Tuesday, September 27, 2016

MATH:  Looking at equivalent fractions. Share ideas, strategies and thought on the Pizza Night challenge in the Math NSN Blog. We will be discussing suggestions later this week into next week!
*** Throughout the year, students will be encouraged to take on a variety of math challenges focussing on making mistakes, getting through them and appreciating the value of looking at misconceptions and restarting ideas:  Leap Frog Challenge 

POETRY: Pollination Poem with the list of descriptive words inspired by the Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination. (scroll to 3:20 to begin viewing the timelapse video)  Google Classroom assignment. Second draft DUE Wednesday September 28th ready for peer feedback.

Practice your multiplication tables for 3, 4 & 6: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE:  Create a classification tree with at least three sub-levels on anything you choose to sort (e.g., toy cars / dolls / types of food / furniture / clothing / pets)  Online with bubbl.us.  We will print them off in class for our anchor wall.

Monday, September 26, 2016

MATH:  Throughout the year, students will be encouraged to take on a variety of math challenges focussing on making mistakes, getting through them and appreciating the value of looking at misconceptions and restarting ideas:  Leap Frog Challenge 

POETRY: Pollination Poem with the list of descriptive words inspired by the Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination. (scroll to 3:20 to begin viewing the timelapse video)  Google Classroom assignment. Second draft DUE Wednesday September 28th ready for peer feedback.

Practice your multiplication tables for 3, 4 & 6: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

 SCIENCE:  Create a classification tree with at least three sub-levels on anything you choose to sort (e.g., toy cars / dolls / types of food / furniture / clothing / pets) 

Friday, September 23, 2016

Thank you all parents who joined us yesterday for Curriculum Night.

Excited to have Microsoft Education Ambassador Ms Golani join us today discussing Sway slides/website and Creative Commons Licensing (copyright).

POETRY: Pollination Poem with the list of descriptive words inspired by the Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination. (scroll to 3:20 to begin viewing the timelapse video)  Google Classroom assignment. First draft DUE Monday September 26th ready for oral peer feedback.

Practice your multiplication tables for 3, 4 & 6: 
Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees



Thursday, September 22, 2016

Shoutout to our parent volunteers for joining us today! Students had a great time listening to connections between STEM and Hockey! Thank you for a great day today :)

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Dress for Success: comfortable shoes, check weather and bring a litterless lunch, extra water. Looking forward to meeting everyone at 8:00am in Room 308.

 Kid President: Pep Talk for Teachers & Students
You Matter!
You are Awesome1
No Matter Who You Are You Are Teaching Someone!
What you Are Teaching the World? class discussion later this week :)

 


POETRY:  Share your thoughts on "What does poetry mean to you?" in Padlet.  
In-class we have started to write poetry focussing on descriptive words:
- write an acrostic poem using your name 
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem in Tagul
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem that will be written and later inked in with marker
MEDIA LITERACY:  How would you define the term "success"? Many posters have been submitted are all have powerful messages about 'success' and motivating others.


Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Kid President: Pep Talk for Teachers & Students
You Matter!
You are Awesome1
No Matter Who You Are You Are Teaching Someone!
What you Are Teaching the World? class discussion later this week :)


POETRY:  Share your thoughts on "What does poetry mean to you?" in Padlet.  
In-class we have started to write poetry focussing on descriptive words:
- write an acrostic poem using your name 
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem in Tagul
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem that will be written and later inked in with marker

MEDIA LITERACY:  How would you define the term "success"? Many posters have been submitted are all have powerful messages about 'success' and motivating others.

Monday, September 19, 2016

POETRY:  Share your thoughts on "What does poetry mean to you?" in Padlet.  
In-class we have started to write poetry focussing on descriptive words:
- write an acrostic poem using your name 
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem in Tagul
-  create a list of descriptive words to describe any object of choice for a concrete poem that will be written and later inked in with marker
MEDIA LITERACY:  How would you define the term "success"? Many posters have been submitted are all have powerful messages about 'success' and motivating others. I look forward to more submissions in-class tomorrow.



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