We were all very happy to see each other on Tuesday, June 2nd. Practicing social distancing and learning! We inquired into how to write news articles and created our own newspapers. We used our thinking skills to develop ideas _ always keeping the reader in mind. Then we presented our news, fresh off the printing press! The grade 3.2 students were very engaged through out the process, always attending the live lessons, and diligently completing tasks. They demonstrated what amazing learners they are!
The students have worked very hard to learn a new skill = how to create their own websites to share their inquiry into different animals and habitats. They created the Home page, and then added more pages. - features, habitat, threats, Action. Most students were careful to cite their references. Additionally, they combined their knowledge of data and their inquiry and created infographic posters showing excellent thinking and self management skills. YUUKI - I liked that I could use my creativity to draw. I chose Pink dolphins because my friend knows about pink dolphins because she went to Hawaii for vacation. I learnt that every year 3,000 pink dolphins die CASSIDY - I inquired into lions because they are my favourite animals. CHARLIE - I researched into bobcats. I learnt that when they are babies, the mothers take the babies to hunt together. HOLLY - I liked making the website on oceans. ARYAVEER - I enjoyed making the website and the infographic poster. I never knew that Rainforests only occupy 6% of our planet but they have 50% of life on our planet. SEOYUL - I like snakes so I researched snakes. I learned how people can save king cobras. Don't put trash in the forest to save cobras. Do not touch a cobra too much because it gets stressed. A G3.2 DANCE OFF! CREATIVITY AND CONFIDENCETHE G3.2 students demonstrated excellent COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO PUT TOGETHER A FANTASTIC SHOW! They rehearsed for a couple of months, slowly building their confidence and speaking skills. They inquired into different inventors and prepared their scripts; and memorised their parts like true performers. Technology support: - music found by Aryaveer on You tube. Some overcame shyness, some gained confidence, but ALL had a lot of fun! Amelia: I felt nervous and excited. Charlie: I felt embarrassed and nervous. I had fun! EVAN: A little bit nervous, but I enjoyed being on stage. Hyuga: Nervous. I learned that if I am going to be an adult, I will have to do a lot of things like this. Seoyul: Excited. Sara: I felt great and confident on stage. AREI: I had fun! OUR FAVOURITE PART OF LITERACY WEEK - YUUKI - I enjoyed going to the Middle school the best because we could move around and do some role play AMELIA - I like the role play we did in the classroom on the Series of Unfortunate Events. HOLLY - I enjoyed dressing up the most. I was a character from the Series of Unfortunate Events. CASSIDY - I enjoyed making the door the most AREI - SARA - I enjoyed learning about money in Math. And my favourite part of the Literacy week was dressing up as Saucepan Man. EVAN - I enjoyed designing a new book cover for my Twisted Tale - DogMan. ARYVAVEER - I LOVED making the door! JOAO - I l enjoyed making the door! CHARLIE - I liked writing the Twisted Tales. Mine is based on Back to the Future movie HYUGA - I liked making the door because it took time to make it well. MS SARAH visited us to read her favourite book. We visited the Middle School- Grade 6 who had organised literacy related activities for us. We watched reviews of movie posters, and then worked with the grad e6 students to re enact scenes.
We watched a Ted Talk, had a discussion. Our inquiry revealed that there were at least 20 species that had adapted to climate change in the past 50 years or so.
ELLIE: I really liked the sparks that are coming out of the fire and smoke. I enjoyed working on the class door.
My favourite part of the literacy week was dressing up. HYUGA : It was good because we can tel that we spent a lot of time. |
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