Happy Wednesday everyone.  The sun is shining and that is always something that triggers my emotions of happiness and gratitude. Just a few of those rays shining on my face will curl my lips into a smile that reaches from ear to ear. 
Today I am asking you to go to the links on the right and start your coding lessons.  I have sent you your secret words, or picture to login.  It will take you first to “unplugged activities”.  These activities talk about digital citizenship.  The computer is a very easy place to say and do things that you might not do if you were actually with someone.  We think we are all alone and no one can see.  But the truth is once it goes up on the internet, it is there for many to see.  I have always told my students to ask themselves one question:  “Would I say or do this if my mom or dad were with me?”  If the answer is YES go ahead, but if the answer is NO you need to stop, turn around, and take another plan of action.  I am very confident that the students in Div. 8 will begin creating a very positive “digital footprint” understanding the importance of making good decisions when they are online.
Parents I have a link below with some information about this coding program for you.  We view coding as part of the ADST (Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies) and also the math strand because of the logical and critical thinking required.
Code.Org Parent Information.

After you have finished coding, practice logging on to your blogfolio (you have that password now also) and then leave a comment on this post (not on your blogfolio on Wednesday, April 8) so I know you can log in.  After that  you can choose any of my previous activities or go to my symbaloo.  Don’t forget to be adding to your journal.

Whew, that was a long long post.  Have fun, looking forward to your comments!!!  Tomorrow I will have an Easter/Spring art project to help decorate your house for the long weekend.

Happy Learning

Mrs. Schwarz

Hello Everyone!!

I hope you have been adding to your “When the World Stayed Home” journal.  I don’t expect you to write pages and pages, just one or two sentences about what you did, or how you learned today, but most importantly how you are feeling.  I have included a little video story about emotions today that you can watch.  Remember that All emotions are important.  We need to be able to recognize how we are feeling so we better understand ourselves.  I also have a shape game and a movement game for you.  You may notice that I have added two more links, one for grade two and one for grade 3.  Today I will be sending each family an email with your passwords for the blogfolio, microsoft office and coding.org.  Please put this information somewhere safe so that it can be found if you need it.  When you have your email with the passwords I would like you to log on to your blogfolio.  Just log on so that I know you can access your account.  (Parents if you wish to comment on any of the posts it is best to log on using your UN and the default password.  Please change the password.  If you log on in your child’s name any comment will have their name and not yours.  I will be adding some parent info at the top of the blogfolio page to help you later this week)  Tomorrow I will be giving you information about Code.Org so please just hold off on that link for today.

Of course there is always my Symbaloo and I hope you are all going to the Dance Mat Typing (you may have to activate Flash if you are having trouble)

 

Emotions
Shapes (this might be easy, but it’s a review for learning about polygons)
Tooty Ta

Sending you virtual hugs (especially to our parent/teachers, remember you can email me any time, I have put my email under the links so it is easier to access)

Mrs. Schwarz

 

FYI  I have really enjoyed talking with the students I have managed to get in touch with so far.  If you haven’t heard from me, don’t worry!!!  I will keep trying and am sure I will have reached you all by tomorrow afternoon.  Please be aware that when I call my number will not show, it will be unknown caller.  I am so pleased to see that so many of you are checking my blog and have started exploring the Burnaby Learning and My Symbaloo links.  Today I am sending a link for something we all need to be able to do SUBITIZE!  What in the world is that.  Well you should be able to look at a number of objects and tell how many there are without counting them.  This is very important for number fluency.  Below I have a link to Jack Hartman and he will sing a song to you that will help you with your SUBITIZING!!(soo-bi – tize).  Enjoy!!!  The second link uses ten frames for numbers up to 20!! You can comment on this post to let me know if you like it.

Stay safe

 

Subitizing to 10
Subitizing to 20