Thursday, April 30

The teachers of the Kindness Pod would like to express our appreciation to parents and families for their ongoing support, encouragement, and positivity as have created our new ways of teaching and learning!  

Today's Updates:

• Challenges arise for families all the time – there is a wide spectrum of support available 24/7 for things any family might need at 2-1-1.
• Last week's visual journalling task about Edward Tulane is due today.  The assignment is within your Google Classroom.
• Reading Groups continue as per information sent in email on Monday.  Please check your email.  Please continue to work on your reading assignments if you have received them so far.   
• We hope you enjoyed the Signs of Spring video.  If you did not have a chance to watch it we have left it on the blog again today!

Week At a Glance:

• Tuesday: Math assignment
• Wednesday: Writer's Workshop (Google Meet session and assignment)
• Thursday: Math assignment
• Friday: Gratitude Circle (Google Meet session), Literacy/Art assignment

Friday Gratitude Circle:Choose either 10:00 - 10:30  or  11:00 - 11:30

Danchuk Zwack Classes. please use meeting code kindnessred

Woo McLean Kelly Classes please use meeting code yellowmclean

Thursday's Morning Message:  

To Do's For Today:

TASK #1:  Edward Tulane Read Aloud (10 min.) 

Listen to the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and enjoy chapter 16.

TASK #2:  New math lesson in Google Classroom and assignment to be completed for Tuesday.  

TASK #3:  Writers' Workshop Assignment (due next Monday)

• please set aside some time to work on your assignment between today and Monday.  It does not need to be done all in one sitting!

Optional Activities:

1) Phys. Ed. Blog:  https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2) Music Blog:  https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/recorder-lesson-april-30.html

3) Improve your keyboard skills by visiting the website: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

4)  Remember the photos of spring we asked you to share?  Well, Mr. Kai has created a video of them.  Please take a few minutes to watch it.

Wednesday April 30, 2020

Today's Updates:

• Challenges arise for families all the time – there is a wide spectrum of support available 24/7 for things any family might need at 2-1-1.
• Mr. Der had a wonderful and fun idea to let you know we are all thinking of you!  Enjoy this little video message from EHS Staff!  https://youtu.be/UnHrzBPhOxQ
• Reading Groups continue as per information sent in email on Monday.  Please check your email.  Please continue to work on your reading assignments if you have received them so far.
• Week At a Glance:

• Tuesday: Math assignment
• Wednesday: Writer's Workshop (Google Meet session and assignment)
• Thursday: Math assignment
• Friday: Gratitude Circle (Google Meet session), Literacy/Art assignment

Wednesday's Morning Message:

To Do's For Today:

TASK #1:  Edward Tulane Read Aloud (10 min.)

Listen to the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and enjoy chapter 15.

 

TASK #2:  Writers' Workshop Google Meet (45 min.)

Attend a Writers' Workshop Google Meet today.  

First Session: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Second Session: 1:15 - 2:00 pm

Zwack's Writing Group: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Red/Green Group Nickname: kindnessred

Blue/Yellow Group Nickname: yellowmclean

Zwack's Writing Group: zwackwrites 

TASK #3:  Writers' Workshop Assignment (30 min. due next Monday)

After attending your Writers' Workshop Google Meet today, check Google Classroom for a new Literacy assignment.

TASK #4:  Edward Tulane Visual Journal Assignment (30 min. due tomorrow)

Last week's visual journalling task about Edward Tulane is due tomorrow.  The assignment is within your Google Classroom.

Optional Activities:

1) Phys. Ed. Blog:  https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2) Music Blog: https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/mrs-coulson-read-aloud-april-29th.html

3) Improve your keyboard skills by visiting the website: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

4)  Remember the photos of spring we asked you to share?  Well, Mr. Kai has created a video of them.  Please take a few minutes to watch it.

Tuesday, April 28 2020

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

Morning Message: 

Today's Updates: 

• We will be organizing another Writer's Workshop lesson on Google Meet tomorrow - Wednesday, April 29th. The times are listed below. 

First Session: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Second Session: 1:15 - 2:00 pm

Zwack's Writing Group: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Red/Green Group Nickname: kindnessred

Blue/Yellow Group Nickname: yellowmclean

Zwack's Writing Group: zwackwrites 

• Reading Groups began yesterday and will continue throughout this week. Please check your email from your responsibility teacher. 

