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Teacher's Blogs: Grade 7 & 8

Making Pizzas… in French

By Chloe Linke | June 11, 2022

Aimez-vous la pizza?  The grad 5/6s and 7/8s both had fun days recently cooking pizzas in French class. Their task was to create a french cooking show, and they did a great job!  They had to describe the ingredients, cooking process, utensils and more as they created their masterpieces. They made videos to demonstrate and …

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Reading Day in Our Flexible Seating Classroom

By Ruth Giffin | November 21, 2021

Few words are guaranteed to generate such excitement and anticipation in our school as “Reading Day”! This event has been a tradition in our grade 3/4 classes, and the 7/8s voted unanimously to bring it back for their senior years. This year, the students came to school prepared to settle in for an entire day …

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Science at KCS

By Ruth Giffin | November 20, 2021

Our first science unit of the year was “Pure Substances and Mixtures”, which introduced the students to the world of chemistry, the study of matter and its changes. Collaboration was an integral part of our science classes. In small groups, the students tested the particle theory by exploring what happens to the mass of a sample …

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Grade 7/8 Servant Leadership

By Ruth Giffin | November 20, 2021

One focus for our Grade 7/8 class has always been to foster the mindset of a servant leader. Christ’s leadership style was characterized by compassion, love and servanthood, and we want our students to emulate these attitudes of selflessness and humility while mentoring both classmates and younger children at our school. As well as regularly assisting …

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Remembrance Day Assembly

By Ruth Giffin | November 14, 2021

On November 11th, the Grade 7/8 class led this year’s Remembrance Day Assembly. The event began with a reading by Aeryck of In Flander’s Fields. After singing O Canada, listening to The Last Post, and observing a moment of silence, our class read a Peace Prayer while lighting symbolic candles. Then, they performed a series …

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Nature Art

By Ruth Giffin | February 12, 2020

Integrating Arts and Literature is always a great way to give the written word a tactile and visual reality. In a recent art project, the Grade 7/8 students gave form, texture and colour to nature poems by weaving colourful lines of poetic imagery together with found objects they had collected on a nature walk. Their …

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Art Gallery Field Trip

By Ruth Giffin | February 7, 2020

During two recent field trips to the Agnes Etherington Art Center, I was reminded of the enormous benefits of visiting an art gallery. As the 3/4 and 7/8 classes viewed and discussed paintings and prints, they were inspired in subtle and inspirational ways! They engaged with people in the arts community and were able to …

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Forces in Motion – Inclined Planes

By Mats Serviss | February 7, 2020

Our current science unit is investigating Force and how simple machines are used to make Work easier. There is a lot of formula use in this unit, something that some students are being challenged by. This lab was looking at the use of inclined planes and how the use of them makes the force required …

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A Day in the Arts

By Ruth Giffin | December 15, 2019

Samara with Audrey II Grade 7/8 students enjoyed “A Day in the Arts at Holy Cross”, during which musicians, actors, singers and dancers showcased the Art Program at Holy Cross Catholic High School. During the morning, KCS students watched a dance performance, and then listened to a senior wind ensemble concert and a vocal performance. …

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A Busy Couple of Weeks

By Mats Serviss | November 25, 2019

Over the past two weeks students from Grade 7/8 class have been part of two large events. We are blessed to have coaches from the KCS community but I still get to be part of the day and it always great to see the students interacting outside of a classroom setting. On November 15, KCS …

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