2 Parent volunteers needed for Cedarvale Park for the morning. Dress comfortably for our walking trip.

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Fractions: how to justify our math thinking using numbers, pictures, diagrams and number lines

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: Students were partnered with a peer to collaborate on researching a local issues that they are concerned about. As a team you should have researched 8 - 12 facts to support why this issue is a concern for tomorrow

SPIRIT DAY Thank you to students who joined us today in wearing your Blue Jays gear, or anything blue and white. Thank you for making a $1 donation for our school initiative supporting a Syrian Refugee Family . 

2 Parent volunteers needed for Cedarvale Park for the morning. Dress comfortably for our walking trip.

I am very excited to share that Coding in the class will begin next week. You will be learning to apply your computational thinking skills through code and design a game. All you need to bring with you is an open mind, a headset and a positive attitude :)


DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Entrance Pass, focus on using the KWC to deconstruct the challenge before showing your math thinking

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: identify a local issues that concerns you that will be shared with the class. Research 4 - 6 facts to support why this issue is a concern

SPIRIT DAY for October in on Tuesday 18th. Wear your Blue Jays gear, or anything blue and white. Donate $1 for our school initiative supporting a Syrian Refugee Family . 

I am very excited to share that Coding in the class will begin next week. You will be learning to apply your computational thinking skills through code and design a game. All you need to bring with you is an open mind, a headset and a positive attitude :)


DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Entrance Pass, focus on using the KWC to deconstruct the challenge before showing your math thinking

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

POETRY: creating concrete poems using ink on paper / tagul.com

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: identify a local issues that concerns you that will be shared with the class. Research 4 - 6 facts to support why this issue is a concern

SPIRIT DAY for October in on Tuesday 18th. Wear your Blue Jays gear, or anything blue and white. Donate $1 for our school initiative supporting a Syrian Refugee Family . 

So creative! Concrete poems written by students using ink on paper & #tagul @tdsb pic.twitter.com/kKDOP5Gee1

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) October 14, 2016

I am very excited to share that Coding in the class will begin next week. You will be learning to apply your computational thinking skills through code and design a game. All you need to bring with you is an open mind, a headset and a positive attitude :)


DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Co-writing the script for your shadow performance in Google Docs and "share" with your team

MATH:  Entrance Pass, focus on using the KWC to deconstruct the challenge before showing your math thinking

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

POETRY: creating concrete poems using ink on paper / tagul.com

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

LANGUAGE: identify a local issues that concerns you that will be shared with the class. Several students pitched their local issue today, looking forward to hearing more tomorrow

GRA PAX: Global Read Aloud PAX Blog: reflect on the read aloud chapters shared this week in a blog post:
- A favourite quote
- Your favourite part
- A prediction for the next few chapters
- A new question you have about the text/story

MATH:  Entrance Pass, focus on using the KWC to deconstruct the challenge before showing your math thinking

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

POETRY: creating concrete poems using ink on paper / tagul.com

SCIENCE: Google Classroom assignment updating the Living Things classification tree class challenge in Google Drawing

DRAMA: Shadow Performances: Students have narrowed down to their top idea and are writing a short synopsis of the story in Google Docs

Create shadow images along the wall using your body (movement or tableau) to convey a message. 

LANGUAGE: identify a local issues that concerns you that will be shared with the class. Several students pitched their local issue today, looking forward to hearing more tomorrow

GLOBAL READ ALOUD 2016 (GRA) : In PADLET: PAX Predictions - write a prediction about our global read aloud book:  Here is a quick glimpse into the story PAX by Sarah PennyPacker

Awesome! Relate fractions & percent: mindset-action-consolidation. Gr8 lesson shared by MrK @OISEUofT #teachercandidate @tdsb Design an ad! pic.twitter.com/AjH9JxNTYs

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) October 12, 2016

Updated r co-constructed class reading board based on Guided Readers & Writers by Fountas& Pinnell: 1st 20 days of independent reading @tdsb pic.twitter.com/FjuLOe5kn0

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) October 12, 2016

MATH:  Practicing equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions

***Practice your multiplication tables for 7 & 8: 

Check out these sites for practice:  Math is Fun  or Table Trees

POETRY: creating concrete poems using ink on paper / tagul.com

SCIENCE:  looking at classification trees and the different kingdoms

DRAMA: Shadow Performances:  Create shadow images along the wall using your body (movement or tableau) to convey a message. Keep brainstorming ideas! We will finalize top 3 potential narratives on Tuesday.

LANGUAGE: identify a local issues that concerns you that will be shared with the class tomorrow

GLOBAL READ ALOUD 2016 (GRA) : In PADLET: PAX Predictions - write a prediction about our global read aloud book:  Here is a quick glimpse into the story PAX by Sarah PennyPacker

Introduction to @EverFi_Canada Digital Citizenship online course #ignition w/@AT_EverFi a collection of modules, activities & videos @tdsb pic.twitter.com/toPG5uu6t1

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) October 11, 2016

Intro to @EverFi_Canada Math Hockey Scholar online course @FutureGoalsSTEM w/@AT_EverFi a collection of modules:activities/videos @tdsb pic.twitter.com/UPHOkV39fR

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) October 11, 2016

So proud of my Ss as they discussed, role played, practiced and cr8d a #growthmindset wall; change your words, change your mindset @tdsb pic.twitter.com/zsEK3yhzwV

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) October 11, 2016

Have a wonderful long weekend with family and friends. Hoping your Thanksgiving celebrations are both fun & tasty!

On a separate note: thank you to my students this school year and last for inspiring me to further explore teaching & learning!

It's official! I'm a Google 4 Education Certified Innovator! #TOR16 #GoogleEI @tdsb pic.twitter.com/WNjVRPA048

— Zelia (@ZeliaMCT) October 7, 2016