Manic Monday

7F -- We finished our homophones worksheet for c'est, s'est, sait, sais, ces et ses.  Students should now be able to better differentiate these words in their writing.

7D -- We finished our homophones worksheet for c'est, s'est, sait, sais, ces et ses.  Students should now be able to better differentiate these words in their writing.

We worked on writing a response to a letter for an advice column with the goal of helping kids demonstrate empathy.

8F -- Students worked on Masse Volumique.  We will be continuing next class.

9F -- We reviewed for our quiz tomorrow. Students should be ready to write first period tomorrow! Good luck :)

Camel Day

7F -- We worked on homophones!  Tricky tricky ;) Don't forget to finish questions 1-10 for tomorrow!

7D -- We worked on homophones!  Tricky tricky ;) Don't forget to finish questions 1-10 for tomorrow!

8F -- We reviewed our quiz, and started learning about viscosity.  Apparently swimming in maple syrup is hard?

9F -- Today we learned that things can reproduce without mating.  We also learned that some species can change sexes. Biology isn't TOTALLY boring!

9AAP -- We did some more work on things that stress us out.  Turns out we already have a lot of tools at our disposal to help us overcome those hard days.

Totally Tuesday

7F -- We started a Blog today.  Students will be using this to share their journals with other students.

7D -- We started a Blog today. Students will be using this share their journals with other students.

8F -- We reviewed yesterday's quiz.

FSL 7 -- More school supplies.  We also worked on masculine and feminine.

FSL 8 -- More school supplies!  We also worked on masculine and feminine.

Another Monday

7F -- Students must complete and turn in a good copy of their paragraph Mon Meilleur Ami by tomorrow.  The should use Google Classroom to submit this assignment.  Should a student not have access to a computer they are to contact me directly.

7D -- Students must complete and turn in a good copy of their paragraph Mon Meilleur Ami by tomorrow.  The should use Google Classroom to submit this assignment.  Should a student not have access to a computer they are to contact me directly.

8F -- Students wrote a quiz on Themes 1 and 2 today.  We will be moving on to Theme 3 tomorrow.

9F -- Students started learning about variation within a population. We also watched a Bill Nye video on Biodiversity.  We will be having a quiz on Themes 1 and 2 shortly. More info to come!

LONG WEEKEND :)

7F -- Students had a free period to work on journals, le Monde en Marche or their Mon meilleur ami paragraphs.  Students should be finished their rough copies of Mon meilleur ami for Monday.

7D -- Students had a free period to work on journals, le Monde en Marche or their Mon meilleur ami paragraphs.  Students should be finished their rough copies of Mon meilleur ami for Monday.

We also started discussing ways to think positively even during negative situations. AW SHUCKS!

8F -- Don't forget you have a test on Monday. Study hard :)

9F -- NO HOMEWORK -- lucky duckies!

Only 2 more days until the weekend!!!

7D -- We toured the library today!  We're pretty lucky to have such an amazing librarian.  Please note children are still responsible for fees owed at their elementary school before they more borrow from ÉLJHS library

7F -- We toured the library today!  We're pretty lucky to have such an amazing librarian.  Please note children are still responsible for fees owed at their elementary school before they more borrow from ÉLJHS library. Everyone should be done a rough copy of Mon meilleur ami for next period.  Please check Google Classroom if you are missing the sheet.

DONT FORGET YOUR TOONIES FOR TERRY!!!!!! Remember it doesn't need to be a toonie, any donation helps :)

Also some students are still missing forms. I need them back ASAP.

8F -- Students reviews SIMDUT (WHIMIS) in class.  They need to finish filling out their review packet so we can have an effective revision class tomorrow.  They will have a quiz on Monday as the Conroy Classic interferes with our Thursday classes.

9F -- We finished our first Theme today. Students learned about Adaptations and Natural Selection.  We also played a little game that demonstrated on the Planet IMAGINECECI that only Brunettes with dark eyes will survive.

9AAP --  We learned how to deal with stress.  Had a lot of fun using GoNoodle today :)

Happy Monday :)

7F +7D -- Students worked on their writing skills while practicing present tense verbs discussed in class. NO HOMEWORK!!! YAY :)

8F -- Students continued to work on our solubility worksheet.  They will have a quiz Wednesday on what we have learned so far (may be pushed back to Thursday or Friday if more review is needed).

