La classe de M. Boyer

7e année

Scholastic Orders

Dear parents,

I’ve sent home Scholastic order forms today.  If you wish to purchase books, the class will receive credits that we will spend to enhance our classroom library.   I’ve included links to the online flyers, which include instructions for ordering online. 

 

Merci!

M. Boyer

 

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We’re Back!

We had a great first day of 2020.  Grade 6 students did a math check in, the results have been sent home.  Bring them back for Boyer Bucks! Grade 7 will do the same later this week. 

Advent Celebration Reminder

Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that our Advent celebration is tonight at Hillcrest Church.  Doors open at 6:00.  Please have your child dress in white, brown, grey or black, and have a mouse nose and whiskers painted in black.

Thanks!
M. Boyer

Monday, December 2nd

Dear parents,

 

Today:

  • We started a residential schools class research project.

  • We started math assessments for divisibility (gr. 7) and factors (gr. 6)

  • We started discussing mysteries (gr. 7) and the International Space Station (gr. 6)

 

Assignments due:

  • Autobiographies (gr. 6 and 7) – Parents will be notified this afternoon about who has outstanding work.

  • Mme Lind’s animal project – Wednesday (gr. 6)

 

This week:

  • Students will be participating in the sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednesday.

  • The Vanier band will be performing for the school on Friday.

 

Thanks

M. Boyer

 

 

 

Thursdays

On Thursdays, the band students are gone much of the day. It gives the rest of the class time to work quietly or get more one on one time with me. 

November 22nd

This week:

  • We have been working on a storyboard version of our autobiographies.

  • We have finished up prime factorization and the rules of divisibility by 2, 4 and 8.  Check-ins have been sent home.

  • We have finished our research on Pacific Rim countries and charitable organizations.

  • Congratulations to Ireland, Rowan and Maria as well as Katelyn, Bella and Lynessa who are our Prodigy game top performers this week.  Each student will receive $100 Banque Boyer dollars.

  • New rules regarding cell phone use at school have been sent home by email.

  • Parents of students who are missing assignments have been notified by email.  

  • Congratulations to Maria, who won Kit Kat survivor, and then shared most of her prize with the class.

 

Reminders:

  • Parent teacher interviews and the book fair are next week.

  • There is no school next Friday.

  • Tuesday is Hot Lunch day for students who ordered lunch.

 

 

 

 

Classroom Rules for Cellphones

The middle years team (Mme King, Mme Lind, M. Boyer, Mme Gagnon) have had a meeting to discuss the use of cellphones within the middle years (grades 6-8). We feel that cellphone use has increased a great deal, and because of this, has caused interruptions to the learning that is taking place throughout the school day. We have decided that we will institute new cellphone rules that will help preserve the learning environment. These rules are as follows:

 

  1. Students will no longer be allowed to text anyone from their phone throughout the day. This includes parents and siblings. If you need to get ahold of your child please feel free to call the office at any time. If your child needs to contact you for any reason they, too, are free to use the school phones, with permission from the teacher, to call.

  2. Cellphones are no longer allowed to be on their person. They may be in their binder or in their backpack. This is to avoid the use of cellphones in the bathroom and other unsupervised areas. If a phone is seen on a table or in the hands of a student, without specific permission from the teacher, the cellphone will be confiscated until the end of the day.

  3. Cellphones will not be allowed out at recess or lunch, and again, are not allowed on their person. They must be stored in their binder or their backpack, as stated in #2.

  4. Cellphones may be used for listening to music during work periods BUT with the following requirements:

    1. students must use pre-made playlists that do not use wifi while being played and they are not allowed to flip around on their phones to switch search for songs. They must just listen to the playlist as is.

    2. phones must remain in their binders at all times. If we see a phone out we will confiscate it until the end of the day. Of course, the headphone cord coming out from the phone that is stored in the binder is acceptable.They are allowed the initial set up  of the music, turning it on and adjusting the volume, and then it is not to be seen.

  5. Cellphones will be allowed as a tool to be used for educational purposes only. This includes things like videoing (if needed for a project), FreshGrade, and possibly research. If students are on their phones when they haven't been given permission by the classroom teacher, or if the phone is out of the binder without permission then the phone will be confiscated until the end of the day.

 

We want to reiterate that these decisions are being made so that the school day can focus on the students' leaning. Thank you for your support of these new rules. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. 

 

October 18th

Dear parents,

 

Today:

  • We worked on autobiographies.

  • Living Our Faith – Personal and Social Growth rating scales were added to Fresh Grade

  • We worked on our explorations of social organizations and Pacific Rim countries in Sciences Humaines

  • We learned prime factorization in math.

  • We started to learn about mysteries and space technology.

 

Notes:

  • PowerSchool login information has been sent home.

  • Congratulations to Maria who won KitKat Survivor today.