Sept. 30, 2020

 Thank you to those who donned their orange shirts or accessories for today. You can read more at https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html. 

English: bring your silent reading books tomorrow :)

CLE (E2):

 Health Hoop - Tuesday/ 

Wellness Your Way - Oct. 8

Sept. 29, 2020

 English: Please bring your Memoir Unit Projects to class:

- rough copy

- good copy

- characters brainstorming

- conflict brainstorming

CLE (E1): Please bring your completed journals to class on Thursday. 

At Home Component: Health Hoop due Monday.

Sept. 24, 2020

Eng 8: We have moved the dates for our Memoir Assignment. Rough copy will be due Sept.29th, and good copy Sept. 30th. Thank you!

CLE: https://csrsugarkitchen.com.au/calculator/ 

Sept. 23, 2020

 English 8:

1) Please bring your silent reading books tomorrow! Those who forgot on Tuesday, please put it in your bag TONIGHT so you don't forget tomorrow morning. 

2) Please finish your Dull & Dead Word tombstone and bring to class tomorrow. We will cut them out and put them in our graveyard.

Heads Up!

Memoir Assignment (draft due Monday): please see below.

Sept. 22, 2020

 CLE: Article for today --> https://medium.com/@alltopstartups/pygmalion-effect-how-expectation-shape-behaviour-for-better-or-worse-11e7e8fa7f4b 

ENG8: Your 'First Week of School' stories are due tomorrow. 

Sept. 21, 2020

NOTE: Office Hours are Cancelled Today - I'll have to take my photo between that 7:30-8:00 period, and have a meeting from 3:00 onward today after school. 

Parents: An email has been sent to you regarding Meet the Teacher at the end of this week. This year, Meet the Teacher will be held virtually, through Zoom. The invitation (link and passcode) is in the email. 

• English 8: 7PM on Thursday, Sept. 24th.
• CLE: 7:30PM on Thursday, Sept. 24th.  

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me directly. I hope you are able to attend. 

Homework Board

ENGLISH: 

1) Please bring "First Week of School" story and fryetag's pyramid to class on Wednesday

2) Please bring your silent reading book TOMORROW.

CLE:

Portrait Puzzle due on Sept. 28th. We have moved the date from the initial Sept. 24th. 

Sept. 18, 2020

 CLE (E2):

 Class Link: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test 

Please remember to email me your proposals, or what you have done of them. This weekend, I'll email you some early feedback, before we commit to starting the formal project. 

English 8:

Please bring your book for silent reading on Tuesday.

Sept. 17

 CLE (E1):

Portrait Puzzle Proposal: please email me whatever you have by the end of Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, I will review your thoughts and provide feedback. 

Sept. 16, 2020

 ENG8:

Here are the links to the lyrics for today's class:

"All-American Girl," Carrie Underwood: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carrieunderwood/allamericangirl.html 

"Wings," Macklemore (Ft. Ryan Lewis): https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/macklemore/wings.html 

"Our Song," Taylor Swift: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/taylorswift/oursong.html 

Homework: Please find a book to bring for Text Time Tuesday!

CLE (E2):

Portrait Puzzle Proposal: please email me whatever you have by the end of Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, I will review your thoughts and provide feedback. 

Sept. 14/15, 2020

 ENG8: No homework. Please bring your responses from Sept. 15 (done in class) to school tomorrow. 

CLE: Please complete the "CLE Situating Ourselves" handout and bring to class. 

Welcome to Quarter 1!

Hello Grade 8's and 10s! Welcome to your class website, where I will reiterate what's on our homework board (as well as other reminders). We haven't had our first class yet (it's just before 8am as I write), but I am SO EXCITED to meet you all. 

This year will be different, and you may be feeling all sorts of things. That's completely normal and understandable. Grade 10's, we're going to be re-learning "how to school" with the new bell schedule and routines. Grade 8's, this is a brand new school with brand new faces.  It would be disrespectful of me to say "I know what you're going through," because I am not you. But what I WILL say is that I want to do my best to try to understand your experience, and help you navigate those complex feelings. 

Let's have a great quarter.

Our bell schedule can be found at our school website here: https://boyd.sd38.bc.ca/sites/boyd.sd38.bc.ca/files/attachments/Sat%2C%202020-09-12%2022%3A49/Bell%20Schedule%20-%2020202021.pdf