HCS HERALD
A weekly newsletter of Heritage Christian School
P. O. Box 400 Jordan Station, Ontario L0R 1S0
905 562 7303 (office) 905 562 0020 (fax)
WEBSITE: www.hcsjordan.ca
heritage@hcsjordan.ca
March 22, 2013
1.
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(reminder) In September 2012 Cardus, a think tank dedicated to the renewal of North American society, released an
educational survey that sought to measure the effects that graduates of non-government schools have had on society. A
number of conservative reformed high schools across the country are doing a follow-up survey to compare the results of
our graduates specifically. All Heritage Christian School graduates between the ages of 21 (graduated in 2009) and 38
(graduated in 1992) are invited to participate in an online survey at
http://qeasttrial.us2.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0uNobeRkrdG9IAB
The deadline for completing the survey is April 19, 2013. Please help us by taking part and/or by sending this
information to eligible grads.
2.
We would be pleased to receive applications for a maternity leave position for the 2013/2014 academic year.
We seek qualified teachers for an assignment at the junior grade level and would consider either full-time or
a shared part-time arrangement. Please submit an application at your earliest convenience. Thank you for
your consideration
Teacher Needed!
ABH
HCS Calendar
Mar 22
Mar 23
Mar 25
Mar 26
Mar 27
Mar 28
Mar 29
Apr 1
Elem Progress Reports
KA Field Trip
Secondary Banquet
EduComm Meetings
KB Field Trip
Gr. 7 & 8 Grilled Sandwish Day
Finance Comm Mtg
Gr. 8A to Lookout Point
Elem Assembly
Elem P/T Conferences
Good Friday
Easter Monday
General School News
Helpers for tomorrow’s Secondary
Banquet Thank you to everyone who
promptly replied. Your help is greatly
appreciated! Table Setters for 2 pm Leanne Otten, Theresa Otten, Gerda
Bergsma; Kitchen Help - Linda
Slingerland, Alfred and Christine
Otten, Marlene Linzel, Bernie Heida;
Dishwashers for 5:30 pm - Dave
Groen, John Sikkens, Wayne Otten
Servers for 5:30 pm - Please wear a
white
top,
black
bottom.
Gisele Mechelse, Martin & Angie
Otten, Maria Sommer, Gesine
VanVliet, Doreen Groen, Brenda
Otten, Lisa Bakker, Joyce Olij, Karen
Kamphuis
Vendor Fair/Fundraising Breakfast
Mark your calendars to come enjoy a
hearty breakfast and shop at the
vendor fair Saturday, April 6. The
yearbook committee is putting on a
great morning event. There are over
20 vendors signed up to share their
wares. Breakfast will be served from 7
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 6
Apr 9
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
Gr. 6A to Albright Manor
Hep B Vaccinations
Promotion Comm Mtg
Vendor Fair/Fundraising Brkfst
Gr. 4/5 to United Menn Home
BOD Meeting
Elem Pizza Day
Gr. 10 Lit Test
Redeemer Science Fair
SpecEd Open House
Redeemer Science Fair
GST Auction
– 11 a.m., and the vendor fair runs
until 1 p.m. Bring the whole family
and come on out to enjoy Vendors,
Food, and Fun.
GST Auction It's not too late to get
your items in for Heritage Christian
School's Annual GST Auction, on Sat.
April 13! Please consider any gifts,
services or talents you could donate to
help make this year another great
success! Please notify your church's
Fundraising Committee representative
ASAP of your donated items, or send
an
email
to:
scottmiedema@hotmail.com.
General Elementary News
Elementary Parents…End of the
Day: Parents, if you need to enter the
elementary wing of the school at the
end of the day, please enter through
the front middle doors of the school,
rather than going “upstream” against
the students coming out the
elementary wing.
Apr 15
Apr 16
Apr 19
Apr. 24
Apr. 25
Apr 26
PTA Meeting
Gr. 9 Information Evening
Gr. 4A to Shalom Manor
Maintenance Comm Mtg
Grandparents Day
Secondary Midterm Reports
Secondary Chapel
Gr. 7/8 Secret Agent Day
Sec P/T Conferences
Primary Div Book Character Day
Grades 2 and 3…Grandparent’s
Day:
Just a head’s up…For
Grandparent’s Day we will be asking
the boys to wear suspenders with
their normal school uniform (white
tops, navy pants) and tuck their pants
into their socks. We hope that finding
suspenders will not be too big of a
hassle. Please try to borrow them
and/or check out the second hand
stores. For the girls, we are asking
them to wear knee socks (navy or
white) with their normal program
uniform (white tops, navy skirts).
