Thursday

CE 9: We did a choral reading of a retelling of the prodigal son and wrote short notes on Reconciliation.
Science 8: The girls finished their lab reports on The Best Boat and read page 228-230.  Page 231 #1-5 is due Tuesday May 28.
CE 7 T: I handed back the letters to God and students had the chance to give some advice to fellow students.  The rest of the class was for catch up of missing assignments.
PAA 9: Notes on Laundering Clothing and the start of a clothing needs assignment
PAA 7 C: The girls baked and decorated the most beautiful red velvet cupcakes.

Wednesday/ Thursday

PAA 9: We did some great sewing work.  Aunt MaryAnn was a huge help again and will come whenever she is available.
CE 7: Yesterday the kids wrote a short quiz and today we started our new unit of Belonging.  We did speed conversations with the topic of being picked on.  The kids wrote letters to God about issues they are having in their lives.
CE 9: We finished the lilies and they look awesome.  Tomorrow we will start the Forgiveness in Scripture assignment.
Science 8: Page 222 #1-2, read pg 223-224 and prepared for The Best Boat we will be doing tomorrow.
PAA 7T: The kids baked some beautiful Kit Kat cheesecake brownies that they will get to enjoy tomorrow.  They have to chill in the fridge over night for all the flavors to blend and so the base firms up.

Tuesday

CE 9: We tried our hand at origami lilies.  It was also a lesson in patience and fine motor skill practice.
Science 8: We read page 218-221 and wrote notes on Buoyancy and Gravitational Forces, Fish's Swim Bladder and Submarines.
CE 7T: The students read parables and answered some reflection questions.  There will be a short quiz tomorrow.  Read page 120 to review.
PAA 9: We discussed our clothing inventories and ways to pay for purchases.  Short notes on clothing care.
PAA 7C: Kit Kat Cheesecake brownies... we will enjoy them tomorrow as they have to cool in the fridge for at least four hours.

Wednesday

CE 7: We read a modern parable of the prodigal son and deconstructed The Lord's Prayer.  The recipes for happiness were due today.
CE 9: The kids worked on a satisfaction acrostic.  They will be due Tuesday May 14.  The stories were due today.
PAA 7T: Baked banana chocolate chip muffins
Science: Corrected CYP and read page 214-216.  Wrote some notes on bouyancy.

Last week was spirit week.  My mom kept all of her favorite dresses over the years so I had many options for each day.  Here is my favourite from 70's day.

Miss Tilford (2013)                  Mrs Tilford (1973)

Monday and Tuesday

CE 7T: Happiness is... booklet and notes on parables.  We did some fun activities to shake up our thinking.
Science: CYP Page 213 #1-8 due Wednesday
PAA 9: We wrote notes on purchasing clothing.  Complete wardrobe inventory due Tuesday May 14.  In our double we sewed.  We have five doubles left until the end of the year.  We need to pick up the pace.
PAA 7C: Banana chocolate chip muffins...delicious

Tuesday

Science 8: We did some notes on calculating density and the relationship between density and temperature.
PAA 7: We labeled kitchen and baking utensils on a work sheet.  Next week we bake banana chocolate chip muffins.
CE 7 C: We worked on a "Happiness is..." booklet as a class.
CE 9: Heart of Gold... the students rewrote scriptures on how to have a pure heart.

Tuesday

Science 8: The girls worked on their review.  We will have the Cells and Tissues quiz on Thursday and will start our new unit Vision and Optics next week.
CE 9: We had the last work class for the Advent posters.
CE 7: The girls started working on their Advent posters.
ELA 7: We had a catch up class for our newspaper articles.  Tomorrow we will talk about editing and start peer editing the rough copies.

We celebrated Nara's birthday today.  She requested chocolate but I only had enough cocoa for red velvet last night.  Breah decided that I should make an ice cream pail full of cream cheese icing for her to eat tomorrow.  She thinks it would last about half a day.

Monday

ELA 7: I did a homework check on the KWL charts.  We went to the computer lab and finished the 5Ws+H charts and began our rough copies.  The 5Ws+H chart is due tomorrow. 
CE 7: We went to the little chapel for a short Advent celebration and began working on our Advent posters.
Foods 8: We started our second unit on fruits and vegetables.  The next lab will be pumpkin pie and pumpkin muffins.

