Wednesday, October 20th -- Day Six

Period One:
Grade Seven to Twelve's watched a video in the gymnasium entitled "Do You Really Know Me?" This was a video focusing on getting to know people prior to making judgements about that individual. It is my hope that our students got something from this rather powerful video.

Period Two: ELA 10
We started by discussing the questions based on Chapter's Six and Seven of 'The Chrysalids'. From this point the extensions based on these chapters were collected. Students were given the remainder of class time to work on their Remembrance Day Literature.

Period Three: ELA 9
After some silent reading, the Remembrance Day Literature was introduced. They students have been assigned an essay ranging between 250 and 500 words. They can write a poem for extra credit if they choose bu the essay is an assigned activity. Students were given the choice of working on their Portrait or Remembrance Day.

Period Four: ELA 20
Work Period.

Period Five: History 20
We started by reviewing the material of last class; that being realities of life in the trenches which included trench foot, rats, and lice. We looked at another issue with this type of life, that being food which was far from appealing in nature. We then started our investigation of weapons in the war by looking at the machine gun. After a short interactive activity in which we sought to demonstrate the power of the machine gun as compared to the individual gun, we looked in particular at what made the machine gun so powerful and the effect that it had on trench warfare. We will continur this investigation tomorrow with a look at artillery and other modern technologies in terms of 1914.

Period Six: ELA 10
Work /Reading /Catch - Up period.

Period Seven: History 30
After a less than exciting Current Events discussion the students spent the remainder of the period working on their propoganda assignment.

OTHER NEWS:

A job well done by the Grade 4 - 6 Volleyball team yesterdy in Kamsack. They played four, fifteen minute sets and won all four. The same team is hosting Preeceville today after school.

The Senior Girls Volleyball team is on the road today as they are travelling to Sturgis to play Sturgis and K.C.I. in a mini tournament.

Education Week continues tomorrow. The Spirit Day is School Color Day. An open house will be set up in the gym in the afternoon which will display tables for each of the extra - curricular groups in the school. Stop by for coffee and a visit between 12: 30 and 3:30.

Have a great night,

Mr. Morin