BON VOYAGE JOSH!!!

We wish Joshua a safe flight to England and a safe return home!!!!  Don't forget about your most favourite teacher in the world... LOL...

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH --> pg. 55 #1-6

2) LANGUAGE --> Point of View (good copy) due Tuesday 

3)  TRIP FORMS  -->  Living Arts Centre Trip & Eco-Movie  ($33 for both trips)

Have a good night!  See you all tomorrow!!!

MMMMMM CHOCOLATES

I know what you are all thinking... Mr. D is going to buy chocolates from me... Actually, you can buy the chocolates for Mr. D and then you are still fundraising for the GRAD or trip because you are essentially the chocolates to yourself... HAHA.....

But in all seriousness, try to sell as many chocolates as you can to lower the price of your GRAD TRIP or GRAD DANCE.  For each chocolate sale, you get 50% back (Oh look percentages in real life!!!).

***REMINDER*** FINAL INSTALMENT FOR GRAD TRIP IS DUE APRIL 12th

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 84-85  1-10 (Not #8)   QUIZ TOMORROW

2)  SCIENCE -->  Powerpoint due tomorrow

3)  FRENCH -->  TEST ON (EN, Y)

Have a good night everyone!!!  

P.S. BASKETBALL TIP #5:  RULES NEED TO BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE EQUITY FOR ALL PLAYERS.

Almost April....

Hey everyone!!!

We are almost into April, which signals that we are getting closer to the end of the school year... :(
but hopefully it will bring warm weather and not only spring showers.

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 79-81  #1-12  QUIZ WED (Percents)

2)  FRENCH -->  Test Tomorrow

3)  HIST -->  pyramid

4)  SCIENCE -->  Research for projects

Please keep up with homework as there will be more of it on a consistent basis!  Also please remember to bring in your trip forms & money this week!  

Have a great night everyone!!!

P.S. FUN BASKETBALL TIP #4:  Sometimes we lose to our opponents, but it's the way we rebound in the next game!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FILIP!!!

Hope you have a great birthday with your friends and family!!!

Happy Birthday Mertle.... hehe.

HAPPY EARTH HOUR!!!

Hey 8Cers!!!

Tonight marks the 6th year where people all across the planet have participated and celebrated Earth Hour.  The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 at 7:30 p.m. About 2.2. million people and 2,100 businesses across the city participated.  Lights on Toronto's CN Tower were turned off during Earth Hour's first international campaign in 2008, as thousands of people across the city joined in.

At 8:30 - 9:30 tonight, businesses, individuals, landmarks, and many more will "flick off" their lights in support of our environment.  Let's spread awareness that WE need to start conserving electricity and reducing our impact on the planet.

SIGN UP AT EARTHHOUR.ORG and enter your address to take the challenge and be part of the solution!!!

SPRING IS HERE... OR IS IT???

Hey everyone!

It's almost the weekend.... make sure all of your homework is completed as there is a bit more of it than usual..  Hopefully the warmer weather will be upon us soon!

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 76-77   3-5, 8, 10

2)  LA -->  Rough Copy of Chapter 10-12 Question

3)  SCIENCE -->  Research

4)  HISTORY -->  Question 1

Have a good night everyone!!!

P.S. Fun Basketball Tip #3: Drive towards the net and look for the foul.  #No.1Baller

YOU ALL LOOKED SWAG TODAY!!!

Hey 8C!!!

You all looked great today, especially Mr. Liam Davis!!!!  Liam don't ever grow your hair again... hehe

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 76  1, 2, 6, 7

2)  SCIENCE -->  Research Systems

Have a great night everyone!!!

P.S. Fun Basketball Tip #2:  When you are playing defence, it is NOT sportsmanlike to foul your opponent because you are being creamed.  #No.1Baller

GRAD PHOTOS TOMORROW

Hey 8Cers!!!

***DONT FORGET TOMORROW ARE OUR GRAD PHOTOS. ALSO DONT FORGET YOUR WHITE SHIRTS AND TIE (BOYS)***

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

--> MATH: p.72-73 #'s 1-6

--> SCIENCE: Research for your human body system and non-living system

--> FRENCH: Start/Finish Sheets 

--> LA: Finish Literature Circles

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE!!!

PS: BASKETBALL FUN FACT:  You want to square up your feet with the basketball net and shoot the ball in the vicinity of the rim   ~  #No.1 Baller

WELCOME BACK 8C!!!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable March Break!!!  It was great to see everyone back all refreshed... and  a bit sleepy.. hehe..  That was our last big holiday of the school year and now we are in the final stretch of your middle school days!!!  :(

Let's make it a pact that everyone will continue working hard and completing homework and assignments on a regular basis.... finish up the school year strong and on a high note!

