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

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Thank you to the parents/guardians that attended the meetings with the high school counsellors. I think that it was very helpful in answering any questions regarding their choices.

Todays work:

Continued working on math from yesterday.

Journal Entry

High Interest Reading

Worked on completing speeches for presentations Wed. and Thursday.

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Welcome Back! Again!

Todays work:
1) Math - started pages 187-191, #1-7, Bonus 8

2) Spelling Lesson 15 Exercises (except The Editing Desk)

3) Speech Good Copies - Proofread, Edit, Revise

A REMINDER THAT SPEECHES ARE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY! 3-5 MINUTES IN LENGTH! PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!

ALSO A REMINDER THAT FRIDAY IS A P.D. DAY (NO SCHOOL)

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Wednesday, January 17th to Friday, January 19th

Hello

We have continued to work on speeches this week. It is to the point where students should have their rough copy complete, so that they can be revised and proofread before Mid Winter. I am expecting to see the rough copies by Friday. Speeches will be Wednesday, January 31st and Thursday, February 1st.

Hatchet Novel Study: Chapters 11-15 are due tomorrow in GOOD COPY FORM.

McKinnon Trip/Social tomorrow morning. We will return to the school for lunch.

Friday: For Students with all of their work complete:
Morning - Skate/Hockey Game
Afternoon - Dance/Karaoke

High School Options Sheets Due.

PARENTS/GUARDIANS PLEASE LOOK OVER MATH TEST FOR UNIT 4 AND SIGN.

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Monday, January 15th to Tuesday, January 16th

Hello

This week's work!

1) We are spending a great deal of time this week, working towards completing our speeches. I would like them completed so that students have plenty of time to practice and memorize their speeches over the Mid Winter Break.

2) We started Unit 5 math on Friday and worked through Lesson 5.1. Also, Math tests for Unit 4 were completed and marked. Students are to bring their tests home to have them signed by parents/guardians please.

3) Spelling Lesson 15 - Dictionary only this week! We will continue with the exercises and dictation after Mid Winter.

4) HATCHET GOOD COPY CHAPTER QUESTIONS FOR 11-15 ARE DUE THURSDAY, JANUARY 18th. To date I only have a few good copies that were handed in on time for lessons 1-10. This is a major part of your reading mark for term two.

5) Please remember to bring in High School option sheets and return the meeting sheets that were handed out.

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Wednesday, January 10th to Friday, January 12th

Hello

Students have started their speech presentations this week and will continue to work on these until Mid Winter Break. Their good copies need to be ready for Mid Winter Break so that they will have time to practice their speeches. Speeches are 3 - 5 minutes in length, on a topic of their choice. This is a MAJOR MARK for term two. They will be presenting their speeches the week when we return from Mid Winter. Work hard and practice.

Today we are completing Unit 4, in our Math Makes Sense, on Fractions and Decimals. We have been working towards the test today, over the past month. Some students are beginning to fall behind on their math and are losing too many marks. It is essential that your math is kept up-to-date. Congratulations to Hailey T. who received the top math mark over the past month! Keep up the good work! We are starting Unit 5 - Data Management on Friday!

Spelling Unit 14 - Exercises due tomorrow, with Dictation to follow.

Novel Study - I am also missing a number of Chapter Question Good Copies from Chapters 1-10. This is a major part of your reading mark for term 2. They will not be accepted after Monday, January 15th.

A FINAL REMINDER THAT ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY ARE NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS! CLASSES AND TIME MISSED = GAPS IN LEARNING!

Thanks
Mr. Hickey

Monday, January 8th to Tuesday, January 9th

Welcome Back!

Well we have a quick two weeks until MidWinter Break with lots to cover!

Math:
1) We are taking up a number of units tomorrow and then working towards our Unit 4 test on Thursday. (Pages 157 to 171)
2) Unit Review and Practice test due Thursday
3) Study, Study, Study

Spelling - working on Unit 14 this week

Speeches - We started the speech writing process today and will be continuing to work on speeches all week. Presentations will be next week, before the break.

Thanks
Mr. H

Monday, December 18th to Friday, December 22nd

Well it is that time of year again! Lots to do, people to see, places to go, and for 8.1 some work to finish before the holiday season.

Tomorrow is our gift exchange in the afternoon. PLEASE REMEMBER to bring in your Secret Santa gifts, so that everyone has something to open! Also if you would like to bring in goodies or games for the afternoon, that would be great! School Skate/Hockey Game in the morning. Movie Day Friday at Jackson Square for students with forms and money in.

We have been continuing to complete Unit 4 this week for Math:
1) Multiplying/Dividing Fractions Sheets - Monday In-Class
2) Lesson 4.6 - Using Models to Divide Fractions and Whole Numbers, Pages 157 - 160, # 1-8 - Tuesday
3) Lesson 4.7 - Dividing Fractions, Pages 161 - 164, # 1-9 - Tuesday
4) Holiday Break Homework - Lesson 4.8 - Converting between Decimals and Fractions, Pages 165 - 168, # 1-10 & Lesson 4.9 - Dividing by 0.1, 0.01, and 0.001, Pages 169 -171, # 1-7
5) HOLIDAY BREAK STUDY UNIT 4 - KNOW THE UNIT REVIEW and PRACTICE TEST - TEST WHEN YOU RETURN IN JANUARY!!! 2 Weeks to Study Should = GREAT MARK ON TEST

ALSO OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK STUDENTS SHOULD START TO RESEARCH THEIR TOPICS FOR SPEECHES! They will have time to work on this when they return, however, they should also have some information gathered on the topic that they will be speaking on!

Language Power - Students are working up to Lesson 40 which is due Thursday. Short Quiz on Lessons starting with Verbs to Lesson 40 TOMORROW! Study tonight.

Holiday Units are also due tomorrow. We will be working on these extensively today!

No Spelling This Week!

I WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND RELAXING HOLIDAY SEASON! AND ALL THE BEST IN THE NEW YEAR!

M. HICKEY

Thursday, December 14th to Friday, December 15th

Hello Again

Class 8.1 Work:

1) We are up to the Mid Unit Review for Unit 4. Students were given their updated marks the other day. Some are still missing many assignments, which may be complete, but have not been handed in!!!

2) Spelling - Lesson 13 - Exercises due Monday
- Dication has also been moved to Monday

3) Language Power - up to Lesson 32

4) Today we completed our final class in the computer lab working on their newspaper articles. These will be due next Tuesday.

5) Hockey forms have been handed out to students with up to date agendas. The first ones that come in will be guaranteed a spot in the BIG GAME!

6) Movie Day forms have been sent home and need to be returned as soon as possible with the $11 dollars.

7) A REMINDER THAT OUR TOY BINGO IS TOMORROW! Hope to see everyone there!

Have a good weekend.
Mr. Hickey

Wednesday, December 13th

Hello

Tonights homework is focussed on Multiplying Fractions, pages 151 - 155, #1-10. Students are brining home a Fraction Spinner to aid with question #6.

Also students should make sure their Language Power is up to date as I will be marking up to approximately lesson 40 over the holiday season!

We also worked on our Newspaper Ariticles in the computer lab for almost 2 hours. These will be due after our next computer period. If students need some more information, they should be gathering this at home so that it is ready to be put into their article.

Skate-a-thon tomorrow! Remember your skates (and helmet if you need one?).

I am still missing a few report cards sheets, which are now a week and a half late. Please send them in immediately.

Thanks
Mr. H