Homework

Media Literacy Assignment due Monday (Advertisement)

Wear red and white tomorrow

Bring in a toonie for Terry

Friday is a PD Day

Homework

Advertisement due Monday

Math test tomorrow

Page 41 #1 and #3

Meet the Teacher Tonight!

No word study this week!

Homework

Media Advertisement due Monday

Math Test on Wednesday

Math Review

Gr 7 Page 160 #22, 23  Page 35 #6-8, #10-14 #17 #19

Gr 8 Page 43 #2-6, 8, 9, 10, 12  Page 355 #1-4

Student Life is Getting Busy in 7/8R

Ahhhh...where is the time going?  It is almost October and I feel like time is flying...what a great bunch of kids we have in this class.  I am having so much fun teaching 7/8 this year.  CTK rocks, and the students are the reason why...we as educators are so lucky to work with such great kids!!

To catch you up on curriculum:

Math:  We are finishing our first unit on Number Sense and Numeration.  We covered Factoring and Multiples, Squares and Square Roots, Exponents and BEDMAS.  Our test is scheduled for Wednesday.

Reading:  We are working on making connections and writing a proper reader response.

Writing:  We are working on paragraph format and descriptive writing

Media:  Creating an advertisement to appeal and convince the general population.

Science (Gr 7):  We are working on pure substances and mixtures.

Phys-Ed:  We are running the beep test weekly, engaging in various fitness activities, and doing aerobics on Wednesdays.

Religion:  We are wrapping up our mini unit on the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Arts:  Various visual art, dance, and drama techniques

Our School Community:

We held student elections on Friday.  It was a tight race, but only four people could be elected out of  eleven.  The following students were chosen:

Frankie Facchineri

Alyssa Gibson

Michael S

Mila Schiavo

Our class has started partnering up with the SK/Gr 1 class every other Friday to read together.  The focus is to improve primary literacy, leadership, and promote a sense of family and community.

Below are some of the latest classroom photos!

Selfie with AK!

AK's Angels

Our Classroom Door

We do lots of group work in 7/8R...everyone loves the bucket chairs!

Abby's campaign poster

Alyssa's campaign poster

Reading with our buddies

Student Elections

Friday Gym Class

Homework

Math:  Extra Practice Sheet, TEST ON WEDNESDAY

Spelling test moved to Monday

Have a great weekend!!!

Student Council results coming in shortly...

Homework

Writing:  "Describing a Place" due tomorrow, Word Work due tomorrow

Art:  Due Friday

Math:

Grade 7: Page 155 #1-5

Grade 8:  Page 27 #1-3, 6,7

Math Test:  Wed.  Everything we have learned so far.

Spelling Test:  Friday


Religion Presentations on Monday

Student Council Elections tomorrow!!!!!

Homework

Science:  Quiz on Thursday, Question due tomorrow

Literacy:  Two Islands sheet due tomorrow
Descriptive Writing piece due Thursday
Word Work due Friday

Math:  Extra Practice sheet due tomorrow

Art:  Due Friday

Religion:  Due Monday

Homework

Math:
Gr 7: Page 25-26 #1-8

Gr 8:  Page 21 #1,2,4,5

English:

"Describe a Place" due Thursday

Word Work due Friday

Spelling Test on Friday

Art due Friday

Religion Presentations on Monday

Making Prime Factorization, Multiples and Factors Fun!

We wrapped up our lesson on Factors, Multiples, and Prime Factorization a few days ago.  To wrap up a new concept, we usually play a game of some sort.  For these concepts I took out my decks of cards.

Grade 7s:  The partners would flip two cards.  They were instructed to find the product of the two numbers.  They were then instructed to find the factors of the number.  They were instructed to repeat the process with two new cards.  From there they were instructed to find the common factors and GCF, and the LCM.

Grade 8s.  They were instructed to flip three cards and find the product of all three.  From there they were instructed to find the prime factorization of the number.

Homework

Math:  Extra Practice Sheet

Literacy:  Reader Response

Both due Monday

Have a great weekend!

