Thursday, October 31, 2019

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

We have launched our digital reflection documentation. 
Students, please share your ePortfolio with your Parent(s)/Guardian(s).

Field Trip forms submit by end of this week and/or funds (school pay online):
Grade 5 only TUSC Social Studies $11
Grade 4/5 Remembrance Day Ceremony at Fork York
Grade 4/5 TDSB Hockey Day at Varsity Stadium

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

 Math: Baking next week, a letter was sent home to parents. Ingredients will include:  
Image result for chocolate chip cookies clipart·      White sugar
·      Margarine
·      Brown Sugar
·      Eggs
·      Vanilla Extract
·      Baking Soda
·      Hot Water
·      Salt
·      All Purpose flour
·      Chocolate Chips


 HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

ONGOING...ePortfolio Entry:  We have launched our digital portfolio for reflection writing on our learning experiences and goal-setting opportunities.
* using Google Sites students are to reflect on their learning, 2-3 entries per week, suggestions shared in spreadsheet will grow as the year goes on. 
** Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and child, please connect with each other once a week and read through a new entry. We will be using this forum for discussions during Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews.


Field Trip forms submit by end of this week and/or funds (school pay online):
Grade 5 only TUSC Social Studies $11
Grade 4/5 Remembrance Day Ceremony at Fork York
Grade 4/5 TDSB Hockey Day at Varsity Stadium

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Friday, October 25, 2019

ONGOING...ePortfolio Entry:  We have launched our digital portfolio for reflection writing on our learning experiences and goal-setting opportunities.
* using Google Sites students are to reflect on their learning, 2-3 entries per week, suggestions shared in spreadsheet will grow as the year goes on. 
** Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and child, please connect with each other once a week and read through a new entry. We will be using this forum for discussions during Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews.

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Thursday, October 24, 2019

ONGOING...ePortfolio Entry:  We have launched our digital portfolio for reflection writing on our learning experiences and goal-setting opportunities.
* using Google Sites students are to reflect on their learning, 2-3 entries per week, suggestions shared in spreadsheet will grow as the year goes on. 
** Parent(s)/Guardian(s) and child, please connect with each other once a week and read through a new entry. We will be using this forum for discussions during Student/Parent/Teacher Interviews.

 WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 


MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?
Ms Isaac will project this list on the large whiteboard and Samantha will be working from the TV.

Student ePortfolio: 
1. CREATE the following new pages and sub-pages
2. then continue working on your reflection for Terry Fox Run
3. Once this is completed, copy & paste the guiding questions onto page Minecraft Intro to respond

* School Community
- Terry Fox Run
- Orange Shirt Day

* Class Community
- I'm A Reader Of

* Literacy
- Poetry

* Numeracy
- Transformational Geometry

* Social Studies

* Science

* The Arts
- Public Art Space
- Line Drawings

* Field Trips
- WE Day
- Edit DX Youth Conference
- ROM visit #1
- Sphero Coding
- Minecraft Intro
- Mixed Reality Video

* Guests
- EverFi Emily
- Author Alisha Sevigny
- Indigenous Knowledge Teacher

* Achievements



Wednesday, October 23, 2019


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PICTURE DAY tomorrow morning

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 


 MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Dress for Success and bring a litter-less lunch tomorrow

 WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Monday, October 21, 2019

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

 Click on this tweet and check out this STEM/STEAM thread:

Friday, October 18, 2019

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

Thursday, October 17, 2019

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 


MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)

HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 
** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?

 Click on this tweet and check out this STEM/STEAM thread:

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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Students' Individual Educational Plan (IEP) have been distributed this week. Please note: the IEP is a working document outlining what will be done to meet the needs of a student (does not cover the day-to-day details of what happens in a classroom). It is a living document that is open to discussion, consultation and updating as growth/needs change. Your ongoing support and patience has been and continues to be appreciated.


Class Connector forms have been resent home. Have a look at the roster for Room 204; please complete and return to the school to continue being a part building community with peers outside of the school. Please feel free to email our class parent connector, email found on the roster.

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 


MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers
Comparing & ordering fractions using pictures & number lines (Check this out: Equivalent Fractions)
Practice on your multiplication tables and have fun! (Check out: Math is Fun  or Times Tables Games)
HEALTH: Digital citizenship online course via EVERFI 

** beginning anti-bullying discussions and how understanding bias, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes help us reflect on our actions towards ourselves and others

 SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype


VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?




Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Tomorrow: Dress for Success and comfortable footwear, bring a litter-less lunch

 WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?


Thursday, October 10, 2019

Parent volunteer needed for Tuesday morning, in-class, during our STEM build 

WRITING/READING: 
*poetry writing: acrostic and concrete poetry
**paragraph structures and descriptive paragraph writing 

MATH:
4: looking at benchmark fractions
5: relationships between improper and mixed numbers

CLASS COMMUNITY: discussions to support students in the development of critical thinking and critical literacy skills in learning how to identify stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and bias in a variety of sources; and how we interact with each other during the instructional day and recess

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ongoing discussions, reflections and building understanding:
How might differing perspectives and relationships with the environment impact relationships with groups over time? 
What cultural stereotypes have you experienced or observed?
What assumptions do people make about race and culture?
What are stereotypes of Indigenous peoples? And, how are these stereotypes being challenged?
Sinay Kennedy: More Than a Stereotype

VISUAL ARTS: reviewing colour theory and the elements & principles of design (focussing on the use of line to convey movement)
** STEM/STEAM build: How might we bring art and people together in an outdoor public space?
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