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.

Friday, January 21, 2011

We recorded the song that we wrote with Katherine Wheatley today!

Most of the speeches are done and students have been practicing the presentation of their speeches- working on eye contact, gestures, volume and pacing! Students will be presenting them to the class on Wednesday and Thursday. Some students are really excited and they want to present on Tuesday! The homework tonight was to practice their speeches. Some students need to finish their speeches.

Skating was fun too!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Education is the most powerful "weapon" which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela
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