December+Delights!

DECEMBER!!!!!

__December 19th!!!! WE MADE IT!__ So, I was so incredibly spoiled today - from the smiles, to the coffee (LOTS of that), to the HUGE coffee mug, to the cookies, mittens, necklace and bracelet set (home made!), to the Habs cream, to the gift cards, to the hand made ornament, to the tea and tea pot (with a sweater), to the note pads, to the Pots of Gold (3 of them!!!), and to the 'Age Defying Serum'!!!! You won't recognize me when you next see me! Thank you ALL for this generosity, and all the sweetness in between! I'm glad everyone had a good time exchanging their Secret Santa gifts - some very thoughtful people in this class! I have a 'Awesome' booklet for you - had hoped to get it to you before the end of the day, but somehow, that didn't happen! It is very special and you will enjoy it, I'm sure. I also found that Christmas card I have been talking about - the one made for me in Teacher's College, 100 years ago! (Maybe the age defying cream is working!!) Ha!

Thanks for all your help today with cleaning up - Benjy and Aaron were great cleaning up the beakers and borax snowflakes. Appreciated! To start the new year off, a new seating plan!!! Yea!

Have a GREAT HOLIDAY!!!!! Be nice, be kind, be active, be thankful, be awesome! See you next year! :o)

__December 18th:__ Hold the bus, where had the time gone?! I can't believe it is already Thursday, and I haven't entered anything all week, and none of you complained...except Jack, but he always complains! So, about today - that was amazing. I'm referring to the pot luck lunch, not the fire drill! I am so impressed with you generous donations, from the vegies, salsa, dips, cookies, pastries, sushi, macaroni, and one big chicken...all donations were greatly appreciated and extremely delicious. A big thank you for helping to clean up the room as well. Wilson, I have your ladle. We are a classy bunch! :o) Hope you had fun in your activity this afternoon. My trivia group was a lot of fun!

So, tomorrow...please finish your Grammar Booklets, and write up (typed or in ink) 5 things that are awesome. Don't just think about getting gifts and presents...think about the little things we've talked about in class...walking down the coffee isle in a grocery store, passing someone who drives the exact same car as you, seeing your dog's face when you come home...skating on the pond for the first time...you all can think of something, I'm certain!

Your Reading Response on John Lennon is also due tomorrow. Get these things finished, so you have NO homework over the holidays. 12 Days of Christmas - both copies are included on the side menu. You need to complete both of them and hand in tomorrow.

So far, I have Grammar Booklets from the following: Kyleigh, Aaron, Max, Shayla, Lily, Gordon, Alyson, Deeya and Warren. I've got 'Awesome-ness' from: Katrina, Kyle, Katie, Deeya, Laura, Shayla, Alyson and Mackenzie. Reading Responses are handed in from: Wilson, Katie, Naida, Shayla, Katrina, Alyson, Mackenzie, Kyle, Deeya and Warren.

__December 12th:__ FRIDAY!!! Please take a moment to think about that assembly this morning - I know you missed it, but I did explain what went on...pretty serious stuff, and we are all affected by it. Also, on another note, please DO NOT go onto another student's wiki page and change anything. That violates the 'Acceptable Use' policy from the Board, and it is just wrong. It violates trust and personal property, in a sense. Plus, I can see all changes made and who made them! So don't!

Good job getting you weekly math sheets in - no more math sheets until next year!!!! English: ~ Audio files available for Maniac Magee - check menu to the right. ~ Grammar Booklet #3 due Dec. 19th. (thanks, Deeya for noting the date!) ~ Reading Response to John Lennon also due the 18th. Those of you who didn't use the lab today will have this as homework, which it wasn't meant to be. Next time I will collect what is done by the end of the class for evaluation....a bit disappointing that some of you don't seem to use the time provided. UG! Congrats to Alyson and Katrina for handing theirs in already.

Reminders about next week - Turkey lunch on Tuesday. Afternoon activities and Pot Luck lunch on Thursday. Secret Santa gift exchange on Thursday or Friday - which is better?

Have a great weekend everyone! Be nice to your Moms and Dads, and even your little brothers and sisters...be like Maniac at the Beales...clean up the dishes, make your beds...all good! I got some really cute photos of you today, with your reading buddies! You guys used to be so cute! ha!

__December 10th:__ So, just walking around the class, cleaning out desks...some have left their Sens jersey raffle tickets in their desk! Not good! I've tried to tidy up some of the buckets of art supplies and would really appreciate you putting things back where they belong (not just your problem, but you can help!). Scissors, rulers, Sharpies don't belong in your desk, BTW! And Ted, I've found your French duotang - go figure!

So, if it is a snow day tomorrow (not likely), you will have til Friday to do those weekly math sheets. But if it isn't, they need to be in the Hand in bin tomorrow! All of you! English: ~ Audio files available for Maniac Magee - check menu to the right. ~ Grammar Booklet #3 due Dec. 19th. (thanks, Deeya for noting the date!) ~ Reading Response to John Lennon also due the 18th. Science: ~ There may be a science quiz tomorrow. Plus you will need to work on your Chromatography Lab...some of you left your papers in your desk. Ug!

Trivia: 1. What is the name of the sick child in 'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens. 2. Unscramble the letters L E N J I G S L E L B 3. What was the name of the girl (character) the Grinch had a crush on in the movie.

__December 9th:__ Thanks to Katie's grandpa...how cute is this?!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnxKQTT9sGY

Sorry, just had to watch the tribute to Jean Beliveau prior to Montreal's game tonight...what a classy man, classy family, and very touching tribute to a true gentleman.

