FYI

Good Morning!
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer vacation :) I just wanted to let you know that I will be working out of Central Office this school year, so the format of this blog will eventually change to suit the needs of my new position.

Wishing you an excellent September,
Mrs. Kaliszuk

Social 8B -- Ch.14 worksheet and Feudal System assignment - due tomorrow
LA 8C -- Farewell poetry - due tomorrow
Pop Culture 8 -- Comics (finished) - due Wednesday

Progress reports were due today! If you have yet to submit your signed progress report, please do so tomorrow. Here are some other form due dates:
Grade 8 Farewell RSVP -- Tomorrow
Yearbook Form/$ -- Friday
WEM Fieldtrip Form/$ -- Monday

Pop Culture 8 -- Comics are due next Wednesday
Science 8B -- If you are doing the Pascal's Law Demo for bonus marks, please have it ready for Friday at the latest
LA 8C -- We finished watching Rudy today in class. If you have been absent and have missed parts of the movie, please rent it to catch-up. Alternatively, you may come down to my room at 12:20 to watch the portions you've missed.

Tomorrow is Track/Activity Day! Attendance is mandatory for all students, so please dress appropriately for the weather, bring sunblock (even if it is cloudy), a water bottle, a healthy lunch, and get ready for some exercise!

LA 8C -- Literature Circles Skills Quiz is on Tuesday; please use the What to Study list you created yesterday during the exam preview to review. As well, if you are missing any LA assignments, please hand them in on Tuesday, as well.

LA 8B -- Literature Circles Skills Quiz is on Wednesday; please use the What to Study list you created today during the exam preview to review. As well, if you are missing any LA assignments, please hand them in on Tuesday, as well.

Social 8B -- If you haven't yet completed your Japan Mapping Assignment, please hand it in tomorrow.

Social 8B -- Aztec/Spanish Unit Final Exam is scheduled for Friday. Please use the What to Study list I provided, as well as the one you created when you previewed the exam this morning, to review.
LA 8B and 8C -- Your Character Sketch Assignment is due on Friday.

Social 8B -- Decline of an Empire pie-chart assignment is due Monday.
LA 8B -- Your final literature circle role sheets are due tomorrow.

LA 8C -- Your mid-book exam 2nd chance is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:20.
LA 8B/8C -- Your satire projects (with Miss Mair) are due tomorrow!
Science 8B -- Your eye anatomy work is due tomorrow. Your Unit 3 Final exam is scheduled for THURSDAY!

Science 8B -- Please finish the Topic 4-6 What to Do List (not including the online quiz -- you will have to do that in class when you have time) for Tuesday. All necessary resources are published on my wikispace.
Social 8B -- Your Conquistador letter/project is due on Tuesday. Remember, tea staining isn't necessary, but does add an authentic touch to your project.

Have a great 4-day weekend!

Welcome back, Sabres!

LA 8B -- Your mid-book exam is scheduled for Wednesday. Please use your What to Study Lists, as well as the study notes you made today during your exam preview, to review.
LA 8C -- Your mid-book exam is scheduled for tomorrow. Please use your What to Study Lists, as well as the study notes you made today during your exam preview, to study for tomorrow's test.

LA 8C -- The Outsiders Mid-Book Exam -- Tuesday, April 7. Please use your What to Study List to prepare for the test. As well, your Literature Circle Session #2 was scheduled for today.
LA 8B -- Your Literature Circle Session #2 role sheets are due tomorrow for your discussion session.

All 8B and 8C Students -- Please return Miss Mair's permission form by tomorrow.
All Students -- If you would like to order schoo clothing, please submit your order by Friday.

LA 8B -- Please finish your Session #1 role sheet for tomorrow's literature circle meeting.
Science 8B -- You wrote your topics 1-3 quiz today.

LA 8B -- Finish reading chapter 1 of The Outsiders for Monday.
LA 8C -- Please complete your chapters 1-3 role sheet for Monday.
Science 8B -- Please continue reviewing for your topics 1-3 quiz on Monday. Use the What to Study List provided to guide your review.

LA 8C -- Finish reading chapter 1 of The Outsiders.
Science 8B -- Topic 1-3 quiz on Monday (the What to Study List is posted on my wikispace)
Social 8B -- Your Spanish worldview t-chart was due today. We also began our new critical challenge.

Please return your signed report card envelopes tomorrow!

HTTP Commander -- Please note that I have added a new link on the left-hand side of the page. There is now a link to the HTTP Commander for HOME (external) use, as well as one for SCHOOL (internal) use.

Social 8B -- Complete the Reconquista/Inquisition assignment we worked on today (most of you finished in class). As well, your Aztec Artifact critical challenge was due today.
LA 8B -- Your narrative writing assignment was due today.

Report cards will be issued TOMORROW! Parent/Teacher interviews will be scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday of next week.

LA 8B -- Your narratives are due tomorrow!
Social 8B -- Please be ready to hand in your Aztec Artifact research tomorrow.
Science 8B -- Unit 2 exam signatures are also due tomorrow.

Term 2 report cards will be issued on WEDNESDAY.

LA 8C -- Your narratives were due today! A few students are still owing work -- please have your narratives ready to submit on Monday at the BEGINNING of LA class.
LA 8B -- Your narratives are due on Tuesday. You will have ONE class period on Monday to finish word processing.
Science 8B -- You wrote your Unit 2 Exam 2nd chance today at lunch (if you chose to participate in the bonus mark opportunity). Please have your parent/guardian sign the exam by Tuesday. Also, your Topic 2 workbook is due today (most of you finished in class).
Social 8B -- Aztec Artifact research is due on Monday. Please see my wikispace for the accompanying documents.

Term 2 report cards will be distrubuted on WEDNESDAY!

