Famous Canadian Presentations

Hello parents!  It was so nice to have the opportunity to meet with many of you during parent-teacher interviews.  For those parents that I was not able to meet with during interviews, I would be happy to make some time to speak with you over the phone and answer any questions you may have.  Please email me at angela.reed@ocdsb.ca or write me a note in your child's agenda.

Our next oral presentation will be linked to our Social Studies and French programs.  This presentation will be for both Grade 4's, who will be studying Canada and our Grade 5's, who are wrapping up a unit on Canadian Government and Citizenship.

Attached are the details and the rubric for our presentation.  I am posting the documents given to the students.  The outline of the assignment is in French, however, here is the outline in English for parents:

The students are being asked to prepare a presentation on a famous Canadian.  This presentation should include the following:

1)  Who?  What?  Where?  When?  Why?  How?

2)  What is this famous Canadian's contribution to our country?

3)  The presentation should be approximately 2 - 3 minutes long and should be prepared in advance.  (e.g., not read from notes)

4)  The presentation will include a bristol board with images, title and information regarding the famous Canadian OR, WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION, may be prepared as a PowerPoint presentation at home.  Class time will not be given to prepare this presentation; however, I will be available at recess for students who require assistance.

5)  Students are to write the presentation themselves in their own words.  They are not to copy the words from a book or from the internet.  I have also spoken to the students about using online translators to help translate a few words, but not the entire text.

Students have been provided with, but are not limited to, suggestions of famous Canadians on the information sheet.

Your partner in education,
Mme Angela Reed

November Notes for Parents

Greetings Parents!  

Progress reports and interview requests went home with your children tonight.  Unfortunately, there are not enough interview times for me to meet with each family individually.  Should you wish to discuss your child's progress, I would be happy to make arrangements to speak with you by telephone or meet at a different time. Please send me a note, or an email at angela.reed@ocdsb.ca .  

The last Scholastic order before Christmas will be going home on Friday.  Should you wish to make a "secret" gift purchase, please send me a note along with your order and I will set the items aside for you.  Orders will be due on Tuesday, November 20th.

Have a great weekend! 

Angela.  

Bonjour!

October has flown by very quickly!  We have been busy in class finishing up our units on Habitat and Government.  The Grade 4's will be beginning their final assignment in Habitats this week.  They will be working in class to create a diorama of a habitat of their choice.  They can bring in items from home to add to their dioramas.  (I will be providing construction paper, various colours of plasticine, pipe cleaners and paints.  The students are encouraged to bring items from home to add to their dioramas.) I look forward to seeing their creations!

The Grade 5's will be working this week on The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and discussing some of the rights we enjoy as Canadian citizens.  As part of our Government unit, the Grade 5's are also busy in class preparing a short presentation on a Canadian Symbol of their choice.

The presentations of "Ma vie dans un sac" are now all complete.  The students were well prepared and impressed us all with their varied interests!  It was a pleasure to be able to get to know the students a little more through their presentations.  In the near future, the students will be preparing their next presentations to share with the class.

A few notes for this week:      

Progress Reports and Interview Request forms will be going home on Thursday.  As I do not have enough time slots to meet with parents of all students in the classroom, not every family will be requested to come in for an interview at this time.  I would be happy to speak with parents outside of interview time, however.  Should you wish to schedule an interview, or speak over the phone, please do not hesitate to contact me through a note in your child's agenda, on the interview request form, or at my email :  angela.reed@ocdsb.ca

Thursday is Library Day.  Our school library was closed last week to make room for some new shelving.  Regular book exchanges will resume this week.

Friday - We will be observing Remembrance Day on Friday.  The students will be attending a Remembrance Day assembly at 11:30 to honour and reflect upon the sacrifices made by our service men and women.

One final note:  There will be NO Journal de Lecture homework this week for students.  We did not have access to the school library for book exchanges.  As such, we will not have a Journal de Lecture entry due on Friday, November 9th.

Your partner in education,
Angela

English Update - Ms. O'Halloran

English Writing:

 

 

This past week students are writing poems about themselves following a specific pattern. Reviewing the writing process stages is natural throughout this project, and I have observed some impressive skills displayed by my awesome authors! I am writing one of my own at the same time. I am a writer, too! We are all writers. J

 

This week we will publish our good copies in the computer lab.

Finally, we will print these insights into our personalities and display them in the hallway outside our classroom.  

Reading:

We will continue to examine, compare and contrast the character traits (ambitious, rude, energetic, determined, brave, hard-working, etc.) possessed by various characters in a book.

Author’s reveal characters and their traits in a number of different ways:

 

1. Through what a character says and the way he or she says it.

2. Through what others say about him or her.

3. Through his or her actions.

4. Through what he or she feels or thinks.

 

While reading at home, ask your child –

“What character traits does this person (character) show?” and “What have they done/said to prove they possess this character trait?”

 

Making Words Homework

 

Each Thursday, students recieve a making words assignment to complete by the following Thursday. This work is found in their red English duotang.