Good morning Division 7,

Happy Monday!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It was lovely to see your “outside my window” art projects, architecture projects and read your mystery stories. I will continue to read them throughout the week.

Thank you for your continued support, patience and compassion throughout this learning journey. I feel very lucky and consistently blown away to have a class full of such kind and caring families. Your kindness is much appreciated!! We are all brand to online teaching and learning. As teachers, we are trying our best meet the very broad needs of each family and adjust our teaching programs accordingly. As learners, you are trying your best to navigate the new technologies and way of learning. Thank you learners for expressing perks and challenges as it helps me make adjustments to the learning program.

You may notice changes to the program each week. Please continue to be flexible and patient to changes that may occur over the weeks until we find a happy balance.

To discuss:

1. Video Conferencing
2. Assignment Submission
3. Schedule for the Week
4. Learning Opportunities

1. Video Conferencing

I would like to make an attempt at holding “office hours” for our class. This is a time that I can answer or clarify any questions you may have on assignments and expectations. The first one will be today at 11 am. I will also hold on on Wednesday at 11 am as well if you have any more questions by then. We also have our “Sharing Circle” on Friday at 11am. Thank you so much for all who joined last week — it was so great to see some of your faces and what you have been working on.

To join a call:

1. Log onto Microsoft Teams
2. Check the “General Posts”. Look for my post titled “Office Hours”
3. Arrive just before 11 am and click “Join” meetingIf you would like to speak with me privately, please let me know and we can schedule a time. 

2. Assignment Submission

There are three ways to submit work to me:

• Microsoft Teams (preferred)
• FreshGrade
• Email

The preferred way to hand in your assignments is through Microsoft Teams (in the “assignments” section). I understand that this may be a challenge to some students who have a tablet and are hand-writing their assignments. If this is the case, please submit your work through FreshGrade (student app) — the simple interface allows students to independently take and send photos. If you are having trouble with Microsoft Teams or FreshGrade, please feel free to email me.

3. Schedule for the Week

To hand in this week: Writing assignment
May hand in or share during Sharing Circle: Mapping, Bridge

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Video Calls	Office hours: 11-11:30		Office hours: 11-11:30		Sharing Circle 11-12
Literacy: “The Moral of the Story…”	Plan	Write	Edit/Revise	Publish	Share Please submit your stories by the end of the week.
Math/Art: Mapping	At your own pace, refer to checklist
Makers: Bridge	Plan	Create	Test	Adjust	Share
Daily work	Khan Academy, Reading, Body Break, Social Break, Service

4. Learning Opportunities:

To-do list:

a.) Morning Journal
b.) Office hours video call @ 11 am
c.) Literacy – plan
d.) Math/art
e.) Makers – plan
f.) Daily work: Khan Academy, Reading, Body Break, Social Break, Service

a.) Morning Journal

How was your weekend? What did you notice around you that stood out? Please share in the comments.

b.) Office hours video call @ 11 am

Please join the office hours video call on Microsoft Teams at 11 am if you have questions or would like a recap of the week. We will have another one on Wednesday at 11 am as well. Please contact me if you would like to ask me questions privately. Always get permission from a parent/guardian before any video conference call.

c.) Literacy – plan

This week our writing assignment is called “And the moral of the story is…”

You will be writing a fable with a moral.

What is a moral?
A moral is a lesson or a message for the reader.

What is a fable?

• A short story written to teach the reader a moral or lesson about life
• Features animal characters (usually two) who act and talk like humans
• Follows a climbing story structure, with a problem-solution format, beginning, middle and end
• Usually includes dialogue (characters speak to each other)
• Often has a first sentence that establishes the character and setting quickly and clearly (eg. One day, a hungry fox sat waiting by the roadside.)

Please view the following fables by Aesop. What does the writer want you to know? What is the moral (or lesson in the story)

The boy who cried wolf:

The tortoise and the hare:

 

This week, you will be choosing a moral to focus on and writing a fable on it. You may choose one of the following morals to write on or choose your own moral (click on this link: morals_1)

Start planning your own fable using the following planning sheet: Fable
(This will also be available on Microsoft Teams under “assignments”)

d.) Math/art
This will be at your own pace, please complete each bullet-point

Map Your Home

Please note: you may decide to create a layout of an imaginary home

• Draw your home layout from a “bird’s-eye-view” (looking from above). What shape does it take? ***Please use a ruler when possible***
• Label your rooms
• Include furniture (remember to draw it like you’re looking at from the ceiling)
• Use estimation—for example, how much of that wall is taken up by that dresser? Half the wall? A quarter of the wall?
• How big is the kitchen compared to the living room?
• Optional: colour your map
• Please share with me or during sharing circle.

e.) Makers

Please refer to the following document: Makers Bridge

This will also be available on Microsoft Teams.

Please take a picture with a description and send it to me or share it during sharing circle.

f.) Daily work: Khan Academy, Reading, Body Break, Social Break, Service