4 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS BREAK!

It has been a couple of weeks since Mrs. B has been able to update the blog, so for those faithful followers who have been checking for an update, I apologize! I will try and be consistent this week so that everyone can stay up-to-date with the events going on at school this last week before Christmas break!

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Quiz List 9: Wednesday

- Literature Circle (Ch. 10-18): Thursday 

• Sam - Discussion Director
• Amy - Summarizer
• Tanner - Connector
• Daniel - Vocabulary Enricher
• Seth - Researcher
• Jordan - Literary Luminary
• Angela - Travel Tracer
• Mrs. B - Illustrator

- Book Trailers: Thursday

• Tanner
• Amy 
• Seth

Grade 10 Math 

- study for Quadratic Expressions Test: Wednesday

- Quadratic Expressions Assignment: was due TODAY

Grade 10/11 French

- pg. 289 #I (Imitez-, Rendez-, Apportez-), II (even), III (odd)

- pg. 291 #II (odd)

- pg. 305 #I (Anne...surprend), III (odd)

- pg. 307 # II (even), III (odd), IV (even)

- In-class Assignment (Ch. 19-21) Thursday 

- Culture ISP Presentations: Thursday

• Andrea 
• Noah

Felicity's presentation on Mali

Students gave their peers feedback on their ISP presentations

Felicity brought Masa, a traditional Malian dish for us to try!

Yum!

On Dec. 4th Caleb, Melissa, and the Grade 11s were gone to Floor Hockey so we ate popcorn and watched Aristocats en Francais!

Through the Looking Glass

Tonight is the night that we present, to you our community, our production of Through the Looking Glass! We are so excited to perform this piece for you and also excited for you to hear the Traveling Ensemble as they present an arrangement from the Sound of Music for you! We look forward to seeing you tonight!

Grade 12 English
- Vocab Quiz List #7: tomorrow
-  Macbeth Persuasive Essay due: MONDAY (use the following links as resources for editing your essay: OWL Purdue Citations Macbeth Citations YouTube Clip Shakespeare in MLA Format Persuasive Essay Outline)

Mrs. B and the Grade 12 class at CTP's production of Macbeth on Tuesday

Grade 10 Math
- study for Quadratic Relations Test: tomorrow

Grade 10/11 French
- Nathan and Andrew will be presenting their French culture projects tomorrow!

Drama Club
- make sure to arrive at 5:30 SHARP tonight!

C'est lundi vingt-trois novembre deux mille quinze

Grade 12 English

- tomorrow we will be traveling to Toronto to see CTP's production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, be sure to arrive at the school before 6:30 

- PP Questions (Ch. 7 & 8 homework, Ch. 9 due: Thursday)

- Vocab Quiz List #7: Friday

- Macbeth essay due: Friday 

Grade 10 Math 

- p. 186 #7c, 8, 10b, 11, 12, 14

- Quadratic Relations Quiz: tomorrow

- Quadratic Relations Test: Thursday

Grade 10/11 French

- p. 227 #I(odd), II(even), III(odd), IV(even), V(odd)

- pg. 244 A(5), B(5)

- pg. 248 A(5), B(5)

- Midterm: Thursday

ACSI Drama Festival

Yesterday MSCSS' Drama Club traveled to Stouffville Christian School to compete in the first annual ACSI Drama Festival. Our students performed extremely well and three students were given certificates of recognition for excellence in acting. Below are some pictures from the day! We will be performing at our high school showcase night next Thursday, November 26. Make sure to get your tickets!