Lost Parents, please check your navy
HCS zippered hoodless sweater,
size ys labeled Arianna.B, on white
care tag. Please call 905-774-8014.
From the PTA: Our Chocolate bar
Campaign has come to an end. Please
send in your cheques if you have not
already done so. Cheques are payable
to HCS PTA. The total is $144 (or
$72.00/
box).
Thank-you!
Primary Division….Dress-Up Days:
FYI, Parents, for those who like a lot
of notice, we are going to be having 1
more dress-up days for Primary
Division this year! The day is… April
26th Book Character Dress-up Day (for
this day, your child’s teacher will send
home more details as we near the date)
Kindergarten A – Mrs. Emmanuel
Thank you to Mrs. Ybema, Mrs.
Vrugteveen, Mrs. Brink, Mrs. Jansen,
Mrs. Bax, Mrs. Mechelse, and Mr.
Vandenbrink for driving us to Agape
Valley Sugar Bush today. We enjoyed
our time there. In our Bible lessons we
have been learning the Easter story.
Watch for a booklet to come home
next week and have your child tell you
what he/she learned. We have been on
the lookout for signs of spring since
we are beginning our spring unit but
haven’t seen too many yet. Maybe
next week! Please continue to send
your child with boots and snow or
splash pants. An extra pair of socks is
a good idea too. Memory Work for Z
will be said on Wednesday next week,
and a sheet with new memory work
will come home as well. Have a
blessed weekend.
Kindergarten B – Mrs. Harsevoort
1. Please take note below of the
special Memory Work for Easter. You
received a copy on Thurs., Mach 21.
2. Thank-you to those parents who
offered to drive to Agape Valley on
Tuesday. We’re hoping for 2 more
volunteers. Please call Mrs. De Vries
at 905)892- 3029. Please be at the
school by 11:55 so we can leave at
12:00. Parents please dress your child
according to the weather. We will go
even if it’s raining. 3. If you received
a request for a conference with me
please make every effort to attend so
we can discuss your child’s progress.
4. Show & Tell for March 26 & 28
begins with Zz. Memory Work for Zz
will be due AFTER EASTER. 5. NB
Memory Work for April 2 is Matt. 28
VERSE 5 ONLY.
Grade 1A – Miss Wierenga What
with the end of March fast
approaching, we will be completing
our Race car program in nine days.
Please help your child reach the
goal! Ask your child about: Elisha,
Naboth, pouting, wonders and
miracles, ax head, Naaman, blind
Syrians, bones, muscles,
joints,
Norman
Rockwell,
homonyms,
Beatrix Potter, chamomile tea, two
naughty rabbits and an angry
gardener. Report cards are coming
home today. Please feel free to call
me about any concerns you may
have. Request for: plastic bags and
styrofoam trays. Thank you To help
your child improve clock skills, please
practice telling time to the quarter
hour, and telling what time it will be
(or was) one or two hours
earlier/later. A few questions a week
will make a big difference. Reminders
for next week: Bible: Easter stories
(#113-117). MON:
gym
clothes
TUES: library books WED: gym
clothes THUR: Book orders due,
spelling test on lesson 21. memory
work: Ps. 56: 3. FRI: Good Friday.
Grade 1B– Miss Boonstra Greetings,
Parents. Memory Work: John 14:13; Mon. library, Tues. & Thurs. gym,
Apr. 2 - March Reading Race Track
calendars due. In Bible we will
continue to learn about our Saviour
who gave His life that we may have
our sins washed clean. Ask your child
for more particulars. We hope to
complete our unit on fractions this
week and continue to practice solving
a variety of story problems in
Math. Has your child told you about
the adventures Frog & Toad are
having? As we read these stories we
are also learning to read with lots of
expression. Look forward to the
novel coming home next week. In
Music we learned that notes can stay
the same, they can step and also
leap. In Science we continue to be in
awe of God's creation as we learn how
God designed and
provides
for
the creatures He has made. Why not
ask your child to tell you all about
fish.
Grade 2A – Mrs. Geerlinks Dear
Parents, I hope that you enjoyed your
March Break with your family! The
students came back refreshed and
ready to do their work! This week in
Bible, we began to explore the
amazing sacrifice made by our Lord
and Saviour. We will continue with
our Easter stories next week, studying
stories 88-91 (Before Pilate & Herod,
The Crucifixion & Burial, and
Resurrection & Witnesses). Students
have also been busy writing letters. Be
sure to take a look at their latest one.
