tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25797395397138175332024-03-19T02:23:44.078-07:00Mrs. Stratford's Class Blog"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars." AnonymousMrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-68238242321254393592021-10-12T09:09:00.005-07:002021-10-12T09:09:35.650-07:00Weekly Update Grade 4/5 October 12th<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Parents, </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving long weekend. The weather was beautiful! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thank you to all parents who were able to join us last Thursday for our Thanksgiving liturgy. Many of our grade 4/5 students were readers and they did an excellent job! </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Check out the Padlet that our class created last week about what they are thankful for: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://padlet.com/ruth_stratford/dq4c0h5labavqzo6&source=gmail&ust=1634136628920000&usg=AFQjCNGX_hqHLGQ3Lu8DA9if7mt0KyxAdg" href="https://padlet.com/ruth_stratford/dq4c0h5labavqzo6" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://padlet.com/ruth_<wbr></wbr>stratford/dq4c0h5labavqzo</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This week there will be no new 'Word Study' words. It is a 'Review Week' with a focus on reviewing the words from week one through four. In Language class this week the students will begin their 'Best Part of Me' writing activity. We will begin the activity by sharing the read aloud: 'The Best Part of Me' by Wendy Ewald. Then the students will work with partners to photograph their favourite body part and do a follow up writing activity explaining why they love that body part so much. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In Math class we will be wrapping up the angles unit this week. Grade 4's are learning all about the properties of rectangles and grade 5's are currently learning to construct and measure angles using a protractor and a ruler. Looking ahead we will be moving onto locations and transformations as well as patterning. We continue to explore various number concepts such as the forms of numbers, multi-digit addition with carrying ,place value related concepts, etc. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div><span style="color: red;"><i>A note about students requesting plastic spoons/forks: Going forward we will NOT be providing students with plastic utensils to eat food items in their lunches.</i></span> We practice BOOMERANG lunches at St. Augustine with a focus on reducing waste (plastic spoons are also a single-use plastic item which cannot be recycled). Encourage your child to check their lunches themselves each morning to make sure they have everything they need. Perhaps have a dedicated spoon that 'lives' in their lunch bags. Just to reiterate - Madame D'Aoust and myself will NOT be providing plastic utensils going forward. </div><div><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A reminder that this coming Friday, October 15th is picture day! <br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Have a great week, everyone!</div>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-34775767161069629602021-10-04T13:30:00.000-07:002021-10-04T13:30:22.950-07:00Weekly Update From Grade 4/5 - October 4th<p><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z_oOa83dPs1z8lhQhtpjd7M-6c2LWp7GHrczgjh6rq54vRCo0k0j3LpnZJTYuxburOl4nRSCFos6gqUw5ZVBhZX83MgoY73qdzd2w_pdGqvxq0d_z5sZrP5s5ciucma8mAclk_-5cjE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Z_oOa83dPs1z8lhQhtpjd7M-6c2LWp7GHrczgjh6rq54vRCo0k0j3LpnZJTYuxburOl4nRSCFos6gqUw5ZVBhZX83MgoY73qdzd2w_pdGqvxq0d_z5sZrP5s5ciucma8mAclk_-5cjE/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Parents/Guardians, </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Last week we had a very busy week at St. Augustine School. It was 'Treaty Recognition and Awareness Week.' We paid extra special attention to learning about the Residential School System and the diverse experiences of our Indigenous Canadians through guest speakers, stories and mini-history lessons. Together as a class we generated our class promise which we wrote up on an orange t-shirt and all signed: </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff9900;"><i><b>'St. Augustine's Gr. 4/5 Immersion class promises to continue to learn about Indigenous history, culture and traditions. We promise to keep the conversation going throughout the year!'</b></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Today in Language class, we finished our second last 'symbol' presentation. Only one more student to go! We have learned so much about each other throughout these presentations. The symbols were all very meaningful and special and generated many interesting questions, comments and connections. Activities such as this help to build and strengthen our Grade 4/5 Immersion classroom family! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">A reminder to continue to support your child with their reading at home. Students should be completing forms for the '30 Book Challenge' on their own from home. Our current class total is 29 books! Whoo hoo!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">A few students have expressed that they are having difficulty logging onto Hapara from home. All of the students are able to log in successfully from school and they all know their passwords. Remember the new email domain for students (<b><a href="mailto:Firstname.Lastname@stu.ocsb.ca" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Firstname.Lastname@stu.ocsb.<wbr></wbr>ca</a></b>). Please write a note in your child's agenda if they are having difficulty logging into Hapara from home as it is very important that they are able to do so! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Your child has new 'Word Study' words this week and will have their word study quiz on Thursday rather than Friday this week. IF YOUR CHILD IS ABSENT TODAY, PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY WRITE THESE WORDS IN THEIR AGENDAS. Here are the words: </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span id="m_-1406231309684781618m_-2447174427871061491gmail-docs-internal-guid-bff7dadc-7fff-dde4-66c7-465e0fe916e8"><p dir="ltr" style="color: #38761d; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Grade 4 Words (al/il pattern):</b></span></p><ul style="color: #38761d; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">twelve, today, during, metaphor, simile, proposal, dental, gerbil, nasal, postal, hemisphere, population</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Grade 5 Words (Suffix - ible):</b></span></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #38761d;">surprise, hesitate, tenant, exactly, remain, breathe, succeed, horrible, tangible, gullible, possible, invisible, specific, ancient, cliff</span></span></p></li></ul></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Last week the 'Hammerheads Cohort' got together and participated in a full block of S.T.E.M. activities. Some of the activities proved to be very challenging for the students but they persevered and tried their best. Perhaps ask your child about the recipe card challenge (How can you fit your body through a recipe card using only a pair of scissors, one card and keeping the recipe card in one place?), the 'Parachute Man' challenge or the LEGO brain teaser challenge. These are just three of the activities that they participated in! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #ff9900;">In Math Class this week we will continue to explore our angles unit, participate in SEL math lessons and daily number talks. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">A reminder that this coming Friday is a PD day for all OCSB students and Monday is a statuatory holiday. </span><br clear="all" /><div><span style="color: #b45f06;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06;">Wishing all of you a 'Happy Thanksgiving' this coming weekend! </span></div></div>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-23956717024172429552021-03-10T06:02:00.000-08:002021-03-10T06:02:20.642-08:00A Few Housekeeping Items...<p><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><span> </span><span> </span>Hello, Grade 4/5 Families!</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Thank you to all families who continue to contribute items toward our 'Lenten Food Drive.' So far our class has collected 91 items and over 3/4 of the class has participated!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Righteous;">Our grade 4/5 immersion class received the MOST votes schoolwide for the STUDENT CHOICE MARCH BREAK DAY which will take place on Monday, March 15th. Here's what this means:</span></li></ul><p></p><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><i><span style="color: blue;"><span> </span><span> </span>Students are invited to wear comfy clothes all day (which means no uniform). We will <span> </span><span> </span>have a morning of extra gym/outdoor time AND an afternoon of tech. We have <span> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span>been calling it B.Y.O.T day (bring your own tech day). If students do not have their <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>own tech to bring, the school can provide a Chromebook. And, the best part of our <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>day is that our day involves NO SCHOOL WORK. </span></i></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Righteous;"><b>Mrs. OBrien has asked us to relay the following message to the parents of students who drop off and/or pick up their child(ren): </b></span><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;">Please<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig&source=gmail&ust=1615296755923000&usg=AFQjCNEtC6In9Q4BYKMYQWjqzVGLqQ4pFQ" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> </a>park at the St. Pius Parking lot and walk over to St. Augustine. </span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;">Please do not park in the St. Augustine School parking lot unless you have a handicapped sticker, or have special circumstances and have spoken to Mrs. OBrien.</span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;">We totally understand that parking away from the school is not convenient, however, Arnot Road has become increasingly unsafe and we are trying to prevent any injury to students or parents, as well as avoid any car accidents. </span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous;">With the quantity of cars lining the street on both sides, more parents picking children up this year, more people having to socially distance, children crossing the streets, limited space for our buses and cars to drive, etc., we hope you understand why we are asking parents and caregivers to park at St. Pius.</span></i></div></li></ul></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><i><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family: Righteous;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="color: #888888; font-family: Righteous;"></span></p><div><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></div>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-57261540867014691022021-02-16T05:26:00.002-08:002021-02-16T05:29:02.656-08:00St. Augustine School Lenten Project 2021<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jMbA_hTc4HVz_AKvqSK087f5rYvMFoGI56Dx31q0lJqvaxh1cov9AvHYtd50F3Yc8yi1OluTJlirNn4gmgnGCqsMPQgMV3gR_sWiDyWFA3KK6uMGaC1u4_ggvfGy3VvsOvxnGAlory4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jMbA_hTc4HVz_AKvqSK087f5rYvMFoGI56Dx31q0lJqvaxh1cov9AvHYtd50F3Yc8yi1OluTJlirNn4gmgnGCqsMPQgMV3gR_sWiDyWFA3KK6uMGaC1u4_ggvfGy3VvsOvxnGAlory4/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11MrtgeotQ_BzY8h_YaPDayRxTz5DMJw1wZcNVNPPmS8/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/11MrtgeotQ_BzY8h_YaPDayRxTz5DMJw1wZcNVNPPmS8/edit</a><p></p><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-35499146073904457582021-02-06T06:32:00.004-08:002021-02-06T06:32:22.911-08:00Update