September 30

Today we finished watching the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra". You also had some time to work on Obituary/Wanted Poster assignment. I didn't set a due date for either the movie review (we'll be working on it next week), or the Obituary/Wanted Poster. It will probably be due late next week before we go on our Fall break. Just another gentle reminder: your Soviet dictionary is due on Monday. Please make sure that you hand it in on time!!

September 29

We watched some more of "Nicholas and Alexandra" today. We'll definitely be able to finish the movie tomorrow. You will also get some class time to work on your "Obituary for a Tsar" (or your "Wanted Poster", depending on which assignment you've decided to do) tomorrow in class. This assignment will be due next Thursday, so please use your class time effectively!! See you in class tomorrow!

September 28

If you missed today's class, we did a little work on the "Obituary for a Tsar" or "Wanted Poster" assignment. We watched a little of the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra". I didn't assign any homework per se, but I do expect that you will do some work on your Soviet Dictionary assignment. We'll continue watching the movie tomorrow.

Quiz Day

If you missed today's class, you missed writing the Chapter 3 Quiz, so you'll have to schedule a time with me to make the quiz up. I hope that you do a little work on your Soviet Dictionary project over the next few days. You do have a long weekend coming up, as there are no classes on Friday due to Parent-Student-Teacher Interviews, so use your time this week to get something accomplished on the dictionary. I'll be doing a homework check tomorrow to see if you've printed off the Russian Revolution notes from the Social Studies Web. If you can't remember where to find the notes, please check the previous post on this blog because it has a hyperlink directly to the website. Additionally, we started a new project today in class called "Obituary for a Tsar" (you can also do a "Wanted Poster for a Tsar" if you like), you'll get some time in class to work on it tomorrow. We're going to start watching the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra" tomorrow as well.

Review Game Friday

I hope that you all enjoyed the review game that we played today in Humanities. It might help you a little bit with the Chapter 3 Quiz that is on Monday. You still have to study over the weekend! Please also don't forget to work on your Soviet Dictionary Project, it's due on Monday October 4th. Have a great weekend, I'll see you Monday!

The Russian Revolution

In case you missed it, this is what you need to have completed for tomorrow: you must complete the Chapter 4 review booklet on the events of 1917. You should also prepare for the Chapter 3 review game that we'll be playing on Friday. Don't forget that your Chapter 3 Quiz is on Monday, September 27th. Also, by Monday, you must print off from the Social Studies Web the notes on the Russian Revolution. If you're not sure where to find them, here's the hyperlink: http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b689/mainFrame/departments/humanities/gilchrist/9Btut2a.htm
Please make sure that you read this webpage on the Social Studies Web, and then scroll to the bottom of the page to get to the handout. You definitely need these notes!!

Zoo Trip

I'd just like to say that you were all really well-behaved on the trip to the Zoo today. It was a great day to get away from the school and spend some time outside. I would definitely like to go on another field trip with either 9A or 9B. I hope that you've been reviewing for your Chapter 3 quiz (which is next week). Please remember that interim report cards will go home this Friday, September 24th. See you tomorrow at school!

First Homework Posting

Just in case you missed it in class today, here's what was assigned. I finally set a due date for the Soviet Dictionary Project. This project will be due on Monday, October 4th, so please make sure that you hand this project in on time. Losing 10% per day for a late assignment would really cost you in the long run with this assignment. Additionally, if you missed this class you also missed getting a Chapter 3 Quiz Study Guide. Please make arrangements with a classmate to get all the details of what will be on this quiz. You will need to know a lot about Marx and Lenin to do well!

Inspiration Hits Me!

So I was setting up a Blogger site for my son today and an idea occurred to me....this would be a quick and easy way for me to communicate with students and parents alike about upcoming homework, assignments, and projects. It would also be easy to do, because "blogging" is as easy as sending an e-mail to someone. It puts less pressure on Mr. Rushton too because then he doesn't have to play around with all those teacher's files, I can then just post to my blog directly. Another advantage of "blogging" would be that past blogs get archived on a monthly basis. So I guess my new task will be to keep this up for the whole year! I think that this is a great way of posting information, but I'd really like your feedback. So what do you think?