Ask your child about: pact, lilies,
Grandparents Day practice, Malchus’
ear, and new centres. Reminders for
next week: Monday: Gym, Library
Wednesday: Gym Thursday: Spelling
Test Unit 26, Memory Work:
Galatians 5: 22-24 Friday: Good
Friday, no school
Grade 2B – Miss Hultink Dear
parents, I hope you all enjoyed a
wonderful March Break. We have
been getting into routine again and
have been keeping very busy. In math,
we have finished adding double digits
and will be moving on subtracting
double digits. In Bible, we will be
moving from Elijah to the work of
Elisha and beginning on Esther
(stories #59-61a). In Novel Study, we
have started A Long Way to a New
Land. We have also started practicing
Grandparent’s Day songs, which are
sounding fantastic! Please encourage
your children to read often to strive to
reach their goal for March. The report
cards will be coming home today and I
look forward to seeing some of you
for the parent/teacher interviews. Have
a wonderful weekend! Reminders for
next week: Tuesday: Library; Friday:
Spelling Test: Unit 26, Memory work:
Psalm 100:1-2, Hand in “Step Into a
Good Book” sheet for March.
Grade 3A - Mr. Wensink Greetings.
We enjoyed sharing March Break
stories and beginning new studies with
Nehemiah, Plants, multiplication, and
"Sarah, Plain and Tall." In this
coming week before Easter, we plan to
memorize the words of Christ from
the cross. Our spelling is Unit 25. Our
recorder song is #24, "Hush Little
Baby". Many still need to spend time
daily learning their times tables. With
our plant study we hope to learn about
leaves, flowers, and photosynthesis.
Our Grandparents Day songs from
the Sound of Music are going
well. Have you thought about getting
the needed attire? (See the note earlier
in the newsletter.) Look for more
information and completed work on
Monday. On Thursday we plan to
have an Easter assembly and our
weekly quizzes. As you receive the
Progress Reports, have you considered
signing up for the Parent/Teacher
conferences? Enjoy the beginning of
spring, the extra evening light, and the
last week of March as we get ready to
remember all that Good Friday and
Easter means. Blessings.
Grade 3B – Miss Petersen Students
were in fine form from the moment
they returned from March Break. It
was great to see eager and energetic
students! We filled in a March Break
At-a-Glance chart, finished up the $
sections of our math chapter, practiced
various rolls in physical education,
completed the painting portion of our
big art project, wrote a long reading
comprehension quiz for our novel
study, had a wild and crazy game of
“Boys versus Girls” math drill, and of
course a few more things that kept us
busy this week. I hope you a lovely
weekend with your children, Parents!
I look forward to meeting with some
of you on Thursday evening for
Parent-Teacher
Conferences,
to
review any questions/concerns you
might have about the 2nd term Progress
Reports. Also, please don’t hesitate to
give me a phone call if you would like
to discuss something pertaining to the
Progress Reports. Overall, Grade 3B
is a very consistent and hardworking
class! Most students had very similar
results as 1st term. Reminders:
Monday: Library
Wednesday:
Show and Tell for Girls Thursday:
Show and Tell for Boys; Recorder
Test on Song # 25 “Sanctus”;
Memory Work:
Philippians 3:15;
General….Math Facts:
Please
practice times tables 0-8 at home.
Students MUST practice at home
for at least 5 minutes/day on a
regular basis. We are not making
good progress with the times tables
this year, even though we are doing a
lot of written and oral practice in the
classroom. From Mrs. Korevaar
Here is a look a next week. Bible
stories will be: The Intertestamentary
Period, The Preaching of John the
Baptist, and The Baptism of
Jesus. Spelling will be Lesson
24. The students can expect a test in
Language at the beginning of the
week. We will continue on with our
unit on The Musculoskeletal System
in Science. We are learning about
many different types of Poetry in
Writer's Workshop and are planning to
write Easter Acrostic Poems today.
Grade 4A – Mrs. Baartman I hope
you enjoyed the March Break and
were able to spend some time resting
and relaxing! I am happy that the
students got right back into the regular
routine and work load, feeling
refreshed from the break! This week
we began our new Easter unit talking
about the unjust treatment shown to
our Saviour, Jesus Christ; how He was
mocked and rebuked and yet went so
willingly to the cross to ultimately
save our sins. What a blessing this is
indeed! This week we also began our
Geography unit on the countries of
North and South America. The
students have already completed one
quiz on the continents and oceans of
the world. Next week, the students
will have a quiz on all of the countries
of North America (spelling counts!)
on Thursday. You can count on at
least one quiz per week for the next
while. This week the students also
enjoyed Wacky Hair Day, which was
enjoyed by students and teacher alike!
