Thank you to all the parents who came on Tuesday afternoon for our CandyHouse craft afternoon and present exchange. We had lots of fun! It was the smoothest clean-up EVER! Thanks so much to the moms who took such good care of us!!
To the right you will see a short (3 questions only) survey. I am experimenting with this feature in the website design site. Parents, please give me some insights into your values on homework, and your reactions to this year's workload at Monterey. If you wish to add further comments I would be happy to read your emails: [email protected] . You will gradually see a response to your opinions in the coming year. Until then have a wonderful, restful holiday.
To the right you will see a short (3 questions only) survey. I am experimenting with this feature in the website design site. Parents, please give me some insights into your values on homework, and your reactions to this year's workload at Monterey. If you wish to add further comments I would be happy to read your emails: [email protected] . You will gradually see a response to your opinions in the coming year. Until then have a wonderful, restful holiday.
Reviewing homework and assignments: Please complete these missing assignments before the beginning of the Winter Holidays (by classroom #) :
L.A.:
missing "Canada" paragraph: 4, 24, 25, 12
missing "Aye-Aye" paragraph: 4, 12, 24, 25
missing "GlowWorms" paragraph: 24, 22
Science Lab Report on 'Newtonian Air Cars': 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 24. Many others handed in rough copies to get the minimum mark; you usually shoot for better than that!
3 Column chart on Laws of Motion: 4, 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28
Spelling assignments not yet included in this list.
L.A.:
missing "Canada" paragraph: 4, 24, 25, 12
missing "Aye-Aye" paragraph: 4, 12, 24, 25
missing "GlowWorms" paragraph: 24, 22
Science Lab Report on 'Newtonian Air Cars': 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 24. Many others handed in rough copies to get the minimum mark; you usually shoot for better than that!
3 Column chart on Laws of Motion: 4, 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28
Spelling assignments not yet included in this list.
Ross Bay Cemetery Field Trip is a "Go!"
Please see the salmon (orangy pink) permission letter sent home today (Wed. Dec. 11).
Our class will be visiting Ross Bay Cemetery on Thursday December 19 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Students will receive a tour of the cemetery with special emphasis on the settings and highlights from our class novel work on Awake and Dreaming. There is no cost for this opportunity, however, I have budgeted in enough time for a quick stop at a neighbouring café for a quick treat such as hot chocolate or hot apple drink (Ross Bay can be cold and windy at this time of year). If you would like your child to avail themselves of a warm drink please send $3.00 in pocket change on the day of the trip. (Mr. Brown will not be managing this money.)
We will be walking to and from the Cemetery; therefore students are advised to wear proper walking shoes and to dress for the weather. Please bring along a snack and water bottle.
It is essential that we have at least one other supervising adult on the trip. Parents, if you can help, please contact Mr. Brown or indicate on the salmon coloured permission letter.
Please see the salmon (orangy pink) permission letter sent home today (Wed. Dec. 11).
Our class will be visiting Ross Bay Cemetery on Thursday December 19 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Students will receive a tour of the cemetery with special emphasis on the settings and highlights from our class novel work on Awake and Dreaming. There is no cost for this opportunity, however, I have budgeted in enough time for a quick stop at a neighbouring café for a quick treat such as hot chocolate or hot apple drink (Ross Bay can be cold and windy at this time of year). If you would like your child to avail themselves of a warm drink please send $3.00 in pocket change on the day of the trip. (Mr. Brown will not be managing this money.)
We will be walking to and from the Cemetery; therefore students are advised to wear proper walking shoes and to dress for the weather. Please bring along a snack and water bottle.
It is essential that we have at least one other supervising adult on the trip. Parents, if you can help, please contact Mr. Brown or indicate on the salmon coloured permission letter.
rossbayceme_dec2013.pdf |
Language Arts: Sociogram - a diagram that shows relationships between characters in a novel. Please make one for Awake and Dreaming. Due next Monday Dec. 16.
If you need the blank sociogram, please open and save the .pdf file below. On the Mountain/Uphill... rubric please copy what was on the board today (see image to left.)
If you need the blank sociogram, please open and save the .pdf file below. On the Mountain/Uphill... rubric please copy what was on the board today (see image to left.)
sociogram.pdf |
[The title of today's post is taken from a song by the Counting Crows.]
This week:
Band Concert -- re-scheduled to Tues. Dec. 10
Donation for Xmas Hamper
Candy Houses next Tuesday Dec. 17: bring foil square, your candy decoration and a $5 max anonymous, secretly wrapped gift. Special Thx to parents of Grayson, Tyson, Rose and Kat, who will be helping out on that afternoon. It will be fun!
Tectoria field trip this Friday afternoon. Regrets to the following students who did not bring their trip permission forms on time (Dec.6; see letter in 'Letters to Families' tab) and will work in another Monterey classroom on the afternoon of Dec. 13:
Ava N, Arianna I, Casey G, Vivian E-P, Luke W, Samir T, Dome, & Colby.
Lit Circles: complete reading Awake & Dreaming by this Wed. please. Roles--each student picks a different one--due for your Circle on Wed.
Poetry Cafe: is coming up next Wed. Dec. 18. All completed Poem anthologies due to me by this Fri. Dec. 13, which include:
Math test on Wednesday
Study from the pretest available tomorrow (Tues Dec 10)
This week:
Band Concert -- re-scheduled to Tues. Dec. 10
Donation for Xmas Hamper
Candy Houses next Tuesday Dec. 17: bring foil square, your candy decoration and a $5 max anonymous, secretly wrapped gift. Special Thx to parents of Grayson, Tyson, Rose and Kat, who will be helping out on that afternoon. It will be fun!
Tectoria field trip this Friday afternoon. Regrets to the following students who did not bring their trip permission forms on time (Dec.6; see letter in 'Letters to Families' tab) and will work in another Monterey classroom on the afternoon of Dec. 13:
Ava N, Arianna I, Casey G, Vivian E-P, Luke W, Samir T, Dome, & Colby.
Lit Circles: complete reading Awake & Dreaming by this Wed. please. Roles--each student picks a different one--due for your Circle on Wed.
Poetry Cafe: is coming up next Wed. Dec. 18. All completed Poem anthologies due to me by this Fri. Dec. 13, which include:
- plastic sleeve (provided)
- Title page
- Dedication & Forward
- Table of Contents
- all 10 poems from September to now
- About the Author (including self portrait)
- peer feedback page (provided)
Math test on Wednesday
Study from the pretest available tomorrow (Tues Dec 10)