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 170-171  #1-6  +  QUIZ TOMORROW

2)  FRENCH -->  Sheets

3)  GRAD PICS ON WED -->  NEED A WHITE SHIRT WITH COLLAR (tie for boys as well)

Have a great night everyone!!!  Great to have all of you back!!!

P.S.  Luka get some rest tonight... you looked a little tired and rusty at lunch today... LOL.

BACK 2 SKOOL!!!

Hey everyone!!!

I hope you all had a relaxing and fun March Break!!!  I had a GREAT time in Florida with the Bluejays and the Gators!  Looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow morning!!!

Enjoy your sunny Sunday!!!

HAVE AN AWESOME MARCH BREAK!!!

Hey 8Cers!!!

I want to wish everyone a very HAPPY MARCH BREAK!!!  You definitely deserve the break and I hope you get some much deserved rest and enjoy your time with FAMILY & FRIENDS!!!

I have enjoyed each and every day so far this year!!!  Thanks for being such an AMAZING group of students and class!  I look forward to the final few months with all of you... I will be thinking of all you while I'm in Florida at Spring Training... well maybe not all the time!  hehe....  GO JAYS GO!!!

ENJOY YOUR WEEK OFF 8C!!!  SWAG!!!  hehe....

PANCAKES AND A MOVIE

To celebrate all of the hard work that our class put into the Michel Chikwanine presentation, tomorrow we will have pancakes and a movie during the afternoon!!!  We will watch Wreck it Ralph... if some of you could bring syrup and any other toppings that you would like, please bring then in.

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 167-168   #1-10  + UNIT TEST (THURS)

2)  GEOG -->  p. 28  1b, 2a

3)  GRAD PHOTOS -->  BRING IN YOUR FORMS

Have a good night everyone... get ready for some tasty pancakes!!!

 

4 days until the break!!!

Hey 8Cers!!!

Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend after our amazing presentation on Friday!!!  If you haven't read the previous blog that I wrote on Saturday, then please give it a read!

This week is going to be a busy one with all of the tests scheduled... please keep up with all of the work and study for all of your tests.  On Wednesday we will have a pancake treat and watch a movie to help celebrate the great work we all did on the Michel presentation!!!

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  Worksheet on fractions and decimals

2)  SCIENCE -->  CHAPTER TEST TOMORROW

3)  FRENCH -->  TEST TOMORROW

4)  GEOG -->  p. 28  + Questions

5)  ART --> TEST ON FRI

Have a great night everyone!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAREN!!!

Wishing you all the best on your special day!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

A DAY TO REMEMBER . . .

To 8C,

I would like to start off by saying how excited and proud I was today with how well our presentation went!!!  I heard so many positive and uplifting comments, including:

"That was the best assembly I have ever been to!"  "What an inspirational and moving presentation!"

This whole assembly could not have been made possible without all of the people that helped to put it together....  I am so proud of how our class was able to put together an AMAZING & MOTIVATIONAL assembly for our entire school and members of our community!!!  From the making of cupcakes, to the selling of cupcakes, to the preparations in the gym, to those staying after school and coming in early in the morning, to the production of our short movie, and countless other contributions, it was ALL OF YOU that helped to make this possible!!!

I would also like to thank all of the parents who helped out by making cupcakes to raise funds to get Michel to come to our school!!!

I hope that all of you gained a better appreciation for your lives and the people in it after listening and watching today's assembly.  We are so fortunate and lucky that we live in a country defined by its freedom and its caring nature to help others who are less fortunate all over the world.  I encourage you to be compassionate and to think beyond yourselves......  let's be selfless and help make a difference in our community and towards others in other parts of the world.... REMEMBER THE POWER OF GIVING.

Today is a day that I will always remember... it's still very surreal, but it was the most MEMORABLE and POWERFUL assembly that I have been a part of!  I have never been prouder as a teacher than I am right now... you have all made a true impact on me with all of your hard work, generosity, and compassion.  I couldn't have asked for a better class than this one!!!

Thank you for continuing to strive further and for helping to make today such a powerful experience for everyone who took part in it!  Michel was completely touched and honoured to have been part of this experience.  Keep working hard and believing in yourselves.... 

Thanks for a day to remember 8C!

Sincerely, 

Mr. D (luckiest teacher in the world!!!)