Progress Reports are coming
home today; parents, please take this
opportunity to discuss successes,
strengths, and areas of improvement
for Term 3. Next week's Memory
Work: Mark 4:26-27; Spelling Unit
26. Have a wonderful weekend!
Grade 4/5 – Mrs. Zwiep Greetings,
Parents! After a nice March Break,
students have been working very
diligently. This week students
continued with the stories of Israel in
the desert in Bible, wrapped up their
current units in math and learned
about the Huguenot Cross in social
studies. There is only 1 week left for
the March bookworm calendar.
Please make sure your child has read
the appropriate number of minutes and
filled in their calendar properly.
March calendars are DUE Tuesday,
April 2. The food prize is chips (April
3) and the spirit day is Wacky Hair
Day (March 20). Report cards are
coming home today. It has been my
pleasure and delight to teach your
children again this term. They are a
wonderful class and can be proud of
their accomplishments over the second
term. If you have any questions about
the report card or your child’s
progress, please feel free to set up and
interview for next week or to call me
at home. Please note that on your
child’s report card there is an area to
sign it on the back. Coming up next
week: Monday: library books due,
Grade 4 math p.s. test Tuesday:
library, Phys. Ed., Wednesday: Phys.
Ed., Thursday: Grade 5 math unit test
Friday: MW Hebrews 11: 20-21,
Spelling Test Lesson 25.
Grade 5A – Mr. Jansen The student
presentations on the Oceans unit have
been going well; we hope to complete
these next week. Next week will be
busy with tests; please ensure that
your child prepares adequately. A
Bible test will be written on Tuesday
based on the review that went home
yesterday.
On Wednesday a
Language test will be written on
Prepositions,
Conjunctions,
and
Interjections; the students should also
be familiar with the five other parts of
speech
(noun,
verb,
pronoun,
adjective, and adverb); study sheets
have been given to the students.
There will be another vocabulary quiz
based on chapters 5-6 of our novel
study on Wednesday as well. The
recorder test next week will be song
#110, “Hymn for Country”. The book
talks and newscasts will be done on
Tuesday by Rebekah G., Trevor G.,
Olivia H., Marieke H., and Nathan K.
The Spelling test for Lesson 27 and
the memory work for next week John
14: 8-9, will be written on Thursday.
Grade 6A – Mr. Enter I wish
blessings upon you and your child as
you review the progress report of the
2nd Term. I look forward to seeing
parents for conferences on Thursday
evening. As a class we have begun
work on speech preparations. Most of
us will be presenting an informative
speech
as
opposed
to
persuasive. Additionally, a small
amount of research may be needed but
the bulk of the information should be
coming from the student s own
knowledge or reasoning. Parents,
please discuss with your child their
proposed speech topic. It is helpful to
have parents engage us in thought
regarding our research for this
topic. Deadlines will be quite quick
and successive, requiring students to
keep up with the timelines. Coming
up next week: Mon. – Library, Phys
Ed; Tues.- Speech outlines due; Wed.
– Singing Test, Music Quiz; Thurs. –
Bible
Test;
Memory
Work
(Matt.4:29); Spelling Test. I look
forward to seeing parents for
conferences on Thursday evening.
Grade 7A – Mr. Vander Deen
Memory Work: Isaiah 53:4-6. Music:
The music logs are due on Tuesday.
Gr. 7 Science: Parents, students have
started a new unit on Chemical
Combinations. As part of the unit,
students will be doing an independent
study at home.
They have two
options; they may either do a series of
experiments and write-ups at home or
collect news articles about science
from newspapers and magazines and
do a brief write-up about them. Please
ask your son/daughter for the
handouts.
Gr. 7 Math: There will be a math
quiz on adding and subtracting
fractions on Tuesday.
Grade 7B – Mr. Slingerland We
have finished the Battle of the Plains
of Abraham. In case you were
wondering, the British won. General
Wolfe, who was killed in the fifteen
minute battle, was hailed as a hero and
had his body taken back to
London. The Marquis de Montcalm,
the leader of the French forces, was
also killed in battle. His body was
unceremoniously lowered into a hole
conveniently
made
by
a
cannonball. Next week we will be
looking at the American Revolution,
the American attack on Quebec, and
how droves of Loyalists ended up in
Upper and Lower Canada. We have
started church history for this term and
have examined the fall of Rome and
the preservation of the Church. We
will also discuss the errors that start to
creep into the church next week. Our
memory work for this week is
Colossians 3:1-2. Music: The music
logs are due on Tuesday.
