Ms. Duffy - Archived 08/20 Notes

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Posted: June 14, 2018

June 14th to June 21st

8DU Homeroom

Field Trip Monday departure at 7:30 am sharp from the school returning after 4pm. We will be at the sports dome for 2 hours and the mall for 1 1/2 before returning home. 

Grade 6 and 7 will get Trio for lunch Monday. 

Cafeteria closed Monday and Tuesday next week. (no scack cart) 

No walking or driving a bike to school on the last day of school. All students must be picked up by a parent or go home on the bus (unless designated as a walker). 

Science 7G 

We started an open book assesment today. Students did not need to study and were aloud all thier notes and a text book. This will take two days to complete. 

PIF 7G 

We are working on a autobiography and slide show. This will take this week and all available time next week. 

8DU and 8DA

We are still working at describing important people. We will move on to reserching where we were born and making posters about this. We will be working on this unit all of next week. 

 

Posted: June 11, 2018

Grade 8 Banquet Pictures

Please use the following link to see the banquet pictures from last Thursday night. 

 

 

Posted: June 10, 2018

June 11th - 15th

8DU Homeroom

·       Reminder about the Grade 8 field trip on Monday June 18th. The bus will be leaving the school at 7:30 am and returning sometime between 4:00 pm and 4:30pm. We will be at the Moncton Sports Dome from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and will eat Pizza from Greco there. After we will be heading to the Chaplain Mall for 1 ½ to hours to allow students to free time to shop and browse and heading home sometime around 2:00pm. Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle and maybe some light snack for the drive. Everything is paid for and students are not required to bring money unless they want to.

·       Reminder about dress code. The nice weather is coming and students and parents are reminded that the school has a dress code that applies to all Middle School Students.  The weather is changing everyday so it is a good idea to dress in layers as Middle School goes outside daily.

·       BIG THANK YOU to all Middle School Students who helped clean up the school grounds this week, it is very much appreciated by all. Thank you for the great job!

·       Middle School Awards Day June 20th @ 9:00 am.

 

PIF 8DU & 8DA

We are working on posters about someone who means something to you. Students will describe the person and write a paragraph about as well as draw a picture of their important person. We will then move on to talk about memories they made in Middle School. 

PIF 7G

We will be doing a good copy of an autobiography we have been writing the last two weeks. Once we are finished we will be reading a book about a famous Canadian and why they are important. Students will then move on to researching a famous Canadian next week.

7G Science

We are still working our way through mixtures and solutions and all test marks were handed back on Tuesday. We will be having another test Monday of net week. This will be in the form of an in class assignment that requires no at home study.

Posted: May 23, 2018

May 23

8DU Homeroom

 Please return Banquet invitations and money. Students received these last week and they are due tomorrow.

 Coffee House May 29th 6:30 to 8:30. Cost is $5.00 at the door for adults (Complimentary coffee and tea with admission price) and $3.00 for students (no tea or coffee). Canteen on site all items (pop, water, juice and sweets) all items$1.00. Proceeds go to grade 8 trip and music program.

 ****Participation is mandatory for grade 8 students, they must attend coffee house to go on grade 8 trip****

 Grade 8 Banquet 6-7pm

 Dance June 7th 7-9:00 pm

 Grade 8 trip June 14th 7:30 am departure time.

 

8DA PIF

 Working on an autobiography

 

8DU

 Working on a Biography

 

7G

Reading a book on publicity.

 

 

7G Science

 

Worked on review today we will be moving on to new material tomorrow. Please see below for review and chapter notes.

 

 

 

Science Review

Test Tuesday May 29th

 

 

Terms: Matter, Properties, Mixture, Mechanical mixture, Solution, Pure substance, Dissolving, Insoluble, Soluble.

 

Know the difference between heterogeneous and homogenous mixtures and be able to identify them.

Be able to explain particle theory.

Be able to identify the following items: solute, solvent in a mixture.

Know the difference between physical and chemical change.

Be able to explain how hard water effects the use of water.

Understand distillation (the process) and how it relates to particle theory.  

 

Please see attached notes for the entire chapter.

Posted: May 17, 2018

May 17th

 

Homeroom

May 21st - no school

May 30 - half day

Please return Grade 8 Banquet Tickets by May 24th.

 

Archery practice Tuesday May 22nd after School

 

Archery Competition Thursday May 24th @ 12:00 pm @ Max Aitken Academy (any students participating must find their own transportation).

 

Grade 8 Trip June 18th @ 7:30 am.

 

8DA PIF

 

Currently working on an autobiography and we will moving on to a biography next week.  We will also be reading a book in class next week.

 

8DU PIF

 

We will finishing reading a book tomorrow and move on to Biography next week.

 

7G PIF

 

We are currently working on a publicity unit. We are working on publicities for animals today and Friday in class. The students are creating an item for an animal and making a commercials or adds for it. For example a hat for a cat.

 

7G Science

 

We are currently working on Particle Theory and Distillation.  We have taken notes and working on assignments the past few days. Students will be given a review on Tuesday and will be tested the following Monday May 28th. Any new material discussed next week will not be on the tests.

Please see attahed notes from the chapter/unit. 

