Well, I didn’t think I was going to get a blog post out to you first thing on this Monday, June 1 but here it is.

First, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVAN S!

Thank you to all those who sent in their Math City Arrays and Story Studio Creative Fiction Stories.  So very proud of all of you for your amazing architectural designs showing your math knowledge and your very engaging stories that made me fill with joy.  Please remember to send me your classroom friend requests for next year by the end of today!

I have put up the Shape of the Week on the top page.  Please access that page throughout the week. There are no hand-ins this week other than the core competency reflection activity that everyone MUST submit.  Those that are working in-class with me will do their reflection in-class.  The reflection activity will be sent emailed to your all tomorrow. There will be 3 options for you to choose from. You must return one of the reflection pieces and it will then be signed by me, possibly Mr. Bortolussi and be attached to your report card.

This week you will also continue with READWORKS and work with MONEY! You will also get to finish up Charlotte’s Web with activities arriving through the weekly blog posts.

Today you will be sent an email with 4 recordings attached.  These recordings are audio-chapter reads of the last 4 chapters of Charlotte’s Web.  We did not get a chance to complete the E.B. White novel before Spring Break so we will do that this week.

Here are a few real photos that will connect you to the Charlotte’s Web story.  These are a text to real world connections.  The goose with her goslings and little spiderlings who have just hatched from their egg sac connect to our novel reads this week.  Have a great day and look out for the Charlotte’s Web email and the core competency self-assessment emails to come tomorrow.  Have a Meaningful, Monday.  Mrs. E.

Well, here we are!  The final school day of May!  Where has the time gone?  It is going to be a fantastic day and I know many of our unicorn fanatics will appreciate a little Mystery Doug Unicorn information.  Attached today, will also be some more space info from our female astronaut from the live Mystery Doug presentation.  Just a reminder, the launch of the NASA/SPACE X space flight will try to move forward with their mission tomorrow.  The link below will direct you there.

I am looking forward to June, working Monday to Friday at Clinton School.  I realize that many of you will continue your learning journey from home.  There will be a change in how your days will look at home as daily blog posts may not be arriving first thing in the morning.  I will be on the road each day driving to Clinton.  Eyela and Froggy will be joining me.  READWORKS will continue and there will be some activities sent your way for sure.  Your families can also access any of the links/posts/activities shared on the Division 9 blog from the past few months.  The BC Government Educational Website has also provided learning connections that you can access for your home-learning as we transition back to in-class teaching and learning.

Keep Learning: https://www.openschool.bc.ca/keeplearning/?bcgovtm=20200506_GCPE_AM_COVID_9_NOTIFICATION_BCGOV_BCGOV_EN_BC__NOTIFICATION

I have added the above link to many sidebar link categories on the Division 9 website..

Next week is a short week with Friday, June 5 being a Pro-D Day.  The Clinton Staff will be working together, distanced apart of course,  at the school.  As part of our day, we will be considering some class placement options for next year.  I had asked you to consider the story Heart Strings, from the Wednesday blog post, knowing that even though we are distanced from one another, we are all connected.  Through our connections, we sometimes have valuable relationships that support our academic and social growth.  Your friends, peers, classmates are an important part of your development.  I would encourage you to send me in a private email (joanne.enchelmaier@burnabyschools.ca) a message indicating 3 Clinton students/friends you would appreciate having the opportunity to work with next year.  The goal is for me to hopefully place you with 1 of those friend connections.  You can identify friends that currently are not in your class this year but you would like to work with next year.  Please, students, do not send me emails about teacher preferences and choices, just your friend requests.  Thank you for your understanding.

