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 May 27)
Welcome to 7A! Coming up...
Class Trip to Bingeman's Water Park coming up on Thursday, June 18th. A permission form will be going home early next week. Stay tuned for more details!
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 are continuing our short story unit, "Serving Others". Some assignments will need to be completed at home, if they are not done during classtime.
Writing: We have started our unit on poetry. Students are discovering that they are indeed poets!
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. Quiz on "flect, flex" AND "frail, fract" next week Thursday.
Art: Toilet Paper Sculptures are due Friday, June 5. Students are reminded to bring "props" to set up their food. Next up: stamping!
History: We are continuing our learning about New France and British North America. The 7 Year War with a Comic Strip Assignment is due on Thursday, May 28. We are currently learning about Governor Carleton, the American Revolution, and the Loyalists. Review sheets go home later this week. Test: Monday, June 8th!
Science: We have started our new unit about Structures: defining, classifying, and looking at structural stability and components. Mini-projects due Wednesday, June 3.
Health: We are currently learning about substance use and abuse, including the dangers of vaping. Slogan posters due Monday, June 1.
Mr. Kooy:
Bible: Our current unit is a study of Jesus' early ministry. We will have a unit test on Monday, June 1. Students are required to hand in their completed study guides.
Math: Our current unit topic is calculating surface area and volume of 3-D structures.
Band
Thursday, June 11: Hand in instruments
Helpful links: Britannica online
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This week in 7B:
1 - Monday: Day 9 Reading
2 - Tuesday: Day 10 Reading, Softball Tournament
3 - Wednesday: Pizza Lunch
4 - Thursday: Vocab quiz: Mal/ Ben/Bon
5 - Friday: District Track and Field, Library Books due, Surface Area and Volume Math Test
Next Week
8 - Monday: Hot Dog Orders Due, Group Novel Review Due
9 - Tuesday: History Loyalists Test
10 - Wednesday:, Science Structures Test
11 - Thursday: Courageous Biography Due, Bible Test: Who is Jesus?
12 - Friday: Hot Dog Lunch
Class Trip to Bingeman's Water Park coming up on Thursday, June 18th. A permission form will be going home early next week. Stay tuned for more details!
What 7B is up to...
Reading: We are completing a group novel studies. Our role is to ask and respond to questions that help us understand the characters and themes on a deeper level. We are Writing a review of the novel and then will be completing a group porject to analyze the character development in the novel.
Writing: We are working on writing biographies of a person who has shown great courage and curiosity. Biographies are due on Thursday June 11.
Math: We are learning how to calculate surface area and voloume of 3D shapes. Next Week we will learn about angles.
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. This week we're learning about the exile of the loyalists and how the different groups affected Canadian culture.
Science: We are working on a large project combining what we have learned about heat in the environment and strucutes. We are creating structures that can withstand the elements. Heat from a radiant energy source, wind, earthquakes, and rain.
Health: We are learning about the consequences of substance/ behavioural abuse and addiction.
Bible: We are searching to answer the question: Who is Jesus? and What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ?
Art: We are creating our own clay bobble heads
Vocab: Mal and Bon test this week.
Band
Tuesday, June 9: Hand in instruments
Regular Due Dates:
Bible Memory Work: See linked list
French Quiz:
Grade 8A -Mrs. Eelkema (updated June 5)
Math: We are currently studying probability. We will have our FINAL math test on Thursday, June 11.
Reading: We are presenting our character boxes.
Writing: We are writing and performing Elephant and Piggie plays.
History: We are now exploring how Canada expanded westward in the years following 1867. We will examine the opportunities, challenges, and conflicts that emerged during this period.
Mrs. Hunse (updated May 25)
Health: We are continuing our discussion on healthy relationships. Over the next few weeks, we will cover topics such as male and female identity, dating, marriage, and online harms and influences related to sexuality.
Art: We are finishing up our grade 8 memory pages for our grad booklets. They are due this week. Next, we will do a one point perspective drawing.
Bible: We have a Bible test next week on the Passion Week. A study sheet will be provided and posted on Google Classroom.
Mrs. Van Pelt
Science: Wonderful participation in our Cell Debates, Gr. 8A! We are finishing our year off with a brief unit about types of Systems.
Due Dates
Monday, June 8: Literature Character Boxes presentations.
Thursday, June 11: Math Test, French Quiz
Classroom Clean Up -We are sending home all student school supplies. Please bring extra bags to school for all your stuff!
Grade 8 Picnic Potluck Lunch -Students are asked to bring in some food to share with their classmates.
Friday, June 12: Graduation Rehearsal at Community CRC (morning)
Weekly:
Monday: Band
Tuesday: Library, Phys Ed
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz, Phys Ed
Thursday: Band, Memory Work
Grade 8B 2025/2026 - Ms. Miedema (updated June 5th)
Coming Up:
Last Day of Classes for Grade 8! - Friday, June 12th
Ottawa Trip - Monday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 17
Graduation!! - Thursday, June 18
Due Dates
Remember to bring your instrument to school on Monday!
Wednesday, June 10 - Math Test, French Quiz
Thursday, June 11 - Science Quiz, Classroom Clean Up (bring bags)
Friday, June 12 - Graduation Rehearsal at CCRC
Weekly:
Monday: Band, Memory Work
Tuesday: Band, Memory Work
Wednesday: Phys Ed
Thursday: Library, Phys Ed
Friday: Vocabulary HW & Quiz
Reading: We are finishing up our short story unit reading from Choices & Decisions.
Math: We are working on our final unit, Probability. We will have a small unit test on Wednesday, June 10th.
History: We have learned about Confederation and will now learn about what happened afterwards.
Science: We will do a brief unit on Types of Systems to end the year. A quiz will take place on Thursday, June 11th.
Mrs. Hunse: (updated May 26)
Writing: We are finishing up our persuasive writing, focusing on rants. Students will present their rants to the class next week Monday and Wednesday.
Health: We are continuing our discussion on healthy relationships. Over the next few weeks, we will cover topics such as male and female identity, dating, marriage, and online harms and influences related to sexuality.
Art: We are finishing up our grade 8 memory pages for our grad booklets. They are due this week. Next, we will do a one-point perspective drawing.
Bible: We have a Bible test next week on the Passion Week. A study sheet will be provided and posted on Google Classroom.
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.