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
Welcome to 7A!
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:
Writing: W
WWW/Vocab:
Art:
History:
Science:
Health:
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
username: lhcsonline
password: lhcsonline
This week in 7B:
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, Staff Student Softball game
Next Week
15 - Monday: Viv/ Bio Vocab Test
16 - Tuesday: Math Angles Test
17 - Wednesday:
18 - Thursday: Bingemans Field trip
19 - Friday: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
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
Math:
Reading:
Writing:
History:
Due Dates
Weekly:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
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.