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Hello Everyone,
Welcome to the last week of school and our final blog post. It certainly has been an eventful year with many changes. I am so proud of how you all adapted and embraced new ways of learning. Thank you for all your efforts and hard work. I enjoyed seeing your blog responses each week and hearing about all the wonderful things you have been up to. I would also like to thank all the family members who provided support and encouragement during this time. Remote learning was truly a team effort and it would not have been possible without you.
I would like to wish you all a wonderful summer break. I hope we get many days of wonderful weather and you have lots of fun playing outdoors. Enjoy this time with your family and I will see you all in September. Stay safe and keep healthy. I am thinking of all of you.
With love,
Ms.Bonar
I will leave you with a few messages from your classmates.
This photo is posted with parental consent.This photo is posted with parental consent.This photo is posted with parental consent.This message was created by Perry.
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Hello Everyone,
Welcome to the 10th week of our class blog. We are nearing the end of the school year and our activity time online. I thought we could dedicate this week to doing some fun, hands-on projects. Most of the items for these projects can be found around the home, but if you are missing materials, try to think of some creative substitutions. Have fun!
Create An End Of The Year Message
Next week will be our final week together as a class. Though we are in different locations, I would like to celebrate together. I invite you send in any messages you have for your classmates. I know they would love to hear from you. Here are a few well wishes that have been created so far:
Create a Father’s Day Present
This Sunday, June 21st we will celebrate our fathers as well as people who have loved us like a father. I invite you to make some special surprises to give to the person you are honouring.
To create this project at home, you will need to gather:
Toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls
A variety of cardboard boxes (optional)
Masking tape or painter’s tape
Scissors
A marble (If you don’t have a marble, go for a walk and try find a rounded pebble or acorn)
Find an open area in your home to build your project or with permission, attach it to a structure in your home, such as in this video from Science World.
Enjoy!
Build Some Edible Math
I thought it would be fun to end our geometry unit with a project that you can eat! You will need to find some toothpicks and several small, sweet treats to make this activity work. The following video shows how we can use the two items to build 3D structures. Keep in mind, you can also substitute the marshmallows for other soft candy, such as jelly beans or even use pieces of fruit!
When you are ready to build, use these activity cards from primarylearning.org to help you get started. Then keep going and try build some structures of your own!
Through video and images, we have visited some amazing places across Canada. I would like to leave you with a short animation by Mercury Filmworks which lets us travel through the country, from coast to coast, in under two minutes. As you are watching, see if you can recognize some of the places we explored on our virtual field trips.
You’ve done a great job this year! Let’s celebrate all our hard work with a happy dance. Put together some freestyle moves and dance along to Pharrell Williams’ song, Happy.
Have a great week everyone. I will see you back here next Wednesday for our final blog post!
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Hello Everyone,
I hope you are having a wonderful week. Thank you to everyone who dropped of their booklets for me to look over and to those who emailed in their work. It is always such a joy to see what you have been up to. I would like to start off this post with another Mandala.
Thank you Perry for sending in your beautiful art work!
Here are some activities to work on this week:
Read For Enjoyment.
This week I will be adding bonus points to all those who are continuing to read on KidsA-Z. Be sure to check your messages located on the control panel. I would also like to introduce another virtual library, the International Children’s Digital Library.
This collection contains books from around the world and in many different languages. I found it a bit tricky to navigate at first but found the best way to explore was to click on some of the featured books. There is also an option to search by country at the top of the page. You can spin the globe using the arrow and choose a location. Have fun exploring!
This week I thought we could all use a good laugh. In your journals or on a blank piece of paper respond to one of the following prompts:
Who is the funniest person you know? What makes them so funny? Describe a time they made you laugh very hard.
Or
Write down a joke that you find funny and create an illustration for it. It can be a joke that you have learned or one that you have created. Try the joke on a few a people and describe their reactions.
Have fun! Please email in your jokes if you would like me to share them on the class blog.
Design A Tower
Last week we determined which shapes would slide, stack or roll. I have included the answer key for your reference.
In class this week, we took some time to practice stacking 3D shapes. We then sketched out tower designs using 2D shapes and built them. Here are a few of the results.
If you would like to join in, please send in your tower designs. We will build them in class and post them on the blog next week. When you are creating your designs, remember to indicate if you would like the triangle to be a cone, pyramid or prism. We look forward to your creations.
Visit The Library And Music Blogs
Both Ms. Raap and Ms. Yee have new posts on their blogs. You can view them by clicking the links below.
Ms. Simmons has added a variety of new activities. Please click the tab at the top of the page to explore.
Get Moving
This week let’s move along to a routine from Cosmic Kids Yoga. Cosmic Kids Yoga offers a variety of virtual classes created with kids in mind. Each class has a unique theme. This week we will try the Minecraft Yoga Adventure. Have fun.
If you would like to try more videos from Cosmic Kids Yoga, click the link below.
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Hello Everyone,
Welcome to our eighth week online and the first week of June. This week marks a bit of a change as some students have returned to the classroom while others remain focused on remote learning. Despite our different locations, we will continue to work towards the same goals. Our weekly posts will now include a combination of activities we can complete on our devices as well as activities we have worked on in class. I will adapt any in-class work so that they can be accomplished at home.
Here are our goals for the week:
Keep Reading!