from Grade 4/5 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-PMOR-o8NcP7eFaUsk8rUvLBr7BfjafH3VbIGdanhwR-_l2um-Nvgdgnflm7Mdm4WGMdhIEYvk4KSLBPDfamX9bozrvH5xpC-i3tVcYGF646brsW2cI12aKeVJevi_D2J6Wd00fVtMM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-PMOR-o8NcP7eFaUsk8rUvLBr7BfjafH3VbIGdanhwR-_l2um-Nvgdgnflm7Mdm4WGMdhIEYvk4KSLBPDfamX9bozrvH5xpC-i3tVcYGF646brsW2cI12aKeVJevi_D2J6Wd00fVtMM/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Our first week of school went really well. The students got back into the swing of things surprisingly quickly. This week we also received a new member of our classroom and we are so happy to have him with us in grade 4/5! </p><p>In Math we are starting a new unit on Data Management. Grade 4's will be learning to create, read and interpret a variety of graphs including 'stem and leaf plots. The focus on grade 5 will be on interpreting data from various types of graphs and determining the mean. More details about the focus of these units can be found in their student math workspaces in Hapara. </p><p>Please continue to have your child practice their numeracy skills at home each evening by spending time on Mathletics through their student portals and/or competing extra practice worksheets that can be downloaded from the web (see the links on the left side of the blog page).</p><p>In Language we are going to start e-penpals with the residents of the Ravines Retirement Residence. I have been in contact with the social coordintor at the Ravines to set this initiative up. Students will learn how to properly write a friendly letter and practice these skills through this e-penpal initiative. It will also be a wonderful opportunity to foster community connections. To address privacy concerns, all correspondence will be vetted through my work email account and students will only utilize their first names. </p><p>We continue to receive new words each week. As part of their daily routine, students are asked to review these words by writing them out, using them verbally in sentences, etc. Again, the weekly words can be found in the student language workspace in Hapara. </p><p>We are doing very well with the '30 Book Challenge.' If we keep up at this pace, we will have no difficulty reaching our goal of 570 books by the end of May. We are currently at just over 260 books!!</p><p>Just a reminder that we will not be able to exchange Valentine's Day cards this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. </p><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-2842052874607203752021-02-01T08:04:00.001-08:002021-02-01T08:04:13.247-08:00Welcome Back! <p> It was so great to have the students back in school today! It has been way too long and I think we all felt better just being together. We are easing back into school-based routines which will take some getting used to this week (e.g. agenda routine, getting dressed for recess, socially distancing, etc.). Despite the chilly weather, it was warm enough for the students to go outside first recess. I think they enjoyed that. They are recommending that students wear masks outside so please send in extra masks with your child each day. We have updated our '30 Book Challenge' tracking thermometer - we are already at 250 books!!! Whoo hoo! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzK5nRwCFYfxRr_N1_vRFV6GmBnBm7pGGVLsvVhMyawBOWpIIMrHTR7lnDM5QoGDF7QHUcxSYzPjkF0CVPr2bKCx9_SxhVTG1T1uKh-Z1DWWaWtL61T1c6mSX4yx5J-vbqu5iXOWvsFI/s2048/IMG_4573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzK5nRwCFYfxRr_N1_vRFV6GmBnBm7pGGVLsvVhMyawBOWpIIMrHTR7lnDM5QoGDF7QHUcxSYzPjkF0CVPr2bKCx9_SxhVTG1T1uKh-Z1DWWaWtL61T1c6mSX4yx5J-vbqu5iXOWvsFI/s320/IMG_4573.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG24Sf2uWx92xOhhT6t34BZRrXCKq4ONAu9gClZ7nnRj3sv4xwn9LB8x1byuri4RdBCW5sZi_nxIEZk0X4-DzkfGc2frQJSpm-zK5NtcycbTRcwal-skV_R7Nqod2y_gtyU4NTVWxXxE/s2048/IMG_4568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaG24Sf2uWx92xOhhT6t34BZRrXCKq4ONAu9gClZ7nnRj3sv4xwn9LB8x1byuri4RdBCW5sZi_nxIEZk0X4-DzkfGc2frQJSpm-zK5NtcycbTRcwal-skV_R7Nqod2y_gtyU4NTVWxXxE/s320/IMG_4568.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-36708381021693627162021-01-25T03:25:00.001-08:002021-01-25T03:25:14.884-08:00This Week is Mental Health Week! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQrD0XUJr8FA5Pz-NYB4apA3twxFEy3T8IaiPiStEBMbWLEM6RRSWpxtOuCTAMj7mAGCCXAm4sNjhuSx1RATclsOYGhijOqxuXhfk8LQSs4CzZsJA2dHoa6Je8-0VNIbLOQBpO0uhd3o/s983/SAU+2021+mental+health+week.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="983" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQrD0XUJr8FA5Pz-NYB4apA3twxFEy3T8IaiPiStEBMbWLEM6RRSWpxtOuCTAMj7mAGCCXAm4sNjhuSx1RATclsOYGhijOqxuXhfk8LQSs4CzZsJA2dHoa6Je8-0VNIbLOQBpO0uhd3o/w572-h402/SAU+2021+mental+health+week.PNG" width="572" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-49300548825202783372021-01-19T09:21:00.003-08:002021-01-19T09:21:41.014-08:00Curriculum Update <p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Math</u> </b></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each day we begin our math class with either a number talk or a 3-Act Task. Both the Number Talks and 3-Act Tasks help to develop a multitude of skills such as numeracy, mental math calculations, estimating, critical thinking and reasoning. They also allow us a chance to hear the ideas and mathematical reasoning of others which is a great way to stretch our math brains. