Agenda:
1 - Dr. Coffin's Craft Fair is on Saturday!!!
2 - Mr. P and Mrs. S - Primes, Composites, Multiples and Factors quiz Next Tuesday
3 - Miss Stephure's group has a quiz on Primes, Composites, Multiples and Factors tomorrow
4 - For tomorrow, Find a news article of interest to you. Bring in a hard copy OR share it with me through Google Docs. You can use http://www.ourlittleearth.com if you are stuck where to start.
5 - Please bring your item for our Room 7 basket for the Family Dance by May 5th.
6 - Photography Residency on Thursday
7 - Novel Recommendations - we will have the first batch present tomorrow and finish up on Thursday
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We have nearly finished Chasing Vermeer. We learned about building suspense in our own writing.
How did you show what you learned?
We used the Magic of threes and Red Flag Words. We also noticed that Blue Balliett does this often in her writing.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to continue listening for examples and try writing our own Suspense for a picture prompt tomorrow. Also, we are going to start the novel The Hobbit and will be able to identify ways in which JR Tolkein develops details and creates suspense.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Goodbye Miss H and Miss C
Agenda:
1 Math -
Mr. P - second page of the bookelt
Miss Stephure - Primes and composites booklet due Tuesday
2 - No School Monday
3 - Craft Fair - April 30th
4 - Novel recomendation due next Thursday
Highlights
We have loved having our student teachers with us for the last month.
1 Math -
Mr. P - second page of the bookelt
Miss Stephure - Primes and composites booklet due Tuesday
2 - No School Monday
3 - Craft Fair - April 30th
4 - Novel recomendation due next Thursday
Highlights
We have loved having our student teachers with us for the last month.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Sound effect, action, dialogue, question or thought.....
Agenda:
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
9 - Running Club starts tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We continued looking at entertaining beginnings.
How did you show what you learned?
We wrote our own entertaining beginning using a boring beginning that someone else had written.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to move on to the next phase of story writing... building suspense.
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
4 - MATH
Mr. P - page 274 and 288 for homework
Miss Coram - Quick sketch or a picture of a room or something in a room to show referents for 1 cm3 (cubed) and 1 m3 (cubed)
6 - Photography residency this Thursday
7 - Plant fundraiser
8 - Family Dance form9 - Running Club starts tomorrow
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We continued looking at entertaining beginnings.
How did you show what you learned?
We wrote our own entertaining beginning using a boring beginning that someone else had written.
What do you need to learn next?
We are going to move on to the next phase of story writing... building suspense.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Sound Effect, Actions, Dialogue and Thoughts or Questions.
Agenda:
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to write openings for our short stories.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at different picture prompt ideas and created various openings.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to share our ideas and use these as we write our short stories.
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
4 - See if you and your family can think of more examples of Synecdoche. And start thinking of your ideas for your 5 figures of speech examples and what kind of scene will you use?
5 - MATH
Mr. P - page 271
Miss Coram - Quick sketch or a picture of a room to show referents for 1 cm3 (cubed) and 1 m3 (cubed)
6 - Photography residency this Thursday
7 - Plant fundraiser
What did you learn today?
We learned how to write openings for our short stories.
How did you show what you learned?
We looked at different picture prompt ideas and created various openings.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to share our ideas and use these as we write our short stories.
Friday, April 15, 2016
Happy Friday Room 7!
Agenda:
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
1 - Craft Fair is April 30th in our Gym!
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
4 - See if you and your family can think of more examples of Synecdoche.
5 - MATH
Mr. P - Finish - booklet due Monday
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- finding capacity examples in your novel. Estimate how many mL or L are in that object.
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- finding capacity examples in your novel. Estimate how many mL or L are in that object.
Also, answer the following Logic problem:
Best of luck to our science fair representatives today! Can't wait to hear all about it on Monday!
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a new figure of speech - Synecdoche.
How did you show what you learned?
We viewed 2 videos, drew examples and completed a worksheet with Miss H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-n1vGeVIXo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKujZncWSL4
What do you need to learn next?
We need to create a visual of the different figures of speech we have learned next week to share with our little buddies and our parents at conferences.
If you have a 5 L bowl and a 3 L bowl, and an unlimited access to water, how would you measure exactly 4 L?
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned a new figure of speech - Synecdoche.
How did you show what you learned?
We viewed 2 videos, drew examples and completed a worksheet with Miss H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-n1vGeVIXo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKujZncWSL4
What do you need to learn next?
We need to create a visual of the different figures of speech we have learned next week to share with our little buddies and our parents at conferences.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
This blog speaks wisdom....
Agenda:
1 - MATH
Mr. P - Finish - last page of the booklet
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- finding capacity examples in your novel. Estimate how many mL or L are in that object. Also, answer the following Logic problem:
1 - MATH
Mr. P - Finish - last page of the booklet
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- finding capacity examples in your novel. Estimate how many mL or L are in that object. Also, answer the following Logic problem:
If you have a 5 L bowl and a 3 L bowl, and an unlimited access to water, how would you measure exactly 4 L?
Ms. Stephure/Ms. Lim - Easter Egg Measurement Conversation Hunt
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Thank you to Sean's mom, Jo-Anne and Julia's mom, Ulla, for helping with Fun Lunch today!
4 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
5 - Dress to be in Whispering Woods for portions of our morning - it might rain so be READY!!!
6 - The Craft Fair is on April 30 in our school gym!!!
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are studying Canadian history and looked at some of the first explorers to come to Canada and specifically New France.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a social studies text book as well as notes on the board to fill in our sheets.
What do you need to learn next?
We are looking at the Fur Trade next.
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Thank you to Sean's mom, Jo-Anne and Julia's mom, Ulla, for helping with Fun Lunch today!
4 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
5 - Dress to be in Whispering Woods for portions of our morning - it might rain so be READY!!!
6 - The Craft Fair is on April 30 in our school gym!!!
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We are studying Canadian history and looked at some of the first explorers to come to Canada and specifically New France.
How did you show what you learned?
We used a social studies text book as well as notes on the board to fill in our sheets.
What do you need to learn next?
We are looking at the Fur Trade next.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A big, black bug bled black blood.
Agenda:
1 - Mr. P - Finish - colour in multiples of 4, 8 and 12
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- bring a container to show CAPACITY
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Fun Lunch is tomorrow
4 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
5 - Purchase soil from the Green Team - form and money due on Thursday
6 - Character Fastwrite - Rewrite and/or illustrate your character if you want
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about alliterations.
How did you show what you learned?
We found out it doesn't have to be the same letter, but the same sound. Quiet cats can fly kites.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to use these (and similes and metaphors) in our writing... maybe our Character Fastwrite.
1 - Mr. P - Finish - colour in multiples of 4, 8 and 12
Mrs. S/Miss Coram- bring a container to show CAPACITY
2 - Novel Recommendation - Due April 27th
3 - Fun Lunch is tomorrow
4 - Parent Teacher Conference April 22 and 23
5 - Purchase soil from the Green Team - form and money due on Thursday
6 - Character Fastwrite - Rewrite and/or illustrate your character if you want
Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about alliterations.
How did you show what you learned?
We found out it doesn't have to be the same letter, but the same sound. Quiet cats can fly kites.
What do you need to learn next?
We want to use these (and similes and metaphors) in our writing... maybe our Character Fastwrite.
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