Thursday, October 7th -- Day Four

Period One: History 30
After a very uneventful Current Events discussion, we moved on to a discussion and review of the Quebec Act. We then had an oral quiz on the Loyalitsts which was followed by introduction adn discussion on The Constitutional Act of 1791. A small assignment was included on the Constitutional Act but some time will be given to complete this tomorrow.

Peroid Two: ELA 9
After some silent reading, students were given class time to work on their "I Am...." poem. They should all be near or close to the publishing stage. This poem will be due on Tuesday, October 12th.

Period Three: ELA 20
The day started with a discussion on the students ideas/beliefs on the topic of success and how it is achieved/ This led to the reading of Tennessee Williams' essay "The Catastrophe of Success". Students were asked to read this for tomorrow which will lead to a discussion of his thoughts/opinions on this matter.

Period Four: History 20
A review of last days content, the loss of mobility and the onset of stalemate was discussed. This led to further discussion and introduction on the 'race to the sea' which led to a series of trenches stretching from the English Channel to the Swiss border. Students were then shown a series of images of life in the trenches and asked to think about what this life might be like. They were to express their opinoins/beliefs in a journal format as if they are a soldier in the trenches along the Western Front in 1914. This is not due for tomorrow.

Period Five: Math 7
Students were given more time to complete the assignment from yesterday. This assignment will be due tomorrow. Any students requiring additional help with Math, I will be available for tutoring tomorrow at 12:30.

Period Six: ELA 20
This was our once a cycle work/read/catch up period.

Period Seven: ELA 10
After some silent reading, we moved on to a discussion of the events and occurences of Chapter Five of "The Chrysalids". The chapter ends with David being very angry, upset and frustrated. Students were asked to take the persona of David and write a journal entry which discusses these feeling and the reason(s) he is experiencing them. This is not due tomorrow.

OTHER NEWS:

Job well done by our Junior Volleyball teams. Both the Junior Boys and Girls represented our school well in Sturgis, while our Grade Six team hosted Sturgis.

The Cross Country team is in Melville today for districts. Results will be available on this blog tomorrow.

Magazine sales information went out today. There are a lot of great prizes and incentives this year as we seek to sell $14, 000 worth of magazines.

The Grade Twelve's continue to sell Mom's Pantry as a Grad fundraiser. Time is running out so if you are interested, see a Grade Twelve student.

Lastly, I don't want to see any sad, long faces tomorrow amongst our Calgary Flames fans. They are going to lose to Edmonton all year long so rather than be saddened by this event, get used to it...

Have a great night,

Mr. Morin