Hello everyone!
I hope you had a wonderful March Break. Some of the students were sharing what they did that week, and seemed to enjoy time with family.
Now we have to settle in for the last few months of Grade 5. Imagine that! Students will be heading off to Middle School soon, and they need to be ready, so it's time to work hard!!!
Ms. Boccongelle has finished her placement with us, and has gone back to finish her classes at Queen's University.
There are lots of activities going on at Thorncliffe Park, so please make sure you ask your child if they have rehearsals or practices. Many students have signed up for Badminton, Dodgeball, and soon auditions for the Talent Show will be starting.
On Thursday afternoons, we will be participating in a programme called ITLC (Intergenerational Teaching and Learning Communicating), where students will be making a craft with seniors and volunteers from the community.
Check the rest of the blog for upcoming events, what we're doing, and homework!
Thanks for your support!
Saturday 22 March 2014
Saturday 1 March 2014
The Tree Octopus
Wow! Did Ms. Boccongelle fool students!!!!
We have been learning about Informational Text, text features of informational text, and reliable sources.
One day, we explored a website about "the tree octopus". This is not a real animal! It was set up by a teacher in the United States to teach students about whether or not to believe everything they read on the internet. All of our students forgot to check other students to see if the tree octopus was real!
All was not lost though, because we got good practice reading websites, doing research, and summarizing information.
Students will certainly remember to check more than one source now!!!!
We have been learning about Informational Text, text features of informational text, and reliable sources.
One day, we explored a website about "the tree octopus". This is not a real animal! It was set up by a teacher in the United States to teach students about whether or not to believe everything they read on the internet. All of our students forgot to check other students to see if the tree octopus was real!
All was not lost though, because we got good practice reading websites, doing research, and summarizing information.
Students will certainly remember to check more than one source now!!!!
Olympic Excitement
We had a lot of fun following along with the Olympics. Ms. Boccongelle posted medal standings on a
daily basis, and she based both Language and Math activities on the Olympics.
We read touching articles about the Olympics, and did multiplication to get to the end of the skiing and skating races.
On Wednesdays, we wore red to support our Olympic athletes.
The Paralympics are also starting, so we can follow that too.
daily basis, and she based both Language and Math activities on the Olympics.
We read touching articles about the Olympics, and did multiplication to get to the end of the skiing and skating races.
On Wednesdays, we wore red to support our Olympic athletes.
The Paralympics are also starting, so we can follow that too.
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