St. Gerard School - Grade 8

Welcome back to school

September is in full swing and the grade 8 class is getting back to work after a nice, long summer of fun and relaxation.

The grade 8 class is currently working on the novel Holes by Louis Sachar in ELA. They are listening to the book and keeping a listening response journal. We will also be starting are T.U.S.C. program in the few weeks. In T.U.S.C. the students prepare and present weekly presentations on a variety of topics. This should be a fun and exciting learning experience.

In French we are starting our year with a unit about fast food. Students will learn about food choices as well as ordering and serving food in the context of fast food restaurants.

We are about to begin our first full unit of study in social studies by exploring our earliest human ancestors. This should be a very interesting and informative unit.

St. Gerard School’s annual Toonies for Todd: Run for the Cure is taking place this Friday, September 22^nd and promises to be a thrilling way to get some exercise and raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Permissions slips have gone home and should be coming back as soon as possible.

Picture day is nearly upon us. Students will be sitting for their portraits on Tuesday, September 27^th so be sure to do your hair and put on your best smile.

A reminder that we are hoping to sell 30 yearbooks before November 1^st. Without those 30 orders, we will be unable to produce a yearbook this year, so if you are planning to buy a yearbook please get those orders in by the beginning of November. Order forms can be found in our monthly newsletter.

Here’s to another wonderful school year at St. Gerard School.