Grade 12 Enlgish 

- PP Ch. 5 Questions #6, 7, 12, 14, 15 (Drama Club)

- PP Ch. 6 Questions #1, 6, 7, 10, 11

- Assigned chapter locations Christian traveled and people he met (Jordan - Ch. 1, Seth - Ch. 2, Tanner - Ch. 3, Daniel - Ch. 4, Amy - Ch. 5, Angela - Ch. 6) 

- Vocab Quiz: Wed. Nov. 25

- Macbeth essay due: Fri. Nov. 27

Grade 10 Math

- pg. 178 #1-5 (Drama Club)

- pg. 185 #1odd, 2ac, 4, 6

- Transformations of Quadratic Relations: Monday

- Quadratic Relations Test: Wednesday

Grade 10/11 French

- Verb Conjugation Worksheet (Drama Club)

- Possessive Adjectives Worksheet (Drama Club)

- pg. 241 #I, II, III 

- Midterm (Ch. 1 - 16): Thursday

TLG Dress Rehearsal

Today our Drama Club donned crowns, tutus, capes, bow ties and the like as we had our first dress rehearsal for our production of Through the Looking Glass. We are nearing our festival date of November 19th, and are very excited to complete with other Christian schools in southwestern Ontario. The following Thursday, November 26th we will be presenting the play to our friends and family at 7:00 at SMC. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door or in advance from a student involved in the show. We hope to see you there!

Through the Looking Glass coming to you on November 26, 2015!

Grade 12 English

- 10 quotes and outline for Macbeth essay

- study for Vocab Quiz #6

- Rough Draft of Macbeth Essay due: Friday, Nov. 20

- Good Copy of Macbeth Essay due: Friday, Nov. 27

Grade 10 Math

- no homework! 

Grade 10/11 French

- pg. 190 #I, II (naturel) (européen), III(odd), IV

- pg. 192 (5 questions and answers)

- Interview filmed for class tomorrow

French Class Mind Map: What do we know about Adjectives?

Drama Club

- lunch rehearsal (Alice, Humpty Dumpty, White Knight)

- after school dress rehearsal tomorrow (until 4:00)

Student Council

- Student Council Facebook page reloaded...like us!

Remembrance Day

Thank you to Mr. Pollnow and the high school group that ran the Remembrance Day chapel today. It was done very well and allowed us to think about those who have fought and are still fighting for our country's freedom today.

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Quiz #6: Friday

- Essay Quotes (10) and Outline due: Friday

- Rough Draft of Macbeth Essay due: Friday, Nov. 20

- Good Copy of Macbeth Essay due: Friday, Nov. 27

Grade 10 Math

- study for Trigonometry of Right Angles Test tomorrow

Grade 10/11 French

- study for Verse and Proonunciation Quiz tomorrow

- be ready to finish filming your interview tomorrow

Drama Club

- full cast dress rehearsal tomorrow at 11:40; we will be running the show from Ch. 5 and then top to bottom!

Rainy Tuesday

Long Weekend

We had a great week at Mount Salem even though it was a short week. It will be a busy week back at school with lots of rehearsing for our Drama Festival next week!

Grade 12 English
- Act III-V Macbeth Quotes Quiz: Monday
- Act V Scene Journal (if not handed in already)
- ISP Reader's Journals (if not handed in already)
- Macbeth Persuasive Research Essay rough draft due: Fri. Nov. 13

Grade 10 Math
- Trigonometry of Right Triangles Quiz: Monday
- Trigonometry of Right Triangles Assignment due: Monday
- Trigonometry of Right Triangles Test: Wednesday

Grade 10/11 French
- Pick a country to research for your ISP

Drama Club
- there will be rehearsals on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week as we prepare for Drama Festival

Football Tournament

Tomorrow is our high school football tournament hosted by TEACH in Brantford. It is looking like the weather is forecasted to be rainy, but we are praying for safety and that we will be able to enjoy the tournament despite the weather! We also learned yesterday in Mark 4 that "even the wind and the waves obey Him", so who knows! Maybe the storm will pass right by Brantford! :)

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Sentences 7-12

- Act III Scene Journals (if not handed in yet!)

- ISP needs to be read and Reader's Journals need to be completed by Nov. 4th

- Macbeth Essay thesis must be written and submitted by Thursday

Grade 10 Math

- enjoy two evening of no math homework! 

Grade 10/11 French

- p. 163 #I, II(national et adoptif), III(odd), IV

- p. 165 (2) each

- p. 168 #II A(odd), B(even), III

Here are a few shots from Thursday's French lesson Quelle heure est-il?

