Intro+and+Welcome!

Welcome back to another exciting year! You are now an 'Intermediate' student - something we here at 'Kars on the Rideau' fondly refer to as 'The Middle Child'! To those students who were here last year, you know the routines! To new students, WELCOME!!! I am looking forward to a great school year, and getting to know each of you. This should be a great year for all of us!

To keep you informed and connected, I'd like to welcome both you,and your parents/guardians to my Wikispace! This is my sixth year using this tool, and I'm still 'learning new tricks', so please be patient! This is where you will find good news items from our class, announcements, as well as daily homework and due dates. Important handouts will usually be attached for you to review or print off, just in case you have lost yours (does that really happen??!)You will be able to check this as often as needed, from wherever! Now you can always stay informed and up to date, so hopefully, this will help everyone (including me!) to stay organized. It also means you can't use that favourite excuse, "I didn't know it was due!" anymore (brilliant, eh?!!)

Each student will have their own 'wikipage', created by me. It will allow them to upload assignments and post ideas for the class to view. Hopefully it will allow us to reduce the amount of paper used in our work.

Collaboration is going to be an important theme for my classes this year. It refers to how individual students can each contribute their strengths and skills, and by working together can create a common goal. This is what I love to see happening in my classroom. For those who have not yet seen this, please open this link to the 'Playing for Change' site. It is a great example of what people can do when they work together. Enjoy! "[]"

Student Timetable for R7A is attached here, just in case.



Welcome to a GREAT seven year!!!