"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela

Thank you all: students and parents/guardians for another wonderful year of learning at McMurrich JPS!!!

“We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat.” - Damian Barr

It is hard to believe that only 10 months ago we embarked on this journey as a Grade 4/5 group in Room 204. We have all built upon many of our strengths and have overcome many obstacles. Thank you for inspiring me and each other to move forward in our learning as a class community, and to continue to make a difference by starting with ourselves.

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - Dr. Seuss

Enjoy your summer time at home, staying safe and well, respecting the informed physical distancing parameters with family and friends. May you face new challenges head-on and continue to build upon your voice because each of you have something of value to share with others. Innovators, problem solvers, perseverance and kindness are words that come to mind when I think of our class community. Be well, stay safe and stay connected.

“Be the change you want to see in the world” - Ghandi

Our final community circle or grid of 2019-20120 as a class community of Room 204! @tdsb Innovators, problem solvers, perseverance & kindness are words that come to mind when I think of our class community. Be well, stay safe & stay connected.
Feel free to keep sharing photos 😎 pic.twitter.com/3QAy5oIYZx

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 26, 2020

DON'T MISS OUT!

Our final Virtual Class Meeting of this school year is FRIDAY at 10:30am. 

Bring your lego figurine.

Be ready to share your STEM challenges too :)

✂️THINGS TO SHARE ✂️

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

SUMMERTIME: feel free to keep sending photos of STEM learning in action! Your ePortfolio is yours to keep contributing to; a digital journal archiving your learning

Students, the Toronto Public Library has programs for all ages this summer. You can register online at tdsummerreadingclub.ca to access free ebooks, read a web comic and share book recommendations, jokes, silly stories and more with children across the country. Have a parent help you register - it's easy! Keep reading this summer!

Neil Flambé is 10 years old!

Kevin Sylvester has challenged his readers to a Scavenger Hunt: 

https://www.kevinsylvester.online/neil-flamb-10th-birthday-scavenger-hunt

It is hard to believe that only 10 months ago we embarked on this journey in Grade 4/5 Room 204. Continue to be positive, reach out to family/friends, virtually & safely stay connected. Shoutout to Jahsiah for creating the special soap with charm inserts for our class community❤️ pic.twitter.com/L4fcBrkMqg

— Zélia (@ZeliaMCT) June 25, 2020

#STEM building challenges and planting wildflowers in our home garden for our bees! Experiential learning opportunities and transferring skills between school and home. There is so much awesomeness here! #tdsbRL #CCEL #STEAM @TDSB_EL @kiddereducation @tdsb pic.twitter.com/3z2EBucu8N

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 26, 2020

It really was wonderfully emotional: smiles, air 5s, distance hugs, tears of joy and sadness for some of us, & these feelings are all real (MsTavares experienced all of these & more today!) #grateful for the support from students and parents during remote learning. #ProudTeacher pic.twitter.com/yiUMQh9mto

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 26, 2020

End-Of-Year Visit - THURSDAY MORNING between 9:00am and 11:30am

DON'T MISS OUT!

Our next Virtual Class Meeting is FRIDAY at 10:30am. 

Time to get together with our remote learning class community.

✂️THINGS TO COMPLETE and PREPARE TO SHARE ✂️

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

SUMMERTIME: feel free to keep sending photos of STEM learning in action! Your ePortfolio is yours to keep contributing to; a digital journal archiving your learning

Students, the Toronto Public Library has programs for all ages this summer. You can register online at tdsummerreadingclub.ca to access free ebooks, read a web comic and share book recommendations, jokes, silly stories and more with children across the country. Have a parent help you register - it's easy! Keep reading this summer!

Neil Flambé is 10 years old!

Kevin Sylvester has challenged his readers to a Scavenger Hunt: 

https://www.kevinsylvester.online/neil-flamb-10th-birthday-scavenger-hunt

Remote learning and an introduction to sewing wearable tech bookmarks or fabric bracelets with portable battery pack and LEDs! #STEM #STEAM #CCEL #tdsbRL @tdsb_dll @tdsb_el @tdsb @tdsb_gc @kiddereducation using the student guide from last school year! pic.twitter.com/KiPFvqs3Wp

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 24, 2020

Learning about simple machines and maybe considering using these in our #RubeGoldberg designs! Next, design their own catapult & launch different items and record distance! Their own summer learning :)#STEM #STEAM #CCEL #tdsbRL @tdsb_dll @tdsb_el @tdsb @tdsb_gc @kiddereducation pic.twitter.com/9ywZUKgGWP

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 24, 2020

1/3 It happened! Mission Zero Challenge: student opportunity to develop code that ran on the International Space Station's (ISS) unique Raspberry Pi computers, called #AstroPis @csa_asc @KidsCoding #astropi @tdsb #kids2030
So very exciting! #CanCode https://t.co/OWCl5s0EoP pic.twitter.com/3bXe6NuHEA

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 24, 2020

End-Of-Year Visit - THURSDAY MORNING between 9:00am and 11:30am

Our next Virtual Class Meeting is WEDNESDAY at 10:30am. 

