do a little research about him, and then try to create a piece in his style.
As mentioned last week, we are celebrating Erinspiration Week. We have many things planned for next week! Check out the weekly Monday Mailing for a full list.
I think that's it for now!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Thursday, March 27, 2014
A Few Quick Reminders!
Tomorrow is our Skate-a-thon!!!!
Donations of $5 per student. All proceeds will go to our phys-ed program, and there will be treats available after skating!
All Geography projects - Anywhere on Earth - are overdue. They were due at the beginning of the week. Each student can send them to me on the cloud.
Integer math test results have been returned to the kids. Overall, they did quite well!
We head over to Centre 2000 on Monday to visit with the seniors. Monday is Bingo Day!
Monday is also a full-day dress rehearsal for Wizard of Oz.
Floor Hockey tournament is next Friday.
Have a great day!
Miss Waddell
Donations of $5 per student. All proceeds will go to our phys-ed program, and there will be treats available after skating!
All Geography projects - Anywhere on Earth - are overdue. They were due at the beginning of the week. Each student can send them to me on the cloud.
Integer math test results have been returned to the kids. Overall, they did quite well!
We head over to Centre 2000 on Monday to visit with the seniors. Monday is Bingo Day!
Monday is also a full-day dress rehearsal for Wizard of Oz.
Floor Hockey tournament is next Friday.
Have a great day!
Miss Waddell
Monday, March 24, 2014
What's going on???
Well - it seems like we will be off and running from now...until June!
Here we go!!!
Our language program looks like this :
March/April : writing magazine/news articles....working on our "inventions" media activities
April/May : finishing our magazine/news articles and starting our speeches (grade 8 speech competition in late May!)... finishing our media activities
May/June : finishing speeches and writing argumentative essays
June : a class novel study and a grade 8 trip related assignment
Math :
For the next three weeks we are studying circles! Circumference, radius, diameter, pi....and all things circles.
The kids will be getting their integer tests back by mid-week.
Geography :
Anywhere On Earth presentations are being presented starting tomorrow. We are moving on to learning about population density and human settlement patterns.
Art :
We will be trying our hand at cartooning!!
Phys-ed :
We are finishing floor hockey and badminton and we will start lacrosse and ultimate Frisbee soon. In our health studies, we are focused on life-saving first aid like CPR.
April 7- April 11 :
Here we go!!!
Our language program looks like this :
March/April : writing magazine/news articles....working on our "inventions" media activities
April/May : finishing our magazine/news articles and starting our speeches (grade 8 speech competition in late May!)... finishing our media activities
May/June : finishing speeches and writing argumentative essays
June : a class novel study and a grade 8 trip related assignment
Math :
For the next three weeks we are studying circles! Circumference, radius, diameter, pi....and all things circles.
The kids will be getting their integer tests back by mid-week.
Geography :
Anywhere On Earth presentations are being presented starting tomorrow. We are moving on to learning about population density and human settlement patterns.
Art :
We will be trying our hand at cartooning!!
Phys-ed :
We are finishing floor hockey and badminton and we will start lacrosse and ultimate Frisbee soon. In our health studies, we are focused on life-saving first aid like CPR.
Here are some other important updates :
March 28 : School fundraiser!! Skate-a-thon!!!
March 31st : visit with seniors
April 3 : Skills Canada - information coming from Mr. Wain
April 4 : Floor hockey tournament
Erinspiration
Week :
7th -11:15 -Kathryn Cooper K to 8 assembly
8th -9:15 -Bax Family assembly -K to 8 -they support
an aboriginal community in Manitoba and are going to tell us about it!
9th -Loretta Penny -9:00-K to 6 11:45 -7/8
10th -Isabelle Baird assembly -4-8
11th -School Spirit Day -wacky socks/wacky
hair/student/staff game /school photo
Any parents are welcome to our Erinspiration events!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Updates!
Another week is off to a great start!!!
Here are some important updates from Room 18:
Math : We are almost finished our integer unit. and there will be a test on Friday. And next week we will move on to learning about the properties of circles.
Language : we have been doing some creative writing, some presentations on the Olympics, and some guided reading. We will soon be moving onto persuasive writing, and how to write a proper news/magazine article.
Geography : we are studying various countries (of the students choosing), and looking at things like population, area, economy, political situation, ethnicities, landforms, etc. We will be shifting our focus to population density, and investigating what density means and how it relates to different countries.
Phys-ed/Health : we are moving on to tennis , and learning about first aid.
