Hi everyone,
The Gallery has been updated (and will continue to be updated) with some Picassos and Fireworks!
Miss Skelton :)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
November
Hi everyone,
It's already the 10th of November! Grade 8 flies, doesn't it?
Last week, we had a great visit to BDHS - students participated in a mock rotary and visited many of their potential classes for next year. We were able to see several performances (music, dance, drama) before the day was through. Students are asked to start thinking about their upcoming grade 9 year!
Progress reports went home on Friday. Notices are being sent home to remind families about conference dates and times. If these dates and/or times do not work for you and your family, please let teachers know as soon as possible, as they may be able to fill the spots (vdavis@scdsb.on.ca and sskelton@scdsb.on.ca). If alternate times are possible to coordinate, we will do our best to accommodate you and your family. Students are expected to attend conferences, so please be sure to bring your 8!
Conference Dates: Thursday, November 13 from 4:00-8:45pm
Friday, November 14 from 8:30-11:30am (PD day for students)
This week, we began Data Management. Students are asked to make scatter plots based on their class data of the following:
Scatter plots are due tomorrow (Tuesday, November 11).
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. Fieldcrest will be hosting two ceremonies: Junior/Intermediate from 9:30-10:30 and Primary from 11:45-12:30. Parents and community members are welcome to attend. Students will be given poppies, and we would appreciate any donations. These will be forwarded to the local Legion. A special thank you goes to Mrs. Davis and Mr. Davis for organizing the assemblies.
Have a nice day,
Miss Skelton
It's already the 10th of November! Grade 8 flies, doesn't it?
Last week, we had a great visit to BDHS - students participated in a mock rotary and visited many of their potential classes for next year. We were able to see several performances (music, dance, drama) before the day was through. Students are asked to start thinking about their upcoming grade 9 year!
Progress reports went home on Friday. Notices are being sent home to remind families about conference dates and times. If these dates and/or times do not work for you and your family, please let teachers know as soon as possible, as they may be able to fill the spots (vdavis@scdsb.on.ca and sskelton@scdsb.on.ca). If alternate times are possible to coordinate, we will do our best to accommodate you and your family. Students are expected to attend conferences, so please be sure to bring your 8!
Conference Dates: Thursday, November 13 from 4:00-8:45pm
Friday, November 14 from 8:30-11:30am (PD day for students)
This week, we began Data Management. Students are asked to make scatter plots based on their class data of the following:
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| Skelton Data |
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| Davis Data |
Scatter plots are due tomorrow (Tuesday, November 11).
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. Fieldcrest will be hosting two ceremonies: Junior/Intermediate from 9:30-10:30 and Primary from 11:45-12:30. Parents and community members are welcome to attend. Students will be given poppies, and we would appreciate any donations. These will be forwarded to the local Legion. A special thank you goes to Mrs. Davis and Mr. Davis for organizing the assemblies.
Have a nice day,
Miss Skelton
Sunday, November 02, 2014
In Memory...
Hi everyone,
As you may know, Fieldcrest lost a wonderful teacher a couple of weekends ago in a car accident. Mrs. Lynda Baynton taught many of our grade 8s when they were in grade 1, and has touched countless lives. As someone who has taught with her for 15 years at Fieldcrest, I can definitely say that she was more than a colleague - she was also a friend. She will be dearly missed.
In honour of Mrs. Baynton's love of PJ days, Fieldcrest is having a Pyjama Day tomorrow, Monday November 3. If students wish to wear pyjamas, they're invited to do so in Mrs. Baynton's memory.
Thanks,
Miss Skelton
As you may know, Fieldcrest lost a wonderful teacher a couple of weekends ago in a car accident. Mrs. Lynda Baynton taught many of our grade 8s when they were in grade 1, and has touched countless lives. As someone who has taught with her for 15 years at Fieldcrest, I can definitely say that she was more than a colleague - she was also a friend. She will be dearly missed.
In honour of Mrs. Baynton's love of PJ days, Fieldcrest is having a Pyjama Day tomorrow, Monday November 3. If students wish to wear pyjamas, they're invited to do so in Mrs. Baynton's memory.
Thanks,
Miss Skelton
Monday, October 27, 2014
Last week of October... already!
