Important Dates for all 6s, 7s and 8s!

Mon. April 3rd - Fri. April 13th: Mayhem Brothers are here to teach Hip Hop to grades 6, 7 & 8

Tue. April 3rd: ME2WE Bake Sale after school.

Wed. April 5th: ME2WE Talent Show audition at lunch in the gym.

Thur. April 5th: Grade 7s have 'Scientists in the School' all afternoon.

Fri.  April  6th:  No school...Good Friday.
Mon. April 9th: No school...Easter Monday

Tue. April 10th: Hep B and HPV shots
Tue. April 10th: Grade 7 Junior Achievement all day.

Wed. April 11th: Grade 6s have 'Scientists in the School' all afternoon.

Thur. April 12th: Co-ed Volleyball tourney (team will leave at noon)

Fri. April 13th: GRAD Photos... don't forget to wear a white collared shirt!!

Tue. April 17th: Co-ed Volleyball tourney (team will leave at approx. 8 a.m.)
Tue. April 17th: Badminton Tournament fundraiser after school (3:30 - 6:00 p.m.)

Fri. April 20th: Curling - Grade 8s in the a.m. and grade 7s in the p.m.

Mon. April 16th - Fri. April 20th: Free the Children/ME2WE 'Five Days For Freedom'

GRADE 8's.....

Things to think about over the March Break....

1. Rube Goldberg Science Projects - You will have one more double science period to work on these projects on the first Monday we are back. Bring any last minute materials to school you think you may need.

2. GRAFFITI ART - You will have one more double art period on Tuesday to finish up all the graffiti art you have left. They are officially due on Friday, March 23rd.

3. LANGUAGE - Your only homework over the March Break is to read at least one of the following; novel, graphic novel, comic book, online article of any sort (more than 200 words), short story, newspaper article (more than 200 words), poetry (enough to add up to approximately 200 words), song lyrics of a song you are not very familiar with (search for lyrics by theme, ie. "love", "determination", "hope", "freedom", "conflict" etc. ). PLEASE BRING THE TEXT YOU READ INTO CLASS on MONDAY, MARCH 19th. We will be doing a short assignment on what you read.

4. Finally....Have a wonderful March Break!!! Be active and safe and have fun!!!

Grade 8 Students

Please be reminded that the Wexford Info Night (Performing Arts) is tomorrow, Wed. Nov. 16th and the Visual Arts is on Thursday. Also, on Thursday, Nov 17th is the Victoria Park Info Night.

Grade 8's IMPORTANT INFO

Just a reminder that the Victoria Park and Wexford info nights are this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Please see previous post (last week) for more details.

Grade 8 Parents - Highschool Info Night at TW

Just to remind everyone that the Highschool Info Night at TW is taking placing on Thursday, Oct 20th at 6:30pm - 7:30pm. It is important to have someone attend this session, as our guidance counsellor, Mrs. Woolcock, will be presenting very important information and will be able to answer many of your questions.

The next week at a glance...

Here's what next week looks like....

Monday: OFF!! yippee!

Tuesday (Mr. Cooper, our student teacher, is back for 3 weeks!)
1)Language - Superhuman Feats assignment due (presenting info to class)
2)Math - See Mr. Marshall's blog post for details

Wednesday:
1) Cross-country conference finals 11:15am - 2:15pm. Good luck Matthew, Rachelle and Danum!
2) You will have work periods during period 4 and 8 to work on the following:
-completing art assignment (due Oct 13th)
-reading logs (due Oct 14th)
-Science pg 20-21 "Check Your Progress" #1-7 (due Oct 13th)
-French Family Tree (due Oct. 17th)
-French Description of Famous Person (due Oct. 13th)

Thursday:
1) Art assignment due
2) Science work due

Friday:
1)Reading Logs due

I hope this helps everyone to manage their time better over the next week. Have a great long weekend!!!

TTC Student Cards

The TTC will be here tomorrow to take photos for TTC Student I.D. cards. If you use the TTC on a regular basis, you should consider getting a card.

The card costs $5.25 and students should bring exact change.

If a student will be 13 or older AT ANY POINT during this school year, they should get a TTC card. Without the card, a student may be expected to pay full adult fare.

Grade 8 Grads - VOLUNTEER HOURS

As of this year, you will be allowed to start accumulating your 40hrs of volunteer service required to graduate high school in the summer BEFORE you begin grade 9. If you have any questions about which activities are acceptable, please visit the Ministry of Education link below:

Community Involvement Activity Information