Homework

Gr 7 Math:  Page 21 #1-6

Gr 8 Math:  Page 327 #1,3,5

Have a great night!

Tuesday, September 15th

NOTICE:  Student Council elections will be next Friday.  You will present your speeches that day.  Start promoting yourself!

Math worksheet due tomorrow

Paragraph due tomorrow

Science questions due tomorrow

Gr 8 Geography title page and definition sheet due tomorrow

Homework

Rough copy of paragraph due tomorrow.  Have a great night!!

Curriculum Corner

This month we will be focusing on the following curriculum elements in Grade 7/8R

Math:  We will be exploring factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, exponents, squares and square roots, and order of operations.  We will be working with three part math lessons, and evaluation will be done through the Assessment Focus Journal and a Unit Test, along with anecdotal notes.

Literacy:  We are currently working on paragraph writing.  We will be starting short stories soon.
We are also working on making connections and writing a proper Reader Response.  Students will need a novel for independent reading.

Religion:  We are studying the gifts of the Holy Spirit this month.  We are examining how we can use our own personal gifts to make the world a better place.

Science/Geography:  The Grade 7s will be learning Pure Substances and Mixtures, while the Grade 8s will begin their geography unit 1.

Phys-Ed: Mondays we will be focusing on fitness activities like the beep test, yoga, push-ups, squats, skipping, etc, Wednesdays we will be doing aerobics videos, and Fridays are game days.  All activities will focus on improving cardiovascular health and building strength.

Arts:  We will rotate the arts, one week working on a visual art piece, one week dance and one week drama.  At times we will work on one piece for three or four weeks.

We are also in charge of preparing the first mass, on October 14th at Corpus Christie Parish.

Homework

Religion Response due Monday

Have a novel for Monday

Have a great weekend!

Notes from Today...

Homework

Biopoems and Lifemaps due tomorrow

Gr 8:  Page 17 #1 a-c, #2 a-c, #3

Brainstorming Web due tomorrow

Have a novel for Monday

Get agenda signed and bring in T-Shirt money

Cleaning Up The Yard 

Today the Grade 7 and 8s showed their leadership skills by cleaning up the front yard of the school.  We are proud of our little school and want to help make the outside represent the greatness that is found inside.

God's Gifts

Today in Religion we talked about how we are gifts of God.  We traveled around the room in silence, writing on the paper we pasted on our backs, the different gifts that we believe God bestowed in each other.  Tomorrow we will read these papers, and take a look at what gifts others see inside of us.

Homework

Math: Gr 7 Page 16-17 #1,2,4,5
Gr 8- Worksheet

Biopoems and Lifemaps due Friday

Bring in agendas signed and money for T-shirts

Finish/Edit the paragraph on Matteo for tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 8th: AKA The First Day

Today was awesome...

I am so blessed to be teaching such a great bunch of kids this year.  We have a little class of 21 students.  There are 8 Grade 8s, and 13 Grade 7s.  The kids were smiling and laughing throughout the day, and by noon were very comfortable in their surroundings. We are broken up into three groups, each group with our own name.

Today we went over the agenda, classroom rules, expectations, and routines.  We played some getting to know you games, and began our very first assignment.

Homework:

Biopoems and Lifemaps are due Friday
Get your agenda signed for 100 house league points by Friday
Hand first day letters to your parents!

First Day Letter and Classroom Guidelines

 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Hello!  My name is Suzanne Reaume, and I will be your child’s teacher this year.  I have been teaching for ten years, most of which were spent at St. Mary’s School in Maidstone.  I am overjoyed to be teaching at Christ the King again this year, and am looking forward to all the good things that 2015-16 will bring.  This year I hope to help your child bring forth a zest for learning and an energy for school life!

I am including a classroom syllabus with this letter.  It is an outline of my expectations for the students in the classroom and throughout the school. I believe it is important to put forth a strong effort in class, a friendly approach in the playground, and model appropriate behavior for the little ones.