Hi everyone,
This is going to be a long post, so get comfy!
Last week, we were busy here at FES. On Friday, we had a couple of visits:
Mr. Shank from BDHS visited during our middle block with some grade 9 students to speak to our grade 8s about their upcoming year in high school. There will be a "Grade 8 Day" at BDHS on November 5th, and on that day students will be visiting the high school and participating in a variety of activities and classes. They will do a simulated rotary, see some performances, and play some get to know you games with other grade 8 students from our region. If you have any questions, please let me know!
We also had a visit from Constable Rob Enright and Special Constable Karen Markus to talk to students about responsible technology use. More information can be found on our Tech page.
Please be aware of the following dates and assignments/events:
Tuesday, October 28 - AM recess - Intermediate Girls Basketball tryouts
- History tests should be signed and returned
Wednesday, October 29 - rough draft of their fairy tale character monologue due for Miss Skelton's students in Drama; Mrs. Davis's students will have theirs due on Monday, November 3.
Thursday, October 30 - Language Assessment - more information to come
- Deadline for all citrus orders - for more information, please contact Miss Skelton or Mrs. Davis
Friday, October 31 - Math Test (angles and angle relationships) - reminder for students to visit Gizmos and complete the Angle Relationships activity (students have their login and password information)
- Dance-a-thon!! All paperwork and donations are due. Permission can NOT be given over the phone, and students will not be permitted phone calls. All forms and money will be accepted throughout the course of the week.
Wednesday, November 5 - BDHS visit - students will be heading to Bradford District High School to participate in a mock-rotary and meet some of their potential grade 9 teachers.
As usual, there will be more added soon!
Hope you enjoyed the weekend,
Miss Skelton
This is going to be a long post, so get comfy!
Last week, we were busy here at FES. On Friday, we had a couple of visits:
Mr. Shank from BDHS visited during our middle block with some grade 9 students to speak to our grade 8s about their upcoming year in high school. There will be a "Grade 8 Day" at BDHS on November 5th, and on that day students will be visiting the high school and participating in a variety of activities and classes. They will do a simulated rotary, see some performances, and play some get to know you games with other grade 8 students from our region. If you have any questions, please let me know!
We also had a visit from Constable Rob Enright and Special Constable Karen Markus to talk to students about responsible technology use. More information can be found on our Tech page.
Please be aware of the following dates and assignments/events:
Tuesday, October 28 - AM recess - Intermediate Girls Basketball tryouts
- History tests should be signed and returned
Wednesday, October 29 - rough draft of their fairy tale character monologue due for Miss Skelton's students in Drama; Mrs. Davis's students will have theirs due on Monday, November 3.
Thursday, October 30 - Language Assessment - more information to come
- Deadline for all citrus orders - for more information, please contact Miss Skelton or Mrs. Davis
Friday, October 31 - Math Test (angles and angle relationships) - reminder for students to visit Gizmos and complete the Angle Relationships activity (students have their login and password information)
- Dance-a-thon!! All paperwork and donations are due. Permission can NOT be given over the phone, and students will not be permitted phone calls. All forms and money will be accepted throughout the course of the week.
Wednesday, November 5 - BDHS visit - students will be heading to Bradford District High School to participate in a mock-rotary and meet some of their potential grade 9 teachers.
As usual, there will be more added soon!
Hope you enjoyed the weekend,
Miss Skelton
Saturday, October 18, 2014
History & Science October
Hi everyone,
Our students have a few assessments and assignments coming up, as well as some important dates to remember.
On Tuesday, October 21, they will have a History Quiz - they've known about it for several days and should be in the process of studying on a nightly basis.
Girls have their HPV shots this week (Thursday, October23) - please make sure that paperwork is returned, whether or not they're receiving the needles. We need to have parental indication that students are or are not going to be getting them.
Phys. Ed. presentations begin this week - see The Mid-October post for the schedule.
