Welcome June!

We had a wonderful first day of June yesterday running the Annie workshops with our elementary students. It was so fun watching the students perform pieces from the musical. Now with only six days of classes left, it is time to hunker down and finish up our final projects and prepare for our exams! The end is in sight!

Grade 10 English 
- Vocab Quiz 10: tomorrow
- Julius Caesar Act 3 Questions #1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
- Silas Marner Essay due: Tues. June 7

Grade 9 - 12 Musical Theatre
- Play Reports/Play Reviews
- Exam Progress Check #2: tomorrow
- Final Workshop Lesson Plan due: tomorrow
- Workshop Reflection due: tomorrow
- Exam Report: Wed. June 8
- Exam Performances: June 9 & 10

Grade 11 English 
- Vocab Quiz #11: tomorrow
- Lit. Circle #5 (Ch. 24 - 31): tomorrow
- TKAM Essay due: June 13

Last Day of May!

Crazy to think that today is the final day of May! It has been a wonderful month and I look forward to what the next two weeks bring as we close the school year. Remember that tomorrow is our last elementary workshop at our elementary campus! Parents are welcome to come and watch the performances at 2:30 in the chapel.

Grade 10 English
- Silas Marner Thesis: tomorrow
- Silas Marner Essay: Friday
- Julius Caesar Act 1 Questions: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11

Julius Caesar Summary Video

Grade 9 - 12 Music Theatre
- Play Reports/Play Reviews
- Progress Check #2 (Working Draft of Report and Script): Friday
- Workshop Reflection due: Friday
- Exam Report due: June 8
- Exam Presentations: June 9 & 10

Grade 11 English
- Read Ch. 24
- TKAM Essay due: June 13

Monday, May 30, 2016

Hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend we had! Lots of activity going on this week. We are so looking forward to the elementary workshops that will be running on Wednesday at the elementary campus. Parents and relatives are welcome to come and join us for the presentations during chapel. Chapel will start early at 2:30!


Grade 10 English
- Silas Marner Essay Thesis due: tomorrow
- Silas Marner Essay Final Draft due: Friday

How to Write a Strong Literature Paper
OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Grade 9/10 Musical Theatre
- Progress Check #1: tomorrow
- MSCS Elementary Workshop: June 1
- Elementary Workshop Reflection due: June 3
- Play Reports/Play Reviews
- Final Exam Research Paper due: Wed. June 8
- Final Exam Performance: June 9 and June 10

Grade 11 English
- TKAM Lit. Circle #4 Ch. 17 - 23

TWO WEEKS LEFT!

Wow! Whoever said that after March Break school just flies by was correct! I cannot believe that we only have two weeks of classes left here at school! It has been an incredible year and I am so thankful for the wonderful opportunities we have had as a school. The next two weeks will be busy with activity as we finish up final units, projects, and prepare for exams. Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!

Grade 10 English
- Silas Marner Test (Ch. 11 - 22): Monday
- Silas Marner Essay Thesis due: Monday
- Silas Marner Essay Final Draft due: Friday

How to Write a Strong Literature Paper
OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Grade 9/10 Musical Theatre
- MSCS Elementary Workshop: June 1
- Elementary Workshop Reflection due: June 3
- Play Reports/Play Reviews
- Final Exam Research Paper due: Wed. June 8
- Final Exam Performance: June 9 and June 10

Grade 11 English
- Read TKAM Ch. 19 - 20

LONG WEEKEND Here We Come!!

I am so thankful for a wonderful two days back here at school after having been in Florida with the grade twelve class on their mission trip. Mrs. Harder worked hard with the students while we were gone which made the transition back to school very smooth. I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and look forward to our final three weeks of classes when we get back!

