Posted: February 6, 2019
8P2 - Due: February 11th, Monday
8E - Due: February 13th, Wednesday
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Posted: January 30, 2019
Students have been working in class on our final Novel Study Projects on Gary Paulsen's, Hatchet. They are due by the end of class on Wednesday, February 13th.
They are to choose from a number of differentiated projects, worth 1, 2, 3 or 4 points, that add up to 5. Assigment is attached. If a skit or commercial is one of the chosen projects, they will be presented (or viewed, if filmed) on Tuesday, the 19th of February.
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Posted: December 10, 2018
8P2 - Book Talks are due on Monday, Dec. 17th. See attacted assignment for details. Students have been working in class and can bring home flashdrives or Reader's Notebooks to finish.
8E - Book Talks are due on Tuesday, Dec. 18th. See attacted assignment for details. Students have been working in class and can bring home flashdrives or Reader's Notebooks to finish.
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Posted: October 23, 2018
Due Date: Monday, Nov. 5th
Please see prompt and mentor text attached below.
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Posted: October 18, 2018
A Powerpoint presentation is being prepared by 8P1 and 8P2. It is on microorganisms, ecosystems and biomes. All work has been done in class. The next step is planning, designing, building, redesigning and rebuilding, miniature ecosystmes. Due dates, project guidelines and a rubric is posted.
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Posted: October 16, 2018
8P2 has their second Reading Journal due this Friday, Oct. 19th. It must be compete by the end of class. Teacher mentor text is provided.
8E Reading Journal #2 has not been assigned yet.
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Posted: October 9, 2018
8P2 - Final copies of our memoirs are due this Thursday, Oct. 11th at the end of writing class.
8E - Final copies of our memoirs are due this Monday, Oct. 22nd at the end of writing class.
Students have created the rubric for this assignment and it is posted.
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Posted: September 20, 2018
8P2 - Reading Journal #1 is due Friday, Sept. 21st. Students will have had three, 20 min. class sessions to draft, edit, revise and complete this journal. If not completed in class, it should be brought home.
8E - Reading Journal #1 is due Tuesday, Sept. 25th. Students will have had three, 20 min. class sessions to draft, edit, revise and complete this journal. If not completed in class, it should be brought home.
Rubrics are in Reading Jouranls.
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Posted: September 10, 2018
Welcome back everyone!
8E and 8P2 should all have a reading book by now and must read 20 -30 minutes at home each evening.
We have started our first oral novel study on Ruth Minsky-Sender's The Cage. Students are encouraged to discuss what we are reading at home by asking questions and making connections/predictions about our book.
Posted: May 16, 2016
Students have chosen their favorite genre of poetry to work with and completed a final poem for our poetry/lyric unit. They are to find a way to artistically represent their poems for our showcase on Wednesday, May 18th. This will happen first period (8:35 - 9:25) in the common room. Classes, parents, staff and administration are welcome to view our Poetry Pavilion.
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Posted: April 28, 2016
Students have received the permisson forms for our Mount Allison trip on June 15th. They can be returned as soon as they are filled out and signed. The cost is $115.00 and cheques can be made out to Harkins Middle School as we will be doing one final cheque from the school as payment. Money doesn't have to be in until the first week in June; this gives students time to save and fundraise if they choose. We may need a parent volunteer or two depending on numbers of students attending.
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Posted: February 24, 2016
Tuesday, March 1st Reading Journal #5 is due for 8A.
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Posted: February 18, 2016
Remember to bring your skates and helmets for tomrrow skating 8:30-10:00.
Posted: February 11, 2016
Students should be talking about, planning and working on their Science Fair projects. They are due the week after March Break (7A March 16th, 8A and 7/8B March 17th). I encourage groups to think of an everyday problem and try to invent something to fix it! Rubrics will be posted and handed out to students as we get closer to our due date. Whether students are working with the more traditional experimental projects, or trying something new like coding, the focus is on skills.
Posted: February 11, 2016
We will be drawing for our beautiful basket at noon tomorrow (Feb. 12th). Students please return all tickets, sold or unsold.