Mrs. Mills Knapp's Grade 7&8 Class

Grade 7

Rotary - Science

Science is now being taught by Ms. Guthrie. 

All students should be proud of their work during our Interactions within Ecosystems unit.

Language

Our class has been working on Reading Responses.  By now your child has received feedback on their first Reading Responses.  We are now working as a group to deepen the connections we make.  This is the Rubric we are using in class:

As an Intermediate Student at Codrington Public School, students are involved in the Red Maple Forest of Reading Program. There are ten fiction novels and ten non-fiction books that are available to read that appeal to a broad range of student audiences. If students read a minimum of five in each category, they are eligible to participate in the nation-wide vote for our favourite Canadian author. This is an opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of subjects and genres; some students already enjoy, and a few that they would not ordinarily choose for themselves, in hopes of expanding their range of interests.

Students will have responsibilities throughout the Red Maple Forest of Reading Program to complete, Think Tac Toe as well as two mandatory assignments. A Letter to the Author and a Summary of one of the novels. Students will be identifying their reading goals with me upon beginning the program. Newsletters and updates will be sent home every two-three weeks to ensure that you as a parent can support your student in their reading quest. Think Tac Toe is an assignment that uses the multiple intelligences as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy to deepen student reading. Please see the attached document for the assignments.

We are also working on Speeches!

Please see Rubric below:

Music

Stay tuned for our new unit!

Grade 8

Rotary - Science

Science is now being taught by Ms. Guthrie.

All students should be proud of their work during our Cells unit.

Math

Math is now being taught by Ms. Guthrie.

Language

Our class has been working on Reading Responses.  By now your child has received feedback on their first Reading Responses.  We are now working as a group to deepen the connections we make.  This is the Rubric we are using in class:

As an Intermediate Student at Codrington Public School, students are involved in the Red Maple Forest of Reading Program. There are ten fiction novels and ten non-fiction books that are available to read that appeal to a broad range of student audiences. If students read a minimum of five in each category, they are eligible to participate in the nation-wide vote for our favourite Canadian author. This is an opportunity to be exposed to a wide range of subjects and genres; some students already enjoy, and a few that they would not ordinarily choose for themselves, in hopes of expanding their range of interests.

Students will have responsibilities throughout the Red Maple Forest of Reading Program to complete, Think Tac Toe as well as two mandatory assignments. A Letter to the Author and a Summary of one of the novels. Students will be identifying their reading goals with me upon beginning the program. Newsletters and updates will be sent home every two-three weeks to ensure that you as a parent can support your student in their reading quest. Think Tac Toe is an assignment that uses the multiple intelligences as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy to deepen student reading. Please see the attached document for the assignments.

We are also working on Speeches!

Please see Rubric below:

Music

Stay tuned for our new unit!