Welcome Back!

Welcome back Grade Fives!

I trust that you had a restful and enjoyable holiday.

My holidays were spent in two parts. The first week we went south to visit our oldest two boys and other family members. The last week was spent back at home playing in the yard, playing with school plans, and taking my youngest son out driving. I enjoyed both weeks immensely.

I would love to hear about any part of your holiday that you would like to share: what you did, where you went, the best part or anything at all. You might even want to tell me what you would have like to have done.

I look forward to reading your responses,
Love Mrs. French

Fantasy Math Reflections

Hello Grade Fives!

Well, we have worked with Fantasy Math for two weeks now and I would like to know how you feel about it. Please tell me about what you liked, what you did not like, what you learned, or what you found difficult or exciting. Tell me anything that will help me to plan a math activity similar to this in the future. I need to know what worked and what did not work for you.

Thank you for your response. Each of you provides valuable information for me.

Love Mrs. French

Special Gifts

Hello Grade Fives,

We all have special gifts but it is sometimes easier to see them in other people. You have probably seen people who make certain activities look easy: examples include skating, playing the piano, spelling accurately, acting or solving math problems.

I would like you to take a moment to think about your special gift. These are often things we find easy or particularly enjoyable to do.

Please respond to this blog by telling me about your special gift and perhaps some examples of when or how you discovered it or know that you have it.

If you need time to think about this question, you may respond later in the week.

Thank you.

Love Mrs. French

Studying

Good morning Grade Fives!

I am interested in your favourite way to study for a test. I would like you to think about strategies you use to help you prepare for quizzes and tests. If you don't have one, please describe a strategy that you think would help you prepare.

Thank you,
Mrs. French

If only just one!

Good morning Grade Fives,

Imagine that we decide to use technology for just one purpose in our classroom (e.g. learning to type, visualizations during math lessons, research etc). I would like you to respond telling me which ‘purpose’ you would want us to keep and explain why. Think about which ‘purpose’ is most helpful to your learning.

Mrs. French

Technology and Your Learning

Good morning Grade Fives!

I am interested in hearing how technology helps you learn. You may choose to include an example if that helps you explain your thoughts.

I look forward to reading your responses.

Mrs. French

Social Networking

Good morning Grade Fives! This Blog is a new tool we will use to help us learn together. We will share reflections on how we use technology to help us learn. If you read my first entry, you will have discovered that I am a bit hesitant about using this tool. However, I believe that it may be an effective addition to how we already learn together. As usual, I am inviting you to join me in exploring the use of the Blog to help us all reflect on how and when we learn best.

My goal is to write to you each week and share a discovery, a query, or a celebration. You are encouraged to respond.

Given the response to our class wiki, I am very excited about the social growth we will all experience using this Blog.

Mrs. French