April 8

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Please continue to check here each day for a ‘morning message’ featured in this section. Please watch it as a start to your ‘school routine’. 

There will be no posts on Friday (Good Friday) of Monday (PD Day). Enjoy your long weekend!

We are going to set up a meeting with you on Google meets tomorrow!

Parents expect an email by 5:oo pm with information that your child will need to join Google Meet.

 Reminders:

 *All assignments are not due on the day they are given.

*One photo for one page in your journals-some of your teachers (Mr. Kelly) are getting old and have a difficult time reading the small images.

*It is more important to complete the assignments and not to worry about due dates, send in when it is finished

*email responsibility teacher if you require assistance

Most importantly: YOU ARE AMAZING AND YOU ARE ALL DOING A GREAT JOB!

Morning Message:

A Message From Hope                            

To Do’s For Today…

1) Literacy 30 minutes

*Watch the video below and listen to chapter two of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Katie DiCamillo. We are going to meet four new characters: Mom, Dad, the maid, Rosie the Dog.

·       Next on your target page, place the names of Rosie the dog, the maid, Mom and Dad.

·       Do not send in your updated target page tomorrow.

Math: 

Your challenge is watch the videos posted below. There is one for grade three and another one for grade four. All students can send in their work on Tuesday. There is no rush.

Grade fours have fun with the challenge! Inspire your teachers!

 Grade four math challenge:

Here are the links to the songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvUO_d8Uzf0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNDS4WfKvA

Grade three math challenge:

A Review of Multiplication in Problem Solving

Learning Intention:

·      I can solve problems in context involving multiplication.

Materials Needed:

·      Math journal

·      Pencil

·      Eraser

·      Possible math manipulatives if you like to create a model (ie.  Cheerios, buttons, lego pieces of equal size)

Assignment:

1.    In your math journal, complete 1 question from each of the 3 sections below.  Feel free to do more if you choose.

Section 1	1)    There are 4 cups of hot chocolate with 3 marshmallows in each cup.  How many marshmallows in all? 2)    There are five robins in a tree.  How many wings would there be altogether? 3)    Challenge:  There are 4 soccer teams in a tournament.  Each soccer team had 10 players.  How many kids participated in the tournament?
Section 2	1)    Each day Mr. Der asks students to do 5 push-ups in class.  How many push-ups would you complete after 4 days? 2)    Each day in gym, students run 3 laps.  If each lap takes 2 minutes, how many minutes do students run for? 3)    Challenge:  Melissa earns $15 each week for shoveling her neighbour’s sidewalks.  How much will she earn each month?
Section 3	1)    There are 3 rows on a tic tac toe board and 3 spaces within each row.  How many spaces are there altogether on the board? 2)    We were getting ready for an assembly.  There were 4 rows and 5 kids in each row.  How many students were there altogether? 3)    Challenge:  There are 12 floors in an office tower downtown.  Each floor has 8 windows.  How many windows are there altogether?

2.    For each question,

a.    draw a picture.

b.    write a repeated addition sentence.

c.     write a multiplication sentence with the answer.

3.    Upload a photo of your work to IRIS and share with the teacher you have been working with in Math (Ms. Woo or Mrs. Danchuk). 

Do not send completed work until Tuesday.

Please review etiquette with your child before going online tomorrow.

Tuesday April 7, 2020

TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2020

Today's Updates...

Please check here each day for a 'morning message' featured in this section.  Please watch it as a start to your 'school routine'.    There will be no new posts on Friday (Good Friday) or Monday (PD Day).  Enjoy the long weekend!

Thank you very much for the excellent work in your visual journals on your T chart and predictions.  We appreciate the effort that you have put into them.  

Reminder - We are presenting our blog at noon each day in order to allow for any updates or changes in information to be shared with families at this time.  Assignments are NOT due that day!! Our hope is that you are able to complete the work by noon the following day or soon thereafter.  We understand that everyone's schedule at home is different so please do not worry or push students past what they, and you, can manage on a given day.  If you require support with anything, please send your child's responsibility teacher an email and they will assist you.

Remember to BREATHE!!  You are doing great with something that is new for everyone and we appreciate you!

• Today's Morning Message:  

To Do's For Today...

1.  Literacy:  30 minutes

• Watch the morning message with Mrs. Zwack where we begin our new read aloud novel:  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.  

Next, open your visual journal to the next clean, new page.   Watch Mr Kelly's instructions and follow along:

When you have completed your target drawing and added your own title and the characters:  Edward Tulane, Abeline and Pellegrina, please take a close up photo of your page and upload to Iris to share with your responsibility teacher.

2.  Math:  

     Grade 3:  

30 minutes today to finish assignment from yesterday.  If you wish you could challenge yourself to try another number!           New posting on Wednesday.

A Review of Arrays

Learning Intention:        I can represent multiplication using arrays.