Grade 8A From Mr. Isaac As noted
in the last newsletter, the grade 8
students have completed their first
reading of The Bronze Bow and are
currently involved with a deeper study
centered on the important elements of
a work of fiction – context, structure
and style. Having already completed a
short look at the context of this story,
we are currently in the midst of our
examination of its structure. This
week has been spent expanding our
understanding of the setting of this
story – its historical context and
geographic setting. In science, we
continue with our study of fluids with
a particular focus on hydraulics. This
week students have been introduced to
Blaise Pascal, his principle of pressure
(one of the laws of hydraulics), simple
hydraulic
systems,
hydraulic
multiplication
and
practical
applications of hydraulics. We will
continue with this study next week,
looking at the contributions of another
important Christian scientist, chemist
Robert Boyle. Music:
The music
logs are due on Thursday. A number
of these have not been submitted on
time lately. Please ensure that your
child completes the assignment on
time.
Grade 8B Music: The music logs
are due on Thursday. A number of
these have not been submitted on time
lately. Please ensure that your child
completes the assignment on time.
Secondary News
The Ontario Secondary School
Literacy Test will be administered,
D.V., at Heritage on April 11, 2013.
Passing this test is a requirement for
graduation from Secondary School in
Ontario. Information regarding the test
is available at www.eqao.com. Several
resources and past tests are available
by searching the initials ‘OSSLT’. A
preparation course addressing the
content,
methodology,
and
expectations of the OSSLT, will be
delivered during lunch hours, 11:30 to
12:00, Tuesdays, March 26, and April
3. All Grade 10 students and others
who must take the test this year are
encouraged to attend. Please direct
any questions to Mr. Stares.
Miss Bergsma
MCV4U Next week, we hope to finish
up our chapter on curve sketching
using derivatives with a test on
Thursday.
MBF3C We have a test scheduled for
Tuesday to finish up our look at
parabolas and quadratic relations. On
Wednesday, we'll begin a new chapter
on probability.
Mr. Bosch
Bible 9 Students are all busy with
their
‘Toledoths
of
Genesis’
presentations. That will keep us busy
for most of the week.
Biology 11 This week we should
finish the unit on Diversity of Life.
We are all busy humanely collecting
Arthropods and we also have a
bacteria culture lab on the go. We are
looking at a test by Friday…
Chemistry 12 Should be facing a test
by Thursday. We are then ready for
percentage
composition
and
concentrations of solutions.
Mrs. Bouwers
Art 9 We have begun learning about
shape, form and space and have been
working on making a "Flipbook" this
week in class. Next week we will
begin a studio project with popsicle
sticks, Sketchbook #6, a drawing (and
shading) of a pile of pillows will be
due on March 27.
Mr. Huizenga
Biology 12 Thanks to Mrs. Tuinstra
for accompanying us on our class trip
to the winery. Our tour guide gave us
a very informative glimpse of an
industry that depends upon the process
of fermentation. A test is planned for
Tuesday next week.
Chemistry 11 A test has been written
today to take us to the end of our study
of chemical reactions. Each student is
also researching an application of
chemical reactions for a short
presentation which will begin next
week.
Mr. Isaac
World Religions 11 As we near the
end of our unit on animism, we are
taking a close look ‘in our own
backyard’ by looking at the animistic
elements of First Nations spirituality.
We will complete this subunit early
next week before ending the unit with
a comparison between animistic
religions and biblical Christianity.
Mulan/Brother Bear film reviews
were due today. A unit review and test
will be scheduled for the end of next
(short) week.
Physical Education 10 Despite
having our first health unit on
substance use and abuse split up with
the March break, it appears that the
grade 10 students have been able to
jump back into this topic relatively
easily. Having already studied what
drugs are and how their physical and
psychological effects on the body, we
are currently delving deeper into
studying substance use and abuse in
the general youth population of
Canada. By the end of this unit,
students are expected to describe some
important key factors that lead to
substance dependence, describe the
physiological and sociological effects
of substance use, and show a
knowledge of both the legal and
spiritual aspects of substance use and
abuse. We hope to wrap things up next
week before beginning our next sports
unit following the Easter break.
