Breakfast sign up for Friday

Please write your name and what you will bring for the Breakfast on Friday


https://docs.google.com/a/tdsb.on.ca/document/d/19LQ9I74SRrBDRH82xIVL0S9gf7GTddVqZUKKU7pJkT8/edit?usp=sharing

French Homework

Students are to read this story to answer question one. They can continue to read the bottom of the page to understand the questions. We will review this sheet and
the sheet "Tu m'aides" tomorrow.
:)

Week Reminders

On Wednesday December 21 from 1-3 pm Cosburn hockey team will be playing Westwood in our annual pre-winter holiday game. The game takes place at East York Memorial Arena. We will be walking over so walking excursion forms must me signed.

Thursday December 22nd- 8 Drama activity to be presented in class.

Friday December 23rd- Breakfast, party & movie.


** Art assignments for BOTH classes are due any time before 3:18 on Friday December 23rd** 

Please remember to bring your indoor shoes into class and to leave your boots in your lockers. We must respect school property and keep it as clean as possible. 

La Cantatrice Chauve: Activité

Après avoir lu la pièce de théâtre, vous écrirez une scène dans laquelle les cinq personnages ont une conversation assez surprenante. Comme Ionesco, cette scène sera inquiétante et provoquera le rire du lecteur.  Respectez les contraintes d’une parodie, et vous pourrez insérer des didascalies dans votre dialogue. Vous devrez penser à la mise en scène de cette scène car vous devrez la jouer devant les spectateurs de votre classe. La scène doit être de 4 à 7 minutes.  

La date limite : jeudi le 22 décembre 2016

À la fin, vous serez capable de :

·         Créer une nouvelle scène dans La Cantatrice Chauve. Pensez à tous les personnages et ce qu’est dans la scène (e.x. accessoires)

·         Discuter avec vos camarades quel personnage jouez-vous et penser à un cadre

·         Planifier votre scène avec votre groupe afin que la classe puisse voir votre interprétation différente de la scène. Nous pouvons comparer les scènes et les discuter.  Rappelez-vous qu'il s'agit d'un exercice d’art dramatique, donc c'est une excellente technique pour comprendre le jeu d'un point de vue pratique

Homework for Wednesday

We started reading the play "La Cantatrice Chauve." Students are to read scenes 4 , 5 and 6 for tomorrow and respond to the questions:

1.     Quels sont les éléments importants de ces scènes? 

2.     Pourquoi ces scènes sont-elles importantes à la pièce dans sa totalité?

3. Recherche les buts d’Ionesco pour cette pièce de théâtre.  

Students can respond to these questions in their cahier. 

Evaluation for Inquiry Project

Students are working on a Personal Reflection for the inquiry project.
Evaluation Rubric is included.

DUE DATES:

8 FI A- December 16th
8 FI B- December 15th

Réflexion Personnelle

Après avoir complété le projet, vous êtes responsables d’écrire une réflexion personnelle (une page, double interligne, caractère de police-12 :Times New Roman, Calibri, Arial) de votre projet et son lien avec la durabilité environnementale et globale.

But d’apprentissage: Je peux réfléchir sur mon apprentissage et les étapes du processus d'enquête.

Veuillez considérer les questions suivantes dans votre réflexion :

                Paragraphe 1 :

·         Le nom de votre projet / les membres de votre groupe

·         Comment avez-vous choisi  une idée pour votre projet?

·          Une explication de votre problème

Paragraphe 2 :

·         Quel est l’impact dans votre communauté?

·         Qu’est-ce que vous avez appris de votre problème?

·         Quelles questions avez-vous encore?

Paragraphe 3 :

·         Quelle était votre contribution pour le projet?

·         Quelle partie du processus d'enquête avez-vous trouvé la plus difficile? Pourquoi?

·         Qu'avez-vous appris de votre expérience dans la création de ce projet?

Inquiry Project Presentation

Just a reminder that presentations for BOTH classes will start this Thursday. Please hand in ONE rubric per group before the presentation. Follow the Success Criteria given

Bonne chance!

Water Cycle Image + Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-do-HGuIk

Test de grammaire- lundi le 5 décembre 2016

Il faut étudier:

• les prépositions et noms de pays et villes (e.x. en France, au Canada, à Toronto).
• Passé Composé AVOIR ET ETRE (e.x. tu as mangé, je suis parti, elle est tombée)
• Imparfait ou Passé Composé? Une paragraphe au présent et tu dois  mettre les verbes au passé composé ou à l'imparfait. 