For those of you coming to school next week, (so looking forward to working with you in person) you will have received information about the safety measures that need to be considered when you arrive at school.  You should have had your cohort days and times sent to you through the school email.  All of your school supplies are currently at your desks and I have organized individual buckets filled with the items you will need for your time in-class.  Your desk, chair, supplies are labelled for your personal use only.  I have table mats for snack/lunch eating.  Please only bring what fits into your backpack for your school day.  Your items/backpack/lunchkits will all remain at your desk area.  The water fountains will be closed so please do bring a full water bottle that will support you for the full day. The custodian has rolled up the carpet and signs will direct you to where you need to go.  I will have to ask some health questions before you enter the classroom.  You will only have one way to enter and exit Room 15 for all school day ins and outs of the building.  The playground,at this time, will remain closed. This message changes day to day so the playground may open up.  Those of you that have not indicated that you are returning to class are unable to arrive at school or visit the school grounds from 9-3.  (Students who are not on (your) my list but show up at your (my) classroom are to be directed up to Room 7. A chair will be placed along that hallway. Parents will be called to pick up their child. The child must stay in the chair until their parent arrives. No parents allowed in school. If a parent wants to enter the building, they will need to book an appointment with the Principal at the office, who will facilitate meeting for parents at a mutually agreed upon time.) Masks and gloves are not a requirement at this time as per health authority guidelines. Due to my own compromised immune system/health and my need to be a caregiver for my elderly parents, I will be wearing gloves and may, at times, wear a mask or face shield.

Mr. Bortolussi has created a powerpoint: Safety Tips for Kids Returning to School

Now, for what you have been waiting for…here is the Mystery Doug Links to Unicorns and Space! Ashlyn will like the first one for sure.

Are Unicorns Real? https://mysterydoug.com/mysteries/unicorns#slide-id-8702

If you missed last weeks live Mystery Doug Space Adventure, I have it here!

https://mysteryscience.com/live

And the link to the space launch this Saturday is as follows:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dm2/

There is so much more to learn on the above space link; you don’t have to wait until tomorrow, Saturday, to check it out.

Please remember to hand in your assignments and send me your friend request email. 

Monday, June 1 is Evan Sihota’s birthday.  I will see if some of our in-class learners can create a happy b-day song video for him.  Until then, thanks again for a wonderful April and May learning experience.  I look forward to our next Mission Possible!   Mrs.E.

It is Thoughtful Thinking Thursday.  Gokul and Cara were thinking yesterday when they went to work on some WOW blog post activities.  They commented on the blog post and Cara and Gokul shared their WOW words and Gokul shared his idea about how to use the number 8 to reach 1000.

The riddle was looking for you to use the number 8 with all numerals used in your number sentence.  So the riddle answer was 888+88+8+8+8=1000!    Yes, Gokul, 1000 / 8 = 125 which means you can get to 1000 with 125 number 8’s! The riddle math hero was looking for something a little bit different though.

On this Thoughtful Thursday, I wanted to share with you a story called I Am Yoga.  It is illustrated by one of my favourite story tellers, Peter H. Reynolds.  You all know him.  Can you think of some of the books he has written? You can comment on the blog post if you have some ideas on this Thinking Thursday. Last week, at our class meeting, many of you shared how you were able to relax and become mindful, peaceful, patient and calm when you are learning from home.  Gokul decided he would like to share one his talents with us, which is completing 12 poses of yoga positions that help him stretch, move fluently and bring calm to his body and mind. So check out his link below and the link for my audio read of I Am Yoga!  We may do some thinking with Yoga by the Sea next week as shared in the audio read.

First, is I Am Yoga:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TYgdWYPNRMoHq_-cTZQcjScPdhX9yVQB/view

Next is Gokul and his Talent of Suryanamaskar Postures.  It is connected to math as well with 12 movements.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yFM2JhqZcnt8IuaxQx-4IGdgSJFLUih2/view?invite=CJ3v9skJ&ts=5ecd87b7

I hope you enjoyed Heart Strings yesterday.  Tomorrow, I will be asking you to send me something for Monday that relates to your invisible heart string.  So if you haven’t had a chance to listen to the read aloud, please go to yesterdays blog post and click on the link.

I also sent out that quick email link to a Space Journey that was going to happen live with NASA and SPACEX yesterday but the mission was aborted due to weather.  They will try again on Saturday, so check in with the astronauts on that day.

Thank you for sending in your Story Studio Creative Writing pieces with a pond theme and your Math Array City projects.  You were given 2 weeks for these assignments so I am hoping that you will hand them in by tomorrow.  That is the due date for SHAPE OF THE WEEKS assignments that were assigned Monday, May 18.  Our Super Hero Multiplication Malaya sent in her Math Array City.

I have had many different city-scapes handed in and I appreciate each and every unique design and architectural display of math concepts. I have also had wonderful fiction stories about pond characters handed in and I am very proud of our Division 9 authors.  So keep those assignments coming in over the next few days as June is the beginning of the “new, new normal.”

