Safety Day 2015

On Wednesday September 30, 2015 Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions (SAASE), Moose Exhibition Company, Progressive Agriculture Foundation, Community Initiatives Fund (CIF), Ministry of Agricultural, SaskPower, Farm Credit Cooperation, and Prairie South Schools are hosting Safety Day 2015 at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds.  There will be 500 urban grade 7 and 8 students attending.  The day is designed for students to be exposed to safety hazards in which they may encounter through 10 interactive stations.  Curtis Webber will keynote an inspirational message.

TIME	DESCRIPTION
9:00 A.M – 9:30 A.M.	Grade 7 Arrival and Check-in – Golden Nugget
9:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.	Grade 7 Keynote – Golden Nugget
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.	10 Interactive Safety Stations – Convention Centre
12:00 A.M. – 12:20 P.M.	Grade 7 Lunch – Convention Centre
12:30 P.M.	Grade 7 Departure North East doors of Convention Centre
12:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.	Grade 8 Arrival, Check-in and Lunch – Golden Nugget
12:30 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.	Grade 8 Keynote – Golden Nugget
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.	10 Interactive Safety Stations – Convention Centre
3 P.M.	Grade 8 Departure North East doors of Convention Centre

**Lunch is provided– hotdogs, snack and a drink.  In case of a student has food allergies please ensure they bring their own lunch.  Grade 7 will eat in the Convention Centre.  Grade 8 will eat in the Golden Nugget.  

**All media releases signed prior to event. Everyone who attends event needs a waiver signed. Please return media release forms to Mme Rogers by Sept 18th, 2015.

Celebrate National Seniors Day

Every year on October 1st, Canadians pay tribute to seniors - the men and women who have helped make our country what it is today and who continue to enrich our lives.

We can all think of a senior who has made a difference in our lives. They are our mentors, teachers, grandparents and loved ones. They have contributed generously, building our families, communities, workplaces and country.

National Seniors Day is a great opportunity to create a strong connection between generations. As a class, we will be visiting Chez Nous Senior Citizens Home on October 5th from 1:30pm - 2:30pm.

Any parents wishing to come along with us, please contact me as soon as possible.

Thanks for your continued support!

Mme Rogers

At a glance...

Week of September 14th-18th

French Language Arts:

-We are starting to learn how to use three reading strategies : Activating Background Knowledge, Making Predictions and Asking Questions
-We have started a weekly dictée (spelling test). Dictée will be done during period 2 of each Day 5. Students will have the dictée to study at least 15 minutes per evening.
-We will also be starting to create our interactive notebooks for French grammar.

English Language Arts:

-We are starting to learn about narratives. 
-Our focus will be First Nations and Greek narratives.
-Some of the elements of narratives that we will be studying are:
1. Title of Narrative:
2. Main Characters:
3. Personality of Main Characters:
4. Distinguishing Features of the Main Characters:
5. Purpose of the narrative:
6. The Lesson or Moral of the Narrative:

Science:

-We have started our unit on Cells, Tissues and human body systems
-This week we are looking at the parts of a microscope and looking at specimens under the microscope

Math:

-Gr 8's: Square roots and the Pythagorean Theorem

-Gr. 7's: Patterning

Phys. Ed.:
-Circuit Training
-Metabolic Bursting
-Resting Heartrate, Training Heartrate, Recovery Heartrate

At a glance...

Week of September 8th-11th

French Language Arts:

-We are starting to learn how to use three reading strategies : Activating Background Knowledge, Making Predictions and Asking Questions
-We have started a weekly dictée (spelling test). Dictée will be done during period 2 of each Day 5. Students will have the dictée to study at least 15 minutes per evening.
-We will also be starting to create our interactive notebooks for French grammar.

English Language Arts:

-We are starting to learn about narratives. 
-Our focus will be First Nations and Greek narratives.
-Some of the elements of narratives that we will be studying are:
1. Title of Narrative:
2. Main Characters:
3. Personality of Main Characters:
4. Distinguishing Features of the Main Characters:
5. Purpose of the narrative:
6. The Lesson or Moral of the Narrative:

Science:

-We have started our unit on Cells, Tissues and human body systems
-This week we are looking at the first microscopes and how today's microscopes function.

Math:

-Gr 8's: Square roots and the Pythagorean Theorem

-Gr. 7's: Patterning

Welcome Back!!

The first day of school has always been a nervous, awkward yet exciting time for me. Now that I am a teacher, it is most definitely more exciting than anything else. I missed my students so much over the summer and I was so happy to see them all today. Everyone was very excited to chat and see their friends. 

Today, we sorted out some supplies, went through some classroom procedures and spent some time designing a licence plate that is unique to the child. Those will be on display on September 9th, 2015 during our open house. I will have more details on the events at the open house later this week. 

I sent home a homework contract, a middle year's contract, the health forms and the responsible use form. These are all to be signed by you and sent back to school tomorrow.

Please note the following:

Changes to Physical Education Guidelines 

Please note the following changes to the Physical Education Guidelines with respect to jewelry.  The changes will take effect for the 2015-16 school year.

• For elementary and high school extra-curricular sports, schools are to follow the guidelines set out in the SHSAA Handbook.
• For curricular physical education programs and intramurals, jewelry is to removed prior to participation. Unobtrusive plastic retainers may be allowed in place of piercings in all sports.
• Jewelry that cannot be removed for medical, religious or cultural reasons must be taped or securely covered.
• Students in grade K-4 will be allowed to tape small (stud) earrings when removal is not possible.

Please note:

1. If the wearing of the jewelry presents a safety concern, alternate activities will be assigned.
2. For jewelry that cannot be removed, proper documentation may be required. For example, proper medical documentation from a family physician.

Thanks for a wonderful first day! Looking forward to learning together this year!

Mme Rogers

Please don't forget to sign and return your child's Science Centre Field Trip permission slip as well as money for concession.

Deadline: MAY 1, 2015

Reminder!

Monday, April 27th, 2015 

Students are dismissed at 2:25pm, final bell at 2:30pm

At a glance...

Week of April 27th-May 1st

French Language Arts:

-We are going to be wrapping up our FLA unit about Poverty
-We covered learning outcomes such as: Viewing, Listening, Responding
-We also worked on the ability to express one's own opinion in french
-Next week, we will be moving on to some past tense verbs as well as some poetry in the form of tongue-twisters, acrostic poems and acronyms
-We will post some of our work on the blog for you to enjoy

English Language Arts:

-We will be continuing to work on learning activities form our ELA/Sc. Studies unit entitled “The Rights of a Child”. This is a cross-curricular unit, integrating English Language Arts and Social Studies.
-This week our focus will be on the main component of culture as well as what it means to lose one's cultural identity
**We will also be integrating some Treaty Education with this set of lessons.**

Science:

-We are continuing to study, "The Earth's Crust": Rocks and Minerals
-Working on the completion of one of their final projects
-We will start to explore our final project 

Math:

-gr 8's: Prisms & Cylinders

-gr. 7's: Circles & Area

**We will be moving on to Linear Equations next week**

Reminder!

Monday, April 13th, 2015 

Students are dismissed at 2:25pm, final bell at 2:30pm

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!! Please remember that there is no school Friday April 3rd and that the first day back from the break is Early Dismissal.