Fantastic Friday!

Weekend work for all classes:

• Make sure that the coloured letter is signed and handed in on Monday
• Your collage is due on Monday - please make sure that you hand it in with the criteria sheet attached.

Get out this weekend and enjoy the sunshine while we have it! We have to take advantage of these nice days - because we all know that the rain is coming sometime soon!!!

Thriving Thursday!

Homework for ALL blocks A, C, and D:

• Bring a silent reading novel from home if you have one. If not, you may borrow one for use in class from my classroom library.
• Please have the coloured letter completed and signed by Monday.
• Bring any images, quotes, pictures, drawings or phrases that you would like to use to enhance your collage - it is due along with the criteria sheet on Monday.

Welcome to the 2011/2012 School Year!!!

This is IT! The start to a great first semester. My apologies for the late posting - I was having some Internet issues!!!

Block A:  We will have time in class tomorrow to work on your letter to me as we only had a few minutes to work on it.

Block C:  Some of you were able to finish your letter - but not all - so we will have some time in class to complete it, while the rest of the class starts the first assignment.

Block D:  I got a lot of letters today - but for those of you who didn't finish - here are the questions:

Part A:  Explain to me a little bit about you. What kinds of things do you like doing outside of school? Do you belong to clubs or sports teams? Anything that will help to give me a better picture of who you are.


Part B: What do you expect to get out of my class? What makes a good teacher? What expectations do you have of me as your teacher?


Part C: Tell me about the kind of student you are. Do you hate to be called on in front of class? Do you sometimes need extra help? Do you need help keeping your work organized? Extra reminders about homework and due dates?


Part D: Think seriously about who would be a good person for you to sit near in order to benefit your learning. I'll take your reasons into consideration when I make my seating plan tonight. You must provide a good reason - s/he's my bff is not a good reason! You may also tell me who you think you might need some space from - with a good reason, for example: I am easily distracted by......... and I want to do better academically this semester. I'm not making any promises - but I'll do the best I can.


In your letter feel free to include anything else you think might be helpful for me to know about you.

Last Blog Post of the Year!!!

Block A:  We have an optional provincial exam study group on Tuesday June 21st at 1:00

Block B:  If you would like to learn your final mark before report cards - stop by my room sometime on June 21st and I should have your Macbeth synthesis essays marked.

Block C:  Your provincial exam is on Monday June 27 - make sure you are there early as the exam STARTS at 9:00 that means be there ny 8:45.

Block C:  We have an optional provincial exam study group on Monday June 20th at 1:00

It has been a pleasure to teach each and every one of you this semester. If I don't see you in the next couple of weeks have a wonderful and safe summer!!!

Last Tuesday!

Blocks A&D:  We are on to the composition tomorrow!!! Good work on the synthesis today everyone!!!

Block B:  In-class essay on Macbeth tomorrow!!! POINT FORM ONLY outline - you may have a complete thesis statement - other than that - it must all be in point form! Please bring your research, your play and your outline.

Block C:  Provincial Prep continued!

Last Monday!

Blocks A&D:  No official homework tonight.  You may wish to work on flashcards or a glossary for terminology you are not familiar with from the Provincially Examinable Terminology handout. We will continue the practice provincial tomorrow.

Block B:  You will have one more work block to complete your Macbeth Synthesis essay outline.  Make sure that your outline is in POINT FORM ONLY.  The only full sentence that you may have is the thesis statement. Everything else must be in point form.

Block C:  Provincial Prep continued...

Final Friday!

Blocks A&D:  We wrote our in-class essays today.  A reminder to all that you theme quotation and vocabulary package are due on Monday.  Please hand them in with your green criteria sheet.

Block B: Just 1 more presentation on Monday.  We will continue our synthesis essay on Monday.

Block C:  Provincial Prep continued...

Enjoy the sunshine everyone!

Go Canucks Go!