This page is for my students. I will update this page
each day so that you know what was done in class. If you are away for
a day or more, you will be able to find out what we did for the day. I
hope that the information that is provided here will help you with all our
class activities.
Dates and Items to Remember:
Grade 8:
Cooking Classes begin on
Monday, January 10: Half of the class will be cooking, while half of
the class will be working on school work. after three weeks, the
students will switch. The cost is $25.00 per student.
French:
Allons-y from unit 5 is due
on Friday, February 11.
Problem Solving:
Vacation Travel and Furniture Shopping are due on Friday, February 11.
Mathematics Concepts:
Geography:
Bible:
Dates and Items to Remember:
Grade 7:
Geography:
Title Page for Coniferous Forest Biome due on Wednesday, February 16.
Our School Day
Summary:
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 19. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: I read from 2 Corinthians
1:1-7. I read "Papier Mache Facade" from our devotional. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: The students did lesson 6
questions 1 through 8. These are due tomorrow.
Grade 8: Math: I taught lesson 4-9: "Solving
Problems Using Equations - Part 1". We worked through some of the
examples from the lesson and went on to work through some of of the
questions from exercises 4-9. We did questions one through five.
We will continue with this lesson tomorrow.
Grade 7: Geography: We started the class
by working on a unit title page. this is due next Wednesday (February
16). The students worked in pairs on a mapping assignment and began an
assignment on climate graphs. We will complete this lesson tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 18. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: Mrs. Riimand read from
Ephesians 4:17-5:21.
She read "Hot Under the Collar" with the class. They opened
with prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: Mrs. Riimand worked through
lesson 5 "Prisoner for Christ" with the class.
Grade 8: Math: The students worked on questions 16
through 21 from lesson 4-8.
Grade 8: French: The students worked on
allons-y from lesson 5 (pp 78-79).
Monday, February 7, 2011
Whole School: Assembly: Pastor
Jeff led the assembly this morning. Mrs. Mann led in worship this morning.
Grade 8: Math: We took up our work from
exercises 4-8. I went through areas of difficulty with the class.
We worked through some problems from exercises 4-8 # 5 through 15. I
assigned the rest to be completed for tomorrow.
Grade 8: Geography: The students
continued working on their city projects.
Grade 8: French: I taught the "futur
proche" p 76 to the students.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 17. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: Mrs. Benjamins read from
John 3:1-21. She read "Born Again" from our devotional book. She opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: Mrs. Benjamins took lesson 4
with the class.
Grade 8: Math: She worked through lesson 4-8
"Writing Equations" with the class. the students worked on questions
one through four from exercises 4-8. This is due on Monday.
Grade 8: French: The class read the dialogue
from pp 72-73. they reviewed the vocabulary from p 75 and did "je
comprends" from p 75.
Grade 8: Problem Solving: The students were
assigned "Vacation Travel" and "Furniture Shopping". These are due
next Friday.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 16. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: I read from Isaiah
40:15-31
to the end. I read "Second Nature" from our devotional. We
had a
discussion about how God uses all aspects of Creation and that all of
Creation is called to glorify Him. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Geography: The class continued working on their city projects. Grade 7: Geography: The class worked on handout on "camping". It was our introduction to the Coniferous Forest Biome unit. the handout should be completed for next Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
No School - Snow Day
Friday, January 28 through
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
No School - Midwinter Break
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 15. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: I read from Matthew 16:21
to the end. I read "the Other Side" from our devotional. We
had a
discussion about how God uses trials in our life to bring us closer to Him. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: The students began working on
lesson 4 - "Dangerous Voyage".
Grade 8: Math: The students presented their
work from "Working With Formulas".
Grade 8: Geography: The class continued
working on their city projects.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 14. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: I read from 2 Corinthians
4. I read "Future Fears" from our devotional. We had a long
discussion about our World and God's place in our world. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: The students continued with
their group work for lesson three. this work is due tomorrow.
Grade 8: Math: The students continued working
on the equation work from yesterday. They put their answers on chart
paper and will present their answers tomorrow.
Grade 7: Geography: The class finished
off their work from lesson 11.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 13. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from 1
Thessalonians 5.
I read "Points to Ponder...Prayer" with the class.
The students reflected on one of the quotes in their journal. I opened
with prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: I took up questions 14 and 15
from lesson two with the class. the students were divided into groups
to work on lesson 3: "Paul Before Agrippa". They will have tomorrow's
class to finish this lesson.
Grade 8: Math: I took up questions 3 and 4
from exercises 6-7. We reviewed isolating the variable in formulas.
The students were assigned questions 6 through 15 to be worked on in groups
and presented for tomorrow's class.
Grade 8: French: We did our test on Unit 4.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Whole School: Assembly: The
grade eight class led the assembly this morning. Their focus was on
the Beatitudes. Mrs. Mann and Katrina led in worship this morning.
Grade 8: Math: We took up our work from
exercises 4-6. I went through areas of difficulty with the class.
I taught lesson 4-7 "Working With
Formulas”. I assign
questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 from exercises
4-7. This needs to be completed for tomorrow.
Grade 8: Geography: We completed lesson
12 today. We began our projects on building communities.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 12. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from 1
Thessalonians 5. We reflected on the passage. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: The students prepared for
Monday's assembly.
Grade 8: French: We took up the unit
assignment as a class. I led a review for the unit test.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 11. Katrina and Jack B. led the drill.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from
Ephesians 6.
I read "Problems With Prayer" from our devotional,
Alive 1. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: We worked
through lesson 2: "Appealing to Caesar". We read Acts 23-12
through 25:12. We did questions 1 through 14 as a class.
Questions 15 and 16 are due tomorrow.
Grade 8: Geography: The
students worked in groups on "Planning a Community" - WS 12-1 through
12-3.
