May 2

I am in the Okanagan at a workshop led by Lorna Crozier, one of Canada's best writer's and recent winner of the Lieutenant Governor's award for lifetime achievement in literature. On Monday I will be at Chatelech discussing evaluating writing with other teachers.

English 8 and 9

Next week we will shift from responding to poetry to writing it. I will take their notebooks in one more time for a mark, then they will continue using them to draft poems.

Socials 11

Today students watched the televised leaders' debate and Friday will research political parties. Tuesday night at 7 there is an all candidates meeting at the Gumboot in Roberts Creek and Wednesday night at 7 there is one at the Gibsons Legion. I have asked students to try to attend one of these in our study of politics. Chapter 9 questions are due Tuesday.