Monday

ELA 7: The class edited their character sketches and wrote out the good copy double spaced in pen.  The character sketches are due Wednesday.  We will correct the run-on sentence worksheets tomorrow.
CE 7: In small groups, the students normal grade seven students.  As a class we wrote notes on how a normal student acts, feels, fears, loves, and how they see God.  We read "A Very Strange Visit" in the textbook on page 13+14.
ELA 8: We finished our skills speeches and started out CTBS testing.  This will take up the next two weeks.
CE 20: The girls watched the transformation St Paul from Christian persecutor to apostle. I have the video for those that were absent to watch.
CE 8: The girls worked on a resume to apply to a new society being created based on Jesus' teachings.  The resume should highlight their gifts, talents and experiences. 

Wednesday

CE 8: "Am I Strong Enough?" theme page
ELA 8: Skills speeches
CE 20: We finished the notes on the six models of the Catholic church and discussed the Pentecost.  We enjoyed some clips of Peter and Matthew Kelly speaking about Jesus.
SCI 8: We missed science today for the Terry Fox walk.
ELA 7: We finished the notes on complete sentences and started a work booklet on run-on sentences. The first two pages are due tomorrow.

Freshie Day

Friday

ELA 8: The girls wrote about summer holidays from the POV of a desk.
SCI 8: Bill Nye Skin Cells
ELA 7: We corrected the questions from "Some Days You're the Puppy" and filled in a writing outline.
PAA 9: We discussed our clothing inventories and wrote notes on purchasing clothing.

The First Day of School

I am so excited for another year to begin.  Today we tried to get organized and prepared for the week.  We will be using the agenda everyday, so I ask that you check on their homework, sign the date, and send it back to school.  Please send back page 18 signed to ensure your child can use the internet at school.  Meet the Teacher BBQ is Thursday September 17.  I look forward to meeting everyone at the BBQ.

Wednesday

CE 7 T/C: Shared prayer in the little chapel.  Everyone did a wonderful job preparing.
CE 9: The students had their last day to work on their beatitude posters.
PAA 7 T: We baked calzones.  They were delicious.
Science 8: We correct questions and read page 245-251.  Tomorrow we are going to the Conservation Learning Centre to learn about water conservation.  Make sure you dress appropriately and wear sun screen.

Tuesday

PAA 7 T: We baked cinnamon buns and they were so delicious.  Great work!
CE 7 C/T: The kids wrote short notes on Incarnation and created silhouettes then wrote characteristics they have in common with Jesus.
Science 8: Read page 238-242, communicate 1-2, and 1-4.  Tomorrow were are working on Looking for a Relationship page 240-241.

Monday

PAA 9: We are down to our last three labs to go.  Make sure you come to class prepared to work with all the materials you will need.
CE 7 C/T: We read about the land and culture of Jesus' time and wrote some notes.  Incarnation acrostic and My name is... story due today.

I had derby in Red Deer this weekend and  won Jammer MVP for my team!  Then I won a gold medal at the after party with Colette for being the first to finish a scavenger hunt.  Come check out my team at the A&W Show and Shine this Friday 5-8.

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.