December 23, 2017

Dear Parents and Students,

It seems my blog didn't update yesterday. I just wanted to wish everyone happy holidays and a happy new year.  Be safe and have fun!

See you in 2018!

M. Punnoose

December 21, 2017

Dear Students,

You were very well behaved today.  Great job! Really strong discussion about the precepts from the movie.  

Re: Tomorrow
You will be allowed to bring in your food for the party! Feel free to bring in your own board games as well.  We will also have a Cobra tournament tomorrow if you are interested. Please bring in a deck of cards.

COBRA Rules Review:
Each player has 7 cards.  Each card is worth a certain amount of points A - 1pt, 2 - 2pts, 3 -3pts, etc.  10 -10 pts. J - 11 pts, Q - 12 pts, K - 13 pts. The purpose of the game is to have the lowest amount of cards. When it is your turn you have 2 options: Play or Call.  

Call - this is when you are asking everyone on the table to show their cards and you believe you have the lowest amount. If you do have the lowest amount of points - you get zero.  Everyone else gets the number of points that you have.  If someone else has the same number of points as you or less, you get 30 pts plus whatever points are in your hand, and everyone else gets zero for that round.  * You can only call if you have 30 points or less in the first round, or 20 points or less in the second round.

Play - If you choose to play, you are trying to get rid of your high-value cards.  You can play a single card, a double of a card, triple or quadruple of a card.  You can play 3 or more of the same suit or 3 or more cards in a sequence (i.e. 3,4,5).  After you have played a card, you must pick up a card from the deck or one of the cards that were played from the person before you.  

The game is over when a player gets 100 points.  The person with the lowest score wins.  

December 20, 2017

Reminder:

Movie Day tomorrow!  Make sure you are on time in the morning.  We will be walking over shortly after attendance.  If you are not dressed appropriately, you will need to stay at school.  Please make sure that you have paid for the movie using CashOnline - there are still some that haven't paid yet.  Remember to bring in your permission form tomorrow.

Homework:
 Math
- Grade 8s complete section 5.1
- Grade 7s complete section 5.4

English
- Read for 20 min
- Work on your next book talk. Grade 8s - Mood and Imagery. Grade 7s - Setting and Mood.

December 19, 2017

Homework:

Make sure you have all of your permission forms for Thursday's trip to the movies

Homeroom - finalize ideas for Friday's party!

We will continue with Math tomorrow - no homework!  Grade 8s feel free to show your parents your detailed note taking abilities. 

December 18, 2017

Dear Grade Parents,

Please make sure that you have added the Quebec trip to your cash online.  This will ensure that you have signed up for the trip.  THE DEADLINE IS TOMORROW - there are 4 payment plans that you can choose from.

We are short permission forms for Thursday's trip to the movies.  THESE FORMS ARE DUE TOMORROW AS WELL!!!! 

Homework:
Math
Grade 7s - Finalize your idea for your Math Project. I will need to approve it tomorrow!

Grade 8s - Props for completing your Math tests today!

English
8Mizrahi
- Context and Commentary for the phrase "I'd be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro".  3 different commentaries, please! 

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- You are to complete the context and commentary of a quote that you choose and the one from Friday - if you didn't complete it.  

Friday, December 15, 2017

Dear Parents,

- We are in need of Parent volunteers to come with us on Thursday to watch the movie "Wonder".  If any of you are available, please email me at paul.punnoose@yrdsb.ca.

- Grade 7 Math tests were handed back.  Please review them with your child.

Math
- Grade 7s - Nothing!
- Grade 8s - Math Test on Monday - 3.3, 3.4 & Super Duper questions.
Extra Practise questions: 
1) Equilateral triangular prism: S.A = 140 cm2, base of triangle (a,b,c) = 10cm, h = 5cm, Find the length.

2) Equilateral triangular prism: S.A = 450 cm2, base of triangle (a,b,c) = 10 cm, L = 5cm.  Find height of triangle.  

3) Isosceles Triangular prism:  S.A = 500 cm2, base of triangle = 8 cm, height = 10 cm, L= 15 cm, Find missing lengths of triangle.  

Answers:
1) 3 cm
2) 30 cm
3) 10 cm

English
- Read for 20 min

8M
- 3 different commentaries for "It's a hot day, and I hate my wife"(1) from "Death By Scrabble" (Character, Theme, Society).

7/8p
- Commentary for "It's a hot day, and I hate my wife"(1) from "Death By Scrabble" (Grade 7s: Character or Theme.  Grade 8s - Society).

