Yup, Spring has definitely sprung!!!!

Oh my, TGIF- it was difficult to contain the energy and boisterous (boysterous!!) behaviour today.

Homework
novel Dragon Keeper
just want to let everyone know that I collected the books from desks after class today and have 15 (half of the class) some of them have obviously been read - the rest just didn't go home!!
Review test is early next week
Math- order of operations with integers 5 practise examples # 24-29 (+ try 31-34 challenge)
Notices home today:
sledge hockey Friday March 19th (permission due back March 12th)
Regal sales and Purdy's orders due by March 12th
Please don't forget to add 12% tax on to Regal orders (there's no tax on Purdy's)

Reminders
math classes will switch to 9-10am Mondays to accommodate the Drug and Alcohol Program 11-12 for the next seven weeks
boys' and girls' permission for floor hockey games is due asap as the schedule starts soon
Monday evening at 5:45pm we will be meeting to discuss camp and fundraising and Mrs. Perkins, the principal of Don Ross will attend to meet you and answer any questions you may have. If you can't be there and would like to ask a question either send it to school on mOnday with your son or daughter or you could e-mail it to me at sjohn@sd48.bc.ca and I'll be sure to ask it for you and make a note of the reply :)


General Day

I had to take a bit of 'housekeeping' time at the beginning of the day as there are so many things going on and forms and permission slips for activities as well as requests for the grade sevens to help generally around the school. I need to be fair and so we did a popsicle stick random draw.

collected for popcorn and hot lunches

started with a journal writing entry using five words (three phrases) that the student were to create a paragraph from (palm trees, ocean, humpback whales)

Next I read for about ten minutes from a class novel (haven't done this in a long time)

Took advantage of a morning computer session 20 minutes science and 10 minutes 'free' time

Math- we worked on the step by step arithmetic to accurately simplify order of operations with integers. It was beginning to get difficult to get student attention (close to lunch?)

DEAR time after lunch

Chocolate bar commercials (drama skits)

2-2:30pm Hip Hop dance lessons- a trained dance teacher from Howe Sound Dance Academy taught us the beginnings of a hip hop routine- it was challenging and difficult to follow but we did our best

art finished the day

TGIF- need to get the last three socials projects completed.
have a wonderful weekend.
Mrs J.