Grade 9 Option Sheets

Option sheets for Grade 9 course selection went home with the class today.  Go over it with your child and begin considering what you think are their best options, should you choose to send them to CCI.

Food Drive

Don't forget your item for the food drive.  Tomorrow's the last day!

Speeches

Speech topics are due Monday.

Thursday Night's Homework

Math:  no homework tonight!     Language:  1 essay paragraph, 2 independent novel study journal entries.

Online Math Help

Here is a link to some FREE online Math help.

https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/

Food Drive

Please don't forget to bring some non-perishable food to school next week to add to Nottawa's Holiday Food Drive!

Thursday Night's Homework

Language:  Final comic and 9 quotes for essay due tomorrow!     Math:  4.5 # 1 - 3

Thanks to the CCI Football Alumni

A big thanks to Mr. Hunwicks, Mr. Berni and Mr. Redding from the CCI Football Alumni who dropped off our free championship t-shirts today!

Heaven Shop and Branded essays

9 quotes are due Friday

Comics

Final comic is due Friday!

Monday Night's Homework

Math:  4.3  # 5 - 9, 11, 12 and 4.4 # 1

Thursday night's homework

Math:  4.3 # 1 - 4,     Math journal:  10.2,     Language:  inside comic sketched in pencil

Branded Novel Study

Branded.  Chapter 13

1.  Why were Julia and Oswald expecting at least 23 people to support them in the protest?
2. Do you think Mr. Roberts earned back the respect Ian had lost for him earlier in the novel?  Explain.
3. How did Ian know that Mr. Roberts supported the protest that he and Julia had planned?

Vocabulary

Define the following words (as they are used in the novel), indicate the part of speech, and then use each in a full sentence that demonstrates that you understand its meaning.

• Scolded, scrolled, translations, symbol, publish.

Heaven Shop Novel Study

Heaven Shop.  Chapters 19, 20, 21

1. What name do the children give to their new coffin business? Why?
2. Binti tells Kwasi that Junie “got lost” along the way. What does she mean by this?
3. How does Junie show that she has found herself again?
4. How does Binti react when she sees the photo of herself in the “Youth Times”? Why

Vocabulary

Define the following words (as they are used in the novel), indicate the part of speech, and then use each in a full sentence that demonstrates that you understand its meaning.

• Insisted, fastened, overwhelmed, informal, scampered, infatuation.

Tuesday's Night's Homework

MATH:  Extra Practice 3, #1, 3, 4.     LANGUAGE:  Rough comic book tomorrow,  Invention idea due this Friday.     Don't forget the Science test on Thursday and Math test on Friday.

Monday Night's Homework

Math:  Extra Practice Sheet (front and back),     Language:  Comic rough copy due Wednesday, Novel Study due Thursday,     Science:  Test and Review due Thursday.    

Inventions

We will be beginning our inventions this Monday.  Try to think of an idea this weekend and be ready to discuss and defend it during our Language period.

Comic Book

Don't forget that the rough copy for your comic book is due Wednesday!

Next Week's 'Branded' Novel Study

Here is the link to next week's 'Branded' novel study:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TNGhzZm1nVEJXWHM/edit?usp=sharing

Next Week's 'Heaven Shop' Novel Study

Here is the link to next week's novel study for 'Heaven Shop':

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TWnkzdVZLdjNEblE/edit?usp=sharing

Business Fair

The date of the business fair has been confirmed:  Wednesday, December 18th, from 10am to 1:40pm.  Mark your calendars!

Business Fair

Business Fair is approaching.  Start thinking about your idea.  We'll start working on them in class in the next couple of weeks.

Science Test

Science Test next Thursday.  Review due the same day

Marks Folder

Students will be bringing their marks folder home on Friday.  They should have at least 13 items in it.  Please review and sign each of the grades.  Thanks!

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Don't forget to sign up for an interview next week!  Here is the link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApLdMpHui-6odHVFbTBsVVJKYl9hSmZMWXJCNHFpTnc&usp=drive_web#gid=11

Make sure you are on the 'Bowhey' tab at the bottom of the screen.

