Jan. 31, 2020

ENG10: Please read Ch 14-16 by Tuesday!

Socials 8: Your quiz remains on Tuesday. Use the flashcards we made today to help you study!

Jan. 30, 2020

ENG 8: Let's have your final novel read by Feb. 3, please! Remember you have your silent reading in period 2, as well.

CLE: We had our 3rd sponsor meeting today. Your following Personal Project blocks are: Feb. 5, Feb. 7, Feb. 11, Feb. 19. If you have missed one sponsor meeting, you are asked to make an appointment with me. 4th sponsor meetings will take place on Feb 7 & 11.
Some of you were asking for more specific guiding questions for the Final Report. This was from last year: it's similar to what you see on MyBlueprint, but this was what we used last year http://www.hughboydlibrary.com/uploads/4/0/6/5/40659493/task_4a_5_reflection_qs_project_report_2018.pdf 

Jan 29, 2020

Socials 8: Thank you for those brave enough to share your Status Quo songs! Your quiz on European Feudalism is on Feb. 4.

Eng10:
1. Please read Ch 12 and 13, looking for references to "T.H.U.G. Life" and media allusions
2. A reminder to please have the front page of your project proposal verified/ checked before you proceed to your research!

CLE: Career Clusters

intro: Choose either a...

• broad overview quiz: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml
• or a little more in-depth quiz: https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusterAssessment

post reflection: https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusters.html 

Jan. 24

Socials 8:

Jan. 29: Bring your lyrics! We're sharing out your Stick to the Status Quo rewrites :)

Feb 4th - Midway Quiz on European Feudalism (content mostly from Jan. 16 to today, with a couple questions from lesson to be done next class)
- the Bayeux Tapestry and connection to feudal unit
- feudal system
- manor life

Jan. 23, 2020

ENG8: Your genre writing is due next class (Jan 28)

Also for Jan. 28, please bring your updated, green reading logs for a midway check.

ENG10 - Hate U Give Reading Schedule

Hello, Lang & Lit 10!

In light of our discussion last day, I thought it could be helpful for you to see our reading schedule for the remainder of our novel. To the best of my ability, I am taking into account your Personal Project as well as the needs of our curriculum and unit timing.

Jan. 24: GNA Day

Jan. 29: use Ch 10-11
Jan. 31: use Ch 12-13

Feb. 4: use Ch 14-16
Feb. 6: use Ch 17-19 (Ch 19 to be read in class to alleviate mid-week readings)

Feb. 10: use Ch 20-22
Feb. 12: use Ch 23-24

Feb. 18: use Ch 25-26 (Ch 26 to be read in class)

I am doing my best to limit weekday readings to 2 chapters, and 3 for weekends. Knowing this schedule ahead of time, please use your time wisely for class assignments and activities, your extracurriculars, Personal Project preparation, and all other responsibilities you might undertake.

Jan 22, 2020

English 10:
We negotiated our due date for the one-pager to be Jan. 31, 2020.
Please read Chapters 10 - 11 for next class, Jan. 29th - you have a week!


Socials 8:
Please finish page 1 (question 1) of your Manor handout. That is, you just need to brainstorm what your manor will include, and why it needs those things.

Jan 21, 2020

CLE: We had our third sponsor meeting for some of us. Please bring your yellow Academic Honesty forms to Jan. 30th for the remaining third sponsor meetings.

ENG 8: Your genre-change creative writing is due Jan. 28 (next week). A reminder your first novel should be done at this point, at the least. If not, please bring your book to Ms. Minato and we will set up an action plan!

Jan. 20, 2020

English 10: Please read Chapters 8-9 for next class.

Socials 8: Hope you enjoyed our simulation game today. Please bring your goal setting work to class tomorrow during English, if not already submitted. 

Jan. 17

English 8:

Our personality quiz is here: http://mycareerproject.org/test/personality-test/ 




CLE: You have until 3:00PM to submit your Personal Wellness Guides (via email or in person). Thank you to those who submitted their assignments in or before class.

English 8: Your Character Maps will be collected on Tuesday. I will assess them for the extent to which you were able to draw explained/ justified inferences from your readings. Remember, you may draw an X through one of the six boxes: I will mark 5 out of the 6.

Jan. 16

CLE: while classes were cancelled yesterday, your Personal Wellness Guide is still due tomorrow. You have had class time, plus the snow day...

ENG 10: Please complete Chapter 5, and then read Ch 6 and 7 over the next four days. You might look out for ideas around identity, morals, and the "hashtag."

Socials 8: Your World Religions mind map (and MLA bibliography) are due on Monday. It's okay to use BibMe: http://www.bibme.org!

Jan. 14, 2020

ENG 10: Please read chapter 4 and complete the questions for next class. I hope you found some interesting new novels and comic books from today's session! Thanks to the Richmond Public Library for visiting us.

Socials 8: Your World Religion mind maps are due January 20th.

Jan. 10, 2020

ENG 10:  Thank you for your honest and reflective thoughts on our hot topics today. I'd also just like to say a quick thanks for your reactions to our "On Whose Histories Do We Sit?" mini-activity. Your immediate surprise and the cracks of smiles on some of your faces, and our debrief as to the metaphor of the activity, made it worth folding and taping some 30 news articles to plastic chairs. So thank you.

Please read chapter 3 for next class.



Socials 8: Your world religions concept map will be due on January 20th. You have, therefore, 10 days.

Jan. 9, 2020

CLE: Your wellness guide is due Jan. 17th. We will have 1.5 more classes to work on it.

ENG 8: You have your reading schedule. Set aside some time to enjoy your book this afternoon!

Jan. 8, 2020

ENG 10: Please have your parents read through and sign our novel study consent form (they may say YES or NO). Please bring the signed form to next class!

SOCIALS 8: Your Religion #1 column is due by next class. You may use internet sources - just remember to keep track of them (save it to your history? email yourself the link?).

Jan. 7, 2020

CLE: We learned the 6 Aspects of Health (Bill Hettler) and responded to the following journal topic: List the 6 aspects of wellness. In which aspect(s) do you feel you excel? Which aspect(s) do you feel you can give more attention to? Explain how. 




Eng 8: We have started our novel study unit. In the event you lose your hard copy of the unit, please see https://msminato.blogspot.com/p/eng8-project.html. We've got so many exciting novels to choose from - you've borrowed your first one today, so crack open those books!

Jan. 6, 2020

ENG 10: no homework! We will continue our entry into the "Why Do We Hate" unit on Wednesday.

Socials 8: Congratulations to our team jeopardy winners and contestants. No homework!

Reminders for Your First Week Back

1. Tomorrow is a Day 2. The schedule is 2-2, 2-1, 2-4, and then 2-3. We'll have this rotation for another few weeks. Grade 8's, this means social studies - bring your binders and notes from December, as we're playing review Jeopardy!

2. PLT is on Tuesday, as per usual. In our classroom, we will be doing some binder organization.

3. Wednesday is Team-Time, so early dismissal at 12:49
(grade 8 boys basketball members - remember we still have practice 3:00-4:30)


The first week might be the most challenging for you, but give it a few days -- slipping back into a routine can be as familiar as putting on your favourite jeans that were hiding at the back of your closet.