Science 8B -- Unit 2 final exam second chance is scheduled for tomorrow @12:20. As well, your topic 2 reflections activity is due tomorrow.
Social 8B -- Aztec artifact research is due on Monday.
LA 8C -- Your completed narrative assignment is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

You can now access your folder from home using one of these websites (there is a permanent link in the "Helpful Links" menu on the left-hand side). You will be prompted for your username and password, and then will be taken straight to your school folder! Awesome!
http://199.216.116.139/HTCOMNET
http://ejels.blackgold.ab.ca/HTCOMNET

LA 8C -- Your finished narrative packages are due Friday. Today was your last class to wordprocess your good copies.

All grade 8 students -- Your high school registration forms are due TOMORROW!!!

Social 8B -- Due to the weather, I will give you an extension on your Renaissance Final Exam signature. Signatures are now due on MONDAY. As well, your Aztec Social Hierarchy worksheet is due on Monday.

LA 8B -- Both story plans are due tomorrow.
LA 8C -- Rough draft stories are due on Wednesday.
Social 8B -- Your Aztec Worldview presentations will continue tomorrow.

I would like to welcome our new student teacher, Miss Mair, who will be joining us this week, as well as from March 23 to April 24.

LA 8B -- Your first story plan is due on Monday. Please visit the wikispace for copies of the criteria check list and the two graphic organizer options.
Social 8B -- Aztec Worldview presentations will be happening on Monday (periods 3 and 6). If there are some final touches that need to be made to your presentation, please log onto your Google Docs account and modify your work.

Social 8B -- Your Aztec Worldview presentations are due tomorrow. Please be ready to present! Remember that, if you have work to do on your portion of the presentation, log onto www.google.ca and sign into your school google docs account.

Social 8B -- Your Renaissance Unit Exam second chance is scheduled for tomorrow at 12:20. Please use the study list you created today to help guide your studying.
LA 8B -- Your brochures were due today at 3:15.
LA 8C -- Both story plans are due tomorrow. Please see this link for the documents you need to finish.

Science 8B -- Your Body Systems Website project is due by 3:15 p.m. tomorrow.
LA 8B and 8C -- We have started one-on-one conferences (with Mrs. Kaliszuk) for your comparison of "All Summer in a Day" and "The Veldt." So far, you guys really know your stuff!
Social Studies 8B -- We've just started working on the Aztec Worldview webquest using the netbooks.

I've been experimenting with the settings on Blogger -- check out the picture below "Helpful Links."

Tomorrow is Red and Pink Day!

Social 8B -- Renaissance unit final exam is scheduled for Monday!

All Core Subject Students: You were issued progress reports on Thursday. Language Arts students were also required to complete a writing analysis/reflection. Both documents must be signed by your parent/guardian and returned to me by TUESDAY, February 2.

LA 8C -- Your "All Summer in a Day" story extension (good copy) is due tomorrow.
Social 8B -- Your Renaissance unit final exam is scheduled for Monday, February 9. Today, you had a preview of the exam, so use your personalized What To Study lists to help guide your review.
Science 8B -- Body System Websites are due on Wednesday, Feb. 11

All Core Subject Students:
Today, you were issued progress reports. Language Arts students were also required to complete a writing analysis/reflection. Both documents must be signed by your parent/guardian and returned to me by TUESDAY, February 2.

Social 8B -- Renaissance Final Exam is scheduled for Monday, February 9.
LA 8B and 8C -- "All Summer in a Day" story extensions are due on Monday.
Science 8B -- Complete your topic 6 workbook.
Pop Culture 8 -- Please have your course outlines signed for Tuesday.

LA 8B -- Complete the following tasks for "All Summer in a Day":
1) Hand-out questions (first page)
2) Story extension planning (second page)
3) 2 paragraphs of your story extension

Social 8B -- Chapter 4 worksheet is due tomorrow.
Science 8B -- Topics 4/5 quiz is scheduled for tomorrow. In class today, you created a personalized study list as you previewed the quiz -- use it to study tonight!

LA 8C -- "The Hockey Sweater" assignment is due tomorrow.
Science 8B -- Topic 5 workbook is due tomorrow. Your topic 4/5 quiz is scheduled for Thursday.
Social 8B -- Ch. 4 worksheet is due Thursday.

LA 8B and 8C -- Short story terminology posters are due tomorrow.

All grade 7/8 students -- Please remember to get your Step Out Safely Program letters signed and returned by Monday.

LA 8B and 8C -- Your completed essays for The Giver are due tomorrow. You must have the final copy of your essay ready at the BEGINNING of class tomorrow, as I will not permit students to print during our class period.

LA 8B and 8C -- You had your final work periods to finish publishing your essay for The Giver (most of you were able to finish your essays and hand them in). Completed essay assignment packages are due at the BEGINNING of class on Thursday.

Social 8B -- Your hot seat interviews began today and, WOW, were they ever fantastic! Any remaining interviews will be completed in class tomorrow.

Science 8B -- Please finish your Topic 4 worksheets for tomorrow (most of you were finished at the end of this morning's class).
Social 8B -- Renaissance Hot Seat Interviews begin tomorrow. Please practice responding to your Hot Seat questions so that you are prepared!
LA 8B and 8C -- Today, we began word processing our essay final drafts. You will have tomorrow's class to finish typing your work. All completed essay assignments are due Thursday.

LA 8B -- Essay rough drafts are due at the end of tomorrow's period 1 class. Your Peer Editing Workshop will take place during period 7.
LA 8C -- The first 3 paragraphs of your essay draft are due tomorrow. The finished draft will be due on Friday.

*** The Rabbit Hill ski trip has been cancelled due to tomorrow's weather forecast. The Jasper ski trip has been postponed to a later date (TBA).***