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Posted: May 1, 2018

May 1st

 

May 2nd – Lazer Tag @ 6:15 to 9:00 pm $3.00 at the door.

 

May 3rd – No school

 

May 4th – No school

 

May 21st – No school Victoria Day

 

May 30th – Half Day

 

 

 

8DU & 8DA

 

All grade 8’s are reminded that they need to submit their ticket money as soon as they sell all the tickets.

 

Café Night is May 16th participation is mandatory in order to go on the grade 8 end of the year field trip.  You must be present and participate at Café night to go on the trip.

 

PIF 8DU – 8DA

 

Currently getting ready to wrap up extreme sports. We will be working on a debate this week and next week then moving on to the next unit.

 

7G PIF

 

We are working on publicity and how it negatively effects the consumer. We will be discussing name brands and why we buy them on Wednesday. Students will be writing a paragraph on the topic next week.

 

7G Science

 

We are currently working on Mixtures and Solutions. This week we are looking at solvents and soluble. Students will take some notes on concentrated solutions as well. Today and tomorrow we will be working on questions 1-4 on p. 125.

The chapter notes have been attached as some students were absent throughout this unit

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Posted: April 10, 2018

April 12th

Report Cards came home today, please sign and return to homeroom teacher.

April 11th popcorn orders due

April 12th Jersey Day

April 12th Hat Day $1

April 12th Parent Teacher 4:00pm to 6:30 pm

April 13th Parent Teacher 9:00am to 11:00am

 

8DU & 8DA PIF

We will be doing presentations and writing a paragraph on an extreme sport.

7G PIF

We will be presenting advertisements and discussing the negative effects of publicity.

7G Science

Test on Earthquakes, Volcano and Mountains on Monday April 16th review is listed below.

Today we began a new unit on mixtures and solutions.

Review                                                     Test Monday April 16th.

 

Definitions: Earthquakes, seismograph, richter scale, magnitude

Volcano, erupts, vents, dormant, tectonic plate, earthquake, mountain, 

 

Know why earthquakes occur.

Know where Volcanoes form?

Know Fold Mountains formation?

Difference between old and new mountains.

Be able to compare the layer of the earth to an egg?

Be able to label the diagram on p.338 with temps not km

Posted: March 25, 2018

District STEM Fair

 

District Stem Fair

 Congratulations to the students from 4H (Avery, Rayanna, Danica, Ayden and Tyson) and 7G (Olivia, Tessa and Chloe) who participated in the District Stem Fair. They had a great day and really enjoyed themselves.  

 Blackville students Rayanna Beach, Olivia Donahue, Avery Donahue, Tyson Burns and Danika Mullin tied for top Arcade Game. “Shoot” was a target game that required you to shoot a homemade stationary bow and arrow or use a slingshot to shoot a ball at a 10, 20 and 30 point target. It was a big hit with all who played.

 Chloe Hambrook’s group and Tessa Munn’s group also received honorable mentions for their games as well.

 All students had amazing ideas and really fun games to play!

 A BIG final Congratulations goes out to Rayanna Beach who took home a silver medal in the overall grade 3-5 category for her project “Dancing Wire”.

 WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!!!

 

Posted: March 22, 2018

March 23rd

 

Homeroom 8DU

 

There will be a European Handball Tournament next Thursday to raise money for the grad class. Grade 8’s are permitted to enter a team of 6 and the cost is $ 5.00 to play. Students may also watch at a cost of $2.00. Team money must be in as soon as possible and if students plan on watching (from 2:00pm – 3:00 pm) $2.00 must be in by Tuesday.

 

Book Fair April 9-12

 

No school Wednesday March 28th

 

No school Friday March 30th

 

No school April 2nd

 

8DA PIF (MON, TUE & THU)

 

Today we began a research project on an extreme sport. Students had the entire period to answer research questions and had more than enough time to complete it.  We will begin a power point presentation in the lab on Tuesday. Monday we will be reading a book about skate boarding.  

 

 

 

8DU PIF (MON, WED & FRI)

 

We will be starting a research project on Friday, students will have the period to answer questions about an extreme sport of their choosing.

 

7G PIF (WED, THU, FRI)

 

We finished up our advertisements today and will present them to the class tomorrow. Wednesday we will be starting a new unit on publicity. Students were given homework in PIF yesterday to find an advertisement on youtube that they would like to show and discuss with the class. They should be prepared to do so tomorrow in the event we finishing presenting early.

 

7G Science

 

We have two STEM FAIR projects left to present tomorrow. I will post pictures of the finish products this week. We will be back to normal classes starting tomorrow and students may take home their poster boards.

 

We will continue with the earth’s crust and begin looking at natural disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes etc.). Any students absent tomorrow Friday March 23rd will be responsible for getting Friday’s notes. They will be available below on my teacher page or from a classmate.

 

Have a Great Friday and Weekend!

 

 

 

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Posted: March 2, 2018

March 2nd

 

7G Science

7G is reminded to work on STEM Fair projects over the break. You should do your experiment and record any results. Be creative, take photos or videos. We will work on your poster board and report after the break.

 

Have a great March Break!