Please continue reading on Epic Books and KidsA-Z. I know that we have been on these websites for several weeks now, but I encourage you to continue reading for enjoyment and finding books at your level. In addition to these websites, I invite you to visit the Youtube channel, Read-Along with PBS Kids. PBS has put together a collection of stories read aloud by notable people such as Michelle and Barack Obama, actress, Kristen Bell and author and illustrator Marc Brown. You can find this collection by clicking the link below. Have fun!
Take a look at the following video prompts created by a former teacher named John Spencer and select one to write about. Remember the questions asked in the videos are meant to spark ideas and you do not need to answer them all.
Idea #1: Create A New Form Of Transportation
Idea #2: Invent A New Subject Or Class in School
Idea #3: Invent A Sport Or Game That Can Be Played With Social Distancing
You can also view John Spencer’s entire list of writing prompts at the link below.
Please plan to work for a focused 20 minutes. You do not need to use these prompts if you already have a journal idea in mind. Don’t forget to start with the date.
Start June Off With a Poem
In your Response Booklets, please copy out the following poem:
June
The day is warm
and a breeze is blowing,
the sky is blue
and its eye is glowing,
and everything’s new
and green and growing…
My shoes are off
and my socks are showing…
My socks are off…
do you know how I’m going?
BAREFOOT!
By Aileen Fisher
When you are done, divide another page into four sections.
Draw or write about four things we can do now that the weather is getting better. Try to think of activities that we usually wouldn’t do in colder temperatures such as go for a picnic.
Slide, Stack and Roll
Last week in geometry we explored pyramids and tried to determine what shapes would make a good base. We were presented with the following chart and asked which shapes would work and which would not:
If you said the circle and oval would not work, you are correct. Pyramids require a base with straight edges. A circle and oval are curved; therefore, they would not be able to connect to the triangle faces of the pyramid. Well done to all those who tried!
Today I would like to present a new set of 3D shapes which includes a sphere, cylinder and cone.
These curved surfaces allow them to roll. With this in mind, today we will focus our attention on the movement of 3D shapes. Please click the link below to watch a short lesson on how shapes can be classified according to their ability to stack, slide or roll.
In your Response Booklets, copy down the names of the following 3D shapes:
rectangular prism
sphere
triangular pyramid
cone
cube
cylinder
Please note, you do not need to draw the shape.
Next to each shape, determine if it can roll, slide or stack. Remember, that they can have more than one quality. Hang on to your responses, as I will post the answers next week.
In class, I read students the story My Garden by Kevin Henkes. It is about a young girl who imagines a magical garden and all the wonderful things she would grow.
Please enjoy it on YouTube below or as an audio book on the Epic website.
After listening to the story, think about what your own magical garden might look like. Complete the sentence:
If I had a magical garden, I would grow…..?
Draw and write about your ideas. Here are a few examples from class:
James would have a garden of chocolate, including chocolate trees, flowers, bushes and grass. There would also be a chocolate river flowing through it.
Omar would grow a tree that produced different colour cars.
Mariia would grow money and candy!
Please email in your ideas. I would love to share them on the blog next week!
Enjoy Some Art
Thank you for continuing to send in pictures of your Mandalas. I would like to share the following creations from:
Camila,
Emma,
and Shalom.
Well done! I can tell, a lot of thought and time went into creating them.
This week, we will continue to use nature as inspiration for our art work.
Yesterday, I took students on a walk to collect leaves, sticks, pine cones and other objects from nature. When we returned to class, we placed them under a blank piece of paper and rubbed a crayon over top. Here are some of the results:
I invite you all to join in!
How to create your own nature rubbing:
Go for a walk around your neighborhood and look for loose objects in nature, such as leaves, sticks, pine cones and pine needles. Please remember not to pick off items from trees or gardens.
When you return home, examine your objects and choose one to place under a blank piece of paper. If it is a leaf, be sure place it bumpy side up.
Peel the wrapper off a crayon and lay it flat (on it’s side), directly over your covered object. Rub the object with a bit a of pressure but be careful of any pointy parts that might break through the paper.
Select a new object and place it under a different part of the paper. Repeat Step 3.
Continue until you feel your project is complete.
Please note, that we practiced several times before creating the final copy. Some objects were rounded and more difficult to rub over. We also discovered that some objects were just not working, and decided not to use them. Have fun experimenting and please send me your results. I look forward to seeing them!
Take a Virtual Field Trip
So far we have traveled up the coast of British Columbia, far north to Nunavat and to the vast fields of the prairies. This week we will venture straight across Canada, to the rocky shores of the Maritimes.
The Maritimes are a collection of coastal and island provinces located in eastern Canada. They are connected to the Atlantic ocean and are defined by a rugged coastline.
Image Source: canada.ca
I invite you to travel across Nova Scotia through the lens of a drone camera and then continue your journey of the Maritimes with a National Geographic travel adventure. Please note that you may need ‘subscribe’ with an email address to view this site but no password is required.
There is no reflection or response to write this week, just sit back and enjoy the scenery.
We will end our post by going Full Speed with Fresh Start Fitness! Let’s get our heart rates and energy levels up with this cardio routine. Don’t forget to stay hydrated!
Enjoy your week everyone. I will see you back here next Wednesday.
