Geography

Our latest Geography graphing homework is due on Tuesday!

Business Letter

Rough Draft due Wednesday!

County Flag

Congratulations to the Nottawa Nighthawk Flag Football team for finishing 3rd at the County Flag Football Championships in Barrie.  It was an incredibly exciting day and a real team effort.  Way to go, Hawks!

Champs!

Congratulations to the Nottawa Nighthawks who were once again crowned SWAC Flag Football champions!  On to County's!

Flag Update

It looks like Flag is a go for today!  I will update this blog if the situation changes in the next hour.......

Novel Study

Chapter 13/14

Group

1.    Comparing Binti’s environment at Gogo’s house with her environment at Uncle Wysom’s house: How have her circumstances improved? How have they worsened?

2. What life lesson does Binti learn when she struggles through the improvisational play?

Independent:

           3.    Compare Binti’s current relationship with Memory with the relationship Binti used to                have with her sister in Malawi.

           4.    How does Memory feel about Binti? Why?

Vocabulary

• Triumph, wavered, demerits, dispersed, praise, pastor.

Newspapers

Don't forget that your newspaper is due Friday, unless you are a Cross-Country runner!

Area Flag Football is here!

Our Area Flag Football tournament is scheduled for this Monday, October 17th.  Listen to 95.1 The Peak in the morning in case of rain.  All athletes should meet at Klondike Park in Wasaga Beach at 9:00am with their CLEATS!

Flag Tournament

There is a Flag Football tournament scheduled for Tuesday after school.  Don't forget to bring your cleats!

Next Week's Novel Study

Chapter 11

Indep.  

How do Aunt Agnes and Uncle Wysom think Binti and Junie got the money that Mary found?

Group

How do you think Junie will make money? Does she have many options?  Explain.

  

Chapter 12

Group

How does Binti feel when she first gets on the bicycle with Jeremiah?  Explain.

 Vocabulary

Define the following words (as they are used in the novel), indicate the part of speech, and then use each in a full sentence that demonstrates that you understand its meaning.  Be careful of the different parts of speech in your sentences!

• Bottle-shop, misery, Overrun, declared, gravely.

Picture Yourself in Grade 9 Day

On Wednesday November 2nd, the Grade 8's will be heading to CCI to take part in their annual "Picture Yourself in Grade 9 Day".  It's a great chance to see what elective course you might want to take next year!

Are ready for some football?

Nottawa plays its first football game of the year Wednesday after school versus Byng.  Come on out and watch!