Ms. Marlene Desnoyers

2012-02-29T14:53:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
worked on summary and questions for chapters 13-16
practised spelling with a partner
worked on spelling lesson - due tomorrow

ELA 6
continued to work on final project for Peace and conflict - rough draft due Friday

French 9
reviewed verbs in groups
we looked at ads in magazines and what stereotypes are found

2012-02-17T13:49:00.000-06:00

***Have a wonderful February break! Classes start Monday, Feb. 27th, Day 2.

ELA 6
went to the library to get books
worked on final projects

French 9
handed back assignments
reviewed verbs in teams

French 7
handed back assignments
reviewed ALLER and FAIRE in partners

French 8
handed back the quiz on irregular verbs- students must study!!
handed back all asignments
reviewed verbs

Dance for grades 5-7
Eagle of the Month Assembly

2012-02-16T14:56:00.000-06:00

***Opposite sex day tomorrow
***Parkside dance P5

ELA 5
Spelling test
Worked on questons for Ch9-12

Library class - sign out books
Independent reading

ELA 6
Spelling test
Finish teacher read
Projects

Computer class
type the unit projects

French 8
quiz on irregular verbs
introduce the passe compose

2012-02-15T15:08:00.000-06:00

***Tight and bright day tomorrow!!

ELA 5
Read chapters 9-12 in Tuck Everlasting
Do the summary

Went to the computer lab and typed the first two diary entries

French 7
Reviewed FAIRE and ALLER in the present tense
used them in context

French 5
reviewed animal vocab - added 3 new words- need to study!!
played a few games
presented animal habitat posters

French 6
worked on clothing posters - due Friday

2012-02-14T15:00:00.000-06:00

***PJ day tomorrow - wear your pyjamas and get hot chocolate
***Thank you to the Grade 5 parents for sending lunch today.
***Thank you to the Grade 5s for the Valentines, the chocolates, and the candy:)

ELA 5
Tuck Everlasting
diary entries and questions for ch 5-8 are due tomorrow
Draw and write about an important part in this section
Practise spelling- test on Thursday
spelling assignment

ELA 6
Work on unit end projects

French 9
continue with questions about products used and purchased
passe compose using ETRE

2012-02-13T13:15:00.000-06:00

***Valentine Party for Grade 5s tomorrow at lunch - check the list that was sent home
***Red, white and pink day tomorrow (wear at least 2 colours for points)
***Candy grams sold at noon from Mon-Wed for 25 cents

ELA 5
looked at character development and started diary entries

ELA 6
Teacher read
started work on final projects

independent reading - due March 2

French 6
review vocabulary
2 handouts
poster - due Friday

2012-02-08T18:37:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
Spelling test Tuck #1
Tuck chapters 5-8 - read, jot notes, and summary

Library period - sign out books
Independent Reading

ELA 6
Finish the articles on Free the Children
Share with the class the information gleaned
choose final project

French 8
reviewed irregular verbs in the present tense
sports and seasons

2012-02-07T17:41:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
Finish Tuck questions and spelling for Ch1-4 - due tomorrow
Computer lab - finish descriptive paragraphs
Destination Reading

French 7
Review regular ER verbs - use in sentences
Asking the question "do you do / or play...." and answering orally
work with a partner to do the written part

French 5
review animal vocabulary - added another three - you must study each class!!
work on poster - due before the break

French 6
review vocabulary - add another three - you must study and review after each class
poster on person and clothing due before the break

2012-02-06T15:28:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
Read ch 2-4 Tuck Everlasting
questions

Spelling practise with a partner
Spelling lesson due Wednesday

ELA 6
Free the Children videos and newspaper articles

French 9
Passe Compose introduced - practise

2012-02-03T13:14:00.000-06:00

***A letter was sent home today for the Grade 5 Valentine Party.
***Report cards were handed out.
***Coin roll for Snowarama.

2012-02-02T15:45:00.000-06:00

Important reminders for tomorrow:
*coin roll - bring your pennies and coins
*hot dog sale $1.50 each, cans of pop $1.00
*forms for hot lunches are due
*nerd day

ELA 5
Discussed opinionnaire as a class - did a tally on a grid
Read the prologue and 2 chapters of Tuck Everlasting
Pretest using Tuck Everlasting vocabulary
Finished read aloud

French 5
Introduced 3 new animals - review all vocabulary by next class
Worked on poster

ELA 6
Read aloud
Finish Rights of a Child - due Monday

2012-02-01T14:54:00.000-06:00

ELA 6
Continued with the Rights of Children and watched a presentation by Mrs. Layh on India

Library class - return and exchange books - teacher read

French 7
Handed tests and projects back
Introduced a new unit - pass times and hobbies

French 9
Questions and responses in the affirmative and the negative
Buying food - do you have enough money?