Art : a self-directed research project will begin this Friday. Details will follow soon!
Reminders:
School floor hockey try-outs are second break every day this week.
I think that's all for now!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Here are some important updates from Room 18:
Math : We are almost finished our integer unit. and there will be a test on Friday. And next week we will move on to learning about the properties of circles.
Language : we have been doing some creative writing, some presentations on the Olympics, and some guided reading. We will soon be moving onto persuasive writing, and how to write a proper news/magazine article.
Geography : we are studying various countries (of the students choosing), and looking at things like population, area, economy, political situation, ethnicities, landforms, etc. We will be shifting our focus to population density, and investigating what density means and how it relates to different countries.
Phys-ed/Health : we are moving on to tennis , and learning about first aid.
Art : a self-directed research project will begin this Friday. Details will follow soon!
Reminders:
School floor hockey try-outs are second break every day this week.
I think that's all for now!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Hockey!
The intermediate school hockey team had an amazing run at the Beacon Cup tournament in Orangeville these past two days!
Well done to all the players from our room! Photos to follow tonight!
FANTASTIC!!!
Miss W.
Well done to all the players from our room! Photos to follow tonight!
FANTASTIC!!!
Miss W.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Wednesday!
A few reminders for this chilly Wednesday :
Tomorrow the band and the Wizard of Oz cast will be headed to Guelph to the Guelph Music Festival.
Tomorrow the class heads over to Centre 2000 for our visits with the seniors.
Next Monday and Tuesday, our school hockey teams will be heading to Orangeville to complete in the Beacon Cup. All information has gone home regarding the tournament, although if you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. LeBlanc or myself at the school.
Assignments that are due : Making an Impact Writing assignment and math Infographics are past due. Friday is the last day to submit these. Destination Sochi activities are being presented next week.
The will be an integer quiz on Monday.
I think that's all for now :)
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Tomorrow the band and the Wizard of Oz cast will be headed to Guelph to the Guelph Music Festival.
Tomorrow the class heads over to Centre 2000 for our visits with the seniors.
Next Monday and Tuesday, our school hockey teams will be heading to Orangeville to complete in the Beacon Cup. All information has gone home regarding the tournament, although if you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. LeBlanc or myself at the school.
Assignments that are due : Making an Impact Writing assignment and math Infographics are past due. Friday is the last day to submit these. Destination Sochi activities are being presented next week.
The will be an integer quiz on Monday.
I think that's all for now :)
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Busy Busy Busy!!!!
It has been a week since the last blog update!! Too long!!!
Here we go!!!!
I hope you had a wonderful Family Day weekend!
Here is what's up in Room 18 :
Language :
The kids are finishing their Making An Impact essay. Rough copies are done, self and peer editing has been done in class, and good copies are due Monday, the 24th of February. Destination Sochi Olympic travel activities are due next week as well. We are moving into a creative reading and writing unit with a few opportunities for the kids to demonstrate their skills and explore their imaginations - details to follow soon!
Math :
We are working our way through our integers unit. Most of the activities are completed in class, however, a few kids may need some time at home to finish things up. I am also in our room at every break for any extra help the kids may need.
History/Geography :
We are finishing history this week. Our first geography unit involves taking a "snap shot" look at other countries around the world and comparing them to Canada. We will quickly move into a population distribution/density unit. Many cool things are planned for this unit!
Art :
The last period to finish their pointillism art will be either tomorrow or Friday.
Gym :
Our badminton unit is on the go! The kids love it! Our healthy-eating menu search is also coming along quite nicely too!
DATES TO REMEMBER :
Tomorrow - basketball players are headed to Guelph to represent our team at the tournament.
Tomorrow - four of our students will be participating in a math competition at the high school
Friday - white and red day - support our Olympic athletes!!
Friday - culminating math activities - INFORGRAPHICS are due.
Monday - Making an Impact essays are due.
As I said - BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Here we go!!!!
I hope you had a wonderful Family Day weekend!
Here is what's up in Room 18 :
Language :
The kids are finishing their Making An Impact essay. Rough copies are done, self and peer editing has been done in class, and good copies are due Monday, the 24th of February. Destination Sochi Olympic travel activities are due next week as well. We are moving into a creative reading and writing unit with a few opportunities for the kids to demonstrate their skills and explore their imaginations - details to follow soon!
Math :
We are working our way through our integers unit. Most of the activities are completed in class, however, a few kids may need some time at home to finish things up. I am also in our room at every break for any extra help the kids may need.