Week at a Glance 

Reading Groups: as per information sent in email

Tuesday: Math assignment

Wednesday: Writer's Workshop (Google Meet session and assignment)

Thursday: Math assignment

Friday: Gratitude Circle (Google Meet session), Literacy/Art assignment

To Do's for Today 

Literacy (30 minutes)

Task #1: Listen to Read-Aloud 

Please watch the video and enjoy listening to Chapter 14 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DeCamillo. 

https://youtu.be/QvAZ1LxI9sM

Task #2: Math (30 minutes) - Due Thursday, April 30 

There will be a math assignment assigned to you in CLASSWORK in Google Classroom. Please read the instructions before completing your assignment. 

Math Assignment for Grade 3: Relationship between Multiplication and Division 

Math Assignment for Grade 4: Creating Multiplication Problems

Optional Activities: 

1. Phys Ed Blog: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2. Music Blog: https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/listening-art-activity-april-28th.html

3. Practice typing: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

Monday, April 27, 2020

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. The weather was very pleasant.

Today’s Updates:

We will be setting our reading groups this week and setting up reading times.

Parents please check your email. It will contain information on how to set up your child’s account on their designated digital book site.

As we move through these times together, we will be endeavouring to make adjustments to our weekly schedule. It is hoped by establishing a more transparent schedule, it will become easier to coordinate your daily routines and obligations with our desire to maximize our connection with your children. 

Thank you for your ongoing patience regarding this matter.

Week at a Glance:

Reading Groups: as per information sent in email

Tuesday: Math (assignment)

Wednesday:  Writers' Workshop (Google Meets and assignment)

Thursday: Math (assignment)

Friday: Gratitude Circle (Google Meets), Literacy/Art (assignment)

 

Task 1

After listening to chapter 13 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane place the new characters we have met on Edward’s target page in your visual journal.

The new characters are:

Lawrence (the fisherman)

Nellie (Lawrence’s wife)

Bull

Lucy (Bull’s dog)

Task 2:

Grade 4 complete math assignment from last Thursday for tomorrow

Task 3:

Literacy continue to work on character web (dueThursday)

Optional Activities:

Phys. Ed.

https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

Music Blog:

Peace Song

https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/peace-song-april-27th.html

Practice Typing

https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

Friday, April 24

Hooray for the Weekend! 

Today's Updates:
We will be rolling out some focused reading groups and assignments next week.

You will receive an email on MONDAY - please watch for it!

Next week we will attempt our first week at a glance for meetings!

Don't forget that your filled in story diamond or plan is due on Monday.

Have a great weekend! 

Assignments: 

Task 1. Attend a Gratitude Circle


Task 2. Math Assignment: 

Grade 3 - Repeated Subtraction Part 2 - 20-30 minutes- Due Monday

Grade 4 - Word Problems with traditional algorithm -  45-60 minutes- Due Tuesday

Task 3. Listen to Edward Tulane

Optional Activities:

1. Music Blog: 
Recorder Lesson
https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/recorder-lesson-bag_23.html

Earth Day Song
https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/recorder-lesson-bag_23.html

2. Phys Ed Blog:
https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

3. Practice Typing
https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

Thursday April 23, 2020

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Morning Message:

Thank you to all those who joined us for Writer's Workshop yesterday.  If you were not able, the assignments have been posted with written directions for you to follow!

Today's Updates:
We will be rolling out some reading focused groups and assignments next week.

You will receive an email this weekend - please watch for it!

Next week we will attempt our first week at a glance for meetings!

To Dos for Today:

Task #1     Literacy     40 minutes but assignment is not due until Monday!
Watch Edward Tulane Chapter 11 (Can you see a surprise guest in the video?) and then follow Mr. Kelly's video showing the lesson on representing what we know about Edward Tulane and complete the drawing and vocabulary challenge!

https://youtu.be/OO5dtp7dGf4
 Click the link for Mr. Kelly's Drawing lesson!




Task #2.    Math. 20-30 minutes. Due Friday

Math Assignment for grade 3 - Repeated Subtraction for Division Part 1

Math Assignment for grade 4 - Traditional Algorithm for Multiplication



Upcoming:

We hope to see you all at one of our Gratitude Circles tomorrow morning in Google Meet!  This is a special time for us in the KIndness Pod to check in with one another and to think about and share some positive things together.

