Good morning class,
Happy Monday! 🙂 Hope your weekend was nice – we truly had a little glimpse of summer! I even got to take a quick little swim at a nearby lake!! I hope you all had an opportunity to explore local parks as well.
To discuss:
- Class meeting – this morning
- No School
- Schedule for the Week
- Learning Opportunities
1. Video Conference – this morning
Please meet me at 11 am this morning on Teams for our weekly class meeting. I will be reviewing the work for this week and answering any questions.
2. No School
There will be no school on Friday May 15th (Pro-D Day) and Monday May 18th (Victoria Day).
3. Schedule for the Week
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Video Calls | Class Meeting | Sharing Circle |
Pro-D Day |
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| Literacy | Reading assignment Reading Assignment) – Due Friday | ||||
| Writing/Art | Letter/art to Little Buddies – Due Friday | ||||
| Makers – instrument | Plan | Create | Test & Improve | Share | |
| Genius Hour | Continue Genius Hour – this is ongoing. Build on last week or start a new project. | ||||
| Daily Routine | Math, Reading, Body Break, Social Break, Service | ||||
4. Learning Opportunities
To-do:
* : hand-in
(extension): optionala.) Morning Journal*
b.) Literacy – Reading Assignment *
c.) Letter to Buddies *
d.) MathExtensions:
e.) Genius Hour (optional)
f.) Makers – Instruments (optional)
Priorities
a.) Morning Journal *
How was your weekend? Focus on feelings, experiences, and observations (the “inside story”).
b.) Literacy – Reading *
Task document: Reading Assignment
This week, we will focus on reading. Please read a book of your choice. This could be online or a book you have at home. It is important you focus on a book that is not too challenging and not to easy.
Use the five finger rule to help you make the proper book choice:
While we don’t have the luxury of the library to help us with our book selection, there are plenty of online libraries available. If you have books at home, please choose one from home to read or re-read.
Resources:
Tumble Books – I will go over how to access this during class meeting today
Task Instructions: (Step by Step)
Download the worksheet: Reading Assignment
Read a book of your choice for at least 30 minutes each day.
Reflect on what you are reading. Record your thoughts on your reading by answering the following questions:
• What do you like about what you are reading?
• What connections are you making to the text?
• What questions do you have about the text?
• What do you think the writer would like you to think about?
You may record your thoughts in writing (on paper or in a document) or a recorded voice/video note.
Please submit this to me by Friday May 15th. This is a required assignment. Please let me know if you need more time.
c.) Letter to your Little Buddy *
Ms. Raymond and I were thinking it would be really nice to stay connected to our buddies. Please work on a letter (and drawing/art) for your buddy.
Please send a picture of your note and art to me by Friday May 15th so we can send them to our buddies for next week. They will also be writing you letters this week 🙂
d.) Math
Please continue your math program.
Khan Academy, IXL, worksheets, etc.
If you would like support/guidance on a math program, please contact me.
Extension Activities (optional)
e.) Makers – instruments (optional)
This week, I would like you to work on a homemade instruments. They can come in all different sizes and types — from wood drums to coffee can shakers, to wind chimes to xylophones. Find objects and sounds around your home to experiment with different ways to make noise. Record the different types of sounds you can create.
Document: Makers – instrument
f.) Genius Hour (optional)
Continue your Genius Hour project. This is an ongoing project. If you have completed it or are just starting, here is the planning sheet to start a new inquiry:Genius Hour Planning Sheet
Follow these steps:
Brainstorm – what topics interest you? Write down topics that interest you (e.g. birds, palm trees, global warming, Jupiter, etc…). Select one to focus on this week.
Question – What deep questions do you wish to explore on your topic? (e.g. how do birds fly?)
Research – How are you going to find answers to your questions? With limited variety of resources, it will likely be online or an interview with an “expert” on the topic (perhaps family/friends).