Next week's novel studies

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TX0xBMzJKUWZWRkE/edit?usp=sharing


https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TTW5zd0NuVmVhRWc/edit?usp=sharing

Picture yourself at CCI

The Grade 8's will be visiting CCI on Wednesday of next week (Nov 6th) to observe some elective classes and get more comfortable with the layout of the school.  Students can bring in money for pizza and water, or bring their own lunch.

Wednesday Night's Homework

Data Management test and novel study tomorrow!

Congrats to our Simcoe County Finalists!

Simcoe County Flag Football Finalists!

Your Nottawa Nighthawks finished up a wildly successful flag football season by swooping in and taking 2^nd place at this year’s County Championships. 

The day got off to an auspicious start as the Hawks trounced a very good W.R. Best team 26-8 to start round robin play.  Despite being placed in the best pool at the entire tournament, Nottawa was able to finish first in their group and move on to the championship round. 

The first round of playffos saw a rematch of last year’s final as the Nighthawks faced a bitter team from Guthrie.  Unfortunately for the team from Oro Medonte, it would be another day of disappointment as Ewan Botelho led the Hawk’s defense consisting of Samantha Lundy, Tyler Karl, Jayden Soychak, Lucas Thom, Spencer Risk, Sydney Baumgarten, Megan Ford, and  Ashley Stewart to a crushing shut out in a 14-0 victory.

The second round match-up pitted the Hawks against the second seeded team in the entire tournament, St Francis.  It was a see-saw battle all game which saw St Francis take the lead with only 6 plays left in the game.  But after Gareth Brownrigg completed a long pass to Taran Singh, Olivia Sproule, Julia Stewart, Sarah Fisher, Hayley Reid, Conor Bruno, Julia Stewart, James Blackstock, Adam Service, Miles Baker and Anthony Golby led the offence down the field and scored the go ahead  touchdown leaving only 2 plays left.  From there the defense shut the door and Nottawa marched to the final.

In the final, the Nighthawks came up against the first place team in the tournament, Mount Forest.  Despite some heroic efforts from all players, Mount Forest won the game and took home the title.

Despite the obvious disappointing end to the tournament, this seaon  can only be looked upon as an incredible success for the Nighthawks who played with amazing teamwork and discipline the entire day.  Every member of the team did their part to bring home the banner and should be extremely proud of what they were able to accomplish.

Despite the second place finish, you all are truly deserving of being called champions. 

Coach Bowhey would like to thank all of the parents who once again braved the elements to cheer on the Hawks.  And also Mr. Bridson, who put in many long hours throughout the season to help bring home, not only 1, but TWO banners.

Next Week's Novel Studies

Here is a link to next week's novel studies.  Due Thursday!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TSGhwaWx1XzlJbjQ/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TZExJb01ZYmdIMTA/edit?usp=sharing

Next Week

Business Letter Rough Copy:  Wednesday,  Final Business Letter: Friday, Lever Lab #2:  Wednesday, Chapter 5 Math Quiz:  Monday, Chapter 5 Math Test:  Thursday.

Area Champs!

Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Botelho

Directions to Barrie Sports Complex

This year's County tournament is being held at the Barrie Sports Complex.  Clink on the link below to access directions from Nottawa Elementary School.

https://maps.google.ca/maps?saddr=Nottawa+Elementary+School,+Collingwood,+ON&daddr=Barrie+Community+Sports+Complex,+Nursery+Road,+Minesing,+ON&hl=en&ll=44.472011,-79.93103&spn=0.418444,0.883026&sll=49.303974,-84.738438&sspn=12.241681,28.256836&geocode=FdRvpgIddEg4-yGvjMqVKuMHaSmFwD7JyXsqiDGvjMqVKuMHaQ%3BFbIxpgIdods--yFY_01-LkvpwCkPT5q_6ZgqiDFY_01-LkvpwA&oq=Barrie+sports+complex&mra=ls&t=m&z=10

County Schedule

Here is a link to our County Schedule for this Friday. We will meet at the complex at 8am. Look for the Nottawa Nighthawk tent. I'll try to remember the jerseys this time, Mrs. Botelho! https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TY3FzcFpUTUJ0TmM/edit?usp=sharing

Pics

Anyone with a photo of the team after our win at Area's, please forward it to Mr. Bowhey. Thanks!