The End to a Great Week!

It was a wonderful week here at MSCSS! I am looking forward to seeing many of you at Derrick Drover's CD Release Concert tonight, but for those who cannot make it, I hope you have a great weekend!

Grade 12 English
- Act III Journals (Scene I-IV, VI) due: Tues.
- Read Macbeth essay handout and decide which topic interests you most for your essay
- ISP read and Reader's Journals due: Wed. Nov. 4th

Grade 10 Math
- Review for Test on Tues.
- pg. 386 # 1, 3-7, 9-11, 13a, 14-17, 21, 23, 26, 29

Grade 10/11 French
p. 147 #I, II (français, délicieux), IV
p. 149 #I(1), II(1), III(odd)
p. 154 #II A(odd), B(even) III

Composition Assignment
Choose either task 1 or 2 on pg. 157. Your written composition
must be typed and printed off. Your writing will be marked for
spelling and correct grammatical structure of the paragraph.

Due: Tues. Oct. 27

October INAM - Rake 'n Run

The title of this month's INAM is a little misleading because although we did rake the leaves of our neighbours in Mount Salem we didn't do it anonymously because we think that it is important to have the permission from the home owners before raking their lawn. Great job today MSCSS! I know the families that we helped were blessed by your service!

Grade 12 English
- Act II Scene Journals  (if not yet handed in)
- Vocab List 4 Ex. A, B, & D
- ISP Novel and Reader's Journals: Nov. 4th (new due date**)

Grade 10 Math

- pg. 374 #12 (even), 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 26, 32, 34

- Primary Trigonometric Ratios Quiz tomorrow

Grade 10/11 French 

- p. 113 #I (2 Q&A), II (2 Q&A)

- p. 116  (2 Q&A)

- p. 119 #II A(odd), B(even), III

- Verse Quiz on Friday

Student Council

- TOONIE DAYS next week!! More info to come!

Drama Club

- Remember to bring in your forms and money for festival!! I need them in by Friday

- Thursday: Block Ch. 4 & 5 right at the beginning of lunch

- Friday: Production meeting at 11:35, Block Ch. 7 at 12:00

Election Day!

Today our country votes for their Prime Minister! It will be interesting to discuss the results in the morning!

Grade 12 English
- ISP novel and Reader's Journals due: Oct. 29
- Act II (Scenes I-IV) Journal due: Wed
- Sentences for List 4 #1-6
- Vocab List #4 Quiz: Friday

Grade 10 Math
- pg. 362 #1(odd), 3(odd), 4(even), 5(odd), 8, 10, 11, 25

Grade 10/11 French
- Vocab 8AB & 9A written out x3
- Verse Quiz: Friday
- Vocab (8A-10B) Quiz: Tuesday

World Concerns

It was a great Friday morning here at school as the grade eights joined us for a high school chapel that focused on the debriefing of the World Concerns conference we attended the day before. It was awesome to hear what the students had gleaned from the various seminars and the key note speaker. Parent teacher interviews are coming up in two weeks so parents, please contact Mrs. Blatz and book your time slot as I would love to meet with you!

Grade 12 English
- Macbeth newspaper summaries and Word Cloud
- ISP read and Reader Journals due: Oct. 29
- Macbeth Act II Scene Journals due: Wed

Grade 10 Math
- Similar Triangles Assignment due: Monday

Grade 10/11 French
- enjoy a weekend with no French homework!

Drama Club
- rehearsals on Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri this week (schedule will be posted in my room on Monday)

Student Council
- remember we are running the INAM this week!

C'est mercredi quatorze octobre deux mille quinze

Cannot believe it is already Wednesday! This week is flying by! Tomorrow we are off to World Concerns so all of this homework will be checked Friday unless otherwise noted.