Materials Needed:

·     Math journal

·     Pencil

·     Eraser

·     Possible math manipulatives to help build arrays (ie. Cheerios, buttons, lego pieces of equal size)

Assignment:

1.   Watch the video here to review arrays:  https://youtu.be/7kKRP0Wli_Y

2.   Choose 1 of the following products below to work with today.  Remember to choose the appropriate number for your comfort level.  

a.   8

b.   12

c.    18

d.   24

e.   36

3.   In your math journal, draw as many different arrays as you can for the product you have chosen.  

4.   For each array, write a multiplication sentence and circle the groups within your array.

5.   Upload a photo of your work to IRIS and share with the teacher you have been working with in Math (Ms. Woo or Mrs. Danchuk) by the end of today if possible. 

 Grade 4:  30 minutes today.  New Posting tomorrow

Mental Math Strategies for Multiplication Facts – 7 times table

Learning Intention: 

· I can use mental math strategies to recall basic multiplication facts up to 9x9

Materials Needed: 

· Math journal  - including your multiplication table 

· Pencil and a pencil crayon

Assignment: 

1. Watch the video here to learn about the 7 times table facts:

2. Write down the tip for multiplying by 7 in your black math journal.

3. In your math journal finish the 7 times table (the row and the column) or shade them with a pencil crayon if you have already filled it in.

 **You do not need to submit anything to your teacher today 

Here is a link to a video to help you practice your 7 Multiplication Facts!  Did you know that moving your body while you learn and saying the facts actually helps make connections in your brain?  We hope you have fun!!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdF_vFAxwas

Feeling bored???   (additional activities if you choose)...

• Check out Mr. Der's blog here for a P.E. activity:https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/  
• Here is the music link for April 7^th.  It is a listening art activity.https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/music-art-lesson.html

Monday, April 6, 2020

MONDAY APRIL 6, 2020

Today's Updates...

• Each day, check here for a 'morning message' featured in this section.  Please watch it as part of your 'school routine'.  We noticed that some families have created a "visual schedule" for their day and posted it in their home workspace.  What a great idea!  This is a nice way to select times for different activities and breaks each day and can be very flexible!
• Today's Morning Message:  

To Do's For Today...

1.  Literacy:  30 minutes

• Watch the morning message with Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Zwack where we introduce our new read aloud novel:  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.  
• Next, open your visual journal to the next clean, new double page and create a title page (write title only for now) on the left side page for our work to come.  
• Then, look closely at the images below and think about the title.  

• On the page following the title page, please complete today's assignment: 
• What is the difference between a "trip" and a "journey?"  Make a T chart on the top half of the page to show your thinking and record in point form.         
• On the bottom half of the same page, write two predictions that you think might happen in this novel, in sentences with capital letters and punctuation.  Remember to add details to expand your ideas!          

For example:   I predict that Edward will take a journey around the world and that he will be gone for a long time because there is a pocket watch in the picture.

• Take a photo of your journal pages and upload them to Iris.  Tag your responsibility teacher only when you are finished!

2.  Math:  

     Grade 3:  30 minutes today and 30 tomorrow.  New posting Wednesday.

A Review of Arrays

Learning Intention:

·      I can represent multiplication using arrays.

Materials Needed:

·     Math journal

·     Pencil

·     Eraser

·     Possible math manipulatives to help build arrays (ie. Cheerios, buttons, lego pieces of equal size)

Assignment:

1.   Watch the video here to review arrays:  https://youtu.be/7kKRP0Wli_Y

2.   Choose 1 of the following products below to work with today.  Remember to choose the appropriate number for your comfort level.  

a.   8

b.   12

c.    18

d.   24

e.   36

3.   In your math journal, draw as many different arrays as you can for the product you have chosen.  

4.   For each array, write a multiplication sentence and circle the groups within your array.

5.   Upload a photo of your work to IRIS and share with the teacher you have been working with in Math (Ms. Woo or Mrs. Danchuk) by the end of the day Tuesday. 

     Grade 4:  30 minutes today.  New Posting tomorrow

Mental Math Strategies for Multiplication Facts – 6 times table

Learning Intention: 

· I can use mental math strategies to recall basic multiplication facts up to 9x9

Materials Needed: 

· Math journal  - including your multiplication table 

· Pencil and a pencil crayon

· Eraser 

· Deck of Cards 

Assignment: 

1. Watch the video here to learn about the 6 times table facts: https://youtu.be/kp8RxuDYcdQ

2. Write down the tip for multiplying by 6 in your red journal

3. In your math journal finish the 6 times table (the row and the column) or shade them with a pencil crayon if you have already filled it in.

4. Play multiplication war with your parents – you will need a deck of cards with the face cards removed. See instructions below.

5. You can also watch this video to practice skip counting by 6:   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9os1VUUp5io

6. You do not need to submit anything to your teacher today 

Feeling bored???   (additional activities if you choose)...

