Thursday 25 September, 2014

Students moved into their new placement this morning and I am thrilled to get going, especially with the students I got to meet this morning.  Everyone seemed eager and ready to go.  I am looking forward to some great learning and wonderful experiences this year!  The following is what I have placed on the homework board so far.  The grade sevens have done a few other assignments and I will set fair due dates for those in the coming days.

1) Please bring the following items to school asap (I'm thinking by next Wednesday should be enough time):
Calculator
Planner money ($5)
Sketchbook (which could be as simple as a duotang with blank paper in it or one bought at a store)
Dictionary
Thesaurus
French-English Dictionary
1 or 2 binders

2) Spelling Pre-List #1 due Tuesday **I went over the Spelling/Vocabulary program with the students today. While it can seem quite confusing at first, it's really not that bad and after they've gone through how it works once, most students catch right on. The big thing is to ensure a solid effort is given to try to complete their first Pre-List before Monday night, so that if there are problems or questions, they can be answered before the list is due.

Also, the Pre-List will be a weekly commitment, so after this initial communication, I will not be putting Pre-Lists on the homework blog; they will just be due the first day of every week (and the only reason they are due on the second day of the week next week is to give time to ask questions if any problems arise on this first time).