Grade 10 English

- Read Ch. 16 - 18 of Silas Marner

- Complete Lit. Circle Roles for Lit. Circle #5 (Ch. 16 - 18)

Grade 9 - 12 Music Theatre

- Play Reports/Play Reviews

- Elementary Workshop at Immanuel: Wed. May 25

Grade 11 English

- Read Ch. 12 & 13

- Twelfth Night Essay due: Tues. May 24
Resources for Essay: In-text Citations for Shakespeare Shakespeare in MLA Format OWL Purdue MLA Formatting

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Grade 10 English 
- Lit. Circle #1 (Ch. 1 - 5): tomorrow
- Vocab/Spelling List #7 Quiz: Friday

Grade 9-12 Music Theatre
- Still some outstanding April reflections
- Working on elementary workshop
- The Little Mermaid field trip tomorrow!

Grade 11 English
- Twelfth Night essay thesis & outline: tomorrow
- Act IV Test due: Thursday
- Vocab Quiz #8: Friday
- Twelfth Night essay initial works cited: Friday
- Twelfth Night Quotes Test: May 11
- Act V Test due: May 12
- Twelfth Night essay rough draft: May 13
- Twelfth Night essay final draft: May 20

Back At It!

Well it has been two months since I have written on my blog, and so I would say it's about time to get back at it! Only 6 weeks left of classes until exams which means it is crunch time! I will do my best to keep the blog updated before I go to Florida so that you can check for homework and upcoming quizzes and tests, etc. 

Grade 10 English

- Vocab Sentences 1-12 need to be handed in tomorrow (if they haven't been already)

- Read Ch. 4 of Silas Marner for class tomorrow 

- Lit. Circle #1 (Ch. 1-5): Wednesday

- Vocab/Spelling List #7 Quiz: Friday

Grade 9-12 Music Theatre

- April Reflection was due today!!!

- Play Reports/Reviews (2 need to be handed in by the end of the semester)

- Check-in #1 for Elementary Workshops: tomorrow in class

Grade 11 English

- Act III Test due: tomorrow

- Act IV Scene II Scene Journal due: tomorrow

- Quotes Test: Friday 

 

And yet another...SNOW DAY!

Happy snow day parents and students! Students, I hope that you are enjoying you day off from school today. We have lots to catch up on tomorrow and Friday with missing classes today, so make sure to come ready to work hard tomorrow! I have postponed a few assignments and tests, so make sure to check out the changes I have made for your class!

Grade 10 English
- Setting Analysis of "To Build a Fire" due: tomorrow (NEW DATE)
- Short Story Test: Friday (NEW DATE)
- Vocab/Spelling Quiz #4: Friday

Grade 9-12 Music Theatre
- work on your lines as the off-book date is Monday, March 21st
- work on your production roles as deadlines are coming up for posters, tickets, costumes, props, etc.
- practices the songs! Mrs. Thiessen wants you to be singing these songs in your sleep! Listen to the soundtrack on YouTube if you have not yet purchased it and put it on REPEAT! Annie Original Broadway Soundtrack
- BLOGS!
- play reviews/reports

Grade 11 English 
- Media Campaign Presentations: Friday (NEW DATE)
- Vocab Quiz #4: Friday

Count it JOY!

Today some of our high school students led the All School Chapel at the elementary campus. It is always an encouragement to be together as a whole school body and to play games, laugh, and worship our God together!

Grade 10 English
- List 3 Vocab Ex. A & B
- Write out what you think the author's intended theme was for the story "Quality"
- VS Quiz #3: Friday

Grade 9-12 Music Theatre
- Make sure you are blogging! Progress Check #2 is on Friday!
- Reflection #1 due: Friday
- Keep working on your lines and any production tasks you have
- We will be starting new scenes in class tomorrow, so come prepared to practice them!

Grade 11 English
- Campaign research info
- Lit. Review #1 due: Friday
- Vocab Quiz #3: Friday

Thursday, February 18, 2016

For those going on the field trip to Annie tomorrow here is the restaurant website so you can take a look at the dinner menu ahead of time! http://mammamariasristorante.ca

Grade 10 English
- Vocab/Spelling Quiz #2: tomorrow
- Finish reading 'The Garden Party' and write a one paragraph summary of the story

Grade 11/12 Music Theatre
- still have not received all of the research papers

Grade 9/10 Music Theatre
- character personal ad for class tomorrow

Grade 11 English
- Critical Analysis due: tomorrow
- Vocabulary Quiz #2: tomorrow
- Lit. Review #1 due: Fri. Feb. 19th

Chapel Wednesday - Making Sin Sinless

This afternoon Mr. Pollnow led the school in a chapel in which he talked about how we as humans try to make sin sinless. The passage that he based his talk around was Genesis 3:1-7 where we read Eve's interaction with the serpent. It was challenging to reflect on the areas in our life where we try to justify our sin or cover up the sin of which we are being convicted. Thanks to Mr. Pollnow for taking time to bring us that message from God's Word!

