Today we took our first quiz, which was on the story "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" by Evan Hunter. It took up the whole first block. We took this quiz to make use of skills that we've learned for the past while about stories. It helped us understand what we read even more, making us look beyond what's just in black and white ink. These skills can be used outside of humanities when you're just reading for your own interest, or if you ever possibly want to write own your own.
For the second block, we went to the "Five Days of Fire" event, held in the main gym for grade eights and nines. It lasted the whole block, and we basically played games, representing your own team. As for us, we were gold/yellow. This was a school activity, but I think we did it to show our school spirit, and just for the fun of it.
We didn't have any homework in specific, but if you can, remember to bring pre-packaged or canned foods for the food bank! It'll also count towards our team in the "Five Days of Fire" event. Also, remember to dress up for Halloween tomorrow!
Thanks Wendy. Being able to read beyond the basics of a story is a skill we want to continue to develop as it helps with critical thinking. Aside from school spirit what other skills do you think were being developed while playing the games?
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