Tuesday, November 30, 2010

8ABC Science

3D Model Cell Projects are due on the following days:

8A - December 8
8B - December 8
8C - December 7

Information can be found (including the rubric) on Mr. Smith's Wikispace: www.nms-smith.wikispaces.com

8C Social Studies

Finish chapter 5 (Culture) title page.

Finish your writing on "My Favorite Thing". Remember to explain its importance and what it says about you.

Both are due at the beginning of class tomorrow (Wednesday)

Monday, November 29, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Booktalk

French 8C: Title page

Computer Forms

Field trip to Playhouse is on Friday.

Friday, November 26, 2010

8B Science

There will be a quiz on Tuesday, November 30 on cell structures and organelles. You will be required to label the parts of the cell we went over in class on Friday.

You can see a labeled picture of the cell on Mr. Smith's Wikispace: www.nsm-smith.wikispaces.com under the Science link on the left hand menu.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Tomorrow is the deadline to bring in $10 and permission slip for field trip to the Playhouse.

Report card envelopes signed and returned.

Computer forms

Language Arts: Booktalk. Short story

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

8B Langauge Arts

General Annoucements:
  • Don't forget to bring in your report card envelop
  • Your $10 for the Theatre New Brunswick visit is due no later than Thursday, November 25. You must have a signed permission slip as well to attend.

Language Arts:

Tomorrow we'll be heading into the theatre to get used to the stage and work on our acting skills! We will be continuing to work on our Arts Smarts projects, come prepared!

8C Social Studies

Research projects on First Nations in Atlantic Canada are due at the beginning of class tomorrow, November 24.

All information is available on the handout received in class. It will also be available on Mr. Smith's wikispace: www.nms-smith.wikispaces.com

8C & 8A Science

8C
We will be having a quiz at the beginning of Science class tomorrow, November 24

8A
We will be having a quiz at the beginning of Science class on Thursday, November 25

The quiz will focus on labeling the parts of an animal cell we reviewed in class.

Please see the study sheet you created in class, information will be available on Mr. Smith's Wikispace as well: www.nms-smith.wikispaces.com

Monday, November 22, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Short story due Wednesday.

Permission slip and money for Playhouse field trip.

Report cards went home today. Please sign and return envelope.

Firefighters challenge tomorrow!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Short story due November 24th. Test signed. Choose book for booktalk.

French 8C: Title page for "Les sports extremes" and sheet with 5 sports for each season completed for next Thursday.

Letter for Netbook meeting next week went home today.

Permission slip and money for playhouse.

SPCA donations

Firefighters challenge is on Tuesday!

Homeroom 8B

Please bring in your $10.00 for the Trip to the playhouse on Dec. 2nd.

If possible, bring the $10.00 with the signed permission slip by November 25th.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Short story due November 24. Choose a book for your booktalk.

Permission slip and money for playhouse.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Test signed. Short story due November 24th. Bring a novel for independent novel study.

French 8A + 8B: Presentations tomorrow.

Permission slip and money for Playhouse field trip.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts 8A + 8C: Short story test signed. Short story due Wednesday November 24.

French 8A + 8B: Find 3 french signs and write what they mean in french. Find items at home that have french on them. Make a list of 10 french words you find.

Permission slip and money for playhouse.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Language Arts 8B

Collect one or two stories from the newspaper which are about Fredericton or any other place in New Brunswick.

Have them ready for Friday.

Science 8ABC

We will be finishing up the PowerPoint presentations on Earthworks on Monday and Tuesday. They are due on Tuesday.

We will be starting a unit on Cells on Tuesday, November 16.

Social Studies - 8C

Homework, due Monday November 15:
Questions 1 (a, b), 2, 4, 5

Test on Chapter 3 - Tuesday, November 16th.

Test review can be found on Mr. Smith's Wikispace, under the Social Studies link on the left.
Click here or copy and paste this link: www.nms-smith.wikispaces.com

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: We did our short story test today. They will be handed back to be signed on Monday.

French: Le jour de souvenir powerpoint needs to be put in the dropbox next week.

Permission slip and $10 for Playhouse.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Short story test on Friday. Short story assignment due November 24th.

French: Remembrance Day powerpoint due Monday.

Book orders due Friday.

Permission slip and money for field trip to Playhouse on Dec. 2.

Hi Carrie:)

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts: Short story test on Friday. Short story due on Wednesday November 24.

French: 8A + 8B Sports sheets need to be completed.
8C Research on music and clothing needs to be put in dropbox.

Interim reports

Book orders due Friday.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts 8C and 8A: Short story test on Friday.

Book orders due Friday.

Interim Reports

Language Arts 8B

Bring in ideas for yout story you are writng on your netbook. We will finish the story on Wednesday.

Social studies 8C

Study notes and terms on Weather chapter

Science 8 ABC

This is worm race week. Your schedule for the week is as follows:

8A - Monday; begin Eartworm Power Point projects
Wednesday; Earthworm Races
Monday; complete power point projects

8B - same as 8A

8C - Tuesday; working on Esrtworm Power Point projects
Friday; Earthworm Races
Tuesday; complete power point projects

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Language Arts 8B

Find a news story in a newspaper related to Fredericton and be prepared to discuss on Friday.

Socal Studies 8C

Study your terms and also be prepared to discuss how extreme weather condditions can be dangerous.

Science 8 ABC

1) Study notes and terms

2) Exercise #1 requires you to make your own simple terrarium for your Earthworms. Follow the directions from your exercise section and have the earthworms ready to pass in for the races on Monday, November 8th

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Book orders due next Friday Nov. 12th.

Language Arts: Short story sheets and Halloween writing.

French 8A + 8B: Halloween powerpoint needs to be put in dropbox.

French 8C: Research music and clothing for year you chose 1930-2000.

UNICEF change

INTERIM REPORTS signed and returned.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Mrs. Gorman

Language Arts 8A: Finish sheet on figurative language.
8C: Outline for short story.

French 8C: Bring a picture.

UNICEF change.

Interim reports signed and returned.