Grade 10 English

- Vocabulary Exercises A & B (List 2)

- Finish reading Short Story Introduction (pg. 1 World Lit)

- Vocab/Spelling Quiz #2: Friday 

Grade 11/12 Music Theatre

- great job on your presentations today in front of your peers!

- if you have not handed in your research paper it is LATE! 

Grade 9/10 Music Theatre

- finish character personal advertisements for an in-class activity tomorrow

Grade 11 English

- Current Events Presentations: tomorrow - Steph

- Advertisement Critical Analysis due: Friday

- Vocab Quiz #2: Friday

- Lit. Review #1: Fri. Feb. 26 

Long Weekend!

It was a nice short week here at MSCSS! I quite enjoyed meeting with the parents who came to parent/teacher meetings and look forward to partnering with you throughout the rest of the semester. Enjoy your extra long weekend!

Grade 10 English

- OSSLT Exercise C & D

Grade 11/12 Music Theatre

- MT Production Role Research Paper due: Tuesday

- MT Production Role Presentation: Wednesday

- start working on your lines now that you have your script!

- rehearsal logs

Grade 9/10 Music Theatre

- start working on your lines now that you have your script!

- rehearsal logs

Grade 11 English

- Critical Analysis paper due: Thursday

- Vocab Quiz List 2: Friday

We Have a Cast!

Today was a very exciting day for many of the students at MSCSS as the cast list for Annie was finally revealed on Mrs. B's announcement board. It was amazing to watch the students reactions as they read through the list! It is a short week of classes here at school as Thursday there are Parent/Teacher Meetings and Friday the staff have a Professional Development Day.

Grade 10 English:
- Spelling List 1A & 1B x3 (make sure to place an * beside the exceptions to the rules!)
- Vocab Ex. A & B
- Vocab Quiz 1: Wednesday

The Grade 10s finished their "We Are From" poem collage in class today

 Grade 11/12 Musical Theatre:
* A printed copy of the Theatre Cover Letter and Resume must be handed in by Wed. or else the assignment will receive a 0%
- MT Production Role Research Paper due: Tues. Feb. 16
- MT Production Role Presentation: Wed. Feb. 17
- work on rehearsal logs for participation check #1: Wed. Feb. 10

Grade 9/10 Musical Theatre:
* A printed copy of the Theatre Resume must be handed in by Wed. or else the assignment will receive 0%.
- work on rehearsal logs for participation check #1: Wed. Feb. 10

Grade 11 English:
- Lit. Review #1 due: TBD (end of Feb.)

The Grade 11 English class made a mind map when discussing advertisements in class

The Grade 11 English class finished their "We Are From" poem collage today in class

Production Role Research

The production roles for our spring musical Annie have been determined and the grade 11s and 12s were busy starting their research!

Production Roles

These are the 12 Production Roles for the Musical Theatre course. Grade 11/12s are to create a list of the top three roles they would like to fill and grade 9/10s need to fill out the top five assistant roles they would like to fill.

Grade 11/12 Leadership Roles:
1. Stage Manager
2. Student Music Director
3. Lighting and Sound Designer
4. Properties Manager
5. Costume Designer
6. Hair & Make-up
7. Scene Design (Construction & Painting)
8. House Manager
9. Public Relations
10. Producer
11. Choreographer (already selected)

Grade 9/10 Assistant Roles:
1. Assistant Stage Managers
2. Student Music Assistants
3. Properties Assistants
4. Costume Designer Assistants
5. Hair & Make-up Assistants
6. Scene Design (Construction & Painting) Assistants
7. House Manager Assistants
8. Public Relations Assistants
9. Choreographer Assistants

Semester Two is in Full Swing!