Exercices supplémentaires:

http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-17862.php

http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-6960.php

http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-3646.php

Bonne étude!

Group of Seven Plasticine Relief

Group of Seven Plasticine Relief

For this project you will be exploring relief sculpture using an additive process.  You will be recreating a Group of Seven painting out of plasticine.

Process:

·       Choose a group of seven (or Tom Thompson) painting and recreate the image (outlines only)

** Decide what the most critical objects in your painting are and eliminate any unnecessary details.

·      

·       Create a (8 x 10 cm) cardboard relief of your chosen painting, using different heights for the background, middle ground, foreground, and focal point, as shown in class.

·       Create your relief, using plasticine- You must mix colours and shades with your plasticine to create different values.

Hand in your original (Rough Copy) labeled sketch with your Plasticine Relief copy.

Due Date: Last week of December before the Christmas Holidays!  

Science & Geography Proposition due Tomorrow

Just a friendly reminder that the Inquiry Project's proposition is due tomorrow. One page per each group, it can be written or typed.

Merci!

Grade 8 Inquiry Project

Grade eight geography and science project DUE DATES:

Proposition: jeudi le 24 novembre 2016

Presentation dans la salle de classe: commence le 7 décembre 2016  (jour 3)

Grade 8 Trip-Salon du Livre

Please submit trip forms for the Salon du Livre by November 25th. It is $6.00 with 2 TTC tickets. Students may wish to bring money to buy a book and/or lunch.

Merci

Infograph Book Report

DUE DATE: November 28th...Students will be presenting their infograph as well.


https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3leQWL8VS0RWWp4LVBPZnkwSlU

Science Presentations

On Wednesday November 9th science presentations will begin for BOTH classes.

1. Students are to share with me their google slide by Wednesday morning (peter.mastorakos@tdsb.on.ca) so we do not waste time signing in and out of the chromebook throughout presentations
2. Presentations shall be between 3-5 minutes
3. Students have learned how to make an appealing presentation 
4.  Presentations will go into Thursday but students must share their Google Slide by Wednesday, if not it is subject to late marks.
5. Rubrics were given out with the assignment, they are to be given back to me for evaluation

Bonne chance! 

Passe Compose Homework

please complete the two sheets for Monday.
Bon weekend :)

FELICITATIONS!!!

A huge congratulations going out to the Bears for winning the Howling Commando Challenge!! It was a great experience watching my students participate and be active during their lunch time! 

 Félicitations Ben Charlie, Tunde, Molly, Paige, Matthew, Hannah et Harper!!

 

Devoirs- Passé Composé

Mettez les verbes entre parenthèses au passé composé de l'indicatif:
http://www.scalpa.info/fr_conj_pc1_jcloze.php

Important Dates + Bibliography

Grade 8 FI A- Infographie book report due on November 14th. Students received a success criteria and how to make an infograph.  *Date can be extended compliments of better behaviour this week * :) 

Grade 8 Science Project BOTH CLASSES: November 9th. ALL assignments must be handed in on the 9th. Presentations will start on the 9th but will go into the 10th.

On Google Docs, there is a bibliography section where they create one for you. Please ensure to use APA style. No WIKIPEDIA.

Here is a useful website to make a bibliography (scroll down to Format Examples): http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_apa_format_examples.shtml

Please ensure students are reviewing for the geography test on November 7th. See information in blog post below.

Mascot/ Gym Name Questionnaire

Please share this with your class and have the students complete the questionnaire by Friday

https://goo.gl/forms/6qou0KnKae1ohOQz1

Thank you all!

Test de géographie: lundi le 7 novembre -BOTH CLASSES

Test de géo: lundi le 7 novembre

-Les différents types de communautés: urbaine/ rurale/ banlieue

-l’urbanisation

-la population:  établissements humaines, types de population

-la densité de population : population / superficie en km²

-Des phénomènes naturels: comment ils influencent la population

-les facteurs répulsifs et attractifs

les pays développé et les pays en voie de développement

-le développement durable

-les défis pour la durabilité (à faire le 31 octobre) 

Le format: 

 

-Mots de vocabulaire(Matching words)

-Remplir les tirets

-Réponses courtes

-Réponses longues

Science Quiz: For students that were absent

Students who were absent from the science quiz will write the quiz on Wednesday October 26th at lunch.
Merci

8- Jeu de rôle

Students were given 5 scenarios to choose from and they will be acting one of them out as role play with a partner. They were given a success criteria and questions to answer from. It is due on Friday October 28th and they will be presenting it in front of the class. Students may wish to film their interview ahead of time and show the video to the class (as long as I know ahead of time). An evaluation rubric was discussed today. This assignment is meant for students to have fun and be creative :).

