We have had a fabulous first week and a half of our 2014-2015 school year. The students are settling into routines and getting to know their new classmates. Thank you to all the students and parents who have filled out and returned the many forms sent home on the first day; if you have not sent them back yet, please do!
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We are excited to have a fabulous year!
Rilynn was chosen as IREC's January Student of the Month. She was recognized at the assembly today and given a certificate and some gifts. Rilynn has been working hard on her assignments and also with her friends, in and out of the classroom. Her smile makes 3SB a better place to be! Congratulations, Rilynn. You deserve it!
On Monday we finished our third and final Alien in-line skating session. We learned about putting on safety gear, getting up with rollerblades on, braking and other skating moves. Our coach Josh was really friendly and helpful. We hope to do this again next year!
3SB, what was your favourite part of in-line skating?
In December our class started a Holiday Card Exchange. First we made cards on our Chromebooks using Loupe Collage. Loupe Collage makes a big picture with little images. For example, some of us made candy cane using little images of scarves, mittens and toques. Then we had a lot of snow days so they had to be finished quickly and sent all over North America. Then we got a few cards in the mail before Christmas holidays. They were all from different parts of the United States. Afterwards we opened them and pinned them on our board. It has a map to show where the cards came from. After the holidays we got a lot of cards in the mail. It was exciting when we opened the cards and read about temperatures, different kinds of schools, how many boys and girls in classrooms, interesting facts about their schools, the teachers' names, and about their communities! Now we are looking on Google Maps to find their locations and interesting places. This is a great way to learn about different countries and communities in Social Studies!
To help us remember all the parts of the human ear, we've been practicing a song. Click on the video below to hear us practicing.
3SB acted out the parts of a human ear last week. Students, can you explain the parts of the ear and what they do?
What do you know about soundwaves?
We are so excited to be part of the districts pilot project for 1 to 1 Chromebooks.
We have all gotten used to logging on and are getting much more comfortable with Google Apps for Education. Please stop back to see what projects we use our Chromebooks for.
Students please write in the comments your favorite use for the Chromebooks so far.
Today we had a magic show assembly in the gym! Steve Harmer talked about the 7 Habits and how to become a 7 Habits Hero! We need to Help, use Encouraging words, think Respectful thoughts and think of Others.
He also did a lot of tricks. One was pouring four glasses of fruit punch and putting them on a board with the pitcher and swinging them upside down. None of it spilled! He also poured encouraging words into a cup and showed us that the words won't leak out if you think win-win!
Emily was a helper for the final trick. She chose a random superhero card and picked Superman! When Steve Harmer showed us a hidden stuffed animal, it was wearing a Superman shirt! Emily got a cool bookmark for helping out.
We had a great time at Steve Harmer's Magic Show. We will continue being 7 Habits Heros everyday!
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