Poetry: An Exploration

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about our new unit, Poetry: An Exploration. I would like to hear about what you think will be most challenging about completing this assignment. I would also like to hear about how you plan to tackle the challenge.

Once again, I am expecting a well-crafted paragraph. Please reread the reminder about paragraph structure. In addition, please use the checklist very carefully prior to posting your response. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.

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

Story Writing Resources

Dear Grade Fives!

        

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about one of our story writing resources. Please use the paragraph to persuade me about why it is such a good resource.

Once again, I am expecting a well-crafted paragraph. Please reread the reminder about paragraph structure. In addition, please use the checklist very carefully prior to posting your response. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.

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

Story Writing Resources

Dear Grade Fives!

        

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about one of our story writing resources. Please use the paragraph to persuade me about why it is such a good resource.

Once again, I am expecting a well-crafted paragraph. Please reread the reminder about paragraph structure. In addition, please use the checklist very carefully prior to posting your response. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.

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

When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry

Hello Grade Fives and Welcome Mrs. Gammon’s grade 4 and 5 class!

This week, our class presented the story When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry!

We discussed how it is normal to get really mad sometimes but that we need to be able to handle our anger without hurting someone or ourselves.

Today, in a well-crafted paragraph, we would like you to answer the following question: How do you handle your anger when something or someone makes you very, very angry?

Mrs. French’s class, as usual, is asked to use the checklist, prior to posting. Mrs. Gammon’s class, you are welcome to use it as well.

I look forward to reading your responses. (Please see ‘Posting Your Response”)

Sincerely, Mrs. French

I Want My Hat Back

Dear Grade Fives!

Today your Blog response will be posted in Mrs. Gammon’s class blog, 4dragons. Please read the message carefully before responding to the blog. (If you scroll down, you will also be able to listen to the story again, see the hotlinked title.) As usual, write a well-crafted paragraph that you check, using the checklist, prior to posting. Later this week you will be able to check other responses to the blog.  

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

Canadian Landscape

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete   paragraph about our Canadian landscape, the highs and lows. You have completed a relief map and so I would now like you to describe the diverse landscapes that make up our country.

Remember, I am still expecting a well-crafted paragraph. To help ensure this, please use the checklist very carefully. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.

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

Canada's Arctic

Dear Grade Fives!    

     

Today you will explore the arctic and then view a video clip, from 1949, on building an igloo.

First, please explore the following pictures of our Canadian Arctic (here). I would like you to spend several minutes looking carefully at the pictures. This is one of Canada’s major landscapes. Click on individual pictures to see them in more detail.

Second, watch the following video clip on building an igloo.

Enjoy!

Love, Mrs. French

Your Novel

Your Novel So Far

Dear Grade Fives!

   

       

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph telling me what your novel is about so far.

Remember, I am expecting a well-crafted paragraph. To help ensure this, please use the checklist very carefully. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.

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

Health and Careers: Your Goal

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, for your Blog, I would like you to tell me about your week’s goal. I would like you to tell me what your goal is (Topic Sentence), why you chose it, how it is going so far, and how successful you expect to be in meeting it (Support Sentences).  

I expect a well-crafted paragraph. To help ensure this, please use the checklist very carefully. Checking it visually is fine. The checklist is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully.

As always, I look forward to reading your responses!

Love, Mrs. French

Christmas Holidays

  

Dear Grade Fives!


Today, for your Blog, I would like you to tell me about your Christmas holidays: what you did, where you went, what you enjoyed.

Although this is a personal topic, I am still expecting a well-crafted  paragraph (topic sentence, three support sentences, concluding sentence).  To help ensure this, please use the checklist very carefully. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully.As always, I look forward to reading your responses!

Love, Mrs. French

Into The Book

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, for your Blog, I would like you to Into the Book. I would expect you to use the entire period to search the site very carefully.

Please use the following steps:

1.   Open a new word document and save it as ‘Into the Book’

2.   on the website, Type in your first name and ‘Get Your Key’

3.   copy your ‘key’ and save it on your word document

4.   use your ‘key’ to enter and explore the many reading strategies

I hope you enjoy your exploration.
Love, Mrs. French

Term Two Learning Behaviours!

Hello Grade Fives!

Our first term is over and you have all been working hard to develop good learning behaviours: listening carefully to lessons and instructions, completing work carefully and completely, checking your work over for errors, preparing for quizzes, and asking for help as needed. Learning behaviours are not about marks, they are things you do, every single day, to help you become a stronger student. 

