SNOW DAY!!!

HEY EVERYONE!!!

What a snow storm!!!  OK.. that's an understatement!  I hope everyone that stayed home enjoyed their day off and stayed warm and out of the snow.  For those that came to school.. well.. let's just say that we got a lot of work done!!!  hehe...  I had a lot of fun today with all of you out in the snow and in the class learning about Super Mario and all of his wonderful characteristics!

***DON'T FORGET!!!  MATH EXAM ON WED... PLEASE REVIEW CONCEPTS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE EXAM.

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  EXAM ON WED.

2)  SCIENCE -->  QUIZ IS NOW ON MONDAY  +  PROJECT DUE FEB 25th

 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

LET IT SNOW... LET IT SNOW!!!

We are expecting a lot of snow tomorrow ladies and gentlemen!!!  Please check your local weather station (CP 24)  tomorrow morning to see if the TDSB is keeping schools open or if they are closed.

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1) MATH EXAM ON WEDNESDAY

2) FRENCH --> sheets

3)  SCIENCE -->  QUIZ TOMORROW  +  PROJECT FEB 25th

You all sounded amazing this morning in music class!!!  This is going to be a very memorable and inspiring assembly!!!  Looking forward to it, but we have lots of work to do!!!

EXCITING NEWS!!!

Hey everyone!!!

I am so excited that Michel Chikwanine will be visiting our school on Friday, March 1st, 2013 for our 8C assembly on The Rights of Children!!!  I have been waiting impatiently for the confirmation to be sent by email that Michel will be coming!  Please take a look at the videos posted under the"War Brothers" tab to learn more about Michel.  We have a lot of work to do in the upcoming weeks, including designing our T-shirts, putting together the assembly, learning the song, fundraising, and so much more.  I want this to be a POWERFUL and MEMORABLE assembly where all of the students take something away from it, especially all of 8C!

This will be a very inspiring and empowering opportunity that I am sure many of you will not forget.  Michel is an incredible person with an even more incredible story.  


HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH -->  p. 137  # 1, 2, 5

2)  LA -->  "Slogan" or "Words"  for T-shirt for Assembly

3)  SCIENCE -->  QUIZ (FRI)  & PROJECT (FEB 25th)

4)  FRENCH -->  Worksheet

5)  GEOG -->  Questions

I'm not sure if I told you... but I am very excited that Michel is coming to our school and I know this will be a life-changing experience for many of you!!!

Have a great night everyone!!!  Let's get ready to put on an amazing assembly!!!  That's how we do things in 8C!!!

STUDY HARD FOR YOUR EXAM!!!

Hey 8cers!!!

Please make sure that ALL COURSE SELECTION FORMS are handed in before this FRIDAY.
If you are not attending Silverthorn, please make sure you bring in a letter from your parents stating you have been accepted to Michael Power as soon as possible!!!

REMINDER:  MATH EXAM NEXT WEDNESDAY -->  YOU WILL NEED A COMPASS, PROTRACTOR, PENCILS, RULER & FORMULA SHEET

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

MATH --> HAVE FORMULA SHEETS READY FOR ME TO "INSPECT" TOMORROW

SCIENCE --> pg. 48 # 1-5

GEOGRAPHY --> pg. 254 # 1-3 

Don't forget to practice questions to help prepare for the math exam and if you need to re-do your study sheet then please make sure you do that. 

Have a good night everyone!!!

MATH EXAM. . . .

Hey everyone!!!

I hope everyone took something from I said in class today with respect to responsibility and making your studies a priority.  The final term is now upon us and it your final Term at Hollycrest!  ....  ooooh... awwweeeeeee!!!  Yes!  I said it!   Final Term together!!!

I would like to see everyone put forth their very best efforts this term and help make this an awesome and memorable finish to this school year and middle school! 

Thanks for being such an amazing group of students!!!

REMINDER:  MATH EXAM -->  NEXT WED (Please have Study Charts for each math strand & cheat sheet done for tomorrow)

EXAMPLE:

NUMERATION (Chapter 1)

1)  Prime Factors                                          p.  14-18      Questions  #1-16 (p. 17-18)
2) Expanded Form & Scientific Notation     p. 19-23        Questions  #1-14

ETC. . .

Have a good night everyone!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN OGAKI!!!

Hope you had an awesome birthday on Saturday GAKS!!!  I wish you all the best this year and for many more to come!!!  HISASHI!!!

ENJOY THE WEEKEND!!!

Hey 8Cers!!!

I hope everyone took away something from our Huddle Up Assembly today.  Remember that there are ways to deal with every situation.... it all matters what decision we make for ourselves.  I would like to thank and congratulate Mackenzie for producing the video that was shown during the presentation.  Awesome job buddy!!!  Very proud of you!

DON'T FORGET!!!  ~ COURSE SELECTION FORMS DUE FEB 7th (By MON would be great!)

HOMEWORK/REMINDERS:

1)  MATH UNIT TEST -->  MONDAY +  p. 305-307  1, 2, 4, 6,    p. 312-314  (1-13)

2)  MATH EXAM -->  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13th (1:00 - 3:00 pm)

3)  SCIENCE -->  QUIZ on FEB 8th  +  PROJECT DUE FEB 28th

4)  GEOG -->  p.. 243  (1-3)

5)   FRENCH -->  TEST ON TUES

I hope everyone has an amazing weekend!!!  Keep studying hard and putting your best efforts into everything you do!!!  I AM SO PROUD TO BE YOUR TEACHER!!!  5 MONTHS LEFT!  :(