• Check out Mr. Der's blog here for a P.E. activity:https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/  
• Enjoy Ms. Coulson's new Peace Song here:  https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/its-not-broom.html
• Check out free Calgary Public Library resources!
• Build a reading den!  Find somewhere cozy and read your favorite book!

Friday April 3, 2020

Today's Updates...

• Each day, check here for a 'morning message' featured in this section.  Please watch it as part of your 'school routine'.  Here is today's message:  https://youtu.be/ppDA34LDpp0 

To Do's For Today...

1.   At school, things work smoothly when you have a plan and a space for learning.  Set up an environment to help you be a successful learner at home!  

• Have a conversation with your parent/care giver about what you need at school to be                  successful.  Use these questions to help you:
• How can you keep your work space distraction free?
• Where do you prefer to do your work at school (ie. standing, sitting at a table)?
• What tools (ie. journals, computer, pencils, erasers, etc.) do you need at your fingertips?
•  Set up your space with everything you need.
•  Take a photo of your space and share it with your responsibility teacher in IRIS. 

2.    Watch Ms. McLean's read aloud and enjoy! https://youtu.be/y0N4s2EZAjU

Feeling bored (additional activities if you choose)...

• Check out Mr. Der's blog here for a P.E. activity:https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/  
• Enjoy Ms. Coulson's lesson here:  https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/its-not-broom.html
• Check out free Calgary Public Library resources!
• Build a reading den!  Find somewhere cozy and read your favorite book!

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Today's Updates... 

• New today: Let's try uploading a photo onto Iris and sharing it with your teacher! 
• Read the blog every day but remember, we aren't commenting on the blog anymore, as it has been disabled! 
• For now, please send all emails to your responsibility teacher only. Mr. Kelly and Ms. McLean's class should be emailing both teachers. 

To Do's for Today... 

• Kindness students, please check your 'edu' school emails for responses from your teachers to the assignment you completed yesterday!
• Watch the story at the following link: https://youtu.be/bYswK7Jyi3Y
• Here's the link for Iris: https://iris.cbe.ab.ca/. You will need your CBE ID number and password to log in. 
• After watching the story, you will need to: 

1. Take a picture of a multiplication array found in your house using a device 
2. Upload the picture on to Iris - instructions are provided below 
3. In the comment box below the picture, write the multiplication sentence for your picture
4. Share the picture with your responsibility teacher by clicking on "Share this Artifact with your teacher" and enter their email address 

• Instructions on how to upload a file on to Iris: 

Feeling bored (additional activities if you choose)...

• Check out the "Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems" videos: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
• Check out this link: https://www.oliverjeffers.com/abookaday

Wednesday April 1, 2020

Today's Updates...

• New today:  Let's try using your 'edu' school email that we sent your parents on Monday!
• To email from your edu account, follow the directions at this link:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/15u76iJUcqTkiqKLbHiJIgDr8rIHHjZOe/view?usp=sharing
• Read the blog every day but remember, we aren't commenting on the blog anymore, as it has been disabled!  
• For now, please send all emails to your responsibility teacher only.  Mr. Kelly and Ms. McLean's class should be emailing both teachers.

To Do's For Today...

• Watch the story at the following link: https://youtu.be/I7iVkBSL4EY
• After watching the story email your teacher using your 'edu' school email that we sent your parents on Monday.  Your response should include:
1. A description about a time you experienced a situation that may have seemed negative either to you or other people, but you were able to find a positive within it.
2. What did you do to find the positive? Did you change your thinking? Did you find  something you enjoyed about it? 
• Hints ***

  • A really good answer will be in full sentences with capital letters and punctuation (2 minimum but more would be better).
  • It would also have some description of the situation and the feelings that you experienced.
  • Tell your teacher how you were feeling about it all - include the negative and the positive feelings.
  • Challenge:  Can you add a simile to your writing?
  
  

  Here's Ms. McLean's example:

  
  

  I found a new book that I really liked at Chapters one day when I was with Poppy and Maren. I decided to buy the book for Maren and I couldn't wait to read it at home. Foolishly, I let Maren hold the new book in the car. On the way home I heard RRRRRIIIIIPPP! Maren had torn a page out of my brand new book. I felt a little disappointed at first and I could've felt really bad about what happened. I decided that it wasn't an important page anyway so it wasn't worth getting frustrated over. I knew I could still enjoy a great story. 

Feeling bored (additional activities if you choose)...

• Try these Math games: 
  http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me3usa/flash/index.html?goLesson=8  
  https://www.multiplication.com/games/play/holiday-fun-multiplication
• Please check out Mr. Der's blog here for a P.E. activity: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/  
• Enjoy Ms. Coulsen's read aloud here:   
  https://youtu.be/4yLaTJQi3K0
• Challenge yourself with this 'one line' drawing activity from Calgary's Jubilee Auditorium: https://jubileeauditorium.com/edmonton/jube-school-home