English: ~ Audio files available for Maniac Magee - check menu to the right. ~ Grammar Booklet #3 due Dec. 19th. ~ Reading Response to John Lennon also due the 18th. Math: ~ Week 13 is due Thursday. ~ I will try to get more lab time to work on Geometer Sketchpad...and try and get more computers with the program! UG! Science: ~ Good job today with Chromatography Lab. Make sure you've got all 4 pieces glued to your booklet. There might be a quiz on Thursday.

Secret Santa gifts are to be labelled and brought in no later than Monday. Pot luck lunch is Thursday. Remind me to talk to you about this!

Christmas Carol trivia: 1. In 'Silent Night' how is the night described? 2. How many 'la's' follow the 'fa' in 'Deck the Halls'? 3. In 'The Huron Carol' how is the Christmas season described? 4. Name all the birds referred to in 'The 12 Days of Christmas'. You should know this one!!! 5. In 'Joy to the World', what are said to be singing?

__December 8th:__ Ok, am trying to upload the Maniac Magee audio file to this wiki and am not having too much luck...will keep at it though! So, three hours later (honest!), I have managed to add each audio chapter to a page for you to listen to...check out the menu on the side. Listen to the entire book again, or individual chapters. The movie is also attached, BUT it is not great, unfortunately. I've warned you! English: ~ Grammar Booklet #3 is due December 19th! ~ John Lennon Reading Response is also due Dec. 18th. Make sure to review the assignment... 34 years ago today we lost a very special human being. Thankfully his music remains! Math: ~ Weekly math #13 is due Thursday, Dec. 11th. It is attached (yea!). Here is the deal. If all of you, I mean ALL OF YOU get this one done and handed in on time, there will be none until January. Get 'em done! ~ 12 Days of Christmas is now posted and will be updated each day.

Trivia: 1. What did the Grinch get to carve at the end of the movie? 2. Who narrated the original Grinch cartoon? 3. What did Garfield give Grandma for Christmas?

__December 4th:__ Once again, late to add to this...blame it on that fitness class I went to...it makes me want to come home and lay down!!! TGIT! English: ~ Grammar Booklet #3 is due December 19th! ~ We will be doing a response to one of my favourite artists/singers, John Lennon. I think you will find it interesting. Math: ~ Weekly math #13 is due Thursday, Dec. 11th. It is attached (yea!). Here is the deal. If all of you, I mean ALL OF YOU get this one done and handed in on time, there will be none until January. Get 'em done! ~ 12 Days of Christmas is now posted and will be updated each day. We will need to hand in the finished chart on Dec. 18th as part of a Data Management mark.

Reading Buddies tomorrow....letters to Santa! I can't wait! Also, loonie/toonie sale is tomorrow. Bring some change and plan on doing some shopping!

Ok, now for the trivia: 1. Name the Who, who believed The Grinch was "kind of sweet"? 2. Name the character in A Charlie Brown's Christmas who plays the piano. 3. Name the character known for getting his head stuck in a turkey, while trying to prepare it. 4. Who does this remind you of?

__December 3rd:__ English: ~ Grammar Booklet #3 is due December 19th...congrats to Shayla for handing hers in already! ~ We will be doing a response to one of my favourite artists/singers, John Lennon. I think you will find it interesting. Math: ~ Weekly math #12 is due Thursday, Dec. 4th....TOMORROW!!!

Trivia: 1. Finish the quote from 'The Grinch': "One man's toxic sludge is another man's _....I don't know, it's some kind of soup or something." (tough one to stump Deeya!) 2. What does the Grinch hate most of all? 3. What role does Pig Pen get in the Christmas pageant?

__December 2nd: __ English: ~ Am in the process of marking your Grammar Booklets...well, Mrs. St Georges has done MOST of them (she is amazing!!!). Some of you need to really pay attention to when you use capitals and when you don't. Some other mistakes included not using quotation marks when needed, not adding commas when needed... yet the focus of the booklet was using commas and quotes! UG! ~ Grammar Booklet #3 is due December 19th...congrats to Shayla for handing hers in already! ~ We will be doing a response to one of my favourite artists/singers, John Lennon. I think you will find it interesting. Math: ~ Weekly math #12 is due Thursday, Dec. 4th. ~ Tomorrow we start the 12 Days of Christmas, data management style! Geography: ~ Good start to your imaginary country! This will be a major portion of your Geography mark, so do a great job, svp!

Think about those Secret Santa's...making something is a lovely gift in itself. Make a card, draw a picture, take a picture, make an ornament...think about what your person might like. These should be wrapped, labelled and brought into school by the 15th. Have fun with this, be creative, and be kind!

Trivia: 1. Name the mountain where the Grinch lived. 2. What award did the Grinch win in the Jim Carrey version? 3. What job did Charlie Brown take on, to help him with his Christmas spirit?

__**December 1st:**__ How can it December??? English: ~ Your new Grammar booklets are due Dec. 19th. They are just a bit shorter, since this is a short month that tends to go by very quickly! Math: ~ Week 12 is due on Day 5 (Thursday, Dec. 4th)

Tomorrow is the due date for the Turkey Luncheon - it is a fantastic meal, well worth the $5.00. Please bring forms in! We will draw for Secret Santa's tomorrow. Trivia questions: a) What is the Grinch's dog's name? b) How long has the Grinch been living outside Whoville? c) What prize did Snoopy win?

For your enjoyment...

Some very generous people... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-BKX3G0BpQ#t=19 and their ad from last year...just wanted to share some goodness! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIEIvi2MuEk

This will lead us into a '12 Days of Christmas' Data Management assignment...can't wait! []