I had a roller derby bout in Saskatoon on Saturday.  Four of my five sisters were able to make it out to watch and cheer.  I had the biggest cheering section.

The Diefenbreak-hers after their huge win Saturday night.

Thursday and Friday

ELA 7: The kids read King Tuts tomb independently and filled in a 5 Ws chart.  Today we read Oak Island Treasure Hunt together and researched the Money Pit in the computer lab.
CE 7: After finishing up the Tension Grabbers worksheets, we began 10 Commandment raps.  We went to the little chapel for prayer.
Foods 8: Safety, sanitation, and storage quiz
Science 8: We read about healthy lifestyles.  Remember that the cell/tissue presentations are due Wednesday.
CE 9: We finished up the 10 minute guided meditations and read a little bit about sin.  We will start Advent preparations next week.

November 19 & 20

ELA 7: We corrected the Fact vs Opinion worksheets and wrote down some strategies to defining words.
CE 7: We acted out skits portraying a loving parent and began some Tension Grabber worksheets.
Foods 8: We made fruit pizza.  It was so delicious.
Science 8: The girls worked on their cell/tissue research.  We will begin presentations next Wednesday.
CE 9: We finished up our 10 minute guided prayers.

 

I was twins with Nara on Twin Day.  I have to admit we look pretty good.

 We made some awesome fruit pizza in the Home Ec lab this week.  I had to sample everyone's to make sure they were edible.  Sometimes it took many samples to ensure quality.

November 14 - 16

ELA 7: We finished working on our character sketches and they are due Friday.  I'm excited to start our new unit "Mystery, Uncanny Incidents, and Unusual Occurrences".  The students read "Seven Not So Well-Known Wonders of the World" independently and began a chart to record key points from each wonder.  The chart is due tomorrow.  Tomorrow we will do some research on the seven ancient wonders, modern wonders, and Canadian wonders.
CE 7: We are finishing up our "Love Is..." booklet using the family and friends pictures the girls brought.  I am looking forward to starting our Advent projects.
Foods 8: The worksheets are due.  We will correct in class and have a short quiz next week on safety, sanitation, and storage.
Science 8: We finished testing our heart rate yesterday and had a lot of fun doing jumping jacks and running the stairs.  The conclusions are due Friday.  Due to some serious internet problems, our jigsaw learning on cells and tissues has been pushed back.  We will use Fridays class to work on our cell and tissue projects.
CE 9: We have started our 10 minute student led meditation.  These will continue into the middle of next week.  I am impressed with the level of reverence and respect the students are showing.  Keep it up grade 9s.

 

We finished up "Birthday Week" at my house with my birthday yesterday.  I have a brother, two brother-in-laws, a sister, and soon to be sister-in-law all born at the start of November.  I'm coming down from my two week sugar high and it is not pretty. 

November 5-9

ELA 7: We finished reading The Summer of the Swans and have begun our final project, a character sketch of Sara.  We wrote notes on the proper format and did a sample sketch of Mrs. Ikert. We will be working on the character sketch for the rest of the week.
CE 7: We folded respect boxes and began making a book depicting love.  Please bring in a family picture or a picture of a loving relationship.
CE 9: The 10 minute guided prayers are due Friday and we will start presentations that day.
Science 8: Due to some internet problems yesterday, we will work on the cell/tissue inquiry project on Friday.  The carnation labs are due Friday. 
Foods 8: Mr. Trew will be teaching this class.  We have started with kitchen safety and sanitation.  Our labs will be fruit and vegetable based.

We have parent teacher interviews tonight 4:00 to 7:00 and tomorrow 4:00-6:00.  I look forward to meeting and discussing your child's progress.  Feel free to bring me a snack.

Monday and Tuesday

ELA 7: We read chapter 11-14 in Summer of the Swans and answered comprehension questions.
CE 7 T: Last class for our Moses or Abraham board games.
CE 7 C: Last class for our Moses or Abraham board games.  We began our next unit on healthy relationships and practiced for mass on Thursday.
Foods 8 M: We worked on an open book quiz.  We will have our last lab on Wednesday.
Science 8: We started our carnation lab.  I am so excited to see the results.
CE 9: We enjoyed a class potluck together.