9F -- Students discussed diversity that may arise within a specific species.

9AAP --  Students drew a cartoon to demonstrate how they would react to a situation that could make them frustrated.

7Fs -- DON'T FORGET TO BRING TOONIES FOR TERRY FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (we might win a little something if you do!)

It's the weekend!!!!

8F -- Quiz Mercredi sur p. 1 à 26. Finir 1 à 3 sur la fiche de solubilité.

7F & 7D -- Please remember to finish filling in the second section of Verbes à l'indicatif du présent for Monday.

7 and 8 FSL learned about Francophonie, and helped make posters to promote the Gr. 8 and 9 trip to Quebec this summer.  If your child is in FSL or the immersion program and are interested in attending, please contact Mlle Bucharski or M. Gervais for more information.

Have a great weekend :)

Snow Day

7F --  We did a mini quiz to see how well we remembered our verbs over the summer.  Looks like we have a lot of reviewing to do!!!

7D --  We did a mini quiz to see how well we remembered our verbs over the summer.  Looks like we have a lot of reviewing to do!!!

8F -- Finished our revision of matter. There was also a welcome back assembly for students.

9F -- Worked on our histogrammes which are due Wednesday.  Please make sure to use Google Classroom to turn in electronic copies.  We also started note taking on Biodiversity.

9AAP --  We discussed how to react to situations that might make us angry.

Bon weekend!

You survived your first week back :) Congratulations!!!!

7F -- Learned what to expect in FLA.  Students are to go over their syllabus with parents.  Please don't forget to turn in forms as soon as possible.

7D -- Shared their feelings about the first week of Junior High in our first journal activity.  It was nice to get to see students writing.  Keep an eye out for responses from me!

8F -- Reviewed the Particle Model to get us ready to begin our first unit: Mélanges et circulation des fluides (Mix and Flow of Matter).

9F -- Measured their classmates heights, wrist size and hands to help demonstrate diversity within a population. We will be using this information to create a histogram to evaluate the data.

9AAP -- We got to know each other today, as well as get to meet the animals in the classroom. Pedro really took a liking to the students, and even gave them a little lick!

Hope you guys have a great weekend, enjoy the beautiful weather!!

Almost there!

7F -- Students went over the student handbook and learned the rules of the school.  They can revisit a copy of the handbook at the ljhs website (here).

7D -- The class discussed how to work effectively in groups. Through group brainstorming, we are working towards a list of rules to help us with group work in the future.  This is part of an ongoing desire to build strong discussion skills, especially in a French setting.

8F -- Students familiarized themselves with the textbook through a scavenger hunt type game.  They seem to already have a good understanding of how the textbook can work to their benefit throughout the year.

7FSL -- It was a pleasure to finally get to meet you all :) Today we spent most of our time ironing out technical issues with our netbooks, and playing some French games to familiarize ourselves with vocabulary.  We will covered the Course Outline, and I encourage students to share this with their parents.  Students will be using Google Classroom to submit assignments, and this can also be used to catch up on missed work.

8FSL -- After getting everyone settled into Google Classroom (well almost everyone) students were allowed to play some French games to introduce them to animal vocabulary.  We went over the Course Outline, as well as getting to know our class pets, Pedro, the Bearded Dragon and the fish and frogs in our aquarium.

Way to go everyone!  You've almost finished your first week back!!!!!!

Welcome - Bienvenue

7F -- I hope after your second day that things are going a little more smoothly :)  I'm so excited to have you as my homeroom!

Students need to get their pile of permission sheets signed and turned into me by Friday. Should parents have any concerns regarding these please feel free to email me. We're still getting into the swing of things regarding textbooks and school rules, but I look forward to our future French classes!

7D -- Today we explored Google Classroom and familiarized ourselves with the Course Outline.  Students will have access to all assignments and notes through this Google App to help with sick days, and lost assignments.  I am hoping to move towards a paperless classroom, and this new tool looks very exciting!

8F -- We explored Google Classroom and ironed out some technological kinks.  Our second period was spend identifying how to demonstrate respect during class discussions.  Students worked in groups to decide 3 rules to help make classroom discussions a smooth and valuable process.

9F -- Grade 9s explored respect in the classroom.  Once we established our classroom rules, we moved on to learning what to expect in our first Science unit on Biodiversity.