Woronuk's World of Wisdom

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - Today we worked on some Halloween activities!  8E LA   - Today we read The Tell-Tale Heart and watched the film version. You now need to make sure all of your analyses are complete and decide which one to hand in for marks on Friday.  9A Social  - Today we had a review of Chapter 1.  Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  Farewell to Gord Downie CE due November 10th 9E   Social  -  Today we talked about current events.  Farewell to Gord Downie CE due November 10th Important Dates coming up -   TOMORROW - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Friday, November 10th - Q1 Ends Monday, November 13th - No School - Holiday  Have a fun and safe Halloween Night! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - Today we worked on the analysis of The Necklace. Please have done for tomorrow. We also had our reading block in the library. 8E LA   - Today we read The Tell-Tale Heart and watched the film version. You now need to make sure all of your analyses are complete and decide which one to hand in for marks on Thursday.  9A Social  - Today we worked on the chapter 1 project.  Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due TOMORROW! 9E   Social  -  Today we reviewed how a bill becomes a law. We also talked about the role of media in government.  California Wildfires CE due TOMORROW! Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great evening!

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - No class today! Continue to work on Zoo 200 analysis if you are not done yet.  8E LA   - today we watched the short film Lifted and completed a film map. Be sure your analysis for The Night of the Wolves short story is completed.  9A Social  - Today we learned about the role of lobby groups and worked on our chapter 1 projects.  Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st 9E   Social  -  we wrote the HLAT exam during class today. Our chapter 1 test will be November 6th.   California Wildfires CE due October 31st Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great weekend! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we wrote the HLAT exam and read the short story, The Necklace 8E LA   - we wrote the HLAT exam and had a catch up block!  9A Social  - No class today! Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st 9E   Social  -  today we talked about how a bill becomes a law.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we worked on our analysis of The Night of the Wolves.  8E LA   - we completed our analysis of Zoo 2000.   9A Social  - we discussed the relationship between media and the government.  Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st 9E   Social  -  today we looked at the importance of having laws in Canada. California Wildfires CE due October 31st Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, October 25th - Parent Teacher conferences 5-8pm Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we had our library reading block and then read The Night of the Wolves. We highlighted elements of short story to help us complete our analysis tomorrow.  8E LA   -  we read Zoo 2000 and started to work on the analysis - we will finish in class tomorrow if needed!   9A Social  - No class today!  Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st 9E   Social  -  today we were introduced to the Judicial Branch of the federal government and reviewed how all three branches work together.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, October 25th - Parent Teacher conferences 5-8pm Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we completed the Zoo 2000 analysis.  8E LA   -  we watched The Simpson's version of The Monkey's Paw and completed a short story analysis (due tomorrow).  9A Social  - we reviewed how bills become laws and took a look at our Chapter 1 project. Important dates: Chapter 1 project due October 31st; Chapter 1 Test on November 3rd.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st 9E   Social  -  today we discussed things happening in the news.  California Wildfires CE due October 31st Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, October 25th - Parent Teacher conferences 5-8pm Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we finished working on The Monkey's Paw analysis and discussed how to fully complete future short story analysis. We also read Zoo 2000 and will complete the analysis next week!  8E LA   -  we read the short play, The Monkey's Paw - we will complete a short story analysis on Monday. We also had our free reading block in the library.  9A Social  - we completed a quiz on the 3 branches of the federal government. We also started talking about how a bill becomes a law - activity due Monday.  Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  we completed a quiz on the executive and legislative branches and started talking about the judicial branch.  Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal Have a great 3 day weekend! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we started working on the analysis of The Monkey's Paw  -  we will continue tomorrow 8E LA   -  no class today! We will continue reviewing elements of a short story tomorrow.  9A Social  - we looked at the Judicial Branch (pages 34-41) and started looking at how a bill becomes a law. Quiz tomorrow on the 3 branches of the federal government! Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  we read pages 32-33 and talked about the role of senators in the federal government; Quiz tomorrow on the executive and legislative branches. Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we went through the elements of a short story to prepare us for analyzing The Monkey's Paw and other short stories coming up!   8E LA   -  today we went through the elements of a short story to prepare us for analyzing all 4 short stories we are reading over the next few weeks!  9A Social  - no class today! Make sure to keep up with your chapter 1 booklet.  Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  we read pages 31-33 and talked about the role of senators in the federal government; we also reviewed the Municipal Election results.  Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal

Be sure to keep an eye on the Municipal Election tonight!  Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we read The Monkey's Paw - tomorrow we will analyze it's plot structure.  8E LA   - we finished watching World Trade Center and completed a reflection on it in our journals 9A Social  - we worked on an activity about the role of MPs and Senators in the legislative branch after reading pages 31-33 Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  we worked on an activity about the role of MPs in the legislative branch after reading pages 29-30 Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 8th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we had our free reading block and finished up our review on capitalization; we also watched a short film and competed a story map.  8E LA   - we completed a review on synonyms, antonyms and homonyms and continued watching World Trade Center  9A Social  - no class today! We participated in Student Vote Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  today we spoke about Current Events and participated in Student Vote Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day Have a great weekend! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - today we reviewed when to use capital letters and completed an activity on proper nouns and proper adjectives 8E LA   - we started watching World Trade Center  9A Social  - we continued our Municipal Election Research - Ward Councilor research due tomorrow Invictus Games CE due October 23rd 9E   Social  -  today we spoke about Current Events Invictus Games CE due October 23rd Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we continued to work on our poster for 6 effective reading strategies.  8E LA   - we had our free reading period in the library today. Make sure your 100 Points project is handed in.  9A Social  - we started our Municipal Election Research - School Trustee research and Mayoral candidate research should be completed. CE Research due TOMORROW! 9E   Social  -  we started our Municipal Election Research and talked about the role of a school trustee. Research is due tomorrow. CE Research due TOMORROW! Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Wednesday, November 1st - No School PD Day

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we started talking about 5 effective reading strategies - we will continue our poster cheat sheet tomorrow!  8E LA   - No class today! 100 points project is DUE TOMORROW! 9A Social  - we started our Municipal Election Research - School Trustee research is due for tomorrow!  CE Research due October 12 9E   Social  -  we started our Municipal Election Research and talked about the role of a school trustee. CE Research due October 12 Important Dates coming up -   Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - Our persuasive turkey letters should be done and handed in!  8E LA   - we finished We All Fall Down. IF you haven't finished the book, please do so  and continue to work on your 100 points project.  Due Date: October 11 9A Social  -No class today. Catch up on the chapter 1 booklet over the weekend! CE Research due October 12 9E   Social  - we continued talking about the legislative branch of the federal government (p.28-29) CE Research due October 12 Important Dates coming up -   Monday, October 9th - Thanksgiving No School  Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day  Have a great LONG weekend! 

Yesterday was our very first FLEX Day and it was a huge success. Stay tuned for when sign-up for our November 8th FLEX Day opens up!  Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we continued working on our rough draft of our Persuasive Turkey Letter and had a peer review it.  8E LA   - we finished We All Fall Down. IF you haven't finished the book, please do so  and continue to work on your 100 points project.  Due Date: October 11 9A Social  -We started discussing the specific roles of MPs and Senators CE Research due October 12 9E   Social  - we started talking about the legislative branch of the federal government. Be sure to add your 10 facts to the puzzle sheet. CE Research due October 12 Important Dates coming up -   Monday, October 9th - Thanksgiving No School  Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day  Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we started the rough draft of our Persuasive Turkey Letter 8E LA   - we read chapter 14. Continue to work on your 100 points project.  Due Date: October 11 9A Social  -no class today! Check PowerSchool for updated marks. CE Research due October 12 9E   Social  - we reviewed the role of the Prime Minister and his cabinet; finish your research on the cabinet minister of your choice! CE Research due October 12 Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, October 4th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal (2:31)                                               - Awards Night 7pm MacLab Theatre Monday, October 9th - Thanksgiving No School  Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day  Have a great evening! 

Here's what we did today -   8B LA   - we started the final drafts of our I Am Poems  8E LA   - we read chapter 13. Continue to work on your 100 points project.  Due Date: October 11 9A Social  -we started talking about the legislative branch of the federal government CE Research due October 12 9E   Social  -  CE Research due October 12 Important Dates coming up -   Wednesday, October 4th - FLEX Day/Early Dismissal (2:31)                                               - Awards Night 7pm MacLab Theatre Monday, October 9th - Thanksgiving No School  Friday, October 13th - Student Vote Friday, October 20th - No School PD Day Have a great evening!