Monday, April 20, 2020

Today’s Updates…

Parents please note that we will be organizing a Writer’s Workshop lesson on google meets this Wednesday, April 20. 

Students will be working in their colour groups. For example if you are in the Blue group you would meet with Mrs. McLean and Ms. Woo (use 'yellowmclean"). 

Mrs. Zwack will email the students that she will be working with.

First Session: 11:00-45 am

Second Session: 1:15-2:00 pm

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

Red/Green Group:  kindnessred

Blue/Yellow Group: yellowmclean

Zwack's Writing Group: zwackwrites

Mr. Der has created a tech support file in google classroom to assist with any problems with accessing our social platforms.

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.

Some of you have been checking your feedback from your teachers. 

GOOD JOB! 

It is important that you share this feedback with your parents. 

There is a support line for parents. By calling 211, parents can access a number of community resources that provide family support on all issues.

Here is the morning message:

 Assignments:

 1. Listen to the Read Aloud and follow the instructions after the reading. We are going to be adding more characters to Edward’s Kindness Target.

https://youtu.be/9iSNlTvVHJc

2.Read to Self

With the book you chose last Friday read to self for 15 minutes. Don't forget to find a comfortable space.

3.Math 

Go to google classroom and find your math task. 

OPTIONAL ACTIVIES:

1 Phys. Ed. Blog

https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2 Music Blog

https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/peace-song-light-candle.html

3 Improve your keyboard skills by visiting the website:

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

Friday April 17

Morning Message: 

Please view the morning message: 

Today's Updates... 

• Parents, please know that we are putting a noon the following day due date on each assignment as a guide.  We know everyone has different schedules and things going on at home.  If you cannot submit by the suggested time, you can submit when you can.  We are trying to avoid you and your child having all 5 hours of work to do on the weekend!!
•  We are here for you! If you have questions, concerns, require technological support or have updates about your family’s situation which may impact the completion of work, please communicate these with your child’s responsibility teacher.  Communication is key as we partner in this new ongoing learning environment.
• UPDATE: We know there have been some issues with uploading pictures to the Signs of Spring 2020 photo collection and we apologize for any inconvenience that may have caused. At this time, there seems to be no apparent reason why some emails are working while others are not. It does seem like the most reliable way to upload to the collection is through the browser on a computer. If you are still experiencing issues with uploading your photo to our Signs of Spring 2020 photo collection, please e-mail your photo(s) to knbeaudettehodsman@cbe.ab.ca and your photo will be uploaded on your behalf. We don't want to miss out on your pictures!
• Have a great weekend!

Assignments: 

1. Listen to the Read Aloud and enjoy: Chapter 7 of Edward Tulane

2. You will have a "Read To Self" assignment in Google Classroom


3. Math - Grade 3 & Grade 4 - upload a photo of your math journal - instructions have been posted for uploading a photo under "Google Classroom Support" and under the assignments

Optional Activities - 

1. Phys. Ed. Blog

https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

2. Music Blog 

https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/fun-on-friday.html

3. Participate in

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

Thursday April 16, 2020

Hello Everyone!  

Please view the morning message at the link below:

https://youtu.be/_DftWiudS44

Today's Updates... 

• Parents, please know that we are putting a noon the following day due date on each assignment as a guide.  We know everyone has different schedules and things going on at home.  If you cannot submit by the suggested time, you can submit when you can.  We are trying to avoid you and your child having all 5 hours of work to do on the weekend!!
•  We are here for you! If you have questions, concerns, require technological support or have updates about your family’s situation which may impact the completion of work, please communicate these with your child’s responsibility teacher.  Communication is key as we partner in this new ongoing learning environment.

Upcoming:

• This Friday April 17, 2020, we will have a Google Meet opportunity for students.  This will be a 'Gratitude Circle'  meet, to wrap up our week just like we do at school every Friday.  Students are asked to choose one of the following times to participate:
• McLean/Kelly/Woo 10:00- 10:30 am OR 11:00 - 11:30 am (nickname yellowmclean)
• Zwack/Danchuk 10:00- 10:30 am OR 11:00 - 11:30 am (nickname kindness red)

To Do's for Today: 

Task #1: Listen to Read-Aloud (10 minutes)
Please watch the video and enjoy listening to Chapter 6 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. 

https://youtu.be/kp4Q6FXaBHI

Next, go to Google classroom and complete the response assignment (15-20 minutes) in a Google doc as you did with your math yesterday. 

The instructions for submitting your work are the same as yesterday if you need to review!

Task # 2:  Math Lesson and Assignment. (30 minutes)
There will be a math assignment assigned to you in CLASSWORK in your Google Classroom.  

Optional Activities:

• Multiplication Fact card game with modifications for grade 3 and grade 4.     

          https://youtu.be/LsDFPw-M_r4

• Phys. Ed Blog: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/ (assignments are also shared within your Google Classroom).
• Music Blog: The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers 
  https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/mrs-coulson-read-aloud-3.html
• Participate in...

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

Wednesday April 15, 2020

Today's Updates... 

