Bitstrip & Field Trip

Bitstrip:
For our upcoming Social Studies assignment, students will be using Bitstrip to create an online comic strip about an aspect of government. Students have been asked to access the program online at www.bitstripforschools.com/login to create their avatar. As always, students have been reminded of safe and appropriate internet behaviour (e.g., never include your full name and personal information, THINK before you post (Is it True, Helpful, Inspiring, Nice, Kind?), making sure comments are appropriate - if you wouldn't say it in person, you shouldn't post it). I have also asked students to share their passwords with parents/guardians so that they can see their work, as well as help keep students safe online.

Field Trip - early arrvial:
Ms. Halliwell has arranged for our classes to attend the Energy Festival next Wednesday at the Evergreen Brickworks. Our class will be joining classes from different schools to attend workshops to learn about energy conservation and ways to make our environment sustainable. We will be travelling by TTC to Rosedale subway station, then a school bus. We have been asked to arrive at Rosedale by 9:30, which means we will need to leave TPPS before 9AM. As such, students are being asked to arrive at school that day by 8:45AM. Please remember to send a lunch with your student, and remind them to dress appropriate for the weather (as part of the event will be held outdoor).

Provincial Government Videos
Lastly, as part of our discussion and learning about the provincial government, we viewed a number of animation/music videos. Several students have requested the link so that they can watch it again. Here is a link to the videos, created by TVO to explain how the Ontario government works:
http://tvo.org/special/tvos-civics-101-queens-park-week-and-question-period-ontarios-political-process-explained

April 22 - May 2, 2014

Reading: Literature Circles - The Mouse and the Motorcycle, wrap up activity - Facebook Wall (Point of View)
Writing: Narrative Writing - Final Project
Math: Patterning - Fractions - equivalence, comparing & ordering
Science (Ms. Halliwell): States of Matter - designing experiments
Social Studies: Government & Citizenship - Provincial Government, comparing and contrasting different levels of government
French (Ms. Bordonaro): animals, adjectives, prepositions
Music/Drama (Ms. Craigg): Instruments
Visual Art: 3D Solids Mobiles - nets, symmetry
Phys. Ed (Ms. Minutillo): TBA

March 31-April 11, 2014

Reading: Literature Circles - The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Writing: Narrative Writing - Final Project
Math: Patterning - Geometric Patterns, Problem Solving, Unit Review & Test
Science (Ms. Halliwell): States of Matter
Social Studies: Government & Citizenship - Federal Government
French (Ms. Bordonaro): animals, adjectives, prepositions
Music/Drama (Ms. Craigg): Instruments
Visual Art: 3D Solids Mobiles - nets, symmetry
Phys. Ed (Ms. Minutillo): Soccer Skills