Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Christmas Story
We made a video from the book we created...please check out The Christmas Story.
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| Jingles is counting the days until... |
It is Christmas Hat Day tomorrow too!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Congratulations, Annabelle and Jingles Hi-Jinks!
Annabelle performed in the Nutcracker this weekend. She did a fabulous job and did not look nervous at all! I definitely got into the Christmas Spirit after watching these wonderful ballet dancers.
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| Getting ready for another performance! |
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| Jingles...found on my porch! |
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| Enjoying the snowy day! |
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| Wish she helped shovel! |
Friday, December 13, 2013
Ashlynn's Jingles
Take a look at Ashlynn's silly Jingles....what is it with elves?
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| Jingles has his very own hockey jersey! |
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| Cute dog! |
Solids, Liquids, Gas video, Jingles, Reindeer Cam and Hour of Code
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| Drag and drop programming |
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| Chillaxin' in a bowl of marshmallows |
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Crystals and Jingles is my name!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Growing Crystals and...
We dissolved Borax in boiling water and placed a pipe cleaner snowflake into the cup. Look what happened! A liquid plus a solid has created a...a...what did we create?
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| Crystals have formed!
Zachary made a sturdy chair for our elf-to-be-named and Mason made a bed for her to rest upon!
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Sorting
We began our data management inquiry with a sorting activity. Groups rotated around the classroom and sorted the objects on the table. They were not told how to sort them and were asked to write down how they sorted the objects. See if you can guess how they sorted the objects! Don't forget to vote on a name for our class elf...see below!
Sorting on PhotoPeach
Sorting on PhotoPeach
Guess who came to our class?
We arrived at school today to find a small, red elf outside our door with a letter from...SANTA!
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| Ooops! Upside down! |
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| We have an elf in our class!
Please take a moment to pick a name for our elf!
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Do All Solids Float? and some reminders...
This Friday, the grade 6s are hosting a White Elephant sale at St. Cecilia. If children would like to purchase any items they are priced from 25 cents to 3$. Please bring a plastic bag from home to carry any of your deals! Food for our hamper is due this Monday or Tuesday. On December 10th, students are invited to wear their pjs as part of our ongoing Advent projects as well as donating Canadian Tire money. Thanks in advance! Don't forget to bring in your Caring Angels to share with the class...the angel craft was instead of our usual homework package.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Today, we got together with Mrs. Proulx's Class to recreate a Bethlehem scene. After discussing what it might have looked like when Mary and Joseph rode into the town, we began to create our own Bethlehem. Take a look at our work!
O Little Town of Bethlehem on PhotoPeach
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Advent and Technology Presentation
It is the first week of Advent. The children will be bringing home their Caring Angel to complete for homework. Please check out the example below! The school is also involved in preparing Christmas hampers for families in the community. You will find a note/sticker with the item your child has been asked to bring in to help the needy.
Students who were absent on Friday would have missed our technology presentation. Here it is if you would like to watch or review!
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Our Anti-Bullying Video
Please check out the video we made for anti-bullying week...click...here! Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below:)
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
The Snowy Day and Spelling
The Snowy Day (1964) from waanaki on Vimeo.
This weeks spelling list can be found at Spelling City. Be sure to check out the games to practices your words. If you have Smart Notebook on your computer, you can play the Anagram Game too!
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Bully Dance
Today, we listened to the story Howard B. Wigglebottom and sang the song that went along with it!
Some friends created patterns and used the educreations app to show their thinking. Take a look!
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We watched the video 'The Bully Dance' and talked about what it meant..
Some friends created patterns and used the educreations app to show their thinking. Take a look!
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We watched the video 'The Bully Dance' and talked about what it meant..
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Spelling and Anti-Bullying Awareness Week
You can find the word wall words for this week here and a word wall game here.
We kick started our Anti-Bullying Awareness week in the gym this afternoon. The Grade Threes prepared a wonderful presentation and the school recited a pledge to stop bullying. The school listened to the powerful story "Don't Laugh at Me". We also read the story called "The Juice Box Bully".Stay tuned for some activities the grade two classes are working on to prevent bullying. We learned a little about the artist M.C. Escher and began to make our own tesselations.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Who is Sam Harrington?
Today, we read the book "Who is Sam Harrington?". Ask your child to tell you who Sam Harrington is...you will be surprised!Thursday, November 14, 2013
Ariane Test Drives 'Educreations'
Educreations is one of my favourite ways for students to show evidence of learning. Ariane test drove the app for the first time today and she did a wonderful job of explaining her patterns. Well done! She did this all by herself...way to go!
Privacy Pirates
Here is the link to a game we played yesterday for our Digital Samaritan lesson. Enjoy!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Samaritans on the Digital Road
We began our week long unit in Religion called "Samaritans on the Digital Road". This valuable resource builds upon the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37). Yesterday, we watched a video about the Good Samaritan. Later, we discussed how we can be a good citizen both at school and home. As we get further along in the unit, we will be learning more about the responsible use of technology. The Citizen wrote an article about this school board wide initiative. If you would like to follow along with us, please click here!
Poppy Audio Boo
My apologies for the sound quality...not sure if it is my microphone or the pods where we recorded...but the thinking is there!Sunday, November 10, 2013
The Poppy Story
Here is a short movie that explains why we wear the poppy. It is from Scotland but can apply to all countries.
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| By Jason Addison |
I am sending home the Smart Notebook software download information if you would like to install it on your home computer. Here is the link to a Smart Notebook game to practice the word wall words for this week (to play the game you must have installed the software) Sending note home on Tuesday
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Patterns
Using anything in the classroom, students were asked to create a pattern. Here is what they came up with:
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