I wish I could see your beautiful faces in person instead of this...

Oh well... we are keeping each other safe. That is most important.

Thank you for making me laugh this morning - you guys are the best!

Reminders for today:

1. Set three goals for yourself while we are learning online. (in distance learning journal)
2. Write a reflection of today's Wake up to Wellness in your Journal of Joy. What did you learn for the video? How will you apply this to your life? I'll be asking some to read their reflection tomorrow morning. (and each morning after that...)
3. Prepare your book talk. Those will begin Wednesday. What book are you reading? What do you think so far (writing style, characters ect...) What predictions or wonderings do you have? This is an oral mark. I'll be listening for clarity of voice and well thought out answers.

Schedule for Tuesday April 20th

8:30 - Wake up to Wellness Please watch this video. What do they mean when they say "own your peace?"

9:00 - Community circle

9:30 - French

10:10 - Break

10:30 - Science - Guest teachers from TRCA (Toronto Region Conservation Authority)

12:10 - Lunch

1:10 - Independent reading

1:30 - Literacy

 

Time to pivot again!

As I am sure you have all heard, we are headed back to online learning starting on Monday. We will continue to use the daily Google Meet code that we have been using - if you are unsure of the code, please send me a private message in Google Chat. I am not available online until Sunday night, so I will not be able to respond to any messages until that time. I hope you are having a wonderful break! "See" you all on Monday! 

Here is our schedule for Monday:

8:30 - 9:00 Wake up to Wellness Please Watch This Short Video

9:00 - Community Circle check in

9:30 - French

10:10 - Recess

10:30 - Math - Integers!

11:20 - Health - Substance Use and Abuse

12:10 - Lunch

1:10 - Independent reading

1:30 - Literacy - Intro to book talks

2:00 - Phys ed

 This morning we played Watermelon Chess.

A great game to teach your family over the break!

MHPS Earth Week

Please make sure I have all of the pieces for your Eco Leaders campaign, so I can compile everything and be ready for earth week when we return.

• 5 Jeopardy Questions
• Slide show for grades K - 4
• Slide show for grades 5-8
• Twitter post
• Website article
• Announcement

I hope you have a safe and wonderful break!

 Reminders for tomorrow:

• Art - "This is Surreal" is due
• All 5 parts to your Eco Leaders project needs to be ready for me to compile and assemble for the school over the break.

 Assessments returned so far this week:

• Math Algebra test
• Long Walk to Water Chapter 14/15 questions

Geography

Today we reviewed vocabulary and we discussed the possible implications of the potential rezoning proposal in this newspaper article.

We also looked at the overall changes to the Richmond Hill landscape using Google Earth Timelapse

Music

Excellent outdoor drumming session today!

Eco Leaders

Tomorrow we will present the five pieces to our Earth Week campaign and we will give feedback to our classmates as to how we can improve.

 

 A Long Walk to Water

Today we watched these films below about Salva and Water for South Sudan.

Please answer the following:

1. Apply the science concepts that we have been talking about to explain how Water for South Sudan is bringing water to seemingly dry land?

2. Why can't they just save the water from the rainy season in large cisterns to get through the dry season?

3. What lessons have you learned from Salva that you can apply to your own life?

Art

Please remember that you "This is Surreal" project is due Friday

Grad Photos

Grad photos has been scheduled for April 28th.