Day: February 3, 2017

Happy Friday and SNOW!

Friday Homework:

  • Look on the blog at the Playground Post. Please make a comment and add another idea of a game or activity you can do while outside at recess or lunch.
  • Show your E-PORTFOLIO to Mom and Dad. Remember, this is only for posting while at school! Other posts may be deleted, as we want it to be about school. Do not share the passwords to get in to the page. If your password did not work today, I have sent tech services an email to get it updated so you should have it soon.
  • Work on your Debate Research. We are looking for other stories, books, and movies you have experienced that may have characters or a plot that supports the question from your team’s story. See the Debate Post and my previous posting with the story links. Remember that your debate will need to mention what happens in the story I gave you, whether Jack in the Beanstalk, Master Cat, or The Elephant Pit. I am looking for your THINKING here as you connect the ethical question with some specific examples.
  • Our FRENCH QUIZ has been postponed until Tuesday. It will be on the French verbs and pronouns, a matching quiz. French Immersion students were asked to do some writing using the verbs as an alternative activity. Those were due today, but if you haven’t turned it in, please do so soon!
  • Field Trip Forms: Due Monday. If you haven’t turned them in yet, here is the link to the Metro Vancouver Watershed Trip form, as well as the Watershed Parent Guardian Consent Form. Both forms are required to be able to go.

COMING UP:

  • UBC MATH Workshop: Ms. Alvarez from UBC was unable to come during our previous session scheduled, so she will be coming in at 9AM on the 8th.
  • BUDDY ART: We will do Valentine’s Day buddy art with Division 9 on Tuesday afternoon!
  • APPLIED MATH: We will mark and go over Applied Math 2 next week. Check in quiz will be the week following.
  • DEBATE: Scheduled for February 21st
  • LA: Discussion of Mysteries and begin our own stories
  • ART: Painting our sculpture cards and designing pictures
  • SOCIALS: Komagata Maru Continued; Talking about multiculturalism in Canada
  • SCIENCE: Play with fingerprinting dust; CSI Quiz on Thursday, February 9th
  • PE: Rocks and Rings Program for all students at Suncrest Feb. 9/10
  • NO SCHOOL: Family Day Monday Feb. 13th & PRO-D Day Friday, February 17th
  • Five weeks until Spring Break!!

Playground Time

Hello Everyone,

One of the things we need to work on as a MACC group is how we choose to spend our playground time at recess and lunch. Ms. D has noticed that when we all have activities to do, we have less conflicts; however, when we aren’t occupied with something to do, issues can come up.

Our class had a discussion today about playground time. People indicated things come up when waiting for the zipline, which is one of our favourite playground equipment options, because there are just too many people waiting for a turn. Others said that conflicts come up during group games, because some people are being excluded. Again, we all could agree that more is needed TO DO on the playground, so that our time is organized and fun.

So, everyone brainstormed some ideas of things to do. Ms. D asked everyone to take ACTION on this CONUNDRUM by doing some research and finding games or activities that would be fun to do. If equipment is needed, we can look at that. If something is needed from the school, then maybe we can make a school proposal. So, here are some of the ideas presented (game names and/or activities):

  • Eagle Tag
  • Sausage
  • Mother May I
  • Blob Tag
  • Foosball Tournament
  • Thumb ball (using the thumb ball from Ms. D)
  • Skittles
  • YEET
  • Four Square
  • Continuity Ball
  • Shadow Tag It
  • Kick Ball
  • Spud
  • Kick the Can
  • Sidewalk Chalk
  • Skipping Ropes
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Red Rover
  • Nature Crafts

For your thinking this weekend, please add games we can play. Add a name of a game and explanation and/or an internet link that explains the game or activity to the discussion comments below.