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!