Monday, Feb. 26th to Wednesday, Feb. 28th

Hello

Sorry I haven't been able to post over the blog the last few days as there was some computer problems at school.

Monday's Work
1) Math Handout on Circles - Radius, Diametre, Circumference, and pi.
2) Literacy Power - The Way of a Winner - Pages 27 to 31 - All questions

Tuesday's Work
1) Started Lesson 19 Spelling - Words 5x - Dictionary
2) High Interest Reading
3) caught up on T.A.P. booklets

Wednesday's Work
1) Crimestoppers Poster Design Contest - Preventing Bullying theme
2) Math - Homework - Rounding Measurements Page 238 #1 & Handout on Radius, Diametre, and Circumference (front and back) - Due Thursday

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Weekend Work

Hello

1) Completed Unit 5 Math test (hopefully everyone studied)
2) Worked on Wind Spirit title page (due Monday)
3) Sunk some buckets in gym!
That's it!

Have a good one.

Wednesday, Feb. 21st to Thursday, Feb. 22nd

Hello

Wednesday-Catch up day as most students in the class are tearing up the slopes on the P.A.L.S trip.

Thursday
1) Complete all Spelling Lessons for Friday. No Dictation for Review.
2) Math - Study for Unit 5 test tomorrow. Central Tendencies (mean, median, mode), Census vs. Sample, Outliers, Making Inferences, Frequency, Graphing (bar, line, circle, histograms) and Stem-Leaf Plots.
3) In-class Math - Creating Circle Graphs (group work activity)
4) Wind Spirit Book Cover Design due tomorrow (title page for novel study)
5) High Interest Reading due tomorrow, up to The Greatest Oil Man

Report Cards are approaching fast!!! Work hard towards your goal of high school!!

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Monday, February 19th

Hello

Work today:

1) complete an S.R.A. Reading activity
2) Math homework - Pages 216-220, #3b), 4 (graph), 5 a) or b) (graph), 6 Bonus
3) taking up Spelling Exercises Lesson 17 / Dictation
4) starting Lesson 18 Exercises - REVIEW for Spelling


Thanks
Mr. H.

Friday, February 16th

Homework
Math - Complete Pages 211-215, #1-10
Make sure all exercises for Lesson 17 are complete for Monday.

Have a good weekend!

Mr. Hickey

Thursday, February 15th

Hello Again

Math - Pages 211-214, #1-5 on Central Tendency (Homework)
Spelling - Complete Lesson 17 Exercises and Study for Dication

That's It for Friday!!

Have a good night!

Monday, February 12th

Hope everyone is having a great Monday morning!

Best of luck to Hailey from our class 8.1, as she is competing in the District Speech competition! Her topic is on GLOBAL WARMING connected with current events and her traditional Longhouse background! Excellent speech which is very relevant! WAY TO GO!

Today's Work:
1) S.R.A. Reading Lab - in class
2) Math - Mid Unit Review - Due Tomorrow
3) Spelling -Lesson 17 -Homophones - Words 5x and Dictionary
4) Hatchet Test - GOOD COPY FOR CHAPTERS 16 TO EPILOGUE DUE TODAY

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Hello
Weekend work:
1) Completed Hatchet Novel Study - Good copy for questions is due on Monday.
2) STUDY FOR HATCHET TEST MONDAY!
3) Mid Unit Review Math Due Tuesday.

Dance-a-thon (please remember forms and money)

Have a great weekend!
Mr. H.

Wednesday, February 7th to Thursday, February 8th

Class 8.1

Math 1) Pages 203 to 204, #1-5 (Make sure to complete the graphs)

Spelling 2) Lesson 16 - All exercises due tomorrow.
STUDY FOR DICTATION!!!!!

Novel Study 3) Complete good copy for Chapter 19 questions.

Literacy Power 4) Pages 19-24, Questions A-E (Against the Jungle) - completed and handed in this morning.

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Hello

Today's work:
1) Completed S.R.A. Reading activity.
2) Chapter 17 Hatchet and questions.
3) Speeches

4) Many students did not complete their Math homework from the weekend, resulting in a missed computer period. 2nd term report card is approaching fast! It is essential that you complete all assigned work on time!

5) Tonights homework - catch up on any rotary assignments that are incomplete or approaching. Also please vote for our poll on best speech in the 8.1 class.

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Wednesday, January 31st to Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Hello Again From Blog Land

I hope that students and parents are continuing to use this site and the school site as a tool to stay caught up on work and school events. I think that the site is improving and the teachers are utilizing their blogs effectively! Keep Blogging In The Free World!

Wednesdays Work
1) Completed Lesson 5.1 on Census and Sample from Pages 187 - 191. Questions 1-7
2) Spelling - Finished Spelling Lesson 15 Exercises (not including The Editing Desk)
3) Hatchet - Worked on Chapter 16 plus questions
4) STARTED SPEECH PRESENTATIONS

Thursdays Work
1) Working on Lesson 5.2 - Inferring and Evaluating from Pages 194 - 1999 #1-7 - Due Monday
2) COMPLETING SPEECH PRESENTATIONS

Friday - PD Day (no school for students)

MAKE SURE TO HAVE ALL MATH COMPLETED FOR MONDAY AND TO STUDY FOR YOUR SPELLING DICATION ON MONDAY FOR LESSON 15!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
MR. HICKEY