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our focus in math last week was perimeter. This week we continue with the Measurement strand but our focus is area. All of information about this unit is also in the Math section of the Hapara Workspace (in their grade specific folders). I strongly suggest that you ask your child to give you a tour of their Hapara Workspace so that you have an idea what they are using each day. It would also give you a chance to see all of the useful information and tools (e.g. the virtual math manipulatives resource) that are posted there. Each math theme/topic in the workspace is colour coordinated so that it is easier for the students to to navigate (this week the cards are all minty green). It's a small thing but I think it makes it a little easier for them to navigate. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Area Unit has been divided up into 4 lessons. A summary of key learning goals, ideas and definitions, is included on each daily work sheet for students to revisit as they are working through their tasks following lessons. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Grade 4 Lesson Topics and Learning Goals:</b></i> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lesson #1 - Estimating and Measuring Area: The learning goal of this lesson is to estimate and measure area using a variety of tools and units. Lesson #2 Comparing Perimeter to Area: The Learning Goal of this lesson is to recognize how the meaning of perimeter and area differ. Also, to explain how comparing the values for the perimeter and area of a shape provides information about what the shape looks like.Lesson #3 One Area, Multiple Shapes : The learning goal of this lesson is to recognizse that shapes can have the same area but look quite different.Lesson #4 The Area of a Rectangle: The Learning Goal of this lesson is to recognize relationships among the lengths, widths, and areas of rectangles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Grade 5 Lesson Topics and Learning Goals: </i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lesson #1: Estimating and Measuring Area = Learning goal is to apply the concept of area to estimate and measure polygonal areas. Lesson #2: Creating Shapes with the Same Area = Learning goal is to identify and apply the independence of area measures and shape. Lesson #3: Relating Area to Lengths & Widths of Rectangles = Learning goal is to develop and apply the formula for the area of a rectangle.Lesson #4: One Area, Multiple Shapes = Learning goal is to predict how changing the shape of a polygon without changing its area might affect its perimeter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Language:</b></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two to three times a week we have a sharing circle or a class debate. Yesterday I divided the class into four groups and we used break-out rooms to come up with our ideas about the debate topic which was: <i>Should there be more recess time in a regular school day?</i> I presented pro's and con's of each side of the debate and then each group was assigned a position to take (otherwise we know what most kids would say). They used their time in the breakout rooms to come up with their summary of their groups reasons for whichever side they were asked to defend. Each group was appointed a spokesperson. This seemed to work quite well. I popped in for a visit to each breakout room and they were all focused on the task-at-hand. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each day I ask the students for their '30 Book Challenge' results. I am tracking these on paper and will update our tracking chart once we return to the classroom. The students are doing quite well with this challenge and I've been encouraging them to keep it up! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are over halfway through our class novel 'Wonder.' Daily reading is part of our routine and I continue to align the chapters I read each day with Madame D'Aoust who is reading it to them in French. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We continue to receive new Word Study words each week. There is a document of Word Study activities assigned each Monday which must be completed by the end of the week. For now we are not having a Word Study quiz each Friday although we did play a Kahoot last week which does provide me with some feedback about their understanding. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the end of last week students completed their 'Book Creator' writing assignment all about their goals for 2021. All week students have been presenting their books to the class. Everyone will have presented their books by the end of this week. </span></p><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-45010466090933312252021-01-15T07:38:00.003-08:002021-01-17T07:49:14.160-08:00Reflecting On This Past Week!<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-f94Bk_bqfe_DRQLsf8-HNNcGHdcG_q-rhFCmLdrVEHBEp-h5YW7IhamGaVU4zSHFFb-YPfWeUJ_JWPgT_uH4ETw5w3hkwEuFom6D-HZT1u_4vXkgmF-LyzJDT0v8ynr79lljDXHPXc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-f94Bk_bqfe_DRQLsf8-HNNcGHdcG_q-rhFCmLdrVEHBEp-h5YW7IhamGaVU4zSHFFb-YPfWeUJ_JWPgT_uH4ETw5w3hkwEuFom6D-HZT1u_4vXkgmF-LyzJDT0v8ynr79lljDXHPXc/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We have come to the end of week #2 of online learning. We seem to have a good routine in place. Again, I am pleased with how punctual, respectful and responsible the students have been. I want to thank all the parents for supporting their children at home while they balance the demands of jobs, children learning from home, etc. As a mum of three kids who are participating in online school from home (and a wifte to a grade 2 teacher who is teaching from our basement!), I completely understand the challenges of these unprecedented times. </p><p>During our morning discussion today, I asked the students to reflect on something they felt was successful about online learning this week (or that they liked) as well as something that would make online/virtual school