Reminders and First Week Back!

Important Reminder!

Don't forget!  We have Swim to Survive on Monday.  Please bring a plastic bag to put your wet bathing suit in after we are finished.  

We had a busy first week back since the holiday break and I have not had a chance to do much updating to the blog.  I have spent most of the time updating Twitter so...here goes!

On Friday, we began our Genius Hour and will try to work on it each Friday from now on.  Through Google Slides, students were guided through the thought process of what Genius Hour is and some ideas for projects they could work on.  I can't wait to see what projects they choose to work on and present to the class (and the world!).  Lots of excitement on this day!

Filling out an interest form

Finally!

 We also started off the week by thinking about one word to describe our New Year's Resolution.  Students were given the opportunity to use cardstock, Google Drawings or Pic Collage to create our #oneword2017.  We are in the process of green screening ourselves and creating a video about our one word!  If you are interested...my ONE word is TRY!

#oneword2017

 In Science, we are finishing up our Forces Causing Movement unit by collaborating on a Google Slideshow presentation about forces of nature.  Using Hapara Workspace, students watched videos and read books about their force.  Epic books provided the students with awesome online reading materials for each of the forces and was curated in my personal Epic library.  Great site! They have a couple of days to work on their slideshow before presenting it to the class.  Our last activity will be the Egg Challenge...stay tuned for pictures and videos!

Working together on our Google Slides presentation

Using Epic books to learn about Tsunamis

Using Plickers for Data Management Exit Tickets and EQAO practice

In Math, we are working on Data Management and are waiting for the results of our Christmas Surveys we sent out to Grade Three and Grade Five classes.  We will analyze and compare the data!

This week, we learned a new game in gym called Four Corners Soccer.  Ask your child how you play this awesome game!  BTW...lots of sweaty kids after this gym session!

I also opened my Christmas present to share during Math Stations.  His name is Dash and he is adorable!  He is a robot that we can code...the possibilities are endless!

In Religion, we have been learning a little bit about Mary and God's promises that He kept. In Family Life, we are learning about how each of us is unique and the same (we all have feelings).