Ms MacInnes' Cedar Grove Blog

Homework: Please remember that it is Jump Rope for Heart tomorrow! I will be extending the Otzi story due date until Tuesday March 5th, as many students would like time to have a family member edit their work before handing it in.

Homework: Please bring your band instruments tomorrow. Please bring a T-Shirt to decorate. Last call for permission forms for Fiddler on the Roof!

Homework: Please remember to bring in a T-Shirt tomorrow to decorate with a quotation for Pink Shirt Day. French Fashion Show Tomorrow.  Please see the photo to spark your sentence creations! Otzi stories are due on Thursday, February 28th.

Homework:  Please make sure that you are practicing your instrument. Permission forms for Friday are required for Fiddler on the Roof.  We have enough parent drivers! Today we discussed creative and critical thinking.  Please listen to the song below and view the lyrics.  Try to decipher what the song is about and how you might be impacted by the message. Hymn of Acxiom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmuG4FC-n30 We also tackled some conflict resolution.  Discussions around how people might wish to resolve conflict and values around conflict resolution would be good dinner conversations over the weekend.

Field Trip Tomorrow!! Please don't forget a packed lunch and $10.00 for supper. Please meet at the chain link fence in the morning somewhere between 8:00-8:10am. We will arrive home off of the 7:50pm ferry (so at Langdale around 8:30pm).

Today we continued working on our Ötzi stories.  Tomorrow will be our last time with computers to finish the stories.  The Ötzi stories will be due on Thursday, February 28th 2019. Today we also covered some conversational French around what we and others were wearing. Homework: Please remember that subtraction of integers math journals are now due. Please bring your band instruments tomorrow!  I am excited to make some music. Please bring in your permission forms for the Vancouver trip Thursday.  Tomorrow is the last day that I can accept the forms.

Back for a Day! Today we worked on our Ötzi stories.  Please see the rubric below to remind yourself of the expectations: Notices: One for the February 21st Field Trip to Vancouver (due Wednesday at the latest)               One for the Musical Fiddler on the Roof coming up March 1st (due ASAP) Homework: The Final Integer Math Journal is due on Tuesday, February 19th.  Please see the questions below from the original review.  Make sure you have chosen 3 questions, with 2 being subtraction questions. Finally, there are still one or two stragglers who have not handed in their Character Sketches, Story Plot Diagrams, or Hominid Projects.  These must be complete by Tuesday, or you will receive an Incomplete on your report card.  Parents will also be phoned.

Parent Meeting Tonight: 7:00pm in Library Homework: Please make sure to bring your band instrument tomorrow.  Tomorrow is also ice skating: you will want to bring your own helmet.

Please do not forget about the Parent Meeting tomorrow evening at 7:00pm.  We look forward to touching base with you regarding sensitive topics that often come up throughout the year (especially as we get closer to the transition to high school) and we wish to discuss the trip we have planned for the spring! See you in the Library at 7:00pm February 7th 2019. Homework: Students should be practicing their instruments for at least 15 minutes four times per week. Public Speaking Speeches are coming up tomorrow and Friday. Math journals will be due this coming Tuesday, February 12th.

Today, students were informed about cannabis use vaping via a professional panel from different organizations here on the coast.  Students had fabulous questions and made insightful observations.  Follow-up conversations at home always help to solidify understanding of such topics. On this note, please do not forget about our upcoming Parent Evening this Thursday, February 7th at 7:00pm.  Our hope is to address challenging topics that come up in class discussions, especially as students begin to mentally transition to the high school.  We will also be discussing the plans for a class trip. Homework: Please bring your band instruments tomorrow!!  Our practices are now on Wednesdays and Fridays.