better. </p><p>Here are some of the positives that the students shared: </p><p>not wearing masks, sleeping in, spending more time at home with their families, not having to rush out the door early, not having to take the bus to school, wearing whatever they want as opposed to the uniform, using tech applications and getting better at using tech and spending time with their pets</p><p>Here are some things that they shared would make online/virtual school better: </p><p>if we could use virtual reality applications, if there weren't so many tech glitches at home, if we had more recess and break times, less time on the computer, more 'break-out' rooms, if everyone had printers so that they could print up work and complete it on paper instead of the computer, if there were less interruptions from siblings. </p><p><br /></p><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span><span class="th-RW4GC-installed"></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-91129820643407584652021-01-08T14:41:00.004-08:002021-01-08T14:41:53.158-08:00Math Focus - Measurement<p>During the week of January 11th, we will be launching a new linear measurement unit in both Grades 4 and 5. The focus will be length and perimeter. Following virtual lessons each day, students visit their Hapara workspace on the student portal in order to complete their individual task. There are also helpful resources in the workspaces for them to access. <i>If you haven't seen your child's student portal maybe ask them to give you a tour and show you the Hapara workspace. For each lesson, I will include an overview of the learning concepts in the student worksheets so that you may support your child in their learning. </i></p><p>You may need to help your child gather the necessary tools at home for this unit such as a ruler, metre stick or measuring tape. There may be additional materials needed such as toothpicks, string or straws needed throughout the unit. It is up to your child to read the instructions on the activity card carefully but they may need help gather necessary materials. In their math folders in Hapara I have also included a resource called 'Math Manipulatives.' This may be prove very useful for your child during remote learning. </p><p>Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions! </p><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-6233991040747127492021-01-08T12:17:00.000-08:002021-01-08T12:17:31.963-08:00Word Study - Week #11 Jan. 11th-Jan 15th<p><br /></p><p><u><span style="color: red; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Grade 4 Words (12): </span></u></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">'sher' pattern, academic vocabulary</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">split, half, totally, finally, locally, fresher, usher, crusher, balance, arithmetic, parentheses, bracket, percent</span></p><p><u><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;"><b>Grade 5 Words (15)</b>: </span></u></p><p><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">altered sound ('tial'), academic vocabulary</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">suppose, coast, noodle, autumn, lizard, ambulance, torrential, essential, impartial, influential, palatial, residential, turtle, symbol, brace</span></p><div><br /></div>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-19988193360910269212021-01-08T03:21:00.003-08:002021-01-08T07:46:35.788-08:00Our First Week Back to Virtual School! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgn5Ogi20fEPgcze2Isk1xjbf0sz0rtxSg7KK4YNEXJH2mvl5rg8KNM0Pe7JTBSWP9m6vWBnH0GB2P9D_ez6voaLR7UpaLOZ29uihuQ_8mPSHiaT_tXodhlpXfrL6Rz7Co1pEjfGk66M/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgn5Ogi20fEPgcze2Isk1xjbf0sz0rtxSg7KK4YNEXJH2mvl5rg8KNM0Pe7JTBSWP9m6vWBnH0GB2P9D_ez6voaLR7UpaLOZ29uihuQ_8mPSHiaT_tXodhlpXfrL6Rz7Co1pEjfGk66M/" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>What a week it has been! After a rocky start with some Board-wide tecnhology difficulties on Tuesday morning, I think we are finally getting into the swing of things. As you are all aware, remote learning will continue for two more weeks. At this point (and things could always change) the students are expected back in school on Monday, January 25th. I am really hoping that we will all be together at St. Augustine School on that day, but if I have learned anything in this past year it is the importance of flexibility! </p><p>I have been very impressed with the students this past week and I told them all this yesterday. They are being courteous and trying their very best. Students are showing up on time, dressed and ready for their school day, muting their microphones and being attentive, following my directions, participating in breakout room discussions and answering questions. It's been wonderful. I feel like we have all been on a journey of resilience together and I truly proud of this wonderful group of students and thankful for your continued parental support. </p><p>Next week we will be starting a new unit in math on linear measurement. We will resume our weekly spelling words/activities and continue to hone our writing skills through various activities. I will also be doing some reading comprehension activities. More details will follow in an upcoming post about classroom learning goals. </p><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-85069936681786172932020-12-18T10:12:00.002-08:002020-12-18T10:12:33.451-08:00Remaining Acts of Kindness From our Classroom Advent Calendar<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHKKU0A83lpFY3KomI2xLYBia0kz_8w2RMlWpM7ZlYopfx09nPq7kzD8v4I8eoHs2eVXHJqV5gde4xx7pBZ78uk13nzMNjT1s-GOcQP5lRDEaFe5xTvoXFtrELNhGCR_C3jckPxESsVY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="254" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHKKU0A83lpFY3KomI2xLYBia0kz_8w2RMlWpM7ZlYopfx09nPq7kzD8v4I8eoHs2eVXHJqV5gde4xx7pBZ78uk13nzMNjT1s-GOcQP5lRDEaFe5xTvoXFtrELNhGCR_C3jckPxESsVY/" width="306" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>December 