Thursday, Sept. 10

CE30
Continued reading and notes for religious tradition.
PAA 8
Lab- vegetarian pitas
ELA 9
Finished discussing the questions from yesterday on the Art Essay.  Assignment for today is to make your own art history quilt using symbols and words to show a little bit about who you are.
ART 9
Powerpoint review of the Elements and Principles of Design. Create a mini art work depicting each element.
SR ART
Start the first module on International Art.  We are starting our study of the Renaissance by watching a powerpoint along with answering questions about the topic.  Continue next class.

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Art 8
Finishing name for quilt board.  Sketch activity if done.
Art 7
Finishing name for quilt board.  Sketch activity if done.
ELA 9
 Presentations of oral anecdotes. Read art essay and answer discussion questions.
Psychology 20
Present metaphors for life. Listen to worldview songs and write a paragraph comparing the world views presented in the two songs.  Good copy due on Friday.
PAA 20
Stirfry lab will be on Sept. 15 and 17.  Update your food log. Fiber research handout to do.

Friday, Sept. 4

Art 8
Working on our quilt blocks.  We will finish them next day.
Art 7
Working on our quilt blocks.  We will finish them next day.  Need some pressed leaves for next Tuesday.
ELA 9
10 minutes of silent reading.  Mystery of Mysteries p.10 Crossroads.
Psychology
Metaphors for Life - examples and assignment.  To present next class.
PAA 20
Module 10 Food Guide and Beyond. Intro and notes on  what makes food healthy and what are the benefits of healthy foods. Find a magazine ad for a food that appeals to you.  Explain why. Present next day.

Wednesday, Sept. 3

CE 30
Birthday plan is to celebrate every two months with a potluck.  Sarah will be in charge of putting up a poster.
PAA 8
Fruit Pizza Lab. Result- a whole lot of deliciousness.
ELA 9
Intro Unit 1 All that I Am: A search for Self. Discussion of the big questions - Who Am I? What is my purpose? Followed by a reading and discussing of Fulghum's poem " All I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". Silent reading finished off the class.
ART 9
Completed the art quilt block. Some students have started their sketch for September.
SR. ART
Working on the art quilt block. Need one more class.

Thursday, Sept. 2

Art 8
Reviewed the outline and started on the quilt block for the art quilt.

Art 7
Reviewed the outline and started on the quilt block for the art quilt.

ELA 9
Everyone choose a book from the library and we spent the rest of the class reading.

Psychology 20
Reviewed the course outline. Gave a concept map overview of the course and discussed the value of psychology in our lives. Lesson 1.1 Believe It Or Not activity.

PAA 20
Reviewed what components might be included in this survey course. We will be starting with Foods Module 10 Canada's Food Guide and Beyond. Assignment after we discussed the Food Guide is to do a food journal for 7 days documenting what and how much we eat.

Tuesday, September 2, 2015

Welcome Back Everyone!
I hope you are also excited for this year to get underway.  I know I am.

PAA8
 Handed out the course outline and duo tangs with all the recipes we are going to tackle this year.  Our food focus will be on fruits and vegetables. Yummm! We watched a video on kitchen and food safety and how to cut safely with a knife. We will put this into practice in our lab on Thursday where we will be making fruit pizza.  So everyone needs to write the recipe out in their cookbook, find an apron, and be ready to cook.

ELA 9
We reviewed the course outline and then broke the ice with an ice breaker.  Following that the students were asked to write about something they did this summer and hand it in.

Art 9
 Reviewed the course outline, gave some art room rules and settled down to work on project #1 - a quilt rectangle with their name on it. We will use the next class to complete this for display in the school.

SR. ART
Reviewed the course outline and started the first project of the quilt rectangle.  One more class will be needed to complete this.

Wednesday, Day 3

Art 9
Social issue silhouette project to do.
Art 8L
Finish dream catchers. Start practicing your cartooning skills with the end goal of creating a superhero family. Do the hulk tutorial with Mrs. Sander
CE 30
Finish rough draft for love essay.
Psychology 30
Give a personal example for each of the three egocentrism fables we discussed last class. Notes on adolescent intelligence and an example for each type. Hand in examples.

Tuesday, May 19

ELA 9
Two classes given to work on the novel activities. They are due Thursday.
PAA 20
Finish painting the wire sculpture. Fill in the artist information sheet.
CE 30
Classtime to write the rough draft for the Les Mis essay. One more class tomorrow to work on this.

Thursday, May 14

CE 30
Finished watching Les Mis. Plan essay on love.
Art 8M
Finish Ted Harrison paintings. Start cartoon drawing practice. Do tutorial and draw The Hulk.
ELA 9
Final Test for the novel. Work on writing activities for the novel.
PAA 20
Start designing and painting your wire sculpture.

Wednesday, May 13

ELA 9
Hand in Part D responses for the rest of the novel. Reviewed answers for Ch 15 and 16. Notes on a handout for the Holocaust. Notes given for themes presented in the novel.  Writing assignments for the novel given out in the form of a handout.
PAA 20
Put the final coat of gesso on the wire sculpture.

Tuesday, May 12

Psychology 30
Research 3 theories to explain the existence of eating disorders. Answer the question " Why are more females than males victims of eating disorders?"
Sr. Art
Finish printmaking.
ELA 9
 Read Chapter 15 and 16. Finish questions. Part Ds due tomorrow.

Monday, May 11

Art 9
Finished the Gustav Klimpt art pieces.
Art 8 L
Finished The Ted Harrison paintings and started on the dream catchers taught about in English.
CE 30
Finished watching Les Miserables. Next day will start the essay on "love" portrayal in the movie.
Psychology 30
Notes on the Physical Domain of adolescence. Research activity for " Body image is at the heart of adolescence"given.

Friday, May 8

ELA 9
Read chapter 12-14. Answer questions Part C and D.
PAA 20
Paint another coat of gesso on scultpure.
CE 30
Watching Les Mis.

Thursday, May 7

ELA 9
Quiz Chapters 5-9. Finish reading up to Ch 11.  Do questions Part C and D and vocabulary for Chapter 12.
Psychology 30
 Research assignment: Interview an adult 45 + years for the purpose of comparing adolescence then and adolescence now. Compose 10 questions on at least three topics. Write up is due May 15.
Art 7
Finish pebble art.  Decorate picture frames for Mother's Day.
Sr. Art
Continue printmaking project.

Wednesday, May 6

CE 30
Enjoyed a presentation on how to 'live different'.

Art 8M
Finished our Ted Harrison style paintings.

ELA 9
Reviewed answers to Chapter questions 8 and 9. Did vocab for Ch 10 and 11. Started reading Ch 10 and 11.

PAA 20
 3 D nylon wire sculpture.