Present – How are you going to share your knowledge? Please come up with a a way to briefly present your project. This may be through a speech, slideshow, poster, poem, comic, video, song, etc.
Share – Practice your presentation and share — either to me, family/friends, to the class during Sharing Circle.
Please follow the following planning sheet to guide you through your planning and research.
See you at 11 am,
Ms. Daneshwand
My weekend was great! We got to visit my grandparents cat who was hospitalized for 4 days because she got ran over by a car🥺
So sad 🤕😪😥😢😭😰😓😩🙁😟😞😔
On my weekend I played with my iPad and I played Roblox all day long and the me and my brother and dad went on a big bike ride and I played bee swarm simulator and I got a bear bee for 800 roebucks that was really sad 🙁 🙁
My weekend was great because it was mothers day and I love holidays and I decorated the entire house for my mom
-Shea
My weekend was great because on mother’s day I made a cup for my mom that says”Best mommy ever! since I’ve taken a pottery class before.
My dad made a really good dessert 🍨 (ice-cream sundaes).
I had fun and some times not because my dad had a back pain he almost could not move on Sunday, Saturday and today as well. My mom, sister and I have put up our old outside swing with cushions and pillows. This Mother’s Day was great I did water colour.
My weekend was really fun because my dad doesn’t go to work because he still goes to work we played with our water guns my brother got me all soaking wet we tried getting our dad wet but….. he didn’t like it but it was sooooo funny 🤣 my sister also made a brunch for Mother’s Day I didn’t like it but it was ok then I moved our entire room around it was sooo hard because I also had to move the beds
Sorry it’s quite long 😬
I was doing touched up on my poem on Saturday. When my sister came in, I became crazy and shouted “Do you have a juicy potatoes?” My sister went to my mom and asked “What do you do with this girl?” My mom pulled me into my bed and said “We do not have juicy potatoes.” On Sunday I went to my grandma’s house and gave her a gift because it was Mother’s Day. She was happy and gave me a hug. On the way back home I said to my sister “Do you have juicy potatoes?” She said “No. I do not have juicy potatoes.” Thank you.
My weekend was great. On Saturday me and my parents saw a pool on the Canadian tire website and my mom said I have to do a proposal then we can get one I also went to grandparents house to visit them because I have not seen them in a long time. On Sunday I gave my mom the poem I made and she really liked it.
On Saturday I was at my aunt’s house we were also at my aunt’s house with my brother we had lots of fun
over my weekend I went to my grandma’s and grandpa’s house for Mother’s day
We got a new huge pool so we put that out. I played in the pool the whole weekend and around 7:30 when it was cold i just jamp into our pool and started swimming because i was really bored😂
My weekend was really fun. Yesterday I dropped off mother’s day presents at my grandparent’s house. My dad made pancakes, bacon and sausages for lunch yesterday for mother’s day. We finished eating around 4:00pm so we only had a small snack for dinner. On Saturday I played corn hole (beanbag toss) with my brothers and we drew with chalk. Then we played videogames at home while our mom got groceries.🥞🥓🎮
On Saturday I played with my sisters outside. We played soccer ⚽️ with my dad and we played a soccer game. Mila and I were on a team and Lauren and my dad were on a team it was a tie in the game and we all got a treat🍬. On Sunday I had a great time first my dad made a yummy 😋 breakfast then we went to my grandmas house for lunch 🥗 we stayed there for about one hour we played darts 🎯 it was really fun we ate lunch in their backyard it made me feel happy 😊
My weekend was good. I played with our cat Pumpkin. Pumpkin was playful a lot. Pumpkin was fast and Baby does not play with Pumpkin. I played with my toys when my mom was at work and my dad was asleep. I was playing with my toys for 30 minutes and I have been playing with Pumpkin more than I play with my toys. Pumpkin is playful in the morning and night. My grandma came over for mother’s day. We had Panago pizza for dinner. 🍕
And tomorrow is my sister’s birthday. She will be 13.