History/Geography :
We are finishing history this week. Our first geography unit involves taking a "snap shot" look at other countries around the world and comparing them to Canada. We will quickly move into a population distribution/density unit. Many cool things are planned for this unit!
Art :
The last period to finish their pointillism art will be either tomorrow or Friday.
Gym :
Our badminton unit is on the go! The kids love it! Our healthy-eating menu search is also coming along quite nicely too!
DATES TO REMEMBER :
Tomorrow - basketball players are headed to Guelph to represent our team at the tournament.
Tomorrow - four of our students will be participating in a math competition at the high school
Friday - white and red day - support our Olympic athletes!!
Friday - culminating math activities - INFORGRAPHICS are due.
Monday - Making an Impact essays are due.
As I said - BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Things To Do!
Here is our Room 18 list :
Things To Do List :
1. Please review your son or daughter's report card and return the tear-off portion to the school by early next week. If you wish to discuss the report card, please contact me at the school.
2. Blue skating permission forms went home today. We are going skating on Thursday afternoon ( periods 5 and 6), and the cost is $2. Please sign the blue form - reading the "helmet" portion of the form carefully! Helmets are to be worn unless you give permission for your son or daughter to go skating without one. Any parents interested in coming with us are more than welcome!
3. History presentations are beginning tomorrow. Each student knows what they are responsible for.
4. Infographic culminating math activities are due on the 19th of February. The kids chose this as their due day - and this gives them quite a substantial amount of time to complete this assignment.
5. Pictures for art need to be at school tomorrow, in order for the kids to start their Pointillism paintings.
6. In language, the kids should be finished their "Making an Impact" organizers by the end of the week. They will have a chunk of class time to work on these this week.
7. TRIP REGISTRATIONS AND FIRST INSTALLMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 15TH. Packages went home a month ago with all pertinent information. If you have any questions - let me know!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Things To Do List :
1. Please review your son or daughter's report card and return the tear-off portion to the school by early next week. If you wish to discuss the report card, please contact me at the school.
2. Blue skating permission forms went home today. We are going skating on Thursday afternoon ( periods 5 and 6), and the cost is $2. Please sign the blue form - reading the "helmet" portion of the form carefully! Helmets are to be worn unless you give permission for your son or daughter to go skating without one. Any parents interested in coming with us are more than welcome!
3. History presentations are beginning tomorrow. Each student knows what they are responsible for.
4. Infographic culminating math activities are due on the 19th of February. The kids chose this as their due day - and this gives them quite a substantial amount of time to complete this assignment.
5. Pictures for art need to be at school tomorrow, in order for the kids to start their Pointillism paintings.
6. In language, the kids should be finished their "Making an Impact" organizers by the end of the week. They will have a chunk of class time to work on these this week.
7. TRIP REGISTRATIONS AND FIRST INSTALLMENTS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 15TH. Packages went home a month ago with all pertinent information. If you have any questions - let me know!
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Snowy Week!
It's been another wintery week at EPS!
We started the week with some REALLY good oral book reports! The kids have chosen some amazing books to read, and the way they have been presented to the class demonstrates how much they enjoyed their reading material. There are a few more kids presenting tomorrow and Monday.
Our other language activities have included a lot of Olympic material. As the winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia, we will be following our athletes on Team Canada over the next few weeks.
In math, the kids are working on their culminating activities in Data Management. The activity is to create an infographic on a topic or theme of their choice. Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics present complex information quickly and clearly. The devices include charts, diagrams, graphs, maps and lists. Each student has been given an outline of the expectations for their infographics, and things are coming along well. Due dates for final assignments will be determined next week.
History is wrapping up! We are working our way through the Canada at the Turn of the Century. Once we are finished, we start out geography unit. More info on our geography unit in the weeks to come!
In phys-ed we are starting badminton, and continuing with our fitness rotations. School basketball teams have been picked and the tournament is on February 20th at the University of Guelph. Permission forms will be sent home by the coaches soon.
Our hockey team has its tournament coming up in March - details will follow soon.
Report cards go out today! The kids and I will go over everything regarding each page of the report. They have also filled in their own "Learning Skills" portion of the report that will come home as well. This is a snap-shot of their own thoughts on their own learning skills. Please review the reports with your son or daughter, and complete the parent portion to be returned to school. If you have any questions about the report, or if you wish to speak to me- please feel free to contact me at the school.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
We started the week with some REALLY good oral book reports! The kids have chosen some amazing books to read, and the way they have been presented to the class demonstrates how much they enjoyed their reading material. There are a few more kids presenting tomorrow and Monday.