Grade 7: Geography: The students presented their
group work from lesson 10.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 10. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: Mrs. Jankovic led the
class in devotions this morning. She read Colossians 4:2-6. She
read "Maybe Tomorrow" from our devotional book. She opened the day
with prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: The class completed lesson one
from unit 8 with Mrs. Jankovic.
Grade 8: Math: They took up exercises 4-5 as a
class. Mrs. Jankovic taught less 4-6 "Checking Solutions". The
students did exercises 4-6 question number 1.
Grade 7: Geography: The class worked on:
Lesson 11: “One Toyota Factory
Gained Is A Little More Foodland Lost”. Each student read through the
section and answered the questions found on WS 11-2. (This was done
independently; each student will be graded on this project).
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
No School - Snow Day
Monday, January 17, 2011
Whole School: Assembly: Pastor
Jeff led the assembly this morning.
Grade 8: Math: We took up our work from
exercises 4-4. I went through all of the homework with the class.
I taught lesson 4-5 "Equations
with Fractional Coefficients”. I assign questions 1c, f, i; 2a,
d; 4a, i; 5a, i; and 6a from exercises
4-5. this needs to be completed for tomorrow.
Grade 8: Geography: We worked on:
Lesson 11: “One Toyota Factory
Gained Is A Little More Foodland Lost”. Each student read through the
section and answered the questions found on WS 11-2. (This was done
independently; each student will be graded on this project).
Friday, January 14, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 7. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from Jeremiah
1:4-9. I read "Nobodies Wanted" from our devotional, Alive 1. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: I introduced unit 8:
"Strengthening the Church". We worked through the first half of lesson
1: "Riot and Imprisonment".
Grade 8: French: The students continued
working on their unit handout. It will be due on Tuesday.
Grade 8: School Skating: We left for St. George and our School Skate. Thursday, January 13, 2011 Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 7. Katrina took up the drill with the class.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from Psalm 46.
I read "If I Had My Life to Live Over Again" from our devotional,
Alive 1. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: We had a test on unit 7.
Grade 8: Geography: The students worked on the
group work on cities form lesson 10.
Grade 7: Geography: The students presented their
group work from lesson 10.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 7. Katrina took up the drill with the class..
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from Romans
5:1-20.
I read "The Big Squeeze" from our devotional. I opened in
prayer.
Grade 8: Bible: We reviewed for our Bible
test. The test is tomorrow.
Grade 8: Math: We took up our work from
yesterday. I taught the second half of the lesson from 4-4. The
students were assigned questions 2a, c, e, ; 3a, g; 4e, m; and 5e, f.
These are due tomorrow.
Grade 7: Geography: We continued our work
on the city assignment.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Grade 8: Devotions: Mrs. Van Hoffen led
devotions today. She started off with read Ephesians 2:1-10. She
read "Diamonds in the Rough" from our devotional. She led in prayer.
Grade 8: Problem Solving: The students were
assigned "Temperature Fun" and "The Football Game". They worked on
these independently. These are due on Friday, January 14.
Grade 8: French: The students worked on their
unit handout.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Whole School: Assembly: Mr.
Malcolm led the assembly this morning. Mrs.
Mann led us in worship.
Grade 8: Math: We took up our work from last
class. I worked through any area of difficulty with the students.
I taught lesson 4-4 "Combining
Terms Containing the Variable”. I assign question 1 from exercises
4-4, questions a, c, e, g, i, k, and m.
Grade 8: Geography: We began our work on
lesson 10: "Cities". The students will be doing group work on the
benefits and drawbacks of cities.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Grade 8: Party: The students had a surprise
birthday party for me. We ate cake and drank pop. we had a lot
of fun.
Grade 8: Math: We went over our work from
exercises 4-3 as a class. We spent a lot of time going over the steps
for solving equations. the students are continuing their work on
exercises 4-3 questions 4 through 8. They are to complete questions 4
through 6 and attempt questions 7 and 8. we will be moving on to
lesson 4-4 on Monday.
Grade 8: French: The students worked on "je me
souviens" exercises A and B. We had a verb quiz.
Grade 8: Problem Solving: We worked on a multistep problem involving geometry and algebra as a group.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from 1 Corinthians
12.
I read "Body Talk" from our devotional, Alive 1. I opened with
prayer.
Grade 8: Problem Solving: The students were
assigned "Temperature Fun" and "The Football Game". They worked on
these independently. These are due on Friday, January 14.
Grade 8: Math: The students continued working
on exercises 4-3. This should be completed for tomorrow.
Grade 8: Bible: The students worked on unit 7
review. It is due on Monday.
Grade 7: Geography: We continued our work
on lesson 10: "Cities".
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Grade 8: Computation: The students did short
division drill # 3. We took up the drill together.
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from Romans
12:9-21.
Mrs. Murray read "Healthy Hate" from our devotional. She opened in
prayer.
Grade 8: Assembly Preparation: The students
spent the next half hour preparing for their assembly.
Grade 8: Math: We reviewed our work from
yesterday. The students worked
on exercises 4-3 questions four through eight. This is due Friday.
Grade 7: Geography: We began our work on
lesson 10: "Cities". The students will be doing group work on the
benefits and drawbacks of cities.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Grade 8: Devotions: We read from Acts 1:1-11.
We talked about the impact of the Holy Spirit in our lives and in our World.
We continued with the discussion through Bible class.
Grade 8: Math: The students continued working
on exercises 4-3 questions one through three. This is due tomorrow.
Grade 8: French: The students completed bons
voyage from unit 4. They also worked on the translation from pp68-69.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Whole School: Assembly: I
led the assembly this morning. Our focus was on Joshua 1. Mrs.
Mann led us in worship.
Grade 8: Moving Day: The students and I moved
our classroom to the new portable.
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