Grade 8 University of Toronto tutoring opportunity

This program came to my attention from my Principal, Karen Sitarek, about an opportunity for our Grade 8 students to receive tutoring and mentorship from university students.  Any interested parents and students are asked to return the signed forms to me, as soon as possible.  I will be sending these homes on Monday.

The attached image is the first of two pages from the handouts sent to me.

Have a great week.

This image is a screenshot from a sample Rewrite I did with the class.  The first question was for the Grade 7s and 8s and the second question was, specifically, for the Grade 8s.  With a Rewrite, the students must first identify what they did wrong and then correctly answer the question.  I suppose the most important thing is for the students to understand the question, in order to answer it.  The students are provided the opportunity to ask questions about the test, in class or after school.

For each question, answered correctly on the Rewrite form, half the value of the total mark is given to the student.  So, while this is about improving your mark, the main thing is that the student understands the work and is aware of the error he or she made.

Here is the list of students who scored a grade of 70% or higher on the test.  It is still possible for those with marks below 70 % to improve their grades, but they must commit to completing the Rewrites which involve some effort!

A Success Criteria chart composed for students for when they are working on Reading Responses.

This week's Reading Response was based on the October, 1960 episode from the Twilight Zone:  The Man in the Bottle.

Homework:

There are a number of students who have not completed many assignments and work.  You will obviously see this observation noted on the upcoming Progress Report.  When your son or daughter has not homework, this may be true, but ask them if they have caught up with the work that is being tracked by the Homework Tracking chart in the classroom.  

This image was from the 2012-2013 school year.

Rewrites for Math test due on October 30
Final copies of Myth due on November 1 (Friday).
Science test on Tuesday (study notes to be handed to students and used on the test).