This morning in Social Studies class, we performed skits for our classmates to teach each other about the description, life, and role of women in longhouses.  Mr. Jadhav joined us for Bible class afterwards and we reviewed 3 John.  After recess, we marked our math homework and continued our online typing program.  We said "Grace" for lunch, then enjoyed a variety of workshops in the afternoon during our second day of Electives Week!  We prayed together at the end of the day.
We met Mr. Mawby (Mrs. Scale is away) at the Osborne Gym this morning for P.E. class and played some of our favourite team games including Capture the Flag and Dodgeball.  Then we walked back to the school and had an indoor recess due to rainy weather.  After recess, we marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments, then continued our typing lessons.  After lunch, we enjoyed our first day of Electives Week and students were given the opportunity to sign up for a variety of different workshops where they learned new skills and enjoyed new learning experiences!  We prayed together at the end of the day.
We met at the UBC Aquatic Centre for swimming lessons this morning, then walked back to school in the sunshine in time for recess.  After recess, we gathered in Miss Wong's room for buddy reading with our kindergarten and primary buddies.  Then we prepared and served hot lunch (chicken nuggets) for the whole school.  After lunch, we washed the dishes and worked on our science assignments.  We marked our homework and then packed up the classroom for the weekend.  We sat in a prayer circle and shared our prayer requests and prayed for one another at the end of the day.
This morning, Mrs. Wasik pulled some of our questions about the Bible and God from our "Question Jar" and she did her best to answer them by helping point us to Scripture.  Mr. Jadhav joined us for Bible class and we played Jeopardy to review what we've learned this term.  After recess, we marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments.  We continued our typing program, then Austyn said "Grace" for lunch.  After lunch, Miss Sochand administered our French quiz in Miss Heise's absence.  We worked on our creative stories in Language Arts, then Mrs. Na taught music class and the kindergarteners joined us.  We shared our prayer requests at the end of the day.
We prayed together this morning then marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments so we could have Art class during our regular math period.  Students who finished early worked on their science lessons.  After recess, Mrs. Johnson joined us for Art class (in lieu of the class we will be missing during Electives Week) and we worked on our scale drawings.  We continued our typing program to practice our accuracy skills, then said "Grace" for lunch.  After lunch, we gathered in the Chapel and rehearsed for our upcoming Remembrance Day assembly.  We wrote personal journal responses afterwards in Language Arts, then practiced our songs in Choir class with Mrs. Na.  We reviewed for our French quiz then prayed for one another at the end of the day.
This morning, we prayed that our classmates would have a good day and then continued our CBC history documentary in Social Studies.  We learned about the reasons the Europeans came to the new land, three of the most famous explorers, and how they treated the First Nations people upon first contact.  Mr. Jadhav joined us for Bible class and we learned about figures of speech and different instances in the Bible where we need to understand the language as metaphors, allegories or analogies.

After recess, we marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments while the grade eights wrote their unit test.  We continued our typing program then sang a song of "Grace" for lunch.  After lunch, Miss Heise taught French class, then we started writing our creative stories for a primary buddies in Language Arts.  Mrs. Na taught music class in the afternoon, then we shared our prayer requests at the end of the day.
We met at the Osborne Gym this morning for P.E. class and we played our favourite team games, including dodgeball and line tag.  We walked back to the school in time for recess, then we marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments in Math class.  Afterwards, we started our new typing program in Applied class then said "Grace" for lunch.  After lunch, Mrs. Johnson taught Art class and we worked on our scale drawings.  We shared our prayer requests at the end of the day, and asked God to help us be safe and have the courage to live differently, especially during holidays like today.
This morning, we watched a freestyle poetry video that Matthies showed us called G.O.S.P.E.L. and we talked about the specific lyrics/messages that were meaningful to us.  We continued our CBC history documentary in Social Studies class and learned about the Beothuk.  We also worked on our science lessons and learned about the five (or six) kingdoms of living organisms (plus three domains), and the different parts of a cell.  After recess, we met in Miss Wong's room and our buddies helped draw the beginning, middle and end of some creative stories that we will write next week.  Then we helped set-up for shared lunch and Mariah and L.J. presented their summer highlights projects.

We enjoyed a shared lunch with our house teams (thank you to all of the parents for the delicious food and help with clean-up), then the Crazy Cool Koalas helped by washing the dishes.  We played board games in the classroom during our indoor lunch break, then gathered in Mrs. Wasik's classroom for team activities, including puppet making and team cheers.  Miss Heise organized a scavenger hunt and we performed skits with our pioneer puppets.  We prayed for one another at the end of the day.
This morning, we discussed some of the challenges facing the next generation including the accummulation of plastics that do not decompose, renewable energy technologies, and the introduction of currency in human history.  We learned about some of the exciting discoveries we are making, including the possibility of additional dimensions and subatomic particles.  Mrs. Wasik also attempted to answer our questions about the fall of Lucifer, original sin (rebellion/corruption), Eden as a "good" creation but not yet "perfect," and the nature of hell.  Mr. Jadhav joined us for Bible class and continued the discussion about the return of Jesus and the purpose of texts such as Revelation.

After recess, we marked our math homework and worked on today's assignments.  We finished our digital presentation projects, then we said "Grace" for lunch.  After lunch, Miss Heise taught French class and we played charades, then we shared our creative stories in Language Arts.  Mrs. Na taught music class in the afternoon, then we prayed for one another at the end of the day.