Geography

Chapter 3/4 Quiz: Wednesday

Language this week

Business Letter: Inside address-Tuesday, Layout- Wednesday, Metaphors in Song: Song choice with lyrics- Wednesday

Monday Night's Math Homework

All of 5.6 (should have been completed last week), #1, 3, 4 of 5.4

County's

Still no word on a location or schedule for the County Flag Football Championships. Stay tuned........

County Championships: Flag Football

It has been confirmed that the County Championships will be held on October 25th. However, a location has yet to be announced. As soon as one is decided, a permission form will be sent home. Thank you for your patience.....

Nighthawks win another Area Flag Football Championship!

Your Nottawa Nighthawks continued their winning ways by capturing yet another Area Flag Football Championship, their 4th in a row and 5th in 6 years. The ‘Hawks started the day off a bit slowly, but still managed to get by Birchview Dunes 24-14 in their first game. That seemed to buoy the confidence of our players as they went on to dismantle St. Noel in the next game 30-12. Their first two wins set up a rematch against St. Mary’s, who had beaten Nottawa on their own field earlier in the season. After a see-saw first half, Ewan, Samantha, Tyler, Jayden, Lucas, Spencer, Sydney, Miles, Megan, and Ashley got their feet under them and shut down the Huskies’ attack in the 2nd half, allowing the ‘Hawks to soar to a 42-20 victory. The championship game pitted your Nighthawks against Mountain View. Once again our defense began slowly and the Mounties jumped out to a 12-8 lead. But as before, Ewan and the rest of the defense cranked it up in the second half, completely shutting out the Mounties’ offense, and allowing Gareth, Olivia, Julia, Taran, Sarah, Emmet, Hayley, Conor, Julia, James, Adam and Anthony to lift the 'Hawks to an easy 38-12 victory. Everyone watching the tournament agreed that it was the Nighthawks ‘will to win’ which set them apart on this day. Each team seemed capable of matching up with Nottawa for parts of each game, but none could keep up with the 'Hawks relentless attack, on both offense and defense, over the course of an entire game. As usual, Coaches Bowhey and Bridson are ecstatic, not just with the win, but also the sportsmanship and maturity shown by the entire team throughout the day. Be sure to congratulate your Nighthawks and wish them luck as they prepare to head to Barrie to compete in the County Championships next week. Finally, a big thanks to all the parents who cheered us on to victory and a special ‘Shout-Out’ to Mrs. Botelho who drove all the way back to Nottawa to pick up the jerseys that Mr. Bridson forgot to pack into Mr. Bowhey’s car!

Tuesday's Night's Math Homework

5.6, #1, 2 (all of A and B and then only parts i and ii for C)

Due Dates

Geography Graph: This Wednesday, October 16th! Newspaper: This Friday! Business letter idea: Monday, October 21st

Area Flag Football Schedule

Here is the schedule for the Area Flag Football Championships:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_L0jHgrjv9TQ2otMzNNenJ5WFE/edit?usp=sharing

What are we doing?

Reading Response
We will not be doing a weekly novel study this week, due to the holiday and athletic events on the schedule.

Writing
Our newspapers are due this Friday.

Science
We will be doing our second science lab soon!  Make sure you're not leaving the write-up of the report to the last night, guys!

Geography
Everyone should have the Chapter 3/4 terms.  Quiz next week!

Math
In the middle of our graphing unit.  We're learning which graphs (circle, scatter, line, bar, or histogram) should be used for any given set of data.

Flag Football

Good luck to the Nighthawks as we head to Klondike Park to compete at the Area Finals this Thursday. First game @ 9:30am. Schedule was received on Friday and sent home today (Tuesday). Schedule also posted on blog. Great practice on Thursday. Some excellent throws, Gareth!