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Month: April 2020

Published on Leave a comment on Activities for the Week of April 28 – May 1

April 28, 2020

Hello Families of Division 10,

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend. I will be trying something a little different this week. I will be posting all the activities for the week at the beginning of the week. My hope is that it will give you some flexibility and time in planning your own week. I would love to hear what you think about this. We will be holding another class meeting video chat on Friday May 1, 2020 at 10am. We will be using the same link that we used last week. I hope you are all able to participate 🙂

Activities for Week of April 28 - May 1

Ms. Fletcher would please like students to complete and submit 3 easy forms that are on the Music Blog. These are the links that are posted.

Thank you and have a great week!

Forms to submit to Ms. Fletcher:

Music Blog Poll

Music Reflection

Scavenger Hunt

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April 24, 2020

Hello Everyone,

It was so nice to see most of your faces and to hear how you are doing. I just wanted to remind everyone about the Pro D Day on Monday April 27, 2020 and to wish you all a wonderful long weekend. Since most families were able to participate in our virtual class meeting this Friday, I am thinking about keeping it on the same day and time moving forward. If you have any conflicts or concerns please send me an email and I will see what the majority of families say. I would also love feedback on how the first meeting went? It seems there was a bit of technical difficulties at the end with showing just one student's screen, but I am curious if there were any other problems. I will try my best to figure them out.

Warmest regards,

Ms. Diep

 

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April 24, 2020

Activity 30 Spelling Patterns 2

Activity 31 Bake or Cook

  • Bake or cook something with your family
  • What tools do you use when you have to measure the ingredients for cooking or baking
  • Talk about the units we use for measuring ingredients (mL, cups, tbsp, tsp, etc.) compared to units we use for measuring when building (in Canada we use the metric system which includes centimeters, kilometres, meters, etc.)
  • Show some of the ingredients you have to measure from the recipe that you are baking or cooking
  • What were some of the measurement amounts required in your recipe (1 cup, 1 tsp, 1 banana, etc.)
  • Take photos of your cooking or baking process or take a photo of your finished product and post it to Freshgrade
  • *Challenge* write down the steps of the recipe in your own words for each of the photos you took

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April 23, 2020

Activity 28 Spelling Patterns

Activity 29 Measurement

  • Brainstorm different tools that we use to measure things and write them down
  • Watch the video about measurement
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsv7bYSrzMU
  • For the last part of the video there will be a mini quiz about measurement, on the same piece of paper that you did your brainstorm, write down the answers from the quiz
  • Take a photo of your work and post to Freshgrade

 

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April 22, 2020

If anyone would like some ideas for music activities or projects, Ms. Fletcher has a music blog that she would love to share. Please feel free to explore her blog at  sd41blogs.ca/fletcherp

A friendly reminder that Monday April 27, 2020 is a professional development day so there will be no activities posted as teachers will be attending online workshops.

Activity 26 Litterbug Art

Today is Earth day! To get us thinking about what we can do for our planet and to get us started on the topic begin with the read aloud posted below.

Listen to the story Why Should I Recycle by Jen Green. Think about materials that you can recycle from the story. Are they similar to materials you recycle at home? Think about how you sort your garbage at home and at school? Where does the garbage go?

With some recycling you have at home, re-use some materials and create your own litter bugs. An example is below. Please post your litter bug to FreshGrade.

Activity 27 Earth Day Write

Please pick one of the following options to write about then post it on Freshgrade

Option 1:

  • Think about all the things you love about the Earth
  • Think about ways that you can help the Earth stay healthy
  • Think about the things that you already do to help the Earth
  • Think about why it’s important to recycle

Option 2:

  • Listen to the read aloud Picture the Sky by Barbara Reid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT1zEkFE5Mk
  • Go outside and look up at the sky
  • Enjoy the fresh air and appreciate how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful place
  • Pick one cloud that you like or that makes you think of something and take a picture of it
  • Write about what you saw and some of the things people can do to make sure that the Earth is always protected and clean

*Optional Earth Day Activities*

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April 21, 2020

Activity 23 Mini ADST Challenge

  • Use blocks or LEGO to solve one of the following problems
  • Problem: The city needs your help to connect 2 places. Build a bridge that will connect one side of town with another (or between 2 pillows on the floor)
  • Problem: You are stuck on the moon. Build a rocket to get home
  • Problem: The PNE needs a new roller coaster. Build one for them
  • When you have solved the problem please record yourself explaining how you came up with solution or write down how you solved it

Activity 24 Shapes Riddles

  • Read the riddles and figure out which shape it’s describing
  • Write down your answers and post to Freshgrade
  1. I am any shape with 4 sides and 4 corners. What am I?
  2. If you count my sides, you will find 3. What am I?
  3. I have 6 sides and 6 corners. What am I?
  4. I have 5 corners. What am I?
  5. I have 3 sides and 3 corners. What am I?
  6. I am a shape with 4 sides that are the What am I?
  7. If you put two of me together, you will get a rhombus. What am I?
  8. My shape has 4 corners. But my sides are not the same length. What am I?
  9. My shape has 0 corners. What am I?
  10. My shape has 6 sides. What am I?