Posted: February 28, 2018

Winter Carnival

 

Friday Winter Carnival Activities 

 

Pancake breakfast 1st period. 

Outside Activities in the afternoon (sliding, snow races etc). Please dress accordingly (ski pants, hat and mittens). 

Mini stick hockey games in the afternoon anyone who wants to play please bring your mini hockey sticks to school on Friday. 

The cake auction has been postponed and will take place after the break. 

Posted: February 23, 2018

Feb. 23rd

Change to Theme Days for Winter Carnival

 

Monday - Dress to Impress

Tuesday - Twin Day

Wednesday - Pink Day (Bully Awareness Day)

Thursday - Eagle Pride Day

Friday - PJ Day

 

March 1st – BIG CRUNCH

 

7G Science

 

STEM FAIR

 

Students were assigned STEM Fair projects this week. They should be ready to start working in class on Tuesday. It is not necessary to have all material but they need to have something to start working with (Bristol Board or supplies or materials to start testing). Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will all be work periods for science STEM Fair Projects. Students will have all of March break and few days after the break to complete projects.

 

Monday we will be doing an open book Assignment on Chapter 10 Rocks, Minerals and Soil. Students are encouraged to read their notes over this weekend to prepare.

 

8DU & 8DA PIF

 

Physical activity paragraphs are due Monday for each class. We are starting Extreme Sports during Monday’s class.  

 

7G PIF

We are completing invention paragraphs today any students who are not finished are asked to complete for next Wednesday’s class.   

 

 

Posted: February 20, 2018

Tuesday Feb. 20th

 

All Middle School students are reminded to return their lotto fundraisers.

 

Please remember no steel toe shoes/boots at school

 

Feb 23rd is Jersey Day

 

Feb 28th is pink shirt day and a half day for students.

 

8DU – 8DA PIF

 

Both classes will be working on paragraphs about physical activity and risqué associated with them. Good copies will be completed this week and we will moving on to extreme sports and why they consider a sport extreme.

 

7G PIF

 

We are working on good copies of paragraphs this week all paragraphs should be done by end of Wednesday class. Anyone not finished will have until the following Wednesday to complete on their own time.

 

7G Science

 

We will be finishing up Chapter 10 today and tomorrow. A quiz will be assigned this week on chapter 10 materials. The review will be posted later this week.

 

STEM FAIR

 

Each student will be required to do a stem fair project this year. Students were given a packet today with what needs to be completed. Students will have Wednesday’s period to research ideas and what they might like to test. I am encouraging students to think outside the box and come up with something new for their project. Here are a few websites to help get the ideas flowing.

 

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/

 

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/

 

http://stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/sites/stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/files/doc//y2016/Jan/stem_and_science_project_planning_guide_6-12.pdf

 

Students will be given time the week before March break to work on projects in class. All projects will be due the Tuesday after March break.

 

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Posted: February 2, 2018

Friday Feb 2nd

 

SCHOOL SUPPLY ALERT!!!! Students are running low on paper and pencils please check with your child to see if they may need anything. New term started yesterday, it is a good chance to re-stock.

 

Important Dates

 

February 19th Family Day (no school)

 

February 23rd Jersey Day

 

February 28th PD day (half day for students)

 

February 29th Pink Shirt Day

 

****Important Reminders: ****

 

Middle School students are not to travel to and from school with high school students.

 

No steel toe boots at school.

 

Winter snow boots must be changed upon arrival and after outdoor recess every day.

 

No Peanut products @ school

 

If school activities are taking place after 4:00 pm students must go home and come back Ex: practice or a game at 4:30 pm. Students are not permitted to at school unsupervised.

 

 8DU and 8DA PIF

 

8DA had their last day in the lab yesterday any students who did not finish their magazine yesterday are responsible to come in at lunch (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) until all work is complete.

 

8DU has one more day in the lab and anyone not finished on Monday will have to come in at lunch (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday) until all work is complete.

 

7G PIF

 

 Today students worked on good copy of their paragraphs. Today will be the last class day and they will be due next class Wednesday February 7th 2018.

 

7G Science

 

Today we took notes on rocks and minerals and did a small activity of sorting. We will continue to look at the Dichotomous key on Monday and complete another short activity. Those students who were absent are responsible for today’s notes and catching up on their own time. The notes are attached below.

 

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Posted: February 1, 2018

Feb 1st


New Semester starts today for Middle School

8DU will have Mr. Norton for Science

8DA will have Mr. Johnston for Social Studies

7G will have Ms. Duffy for Science

6O will have Ms. Davidson for Social Studies

6L will switch to Social Studies with Mr. Lehnert  

All other classes stay the same.

 

Important Dates:

Tomorrow is BHS Eagle Pride day please wear your school clothing or blue and gold?  

 

 

Family Day Feb 19th (No School)

Jersey Day Feb 23rd

Half Day Feb 28th

 

8DU and 8DA

We are finishing up our magazine project any students who did not complete will be responsible for coming in at lunch during their own time (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday) to finish.

 

 

 

 

7G

 

Working on good copy of paragraph on the invention of the telephone.

 

7G Science

Introduced the new Unit today and completed a journal

 

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