Have a Thoughtful, Thinking Thursday!  Mrs. E.

Welcome to WOW Wednesday.  It is a WOW day!  Wow, I am going to be at Clinton Elementary today to get set up for in-class learning.  Wow, I am going to give you another math riddle to piggyback onto what we experienced yesterday for our Math Super Hero Day! You really all put so much effort into your costumes.  I appreciated how you were ready to share your math powers, number sentences and math arrays.  For those of you that did not recognize an array in your recent adventures, you soon found out that you may be have been wearing an array, sitting on an array or walking on an array.  Wow, Mrs. Jefferson was really happy to be part of our class meeting and she was thrilled to get to see you in your costumes.  Wow, just 3 more days to get all of your assignments in. Report card writing will be happening over the next few weekends so please get your final assignments handed in.

WOW Math Riddle:  Using only 8’s, how can you get to the number 1000!  You can comment right onto the blog post if you have an answer!

WOW – Please continue to play the math games provided yesterday on the daily blog.  I have attached them to the Math Sidebar as well.  Just click on the links.

WOW my Word Collectors – how many words can you make with W and with O!  Wonderful, whimisical, water, word… Outrageous, outgoing, original, onion…! Again, you can comment right onto the blog post if you like.

WOW – These pictures are of the hallway bulletin board you created for International Women’s Day but how profound your words are for our journey these days.  I put a heart in the middle to let you know that we are all connected by an invisible heart string as well as your compassionate, caring, empowering words.

Hmmm, that makes me think of a story: The Invisible String! by Patrice Karst. Click on the link to hear the story!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cO2LBBBtAI

“But how can we be together…?”  “You know we are always together, no matter what? People who love each other are always connected by a very special String made of love!”

Please also remember to take a look at the library blog and the audible stories Ms. Hossack shares.  The pass code is library 13.  This week, Ms. Hossack shares BECAUSE by Mo Willems about gratitude and compassion which WOW connects to the above message with an invisible string.  The Invisible String by Patrice Karst is dedicated to the children of the world and the magic of their STRINGS…

This thought of stretching your string with love out to your friends will come in handy with the question I will be asking you on the Friday blog post!

Have a magical, heart string, WOW Wednesday!  Mrs. E.

Math Math Math

Some math enjoyment for the day because MATH IS FUN!

These 10 math riddles are quite tricky.  They are brain teasers for sure. Click on the link and then scroll to the video.

https://mashupmath.com/blog/free-math-riddles-for-kids

Check out 20 Meaningful Math Games for Second Grade.

https://www.weareteachers.com/second-grade-math-games/

https://www.weareteachers.com/third-grade-math-games/

Have some fun with 21 Third Grade Math Games as linked above!  Some of them, we have already done! The grade level is irrelevant.  Math Super Heroes make the most of all grade level games.

It is going to be a marvelous mathematical meeting when we connect at 10 a.m. today.  We have a special guest arriving to our classroom meeting.  Eyela and Froggy will be waiting with their mini-me costumes on.  Your math sidekicks will also be on display and I look forward to hearing your number sentence to the date.

If you have witnessed any math arrays in your daily experiences, you can also tell us where you saw the array.  You will arrive with cameras and microphones off.  I wonder what math super heroes will be arriving today?

Just a reminder that your Story Studio Write will be due Friday as well as your Math Array City.  Here are 3 different ways you can approach your Math Array Cities.                       Have an Arithmetic Array Day!  Mrs. E.

Good day to you all.  I hope you had a lovely weekend.  Happy Birthday to Nils.  He loves his birthday and today it is his special day.  We will sing to him tomorrow during our class meeting.

Please remember that if your family intends to have you return to Clinton school for the in-class learning experience beginning Monday, June 1, the survey emailed to your homes must be completed and returned today.  Without the completed survey, you are not able to return to school.

This week you will continue to work on your story studio writes, your array cities and your ReadWorks passages.  There will be 1 passage added this week and it will be related to oceans. It is called What’s In The Oceans? Amazing Ocean Animals.

