Last day of school!

Salut les parents et les élèves,
It has been a fabulous year. Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered their time to help us out this year - particularly those who joined us several times, and those who missed work to supervise field trips and camping. We love to offer this kind of enrichment to our students, but we can't do it without you. If anyone has the urge to help out just one more time, we could really use some extra supervisors tomorrow afternoon for our walk to Camosun (1-3pm). Thank you!

Students - please remember to round up the last of your library books from around your house(s), and bring them back. Also, there are several jackets still left in the classroom, which will be donated after school tomorrow. Come and get them if they belong to you!

Thanks again for a wonderful year. If you want to keep in touch, or to let me know about concerts etc this summer, please use my gmail address (mmeoconnor@gmail.com), as I don't check my work email over the summer!
Take care, and remember to come back and visit us next year. The first Friday at 3pm is a good starting point... :)

All the best,
Mme O

Textbook return and food for camping

Salut,
Textbook return: If you find any science textbooks (or any other books belonging to Central) at your house, please send them in to the school as soon as possible. We are missing texts from 17 students (7 from Div 15, 7 from Div 16 and 3 from Div 17). These were brand new this year, and will cost $117 each if lost.

Camping: This afternoon, the kids organized what food they would like to eat/bring for the camping trip, and each has their personalized list to show you. To avoid a 9:45pm trip to Thrifties on Sunday night, you might want to ask them what they've committed to (and make any suggested changes) :). We tried to advise against having food that won't do well out of a fridge, but otherwise let them choose in their groups what they wanted to bring.

Lastly, just a reminder that our Scorpions family bbq is tomorrow afternoon (11:30-2:30) at Carnarvon Park, and you are all invited to join us - even if you can only get away from work on your lunch break! We've got hot dogs and veggie dogs a plenty. Hope to see you there!

Thanks so much for all your support this year. Grade 8 is a big transition year, and we've really appreciated having such great communication with you all.
All the best,
Mme O

Study tips

Salut tout le monde,
As we approach the final exams, the level of stress in the air is rising. Last year I compiled a list of study tips for my students, and I thought I would share it with you also. Mme Mazzei will be going over some of the key points, but here is the whole document for your reference.



The main points to remember are to have small, achievable goals, and to study in small chunks over a longer period of time. Don't wait until the night before your exam to cram - it's not nearly as effective. If you study, and make clear, well organized notes on your cheat sheet, you will do fine on the exam.

Bonne révision!
Mme O