New stylistic devices for new book talk:  
Grade 8s: Mood and Imagery. 
Grade 7s: Setting and Imagery.

We will go over these next week.

Have a great weekend!

December 14, 2017

Reminder to parents to hand in permission forms for our trip to the Movies on Thursday!!!!

Homework:
Math
- Grade 8s your Math test has been postponed to Monday as we need to review some more "supa-dupa" questions.  I will be providing you with some challenging questions tomorrow for more practice.

- Grade 7s - your Math test is tomorrow! Sections 5.1-5.3  

English
- Context and Commentary continue tomorrow! 

There is no question of the week for this week.  Here is the solution to last week's problem of the week. These questions will continue come January.

Decemebr 13, 2017

Dear Parents,

- Permission forms for our field trip next Thursday have been handed out.  Please sign them and pay for the Movie "Wonder" on Cash online. This needs to be handed in by Monday, December 18, 2017

- Information regarding the School Cash online payment for the Grade 8 Quebec trip has been handed out. Please review the information and ensure that you have added the cash online to your account by next Wednesday, December 20, 2017

- Book talk rubrics were handed out.  Please review your child's grades.

Math
- Grade 7s 
Complete your mid-unit review

-Grade 8s
 Complete unit review for chapter 3 (#4-10)

You both have a test on Friday!

English
- Context and commentary continue tomorrow! 
- Read for 20 min.
- Next book talk date is on Monday, January 15th, 2018

December 12, 2017

Grade 8 Parents,

See you tonight at the Quebec information session at 6:00 pm in the Library.

Homework:
Math
Grade 8s - Please make sure you have completed the homework from sections 3.3 and 3.4 for tomorrow
Grade 7s - Please make sure you have completed the homework from sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 for tomorrow. 

You both have Math tests this Friday!

English
- Read for 20 min
- Book talk rubrics will be given out tomorrow.

December 11, 2017

Congrats to Toronto FC!!!!

Dear students,

Housekeeping rules:
From now on, if you leave your belongings in class before you leave to another class, you won't be allowed to collect it until recess - it has been very distracting to have students continuously enter the class.

In case you wanted to check out any more videos from our presenter today, check out his website - Anthony Mclean. 

Remind your parents that the Grade 8 Quebec Information night is tomorrow night at 6:00 pm in the library.  Hope to see you there.

Dress appropriately tomorrow - there is a 15 cm snow storm coming!!!! 

Homework:

No Math - make sure you completed the homework from the weekend - I will be checking for it to be done tomorrow

English
- We finish book talks tomorrow. 
- Read for 20 min.

December 7, 2017

He just won the ballon d'or for the 5th time!

Homework:
Math
Grade 8s
- Math Projects were handed back today. Please review your mark with your parent. 
- Complete section 3.3 (Due Monday)
Grade 7s
- Complete section 5.1 for tomorrow.  You will be completing the next section in class. M. Mizrahi will have split you up into the other grade 7 classes tomorrow.  

English
- Read for 20 min!
- We will try to finish book talks on Monday/Tuesday.

Problem of the week:

Solution to last week's problem. Check out the 2 different ways of solving it!

December 6, 2017

Kids at the book fair be like... 

Homework:
Grade 8s 
- Make sure you have completed section 3.4 for tomorrow.

English
- Book talks resume on Monday.

December 5, 2017

7/8P - We are visiting the book fair tomorrow. Please make sure you bring $$$ if you are interested in purchasing anything

Homework:
Grade 8s 
- Complete section 3.4 for homework
- Remind your parents that the grade 8 information night is next week at 6:00pm in the library (December 12th).
Grade 7s
 - Hope you enjoyed the play today!

English
- Read for 20 min
- book talks resume tomorrow!

December 4, 2017

Grade 7s 
- be ready for your trip tomorrow! You are going rain or shine, so dress appropriately. Also, bring your lunch or $$$ as you will be able to buy some lunch at the St. Lawrence Market! 

Grade 8s
- Awesome math projects so far. We will continue and finish tomorrow.

English
- Keep reading - some of you have admitted that this hasn't been happening.  This needs to be done independently at your age! 

December 1, 2017

#unicornsarereal

Homework:
English
- Read for 20 min
- Book talks need to be completed tomorrow!

Math
Grade 8s 
- Be ready for your presentation on Monday!
Grade 7s 
- Math test on Monday (3.4-3.6)

I will be starting a Financial literacy unit in January, however, I would like you to register to with the website in my class. Please use your gapps accounts:

www.everfi.com/register

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