Students have also been assigned a project for Science - they will be researching a system in the human body. More details about this assignment will be added to the Science page of our blog on Sunday. A due date is yet to be set. The following students will be doing the following systems:
Circulatory System
Davis - Rohan, Muhammed
Skelton - Andy, Christopher, Shreya, Janabi
Digestive System
Davis - Meadow, Morgan, Taha
Skelton - Mitchell, Sajeetan, Jannany, Jason
Excretory System
Davis - Jewell, Nelie
Skelton -
Immune System
Davis - Ashley, Maks, James
Skelton - Angus, Malcolm, Simon
Muscular System
Davis - Justin, Owen, Chris
Skelton - Yash, Reuben, Julia
Nervous System
Davis - Nat, Kathlyn, Kayla
Skelton - Somaya, Tyrese, Brody
Reproductive System
Davis - Amanda, Kris-Anne, Ryan
Skelton - AJ, Madi, Davis
Respiratory System
Davis - Ethan, Jasjit, Deyshawn
Skelton - Hailey, Mackenzie, Nick
Skeletal System
Davis - Bella, Sandra
Skelton - Morgan, Dhanvin, Liam
Students are invited to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) on Tuesday and Friday, as they will have time to research in class on those days. They are also welcome to bring in outside resources, including information they've found online or books they've been able to acquire, whether from personal collections or the library. Other text resources will be available as well.
Enjoy your weekend,
Miss Skelton :)
Our students have a few assessments and assignments coming up, as well as some important dates to remember.
On Tuesday, October 21, they will have a History Quiz - they've known about it for several days and should be in the process of studying on a nightly basis.
Girls have their HPV shots this week (Thursday, October23) - please make sure that paperwork is returned, whether or not they're receiving the needles. We need to have parental indication that students are or are not going to be getting them.
Phys. Ed. presentations begin this week - see The Mid-October post for the schedule.
Students have also been assigned a project for Science - they will be researching a system in the human body. More details about this assignment will be added to the Science page of our blog on Sunday. A due date is yet to be set. The following students will be doing the following systems:
Circulatory System
Davis - Rohan, Muhammed
Skelton - Andy, Christopher, Shreya, Janabi
Digestive System
Davis - Meadow, Morgan, Taha
Skelton - Mitchell, Sajeetan, Jannany, Jason
Excretory System
Davis - Jewell, Nelie
Skelton -
Immune System
Davis - Ashley, Maks, James
Skelton - Angus, Malcolm, Simon
Muscular System
Davis - Justin, Owen, Chris
Skelton - Yash, Reuben, Julia
Nervous System
Davis - Nat, Kathlyn, Kayla
Skelton - Somaya, Tyrese, Brody
Reproductive System
Davis - Amanda, Kris-Anne, Ryan
Skelton - AJ, Madi, Davis
Respiratory System
Davis - Ethan, Jasjit, Deyshawn
Skelton - Hailey, Mackenzie, Nick
Skeletal System
Davis - Bella, Sandra
Skelton - Morgan, Dhanvin, Liam
Students are invited to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) on Tuesday and Friday, as they will have time to research in class on those days. They are also welcome to bring in outside resources, including information they've found online or books they've been able to acquire, whether from personal collections or the library. Other text resources will be available as well.
Enjoy your weekend,
Miss Skelton :)
Monday, October 13, 2014
Mid-October Update
Hi everyone,
I hope you had a great long weekend! We are looking forward to students coming back, refreshed and ready for a great month!
The remainder of this month has a few activities that you should be aware of:
Global Dignity Day on Wednesday, October 15
- for more information about Global Dignity Day, please visit http://www.globaldignity.org/view/global-dignity-day
HPV shots for girls on Thursday, October 23
- paperwork has gone home and must be returned whether or not your child will be receiving these needles. For more information, please visit http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/ms/hpv/immunize.aspx
Mr. Shank from BDHS visiting on Friday, October 24
- Mr. Shank (our grade 8 liaison from Bradford High) will be visiting students to talk to them about their upcoming visit to BDHS; he will also be bringing some former falcons to talk about their experiences in high school so far.
PA Day on Monday, October 27
- staff will be at Fieldcrest this day, but students are not
Dance-a-thon on Friday, October 31
- two forms will be coming home - one that gives permission for students to attend the dance (which must be returned, whether your child is going or not), and a pledge form on which students can record donations
- all donations go to our school library and go toward updating our library's selection of books for students of all ages.