Our other language activities have included a lot of Olympic material. As the winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia, we will be following our athletes on Team Canada over the next few weeks.
In math, the kids are working on their culminating activities in Data Management. The activity is to create an infographic on a topic or theme of their choice. Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics present complex information quickly and clearly. The devices include charts, diagrams, graphs, maps and lists. Each student has been given an outline of the expectations for their infographics, and things are coming along well. Due dates for final assignments will be determined next week.
History is wrapping up! We are working our way through the Canada at the Turn of the Century. Once we are finished, we start out geography unit. More info on our geography unit in the weeks to come!
In phys-ed we are starting badminton, and continuing with our fitness rotations. School basketball teams have been picked and the tournament is on February 20th at the University of Guelph. Permission forms will be sent home by the coaches soon.
Our hockey team has its tournament coming up in March - details will follow soon.
Report cards go out today! The kids and I will go over everything regarding each page of the report. They have also filled in their own "Learning Skills" portion of the report that will come home as well. This is a snap-shot of their own thoughts on their own learning skills. Please review the reports with your son or daughter, and complete the parent portion to be returned to school. If you have any questions about the report, or if you wish to speak to me- please feel free to contact me at the school.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Monday, February 3, 2014
Book Reports!
We need a little bit more time to finish our Language Rotations, so book report presentations have been moved forward one day. Presentations start tomorrow. The kids have known their order since we picked names last week. Looking forward to hearing the reports :)
Miss Waddell
Miss Waddell
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Thursday!
It's been another busy week in Room 18!
Here's the scoop :
In language we are back to Language Rotations. The kids are reading, writing and investigating the Winter Olympics in Sochi. One of the projects were are working is "Destination Sochi". The kids are working in groups or three, and have officially become travel agents. Their task is to plan an all-inclusive trip to Sochi, Russia. The trip has to include "the entire package" : travel tickets, accommodation, Olympic events, transportation to and from events, cultural activities, etc. The final activity is to produce a video or presentation highlighting the trip that they have organized for their clients.
Book reports presentations begin next week. The kids were randomly chosen today - the kids now know what day next week they will be presenting. The book report outline was handed out the first day back after winter break, so the kids should be ready to present their books.
In math, we are winding up our Data Management unit. The kids have a few more activities to complete, and a culminating activity will be handed out early next week. NO quizzes or tests in this unit - just a culminating activity to prove their knowledge of the unit.
In art, we are working on a Pointillism activity. This involves using tiny dots that will produce a bigger picture. The kids have been asked to bring in a picture that they want to reproduce using the pointillism technique.
In phys-ed we are dancing, playing badminton, floor hockey, and fitness. School badminton try-outs are still taking place, and final cuts will be made by the end of next week.
Information packages for the grade 8 trip went home last week. Registration and payments are sent directly to Evolve Tours. If you have any questions regarding the trip, please let me know.
Report cards go home on the 6th of February.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
Here's the scoop :
In language we are back to Language Rotations. The kids are reading, writing and investigating the Winter Olympics in Sochi. One of the projects were are working is "Destination Sochi". The kids are working in groups or three, and have officially become travel agents. Their task is to plan an all-inclusive trip to Sochi, Russia. The trip has to include "the entire package" : travel tickets, accommodation, Olympic events, transportation to and from events, cultural activities, etc. The final activity is to produce a video or presentation highlighting the trip that they have organized for their clients.
Book reports presentations begin next week. The kids were randomly chosen today - the kids now know what day next week they will be presenting. The book report outline was handed out the first day back after winter break, so the kids should be ready to present their books.
In math, we are winding up our Data Management unit. The kids have a few more activities to complete, and a culminating activity will be handed out early next week. NO quizzes or tests in this unit - just a culminating activity to prove their knowledge of the unit.
In art, we are working on a Pointillism activity. This involves using tiny dots that will produce a bigger picture. The kids have been asked to bring in a picture that they want to reproduce using the pointillism technique.
In phys-ed we are dancing, playing badminton, floor hockey, and fitness. School badminton try-outs are still taking place, and final cuts will be made by the end of next week.
Information packages for the grade 8 trip went home last week. Registration and payments are sent directly to Evolve Tours. If you have any questions regarding the trip, please let me know.
Report cards go home on the 6th of February.
Take care,
Miss Waddell
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