Woke up this morning on time to see the Swedish hockey men receive the silver medal so it was clear then that Canada had won its final gold medal in men's hockey :)
Congratulations to every one of our dedicated athletes with and without medals- you did Canada proud 25 10 gold 10 silver and 5 bronze
(I think Bobby just won our class poll on medals from Sochi)
Just finished watching the closing ceremonies from Sochi
"The athlete's games" according to the IOC president
wow, wow and wow what a show and impressive closing...I heard words like 'spectacular', 'amazing', 'technologically impressive', 'emotional' and the Sochi games themselves described as 'kind, welcoming and inclusive' ....good job - well done, Russia
When I consider the venues, the infrastructure, the opening and closing ceremonies, the fireworks, the daily operations, the technology involved as well as the security, the cost of the games begins to make a bit more sense.
Be happy for the distraction of the games to be over though!
Anyway- taking a bit of a break from report cards to post so better cut to the chase!
Friday 21st
Term 2 final spelling tests unit 10 and N challenge words
Last activity for SRA reading program.
I only use the program one term a year as recommended by the SRA program organizers.
I encouraged every student to jump up a level just to see how successful they could be on the next
reading level- I will be reporting on the best score in the level that is the comfortable level for each
student not necessarily the last activity!
Sometimes the 'pattern' of the program is transferable from level to level and I find that students can often progress successfuly well beyond their starting level once they understand the nature of the reading for both comprehension and word knowledge including vocabulary, grammar and study skills (like using a dictionary or reading a schedule/graph or catalogue).
The advantage of the SRA reading program (at least in my opinion) is that it provides appropriate levelled material for every student no matter the student's reading ability everyone is doing the 'same' activity at a level that is comfortable for them. It is the student's own success with the material that determines his or her placement by the end of the program. There are students who are motivated and always those who are not but no student is in 'competition' with another. I like this quotation from the SRA teacher's manual:
"In a multilevel program it makes little sense to ask if level 5.5 is where a student "ought to be
reading" in the fifth month of fifth grade, and SRA discourages such literalism about reading levels.
The multilevel philosophy holds that every student "ought" to be reading at the level where he or she experiences success...."
Your child's success on the program will be shared in the upcoming term 2 report card.
Caught some of the men's ice hockey semi- final from Sochi
Yeah, Canada!
Math 7 quiz on the circle geometry unit
[Left myself a bunch of marking this weekend- but I must confess that I am so curious about how students managed the learning that, while I might complain about the time it takes, I still enjoy doing it and seeing where success is and where more work is needed (whether mine or theirs)!]
Read to self/ drop in
Computer lab session (first in a while due to the FSA assessments)
Had about 10-15 minutes longer than usual :)
Back in class
Hand out the PAC fundraiser for Easter Purdy's catalogues if you would like to buy your Easter treats through the school we would be grateful for the support but there is no obligation to buy anything from Purdy's.
A few reminders including
No school Monday
Return booster juice orders if interested March 3
Return hoodie orders if interested March 7th
No spelling units next week as I consolidate assessments for the term 2 report card
Hope everyone has a great long weekend
What's with all the snow?
Low battery have to charge before I get to Thursday Feb 20th
Good thing as my me memory is failing...
Back with 'more power' (lol)
Thursday's classes
Spelling practice
SRA activity
Band class
Math 7 groups - practice/ remediation for tomorrow's quiz
(Of course, we had to watch women's Olympic hockey- couldn't believe the comeback from behind- such a great lesson for all of us not to ever give up- how 'hungry' are you?)
Read to self / drop in
Brief Personal Planning activity to follow up the stereotype activity we did on Tuesday
What is a stereotype? How can we be more aware of how we treat others?
Art - colour challenge - have outlines of early civilization design and the students are usingr their sense of appropriate colur combinations to complete them. Some are really effective ....
Any way that was last Thursday
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Back to report cards.
See everyone on Tuesday
- I have a workshop tomorrow at school and a meeting at HSSS in the afternoon to plan the biennial project that we are doing together - more info to come.
Hope you can enjoy the snow
Mrs. J.
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