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happy halloween

10/31/2019

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1)WORD WORK:

Test tomorrow

2) POST A RESPONSE:

Par holiday!

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!

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Students wrapped up a successful mini inquiry today. They completed their self-assessments and reviewed their work. This is an integral part of the learning process. Students reviewed learning intentions and articulated their 'learning' after carefully reflecting on it. Parents, what research tells us is that if students can understand how they came to understand what they learned, it is more meaningful to them and they tend to take more ownership of it. Don't forget to bring your snacks to school tomorrow!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Sr. Boys Volleyball team for their first games! You did amazing for your first games ever! Don't forget there is practice tomorrow at 7:30am

1)MATH: Complete the handout

3)SOCIAL STUDIES INQUIRY

Reflection

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Complete your Inquiry reflection. Be sure to include what areas you will focus on to improve in the next inquiry on early humans
Post a message here when you complete your reflection:)
Yes, this is your PAR for today!

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Going public

10/29/2019

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Students go public sharing their inquiry stories

Amazing job GOING PUBLIC and sharing your inquiry stories everyone! That was such a great afternoon of learning form each other. I was so proud of everyone! Remember that your Math unit evaluation will be coming up either on Friday or Monday so make sure to review the Learning Intentions posted below.

1)MATH: Complete the GCF/LCM handout

2)FRENCH: Poster plan due tomorrow

3)ALPHABIOGRAPHY: 13 Paragraphs by tomorrow at 3 pm. You will have 1 hr to work on writing tomorrow in class.

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Write a paragraph explaining what lunch time has been like at school before you go out for recess. (this will be included in your Alphabography)

Success Criteria:

-DO NOT include any student names!
-Use a hook writing tip. Either start at an exciting part or a question
-Include specifically what has been happening, both good and bad using several show me statements.
-Include what your teacher has done (built criteria and consequences)
-Explain how you have felt about what has been happening
-Include an ending sentence that wraps up your ideas or what you think will happen next.

Post your writing here
Give another student some descriptive feedback on their writing
Edit/revised to improve your post

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Homework and accountabiity

10/28/2019

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I was very disappointed with how many students did not get their homework done over the long weekend. Your job right now, and for the next several years, is to be student. One of the main responsibilities you have is to complete your assignments. Please take this job seriously and get your work done. Do it well and hand it in on time! I have very high expectations for this and know you can do it. I believe in you and am here to support you in being successful:)

The DAY:
1.LA-Novel Approach Reading Strategies
2.PE-Volleyball
3.MA-GCF and LCM
4.LA-GRA
5.LA-Writing
6. FR- Around the Classroom Vocabulary

POST A RESPONSE:

Use this time to go to one note and add at least 3 SHOW ME statements to your Alphabiography
Highlight your show me statements in a specific colour so I can find them easily
Add a legend to the top of your Alapahabigraphy so I know what colour your show me statements are
Post here when this PARs is complete and tell me what colour your show me statements are

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Pro-d day tomorrow

10/24/2019

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Today in the morning we completed our first round of fitness testing by participating two cardiovascular fitness tests, the 1 mile run and the beep test. After recess, we finished the last of the FSA and uploaded several evaluations to our Fresh Grade digital portfolios. In the afternoon, we had a very informative presentation by Saleema Noon on sexual health. I hope everyone listened carefully and gained some knowledge to help them stay safe and healthy.

**IMPORTANT- Professional development day tomorrow.

1) PARENTS:

Please make sure you have access to your child's Fresh Grade portfolio and check it to see how their learning is progressing

2)ALPHABIOGRAPHY HOMEWORK: (Friday):

Complete at least 10 pieces of writing for 10 letters of the Alphabet (due Monday)

3)MATH (Friday):

Watch the video (click) on Finding GCF and LCM
On paper, follow the steps in the video to find the GCM and LCM of 60 and 45
Post the GCF and LCM of 60 and 45 on the website and bring the paper with your work on it to school on Monday!

4) POST A RESPONSE:

ON FRESH GRADE, use the success criteria posted below to write a Learning Reflection for the following units/projects

Gymnastics Unit
Personal Collage
Word Word Unit Review Test

Post here when your math and 3 learning reflections are complete

**COMPLETE ALL OF THE ABOVE to receive your TERRIFIC TEXT ON MONDAY!

VIDEO LINK
Finding GCF and LCM

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Going public

10/23/2019

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Today, students engaged further in the inquiry process. Students worked on their 'GOING PUBLIC' handouts to write down important information they will use to share out in our next inquiry session. All studnets will be sharing their inquiry stories next Tuesday so practice and be prepared! We also learned the technique of stating at and exciting part and backfilling to catch the readers interest when writing! I guarantee that, if you start using the writing tips I teach you in class, your writing will improve! We continued our 'GLOBAL READ ALOUD' and learned more about life in a third-world country. Most of us cannot imagine what life would be like swimming through heaps of garbage. Click here to watch a video of the massive amounts of garbage in Chennai's canals.