Time to get together with our remote learning class community.

✂️THINGS TO COMPLETE and PREPARE TO SHARE ✂️

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Neil Flambé is 10 years old!

Kevin Sylvester has challenged his readers to a Scavenger Hunt: 

https://www.kevinsylvester.online/neil-flamb-10th-birthday-scavenger-hunt

CHOICE BOARDS: in any order, click on the tiles and complete tasks in Google Classroom (when indicated, insert to your ePortfolio) time to catch-up too 👍

Students, the Toronto Public Library has programs for all ages this summer. You can register online at tdsummerreadingclub.ca to access free ebooks, read a web comic and share book recommendations, jokes, silly stories and more with children across the country. Have a parent help you register - it's easy! Keep reading this summer!

End-Of-Year Visit - THURSDAY MORNING between 9:00am and 11:30am

Our next Virtual Class Meeting is WEDNESDAY at 10:30am. 

Time to get together with our remote learning class community.

✂️THINGS TO COMPLETE and PREPARE TO SHARE ✂️

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Neil Flambé is 10 years old!

Kevin Sylvester has challenged his readers to a Scavenger Hunt: 

https://www.kevinsylvester.online/neil-flamb-10th-birthday-scavenger-hunt

CHOICE BOARDS: in any order, click on the tiles and complete tasks in Google Classroom (when indicated, insert to your ePortfolio) time to catch-up too 👍

Our Choice Board this week is filled with finalizing &showcasing STEM build challenges and reflecting on our bias and how to be an ally@Flipgrid #mcmbizday #CCEL #kids2030 #pride #BlackLivesMatter@CampbellMira @LearnMrLawrence @julianmiss@mlleasorinhttps://t.co/ruLGDT6IAs pic.twitter.com/KuNaHdKo9K

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 22, 2020

LAST CALL this weekend: Send MsTavares photos of your Stuffy. 

She's needs it for the year-end package.

Our next Virtual Class Meeting is MONDAY at 10:30am. 

Time to get together with our remote learning class community.

❤️JUMP ROPE FOR HEART ❤️

Let's Celebrate Together, Virtually!

Friday June 19th at 1:00pm

Send photos to MsTavares and she will post them on your behalf.

✂️THINGS TO COMPLETE and PREPARE TO SHARE ✂️

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Neil Flambé is 10 years old!

Kevin Sylvester has challenged his readers to a Scavenger Hunt: 

https://www.kevinsylvester.online/neil-flamb-10th-birthday-scavenger-hunt

CHOICE BOARDS: in any order, click on the tiles and complete tasks in Google Classroom (when indicated, insert to your ePortfolio) time to catch-up too 👍

Grateful for a morning to discuss the importance of #Juneteenth Appreciate that families are engaged in discussions with their children too.Those taking part in celebrations and/or protests this weekend, do so with pride, continue to be safe & well @tdsb https://t.co/SFbDeO5da6

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 19, 2020

Students have been planting & sprouts have appeared! #GreenTeamBD Buzz On #STEM inspired entrepreneurial projects: honey, home-made soap products & plantable bookmarks #qrcode tell a story all while doing our part in saving beeshttps://t.co/DU9rRjhyHX#mcmbizday #eaprogram #CCEL pic.twitter.com/9bCqQaaCqn

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 19, 2020

What are we up to next week? Full #steam ahead as we prepare to have an awesome last week of school!
Designing > Ideation > Prototyping > Iterations > almost showtime! #MathIsEverywhere #CardboardArcade #RubeGoldberg #STEMhttps://t.co/FQWLcA5GvB pic.twitter.com/13x7NKSyPU

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 19, 2020

Send MsTavares photos of your Stuffy. She's needs it for the year-end package.

Our next Virtual Class Meeting is FRIDAY at 10:30am. 

Time to get together with our remote learning class community.

❤️JUMP ROPE FOR HEART ❤️

Let's Celebrate Together, Virtually!

Friday June 19th at 1:00pm

Send photos to MsTavares and she will post them on your behalf.

THINGS TO COMPLETE:

WOODEN LANTERN BLUEPRINT > HERE have it all glued together and ready for next meeting

MAZE DESIGN & CUT PIECES: glue onto cardboard (blue team will do on Tuesday)

Grade 4 Rube Goldberg design: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the catapult and the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

Grade 5 Cardboard Arcade: planning and ready to build & test next week (also consider the makedo pieces from STEM kit)

CHOICE BOARDS: in any order, click on the tiles and complete tasks in Google Classroom (when indicated, insert to your ePortfolio) time to catch-up too 👍

More marble fun! Rolling, rolling, rolling! Maze design & build challenge: From ideation to creation! pic.twitter.com/lPCsoboUjD

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) June 18, 2020