POETRY WORKSHOP: The Grade 4/5 students in Room 204 will be participating in a two-day workshop with Spoken Word poet Tanya Neumeyer.  During this two-day workshop students will be engaging in writing poetry, using elements of poetry, performing and learning about the art of spoken word poetry. 

February 15th and 23rd will be our workshop dates. Funds: each student will need to bring in $16 by Friday February 2^nd.

Field Trip form sent home: A Different Booklist Book Store, author & activities honouring Black History Month, and throughout the year Funds: $7

Global School Play Day on February 7th: I am putting out a request for a few items that families may be able to donate to our class for http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/ and school community for OPAL being introduced to our students. This is part of promoting and providing opportunities for our students to engage in unstructured outdoor play. A formal request will be sent out by our school soon BUT I need a few things for my class as we explore and reflect on this learning experience. We are starting small and anything that can be shared is very much appreciated. 

ITEMS include:
Large Wooden Spool (4)
Car Tires (already being donated & so excited!)
Plastic Plumbing Pipes (clean & unused) of various sizes
Milk Crates (6)

MATH: Data Management: Bowling Project: students have created three different graphs, completed number sentences finding the averages (Mean / Median / Mode / Range) and responded to questions analyzing the data. Next, peer feedback will be provided based on the Success Criteria. Then, students will use Google Sheets to graph data and use feedback to bump up their analysis.

WRITING: As revisions are finalized, stories will be uploads into BookTrack creating ebooks with a soundtrack.

HEALTH: Today, students independently designed a magazine cover to accompany their Healthy Living article. Articles will be finalized this week and ready to share soon.

SCIENCE: beginning whole grade initial research located in Google Classroom prior to smaller group tasks
Grade 4 focussing on Light and Sound

Grade 5 focussing on Human Organ Systems

Students designing their Magazine Health Covers to accompany their health articles written based on Grade 4/5 Healthy Living unit! I'm not at school; taking a moment to check in & the power of Google Apps like Drawing lets me provide ongoing feedback while students are in action! pic.twitter.com/ajZtYeBQip

— MsTavares (@McM_MsT) February 5, 2018