Welcoming everyone Back!

Welcome Back everyone!
September is such a busy time of year! Getting settled into a routine for the year makes things a little easier. Remember that you should be reviewing everything that we have done in class nightly. This should take only a few minutes. You'll be very happy that you made the choice to do this when it comes time for tests! Instead of having to cram weeks (or months) of information into your head the night before the test you can confidently review your notes and important information knowing what you know.

It has been an exciting first couple of weeks for me getting to know all of you, and trying desperately to learn all of your names! I am enjoying each and every one of you. With each class I have reviewed my expectations and have explained how I will be evaluating the students. I will have the opportunity tonight to go over this with the parents who choose to attend "Meet the Teacher night". If you find yourself unclear about either my expectations or my evaluation of your progress, please discuss this with me. Email is the best way to get in touch with me linda_jones@sd33.bc.ca as i check it daily. VMS is going paperless for memos so to stay in the loop I have to be on top of my email! I am available by appointment ( it does not have to be formal- it acan simply be a "can i talk to you for a minute..) at break, lunch and after school. I am not available in the mornings as my daughter's bus picks her up minutes before our bell rings to signal the beginning of classes.

This week in:
Drama 9- We are getting to know one another and learning how to make the classroom environment condusive to taking risks. The students are working on their audience skills and are exploring emotions through mime and voice.
Sciences Humaines 8- We have looked at an overview of the significant moments in History between 500 AD and 1600 AD. Yesterday we read a fictional story about viking invasion and i assigned activities 1 to 4 on pg. 7. As I will be away Friday, the assignment is due Tuesday. Friday the students will be reading pages 9-12 and will be creating a brochure as per the instructions of the guest teacher in the computer lab. (see activity #1 adding in #2 as well)
Spanish 9- It always amazes me how quickly the students pick up the introductory material. We have learned and are mastering greetings, introductions, and titles. We have discussed the formal and informal forms of address. Yesterday we learned classroom commands. Students need to have index cards for FRIDAY to make flashcards to learn and practice the new vocabulary from pg. 22 and 23. In addition there will be some worksheets to practice and apply their learning.
Sciences Humaines 7- Today students turned in their title pages. We discussed three concepts : 1) faits - facts 2) opinions- opinions 3) theories- theories
The students took notes that explain the different concepts and we did an activity in partners to reinforce the learning. The activity ran longer than expected so there will be time to finish the assignment in class Tuesday.