Grade 12 English
- ISP novel and Reader's Journals: Oct. 29
- Act I Macbeth Scene Journals due: Fri
- Vocab List #4 definitions, synonyms, and antonyms

Grade 10 Math
- Similar Triangles Assignment due: Mon. Oct. 19

Grade 10/11 French
- study for French test on Friday!

Three-Day Week

Welcome back MSCSS! It was great to hear about your long weekend adventures! We have lots going on here at school even though it is a short week, so make sure to get the sleep necessary tonight.

Grade 12 English
- reading of ISP novel with Reader's Journals finished by Oct. 29
- Act I Scene Journals due: Friday
- Macbeth Newspaper summaries: Friday

Grade 10 Math
- p. 347 # 1-3, 5, 6a, 7, 8d

Grade 10/11 French
- p. 99 #I (2)
- p. 100 #II (1 for each quand, ou, et comment)
- study for test Friday (Ch. 1-7 Grammar, Vocab A-7C)

Drama Club 
- Blocking Ch. 6 tomorrow at lunch

Thanksgiving Weekend!

I cannot believe how quickly the end of the week has come as head into our Thanksgiving Long Weekend! Many exciting things took place here at Mount Salem this week and I know that I am personally so thankful for the incredible students and staff I have the utmost privilege of working with. I am also thankful for our incredible school community made up of supportive parents. I thank God that He has blessed me in being able to be a member of the MSCS community. I hope that everyone enjoys the beautiful weekend the Lord will bless us with and that you are able to take time to reflect upon His goodness!

Grade 12 English
- Bring ISP novel to class (must be finished reading your novel along with the Reader's Journals by Oct. 29)
- Medieval Literature Creative Writing Assignment due: Tuesday
- Finish reading Act I, Scene III of Macbeth
* If you missed copying down the drama terms and definitions, remember that they are due x3 on Tuesday

Grade 10 Math
- p. 333 #5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16

Grade 10/11 French
- p. 78 #I (odd), II (even)
- p. 85 #II

Welcome to Wonderland

The Drama Club got together at lunch today and we blocked the majority of the first scene of Through the Looking Glass. Seeing these students come together, both my actors and my production team, got me so excited for what the next few months will hold as we prepare for festival! I also announced to the group that we will be performing our show for the community at the end of November so that you will all be able to see the students' hard work! Stay tuned for more details!

Grade 12 English
- bring your ISP novel to class to read during Silent Reading tomorrow (Victorian novelist)
- Vocab Ex. A - D (pg. 25) due: tomorrow
- Drama terms copied into notes (pg. 64)
- Medieval Literature Creative Writing Assignment

Grade 10 Math
- colour your barns so I can put them on the wall tomorrow!

Grade 10/11 French
- French pronunciation quiz in class tomorrow
- Vocab 7ABC English once, French thrice
- pg. 66 #I & II (2 examples each)

Drama Club
- Production meeting tomorrow from 11:35-11:55 in Mrs. B's room

Student Council
- meeting tomorrow from 12:00-12:30 in Mrs. B's room
- review last week's minutes (on Google Drive) since we haven't had a meeting for a while!

Give Thanks

Today we held our Thanksgiving Chapel where Mrs. Lori Wall from Fresh Start Maternity Supports came to share about Fresh Start and receive all of the goods our school purchased for her organization. It was so wonderful to be able to be a part of giving back to our community! I am so thankful for our generous school families who went out of their way to help! Two more days left of classes and then it's our first long weekend!!

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Review Exercises A & B p. 25

- Medieval Lit. Creative Writing Assignment due: Friday

- bring Victorian ISP novel to class

Grade 10 Math

- p. 328 #9-14

Grade 10/11 French

- Test (Ch. 1-7): Wednesday

Drama Club

- tomorrow we will be blocking scene 1 (and hopefully scene 2) at lunch

- meet on the stage!

C'est mardi six octobre deux mille quinze

Here's today's date, the homework and our new verse of the week!

Soccer Tournament

It was a pleasure and delight to watch our talented soccer team play hard at their tournament on Friday in Tilsonburg. Team captains Seth Thiessen and Amy Friesen led the team with determination and endurance. Way to go Thunder!!
We will be returning to our second five-day school week tomorrow so make sure you get a good rest tonight, students!