*students will be presenting their Phys. Ed. games of low organization over the next several weeks. The schedule is:
Mon. Oct. 20 - Brody, Simon, Jasjit, Taha, Malcolm
Mon. Oct. 20 - Justin, Kathlyn, Sandra, Ashley
Thurs. Oct. 23 - Davis, Mitchell, Yash, Sajeetan
Thurs. Oct. 23 - Dhanvin, Reuben, Rohan, Christopher C
Tues. Oct. 28 - Angus, Tyrese, Andy, Nat
Tues. Oct. 28 - Ethan, Maks, Muhammed, Liam
Fri. Oct. 31 - Somaya, Shreya, Kris-Anne
Fri. Oct. 31 - Owen, Nick, James, Chris L
Tues. Nov. 4 - Kayla, Amanda, Morgan R, Madi
Tues. Nov. 4 - Nelie, Jewell, Bella, Jannany
Fri. Nov. 7 - Meadow, Julia, Hailey, Janabi
Fri. Nov. 7 - Ryan, AJ, Mackenzie, Morgan G, Deyshawn
BDHS Grade 8 Visit on Wednesday, November 5
- students will walk over to BDHS and participate in simulated rotary that will introduce them to what a typical high school day might be like
There are always things to be added, but this sums up the next few weeks nicely!
Have a great evening,
Miss Skelton :)
I hope you had a great long weekend! We are looking forward to students coming back, refreshed and ready for a great month!
The remainder of this month has a few activities that you should be aware of:
Global Dignity Day on Wednesday, October 15
- for more information about Global Dignity Day, please visit http://www.globaldignity.org/view/global-dignity-day
HPV shots for girls on Thursday, October 23
- paperwork has gone home and must be returned whether or not your child will be receiving these needles. For more information, please visit http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/ms/hpv/immunize.aspx
Mr. Shank from BDHS visiting on Friday, October 24
- Mr. Shank (our grade 8 liaison from Bradford High) will be visiting students to talk to them about their upcoming visit to BDHS; he will also be bringing some former falcons to talk about their experiences in high school so far.
PA Day on Monday, October 27
- staff will be at Fieldcrest this day, but students are not
Dance-a-thon on Friday, October 31
- two forms will be coming home - one that gives permission for students to attend the dance (which must be returned, whether your child is going or not), and a pledge form on which students can record donations
- all donations go to our school library and go toward updating our library's selection of books for students of all ages.
*students will be presenting their Phys. Ed. games of low organization over the next several weeks. The schedule is:
Mon. Oct. 20 - Brody, Simon, Jasjit, Taha, Malcolm
Mon. Oct. 20 - Justin, Kathlyn, Sandra, Ashley
Thurs. Oct. 23 - Davis, Mitchell, Yash, Sajeetan
Thurs. Oct. 23 - Dhanvin, Reuben, Rohan, Christopher C
Tues. Oct. 28 - Angus, Tyrese, Andy, Nat
Tues. Oct. 28 - Ethan, Maks, Muhammed, Liam
Fri. Oct. 31 - Somaya, Shreya, Kris-Anne
Fri. Oct. 31 - Owen, Nick, James, Chris L
Tues. Nov. 4 - Kayla, Amanda, Morgan R, Madi
Tues. Nov. 4 - Nelie, Jewell, Bella, Jannany
Fri. Nov. 7 - Meadow, Julia, Hailey, Janabi
Fri. Nov. 7 - Ryan, AJ, Mackenzie, Morgan G, Deyshawn
BDHS Grade 8 Visit on Wednesday, November 5
- students will walk over to BDHS and participate in simulated rotary that will introduce them to what a typical high school day might be like
There are always things to be added, but this sums up the next few weeks nicely!
Have a great evening,
Miss Skelton :)
Friday, October 10, 2014
Studying Tips
Hi everyone,
We've been discussing studying tips in class. These tips will help students as they prepare for upcoming assessments, and as they prepare for entering grade 9. This list is by no means exhaustive, and students may come up with their own study strategies that work. Hopefully this gets them moving on the right track!
Have a great weekend!
Miss Skelton :)
We've been discussing studying tips in class. These tips will help students as they prepare for upcoming assessments, and as they prepare for entering grade 9. This list is by no means exhaustive, and students may come up with their own study strategies that work. Hopefully this gets them moving on the right track!
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| Studying Tips from Miss Skelton |
Miss Skelton :)
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