It has been a busy couple of days here at MSCSS as we start our second semester! Some of the grade twelve students have started their co-op placements and on Wednesday the grade ten class will be leaving on their Ottawa trip! On Friday the students had their in-class auditions as well as their individual auditions for our school production of Annie and Mrs. Thiessen and I were pleasantly surprised with the talent that the students demonstrated. Our official cast list will be posted before school starts on Monday!

Grade 10 English
- finish M/C and short response #1 in OSSLT booklet
- find an image to represent each description (7 in total) from I AM Poem
- bring novel for Silent Reading

Grade 11/12 Musical Theatre
- audition cover letter due: Wednesday

Grade 9/10 Musical Theatre
- great auditions today!

Grade 11 English 
- bring novel for Literature Review

Review Week

Our final week of semester two is in full swing here at MSCSS. This week we will be reviewing for final exams as well as finishing up final projects. I encourage the students to keep working hard as the end is in sight!

Grade 12 English
- Review the following two links in preparation for class tomorrow. We will be beginning the research process for your final essay so make sure to bring your library card and your laptop.
- Literary Analysis Essay Outline
- How to Write a Literary Analysis Essay

Grade 10 Math
- Review Schedule: Wednesday - Linear Systems, Thursday - Trigonometry, Friday - Quadratics

Grade 10/11 French
- Vocab Words for Exam
- The Past Tense (Le Passé Composé) Worksheet

SNOW DAY!

I hope you are all enjoying the day off of school today as much as I am! This is the view from my 'classroom' today.

The view from Mrs. B's 'snow day classroom'

I've been getting marking done and planning for next semester's courses. WAHOO! I have added a few important changes to each class's schedule this week due to the snow day, so make sure that you read through the blog so you are prepared for class tomorrow.

Grade 12 English
- Make sure that you have read Vol. 3 Ch. 9-12 for tomorrow as we will be picking up at chapter 13 (if you did your reading at school yesterday and therefore did not bring your Mansfield Park novel home with you, just make sure you have read the summary from Sparknotes for Chapter 40-43 Mansfield Park Chapter Summaries)
- Vocab Quiz List 10: tomorrow
- Lit. Circle #7 (Vol. 3 Ch. 9-17): Friday (Group document has been emailed to you with your roles)
- Mansfield Park Test: Mon. Jan. 18
- Jane Austen Comparative Essay due: Tues. Jan. 19
- ISP Literary Essay due: Mon. Jan. 25 (at your exam)

Grade 10 Math
- tomorrow in class you will be given your Quadratic Equations Assignment due: Thursday
- Quadratic Relations Test: Mon. Jan. 18

Grade 10/11 French
- tomorrow you will hand in your translated sentences to be graded
- Vocab Pronunciation Quiz (Ch. 22-24): tomorrow (new)
- French Test (Ch. 17-24): Thurs. Jan 14 (new)

Student Council
- we will have our meeting tomorrow at lunch
- topics to cover:

• INAM chapels (priority)
• finances (count bake auction $$ and add bake sale & Keurig $$ to proper accounts
• Keurig (need to fix? warranty?)
• Haiti fundraiser 
• Lunch time activities/clubs

First Week of 2016

It was a busy and exciting week back at MSCSS as we prepare for upcoming exams and finish up course work. Students are encouraged to use their time wisely as they begin to study and complete final projects.

Grade 12 English
- Write out Peer and Self Evaluation for the recent Group Seminar Presentations
- Read Ch. 8 (Vol. 3) of Mansfield Park
- Complete Literature Circle Role for Vol. 3 Ch. 1- 8

• Students, I have emailed you the link for the group document on which you are to write your role

- Determine the basis for your comparison along with a comparison chart so that you can develop your thesis next week

Grade 10 Math

- complete quiz questions

Grade 10/11 French

- Translate the nine sentences that were comprised by the class