•  We are here for you! If you have questions, concerns, require technological support or have updates about your family’s situation which may impact the completion of work, please communicate these with your child’s responsibility teacher.  Communication is key as we partner in this new ongoing learning environment.
• Keeping digital citizenship in mind, we would ask students not to post messages to each other within Google Classroom.  Other forms of personal social media would be the best avenue for this communication.  
• This Friday April 17, 2020, we will have a Google Meet opportunity for students.  This will be a 'Gratitude Circle'  meet, to wrap up our week just like we do at school every Friday.  Students are asked to choose one of the following times to participate:
• McLean/Kelly/Woo 10:00- 10:30 am OR 11:00 - 11:30 am (nickname yellowmclean)
• Zwack/Danchuk 10:00- 10:30 am OR 11:00 - 11:30 am (nickname kindness red)

Wednesday's Morning Message: 

To Do's for Today: 

Task #1: Listen to Read-Aloud (10 minutes)
Please watch the video and enjoy listening to Chapter 5 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. 

  

Task #2: Learn how to create and submit a Google Document on Goole Classroom (10 minutes)
Please watch the video below to learn how to create and submit a Google Document within Google Classroom.  You will need this information in order to 'hand in' today's assignment.

https://youtu.be/EwO4QuIennM

Task #3: Complete Math Assignment found with in Google Classroom (40 minutes)

• Within your Google Classroom, please see today's Math assignment and submit your work through Google Classroom.

Optional Activities:

• Phys. Ed Blog: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/ (assignments are also shared within your Google Classroom).
• Music Blog: The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers 
  https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/mrs-coulson-read-aloud-3.html
• Participate in...

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

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Today's Updates... 

• We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing Easter long weekend! Thank you Kindness students for attending a Google Meet session with your responsibility teachers last week. It was great being able to connect with you all and answer any questions you may have. Happy Tuesday :) 
•  It is our third week of ongoing learning support for students of Eric Harvie School.  Teachers continue to support students through to the end of June 2020, to ensure they complete expectations for the 2019-20 school year. It is most important student assignments be completed and turned in on a weekly basis to help us with this overarching goal and determine next steps in student learning.  
  
  
  We are here for you! If you have questions, concerns, require technological support or have updates about your family’s situation which may impact the completion of work, please communicate these with your child’s responsibility teacher.  Communication is key as we partner in this new ongoing learning environment.
  
  
  This week we will slowly be introducing our online Google Classroom platform.  Instructions and careful introduction of Google Classroom features will be shared each day. The blog will continue to be the first point of contact for communication for our daily message and read aloud so ALWAYS check here first.

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 4 of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DeCamillo. 

https://youtu.be/MGatRTAN__I

 

Task #2: Sign in to Gmail to access Google Classroom

• Purpose: To sign into Gmail and access Google Classroom
• You will need to log into your 'edu' school email and accept the invitation sent from your responsibility teacher 
• Click on the Invitation and click "Join" 
• Click on your classroom name and answer the question on the stream page (first page you come across) 

Optional Activities:

• Mr. Kelly has a drawing video that teaches you how to draw Edward. You can draw this on the page following the target drawing: Edward Tulane Drawing
• Phys. Ed Blog: https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/
• Music Blog: https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com

Thursday April 9

Morning Message: 

Assignment: Attend Your First Google Meet

Learning Intention: Connect with Your Teacher & Peers 

The purpose of this Meet is to practice logging into a Meet only.  This time is intended to support families to work out kinks in accessing Google Meet and practice the etiquette (as listed below), prior to any direct teaching instruction.  This will likely begin next week in some form. If you have any issues logging in and are not able to join please email your responsibility teacher. 

Materials: 

• a charged computer or tablet (with a built-in and enabled microphone and camera)
• headphones (optional)
• the nickname for your meeting (in the email from your teacher yesterday)
• your gmail username (username@educbe.ca) sent on Mar. 30 from your teacher

To Do:

1. Review the etiquette for attending a Google Meet with your parents

2. Choose one session to attend with your responsibility teacher
3. Log into your Google Meet at the time of your session (instructions below) 

* If your teacher has not yet joined the google meet you will not be able to join. Please do not try to go into the meet earlier than the time stated. 

4. Listen to your teacher and classmates

• think about one thing you will share (optional)

5. At the end - leave meeting, log out of google and close your browser

Instructions to Log-in to Google meet (click on them to enlarge)

Read Aloud:  

Enjoy listening to chapter 3 of Edward Tulane sometime between now and Tuesday. 

https://youtu.be/psO1p51e2nQ

Reminders: 

• No blog message tomorrow or Monday - enjoy the long weekend. Hoppy Easter! 
• The math assignments for both grade 3 and 4 that were assigned on Wednesday are due on Tuesday April 14. 
• Please let us know if you need support with any assignments or if you are having trouble completing them. We are here to help and you do not need to submit everything everyday. 
• We will continue to post new blog posts by noon on school days until further notice. 

Optional Activities:

Recorder Lesson link:

https://ehsmusic.blogspot.com/2020/04/recorder-lesson-introducing-g.html


Phys. Ed. Blog: 

https://ehsphysicaleducation.blogspot.com/

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.