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Hi citizens of Division 3! Welcome to Week 12 – The final week.

I hope you all had a good Fathers day weekend, and I hope you were able to enjoy some of the great weather this weekend.

Here are some suggested activities for you to work on this week. I’ve made a list of 9 (some Literacy, some Numeracy and some Art / Wellness). Try to do 3 a day.  You can email me at jayson.ricker@burnabyschools.ca or at rickerjay24@gmail.com  with your progress. 

Do what you can. Remember we are all trying our best. Mistakes are how we learn. I’m still learning too. Let’s remember to keep a Growth Mindset! Keep washing your hands – it’s working!

Be safe everyone. Live long and prosper.

The Hybrid Classroom – Week 12

Hello Families,

I just can’t believe that it is almost the end of the year! Firstly, I want to send out a “Happy Father’s Day” to all the fathers in the class. As we approach the last week of school, I have several updates and reminders to share with you. ​

1. Last day of in class instruction / school:

• Group A (Students who attend Tuesdays) will attend on Monday the 22nd.
• Group B (Students who attend Thursdays) will attend on Monday the 22nd.

2. Leaving Ceremony:

• The Leaving Ceremony for Grade 7’s will take place on Wednesday the 24^th. Please be ready for your time slot (check the blog) as there are 66 families participating in our ceremony.

3. Online Summer Reading Program: This year, the Burnaby Public Library is offering a Summer Reading Program Online. See the link below.

https://www.bpl.bc.ca/kids/kids-events-and-programs/summer-reading-club

4. Report Cards:

• Students attending in-class learning will receive their Report Cards on the last day they attend (Monday or Wednesday).
• Students learning remotely can pick up their report cards on Thursday the 25th between 9:00 am and 10:00 am. There are 4, 15-minute timeslots available (check the blog) so that students can pick up their report cards while still maintaining social distancing.

Be well everyone!

Mr.R.

Hi Grade 7’s,

Here is the schedule for the Grade 7 graduation/leaving ceremony. Please note we are on a strict 5 minute schedule.

Be well,

Mr. R.

Hi Families,

Thursday June 25 with be report card pick up day. Students can come by the school between 9:00 and 10:00 to pick up their final reports and say goodbye.

I will put 7 chairs out by the outside door to our classroom, and families can come by to pick up the students’ things. I will schedule 4, 15-minute blocks of time (9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45) and 7 families can come per block, while still observing social distancing rules.

The pick-up is by appointment only, so please be prompt so that everyone can pick up their supplies and remain safe.

Please email me to let me know which block works best for you.

Thank you,

Mr. R.

Hi Grade 7’s!

The Grad Class photo is THIS Thursday, the 18th. Please see the email from Ms. Delvecchio for all the details, or click on the link below.

gr7+leaving_2020

Hi citizens of Division 3! Welcome to Week 11.

I hope you all had a good weekend, and I hope you were able to enjoy some of the great weather this weekend. I’ll be in school this week on Tuesday and Thursday, and working remotely on Monday,  Wednesday and Friday.

Here are some suggested activities for you to work on this week. I’ve made a list of 12 (some Literacy, some Numeracy and some Art / Wellness). Try to do 3 a day.  You can email me at jayson.ricker@burnabyschools.ca or at rickerjay24@gmail.com  with your progress. 

Some of you like to email me daily, while others are emailing at the end of the week. Either strategy works for me.  I have enabled the comment section as well, but all comments will need to be approved before they are posted.

Remember, please don’t print the grid. Just open a word document or a google doc and send them off. I’m really enjoying all the pictures and artwork you are submitting to me. I am very jealous of some of your neighbourhood walks. Please keep going.

Good news everyone… I found Hatchet as a PDF file online! Now we can see what happens to Brian. I am including the next of the 3 chunks (Chapters 16 to the end) in this week’s grid. I am also including some activities to complete after you have read the chapters.

Hatchet Chapters 16 to End – book

Hatchet Chapters 16 to End

This Wednesday, I’d like to host a few Hatchet ZOOM meetings to discuss the ending of the book. I’d like to host 3 – 40 minutes sessions – 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00. Please email me to sign up for at time that works for you.

 jayson.ricker@burnabyschools.ca

I’d like to play our FINAL KAHOOT game this week. In order to play, we would need to be online at the same time on the same day. I was thinking Friday the 19th at 10:00. Please add a comment if you can play. I’ll send out a ZOOM ROOM link prior to the start of the game.

Do what you can. Remember we are all trying our best. Mistakes are how we learn. I’m still learning too. Let’s remember to keep a Growth Mindset! Keep washing your hands – it’s working!

Be safe everyone. Live long and prosper.

The Hybrid Classroom – Week 11

Hi citizens of Division 3! Welcome to Week 10.

I hope you all had a good weekend, and I hope you were able to enjoy some of the great weather this weekend. I’ll be in school this week on Tuesday and Thursday, and working remotely on Monday,  Wednesday and Friday.

