This Week

We have a very busy week ahead
1. Rehearsals on Wednesday, morning and afternoon
2. Science Test on Thursday - study questions went home with you today.
3. Concert at SATEC on Thursday evening - we are performing. Please be at SATEC by 6:00
4. Ethan, Ayden and Thomas - Mr. Corby will be practicing with you this week, so please be mindful of the times he has set aside for you. Thanks to Mr. Corby.

If there are any remaining Heart and Stroke / Pizza Lunch forms, please have them in tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.
Ms Vincent

Monday Update

Hi all
Busy times!
1. Lit Circles, assignment 2 due tomorrow. So many level 4s and even a couple of level 4+. I'm so happy and so should you be.
2. Getting Rick Westermann out of his BMW and into the subway system. Due on Wednesday. Typed.
3. Math word problem assessment tomorrow. I will try and have today's shorter assessment marked by then.
4. Jump Rope for Heart - I haven't seen any returned pledge forms???? We will be jumping on Friday afternoon! Pledge forms, please!
5. Food Bank - We have chick peas and tomatoes! What will you be bringing in this week???

See you all tomorrow.

Update

1. There will be a Math test on Monday for this unit. Please review what you do not understand in prep for tomorrow's class.  Tomorrow, we will be working on the multi-step problems that are more difficult in prep for your test on Monday.
2. Those who still owe me Lit Circles or Boreal Regions, tomorrow is your last day.  I will not accept either of these after tomorrow.
3. Donations for Ryan are still being accepted. Thanks for your support to date.
4. There are some of you who need to stay after school for extra support. You know who you are. Please speak to your parents to ensure that they know where you are until about 4:00. See you after school tomorrow.

Ms. V.

Ryan's Amazing Adventure

Hi all

This is the note that went home with students today. In case you did not receive it or you would like to share it further, I've posted it on this blog. On behalf of the O'Reilly's, thank you for your support.

Ryan’s Mount Everest Trek and Volunteer Effort

On May 7^th, Ryan O’Reilly will be leaving on a 32-day trip to Nepal. I am paraphrasing from the email that Paul and Elsa O’Reilly sent us to highlight Ryan’s quest.

Ryan will be part of a small group of people who will be trekking up Mount Everest to base camp Nepal for 13 days. He has been working with a personal trainer to be ready for this very difficult trek. In addition to the trek, Ryan will be working in the Sindupalchowak district of Nepal, a sacred Buddhist place. This is a region where access to education is limited and most families are supported through subsistence farming, working in India and abroad, or selling their daughters to human traffickers. Ryan will be volunteering in a school gym where he will be teaching gym as well as leading in recreational and physical activities to help improve students’ health. As the O’Reilly’s have said, “This is a trip of a life time for anyone, let alone a 12-year-old boy.”  Here at Clairlea, we are feeling tremendously proud of Ryan for his dedication and enthusiasm and for giving so much of his personal time and effort to such a worthy cause.

How can we help?

The O’Reilly’s would like to send Ryan with cash donations to assist in areas such as textbooks, school supplies, equipment and scholarships. The students in our class yelled an emphatic, “Yes!” when I asked them if they would like to donate to Ryan’s Mount Everest trek and volunteer effort. We are already receiving cash donations from community members and I am extending this out to his friends in our Grade 7 class. We would so love to send Ryan on his trek knowing that our donations are going to such a worthwhile cause. If you are able to support Ryan, I will be gathering cash donations next week and forwarding along to the O’Reilly’s, before May 7^th. Thank you for your support and all the best to Ryan in his amazing and self-less adventure. Ryan, our world needs more people like you.

Update

Hi all
We have had a rather (extremely!) busy week.
1. Boreal Shield is due tomorrow.
2. In-class Science assignment - we will work on this for 2 more periods on Monday afternoon and then I will be gathering them in. No part of this assignment is to be done at home. Learning how to manage your class time is important, i.e., working productively during class time to an expected due date.
3. Lit Circle assignment 1 is due on Tuesday. I gather you are enjoying your novels by the amount of reading I'm seeing in the class. Good stuff!
4. Track and Field (again!) tomorrow. The top 8 of every event from yesterday's track and field day will compete with the Grade 7 FI class tomorrow afternoon as they were on a field trip yesterday and were unable to compete. So, you know who you are. Please come dressed in layers with sunscreen and water. It will be cold but sunny.
5. Head Lice forms went home today - make sure someone checks your lid. It's that time of year again!
6. Permission forms went home today for the Into The Woods performance on Wednesday of next week. We will be walking to SATEC.
7. Monday, April 30 is the day for our Hep. B/Meningitis C shots. Don't be absent!

Grade 7 French Immersion
I have not seen you for quite some time due to field trips and track and field. Mme Stempiniak and I will be arranging some double periods of French/English in the next week.

See you all tomorrow.

Ms V.

Tonight

Homework
1. Boreal Shield assignment is due on Friday - except for those who were not at school on Friday (Quentin, Aleen, Ethan). Yours are due on Monday.
2. Lit Circle - first assignment is due on Tuesday, May 1st.
3. I Cubed people - please work on your assignments.

Tomorrow is Track and Field. The weather will be warmish - please dress in layers. Wear running shoes, hat/sunscreen. Bring water.

See you all tomorrow.

Ms. Vincent

Homework

Hi all
Homework -

• Boreal Shield assignment due on Friday.
• Lit Circles - due May 1st - can be handed in earlier.
• Students who are working on I-Cubed - please work on your write-ups tonight.

Track and Field has been cancelled for Wednesday.
I-Cubed trip is on Friday - permission forms will go home tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.
Ms V.