Mrs. Courtney’s Grade 6/7 Class

January 2008

Happy New Year! It's unbelievable to think that the Christmas holidays have come and gone already. I sincerely hope that you had a blessed Christmas.

In January, we will be covering the following in each subject:

Language Arts: In December, we finished our literature circles and will begin our second read-a-loud novel of the year, Flight 116 is Down. The students will be completing periodic reading response activities in class based on the content of the book. We will continue our work on descriptive writing also. We will be revising and editing our descriptive setting writing pieces and move onto some poetry.

Math: Early this month, we will wrap up our integers unit and begin into 2-Dimensional geometry. NOTE: Each student needs to have a geometry set as we will be using the protractor and compass every day during this unit.

History: We are completing our second history unit on British North America and will hopefully be able to work on a game board project as a final assessment. We will move on to Geography in February.

Science: Mr. Dugas will be finishing the Heat science unit and the students will have a unit test in the first few weeks of January.

French/Art: Ms. Evans and Mme. Brown continue to do an amazing job of teaching the students new skills in both Art and French. They always come up with creative, engaging projects that the students enjoy.

Physed: We will focus on basketball skills this month.

Music/Drama: In December we finished our music unit on the "Elements of Music" and students had a listening test. In January, we will focus on rhythm in music and reading notes in sheet music. During our drama periods, the class participates in improvisational activities. There will be a greater focus on drama towards third term.

Have a wonderful New Year!

Mrs. Courtney

December Newsletter - It's almost Christmas!

December is always a busy month and this year is no exception. See the December school calendar for the school Festive Singing times in the gym. Also, we are all anxiously awaiting the Christmas pageant that will be put on by the primary students on the 19th. 

The plan for each subject in December is as follows:

Language: We have been studying figurative language techniques (alliteration, metaphors, onomatopoeia, etc.) and will be using them in our first descriptive writing piece this month.

Special Note: It was wonderful to meet the students' parents at Parent/Teacher Interviews. Thank you for taking time to take part in your child's academic growth. If you were unable to make it to the school for an interview, please feel free to contact me at the school anytime.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Welcome to October!

The Grade 7 class has gotten off to an excellent start this year. September flew by as we established new routines and quickly settled into the pace of life in the Intermediate division. The plan for each subject in October is as follows: