Updates

Hello dear blog readers. We are sorry to have neglected you. Our poor network has been feeling icky. We think it is feeling better now and we endeavour to post more regularly. Please accept our apologies.

We have discussed Mystery Skypes which sound like a lot of fun. We're glad our WiFi is up and running and look forward to our first Mystery Skype! We will be sure to live tweet the event when it happens. We'll keep you posted.

These are pictures from Math Buddies. We measured our heights using centimeters and a non-standard unit of measure that our buddies picked (Quinn and Alicia). We do Math Buddies with five different classes (Sohail)! 

We did something called Math Blitz with all of the Junior classes where we got together in five different groups and had to solve a math problem (William). We were put in a big group but could work independently or with a few others from our larger group (Ben). Some of us chose to work with our friends and we were not getting as much done. Next time, we will try to work with people that we don't know as well. It was nice to hear about the different ideas on how to solve the problem (Julianna). Some of us got to work with a lot of people that we don't usually get to work with (Sharky). In one group, they worked in pairs and then got together to share what each pair did (Fin). We will be getting together to talk about our successes and areas to improve on and then we will get to try one of the other questions. We'll be doing this tomorrow.

This is fun team challenge that we did in gym.

We are participating in something called the Global Read Aloud. In this fun initiative, students all over the world read the same book and share their thoughts. It is a chance to connect with new global friends and see similarities in how we think. Here is an excerpt from their website:

Why participate?
This is meant to make the world a little smaller, to open our eyes to the rest of the world and look at all of our shared experiences.  How phenomenal for a child to know that the same book they are reading is being read in classrooms across the globe.

The book we will be reading together is called, "Out Of My Mind" and we will begin to read it with everyone else on September 30th. 

One of the ways we will share our thinking about the book is using Edmodo. This is a social networking site designed specifically for students and teachers. Students create their own accounts and use it to access our classroom social networking site. Please check it out here and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

We have also started our Instagram project. For now, we will only be taking pictures of objects. If any students are included in a picture, it will not include their face. I hope this is ok with everyone.

Terry Fox is this week. Please continue to send in your donations!

We have also started our Morning Run. Students are encouraged to persevere! It is hard to jog that far for some of us. Let's see how much easier it gets with practice.

Cross Country starts this week. Practices are Mondays and Thursdays during second recess in the gym. All students who come to practice and try will be able to go to the meet. So, come on out!