Level 3 Band April 14, 2016

Hello Level 3 Band! It's Thursday – that means one more day until the weekend for you!
Your assignment for today is to RESEARCH the history of your instrument, focusing on how it was and currently is manufactured or made. Please copy the following questions into a NEW Microsoft Word Document and place your answer below each question. Save your document as "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME: Instrument History Assignment"
1. Which instrument family is your instrument part of? (For percussionists you will have more than one instrument - choose only ONE percussion instrument please)
2. What other types or variations of your instrument exists? (ie. Snare drum variation = field drum, Trumpet = Slide trumpet, etc.).
3. How is your instrument made or manufactured? (I don’t need an entire essay, just the main manufacturing details J )
4. What types of ensembles is your instrument used in? (ie. Bass guitar = bluegrass band, etc.)
5. What REGISTER (low voice, medium voice, high voice) does your instrument play in?
6. What is the ORIGIN of your instrument and how has it evolved? (ie. What country did it originate in?)
7. Who invented your instrument?
8. What different styles of music does your instrument perform in?
9. What is an example of a famous work written for your instrument? (Include the approximate date of the musical work: Ex. Beethoven's "Fur Elise" was written in 1810)
10. Give 1-3 examples of famous composers who wrote music for your instrument.
11. Give  1-3 examples of famous CONTEMPORARY (modern-day) musicians who have made your instrument more popular or well known. (Ex: Andrea Brachfeld = New York Jazz flute player)
12. Please include a photograph of your instrument.
13. Save as LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME, and Submit to the Level 3 Band Folder!

14. If you finish before the bell rings, enjoy the remainder of the class to play theory games at the following link:

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm 

Christian Ethics 8 Timeline Assignment

Hello Grade Eights!
I want you first to ask yourself the following questions...
1. What is LIFE according to our Faith?
2. What are the THREE purposes of LIFE according to our Faith?

I sure hope you can name them!

Today I want you to do a little of brainstorming for me. I want you to think of the AWE-FULL moments in your life. These are the moments that you were filled with wonder and awe. That being said, that does not mean that these moments have to be HAPPY or JOYFUL. Some tragic events can leave you in awe, wondering why they happened and what God's intentions were.

So here is the Plan Stan!
STEP ONE:
In a Microsoft Word Document, please make a LIST of these AWE-FULL moments in your life beginning with your birth up to the present.
ex.
1. Birth: December 28, 2002 in Davao City, Philippines.
2. Welcomed my younger brother Malcolm John to the family on March 31, 2006.
3. Started attending Kindergarten at Riverside School in Prince Albert.
etc!

An example of an AWE-FULL event (happy):
-Meeting your childhood best friend on the playground

An example of an AWE-FULL event (tragic/sad)
-Losing your cousin to a car accident in the mountains.

Your AWE-FULL Brainstorm list should consist of at least 10-15 items.
-Think of family trips you have been on
-Have you moved from half-way across the world?
-Do you have younger siblings?
-When did you first start playing your sport? Musical instrument?
-Do you have a summer-time tradition such as going to the lake?
-Are you involved with your church? Your community? With volunteering?
-Are you a part of any local organizations such as the SPCA?
THINK BIG MY FRIENDS!

PLEASE SAVE THE BRAINSTORM AS "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME: TIMELINE BRAINSTORM"

STEP TWO:
Once you have completed your Microsoft Word Document/AWE-FULL moments brainstorm, it is time to organize your information into a POWERPOINT.
1. Choose a format/design of PowerPoint that you like.
2. Make your birth date and place your opening slide.
3. Put only ONE event on each slide to follow.
4. Try to find images to place on your slides. (ie. Born in Prince Albert - perhaps a picture of the city or the hospital you were born in)
5. You may use instagram as a source to save photos to your folder from. 
6. Miss Rybinski will show you a sample of a PowerPoint timeline next class (once she returns).
7. If you complete the PowerPoint please save as "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME: TIMELINE POWERPOINT".
8. We will be presenting these Timelines to our class! (BECAUSE WE CELEBRATE LIFE...AND NOT JUST WITH COOKIES!)

God bless my lovely Grade Eights!

Grade Eight Computers Newspaper Article Assignment

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT:

       1.  You are to create a newspaper article summarizing the events of your detective diary entries.  2.   Your newspaper article will be published in the local newspaper THE RIVIER REPORTER.

3.    In your newspaper article you need to…

a)    Introduce the topic (What the initial crime was, and when the case was solved, etc.)

b)    Include what details led up to the solving of the crime. What data did you record in your detective diary that was very important in helping you solve your crime? What clues did you find? What evidence can you include?

c)     Include one photograph of either evidence, the criminal, the crime scene, etc.

d)    Your conclusion ends the story with NEW related info:

Ex. Jordan Pettyson will appear in the Supreme Court of France on March 15, 2016. Until then, Pettyson will be under house arrest to monitor activity.

FORMATTING THE ASSIGNMENT:

1.     Make sure paragraph spacing is set at After: 0pt and Single Spacing.

2.     Choose centered text (ctrl + e)

3.     Choose the font style “Old English Text” for your newspaper name, and “Cambria Math” for the remainder of the article.

4.     Choose Font size 14 for name of city @ top of page (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan)

5.     Press “Enter” and choose font size 28. Write the name of the newspaper in “THE RIVIER REPORTER”.

6.     Change font size to 11. Change justification to Left (Ctrl +L) Type in the date. Press tab twice.

7.     Write in the website for the Rivier Reporter (www.rivierreporternews.blogspot.ca). Press tab 4x. Write $1.50 (cost of newspaper) Press Enter Twice.