Students will be using agendas daily in order to record homework and any important notes.  You may also use the agenda to leave me messages as well.  I will instruct the students to bring me their agenda in the morning if there is a message for me.  Please remind your child to do so as well.  Please initial your child’s agenda nightly.

I love teaching for many reasons, one being that teachers are always learning, just like their students.  I look forward to learning and mastering all of the new programs there are out there, one specific program being “MYTOOLS2Go.”  Every student will have a mytools2go account, where they can upload and create documents.  In using this program, students can access every project they create on mytools2go, wherever they have an electronic device. This program will really benefit both students and teachers.  

Also, we will be making regular visits to the Budamir Library. If your child does not have a library card, I will send home a form to be filled out by the parent, allowing the student their own personal card.

I feel it is important to point out that it is recommended that students have a pair of indoor running shoes to wear in the school.  It is important for students to have the appropriate attire for safety reasons while participating in Physical Education.

I would like to thank you in advance for your participation in your child’s education for the upcoming 2015-16 school year.  Please feel free to call me with any questions.  

Yours in Catholic Education (and in making learning fun!),

Ms. Reaume

Grade 7 and 8 Teacher

Ms. Reaume’s Grade 7 and 8 Class Guidelines

The following are a set of rules, regulations, and requirements for Grade 7 and 8 2015-16:

1.  All students are expected to put forth their best effort in all areas: Attitude, Academics, Physical Education, School Participation.

2.  All students will be responsible for their behavior at all times within the school. If there is a time where a student has made a poor choice, the student will follow the discipline outline below (depending on the severity of the situation, some steps may be skipped):

A) Warning

B) Recess Detention

C) Phone call home

D) Meeting with Administration

3.  All students are expected to complete all homework and assignments on time.  If work is not completed on time, parents will be notified in the agenda which will be sent home to be signed and returned to school.

4.  Physical Education will take place three times a week, and outdoor or indoor fitness activities may take place on the days we do not have the gym. It is suggested that students have a pair of indoor running shoes, and wear running shoes to school.  We will be running the beep test and doing aerobics, so the kids will need a change of clothes as well.

6.  Students are encouraged to read nightly and practice multiplication and division facts at home on a regular basis.  This will assist in all areas of learning.

8.  Students will be keeping track of their marks in a personalized folder.  Each month a rubric will be sent home with the marks your child has received on his/her assignments for the month.  Please initial the rubric and return to school.

9.  Assessment and Evaluation techniques have changed since we as parents have been in school.  There is a much heavier emphasis on anecdotal notes, observation, and conferencing with students in order to determine where the student stands in a subject area, especially Mathematics.  Please be aware that your child will be responsible for a “Math Journal” or as we call it, an “Assessment Focus Book” and it will be leveled, as well as tests and quizzes, but marks will also be received through conferencing and observations as well.

The reason that these guidelines are put in place is to ensure the utmost success for the students this year!  Good luck! Please feel free to contact me with any concerns or questions.

Thank-you,

Ms. S Reaume

Welcomes to Ms. Reaume's Grade 7/8 Class Blog

Welcome to the Grade 7 and 8 Blog!  

This is a place where homework will be recorded, and school information and important dates can be found.  

Classroom photos, videos used in lessons, or overviews of upcoming units may also occasionally be found here as well.

Please remember, this blog is a secondary source to the agenda.  There will be times where the blog is not updated until later in the evening, or possibly not updated due to unforeseen circumstances.

About the Teacher...

My name is Ms. Suzanne Reaume.  I have been teaching ten years, most of which were spent at St. Mary's School in Maidstone.  Last year I had the privilege of teaching Grade 5 here at CTK and I absolutely loved it!  I have taught Grades 5-8, and love working with kids!

I am married, and have a little boy who will soon be turning three years old.  I am also the mother to a 100 pound rescue dog named Lucky.

I love playing sports, reading, spending time with my family, watching my dog chase squirrels, and swimming.

I am a Detroit Tigers fan, I love watching the Olympics, dancing, and using drama as a vehicle for learning.

I'm looking forward to teaching Grade 7/8 at CTK this year!