Next week, June1, READWORKS will continue with 4 passages all related to the Ocean.  I know Bosco will be happy that READWORKS will continue next week! 🙂

Some of you have completed the pond and frog reading passages posted last week.  One of the comprehension questions asked if a river could be a habitat? A habitat is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism.  A river certainly can be a habitat.  Jocelyn shared a 5 minute video that is very interesting about a river habitat.  I have linked it below and I highly recommend you watch it.  I have also added another video that relates to our upcoming ocean reads.  Life in The Ocean will share with you the zones of the ocean. Just as the rain forests have their layers (forest floor, umderstory, canopy, emergent), the oceans have their zones.  The whales are so important to the many zones of the ocean.  Please look at both videos this week.

How Wolves Change Rivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q

How Whales Change Climate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18HxXve3CM

Tomorrow, we will meet again at 10 a.m. for our Math Super Hero Day meeting.  Please arrive in your math super hero outfit.  Keep your cameras off when you arrive so that your costume will be a surprise for all when it is your turn to share. Be prepared to share: 1. who you are as a math super hero; 2. what your math power is; 3. give 1 number sentence to the date which will be for the number 26, 4. an array you may have seen in your daily experience.

Linnea wanted to contribute to our talent sharing.  Below is a photo of her in her ballet outfit.  She said that she likes ballet because she gets to learn different poses. Her favourite part is also the hardest part. It is when she gets to make big jumps called “grande jete” and gets to look like a shooting star.  Check out her video of a ballet curtsy (bow) Just click on the word Video(1). Thanks Linnea for sharing your talent.  You and Anna would have a good time dancing together.

For this week, please continue with SHAPE OF THE WEEKS and activities from the daily blog posts. Hand in your Pond Story Studio Write and Math Array City by this Friday, May 29!  See you tomorrow!

Mrs. E.

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May 22!  Math Arrays/Talent/Social Story for Return To School!

I so do enjoy the number 22!  If you were to do your number sentences to the date today, what would you come up with?  I would do 11 + 11 = 22 as I also really appreciate the number 11.  I could also say 2×11=22!  Now, if that were in an array, it would be 2 groups of 11 or 2 rows times 11 columns equals 22.  The multiplication symbol (x) can refer to the words “groups of.”

Here are some arrays that I found in my daily experiences. I have a calendar, floor tiles and a light box.  I wonder what the multiplication sentence would be for these arrays?

The calendar is 4 rows by 7 columns which is 4 groups of 7 which is 4×7=28.  The month of February usually has 28 days but this year there were 29 days due to it being a leap year.  I just didn’t take a photo of February 1.

The floor tiles are 3 rows by 2 columns which is 3 groups of 2 which is 3×2=6. If we turned the photo around it would be 2 rows by 3 columns which is 2 groups of 3 which is 2×3=6.

The light box is 9 rows by 1 column of light which is 9 groups of 1 which is 9×1=9.  If we turned the lightbox on its side, it would be 1 row by 9 columns which is 1 group of 9 which is 1×9-9.

I hope you are enjoying working with multiplications and math arrays.  I can’t wait to see your Array Cities. I can’t wait to see you as a Math Super Hero on Tuesday.

For our Fantastic Friday, I would like to share with you some fantastic talent.  Nils sent in a video of his piano playing for the virtual talent show.  This term, we had Anna share her dance poses, Zahra share her love of science, Cara display her joy of cooking and many of you expressing your athletic endeavours during our class meetings.  Now, I would like to present Nils and his piano skills. Please click on the link below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ae1BNEEytRAXBk40FDlYulZV70RAihMa/view?usp=sharing

Thanks, Nils, for sharing your talent.

Mystery Doug has some talent too!  Did you enjoy the Mystery Doug Live Lesson yesterday.  I wonder what the space talk was all about?  I missed it as I was with all of the Clinton Staff, learning about June 1 and our school re-opening.  I bet you are all wondering what it is all about. I am adding a link to a social story that may give you a better understanding of our “new, new normal.”  Your families will be receiving a survey that is to be answered by Monday, May 25 so that planning of your school days can begin.  Until then, take a look at the story shared below.

Returning to school Social Story

Have a lovely weekend and I will post again on Monday and then see you at the class meeting on Tuesday.  Remember to check out the Music Blog as assignment 3 for Mrs. Jefferson is posted.

Mrs. E.

