General Notes to Parents (and students):
- Indoor shoes: please make sure your child/you have indoor shoes. I need you to change them before you come into the classroom even in nice weather. It is respectful to keep our learning areas as clean as possible. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this.
- Homework: I NEVER, NEVER, NEVER (did I say NEVER?) assign homework over a weekend. IF your child is doing homework over the weekend, that is because he or she has: left it to the last minute, or is choosing to do his/her homework a this time. To me, weekends should be family time; relaxing time. I can guarantee you, if it is Sunday night and your child says, but this is due Monday/tomorrow, please know it was not assigned Friday. I almost always give a week to work on any assignment. I do this so students will learn to organize their time.
- Failing Science: If your child was in danger of failing or was failing Science during second term, you received a phone call from me within the first two weeks in March. If your child was doing satisfactorily up to that point, but is now struggling with our new unit, you will receive a phone call this week or next. If you do not receive a phone call, please consider your child passing (getting over 60%). If you want to meet with me, to see how your child is progressing, please, just use the contact form on my website and I will set up a time to meet with you; or, call Mrs. Oliver and Ms. Gallant and they will help you.
Language this month:
For the month of May, we will be working on:- Figures of Speech
- Short Stories
- Dialogue writing
- Oral Book Report
Grade 7 Science:
This month, we will continue our work on Structures:- stability, centre of gravity and symmetry
- exploring forces
- examine the relationship between design and function
Grade 8 Science:
This month, we will continue our work on Fluids:- comparing viscosity of various fluids
- use 'gizmos' to examine flow rate, volume, mass, pressure
- extension: fluids in the workplace