French 8
Reviewed regular and irregular verbs
Statements in the affirmative and negative

2012-01-31T15:40:00.000-06:00

***Hot dog sale and penny roll on Friday for Snowarama

ELA 5
Introduced Tuck Everlasting
Did an opinionnaire and began small group discussion

Library class and teacher read

ELA 6
Introduced the Rights of a Child
worked in groups
Computer class - we checked out all the possibilities for the final project

French 8
handed back projects and went over
finished off partner work, asking questions and responding in the affirmative and the negative

2012-01-27T14:52:00.000-06:00

***No school for students Monday - professional development

ELA 5
teacher read
all overdue assignments must be completed by 3:30 today

computer lab class
worked on typing descriptive paragraph
Wordle on India

French 7
did restaurant presentations in groups

French 5
2 assignments on animals
animal poster

French 6
2 assignments with a partner on clothing
full size person and clothing

2012-01-26T15:06:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
Catch up class on all overdue / incomplete assignments

India project
Independent reading

ELA 6
Review final project options
Overdue / incomplete assignments

French 9
review the formulation of questions and answers in the affirmative and negative
numbers to 100 and money

2012-01-24T14:32:00.000-06:00

***Ski trip tomorrow!
Remember to dress appropriately, bring a lunch or money (unless you have a food voucher), and ski pass if you have one

ELA 5
wrote the unit test on Tales
worked on India project

French 5
worked on animal poster and all ELA overdues

ELA 6
Had a presentation by a First Nations Elder

2012-01-17T16:00:00.000-06:00

***Last call for ski forms tomorrow at 3:20!!

ELA 6
Sojourner's Truth - choose parts - practise
Read aloud

ELA 5
Work on writing
Finish spelling - due Friday

French 6
review clothing vocabulary
Draw a student and label clothing

2012-01-16T17:05:00.000-06:00

Ski forms and money due Wednesday at 3:20!!

ELA 5
We reviewed descriptive paragraphs - students filled in the graphic organizer, using the five senses.
They began writing their descriptive paragraph and we will continue tomorrow.

Spelling list #6 - review lesson - choose words spelled incorrectly on lessons 1-5
Handed out the review lesson #6 - students began working on this

French 5
Reviewed animal vocabulary (first 12) and introduced 3 more. I handed out a master list of animal names and habitats.
Students worked on the poster with their partner.

ELA 6
Spelling pretest #5 and new list of words
Introduced and read Sojourner's Truth
Reread tonight and choose part for tomoorw.

2012-01-13T15:33:00.000-06:00

ELA 6
Spelling test in partners
Spelling assignment due

Finish diary - due Monday
Library class - exchange books - teacher read

French 9
Hand in final draft of movie review
Work on introducing vocabulary for the new unit - The Young Consumer

French 7
Practise for restaurant scenerio and study for test - next class

French 8
Present music projects

2012-01-12T17:32:00.000-06:00

***Superhero Day tomorrow :)
***Ski form and money due by Wednesday, Jan.18!!

ELA 5
Introduction to descriptive paragraphs. We did some visual memory exercises and looked for sensory words in a paragraph.

French 8
wrote unit test - prepared and practised for music presentations tomorrow

ELA a
Finished listening to the Elder stories, read an essay on Residential schools, and began writing a diary.

2012-01-11T16:29:00.001-06:00

***Early dismissal tomorrow
***Superhero Day Friday, Jan. 13th

ELA 5
The Rajah's Rice - culminating activity
jot notes on the India presentation

Library class - return and exchange books
Read aloud

French 7
do the review for the test and correct
test outline

French 5
Animals - new vocabulary
list of animals found in different habitats

French 6
calendars and tests back
introduce new unit on clothing

2012-01-10T17:24:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
The Rajah's Rice
We read, made predictions, discussed and then verified if our predictions were correct.
Read aloud
Practised spelling with a partner- test on Thusday.
We worked on spelling assignment - due tomorrow
Mrs.Layh did a presentation on her experiences in India. Students have a choice of 3 culminating projects.

ELA 6
practised spelling with a partner - test on Thursday
Worked on spelling lesson with a partner
Independent reading

Frecnh 9
finished final draft of movie review - due today

2012-01-09T17:37:00.000-06:00

ELA 6
Spelling lesson #4

Introduce residential schools and First Nations Elder stories

ELA 5
Introduce The Rajah's Rice and the choice of projects for Mrs. Layh's presentation on India tomorrow
located India on the map and looked at some math use in everyday life

French 6
Went to the basketball clinic

2012-01-06T15:40:00.000-06:00

ELA 5
read aloud
Independent reading
Spelling pretest
Spelling list
spelling lesson #5 - due Wednesday

French 5
handed tests back
had one more school of the future presentation
introduced new unit on animals - brainstormed vocabulary

ELA 6
Spelling pretest
spelling list
Read aloud

2012-01-05T15:49:00.000-06:00

***An important letter was sent home today regarding the ski trip for grade 5-8. Please read carefully and return by January 18. Grade 5 and 7A, please hand in to Ms. Desnoyers.

ELA 6
"How to Solve Conflict" and "What is Friendship"
Discussed positive and negative feelings around Christmas
Who do we tend to have conflict with? Why?

Independent Reading - went over how everything was marked and expectations
Read, filled in log and did response journal

French 8
Worked in lab on final draft of music review
test on Jan 12 and pesentations on Jan 13

French 7
worked on final drafts of menu and skit
review Jan 11
practise skits Jan 13
Test Jan 19
presentations Jan 23

French 9
gave tests back and went over them
final draft of movie critique is due on Jan. 13
Introduced new unit on the young consumer

2012-01-04T17:27:00.000-06:00

***Welcome back!

ELA 5
Independent reading - hand back and go over expectations
Start a new book - fill in chart -do response journal
Library class - return books - read aloud

ELA 6
Library class - return books - Wordle
Read suspense stories in groups
Read aloud

French 8
Handed back rough drafts - several are overdue
Gave dates for the test (Jan. 12) and presentations (Jan. 13)

2012-01-02T14:31:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!!
***Classes start Wednesday, January 4th. (day 6)