Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 20-24, 2011

Tuesday HW
1.  Test pack went home today.
2.  Bring a bag for desk/portfolio cleanup on Friday.

Monday HW
1.  No Homework.
2.  Bring a bag for desk and portfolio cleanup on Friday.
3.  Playday tomorrow.  Arrive at room 113 at 8:30 only if you can.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Week of June 13-17, 2011

Monday HW

No homework to speak of!  Students should get packed for an exciting trip.  Remember to pack rain gear, including boots and a rain coat.  A hat and sun screen are also important.  Making sure your clothes and sleeping bag stay dry is a final note -- wrapping things up inside a garbage bag is an easy and cheap way to do that.
We've had a few discussions about behavioural expectations already.  To reinforce that, here are the major points:  no cross-gender visits to other cabins, no electronics and a general reminder to support an atmosphere of trust between students and their belongings in the cabins and in the camp.  It should be great!
In honour of our returning Music Camp students, here is an interesting video of some enthusiastic cello players...

Monday, June 6, 2011

Week of June 6 to 10, 2011

Wednesday HW
1. The Camp Wahanowin trip is nearly here. Please return the signed tear away slip at the bottom of the update letter if you give permission to your child to leave from the school to go home directly after our return from the camp on Friday June 17.
2. Eco-art activity on Thursday morning. Please wear (or bring) old clothes as the paints are not washable.

Tuesday HW
1.  Scientists in School Flight tomorrow morning.
2.  Alien Ad good copy is due tomorrow.  We worked on the good copy of the script today in class for 45 minutes.
3.  The Camp Wahanowin trip is nearly here.  Please return the signed tear away slip at the bottom of the update letter if you give permission to your child to leave from the school to go home directly after our return from the camp on Friday June 17.
4.  Eco-art activity on Thursday morning.  Please wear (or bring) old clothes as the paints are not washable.

As part of our eco-art activity on Thursday with Ms. Inwood and Ms. Grenville we are looking at some examples of nature art by artists associated with GreenMuseum.org.  Here is a profile of Ulrike Arnold, who makes works in the field with paints she creates from rocks and meteorites.


Monday HW
1.  Math quiz tomorrow on Unit 10 Lessons 1 and 2
2.  Scientists in School $6.00
3.  Camp Wahanowin is coming.  Please return the signed tear away slip at the bottom of the update letter if you give permission to your child to leave from the school to go home directly after our return from the camp on Friday, June 17.
4.  Alien Ad rough draft.
Today we hosted a visit from Ms. Inwood and Ms. Grenville who are helping our class take part in a school eco-art project entitled "Acts of Green".  The students spent time in the nature garden looking for Treasures and Troubles from the perspectives of different inhabitants of our environment.  We will be painting green leaves in a pathway around the school (depending on the weather) on Thursday June 9.  Students should dress up in old clothes that day as the paint is not washable. 
As a complement to our eco-art activity, here is a video of digital music from underwater sound samples from "The Belly of the Whale", a music project conceived by GreenMuseum.org and InterSpecies.