Angels and Stars

This is a crazy season.
As I write this, my class is working silently at finishing off their Egypt test.
Silently. On the penultimate day of school.
I feel blessed to be their teacher.

Here are a couple of pictures of my
angel and my star in their church
Christmas program.

Rummy

I love cards games (using real cards). No screens. Great "people-time". Appeals to my competitive nature.

Today we learned to play Rummy 500. I look forward to teaching cribbage too. Take some time to play over the Christmas break.

You may click HERE for rules to Rummy.

Amazing . . .

Thanks to the great teaching of Ms. Young, the students of 7c were once again able to showcase some of their artistic talent. Using chalk pastels, amazing Christmas scenes were drawn on black construction paper. Amazing.

Michael's "Three Magi"

Jenessa's "Desert Scape"

Karli's "Star over Bethlehem"

Derek's finally caught on film. (He avoids the camera like I avoid brussel sprouts!)

Imagine . . .

You know what would be cool?
If this blog could (at times) be a place of not just Mr. Campbell
GIVING info, but students used it as a group study centre.

Do you have a good (and accurate) answer to any of the "More on Egypt" posts?
Share your knowledge. Your classmates may be able to learn from YOUR new ideas.
Try it!

More on Egypt - Hieroglyphics

What is this stone?
Why was it important?
Who found it?
Who unlocked its secrets?

Talk amongst yourselves.

more on Egypt - the Nile

Why was the Nile so important? What would Egypt be without the Nile? Why?

Think about it.

Egypt Study Guide

If you would like to view a study guide for next week's Egypt test, you can click HERE.

more on egypt

Can you imagine if Mr. Campbell asked you to write your name in hieroglyphics? How would you do it.

Well, you could click here or even here to find out.

READING DAY

We had a great time reading today. We devoted a good part of our day to immersing ourselves in literature. With the aid of cozy blankets, pillows, a stuffed animal or two, and a little hot chocolate, reading day was a success

Have you ever wondered why Egyptians made mummies?

How about all those crazy things that were buried with them?
You know. The um . . . . things . . . . and some of those other things.

Why were the pyramids built?

What amazing realization was made concerning who built the pyamids? What evidence proves this?

Reading Log

If you have not yet seen the new reading log, here it is. Thank you for taking the time to review your child's weekly reading. Reading is important. I can't stress that enough. Please encourage your child's reading and set aside time each night (or MOST nights) for some silent reading.

Local superheroes.

Who knew?

Be careful on the snow . . . you could fall.