"November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.

With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.

The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."
- Clyde Watson

  Virtue of the Month: Kindness

 "Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."

Albert Schweitzer

In the Classroom

Language

The focus in Language this month will be on  composition, editing and grammar.

All levels of the Upper Elementary will be continuing their Novel Study this month.The level seven and eight students are busy working on their first term Novel Study writing assignments

MathematicsM

 The level six students will continue their work on fractions.

The level seven students will work on fractions and decimals.

The level eight students will work on Analytical Geometry.

Social Studies

 In History the level six students are continuing their Unit of study on Canada's First Nations Peoples. Their first term History project is the study of a First Nations Clan. They are required to do a written and an oral Power point  presentation. The students will be given class time to work on their project. They are required and encouraged to come to class prepared  with materials  in order to  do in class work on their topic of study. In Geography, the level six students are continuing their work on Canada and It's Trading Partners.

The level seven students are completing their unit of study on English and French colonization of Canada in the 1600's. In Geography,they are working on the theme of Interaction.

The level eight students are studying the period in Canada's History from 1873-1878, when Alexander MacKensie and the Liberals were in power.

Science

The level six students are continuing their study on Diversity of Living Things.

The level seven students are continuing their study of Ecosystems focusing on  the Earth's Biomes Their first term project is an in depth two part research project on one of the Earth's seven biomes. They will be  responsible for a Powerpoint presentation, as well as a display board that describes and discusses the key factors particular to their biome.

The level eight students are continuing their study of Water Systems of the Earth. They will be making a working model of a River and discussing the effects of water on the Earth's surface.

Dates to Remember

Sunday November 2nd 2008 Daylight Savings Time Ends- Remember to set your clocks back one hour.

Remembrance Day - Tuesday November 11th 2008

Level Six

History First Nations Project due: Wednesday November 5th 2008

Level Seven

Science Biome Project due: Wednesday November 19th, 2008

Novel Study Essay Assignment due: Wednesday November 12th 2008 (Part one) and Friday November 21st 2008 (Part two)

 Level Eight

Science River Project due: Monday November 10th, 2008

Birthdays

November

Jenna Cunningham and Karun Tangri