Pep Talk!

I'd like to spend some time during class periods to talk about 'climate'....and I don't mean the weather;) I mean what we can do to make sure you feel like our classroom is a safe place for you to learn, share ideas, take some risks, and have fun. I have spoken to the class before about encouraging each other instead tearing each other down.

This is a little 'encouragement' from KID PRESIDENT!

What I would like you to do is find your own ENCOURAGING video clip and share it with us. It could be another KID PRESIDENT video, a music video, a TED TALK...anything really. Just as long as after we watch it we feel like we can take on the world;)
Let's make this our first step to a year of supporting each other, building each other up, and helping ALL of us succeed.

Please check back at the end of the weekend and take some time to watch the videos your class mates have shared!

gobble gobble!

I recently came across this article and wanted to share it with you. Have a great long weekend!

(click on the picture to get to the article) Comments will not be posted for this reading but I will be checking that you have submitted them.

Getting to know King Arthur

We will soon be starting our novel study, Freak the Mighty. To help us prepare for this we need to learn more about King Arthur and the Knights of the round table, who the protagonist is obsessed with!
Watch the following video, and in the comments tell us ONE more fact about King Arthur that is NOT in the video.
King Arthur Video (click here)

Sammy

We have been spending a lot of time discussing Samuel de Champlain, trying to figure out if we agree with him being called the 'Father' of New France. We also talked about using multiple historical sources to get our information. Your task for the weekend is to find an online source for information on Samuel de Champlain that your classmates can use for their research.
Sounds easy enough...right??? Well...there's a catch. You CANNOT repeat a site that someone else had already posted, so that means HURRY UP!!! and post fast. Good luck:)

Why we celebrate Terry.

Our annual Terry Fox walk is coming up this week. We all look forward to the day, a walk outside, finding out who 'won' the highest donation amount, and of course the school dance. But, there is something much more meaningful behind this 'fun day, it's the reason we have a full day dedicated to this worthy cause.

We have all been affected by cancer. It's awful, it's sad, it's terrifying. But there is something we can do to help, we can raise money to help find a cure, and at HMC we do a great job at it!

In honour of our upcoming fundraiser I would like everyone to post WHY you think Terry Fox is a Canadian Hero, and WHY you  are walking on Friday (or who you are walking for in memory of).

UPDATED: Fun with BitStrips

Here's an easy one for you this weekend as I know you are busy working on other assignments. We will be using the program BITSTRIPS in a few weeks to demonstrate our understanding of every day life in New France. What I'd like you to do is have some fun exploring the program:)

NEW INFORMATION:
Now that you have had an opportunity to go and practice with bitstrips on your own I would like you to go to our CLASS bitstrips account and log in as yourself. You may create  your password and create an avatar for yourself.

You do not need to post a comment to this post as I will be able to check to see if you have completed this by logging into Bitstrips. Have fun :)

CLICK HERE for BitStrips.
Go to 7I2014 OR HMC7H

Student anonymity

To maintain student anonymity you have two choices:

1. Write TWO comments, one anonymous, and an identical one with your name. I will post the anonymous one. Remember, even if you are logged in with your gmail account just go to the drop down menu and choose ANONYMOUS.

2. Post with your initials only, also choosing ANONYMOUS from drop down menu.

Please ask your parents which they would prefer you use:)