Hello Beautiful People!

Remember the calendars that I was putting up in our room each month?

Here is April's calendar:

Yesterday's suggestion was "Contact a neighbour or friend and offer to help them"

Today's is "Share what you are feeling and be willing to ask for help".

In your learning journal, write a short paragraph about giving and asking for help. Why is this particularly important right now?

A note about your Learning Journals. Please don't erase or "resolve" the comments I make, please leave them on the document. You can respond to them if I ask you a question, but don't resolve it.

Math
There were some great ideas about the graphs I posted yesterday. Interestingly, about 95% of you connected your graph analysis to the Coronavirus. I can tell what is top of mind for everyone! Today, a graph with a bit more information. Based on the graph below please answer the following questions in your learning journal.
a) What is the label for the X-axis?
b) What is the label for the Y- axis?
c) What is this graph about?
d) What can you tell me about the person who created this graph?

Literacy
A couple of you have let me know that you have already read and studied The Giver. If you have already read The Giver, you can study the companion novel Gathering Blue. Please - only read Gathering Blue if you have already read The Giver.

Gathering Blue

For both The Giver and Gathering Blue:
Please read the first chapter. Both of these books take place in communities very different from the one we live in. In your learning journal, tell me what information you learn about the community that your book is set in. What questions do you have about the community?

French
Please remember to check you google classroom for French. Mme. Carnovale will be adding to it every day.

A message from Ms. Angastiniotis, our librarian:
" Welcome back Moraine Hills!  It is so exciting to have you back and connecting with you on a different platform.  Using this site will allow you to sign out books, research information, listen to a story and participate in some creative activities. Click here https://sites.google.com/gapps.yrdsb.ca/llc-at-mhps. Looking forward to hearing from you!"

Happy Monday!
Day one of learning together - differently.

If you have not yet set up your learning journal, please read Friday's blog post and do so.

1. In your learning journal please answer the following question:
How are you feeling?
a) Awesome!
b) I'm doing pretty ok
c) Just meh
d) I'm struggling
e) I'm not at all ok and I would like a check-in with you Mrs. Nye.
 Please explain your above answer.

2. Math
We are going to be working on data management for the next little while. We start by looking at graphs. Every graph tells a story. Below is are two unlabeled graphs. Choose one and answer the following questions in your learning journal. What could this graph be about? What story is it telling?

3. Literacy
You guys know I LOVE reading to you and I'm am really missing our journeys through stories together. We are going to read a book together - it will just be a bit different. The book is called The Giver. Here is a link to the the book:

The Giver

For today - I would like you to make sure you can access the book and make sure you can navigate the book online. In your learning journal, please let me know if you can get onto the book online or if you are having trouble.

English Language Learner Support
If anyone would like ELL support or help - Mr. Hussey is available from 8:30 - 10:30 each day.
You can email him at Gareth.Hussey@yrdsb.ca

Remember! I want to do everything I can to help you. I am available Monday - Friday from 10:00 - 11:30. Send me an email and I will answer right away (unless I'm helping someone else at the time). If you want to talk on the phone - just send me an email with a phone number I can reach you at and I'll give you a call.

Happy Saturday!
Usually I won't be posting on the weekend, but I wanted to clarify something.
Please share your learning journals with me at michelle.nye@gapps.yrdsb.ca
All other emails should go to michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca
Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks to Crystal and Ellen for contacting me on that one.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello everyone!
I hope you are all well and able to enjoy the sunshine is some small way.

Today is just a final check-in before we start on Monday. Here are some notes to let you know how we will go ahead for next week. Please remember that things are still changing day by day and I will keep you up to date as things progress.

1. I plan to post to the blog in the evenings. That way, the next day, you can check the learning challenges I set out for you at whatever time works for you. For example, I'll post Monday's work on Sunday evening.

2. I would like you all to open a new google document and share it with me. Please name the document with your name first and then "Learning Journal". Example - "Mrs. Nye's Learning Journal". Each day, on the blog I will put little activities that I would like you to do in your learning journal. Keep it all there - please don't erase! Organize it like a diary and add to it each day. Example:

April, 6th, 2020

Math
Put your math work here.

Literacy.
Put your literacy work here.

If you can't get to it each day - no problem. Do your best.

3. Office hours. Monday - Friday I will be available from 10:00 - 11:30. If you have any questions - send me an email and I'll respond as fast as I can. It will be right away, unless I'm helping someone else at that moment. Again, use michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca as I don't check Gapps email as much. If you really need to speak to me - send me an email with a phone number I can call you at and I will call you. I will be on my email at other times during the day too I just might not give you an immediate response.

4. Each and every one of you is very important to me. I want to do all I can to make sure you are well. Please let me know how I can help you - in any way.

Aside from the pineapples (which Mr. Wideman is kindly and generously taking care of - thank you Mr. Widemen!) all of our plants have made it back to my house. Look at the jungle my dining room table has become!

 Finally, a song for you.
This song, by Bob Marley, is my personal theme song.
Surprise, surprise it features birds!
Try not to worry - we will get through this.
I miss you all.

What a beautiful sunny day!

Today I'd like to make sure we are all together and set for Monday. To be clear - all of the assignments and learning opportunities that I put on the blog starting Monday are not optional. These are assignments that count towards your grade seven year.
To make sure I know we are all together on this, could you please send me an email telling me that you are ready to start on Monday? I'd also like to hear how you are doing! Please email me at michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca. Please don't use my Gapps email as I don't check it as much. I miss you, so I expect to receive an email from each and every one of you by Friday.

I was able to briefly go into our classroom today. Jeffrey, our pineapple is growing!
He's much bigger than when I saw him last.

Here's Jeffrey on November 15th:

Here he is on Dec 13th:

and on Jan 8th:

and here he is today!

I hope you are able get outside -  even if it means just stepping out the door into the front or backyard for a bit.

I spoke to many of you and your families today.
I am glad to hear you are all well!
I miss seeing you all and I look forward to May the fourth when I get to see your beautiful faces again. In the meantime, please keep checking the blog and send me an email if you have any questions - michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca

I have been working on the field guide. Thank you to Sam, Sara, Michelle, Masih, Kaynaz, Anchul, Ziyad and Ellen for sharing your pages with me. They look great! Could the rest of you PLEASE send me your pages? They were due the first week of March.

My first assignment for you is to keep an eye on the nest cameras I have linked below. Both the barred owls and the red-tailed hawks are sitting on eggs. These are live nest cameras that are observing different birds. I would like you to check in on the progress every couple of days. If you scroll down below the live feed, they post clips of different cool things that have happened.
Check it out!
Barred Owl Live Nest Camera

Red-Tailed Hawk Nest Camera

Mme. Carnovale asked me to remind you to check your Google Classroom for french - She will be adding new things on there soon!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you and your families are all well.

I miss you very much.

I am feeling better and I wish I could see you in person.

Over the next couple of days either Madame Carnovale or I will be calling each of you to check in and make sure you are doing ok.

Please spread the word that I am going to start using the blog again to communicate with you and put learning opportunities out there for you.

Please let me know if you have any questions or of you need anything.

You can email me at:

michelle.nye@yrdsb.ca