1) SOCILAl STUDIES INQUIRY:

Going Public next Tuesday

2)ALPHABIOGRAPHY:

You should be at 10 paragraphs so keep working on it.
Your goal should be to complete 5 paragraphs each week

3.) POST A RESPONSE/GRA 2019:

We learn about digital citizenship on a daily basis. Be mindful of the words you choose and what you say on this PADLET. 'THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK!'
Include only first names and city you live in. DO NOT INCLUDE ANY LAST NAMES OR OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION! Do not include any contact information whatsoever!
After posting on the PADLET, post a message here confirming you met the criteria below and let your class know which questions you responded to.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
1.) Watch the 2 videos have been posted on the PADLET of the city of Chennai. These two videos will give you more BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE. They will allow you to make deeper connections to what we are reading in class. Use this background knowledge in your responses.
2.) Respond to at least 2 different questions on this PADLET BOARD. You may also respond to the videos that have been posted.
3.) Share connections, ideas, opinions, etc when responding to at least 2 questions.
4.) Check your responses for the givens (spelling, capitals, grammar, sentence structure, before posting.
VIDEO LINKS:
Sad Situation in Chennai's Canals
- You will not be able to understand the language, but the images are worth a thousand words

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YOu will get a nice surprise when you start to synthesize!

10/22/2019

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Synthesize: Putting things together in your head to create something new

It always amazes me what kids can do if you show them how and let them try! Today we reviewed analyzing synthesizing. Teachers and students modeled and practiced together using an article on social media. We accessed our background knowledge and then read an article and made notes. Then together, we combined the two to create learning statements Afterwards, students got work ANALYZING their notes (looking through to find the most importnat facts) and then they combined these fact with their BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE to come up with LEARNING statements! BAM! Synthesis in action! iIt was was so awesome to see this taking place! We are so proud of all Division 1 and 2 students.

**IMPORTANT: Bring your agenda to school everyday!

1)MATH:

Finding all the factors (see yesterday post)

2)SCHOOL PICTURES:

Bring in your order forms if you want print

3) SOCIAL STUDIES:

Complete your analyzing and synthesizing sheet for tomorrow

4)POST A RESPONSE:

Read the going public success criteria posted below and think about 1 visual you will have for when you share your inquiry story
Post your inquiry question and LEARNING STATEMENTS here for the par
Remember a SYNTHESIS or LEARNING STATEMENT is not just a fact. It is a new understanding or opinion
GOOD LUCK!

VIDEO LINK
Synthesizing Information

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Canada Votes

10/21/2019

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Click the pic to learn more about party platforms

Tonight, millions of Canadians across the country will to the polls to vote for the political party they most support. They will use their critical eyes to sift through the information that each party has put out in order to see which party has the same beliefs as them. As students, you do this on a daily basis. You think critically and carefully to select which information you believe to be relevant and trustworthy. This is part of the analyzing and evaluating process. Mr. Hong and I look forward to reading your PAR'S.

VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE Tomorrow @7:30am

1.)MATH:

Find all the factors A,B,C (click)

2.) POST A RESPONSE:

Click here and review the elections website.
Skim through some of the political party links and take a look at the topics in the table of contents (on the left of each party page) that are important to you.
Choose 2 areas to focus your reading on for each party. For example: Education and Immigration.
In paragraph form, follow this criteria to complete your daily PAR. (This paragraph can be used for you Alphabiography)

    SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.)  Includes an intro, body (2 supporting points/examples), and a conclusion.
2.) Choose a party you support and research the 2 points from the table of contents you chose.
3.)  Be sure to include the party you support, the point you are supporting, and a reason(s) why you
support it.
- Example of one supporting point: One reason why I support 'THE LEARNING NEVER
STOPS PARTY' is because education is a very important part of my life. This party
promises to put billions of dollars into education for all elementary school students so
we can all have brighter futures.  <-- This would be considered one supporting point.
  You must include at least 2.
  4.) Ask one student about one of their points you agree or disagree with.
5.) Respond to any comments/questions you receive.

VIDEO LINKS:
The Right To Vote
Federal Elections