Remember that we can wear our Halloween costumes tomorrow after lunch.  My nieces had a Halloween party on Sunday.  Hannah was a leopard and Callie was a pop star. Pretty cute if you ask me. 

 

I went to Gerry Dee with Miss Wilson on Saturday night.  We loved it!

 

 

Friday

 We had some great 3D cell diagrams on Friday.  Caitlin and Kenzie made a plant cell out of jello.

 Brianna and Jenna made a beautiful plant cell from paper and styrofoam.

 Mackenzie and Drew made a delicious plant cell from cake, graham wafers, and M&Ms.

 We had green and white day at school.  I put my fur coat on during our volleyball tournament to cheer up my team.  I will do anything to make them happy.

I forgot my stats binder so I had to use my sub plan book for the weekend.  I thought the saying was appropriate for volleyball. And yes, my sub plan book says "I would rather be eating hot dogs".

Wednesday

CE 7 C: The girls worked on their Abraham and Moses board games.  We will start watching The Prince of Egypt tomorrow.
CE 9: The kids presented their bible passage plays and songs.  The inclusion project reflection questions and inclusion prayers are due on Friday.
ELA 7: We started reading The Summer of the Swans.  We got through the first two chapters and will work on questions tomorrow.
Foods 8 L: The girls wrote the safety and sanitation quiz.
Science 8: The girls had their last work period for the 3D cell diagrams.  We start presentations on Friday.

Tomorrow is pajama day and Friday is green and white day.

Holly, Sydney, Brooklyn, Hunter, Layne and Gabrielle worked it on Letter T Day. We were one of the few classes with full participation.  Good job kids.

I dressed as a troll doll but the kids didn't get it at first.  I thought the jewel bellybutton was a dead give away.

Trust Walks

 Lily puts her trust in Hannah and Peyton during a CE trust walk.

 Taryn had trouble trusting Carlee and Reese.  I do not blame her.

 Jordyn followed Jasleen and Keshay blindly down the hallways.  She had no choice.

 Ryan had a great time trusting Alanna and Laura.  She was also working the Hello Kitty night shades real hard.

Thursday

Science 8: We had a work period on the lab reports.  On Monday we will be working on our 3D cell diagrams.  Remember to bring any supplies you need from home.
CE 9: We did a card trading activity to show inclusion.  Start thinking about your inclusion project you will start next week.  We are tentatively booking a class potluck Thursday October 25.
CE 7 C: The girls did trust walks and we read about Moses.  They started educational board games about God's covenant between either Moses or Abraham.  We will start watching The Prince of Egypt next week.
ELA 7: We wrote notes on elements of a story and created a plot diagram.  A plot diagram on a story we have read in class is due tomorrow.

Tuesday

CE 7 C: We had our last day to work on our Bible timelines.  They are due Thursday October 11.
Science 8: The girls had a planning class for their 3D cell diagrams.  They will have work periods for the diagrams Monday and Wednesday of next week and will present Friday.
CE 9: Briefing the Prime Minister activity on emotion.

Thanksgiving

 I went to Calgary this weekend with my younger brother and sister to meet our new niece Gabrielle.  She is such a nice little baby.

 Gabs has such big, beautiful blue eyes.

 Here is the baby quilt and crib skirt I made for Gabs.  Michelle said she wished she blogged the baby's room.  Michelle decided she would write blanket and skirt handmade by my sister and someone would post, "You are so lucky to have such a handy sister," and Michelle would reply, "I know," and they would continue to blog back and forth.  The story was surprisingly detailed.  She is a little sleep deprived these days.

 We had to take a picture of the five youngest Tilford siblings.  We passed Gabs down the line so when you scrolled through the photos the only thing that changed was the baby in our arms.  We laughed and laughed.

Michelle said she would punch me in the face if Gabs opened her eyes while wearing my glasses.  Luckily she did not.

Wednesday

ELA 7: We read the "Adventurous Life of John Goddard" in Sightlines.  The kids composed a list of ten things they would like to do in their life.
Foods 8 M: We baked pumpkin cookies, muffins, and tarts.  They were delicious, and the girls worked great in the lab today.  Remember your sanitation quiz on Tuesday.
CE 7 T: We worked on a bible time line.  There will be more class time next day.

Tomorrow is non uniform with the proceeds going to Kateri House.  We have also started a food drive that will end on Wednesday October 10.