Friday, December 23

Thank you and have a GREAT HOLIDAY!!!

Warm wishes to all TW families during this holiday season. Thanks very much for the gifts and special treats that were given, they are all very much appreciated!!! See you in the New Year.

Thursday, December 22

Girls Volleyball Schedule for 2012

Our game schedule for the 2012 season is as follows;

Thursday, Jan 19 (leaving TW at 2:00pm)
@ David Lewis
TW vs Terry Fox
TW vs David Lewis

Thursday, Jan 26th (leaving TW at 12:40pm)
@ Terry Fox
TW vs Terry Fox
TW vs Shaughnessy

Tuesday, Feb 7th (leaving TW at 1:15pm)
@ David Lewis
TW vs David Lewis
TW vs Shaughnessy

Thursday, Feb 14th (leaving TW 1:15pm)
@Terry Fox
TW vs David Lewis
TW vs Lester B. Pearson

***We will need TWO parent volunteer drivers for each game****

Our new practice schedule for the 2012 school year is as follows;

Tuesdays - 7:30-8:30am/3:30-5:00pm
Thursdays - 7:30-8:30am
Fridays - 3:30-5:00pm

Tuesday, December 20

Not-So-Secret Santa and holiday pot luck for Ms. Ricketts students

Students asked and voted for a "Secret Santa" class gift exchange. We will have the event on Friday, Dec. 23rd. in the afternoon. The gift should NOT exceed $5.00. Students have chosen names randomly in class. Students have been asked to speak to me to make any changes if a student or parent is not interested in the event and other arrangements need to be made. We will also celebrate by having a potluck on Fri. Dec. 23rd. please feel free to provide a snack OR drink for us to share in class. Thanks and have a wonderful and restful holiday everyone!!!!

Gr. 6 and 7 Spelling Test Friday, Dec. 23rd

Spelling Test words for this week:

peer-editing, self-reflection, preview, revision, grammar, endeavour, creation, perseverance, accomplishment, success, organization, completion

New Due Date for 6 & 7 Magazines - Thurs. Dec. 22nd

GRADE 6 AND 7 LANGUAGE

Students have been given a 1 day extension on their magazines. NOW due Thursday, Dec. 22nd.

Monday, December 19

Montreal Update - Revised Dates

EF Tours has worked with us to revise the payment due dates for the Montreal trip. We hope this will help out at a financially demanding time of the year.

Deposit:           $99    - due by December 23rd
2nd Payment:   $200  - due by January 13th
Final Payment:  $141  - due by January 30th

We currently have 30 students registered for the trip. We would love to see more of our students coming on this great trip experience. Please contact Mr. Marshall at the school if you still have any questions before registering.

Grade 8 Math - Homework & Test

For homework, students should complete questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 from page 292 of their math textbook.

Also, there is a geometry test on Friday. They must study the following skills and knowledge:
  • sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals, according to sides, angles, symmetry and diagonals,
  • construct circles from the centre and a point or from three points,
  • angle relationships created by parallel, intersecting and transversal lines,
  • angles relationships within a triangle,
  • the Pythagorean relationship for right angle triangles.
Students primary study material should be the notes that they should be taking in class. However, they may also use the relevant parts of chapters 6, 7 & 8 from the textbook for extra study material.

Grade 7 Math - Geometry Test

There will be a math test on Thursday. Students must study the following skills and knowledge:
  • construct parallel, perpendicular and intersecting lines using different methods,
  • sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals, according to sides, angles and symmetry,
  • bisect angles using a variety of methods,
  • construct or identify congruent triangles using side and angle information (side-side-side  or            side-angle-side  or  angle-side-angle)
  • demonstrate that you can reduce or enlarge a shape to create a similar shape,
  • identify and compare similar and congruent shapes.
Students can use the textbook for additional study material in chapter 7.

Grade 6 Math - Geometry Test

There will be a two part math test on Wednesday and Thursday. Students must study the following skills and knowledge:
  • how to sort and classify quadrilaterals, according to sides, angles and symmetry,
  • determine the lines of symmetry and the rotational symmetry of any polygon,
  • estimate, measure and construct angles up to 180 degrees,
  • classify angles as acute, right, obtuse or straight,
  • construct polygons based on measurements that you are given (i.e. side length and/or angle)
Students can also review the relevant information in Chapters 3 and 7 of the textbook. However, not everything in those chapters has to be studied. Look in the 'Table of Contents' for the above topics.

Friday, December 16

Grade 8 Science Project

Your Wacky Invention Poster Project is due Monday.

Grade 8 Language Quiz

Don't forget you will have a reading comprehension test on chapters 6-10 of The Giver on Monday.

Wednesday, December 14

MAGAZINES!!!!!!!!!!! Grade 6 and 7 Language

Finally all your hard work will assembled into magazine!!! Grade 6 and 7 student's magazines are due on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st. Get ready TW for some great new reading material coming your way soon!!!!

The layout is:

Front cover, table of contents, 30 days calendar, free choice, country article (gr. 6), crossword puzzle, advertisement, advice column, hot topic article, fact sheet on youth homelessness and Covenant House, free choice



  • Depending on how many free choice pages you have the exact order will change

Grade 6 and 7 language

Spelling Test - Friday, Dec. 16th

advertisement, promotion, audience, media literacy, commercial, entertainment, convincing, favourite, publicity, awareness, consumer and manipulation

Tuesday, December 13

Grade 8 Language - "The Giver" - Your Assignment Questioins

So, you have been given your "Assignment" by your peers. Answer the following questions based on your new career....You may need to scan through the chapters in order to get more information about what type of skills/characteristics one needs for the Assignment.