Miss Kralt
English 10P/D We are working
through our Expository writing unit.
Students should have handed in their
first draft of the essay today. Monday
they will need a new, clean copy of
their essay for an in-class editing and
revising lesson. The final draft should
be ready to hand in on Wednesday. A
test on the expository writing process
will be given on Thursday.
Art 10 We have started a brief art
history unit on the art of the early
Christian Church, Byzantine art, and
Islamic art. The principle of art that
we have been focussing on is balance.
Students should have emailed their
radial and symmetrical photography
assignment today. Next week we will
be working on a seven-circle or eight
section kaleidoscope design as the
next large studio project. Tuesday
there will be a quiz on the art history
material. The sketch book assignment
will be due Wednesday.
Art 11 We began our unit on art
history by examining the Picasso’s
painting
‘Guernica’
from
the
perspective of an art critic and then
from the perspective of the art
historian. I hope this will encourage
students to take the time to learn about
an artist and their work before making
uneducated, uninformed judgements
about the work. There will be a quiz
on the art of the Renaissance on
Tuesday. The sketch book assignment
will be due for Wednesday.
Art 12 Students should be working
away at the six artworks needed for
their exhibition. Students should also
keep an eye out for suitable gallery
exhibitions.
Mr. Pols
PPL40 Our badminton tournament
begins this week. There will be a
badminton rules test on Thursday,
March 28th.
CGW4U The class continues to look
at the global issues of over population
and hunger. There will be a quiz on
this issue on Thursday, March 28.
CGC1D The class has completed their
island projects and now will begin to
look at the eco-zones of the Canada
and the rest of the world.
Mr. Snippe
Bible 10 We continue our study of the
gospels. We are focussed more
intently on the gospel of Matthew.
Students are required to read the entire
gospel of Matthew by Monday--this
was assigned Thursday. Next week we
will begin a group activity which
culminates in a class presentation on
the assigned portion of Matthew.
Co-op This was one of only a couple
full work weeks that we have had.
Students were evaluated for the first
time by their employer this week.
Students were able to see how they
were evaluated and discussed this with
their employer. This evaluation allows
for students to improve in areas that
they may be lacking. Next week
Wednesday is an in-class day.
Students must bring to class a
perfected resume, cover letter, and
profile of their placement.
Mr. Stares
Biology 11 Some quality unit
assignments were presented this week.
We have had test 2.1 today and should
be looking at another toward the end
of next week. Daily review and
homework completion is so important;
please make sure your child is doing
it.
Math 9P/D Our third assignment is
due in next Tuesday with our third test
due to be written on Wednesday.
Finding the roots of equations is a
tricky
concept,
but
can
be
accomplished with a bit of intuition
and careful following of procedures.
Encourage your child to seek help
when problems arise.
Math 10P/D Our third assignment is
due in next Tuesday with our third test
due to be written on Wednesday. We
have spent a bit of time playing with
polynomials and square roots.
Students
should
be
reviewing
regularly and seeking help when it is
needed.
Miss teBokkel
English 9 We wrapped our short story
unit with a test this week and have
been spending the rest of this week
doing some work editing and writing
paragraphs. We will be continuing
with our paragraph work next week,
but will also begin our unit on The
Merchant of Venice.
History 10 We have completed our
unit on World War I with a test this
week, and we are moving on to look at
the Boom and Bust years of 19201929. Students will be introduced to
the first half of the unit assignment in
the near future--our 1920s Radio
Show!
Geography 9 We have finished our
first unit this week. Unfortunately, we
had to have a re-test as most students
were not at all prepared for our first
unit test. Students are reminded that it
is their responsibility to continue to
review ALL terms from the chapters
we study in preparation for quizzes
and tests. Please do check in with your
son or daughter to make sure that they
are spending enough time studying.
Mr. Zylstra
English 12U Next week Thursday we
will be having our test on NeoClassical literature and the hymn
writers. Students are encouraged to
spend extra time preparing for the test
as report cards are just around the
corner.
English 9 We are now working on our
first Shakespearean play! Over the
next two weeks we will be reading the
play and answering short answer
questions on what we have
read. Students are encouraged to reread the materials over in the evenings
because we typically will be having
quizzes on what we have read.
Speech Students should be planning
their demonstration speeches during
the next two weeks. We will be
having two speeches: one where the
speaker must involve the class in the
demonstration and one where the
presenter demonstrates a process to
the group. In the past, students
have benefited from additional
preparation and practice at home.