Students in both classes have been working on mastering new grammatical structure recently.  The grade seven students are working on the passé composé; the grade eights are learning about direct and indirect objects.   We will be doing several quizzes on each of these topics.  I will use the three highest marks for the report card.  

Some students have shown a lot of growth in the area of study for their grade.  Others have quite a bit of work to do to gain a stronger understanding of these...
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It has been great to welcome two volunteers into our classroom lately.  Two young ladies, previous students of mine from about 7 or 8 years ago, have asked if they can come and spend one day a week volunteering in our classroom.  
 
Kelly comes on Mondays and has been coming for a few weeks now.  Caitlyn will be coming on Wednesdays starting this week.  It is a very rare thing to have French-speaking volunteers in a French Immersion grade 7 and 8 classroom, so this extra support is a real trea...
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So, one of my students in grade eight announces almost every day now how many days left in the school year...and the number is getting lower and lower! 

Students are excited about many activities that happen at this time of the year:  Blue Jays game, assemblies, sports and aarts events.  Things like homework, quizzes, tests and projects often don't seem quite as "exciting" as they used to, in comparison with the craziness of May and June at school.  I know it's hard to stay focused to the end...
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