Grade 12 English
- Vocab List 3 Quiz tomorrow
- Medieval Creative Writing assignment due: Friday
- bring ISP Novel to class tomorrow

Grade 10 Math
- Linear Systems Test tomorrow

Grade 10/11 French
- Vocab Quiz (5ABC-6AB) on Tuesday

C'est mardi vingt-neuf semptembre deux mille quinze

Grade 12 English
- Vocab Exercise B
- Vocab Quiz: Thursday
*Seth and Angela here is a recap of what you missed today:

Grade 10 Math 
- study for test on Thursday
- Review p. 48-51

Grade 10/11 French
- practice verse for verse quiz on Thursday
- Jacques 1:20 et Proverbes 10:12

C'est lundi le vingt-huit septembre deux mille quinze

Grade 12 English

- summary of Medieval Literature p. 13 or 22 (Jordan)

- YouTube link of country/folk song that tells a story

- Vocab Exercise A

- Vocab Quiz #3 on Thursday

Grade 10 Math

- Linear Systems Assignment

- Linear Systems Test on Thursday 

- Word Problem Videos tomorrow 

Grade 10/11 French

- Vocab 5ABC-6AB

- Vocab Quiz 3AB - 4AB

The Last Day of Summer

There has been much debate in our French classroom over the season. Some students have been arguing since the first class that we are in the season of fall, while others stick with the calendar and insist that we are still in summer. I have agreed with those whom abide by the calendar and so tomorrow in class we will officially be able to call the season autumn. I'm sure Nathan and Caleb will be happy to finally have us hop on board!

Grade 12 English
- Journal #2: What makes a hero?
- Vocabulary Quiz #2: Thursday
- Literature Review #1 due: Mon. Sept. 28

Grade 10 Math
- p. 33 #9
- study for tomorrow's quiz

Grade 10/11 French
- Vocab 3AB, 4AB
- p. 33 #IV
- p. 35 #III, IV
- p. 47 #IV, V
- study for Test 1: Thursday

Keurig 2.0

An exciting package arrived at MSCSS today... a brand new Keurig 2.0!! The Student Council has decided to purchase this Keurig as a fundraiser for Student Council Events. Hot beverages will be available for purchase on Wednesday (price is TBD) and they will also be available at the track and field event on Friday! We are looking forward to providing this convenience at our high school :)

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Quiz #2: Thursday

- Lit. Review #1 due: Monday, September 28

Grade 10 Math

- p. 29 - 30 Investigation A and B

- Linear Systems Unit Test: Tues. Sept. 29

Grade 10/11 French

- Vocab 3AB - 4AB written out three times

- Vocab Quiz (1A-C) tomorrow

- Test 1 (Ch. 1 & 2): Thursday

 

An End to a Great Week!

We have had an excellent week here at MSCSS and I hope you enjoy a refreshing weekend!

Grade 12 English

- Lit. Review due: Monday, September 28

Grade 10 Math

- p. 26 #1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15

Grade 10/11 French

- p. 20 #I & III

- p. 23 #I, III, & IV

- Vocab Quiz (1A-C): Tuesday

- Test 1 (Ch. 1-2): Thursday

Drama Club Has Decided!

I am very excited to announce that, today at lunch, the Drama Club at MSCSS chose the play that they are going to be bringing to ASCI's Drama Festival in November. Drum roll please...
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS!! This adaptation of the wacky and whimsical story of Alice's adventure to Wonderland will be a fun and crazy production and I know that the group is super excited to begin. Auditions and interviews for those interested in being involved in the production will be held next Thursday at lunch and after-school. Audition times will be posted in Mrs. B's room tomorrow. Thank you to all who have come out and are willing to sacrifice their time to put this production together. Get ready for an awesome ride!

Grade 12 English
- Essay Reflection (250 words, MLA format)
- Vocab Quiz #1 tomorrow (definitions, synonyms, correct usage, and original sentences)
- Lit. Review #1 due: Monday, September 28

The busy (and oh so silent!) readers!

Grade 10 Math
- p. 17 #2, 3, 7-10, 12, 14, 17, 19

Today we compared our graphs of linear equations!

Grade 10/11 French

- p. 13 # III 

- p. 14 # II(even), III(odd)

- p.26 #I (make ten true statements, 5 affirmative, 5 negative)

- p.26 #II A (five questions)

- p.26 #II B (five questions)

- pg. 19 Translate the English words in box B into French
- Vocab Quiz (1A-C): Tuesday
- Test 1 (Ch. 1 & 2): Thursday

Our First High School Chapel

My favourite part of our Wednesday school schedule is that we can join together as a school for afternoon chapels. The Student Council did a great job of running some activities that got us working together and Mr. Fraser led us in a thought-provoking devotional on bringing glory to God through the way that we live. It is our prayer as staff at MSCSS that we would continue to seek the LORD in all that we do and all that we say.

"Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you."
Hosea 10:12

Grade 12 English

- Vocab Quiz #1: Friday

- Lit. Review #1 due: Mon. Sept 28

Grade 10 Math

Today in class we had an individual activity where the students were to graph ten different linear relations. Tomorrow we will be comparing our results!

Grade 10/11 French

- study for Verse Quiz tomorrow (Jean 14.6a et Hébreux 13.8)

- Nouveaux Chemins p. 9 # I (odd) & II (even) , p. 11 # I (odd) & II (even)

- Vocabulary Manual p.57-58 Write out the English and French words for 1C

- Update: Test #1 (Ch. 1 & 2) on Thurs. Sept. 24

  

Our First Monday at MSCSS

I hope that everyone is feeling refreshed and ready for a great week here at MSCSS! I had a wonderful weekend that culminated with the birth of my niece Lianna Clasina Graham. How truly special to welcome new life into this world, especially knowing that her parents will be "training (her) up in the way which (she) should go" (Prov. 22:6).

 Our first full week here at school will contain many activities, and with that comes the need to manage time effectively. The following is what is due tonight, so make sure that you allot the proper amount of time to complete each task:

Grade 12 English
- Journal #1 "Describe the moment(s) in which you felt most alive this summer" due: Wednesday
- Vocab Quiz #1: Friday
- Lit. Review #1 due: Mon. Sept. 28
- Make sure to bring your Lit. Review novel each day as we will be having Silent Reading time in class!

Grade 10 Math
- p. 4 #1-4, 5odd, 6even, 7odd, 8even with 8 graphs
*Some of you have already completed these homework questions, but some have not. I will be checking again tomorrow.

Grade 10/11 French
- If you did not complete all of the Vocabulary words (2A - D) I will be checking tomorrow (3 times for every missed word)
- Study for Vocab Quiz tomorrow (2A - D)
- Study for Verse Quiz Thursday (Jean 14.6 et Hébreux 13.8)
- Test 1 (Ch. 1 & 2): Thurs. Sept. 24

End of Week 1

What a great end to our first week back at school! Many exciting things are going on here at MSCSS including Drama Festival, Soccer Tournament, Student Council Fundraisers, and more! It's going to be busy, but the students seem very excited about what is ahead. 

Thank you to those who came out to Drama Club today! We had twelve (plus two who came to see me after to let me know that they were interested) which means we will be taking around fourteen to festival in November. So exciting!!

Have a great weekend and we will see you back here on Monday! Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Peters who were the only parents who contributed to our competition this week. Hopefully next time we will have more parents involved :)

Grade 12 English:

- Congrats on winning this week's NO HOMEWORK competition! Enjoy your weekend off!

