The class finally got around to watching the video, Speak Out. It talked about bullying and how it shows up in homophobic, racist, and sexist comments. In their journals, the students then wrote two things they learned from the journal and attempted to answer the questions they asked before previewing the film.
The majority of boys in the class went off to the Boys peer support group run by the Behaviour Itinerant Resource Support Team (BIRST). In this program they learn social skills, conflict resolution skills, and play games.
The Grade 7s took up the Math homework. It was more problem solving based, but still involved our unit on Integers. A final test will be happening shortly after a review in class. Like the Grade 7s, the Grade 8s had another short test involving the adding and subtracting of Integers. The next Math unit will be Patterning and Algebra. The strand will be the same, but the approach to delivering it will be different for both grades.
Tomorrow is the final day of practice before the big Indigo Book concert. There was a rehearsal today and the Grade 7s were practicing. One of the Grade 8 students helped set up the Gymnasium and this was appreciated.
Homework: Grade 7, Integer worksheet, outstanding memo signatures from a parent or guardian
Grade 8, no homework
There are some students who have not completed old homework assignments. There is a tracking chart in class which helps the students keep track of missing assignments. They should be encouraged to review this.
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