From Mme Gooden: here is the link to the French SummerWorks Programs at TPL
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Dear families,
It was an action-packed week with our trip to Queen's Park, the concert last night and OPAL Play Day today. I hope you had a chance to discuss with our trip to Queens Park with your child. It was quite something to stand in the legislature and look at the empty seats where so many important decisions have taken place and will take place. Students also participated in a mock debate where they addressed the speaker as they made points for or against homework. For those who participated in strings, band or the small ensembles at last night's concert, it was truly wonderful to see the focus and talent of each student shine (even in the melting heat!). Today was OPAL Play Day. Students had much of the afternoon to be creative with ropes, tires, cylinders and other loose part. they instinctively made meat pulley systems, obstacle courses and forts with lots of learning and problem solving. I'm sure they would be happy to tell you more about it. Homework The PSA video project is due next week. I told students to make plans with their group partners either in person or using technology to work on the project. I'll repost the link to the project details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HMDiocxf3k7b-_YZtc8EvSGbHqy7y9YShdMog5L35jk/edit?usp=sharing Next week will be completing our STEM project challenge “Can you cook a pizza in its own box?” Today students went in the sun with their solar oven prototypes and we measured the voltage generated by a solar panel placed by their oven. The day for cooking pizza and s'mores is to be determined by the weather but it will likely be at the end of next week or early in the final week of school. I’ll let them know early in the week so they can plan their pizza ingredients. Ultimate Frisbee on Monday: Students on the team please bring a hat, sunscreen, water and lunch. It will be a fun day at the Trinity Bellwoods field. We'll be sure to remind students to apply and reapply lots of sunscreen. On a another food-based project note, Mme Gooden has a neat plan (below) for Monday for students not in the ultimate Frisbee tournament. Bon weekend! M. Quigg Good day Parents and Guardians: We will be having one of our Kindergarten parents, a chef named Ms Shayma Saadat, come in to help us make Bread Pudding on Monday, June 18 from 9 am to 11 am. This is will be a little hands on but in large part a demonstration and tasting. Ms Saadat has generously offered to donate all the ingredients and the recipe will be nut free. We will be celebrating Eid, the end of Ramadan and introducing students to other cultures. Please let me know if your child should not partake of the breadpudding. Please be sure to check out The recipe is enclosed. Please find below a message from Ms Saadat. Here is the recipe for the pudding. We need 2 full hours to make, bake and eat the pudding. I will donate the ingredients and my time to your class, with pleasure. By the way, this is my article which was published for CBC today - http://www.cbc.ca/life/culture/sharing-cultural-heritage-on-eid-ul-fitr-through-food-1.4703113 Shayma is a Food Writer and Chef (www.ShaymaSaadat.com). SHAYMA SAADAT - SPICE SPOON - FOOD WRITER | Website | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | CBC Interview | PERSIAN SAFFRON BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING By Shayma Saadat WWW.SHAYMASAADAT.COM Invariably, anyone who has gone to university in the UK will have some sort of Proustian memory associated with bread and butter pudding. This recipe reminds me of my days as a student at Cambridge, and with the addition of heady cardamom and vermillion Persian saffron, I feel it is an homage to my culture and heritage. This is a festive dish, fit for Eid – the celebration which marks the end of Ramadan for Muslims. Enjoy this dish, and I hope you make it your own. Sincerely, Mme Gooden, Dawn 4/5e et Maternelle École Lord Lansdowne Dear families,
It was an exciting week in the classroom with students conducting a mock debate using the talking points and research they did into the main political parties of Ontario. It has been a wonderful experience to see how engaged students are in politics and citizenship. It will be a meaningful visit to Queen's Park on Tuesday. Thank you again to the volunteers who are supporting the trip: Wes, Margott, and Daniel. Please meet us in the classroom at 12:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmuRCpccrU Homework The Homework from now until June 20th is exclusively working on the Helping our Planet PSA video project. Students, please visit this Google doc for detailed information about the project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HMDiocxf3k7b-_YZtc8EvSGbHqy7y9YShdMog5L35jk/edit?usp=sharing Math We are wrapping up our unit on coordinates. The culminating task of this unit is to create a map of the world with number and letter coordinates. Wednesday was our last day in class to work on the project and some students need to finish their maps at home. The maps need to be finished for Monday so we can all play our math/geography game in which students will use their maps to find which country their partner is hiding in (a student created geography version of Battleship/Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego). The goal of the project is to create a world map that contains coordinates and roughly outlines the shape and placement of the continents and most countries. I recommend checking in with your child to see you they have completed the mapping task. Building Geography Skills Along with map-study and exploring Google Earth to build skills, here is a free game I loved playing as a kid that helped me learn about geography -maybe you did too! https://classicreload.com/where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego-deluxe-edition.html Here's info about the more pixel-friendly updated version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmuRCpccrU A few reminders
M. Quigg Dear families,
I hope you had a nice weekend. It's an exciting week as the election approaches and it's wonderful to see how engaged students are in discovering more about how voting works in our electoral system and the political parties running for the leadership of Ontario. I will be sending home the permission forms for our trip to Queen’s Park next Tuesday June 12th. It will definitely be an exciting time to visit the Legislative Assembly, no matter the outcome of the election. Homework The homework due Thursday is to learn more about the main political parties in Ontario. Here is the link to the Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15N8d_rDFwhnC7cRnjA_eRmQU-FgBG71V3TzK6GqFrWE/edit?usp=sharing The ongoing homework is to continue working on the helping our planet video project. I told students last week that they should start making plans to meet up with their partners if they are working in groups in order to work on the project together outside of school, or to divide tasks so that partners can work independently. For example, one partner can work on the problems in the other could work on the solutions. I know it can be difficult to coordinate schedules. FaceTime, Skype and phone calls can often be workable substitutes for meeting up in person. We will have significant class time this week to work on this project. Here are some links to programs that can help with a slideshow with voiceover style of presentation: https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/02/8-excellent-apps-to-create-narrated.html Built in programs like iMovie and Windows Movie maker have the option for making this style of video as well. This project is being assessed with the following success criteria: Helping our planet - PSA Video Project Success Criteria Checklist - Use this as a checklist for your mini-movie due June 20th My video project is * 2 mins (at least) * shows 3 problems facing the earth (at least). Go into detail. For example: why is it bad to leave lights on when not in use. Where does the energy come from? How does this energy cause pollution? * Use your in-class research as well as research at home. * Includes at least 3 thoughtful solutions to these problems * Go into detail. Be clear about how the solution helps the planet. * Creativity: your video is thoughtful and interesting to watch * Serious work: you are concentrated on the big idea of how to help our planet. For students who are choosing to edit video footage there are many great programs available. iMovie in Windows Movie Maker work well and I also recommend WeVideo. I have reminded students that they are not being graded on their video editing skills. The assessment is outlined in the success criteria (above). A few reminders
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