Merci,


M. Mastorakos  

Important Due Dates

Health Assignment: Que pouvez-vous faire pour promouvoir une saine alimentation a l'ecole, a la maison et dans la commaunte. Students will have 5 work periods to work on it. Due: Friday at lunch.

Art: 8 FI A- Collage due on Friday.

8 FI B- Collage due on Tuesday October 25th @ the beginning of the period.

Science Quiz on Thursday October 20th BOTH CLASSES

What you need to know:

-Fluids (what are they? different types, characteristics)
-What is viscosity..examples
-Flow rate
-Density/Buoyancy/ Archimedes' Principle


Students may bring a calculator.. smart phone is fine but if used for searching up concepts during the quiz, the quiz will be taken away.


Bonne étude!

Trouve un article en francais

Bonjour,

Students are asked to find an online French article for tomorrow Friday September 30th.

Merci.

Kensington Market Trip

Hi everyone,

Students have received trip forms for our trip to the Kensington Market. The cost of the trip is $6 plus 2 TTC tickets.

The trip days are as following:

8 FI A- Thursday October 13th

8 FI B- Friday October 14th

Please return the trip forms as soon as possible.

Merci

Géographie-Choropleth Map

Students have learned how to draw and analyze a choropleth map. They were given the population and area of the countries in South America, and they are asked to complete a choropleth map of South America.

Success Criteria:

I have coloured my choropleth map displaying the population pattern of the country.

I have a clear title and legend.

I have answered the question "Quelle conclusion peux-tu décrire à propos de la densité de population en Amérique du Sud?"

My write up uses full sentences that clearly explains my thoughts.

My write up uses specific geographical vocabulary/terms (example: names of places,  population patterns, etc).

My writing is proofread for grammar and spelling errors.


Maps will be collected and marked for both classes on THURSDAY SEPT. 29th.

Bonne chance!

Grade 8 Science Experiment

Please be advised tomorrow we will be going to the computer lab to work on your science lab for today. Please bring your experiment sheet from today. Each group will submit 1 assignment on Monday October 3rd.

Good luck.

Class Reminders

Bonjour,

Please return the Student Verification Forms with any updated information as soon as possible.

HPV Consent Forms (females only).

Picture day is this Thursday September 22nd. Please see advertisement sent home today.

Merci

French Quiz on Present Tense on Thursday September 22nd !

Exemple: Je (parler) _______________ anglais.

Please review the package especially the irregular verbs!


Voici une revision:

http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-36687.php
http://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-3240.php


Bonne etude!

Guidance Information

A message from Mr. Daniele: 

Cosburn MS – Guidance Service Schedule

 

Monday – afternoon only

Tuesday – all day

Friday – all day

 

Where?

My office is within the main office, just next to the announcement counter.

 

How do students come to see me?

I like to keep it simple.  There are no appointments or formal referral forms.  I simply ask that if you would like for me to connect with a student in your care, that you sign in the student’s agenda on that school day and the time you’ve released the student with your initials. Once I have completed my session with the student, I will initial the agenda and send the student back to class.  Should it be a matter that requires more in depth attention, please email me some details or come see me at some point.

 

Mandate of the Elementary Guidance Counsellor

Supporting grade 7 & 8 Students 

-          Providing short-term counselling and referrals for further intervention

-          Supporting Student Development within the guidelines of Creating Pathways to Success (Ministry Curriculum – 2013)

 

Should you wish to discuss my support and service, please reach out to me at your convenience.

 

Kind regards.

 

 

Claudio Daniele, OCT

Guidance Counsellor

Toronto District School Board

Field Trip on September 14th

Dear Parents,

We are attending our first school trip on Wednesday September 14th. We are going to the Air Canada Centre to participate in the Future Goals Showcase event for the World Cup of Hockey.  Then, we will walk to the St. Lawrence Market for lunch. Return to school via TTC.  Permission forms were sent home today and please ensure that they are returned by Tuesday the latest. Two parent volunteers are welcome!   

Merci 

Bienvenue :)

Bonjour tout le monde,

Juste un petit mot pour vous souhaiter la bienvenue à mon site-web et à notre salle de classe.

Au plaisir de vous voir en classe mardi,

M. Mastorakos