19th - Let someone go ahead of you in line when you are at the grocery store. (Eva)</p><p>December 20th - Make cards for front line workers or seniors living in seniors homes. (Ellyana)</p><p>December 21st - Surprise your neighbour with a freshly shoveled driveway/walkway. (Elyam)</p><p>December 22nd - Be grateful for the gifts you receive this Christmas but especially the gift of the birth of <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Jesus our Saviour. </p><p>December 23rd - Call family and friends to let them know you are thinkin gof them and that you care. <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Keep in touch with those you love, but are unable to be with, this Christmas. </p><p>December 24th - Enjoy time with your family as you get through the last minute Christmas preparations <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Watch a Christmas movie together, play games, talk and enjoy eachother's company!</p><p>December 25th - Today Jesus was born! It is a day to be joyful and happy and to spread the wonderful <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>news of His birth!</p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-17321373686713905362020-12-16T10:29:00.001-08:002020-12-16T10:29:39.361-08:0030 Book Challenge - Report On Progress! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: x-large;">Whoo hoo! We have read 200 books as a class! Encourage your child to keep reading over the holidays! If we continue at this rate, we will certainly reach our goal of 570 books! Way to go, Grade 4/5!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBunhiPeUZr_9YtoaRhbRXJ9PeqZGJR3W3xtP2fkBYF5G_eSKzwz71FZOSvkWeRxj-I9A3uppFuxtbFAVrv7U5FRC87DOJ37Qco-F_IL4RABmdRJqR9kLqi7L7gm79GJI-wiEr2uC59f4/s2048/IMG_4082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBunhiPeUZr_9YtoaRhbRXJ9PeqZGJR3W3xtP2fkBYF5G_eSKzwz71FZOSvkWeRxj-I9A3uppFuxtbFAVrv7U5FRC87DOJ37Qco-F_IL4RABmdRJqR9kLqi7L7gm79GJI-wiEr2uC59f4/s320/IMG_4082.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-21480003855225145462020-12-16T03:27:00.001-08:002020-12-16T03:27:46.104-08:00Christmas Spirit at School! <p><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Christmas Spirit is alive at St. Augustine School! On Monday we calculated the money that our class raised for the 'Angel Tree Advent Project.' Our class alone raised an impressive $91.25 ! We had lots of fun perusing the site on Amazon to select purchases for the local Boys and Girls Club. To finalize one of our choices we voted but for the most part, there was a lot of agreement on what to purchase. In the end we selected LED room lights, a Crayola art set and a big a box of Lego Creator. We had to remember to leave money in our budget for taxes but in the end we managed to spend all but $3.34. Any leftover money was shared with other classes to help with their purchases. It was definitely a rewarding experience and it gave me a window into which toys are appealing to kids this age. Hmmmmm. </span></p><p><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All the classes schoolwide are participating in a 'Goosechase' game this week! This involves a series of Christmas-themed tasks that each class must complete by the end of the week for points. THe team with the highest point score wins! So far we have come up with our team name and motto (The Snowflakes - where each one is unique and special), we've done a Christmas dance, hummed a Christmas tune for Mrs. OBrien to guess, said 'Merry Christmas' in a dozen languages, decorated our door and written a review of our favourite Christmas story (The Grinch Who Stole Christmas).</span></p><p><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We continue to read Christmas stories each day at school and work through our kindness-themed class Advent calendar. The students are recording the daily kindness tasks in their agendas so check them out! </span></p><p><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yesterday we dressed up as characters from our favourite Christmas movies. Check out the picture below and see if you can guess who some of us are? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHrlASZ4QxpYBUBCmXOJ8KTaTw8UbjnUFous8vO4LeyRqLrfXoyOZqbvNV7NRWbcAYOYY9oBNusDRnjyK8mm5CUSr16g3slYfLYJ2SGxr1enYYqOjhCzgQoZjZ0Q-AXT0qYol6w-zafg/s1800/IMG_4081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHrlASZ4QxpYBUBCmXOJ8KTaTw8UbjnUFous8vO4LeyRqLrfXoyOZqbvNV7NRWbcAYOYY9oBNusDRnjyK8mm5CUSr16g3slYfLYJ2SGxr1enYYqOjhCzgQoZjZ0Q-AXT0qYol6w-zafg/w536-h536/IMG_4081.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-2613971763358919102020-12-08T04:15:00.002-08:002020-12-08T06:48:16.651-08:00Coding on Scratch!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbE6bRDZpDogf6SSTR6wZVSVKWN6WaVi17f9uinObqt1Fja9s9JT8t5NCZxE4iQG16gLXx_kdB0_bSvQmUQ0h3mk7u-uOnyH-kosO2rsDcHs_LyatKI8wDtV2rzjkpCgXjvmhoQJRIgY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="310" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbE6bRDZpDogf6SSTR6wZVSVKWN6WaVi17f9uinObqt1Fja9s9JT8t5NCZxE4iQG16gLXx_kdB0_bSvQmUQ0h3mk7u-uOnyH-kosO2rsDcHs_LyatKI8wDtV2rzjkpCgXjvmhoQJRIgY/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>For the last two Fridays during math class, we have been exploring the coding program 'Scratch' which all of the students have access to via the student portal. We spent the first week setting up accounts and passwords. Once we got the accounts set up, we began to work through the tutorials together. Let's just say that the students are definitely the experts and I am learning alongside them! There are a few students in the class who have some experience with the program and I am learning so much from them. We will be doing more coding this coming Friday but I encourage the kids to explore this from home as well. We would love to share their individual creations on Scratch!</p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-34966800812206592352020-12-07T09:46:00.002-08:002020-12-07T09:46:26.105-08:00Exploring with Symmetry Today in Math Class! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYZ49UD43bAton1U1O3Fa7Vl1QnuRJbG918scEZgQJ_ag4aLzbFI4RaC6QkoqCQJ2MJsf7YkuuF_-yHpT9MeMj49GMAzfA0Za8F68XId7MXIoi5QpOPUf_TYBw0SETwPBo_L99QEg0qw/s1800/IMG_3881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYZ49UD43bAton1U1O3Fa7Vl1QnuRJbG918scEZgQJ_ag4aLzbFI4RaC6QkoqCQJ2MJsf7YkuuF_-yHpT9MeMj49GMAzfA0Za8F68XId7MXIoi5QpOPUf_TYBw0SETwPBo_L99QEg0qw/w426-h426/IMG_3881.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-36381240621106242552020-12-07T09:39:00.004-08:002020-12-08T06:46:59.215-08:00Advent -Week #2 <p>Yesterday marked the second Sunday of Advent. The theme week one was Joy and this week it is Peace. Our Advent liturgy will take place at 11 am today in our classroom. </p><p>We have a few things happening in our classroom throughout Advent and in preparation for the birth of baby Jesus at Christmas. </p><p><b>Classroom Advent Calendar</b> - The students brainstormed acts of kindness for each day in December. They write these in their agendas each morning. </p><p><b>Christmas Stories</b> -Each day we open a ‘present’ from underneath our mini tree which is a Christmas-themed read aloud. This has been a long-standing tradition for me and I find the kids love it (okay- maybe I like it a little bit too). </p><p><b>Community Action</b> -This past week we made Christmas cards for folks living in seniors residents. Our cards will be delivered to ‘The Ravines’ and ‘The Duke of Devonshire.’ It’s a small thing but I can tell you a lot of JOY went into making those cards. Nearly 100 % of students in grade 4/5 have already donated money to the school-wide ‘Angel Tree Project’ which will benefit the local Boys & Girls Club in our community. We will ‘shop’ with our donation money this coming Monday December 14th! It has been very touching to witness the genuine enthusiasm of the kiddos in grade 4/5. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolQlFX9gXeWAnFojd8s-iZwlTPNXtiuvzGMc89QSv12aVr5bLYvNAkwKSLmzYLZIBOU3xIX4ldjbfmlGGvv-VBShtRBoGDuOJu8BWJvjiqgJAw5krpnWMbgfS8jsueMF4qTlzb4T1BX0/s2016/IMG_3813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolQlFX9gXeWAnFojd8s-iZwlTPNXtiuvzGMc89QSv12aVr5bLYvNAkwKSLmzYLZIBOU3xIX4ldjbfmlGGvv-VBShtRBoGDuOJu8BWJvjiqgJAw5krpnWMbgfS8jsueMF4qTlzb4T1BX0/s320/IMG_3813.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVkvyv2pGvj0ns5dYasM30ttgVVDMHW68c5EJeRipel1RCAYTdYKt6htwp40nBaRIXJ-1ldNrKFp_9XkdSaSGX5LliVY9yElolTeVLI-sLOMqBcF82laNyJmAwriTLYe0T-HCoWNLfKI/s2016/IMG_3880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVkvyv2pGvj0ns5dYasM30ttgVVDMHW68c5EJeRipel1RCAYTdYKt6htwp40nBaRIXJ-1ldNrKFp_9XkdSaSGX5LliVY9yElolTeVLI-sLOMqBcF82laNyJmAwriTLYe0T-HCoWNLfKI/s320/IMG_3880.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-387515775992794852020-11-30T06:18:00.000-08:002020-11-30T06:18:54.574-08:00December Word Study <p> </p><p><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the month of December, 'Word Study' will focus on the following seasonal words: </span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-93fa66cd-7fff-ffbd-fa3a-01ef5f00b8dc"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advent, angel, announcement, Bethlehem, candle, celebrate, Christmas, decorate, decorations, holiday, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, miracle, prepare, present, sacred, sleigh, stocking, togetherness, tradition, vacation, worship, wrapping, wreath </span></p></li></ul></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-19318943847814619342020-11-25T03:11:00.004-08:002020-11-25T03:12:45.529-08:00Word Study - Week #10<p> <span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 4 Words (‘cher’ pattern, sight words and academic vocabulary):</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-1e41ea0e-7fff-9fc7-635b-edcf5d6a5360"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #ff9900; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">plenty, bureau, plateau, field, sketch, richer, voucher, pitcher, catcher, earthquake, tremor, fault, </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 5 Words (words with altered sounds, sight words and academic vocabulary):</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">secretary, gopher, practice, archery, straight, comet, statement, galaxy, universe, commercial, financial, process,exchange, oxygen, respiratory, </span></p></li></ul></span>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-45548249949158800802020-11-20T07:43:00.001-08:002020-11-20T07:43:41.210-08:00'We Can' Food Drive! <p style="text-align: center;"> Wow! Look at how much food our class has collected! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxK8pJCI2_LUERp3wEG2Nm3FnKrIO-lCu_uclP_37MXBXF9-0yAj7leIrZs10_IIseYmYsaROOwDqh7xs3AxlHNRe9rQT20z7aOmQXYHmgNTB4awsNHinHvl7UggAnNhmkzThVdvFbdA/s2048/IMG_3732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxK8pJCI2_LUERp3wEG2Nm3FnKrIO-lCu_uclP_37MXBXF9-0yAj7leIrZs10_IIseYmYsaROOwDqh7xs3AxlHNRe9rQT20z7aOmQXYHmgNTB4awsNHinHvl7UggAnNhmkzThVdvFbdA/s320/IMG_3732.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-86774957396017742002020-11-20T07:39:00.004-08:002020-11-20T07:39:48.595-08:00Mix & Match!<p style="text-align: center;"> Thursday was mix and match day! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfthgPVKZg68Xw7f0cwqLs3J2S74xK-ZUmxsXpIl_QCbUzNgldN_w_05aNaq4w0p2UWFo1jci69HssXfUjo55EkNZRd9bfAg9O7Ij7xSaicvewZnMyCyzEjJDVrlrSHwKXi97Hm-r4Zo/s2048/9E3D5149-8E39-4EDE-829C-124B7918BFF3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfthgPVKZg68Xw7f0cwqLs3J2S74xK-ZUmxsXpIl_QCbUzNgldN_w_05aNaq4w0p2UWFo1jci69HssXfUjo55EkNZRd9bfAg9O7Ij7xSaicvewZnMyCyzEjJDVrlrSHwKXi97Hm-r4Zo/s320/9E3D5149-8E39-4EDE-829C-124B7918BFF3.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-48462946915280480562020-11-19T08:40:00.001-08:002020-11-19T08:40:16.996-08:00The Amazing 'Saidat Show'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuk1PfpQfD3riWjIIkREopypiSruU-Z49BolHbe7bJnnboruJ7TVEeXOZrvyN4JhUFBdzgCBlMJhRcpr0JuxvVvlE3t_zNfm1lQjBmqg87Gz5gzH_Ho9IWtcoIpQuAZQPuPHKjPlnwVw/s2048/IMG_3709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuk1PfpQfD3riWjIIkREopypiSruU-Z49BolHbe7bJnnboruJ7TVEeXOZrvyN4JhUFBdzgCBlMJhRcpr0JuxvVvlE3t_zNfm1lQjBmqg87Gz5gzH_Ho9IWtcoIpQuAZQPuPHKjPlnwVw/s320/IMG_3709.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwWT2NBYhzCbt4-Y_IBzp2Vi1rDr4U9FfmPY9kYi1HdwKyBaAaJWqOUPxXmoKuWSfntNjJJvx-QKzH-foExdHA8phk9oiWw3XTzAPIUhRWhWnwTFcfLKY4V7Djn_C12h8xawHlUjLYNg/s2048/IMG_3710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwWT2NBYhzCbt4-Y_IBzp2Vi1rDr4U9FfmPY9kYi1HdwKyBaAaJWqOUPxXmoKuWSfntNjJJvx-QKzH-foExdHA8phk9oiWw3XTzAPIUhRWhWnwTFcfLKY4V7Djn_C12h8xawHlUjLYNg/w320-h240/IMG_3710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wow! Today we enjoyed participating virtually in the 'Saidat Show' presentation. What an amazing experience it was! Saidat exudes such positive energy. She had us up out of our seats and learning a dance, shouting at the top of our lungs and participating in a variety of educational exercises. Saidat's message was inspirational and taught us so much. One thing we learned is that a 'worldview' is a collection of ideas that each of us has about the world in which we live. Our individual worldview is shaped by our personal experiences. It is important that we challenge our worldview and try to avoid stereotyping others because this will only limit our thinking rather than promote openmindedness and inclusion. Saidat taught us three important life lessons: LOOK! LISTEN! LEARN! We need to listen with our hearts, pay attention to the world around us and try to avoid judgements and stereotypes. If we try to do this it will help us to maintin open hearts and minds. It will also help us to learn more about others and the wonderful world in which we live which promotes inclusion. She reminded us that the beauty of the world in which we live is that it is diverse. Diversity is a fact....but inclusion requires individual action! In one exercise she split the students up into two groups and asked them to shout out all the things they know about their teacher (me - eek!). The scorekeeper had to listen only to the spokesperson in the group which was challenging as everyone on the team was shouting out ideas at the same time! Each team kept score. We repeated the exercise two more times....share everything they know about our school and then lastly, about current events in the world. When it was all done, she asked us to consider our ideas. Were we really sharing FACTS about the topic or just things we think we know? How can we learn to LOOK, LISTEN and LEARN so that we can better distinguish between fact and fiction? What was the challenge of listening to just the spokesperson when everyone was shouting out ideas at the same time? In the end, we learned that we need to drown out the 'noise' that sometimes clouds our judgement and really try to listen carefully to what others are saying. </span></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-60178160747254726472020-11-19T06:33:00.001-08:002020-11-19T06:33:30.274-08:00The 30 Book Challenge - An Update! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JLtB585P6ZBzpYaP6sUf5nDV45bGgNSHZFPFbeEI1zXZpFR5SL_RJ8EHeH2ZjawRnOYPt0pvLKR1O25f3PltGgr25xsFLJVS4d9Aop4wTsWX9kTlKMaLtFK02iRUGo8b4YeDOs8xduo/s2048/IMG_3708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JLtB585P6ZBzpYaP6sUf5nDV45bGgNSHZFPFbeEI1zXZpFR5SL_RJ8EHeH2ZjawRnOYPt0pvLKR1O25f3PltGgr25xsFLJVS4d9Aop4wTsWX9kTlKMaLtFK02iRUGo8b4YeDOs8xduo/s320/IMG_3708.jpg" /></a></div><br />I took the opportunity to go browse through the google forms submitted by the students for the '30 Book Challenge.' I am so impressed with their amazing reading efforts so far! If we can keep up this rate of reading, we are well on our way to reaching our class goal of 570 books by the beginning of June! So far, we have read just over 100 books. The students reviewed their individiual tracking forms yesterday which are kept at school. By reviewing their form, they have a better idea of their individual goal and the genres for which they still need to read books. Our new routine is that when students complete a google form, they let myself or Mme D'Aoust know and we will update their tracking form and the class total. We also have a thermometer tracking visual in the classroom which shows our progress. You can do it, grade 4/5! Keep on reading! <p></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579739539713817533.post-84828745836802334232020-11-18T09:59:00.002-08:002020-11-18T09:59:38.506-08:00Cultural Heritage Day at SAU! <p><span style="font-family: Righteous; font-size: medium;">Today was 'Cultural Day' and a day for all of us to show our pride in our family heritage and culture. Many of us wore attire that represents the cultural hertitage(s) with which we identify. I proudly wore my Irish cableknit sweater to represent my Irish heritage. Students wore various pieces of clothing to show their cultural and heritage ties to many countries including: Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Scotland, Canada, Eritrea, Iraq and Venezuala!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUgBx7dHTYVF2kHQRfRqdayivuEds4hGCsr7v1Uw2eSCZHcvagkKkY8EXU78PeRkYmK-iOWALYijsfURtjSVsOxo5xts0bmY0JAy2BU1oIwVarLhuwLFs3Wx_GTo8-D0ykEkJu0sH0MI/s1800/IMG_3704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUgBx7dHTYVF2kHQRfRqdayivuEds4hGCsr7v1Uw2eSCZHcvagkKkY8EXU78PeRkYmK-iOWALYijsfURtjSVsOxo5xts0bmY0JAy2BU1oIwVarLhuwLFs3Wx_GTo8-D0ykEkJu0sH0MI/s320/IMG_3704.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mrs. Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304058416830037064noreply@blogger.com0