I hope everyone is enjoying this cold weather as much as I am! I can’t wait for the snow.
Gym – The students started the day doing gym with Mr. Orr, which you can read about on his blog (http://tysonorr.blogspot.com)
Inquiry into Ancient Civilizations – Today, we completed our final discussion on Ancient Rome. We had a discussion regarding Roman sports and entertainment, the creation and founding of Rome, and the Roman gods. We did notice there were a few striking similarities between Roman and Greek mythology. We also noticed that we derived quite a few modern day things from Ancient Rome.
Music – Then, we had music with Mr. Oliver, which you can read about on his blog (https://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Language – Today, we wrote our post-assessment for our Ontario Writing Assessment with a focus on narrative writing. Everyone was so hard at work!
After we came back from lunch, we read chapter twenty of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. We then worked on our comprehension.
For homework:
All homework for the day is placed here, but time may have been given in class to complete this work.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Students need to wear their winter uniform, so ALL 7 pieces. We had a few uniform slip-ups last week; this week and ongoing, the expectation is full winter uniform every day.
o Black leather dress shoes
o Navy blue socks
o St. Jude’s grey pants or skirts
o St. Jude’s button up white shirt (long sleeve)
o St. Jude’s sweater vest
o Academic tie (Monday-Thursday) & House Colour Tie (Friday)
o St. Jude’s Blazer
· We have our monthly bake sale tomorrow on Wednesday, October 31st.
· We have a Halloween Harvest Spirit Day this Wednesday, October 31st. Students can come dressed up and show their Halloween or Harvest Spirit. Costumes should not include any masks, face paint, or anything scary. Students who do not wish to wear a costume can come dressed in harvest colours (black, orange, brown)
· Forms were sent home last Wednesday for our curling trip on November 19th, and December 3rd. This trip was already paid in athletic fees, so the form only needs to be signed.
o Today, I have sent home a waiver form for curling which must also be signed.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as quickly as possible.
Mr. Conte
