Monday, 13 November 2017

Give Peace a Chance!

After Veterans Week we have had some great discussions about Peace.  Let's put those ideas together into a poem!  

The Saint Mother Teresa High School Peace Prize!
Who will YOU nominate?   Design a poster or google slides to tell us more about your person:

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes:
Listen to the story:
Chapters 1 - 3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9

Read the story:
Read the story
How to make a Crane

Period 2 -  Try writing an Acrostic poem about Peace.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

Period 3 and 4 - Try writing a Diamante poem about Peace.  Your first word is Peace - follow the directions from there.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

Read about those who have won the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace initiatives:
https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace

We will be practicing the Prayer for the 21st Century and reading short stories about Peace.   

Thursday, 9 November 2017

Remembrance Day Activities

Remembrance Day - Descriptive Writing


This week we are studying Veterans Week - November 5-11th.  It is over 100 years since the famous poem - In Flanders Fields - was written by John McCrae.  We will be looking at the poem and doing some descriptive writing.     We will also be participating in the art/poetry and writing contest, put on by the Royal Canadian Legion.   Many of you have already started brainstorming and coming up with amazing ideas.  I can't wait to see your work!   You can draw a picture, write a poem, an essay or a descriptive paragraph. 

We will also read a poem - Prayer for the 21st Century and complete choral reading activities.
Prayer for the 21st Century by John Marsden


We have been studying descriptive writing.   Write a paragraph using
imagery to describe a photo. Here are a couple of pictures you could use - or pick your own, or use your own artwork.   Remember that the theme is REMEMBRANCE. 









Saturday Learning Club

There is a new Saturday Learning Club starting on Saturday mornings at St. Nicholas Adult High School. You can receive assistance with technology/homework, etc. Please share this with your parents.  This is a wonderful opportunity for our students in grade 7,8 and 9.

In Arabic:
To register, please use this link: