Welcome to the Grade 4/5 class blog.

When the students came back after the holiday, they were asked to respond to a question. The question was, "If you could change the world for the better, what would you change?"

There were many wonderful responses (e.g., stop war, more housing, recycle more...). So...we've been trying to explore how we can make changes for the better in our classroom community and we have been learning about people who did make a difference (e.g., Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges...).

This blog is a space where I'll be posting links to the videos that we watch in class. It's a space where I can share with parents the essence of some of the discussions that we have. It's also a space where I'll be posting some assignments and talking about some of the activities that we do.

We "have a dream" that our classroom community will be an exciting and compassionate space where the conversations will continue at home.

This blog is a work in progress. Over the next week or so, the format will gradually change.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Speeches....

Today we spent some more time on our speeches! Tomorrow will be the last day where students will have class time to add jot notes to their subtopic sheets! Some students have chosen to take home their packages tonight to search for more information. Tomorrow, if the jot notes aren't done, the sheets will be sent home for homework.

Katherine Wheatley came into the classroom again and we rerecorded our song! We worked on our crescendo in the bridge! It sounds fantastic! The North Star was in our room during this process! How exciting! There are some excellent singers in this class!
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