Wed. Oct. 28

Middle school Hub: http://sites.google.com/site/vcsmiddle will allow you to click on any middle school teacher's blog, including Mr. Lai"s French.

A QUICK NOTE TO PARENTS:
Sorry there was no blog last night. We had a staff meeting and then I needed to rush home to Coquitlam as my Bible Study group was coming to my house.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• First Immunization 30th
• AGM 29th
  
• Hot Lunch on Friday 30

REMINDERS:

• Girls' Volleyball practices Mondays at 3:30 and Wed. at 8 am

• Boys' Volleyball practices Wed. 8 am and Friday after school
  

STUDENT HOMEWORK:
You will be able to see new listings by looking for the **.

WORK STILL NEEDED TO BE HANDED IN:
I gave up on some of the long term things owed and deducted marks for the weekly points for doing a student's job responsibly. This score will determine whether students have the privilege of going off campus for lunch with the group in about 4 weeks' time.
Alpha Response for "Why Did Jesus Have to Die?" Mark, Vania, Meghan,

Flex Block:
Mon. Nov. 2 Have all your materials and proposal sheet to school in order to participate in flex block. It will be so sad for those who forget because instead of working on what they want to, I will have to choose something for them to do. :(

MATH:
Many students forgot to get their rounding test signed.
(Natalie, Daniel, Zoe, Amanda, Justin have been asked to stay Thursday after school on the 29th to write a retest on rounding. There was a note on the rounding test to this effect.)


SPELLING & VOCAB

Thurs. Oct. 29 Review quiz on both spec and dict vocab
Tues. Nov. 3 R-6 spelling dictation

ENGLISH LIT: Keep working toward your goal for independent reading.
Thurs. Oct. 29 Reading Strategies page: 5 different strategies done after 5 different reading times in your independent novel.

WRITING:
nothing at this time

ENGLISH GRAMMAR:
Mon. Nov. 2 Grammar Quiz on parts of speech

HACE:
Tidy up binders, keep your travel folder current with only work that needs to be done in it. All completed work should be handed in or put in the correct section of your binder.
Thurs. Oct. 29 Bring a picture of yourself

FRENCH
French blog frenchhwk.blogspot.com for more details
Nov. 3 good title page
Nov. 6 Auction (Ben, Sarah C. Natalie, Zoe)
Nov. 10 Test

ART:
**Oct. 29 Test on colours

SCIENCE:
Bring study cards to science class for speed review.
Be reviewing these study cards 2-3 times per week

SOCIALS:
See Mrs. DeBoer's entry

ALPHA:
Wed. Nov. 4 Personal Bible Study: Reflecting on "Why did Jesus have to die?"
Thanks, Jade, for the treats today. Ben you are on for Wed. 4