Humanities 9
Geographic Regions of Canada chart is due Monday, October 3rd...October? How did that happen?

Humanities 8
Comics are long overdue. World Maps are due Friday, September 30.

Toonies for Terry

Hey, bring a toonie for Terry on Tuesday! Let's beat last year's record of $5000.... Our goal this year is $6000!

Happy Weekend!

Humanities 8
Comics are due on Monday. We'll have a cartooning quiz on Monday as well. Please don't forget your writing handbook.

Humanities 9
There is no homework for the weekend! Overdue work includes:
- letter to/from your future self
- concept map, who do you think you are?
- memory map
- dinner story

Have a great weekend!

Happy Monday!

Humanities 8
Today we complete our rough drafts for our comics. Tomorrow we'll begin our good copies. I've seen some fantastic ideas so far and some great titles. It' going to be great to see these projects completed.

Humanities 9
We worked on our dinner stories today. The rough drafts were due today so that we could get some peer feedback on them. Tomorrow the good copies are due.

A great start to our week. I'm loving the positive energy of my classes!

Homework update

Humanities 8
Onomatopoeias were due today. Course outlines and discipline plans should have been signed days ago.

Humanities 9
Memory maps are due tomorrow. Course outlines and discipline plans should have been signed days ago.

So far it's been a great start. I'm very pleased with how great my classes are this year!

First Week a Shaking Success!

Well, today was a little more exciting than usual at Mark Isfeld school. Most of my students handled the earthquake with calmness and took it seriously. I didn't feel a thing! We took cover and counted until Mr Village told us to exit the building where attendance was taken and we waited until we were allowed back in the building. And it was business as usual for my students.

The only homework we've had this week is to get the Humanities course outline and Discipline Plan signed. We've spent our time getting back into the swing of things and getting to know each other.

Monday is the beginning of Silent Reading time, so students need to come prepared with a book, magazine, textbook or comic to read.

I'm thrilled with how well this first week has gone, it's going to be a great year!

Have a great weekend.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back and a huge WELCOME to our new Isfeld students! I hope everyone had a super summer break. I'm really looking forward to this year, I feel like it's going to be a great one!

I enjoyed seeing all the grade 8's popping their heads in my room today, checking out where their classes were. I hope tomorrow runs smoothly for everyone.

Due to the current job action, we won't be having a meet the teacher night as previously planned. Parents, please keep in touch with me through email over the year. If you'd like to come in and see me, please email ahead of time and I'll be happy to see you! I'm not a real great morning person, so after school is ideal for me.

I will try to keep this blog more up to date than I did last year, so that you can keep up with what we are doing in class. Please make sure you check the school webpage for information as well: www.isfeldschool.com You can also find all the teachers' email addresses there in the "staff" section.

Here's to a great year at Isfeld!