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 Blog Post 7 

Oct. 11th - 14th

Celebrations

The students did an amazing job of their Terry Fox Assembly. Each student contributed in a significant way through singing, speaking, drawing posters, helping set up and take down, and doing the cheer. We are so very proud of them and know you are too for the time and effort they put into organizing the Terry Fox Run as well as the Terry Fox Assembly. 

Learning Outcomes

English Language Arts

-use texts from listening, reading, and viewing experiences as models for producing own oral, print, and other media texts

-experiment with modelled forms of oral, print, and other media texts to suit particular audiences and purposes

-use phonic knowledge and skills, visual memory, the meaning and function of words in context, and spelling generalizations to spell with accuracy in own writing

-organize ideas and information to emphasize key points for the audience

What Did Students Do?

Students have done an amazing job on their vision boards. They selected artifacts to represent different quotes from our school-wide book called Finding Muchness by Kobi Yamada. This week, they worked on explaining their vision boards through a writing piece. To do this, they created a class target or rubric about elements that are necessary to ensure their writing is clear and interesting. They explained that organization, content, and conventions are important to do this. Then they wrote their ideas using a Chromebook. When students had their ideas complete, they worked with a partner to get feedback. They recognized that feedback needs to be helpful, kind, and specific. After receiving feedback, students edited and revised their work to make it even better.

Family Connections

Ask your child:

-What things were on their class target or rubric to make sure their writing was clear and interesting?

-What is important when giving feedback?

-Tell me at least three artifacts and why you chose to put them on your vision board (remind them to scuba dive when doing this - that is our term for deep thinking). 












Reminders

Oct. 18th - Walking Field Trip to Fish Creek Park

Oct. 19th - Fun Lunch #1 

Oct. 28th - No school for students 

Oct. 31st - Fun Snack 

Oct. 31st - Halloween (information about this day will be sent out on a Monday Message by Jill Scarrow)

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