AFS Room 8

It was a lot of fun today with the caroling this afternoon. Caroling will continue tomorrow morning at 9:00. We will sing again on Thursday at 1:00. Everyone is welcome to join us in the gym to sing carols. 

The Winsport Winter Ski Program Field Trip forms went home with students yesterday.  Thanks to one of our parents, it was noted that there are some pages missing from this document.  Therefore a new package was sent home with students today.  Please complete and return the new field trip forms that have been copied on pink paper.  Thank you! You can pay the field trip cost online or with cash or a cheque. - Online: MyCBE/PowerSchool - Cheque made out to "Alexander Ferguson School"

Students are reminded to come tomorrow dressed in a special outfit. There is no need to buy anything new. Today, we brainstormed clothing options (e.g. collared shirt, solid coloured pants, dress, skirt, sweater, a top that doesn't have bold logos, etc.) 9:30 am – Winter Celebration AM performance 10:30 am – AFS Holiday Craft & Bake Sale/Ugly Sweater Edition 1:30 pm – Winter Celebration PM Performance 2:30 pm – AFS Holiday Craft & Bake Sale/Ugly Sweater Edition There is no 'Tasty Tuesday' on December 10th. Instead, we had it on December 9th. 

Lead your life with curiosity and imagination Express yourself with feelings, thoughts and creativity These can bring you exciting and remarkable experiences Adapt, change and try new things

On Monday, twenty minutes of Mathletics homework was assigned per night to students. We chatted about having a balance of 'work and play' after school and the difference between being busy and procrastinating. We talked about the importance of sleep, too! It's encouraged for students to use paper and a pencil to help with solving Mathletics questions. We often use Boogie Boards in the classroom setting when doing online work. At times, writing down equations and showing work helps to calculate accurate answers. Having a designated notebook to do this work in is a great idea. Also, students were reminded to click on the question mark within the lesson if they feel like they are struggling with the concept. Other homework ideas are to continue with typing.com (they each have an account), to access the Math online games shared by the teacher on Google Drive, and to read, read, read!

We have been studying for a Science test during class time. We are learning what it means to study and what works best for each person. Suggestions from our class meeting: use the provided list of vocabulary and concepts, look up the information and then write it in your own words (printing information down helps you remember) writing down the information more than once and then saying it aloud (talking about it with a partner or saying it aloud by yourself will help) repeat the information in different ways zoom in to the vocabulary and concepts you don't know or can't remember and have this as your priority- quiz yourself on it (read or say the word and then think of the definition or vice versa) highlight just the important words and then scan what you've highlighted and quiz yourself on that (look at it, remember it, look away, say it aloud/write it down, check) remove yourself from distractions if you need to move your body and study, do it- some people will pa