8.     Press the PAGE LAYOUT tab and click on COLUMNS. Click on “more columns” and choose TWO COLUMNS and choose the “from this point forward” option. Two columns should appear on your screen.

9.     Change font size to 20. Write YOUR TITLE here. Before you click enter to write who the article is by, change font size to 8.

10.  Write “Article by YOUR NAME and WHERE you are writing from”

11.  Change font size to 12. Begin writing your article!

12.  BUT FIRST… be warned that the beginning of each paragraph must be indented. GO TO PAGE LAYOUT and click on PARAGRAPH. Click on SPECIAL and choose FIRST LINE and set the indent at 0.5cm.

13.  REMEMBER you must insert a photo and describe its connection to the case using a text box.

14.  Save work as NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME.

15.  Print off a rough draft for Miss R to edit.

16.  ONLY HAND IN ASSIGNMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROOF-READ PLEASE. 

Below is a sample of the article you will have to write: 

 FOR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HELP...CHECK OUT THIS LINK: 

http://www.timeforkids.com/files/2011-07/newsstorysampler.pdf

Level 4 Band April 11, 2016

Hello Level 4 Band! It's Monday!
Your assignment for today is to RESEARCH the history of your instrument, focusing on how it was and currently is manufactured or made. Please copy the following questions into a NEW Microsoft Word Document and place your answer below each question. Save your document as "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME: Instrument History assignment"
1. Which instrument family is your instrument part of? (For percussionists you will have more than one instrument - choose only ONE percussion instrument please)
2. What other types or variations of your instrument exists? (ie. Snare drum variation = field drum).
3. How is your instrument made or manufactured?
4. What are the methods of playing your instrument? (Traditional and non-traditional AKA what groups would you generally see your instrument being played in? What groups would you generally NOT see your instrument being played in?)
5. What REGISTER (low voice, medium voice, high voice) does your instrument play in?
6. What is the ORIGIN of your instrument and how has it evolved?
7. Who invented your instrument?
8. What different styles of music does your instrument perform in?
9. What is an example of a famous work written for your instrument? (Include the approximate date of the musical work: Ex. Beethoven's "Fur Elise" was written in 1810)
10. Give 1-3 examples of famous composer's who wrote music for your instrument.
11. Give  1-3 examples of famous musicians who have made your instrument more popular or well known. (Ex: Andrea Brachfeld = New York Jazz flute player)
12. Please include a photograph of your instrument. 

Save to your documents. I can access the assignment from the teacher computer.
Thank you for your hard work!
Miss R

!P 10 April 11, 2016

Hello IP 10 Folks!
Happy Monday!
Your tasks for today are as follows:
1. Weekly blog post
2. If you have NOT submitted all of your work for your ergonomics assignment please take care of that.
3. I received an extension on our yearbook cover photo until THIS FRIDAY. Kenzie and Lilly, please continue to get students autographs on the "RA" page.
4. Keep working on your pages on yearbook. Remember that the yearbook ladder is posted to my blog and there is also a version printed off at the back of the computer lab on the white board.
5. Thank you!
MISS R

Level 2 Band April 11, 2016

Hello Level 2 Band! It's Monday!
Your assignment for today is to RESEARCH the history of your instrument, focusing on how it was and currently is manufactured or made. Please copy the following questions into a NEW Microsoft Word Document and place your answer below each question. Save your document as "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME: Instrument History assignment"
1. Which instrument family is your instrument part of? (For percussionists you will have more than one instrument - choose only ONE percussion instrument please)
2. What other types or variations of your instrument exists? (ie. Snare drum variation = field drum).
3. How is your instrument made or manufactured?
4. What are the methods of playing your instrument? (Traditional and non-traditional AKA what groups would you generally see your instrument being played in? What groups would you generally NOT see your instrument being played in?)
5. What REGISTER (low voice, medium voice, high voice) does your instrument play in?
6. What is the ORIGIN of your instrument and how has it evolved?
7. Who invented your instrument?
8. What different styles of music does your instrument perform in?
9. What is an example of a famous work written for your instrument? (Include the approximate date of the musical work: Ex. Beethoven's "Fur Elise" was written in 1810)
10. Give 1-3 examples of famous composer's who wrote music for your instrument.
11. Give  1-3 examples of famous musicians who have made your instrument more popular or well known. (Ex: Andrea Brachfeld = New York Jazz flute player)
12. Please include a photograph of your instrument.

Save to your documents. I can access the assignment from the teacher computer.
Thank you for your hard work!
Miss R

Events from the Past Weekend!

Hello Folks!
Did you know that two very exciting things happened within the Church calendar this past weekend?
Firstly, on Saturday, April 2, 2016 we celebrated the 11th Anniversary of Saint Pope John Paul II's death who is known for the slogan "Be Not Afraid". It is amazing how quickly John Paul II was canonized as a Saint of the Catholic Church! He was canonized on April 17, 2014 along with Saint Pope John XXIII - that's only 9 years after his death! (Amazing!) Secondly, on Sunday, April 3, 2016 we celebrated DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY which is Jesus Christ's plea to humanity to rely on his mercy and grace. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a prayer given to a Polish nun, Saint Faustina Kowalska who, by the way, was canonized by Saint Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000 - 62 years after her death in 1938 at the age of 33 years old. What is exciting about this past weekend is that it was a mercy-filled weekend which suits our Jubilee Year of Mercy perfectly.
I hope you all had a blessed Easter!