Mrs. Sawyer\'s Edublog http://sawyer.edublogs.org Information about Mrs. Sawyer\'s Courses Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 November 23, 2009 http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/november-23-2009/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/23/november-23-2009/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:03:40 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/?p=192 Your Opinion Presentations are due to be presented tomorrow. Make sure you have your outline and any other writing you need to be able express your opinion  and be ready for questions too. Good luck!

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Make sure you have a look at you self assessment so you know what is important before you complete your outline.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/20/opinion-outlines/feed/ 3 Thursday, November 19, 2009 Mini Spelling Test Tomorrow! http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/19/thursday-november-19-2009-mini-spelling-test-tomorrow/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/19/thursday-november-19-2009-mini-spelling-test-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:20:18 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/?p=183 This is your first  mark for Term 2 English so make sure you know that mini-list! Come prepared to work on your rough notes for your persuasive argument/presentation.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/19/thursday-november-19-2009-mini-spelling-test-tomorrow/feed/ 2 Mini-Spelling List for Quiz this Friday, November 20 http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/min-spelling-list-for-quiz-this-friday/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/min-spelling-list-for-quiz-this-friday/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:59:35 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/min-spelling-list-for-quiz-this-friday/ primary
source
secondary
creationism
evolution

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We did NOT do any spelling words. We will do these tomorrow and they will be mini-lists as we have only two days to look at them.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/17/tuesday-november-17-2009/feed/ 0 Monday, November 16, 2009 First Day of Term 2 for Southgators! http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/16/monday-november-16-2009-first-day-of-term-2-for-southgators/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/16/monday-november-16-2009-first-day-of-term-2-for-southgators/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:05:30 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/?p=173 A new term is a great time to start fresh if you have some goals that you have been forgetting.

7-4s

 No homework except to catch up on the notes from a classmate: Origin of Humans. Notes are on board and I will leave them there for tomorrow. Please copy them into your Socials Section as soon as you get to class.

7-3s

If you missed today you missed some discussion and binder organization time and book exchange  We did not get to the notes but will be doing them tomorrow.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/16/monday-november-16-2009-first-day-of-term-2-for-southgators/feed/ 0 Thursday, November 13, 2009 http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/thursday-november-13-2009/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/thursday-november-13-2009/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:37:59 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/?p=171 Your homework tonight is the current events booklet on the Olympic torch. All pages should be completed except the last one. Make sure you choose three separate visual images to write a phrase about and then draw the image you imagined as you read that phrase. You may need to read the article more than once.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/12/thursday-november-13-2009/feed/ 2 Tuesday, November 10, 2009 http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/10/tuesday-november-10-2009/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/10/tuesday-november-10-2009/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:21:39 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/10/tuesday-november-10-2009/ The homework due for Thursday is a re-write of the “Really Bad Paragraph.” Please redo it with more powerful descriptive language, a hook, and replacement sentences for the weak writing.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/10/tuesday-november-10-2009/feed/ 0 Remembrance Day Assembly tomorrow http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/remembrance-day-assembly-tomorrow/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/remembrance-day-assembly-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:35:11 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/remembrance-day-assembly-tomorrow/ Remember this is a RESPECT assembly so no hats and no need for applause after performances.

]]> http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/remembrance-day-assembly-tomorrow/feed/ 3 Monday, November 9, 2009 http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/monday-november-9-2009/ http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/monday-november-9-2009/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:07:57 +0000 sawyerv http://sawyer.edublogs.org/2009/11/09/monday-november-9-2009/ Today we looked at a Remembrance Day video and posted messages to the troops. You do not need to use your last name, just your first and you can use my email address at this site. (val.sawyer@sd72.bc.ca)
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature/vetweek/postpeace/postsend
and then clicking on “The Canadian Forces Message Board,” just go directly to the Department of National Defence web link at:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/Commun/message/index-eng.asp

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