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DIVING DEEP
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2: 6-7
Grade 7A - Mrs. Van Pelt and Mr. Kooy's homeroom (updated Jan. 6)
Welcome to 7A! Coming up...
Memory Work is weekly. A link has been posted below for a digital copy of Memory Work.
Grade 7A Bible memory work 2025-26
Mrs. Van Pelt:
Reading: We are currently reading and responding to short stories in our Unit, "Building Community".
Writing: Students are working on an article response. Rough drafts are due on Friday, Jan. 9. After that, we will write mystery stories based on Harris Burdick.
WWW/Vocab: Students have an exercise book with all of their words and definitions. To find flashcards or other games/quizzes online, look for the root words at quizlet.com.
Art: Students need to finish their pointillism paintings at home or at recesses. No more class time will be given. We will write a quiz on Colour theory and Georg Seurat on Friday, Jan. 16. We are beginning Clay Snowman this week.
Geography: Students need to finish their individual poster projects about vegetation regions in the world by Wednesday, Jan. 7. No more class time will be given. We are beginning Unit 2: Natural Resources, this week.
Science: We have started the unit, Pure Substances and Mixtures. We hope to learn more about atoms, elements, compounds, and mixtures through labs, slideshows, and videos.
Mr. Kooy:
Bible: Our current unit is a study of the Gospels- the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. We are learning about each gospel writer's themes, intended audience and purpose.
Math: Our current topics include financial literacy and data management. The students are working on a project that involves using a spreadsheet to organize, display and analyze Beep Test data.
Mrs. Eelkema (Music)
January Performance Tests: Warm Up line 3 and line 56 are due Tuesday, January 13
Helpful links: Britannica online
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Grade 7B: Mr. Mischuk
Updated Dec 17
Updated Dec 17
This week in 7B:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: French Quiz
Thursday: Everything Christmas Spirit Day
Friday: 7B Christmas Party / movie, White Elephant Gift exchange
What 7B is up to...
Our students are performing in their first public performance on Wednesday at 2pm and Thursday at 6:30pm.
*Please ensure your student has a functioning calculator for math. It does not have to be a scientific calculator.
Reading: We are reading "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen. We are learning how to create deep questions, summarize main ideas, pull out important passages, make connections, and visualize what is going on in the story to help us have a deeper understanding of the books themes.
Writing:
Math: We are learning about data collection, organization and interpretation. We have been learning how to use Google Spreadsheets to organize and display data from surveys and data that we collect. We are currently using Statistics Canada to help us in making an infographic about a topic of interest.
Geography: We have been learning about vegetation regions and patterns around the world. We have been learning about rivers, oceans, and water systems this week.
Science: We have been studying our new science unit on Pure Substances and Mixtures. We have been learning about particle theory and how all matter is made up of atoms, elements, and molecules. This week we explored pure substances, mixtures and solutions.
Bible: We are learning about the Gospel of John as we wrap up our intro to the Gospel unit.
Art: We are making Tom Thompson style Christmas Ornaments.
Vocab: We wrote our test for Spec, Dict, Ject, and Sect this week.
January Performance Tests: Warm Up line 3 and line 56 are due Tuesday, January 13
Regular Due Dates:
Bible Memory Work: See linked list
Vocabulary Quiz:
French Quiz:
Grade 8A -Mrs. Eelkema (updated Jan 7)
Math: This week, we are beginning a new math unit on perimeter and area. We’ll learn how to measure the distance around shapes and the space inside them, using formulas and real-world examples.
Reading: We are working through a series of short stories, focusing on how we respond to injustice.
Writing and Geography: Over the next few weeks, students will be working on non-fiction writing, integrating these skills with our geography projects.
Mrs. Hunse
Health: We have been discussing friendships and boundaries, exploring what quality friendships are like and how we can establish boundaries when necessary.
Art: We are working on a wire sculpture of the human body. The end product will be a sculptural portrait of a human expressing an emotion or movement.
Bible: We continue our study of the early church in the book of Acts. We are learning about the first martyr, Stephen and will be begin a newspaper report assignment on the stoning of Stephen.
Mrs. Van Pelt
Science: We are working through our unit, Fluids, studying what Fluids are, investigating fluids on the move, and learning about the Great Molasses Flood, density, and buoyancy through labs, slideshows, and videos. Students have been creating videos about Fluids. Videos need to be edited and added to 8A science googleclassroom before JAN. 5!
Due Dates
Fri. Jan 9: Geography Research is due.
Wed. Jan 14: 8A is leading Chapel.
Wed. Jan 14: WWW quiz "pend"
Weekly:
Monday: Band
Tuesday: Library, Phys Ed
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz, Phys Ed
Thursday: Band, Memory Work
Grade 8B 2025/2026 - Ms. Miedema (updated Jan 7)
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas Break spent with family and friends. See you in 2026!
Reading: We have started our next novel study, Inside Out and Back Again, that tells the story of Ha and her family who leave Vietnam and move to America during the Vietnam War.
Math: We will begin our next unit on Measurement in January.
Geography: Students are working with a partner to explore the factors that contribute to the quality of life in different countries around the world. This is a large project - most work will be done in class, but there may be a bit of finish up that happens at home. Students will need a tri-fold board for their final product. Research is due on Friday, January 9th.
Science: We have started our unit on Fluids. We will study what Fluids are, investigate fluids on the move, and learn about the Great Molasses Flood, density, and buoyancy through labs, slideshows, and videos.
Mrs. Hunse:
Writing: Family metaphor poems were due Monday. We are beginning to explore writing fables this week. Our personal narrative story will be transformed into a fable focusing on symbolism, characters, and a universal moral.
Health: We have been discussing friendships and boundaries, exploring what quality friendships are like and how we can establish boundaries when necessary.
Art: We are working on a wire sculpture of the human body. The end product will be a sculptural portrait of a human expressing an emotion or movement.
Bible: We continue our study of the early church in the book of Acts. We are learning about the first martyr, Stephen and will be begin a newspaper report assignment on the stoning of Stephen.
Ms. Huinink:
Vocabulary: Here is a document with all the vocabulary lists for the year. Please bring a dictionary to school if you do not already have one. This is an important tool to have for vocabulary class.
Due Dates
Remember to bring your instrument to school on Monday!
Weekly:
Monday: Band, Memory Work
Tuesday: Band, Memory Work
Wednesday: Phys Ed
Thursday: Library, Phys Ed
Friday: Vocabulary HW & Quiz
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