As we move into term two, I would like you to share which learning behaviour(s) you are going to work on particularly hard. In today's response, and in a correct paragraph, please tell me which behaviours you have chosen. If needed, please listen (text-to-speech) to your comment prior to posting it to me.

As always, I look forward to reading your responses. I am very interested in what you are planning to do this term. I will make every effort to help you practice these learning behaviours.

Love, Mrs. French

Your Christmas Holiday

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about what you would like to do over your Christmas holidays. In just four short weeks, you will have two weeks to enjoy some well-earned time off.

Remember, even though this is a personal topic, I am still expecting a well-crafted paragraph. To help ensure this, please use spell-check and the checklist very carefully. It is intended to make it easier for you to complete a writing assignment successfully. Take advantage of it.  

As usual, I look forward to reading your responses.

Love, Mrs. French

Natural Resources

Dear Grade Fives! 

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete  paragraph about natural resources in Canada. I would like you to respond to the question: What are natural resources and what are some examples found in Canada?

Remember to write your post on your word document first, check it with your  digital checklist, and then copy to the blog.

As always, I look forward to reading your responses

Love, Mrs. French

Dear Grade Fives!

Today you will not write a Blog response, instead, you will learn more about Remembrance Day. I would like you to visit the following sites. Read through different sections, articles. Remember, if you find the text a bit too challenging, you may use the text-to-speech program. Just remember to do one or two paragraphs at a time. The program has a limit on how many words it is able to read.   

Remember

Symbols and Facts

A Pittance of Time (song)

Learn About Veterans Day (video)

Poems

Love, Mrs. French

Hockey, Band and Project Based Learning

Dear Grade Fives! 
Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about what you are learning in hockey, band, or Project Based Learning. Please tell me about something you have learned over the past two months.

Remember to first write your response on your word document, copy and paste a new digital checklist below your blog and then carefully check your paragraph. Reread each line in your checklist carefully to ensure that you have edited your response to the best of your ability before you tick it off on the list. You may also want to listen to your response prior to posting.

As always, I look forward to reading your responses!

Love, Mrs. French

Your Favourite Hobby

Dear Grade Fives!

Today, in your Blog response, I would like you to write a complete paragraph about your favourite hobby. (Hint: tell me what your hobby is in your topic sentence but keep the details for the next three sentences)

Remember to write your post on your word document first, check it with your digital checklist, and then copy it to the blog.

As always, I look forward to reading your responses!

Love, Mrs. French

Novels You Enjoy

Dear Grade Fives! 

          From now on, you will first write your blog response in your word document entitled Blogs. You will then use the digital checklist to ensure you have your blog ready for posting. When it is ready, you will copy your blog and post it as usual. You may want to have two windows open side-by-side, one with the blog letter and one being your word document.

         I think this week's response will be an easy one. In a paragraph, please tell me what type of novels (fiction books or story books) you like to read. You can tell me about authors, titles, or book genres (adventure, mystery, science fiction etc.) you really enjoy.

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

Checking Your Writing!

Hello Grade Fives!

As discussed in class, this year you will need to check that each written assignment is ready to be handed in, including your blogs. Today, you will learn to use our digital checklist  prior to posting a blog response.

          You will find a word document, of your last blog, in your Documents Folder. You will also find a digital checklist page. I want you to highlight the checklist box, copy it (Ctrl  C), and paste it (Ctrl  V) below your blog paragraph.

          You will now reread you blog entry from last week and check that it is ready for marking (you need to use the √ to show that you have checked that line). While you work, please save your word document frequently.

          Grade Fives, this may seem like a lot of extra work for you; however, by grade five, all of your writing should conform to basic writing conventions. This checklist reminds you what these conventions include. In a couple of weeks, this checking process will become automatic. As a result, you will become an even more effective communicator.

Love, Mrs. French  

Salmon Life Cycle

Hello Grade Fives!


Last week you discussed renewable resources, specifically the salmon. On Friday, we go to Stellako to see the salmon spawn. In preparation, I would like you to view the following video: Life Cycle of Salmon and then listen to the Salmon Life Cycle Song.


I would then like you to write a short paragraph describing the salmon life cycle. Ensure that all sentences begin with a capital and end with a period. Please use your best guess spelling for unknown words.


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