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Snow Day Memories

1/26/2023

   Watch the video above that a teacher has made about how she feels about snow days. I found this video so entertaining, what a fun teacher she must be. Snow days are the neatest thing for teachers because it’s one of those things that you don’t lose as you grow up. Teachers and students love snow days the same way. They’re a freebie day, one that you don’t expect and then when they come, they’re totally yours.
   For your blog post this week, I’d like you to write about the best snow day that you can remember. Remember, when you write a retell, it’s all about capturing the day by using descriptive words and bringing the reader into the experience with you. I will start with my example.
   I woke up early, thinking, yes, there’s definitely a chance. I rushed to the window and excitedly pulled back the curtain. “Jacey, wake up!!! SNOW DAY!!!”. She didn’t move so I picked up the iPad and checked the website, it was real, a real snow day!” I knew that I would make the most of this day with both Jacey and Vera. We called up our other teacher friends and after a gruelling hour of shovelling, met up with them for a snowy walk downtown. As we all got hot chocolates and coffee at the shop, Vera fell fast asleep in the coffee shop. After taking her picture, I realised, snow days are family days now!

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One Word Challenge!

1/19/2023

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Photo by Stefan Cosma on Unsplash

I was inspired by a fellow teacher whose blog I saw a while ago. Their goal was to choose one word that would guide them as they took on the new year. This week, I want you to do the same. Choose one word that will guide your goals, your learning, and your experiences and write down why you’ve chosen that word. My example paragraph is below.
For me the word will be FOCUS. In 2023, I am choosing to focus. I want to spend my time focussed on the things that matter most to me, my family, my students, and my well being. To achieve this goal of focus, I am going to be present in each situation while I am experiencing it. I plan to give 100% to my family when I’m at home, and not spend so much time working, and when I’m at work, I’m going to focus on individual tasks and completing them in order so that I am being efficient with my time. With regards to my well being, I am going to make sure that I am exercising, and when I’m there I’m focussing on proper form, and being the best I can be.
What’s your word that you’re going to choose for your year? How do you plan on using that word to help you throughout the year?

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First Post of 2023

1/12/2023

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Our very first post of 2023! I almost can’t believe it, the year is flying by. I hope that your break was restful and pleasant and that you had a great chance to spend time with your families. As I look ahead to the coming year, I’m invigorated and excited about the prospects. A new year is a great time to set some goals, to push yourself further, and to complete some of the things you’ve always wanted to do. As I look at the quote, “Tomorrow is the first day of a 365 page book, make it a good one”, I think about how I want to be successful and what I want to do to make this year amazing. Our 2023 book may only be 351 pages long (as it’s the 12th of January) but what are you going to write in your book this year?
For your blog post this week, write the first few paragraphs of your 2023 book; introduce what your 2023 book will contain, what are you going to attempt, what will you focus on, and what do you want to accomplish? Like Mr. Thomson said, “what do you want to be known for?”
What are you going to do to make 2023 your best year yet?

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Family Traditions!

12/15/2022

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We live in an amazing country and in our country we all celebrate the holidays differently. There are many different religions, traditions, and celebrations. For your blog post this week, your job is to describe your favourite tradition that you celebrate with your family. This can be related to your religion, the winter holidays, or anything else that your family celebrates at any time of year. I think that this time of year is a great one for thinking about our families and what great things we do with them. These are the traditions that will live on in your memories as you become older. These will be the things that you might choose to do with your children if you choose to have them one day. So, take some time to think about what you really enjoy with your family and describe it for us!

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Ticket for Time Travel!

12/8/2022

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The year is 2305 and time travel is now possible. Everyone will be given 1 ticket to the time travel machine. You may choose to go back or forward in time, and you can stay for as long as you want. What would you do? Tell us what year you would like to travel to and where you would go?

When you are writing your post try to convince us that you have picked the best use for the ticket.

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Creating Utopia!

12/2/2022

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Consider what your ideal community would be like. What would it look like, smell like, feel like?
For your blog post this week I want you to dream up a perfect world in your eye. Think about what’s important to you. Everyone's perfect will look different. Tell us the name of your community and what its key values are. Along with anything else that makes your utopia unique.
If you need inspiration click on this link. It will take you to a collaboration project between Unicef and 5 children. They describe what their eco-concise utopia would be like.

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Hurting? Ask For Help!

11/24/2022

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Watch the following video from a professional rugby player. I love how the creators of this video were able to use the scroll bar at the bottom to showcase the message of the video. This is often how it goes in our lives too, we’re unable to say what we’re really feeling, unable to share our fears or stresses. This has been a strange year, with the end of Covid, on top of all the normal challenges and stresses that are placed up on your shoulders in grade five. This week especially, as it’s anti-bullying week, I want you to know that I’m listening, that I’m trying to read between the lines of what you’re saying and that if you need to talk, I’m here. If you’re feeling down, worried, stressed, or anything else, know that you can reach out. I want the absolute best for each and every one of you. Remember if you’re ever feeling like you don’t have anyone to talk to, there’s always someone who will listen at kidshelphone.ca.
For your blog post this week you have two choices:
1. I want you to imagine a student in grade five who is struggling with anxiety, stress, or bullying and write them a letter that you think could help them get through the tough times.
2. Write a paragraph that explains your strategies or ways that you deal with stressful situations or tough times.

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Make Your Friends HUNGRY!

11/17/2022

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For your blog post this week, I’d like each of you to think in your head about what your favourite food in the whole world is! Picture that food in your mind, how it looks, smells, tastes, sounds when it’s cooking. Have you got it? Good. Now here’s the challenge, can you write a descriptive paragraph that doesn’t mention what your food is but describes it so well that your classmates can guess what it is? The world of food and wine website has some great words that you can use to help you in your challenge!
As an example: Its colour is burned a deep amber hue, the outside hard, crunchy, almost black with flavour. The smell is powerful, smokey, and tantalizing. As I take my razor-sharp knife and cut through the bark, the heat rises out in steamy tendrils. I pour the thin, vinegary barbecue sauce into the glass bowl, with the piled up meat. It’s rich, meaty smell hits my nose and I use my knife and fork to cut through it. The taste is strong, meaty and delicious and as I put it on the bun, I cannot wait to bite into it!

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The Celebrated Frog Jumping Contest!

11/10/2022

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Over the past few weeks in math we’ve been working on algebra through the lens of the frog jumping contest made famous by Mark Twain in his short story. For your blog post this week, watch the following video that uses Lego People to tell the story, then summarize what you think the story is about in the comments below. If you’d like to see the story itself in its text form, here is a link.
Remember a summary tells us the important events of a story without too much detail.

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Remembrance Day

11/4/2022

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Friday November 11th, is Remembrance Day and it’s time to think about the freedoms that we enjoy as Canadians as well as a time to thank those that have given their lives, limbs, and time to serving our country. Watch the video above this week and try to visualize what it must have been like in World War 1 or 2, or what it’s like now, to be in another country, far from your family, fighting for freedom.
Your blog post this week is to write a letter that starts “Dear Soldier” and I would like you to take some time to think and thank them for their service. A good letter will connect with things you’re doing in your life that are possible because of the freedoms that the soldiers fought for. Try to make it personal, and powerful.

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Snow Day Memories

One Word Challenge!

First Post of 2023

Family Traditions!

Ticket for Time Travel!

Creating Utopia!

Hurting? Ask For Help!

Make Your Friends HUNGRY!

The Celebrated Frog Jumping Contest!

Remembrance Day

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