1. How do you feel about your new assignment? Do you agree with the choices your peers made? Do you think you will enjoy it or despise it? Explain why.

2. List all the skills and characteristics you need for your "Assignment".

3. Describe what the training might be like (Descriptions may be outlined in novel already).

4. If you could have chosen your own "Assignment", what would it be and why?

5. What skills/characterisitcs do you think you possess that are better suited for the Assignment you would have chosen?

6. Think about the Committee of Elders who observe the children for countless hours. It says in the novel that the committee rarely chooses the wrong assignment for the twelves because decisions are based on the interestes and abilities of the children. Do you think this system is an effective way to choose careers? Explain your answer.

Monday, December 12

NO SCENTS IS GOOD SENSE!

This is just a reminder to students who change for phys.ed classes:

Although it is greatly appreciated that personal hygiene is being taken into account, it is important to remember that aeorsol body colognes/sprays are not permitted at school in accordance with the TDSB no scent policy. Please use stick or roll on deodorants only. We have several students and teachers who suffer from asthma and allergies and react to these strong scents, which can trigger attacks making it difficult to breath. It is a health issue for many people in our building and we would appreciate it if students were to leave these types of colognes and sprays at home.

Thank you for understanding.

Grade 8 ART

Your "other half" drawings are due on Wednesday.

VOLLEYBALL PRACTICES

Just another reminder to the Girls Volleyball Team that the practices for this week and next week are as follows;
Tuesday 7:30-8:30am
Thursday 7:30-8:30am
Friday 7:30-8:30am

Grade 8 Language

Chapter 6 and 7 Summaries are due tomorrow. You must also have a list of vocabulary words with their definitions and/or synonyms.

Also, you were to record the details of a dream you have had in your journal.

WEXFORD VARIETY SHOW

Just a reminder to those students who have not yet turned in their permission form and $5 for the Wexford Variety Show on Thursday, you must do so by Wednesday, Dec 14th.

Grade 8 Science

Your "Invention Poster" is due Monday, December 19th. You will have had 3 full 1:20hr classes to work on this mini-assignment.
Your poster must include;
1) a catch phrase
2) a title or product name
3) a picture of your invention
4) a paragraph describing your invention and how it improves life/tasks.
5) the names of the inventors at the bottom of the poster.

Wednesday, December 7

Boy's and Girl's Club last meeting and celebration Tues. Dec. 13th

We will have our final meeting and celebration together on Tuesday, Dec. 13th at lunch time. Pizza lunch will be provided . If any club member would like to bring a food item or treat to share with the group it would be appreciated. Thanks for a great 8 weeks of educational and enjoyable time shared. From Ms. Ricketts, Mr. Holmes and Mr. Rezza.

Tuesday, December 6

Grade 6 Visual Arts

Mosaic Art - Due Monday, Dec. 12th. Students who have not finished need to take home all necessary supplies to complete this project.

6 and 7 language

Spelling Test - Thursday, Dec. 8th - All words relate to our fact sheet on youth homelessness. homelessness, neglect, assistance, assault, domestic violence, adolescence, covenant, addiction, desperate, exploit, community, prevention

Fact Sheet on Covenant House / Youth Homelessness for magazine DUE Monday, Dec. 12th
Grade 6 - need 6 facts
Grade 7 - need 10 facts
Can be on 1 -2 pages and needs to have the features / page set-up we have examined in class

Grade 6 Science UNIT TEST TOMORROW!!

Just a reminder that your unit test on Diversity of Living Things is tomorrow. I hope you have been studying!

Grade 8 ART

All three "other half drawings" are due at the end of the art period tomorrow. You will have the entire ART period to work on your drawings.

Friday, December 2

Math Homework Club

Mr. Marshall will be having a math homework club at lunchtime recess every Day 1. So, the next three meetings, before the holidays, will be Dec. 8, 16 and 23. When you are finished your lunch you can wait at the office until 12:00, when I will be coming up to my room.

You can work on math homework. You can ask for extra help. You can work on bonus, more advanced material. Anything math related will be fine.

Grade 6 & 7 Math - Rotational Symmetry

Grade 6 - Construct, using a ruler, a shape that has rotational symmetry of order 2, but it cannot be a rectangle. Use the tracing paper I gave you to help.

Grade 7 - Construct, using a ruler, a shape that has rotational symmetry of order 3, but it cannot be a triangle. Use the tracing paper I gave you to help.

Grade 8 Math

You are to complete questions 2, 4, 5, 11, and 14 on pages 281-282 of your textbook.

Thursday, December 1

Grade 8 Science Unit TEST

Don't forget about the major unit test on Monday....study study study!!

Grade 8 Language - Novel Study - The Giver

Tomorrow (Friday, Dec 2nd) you have a quiz on the first 5 chapters of the novel. You will be allowed to use your book for the test.

Once you are finished the quiz, you will be working on the following questions (these questions are due on Monday);
1. What are "Rites of Passage"?
2. What are some examples of Rites of Passage that are common in our society?
3. Do you know of any Rites of Passage that are common in another culture? If so, briefly describe them.
4. Why are these passages important to people?

Also, chapter summaries and new vocabulary words for chapters 4 & 5 are due Monday, Dec 8.