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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 Mar. 2)
Welcome to 7A! Coming up...our School Spirit Team encourages students to dress up for Spring Colours Day on Wed., March 11. Students are also welcome to create a spring-themed 2 dimensional Art project and/or poem and enter them in the contest by Tuesday, March 10.
Memory Work is weekly. A link has been posted below for a digital copy of Memory Work. Students are reminded to prepare adequately for the weekly quiz on Thursdays.
Grade 7A Bible memory work 2025-26
Mrs. Van Pelt:
Reading: We have begun our WWII book clubs. Students may need to complete their daily reading or responses at home. If you are the questioner, you may bring a snack to share with your group (4-5 ppl only) for your DAY. Note: we have Reading every day except Thursday.
Writing: Rough drafts due Tuesday, Feb. 24. We will continue with protocols and editing on Friday, Feb. 27. Good copies are due Friday, March 6.
Students will begin a one pager based on Black History in Canada this week. Rough drafts due Friday, March 6.
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. "cred" homework and quiz on Thursday, March 5.
Art: Students are currently finishing their group Art Project about Community, in the style of Yegisaw Michael. Next, they will be starting our shoe and "Rock Your Socks Art" project.
History: We have started our new unit about Canada's New France and British North America, 1713-1800. After our unit introduction and lessons on the changes in New France/BNA in 1713, we started research for our group inquiry project, "Culture and Tensions in New France, 1713-1755". See googleclassroom for more details about the project.
Science: Title pages for our new unit, Heat in the Environment are due Tuesday, Feb. 24. There will be no more class time given, so students need to finish these for homework. After the introduction into heat, we continuing our investigation into heat: warmth and coldness; explaining hot and cold; theories of heat, including kinetic molecular theory; and thermal expansion.
Mr. Kooy:
Bible: Our current unit is a study of Jesus' early ministry. Students are reminded to keep on notes and assignments. Tests from the unit on the introduction to the Gospels have been returned.
Math: Our current topic is "Integers". The skills involve performing operations with positive and negative whole numbers. Tests on the measurement of 2-dimensional figures will be returned this week.
Mrs. Eelkema
Tuesday, March 3: February Practice Sheets are due.
Helpful links: Britannica online
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Grade 7B: Mr. Mischuk
Updated Feb 23
If students wish to bring something for the class for valentines (completely optional) they must bring enough for everyone in the class (22 students).
Updated Feb 23
If students wish to bring something for the class for valentines (completely optional) they must bring enough for everyone in the class (22 students).
This week in 7B:
23 - Monday:
24 - Tuesday: Math Integers Test
24 - Wednesday: Science Heat quiz, French Test, Spirit Bear Project Due
25 - Thursday: Bible Memory - 10 Commandments
26 - Friday: PD Day - Devos: Jenna
Next Week
March -
3 - Tuesday: February Practice Sheets are due (band).
What 7B is up to...
Reading: We finished reading "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen and are now summarizing our learning by creating a short film or movie trailer based on the book. Students are using one of the given options to visually display the main themes and events of the novel.
Writing: We are in the midst of writing a fiction mystery narrative. We are learning about plot and what makes for a good mystery story.
Math: We are learning to add and subtract positive and negative integers (whole numbers).
History: We are learning how to be a historian by framing history through the lens of: historical significance, continuity and change, cause and consequences, and historical perspectives/ context. We are learning how the key events between 1713-1800 shaped British North America.
Science: We are learning about heat and how particles in gases, liquids, and solids react to being heated. We are also learning the various ways heat is transferred from one substance to another.
Bible: We are learning about Jesus' early ministry. From Jesus' baptism through to healing the Roman officials son.
Art: We are learning about colour theory and adding a little olympic flair.
Vocab: We are learning about the root word "Scrib" and "Script" this week.
Regular Due Dates:
Bible Memory Work: See linked list
French Quiz:
Grade 8A -Mrs. Eelkema (updated Feb 27)
Kiwanis Music Festival: The Grade 8 Band will perform on Thursday, April 9 at Laurel Heights Secondary School, at 12:30 pm. Parents are welcome to attend.
Math: We are wrapping up our study of transformations with a test, Friday, March 6.
Reading: Students are reading independent novels. We will write an essay response after March Break.
Writing: We are wrapping up our fables before March Break.
History: Our first history test, covering 1814-1838, will be Monday, March 9.
Mrs. Hunse (updated March 2)
Health: Students have a friendship interview assignment to work on this week. The final assignment is due next week.
Art: We have been producing our own impressionist painting of a landscape of our choice. Students are being stretched to not focus so closely on details but to be creative with their impressions.
Bible: We are coming to the end of our Bible unit on the Birth of the Church. We will have a unit test next week. It will be less on lesson details and more on overall themes and our reflections about what we have learned in this unit.
Mrs. Van Pelt
Science: We have begun our new unit, all about Cells. We hope to work with microscopes in the next week. Stay tuned for more information about a project to follow.
Due Dates
Monday, March 2: February Practice Sheets are due.
Wednesday, March 11: Art Quiz on Renoir
Friday, March 6: Math Test
Monday, March 9: History Test
Tuesday, March 10: Bible Test, Bible poem due
Thursday, March 12: Fables are due.
Thursday, March 12: Health Friendship assignment due
Weekly:
Monday: Band
Tuesday: Library, Phys Ed
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz, Phys Ed
Thursday: Band, Memory Work
Grade 8B 2025/2026 - Ms. Miedema (updated Feb 27th)
Kiwanis Music Festival: The Grade 8 Band will perform on Thursday, April 9 at Laurel Heights Secondary School, at 12:30 pm. Parents are welcome to attend.
Due Dates
Remember to bring your instrument to school on Monday!
Monday, March 2: February Practice Sheets are due.
Tuesday, March 3: Independent Novel Finished
Wednesday, March 4: Figurative Language Quiz
Thursday, March 5: Cell Labelling Quiz
Friday, March 6: Math Test (Unit 7 - Transformations)
Monday, March 9: Health Friendship assignment due
Tuesday, March 10: Bible Test, Bible poem due
Thursday, March 12th: History Test
Weekly:
Monday: Band, Memory Work
Tuesday: Band, Memory Work
Wednesday: Phys Ed
Thursday: Library, Phys Ed
Friday: Vocabulary HW & Quiz
Reading: Students need to have their Independent Novels finished by Tuesday, March 3rd. Students will be presenting a Book Talk the week before March Break.
Math: Unit 7 - Transformations Unit Test on Friday, March 6th.
History: We are learning about what happened after the War of 1812 in what is now Canada.
Science: We have started our next unit on Cells. Keep an eye out for an exciting project in the coming weeks! We will have a Cell Labelling Quiz on Thursday, March 5th.
Mrs. Hunse: (updated March 2)
Writing: We are starting a new poetry unit, focusing on figurative language, poetic devices, and analyzing poems. We will write our own poems in the coming weeks.
Health: Students have a friendship interview assignment to work on this week. The final assignment is due next week.
Art: We have been producing our own impressionist painting of a landscape of our choice. Students are being stretched to not focus so closely on details but to be creative with their impressions.
Bible: We are coming to the end of our Bible unit on the Birth of the Church. We will have a unit test next week. It will be less on lesson details and more on overall themes and our reflections about what we have learned in this unit.
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.
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