Here are some suggested activities for you to work on this week. I’ve made a list of 15 (some Literacy, some Numeracy and some Art / Wellness). Try to do 3 a day.  You can email me at jayson.ricker@burnabyschools.ca or at rickerjay24@gmail.com  with your progress. The first two activities listed on the menu are the most important and need to be completed by Tuesday, June 9th. I will be using the information you submit to complete your year end report cards.

Some of you like to email me daily, while others are emailing at the end of the week. Either strategy works for me.  I have enabled the comment section as well, but all comments will need to be approved before they are posted.

Remember, please don’t print the grid. Just open a word document or a google doc and send them off. I’m really enjoying all the pictures and artwork you are submitting to me. I am very jealous of some of your neighbourhood walks. Please keep going.

This week, I am including another link to our current events program. You can read the text online and respond via email or google docs. This week’s article is about the Oil sector of the economy.

CE -Oil

Good news everyone… I found Hatchet as a PDF file online! Now we can see what happens to Brian. I am including the next of the 3 chunks (Chapters 16 to the end) in this week’s grid. I am also including some activities to complete after you have read the chapters.

Hatchet Chapters 16 to End – book

Hatchet Chapters 16 to End

I’d like to try a KAHOOT again this week. In order to play, we would need to be online at the same time on the same day. I was thinking Friday the 12th at 10:00. Please add a comment if you can play. I’ll send out a ZOOM ROOM link prior to the start of the game.

Do what you can. Remember we are all trying our best. Mistakes are how we learn. I’m still learning too. Let’s remember to keep a Growth Mindset! Keep washing your hands – it’s working!

Be safe everyone.

The Hybrid Classroom – Week 10v2

Hi Division 3!

Student voice is an important part of the reporting process. Effective reporting involves each child in taking increasing responsibility for his or her own learning.

Students need to be clear about: what they have learned, their strengths, which learning strategies were successful, their stretches (what they need to focus on next) and why it is important. Students can reflect on their learning and be involved in several ways. One of the ways is by completing a self-evaluation.

The students in Division 3 have completed this self-evaluation twice this year already for the first and second term reporting periods, so they should be familiar with the format.

Please complete the self-assessment linked below by Tuesday June 9^th, so that I can include your voice on your year end report.

Remember: Don’t be too self critical. You have all worked very hard this year, and you each contain a variety of unique strengths.  In the words of Gandalf (my favourite wizard), “There is more to you than even you know.”

Please contact me if you have any questions or need assistance.

Student Self Assessment 2020 Year End

Hi families of Division 3,

As a piece of the reporting process, students are responsible for assessing their own growth in the Core Competencies. The Core Competencies are sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need in order to engage in deep, lifelong learning. To learn more about the Core Competencies, please check out this link.

The Core Competencies

I am also including a link to a few samples which may also be helpful.

Core Competencies Samples and Explanations

I have created an online survey that the students need to thoughtfully complete by Tuesday, June 9th so that I can include this personal self-reflection into their final report cards. To find the survey, click on the link below.

Student Survey

Be well everyone!

Hi citizens of Division 3! Welcome to Week 9.

I hope you all had a good weekend, and I hope you were able to enjoy some of the great weather this weekend. I’ll be in school this week on Tuesday and Thursday, and working remotely on Wednesday and Friday. 

Here are some suggested activities for you to work on this week. I’ve made a list of 15 (some Literacy, some Numeracy and some Art / Wellness). Try to do 3 a day.  You can email me at jayson.ricker@burnabyschools.ca or at rickerjay24@gmail.com  with your progress.

Some of you like to email me daily, while others are emailing at the end of the week. Either strategy works for me.  I have enabled the comment section as well, but all comments will need to be approved before they are posted.

Remember, please don’t print the grid. Just open a word document or a google doc and send them off. I’m really enjoying all the pictures and artwork you are submitting to me. I am very jealous of some of your neighbourhood walks. Please keep going.

This week, I am including another link to our current events program. You can read the text online and respond via email or google docs. This week’s article is about the Hubble telescope. I was able to watch the SpaceX launch last week. It was pretty awesome to see. I think it is still on YouTube if you haven’t seen it. 

CE- Hubble

Good news everyone… I found Hatchet as a PDF file online! Now we can see what happens to Brian. I am including the next of the 3 chunks (Chapters 13 to 15) in this week’s grid. I am also including some activities to complete after you have read the chapters. 

Hatchet Chapters 13 to 15 – book

Hatchet Chapters 13 to 15

I’d like to try a KAHOOT again this week. In order to play, we would need to be online at the same time on the same day. I was thinking Friday the 5th at 10:00. Please add a comment if you can play. I’ll send out a ZOOM ROOM link prior to the start of the game.

Do what you can. Remember we are all trying our best. Mistakes are how we learn. I’m still learning too. Let’s remember to keep a Growth Mindset! Keep washing your hands – it’s working!

Be safe everyone.

The Hybrid Classroom – week 9