- Have your Literature Review #1 novel ready for Monday

- Literature Review #1 due: Monday, September 28th

Grade 10 Math:

- pg. 4 #1-4, 5odd, 6even, 7odd, 8even (include all 8 graphs)

Grade 10/11 French:

- write out Vocabulary 2A-D (pg. 59-66 VM) in preparation for Vocab Quiz

- Vocab Quiz (2A-D) on Tuesday

- Verse Quiz on Thursday

 

Last Night's High School Retreat - Thursday

It was a pleasure to spend time getting to know our new students at MSCSS last night at our High School Retreat. The Friesen family graciously opened their home to twenty-eight teenagers and four crazy staff members as we played an intense and messy game of Ketchup & Mustard Jackets! (see the MSCS Facebook page for some of the footage!)

Grade 12 English Homework:
- Find a novel for Literature Review #1 (due: Monday)
- Describe the effectiveness of three of the links that you find on www.owl.english.purdue.edu
- I AM FROM collage is due TOMORROW
- 18 Literary Device definitions & examples (www.literary-device.com)
- Brainstorm novelist you would like to use for your ISP (beginning research in class tomorrow)

Grade 10 Math Homework:
- Get a good rest tonight! We are powering through the rest of the exam tomorrow!

Grade 10/11 French:
- Rehearse your conversations, as we will be presenting first thing tomorrow
- Practice the pronunciation of your French name by listening to the French translation (https://translate.google.ca)

Welcome Back MSCSS!

What an incredible first day of school we had here at MSCSS! It was a delight to see all of our returning students and to meet all of our new students. I can tell from the enthusiasm of the staff and students that it is going to be a great year.

I mentioned in class today that I will be holding a competition between my three classes to see who can get the highest percentage of comments on the blog this week. Students, parents, and siblings of students are allowed to comment (one comment per blog post this week) and the class with the highest amount of comments will win the prize of no homework over the weekend!! The competition is to encourage students and parents to get in the habit of checking the blog frequently so that this becomes a pattern throughout the school year. I want to make sure that this tool is being used to ensure student success and parent engagement. I suggested that students can make a comment about the lesson or ask a question about the homework, and likewise parents can do the same.

I look forward to communicating with you throughout the school year and sharing pictures documenting student activity in and out of the classroom.

Grade 12 English Homework:
- select a novel (from AP English list) for Literature Review #1 (we will discuss in further detail tomorrow in class)
- Lots of excellent questions asked today! Looking forward to diving into the course with you tomorrow!

Grade 10 Math Homework:
- Download Desmos onto your electronic device that you will be bringing to class tomorrow
- Come ready to continue review tomorrow!

Grade 10/11 French Homework:
- Download Duolingo onto your electronic device that you will be bringing to class tomorrow
- Excellent first class! You have already learned so much!

Welcome/Bienvenu to Parent Orientation!

Good evening Parents/Guardians!

I am so excited to welcome you to our Parent Orientation Night at MSCSS. I am thankful for this time together as I inform you of the courses I will be teaching and the extra-curricular activities I will be supervising for the 2015-2016 year. Please feel free to ask any questions along the way!

If you are reading this from home and were unable to attend the orientation, please do not hesitate to contact me either by phone, email or replying to this post!

Sincerely,

Mrs. B

Betrayal

Grade 9 Math Homework:

- pg. 335 #1-8, 11

- finish rough draft questions and answer key 

Grade 10 English:

Today in Grade 10 English class we had "the best lesson ever" according to Mr. Nathan Fehr. I don't think it really had to do with the content (or even the teacher), but rather that we got to go outside. Regardless, the grade 10s came up with two excellent scenarios that both demonstrate betrayal. On Friday we brainstormed ideas relating to betrayal (see below), Monday the students planned their scenarios, and today we recorded the five still images (tableaus) that each group designed. This activity was used as an introduction to our Shakespeare unit on Julius Caesar. I enjoyed seeing the 'dramatic' side of the students today, and look forward to the upcoming weeks! Check out the scenarios below and see if you can tell the story of betrayal from the five images!

Our Betrayal Brainstorm:

Group #1 

Group #2

Grade 11 Math Homework:

- finish 'Grade 11 Field Trip' proposal due: Friday

For those who care... here is the photo that was long ago promised!