Each pod will offer two sessions, Please choose one to attend in Google Meet

10:00 - 10:30  or  11:00 - 11:30

Danchuk Zwack Classes. please use meeting code zwackgreen

Woo McLean Kelly Classes please use meeting code yellowmclean



Optional Activities:

1) Phys. Ed. Blog:  https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2) Music Blog: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

 https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/mrs-coulson-read-aloud-april-22.html

3) Improve your keyboard skills by visiting the website: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

Wednesday April 22, 2020

Today's Updates:

• Mr. Der has created a tech support file in google classroom to assist with using our online platforms.
• Thank you for checking your teacher feedback! It is important you share this feedback with your parents. 
• Challenges arise for families all the time – there is a wide spectrum of support available 24/7 for things any family might need at 2-1-1.
• As part of our weekly routine, we will have a Gratitude Circle Google Meet every Friday. The times will be the same every week:  Friday at 10:00 - 10:30 am and 11:00 - 11:30 am.

  
  

  Wednesday's Morning Message:

To Do's For Today:

TASK #1:  Edward Tulane Read Aloud

Listen to the Edward Tulane Read Aloud and enjoy chapter 10.

TASK #2:  Writers' Workshop Google Meet

Attend a Writers' Workshop Google Meet today.  

Mrs. Zwack has emailed the students she is working with.  The details for their Google Meet are:

Zwack's Group 11:00-11:45 am       Google nickname: zwackwrites

All other students are to attend ONE of the following Google Meet sessions :

First Session: 11:00-45 am

Second Session: 1:15-2:00 pm

These students will be working with their responsibility/colour groups.  Google nicknames are as follows:

Danchuk (Red)/Zwack (Green) Group:  kindnessred

Woo (Blue)/McLean/Kelly (Yellow) Group: yellowmclean

For example, if you are in the Blue or Yellow group you would meet with Mrs. McLean and Ms. Woo (use 'yellowmclean"). If you are in the Red or Green group you would meet with Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Danchuk (use 'kindnessred').  

TASK #3:  Writer's Workshop Assignment

After attending your Writers' Workshop Google Meet today, check Google Classroom for a new Literacy assignment.

Optional Activities:

1) Phys. Ed. Blog:  https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2) Music Blog: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

 https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/mrs-coulson-read-aloud-april-22.html

3) Improve your keyboard skills by visiting the website: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

4)  Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day today!  Go outside and 'trace' shadows! Use either sidewalk chalk and a piece of cement, or a pencil and your visual journal.

• Experiment with the shadows you create (e.g. objects, body poses, different accessories like your bike)!  Experiment with the time of day you trace the shadows!  
• What do you notice about the shadows?  Do they stay the same or change throughout the day?  What parts of the objects are completely black in the shadow and what parts allow a little bit of light through?  Why?

Tuesday, April 21 2020

Today's Updates... 

• Parents, please know that we will be organizing a Writers' Workshop lesson on Google Meet tomorrow - Wednesday, April 22. The times are listed below. 

First Session: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Second Session: 1:15 - 2:00 pm

Zwack's Writing Group: 11:00 - 11:45 am

Red/Green Group Nickname: kindnessred
Blue/Yellow Group Nickname: yellowmclean
Zwack's Writing Group Nickname: zwackwrites

As part of our weekly routine, we will have a Gratitude Circle meeting every Friday. The times will be the same every week.
Friday at 10:00- 10:30 am and 11:00 -11:30 am.

Tuesday's Morning Message:

To Do's for Today: 

Literacy (30 minutes)

Task #1: Listen to Read-Aloud
Please watch the video and enjoy listening to Chapter 9 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DeCamillo. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B0vrM90NmA

Task #2: Gesture Drawings for Edward Tulane
There will be a literacy/art assignment assigned to you in CLASSWORK in Google Classroom. Please read the instructions before completing your assignment. 

Task #3: Math Lesson and Assignment (30 minutes)

There will be a math assignment assigned to you in CLASSWORK in Google Classroom. Please read the instructions before completing your assignment. 

Read to Self/Home Reading should continue as expected before learning at home.
Practice Read to Self for 15 minutes with the book you have chosen. Remember to review the classroom expectations and find a quiet reading spot before reading. You can refer back to the "Read to Self" posting in your Google Classroom for the anchor charts. 

Optional Activities:

1. Phys. Ed Blog: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2. Music Blog: https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/drip-drop-raindrop-beat.html

3. Improve your keyboard skills by visiting this website: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/dance-mat-typing-level-1/

4. Participate in: 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wakVZmDyVtA5fiHi8