On this Think About It Thursday, I have attached another story time read that will support you with your thinking about your pond story.  The attached link will show Mrs. E. reading a story about Frog Friends.  Froggy and Eyela will be in the background in support of your READWORKS pond and frog reads for the weeks.

The purpose of today’s story time is for you to gain a better understanding of how setting and character are introduced at the beginning of a story, how a problem or challenge arises in the middle of a story where new characters are introduced and how a story concludes with the problem being solved.  Here is the link to    Friend Frog.  I only have 5 minutes to record, so if you miss any portions of the story, you can pause and go back.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNZZJE79isV158snix8fDPSCowFc23_w/view

As mentioned yesterday, I am also going to share with you your September Math Super Hero Characters to refresh your memory of what inspired you when thinking of a Math Sidekick.

When working through your math video lessons this week, keep in mind that you have the power to make Math Fun and complete your tasks of learning about multiplication and arrays.  On Tuesday, when we meet next, I may ask you what math video helped you the most and what Math Arrays you have seen and found in your daily experiences.  There will be a Special Math Super Hero Guest attending our meeting as well.

Please remember to email Ms. Jefferson and let her know you have been working on her assignments.  She has sent 3 assignments out to all of you but you just need to send her an email to let her know you are experiencing some form of music throughout your week. Please access the library blog for support with Story Studio and take a look at the Mystery Doug Live lesson today at 10 a.m. I am excited to hear all about your space explorations.

Have a Thrilling Thursday!  Mrs. E.

Today, let’s begin with a story.  Yesterday, Selina shared with us that she had read the book Giraffe and Bird.  It is a fiction story about two creatures, living in a habitat, where a challenge arises. The two creatures don’t get along but find a new way to think about the importance of friendship.  The beginning of the story will introduce the characters and you are able to see where and when the story takes place (because of illustrations, the setting is shown). The middle part of the story shares the challenges that these creatures share between each other.  The end of the story has both creatures finding out the true meaning of their relationship and why it is so important for them to value one another.

This story can inspire you with some ideas for your Story Studio build and creative writing.  You are to create a fiction story with a pond habitat theme and 2-3 characters.  The setting (where and when the story takes place) should be shared at the beginning and the characters introduced.  The middle of the story should include the problem that needs solving and the end of the story should solve the problem and lead to a conclusion. Let’s see if that happens in this story.

Here is Giraffe and Bird!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6uwCaAaGV4

This story is just one way to consider creatively writing a fiction story piece for your Story Studio Pond Build.

Later today, I will also be sending out an invite to another live science experiment by Mystery Doug. He is excited to answer kids’ questions with the help of astronaut Jessica Meir, who filmed videos for Mystery Doug while she was in space!

Next Tuesday, May 26, we will be having our Math Super Hero Day class meeting.  Come to the meeting dressed as a math super hero.  Some of our classroom posters that inspired your math super hero drawings are posted here.  In the coming days, I will share your September drawings.  The posters will also refresh your memory of some of the math concepts!     Have a wonderful day.  Email or respond to the blog post with your comments if you have any questions or thoughts about the Shape of the WEEKS or your assignments!

We are going to meet and greet today at 10 a.m.  I will be looking forward to seeing you in your favourite athletic wear and hearing about your daily physical activities as well as your calming, mindful moments.  Please arrive with your cameras and microphones off.  Everyone will get an opportunity to share, just as we would during a                Talk About It Community Circle In-Class Meeting.

This week, you will notice that the Shape of the Week says Shape of the WEEKS. Your assignments may require more time to complete.  You may need the two weeks to work on your final story studio build and write, a math project and some READWORKS passages.

With this week only being 4 days, it is important that I give you the time you need to put forth your best effort on these assignments.  Therefore, you will have this weekly shape for 2 weeks.

You may also have heard that there is a movement forward with schools re-opening on Monday, June 1.  I will be visiting the school for meetings and planning before this date.  So, just as you will be learning from home over the next few weeks, I will be learning where our next journey as Division 9 and a Clinton School Community will be taking us.

I look forward to our class meeting today and I will continue to support your learning with further instruction through the daily blog post. All Shape of the Weeks assignments are due by Friday, May 29 and it is expected that these 3 activities will be completed and handed in by everyone.  Much appreciated!

Mrs. E.                   joanne.enchelmaier@burnabyschools.ca