Activity 25 Smoking Pencils

  • Gather a pencil, some paper, and a timer
  • Set a timer for 10 minutes (or if you want to challenge yourself set the timer for 15 minutes)
  • Start the timer and start writing about anything that is on your mind (keep writing for the full time frame and don’t stop)
  • When the timer is finished read over your work and think about any revisions (what are some words you can add or move around to make it sound better) or edits (punctuations, capitals, etc.) you can make
  • When you are proud of your work share it with a family member then post it on Freshgrade

 

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April 20, 2020

Dear Families of Division 10,

Our first online class meeting will be on Friday April 24, 2020 at 10:00 am. We will be using Zoom to connect and a link will be sent out via email to all parents to access the video conference. Students will be able to see each other, if you or your child is uncomfortable with the video conference you may either turn off your camera or choose not to participate. We will start with a sharing circle where students will check in by sharing how they are feeling then we will end with a story. This will be  a short video conference as this is new for most of us. If all goes well and students as well as parents are onboard we can try to do a weekly video conference. If your child is unable to participate that is okay, this is not mandatory, but rather an opportunity for peers to connect. Please email me an RSVP if your child can participate or if you have any questions or concerns.

 Here are some things to keep in mind during our video conference.

  1. Be kind and respectful
  2. Be mindful of how long your turn is - we want to make sure everyone gets a chance to share
  3. Keep your sound on "mute" until it is your turn. This will help with the sound quality so we can all hear the speaker properly
  4. Please consider your background and any information you will be displaying such as personal information or photographs
  5. Please do not record or capture any part of the video conference
  6. Be aware of who will be captured in view of the web camera and what can be overheard on the microphone
  7. This is a school activity and you should be dresses appropriately
  8. We will limit everyone to share one thing first before offering an opportunity for another share

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April 20, 2020

Activity 21 2D/ 3D Shapes Art

  • Brainstorm some ideas that you would like to draw or create with shapes
  • Think about the steps needed and how you would use the shapes to create your art
  • For my example, I created a robot by cutting out different shapes with construction paper (I used a square for the head and body, circles for the eyes and ears, rectangles for the arms and legs), then I needed to think about what shapes would go on top of the others, once I decided how I wanted it to look and where the pieces should be placed, I glued them down
  • A photo of my art is attached as an idea
  • Be as creative as you like and when you are done please post a photo of the finished piece
  • Shapes Art Example

Activity 22 Edit the Sentences

  • Please pick any two of the sheets and make the corrections to each of the sentences on those pages
  • The focus is on capitalization, punctuation, finger spaces, printing when rewriting the sentences
  • Please post a photo of the completed work
  • Fix It Up Sentences

 

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April 17,2020

Activity 18 3D shapes

Activity 19 Syllable hunt

Activity 20 Cardboard Creations

Grade 1/2 ADST Curricular Competencies

Ideating

  •  Identify needs and opportunities for designing, through exploration
  • Generate ideas from their experiences and interests
  •  Add to others’ ideas
  • Choose an idea to pursue.

Making

  • Choose tools and materials
  • Make a product using known procedures or through modelling of  others
  • Use trial and error to make changes, solve problems, or incorporate new ideas from self or others

Sharing

  • Decide on how and with whom to share their product
  •  Demonstrate their product, tell the story of designing and making their product, and explain how their product contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment
  • Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of their design solutions
  • Reflect on their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group

Applied Skills

  • Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner in both physical and digital environments
  • Develop their skills and add new ones through play and collaborative work

Applied Technologies

  • Explore the use of simple, available tools and technologies to extend their capabilities

Activity: Cardboard creations

1) Together gather any cardboard you can find around the house (e.g. tissue box, toilet paper rolls, egg carton, etc.)

2) Have your child brainstorm any ideas they would like to create and have them write it down

3) Pick one of the ideas and think about the tools and steps needed to create their design (Please use the template provided)

4) Together gather all the necessary tools (e.g. scissors, tape, markers, stickers, etc.)

5) Allow your child to experiment and try to create their cardboard creation

6) When they feel they are ready have them share their creation with your members of the household

8) Reflect with your child how they felt they did and if there are any changes they would like to make

7) When they are ready, have them record themselves using their creation and post it to Freshgrade to share with their peers

ADST Planning Sheet

*Please keep in mind this is a big activity and may take a couple of weeks to complete depending on the ideas your child has

For some inspiration please watch this video with your child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U&t=590s

 

 

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April 16, 2020 

Activity 15 Corners, sides, edges and vertices

Activity 16 Reading Bingo

  • Print off the sheet and use it to keep track of the different ways you are reading
  • Cross off the different ways you have read
  • When you have tried all the different ideas and added in some of your own, take a photo of the completed sheet and post to Freshgrade
  • This activity can take several weeks to complete, please work at your own pace
  • Reading Bingo

Activity 17 Keep a journal

  • We are all currently a part of a living history. Our children are all a part of this, and it will be talked about for generations to come. Schools are closed; sports are cancelled and people are social distancing on a global level. Have your child keep a journal over the next while documenting their experiences. This can be handwritten, typed, shown in photographs, drawings, in a video journal, etc. In their journal record events, day to day activities, feelings, and thoughts. As family members, let them interview you, be a part of it. When it’s all over save it in a safe place, that way they can share it with their children and grandchildren. Help them create a tangible, primary source of their own history.
  • Every once in a while I will ask that a journal entry be posted on Freshgrade
  • This would be a great opportunity to talk about different types of writing that there are and why we write
  • You can also discuss the writing process and revising vs. editing

There are attachments below about writing