Tuesday December 15, 2015.

3 days of school left- and a busy 3 they will be.

I was absent from school yesterday so no post to the blog was made.

Today we:
-had gym (played Indiana Jones)
-had French
-had literacy(time to work on narratives and finish up novel study #3)
-had history
-had music playing and written tests

Reminder: Our holiday celebration is on Friday. In order to participate students must be done all assignments, tests, and have good behaviour for the rest of the week. Students who do not meet this criteria will have alternate activities to do in the library (finish up unfinished work/be provided with work)

Some students have elected to participate in our class secret Santa. Please bring in your wrapped gift $10 or less on Friday.

Tomorrow there is an open book history test for both grades. Students will have time to study for the math test which I moved to Thursday, and time to finish/work on their novel studies and narratives. Also, the principal from OSS is coming to speak to the grade 8's at 2.

$50 for the grade 8 trip is due tomorrow

Grade 7 History Sample Test Questions

1. The first French explorer to step foot in North America was...
a.) Jacques Cartier
b.) Samuel de Champlain
c.) John Cabot
d.) King Louis XIV

2. The first French explorer to create a successful settlement in North America was...
a.) a.) Jacques Cartier
b.) Samuel de Champlain
c.) John Cabot
d.) King Louis XIV

Example fill in the blank (you will have a word bank)

Life was very ________ for the first French settlers. They had to clear the land, build homes, ___________, and were constantly working and struggling to survive. In New France you could be successful if you worked hard. This was different than in France where ___________ determined how successful you could be.

Example True and False

1. Jean de Brebeuf was a British Jesuit missionary. ____
2. The Acadians were British farmers under French rule. _____

There will also be matching.

Grade 8 History Sample Test Questions

1. When did the Quebec conference take place?

2. What is confederation?

3. What is the difference between representation by population and representation based on regions?

4. What was the purpose of the Charlottetown conference in 1864?

5. In 1841, Upper and Lower Canada were each given half of the seats in the United Legislature even though Lower Canada had more people.  What was idea behind this?

6. What did confederation give the English Canadians?

7. What was the feeling of the French regarding Confederation?

You may use your notes.