Final Countdown!

 Well, this week has certainly flown by as we have been so busy trying to wrap up our final unit of the year! All 3 groups have been busy recording and re-recording their scenes for the 3 plays we've been working on for our drama unit. We still have some scenes to film next Monday and Tuesday. Hopefully, we won't have to shoot any on Wednesday! Once the filming is done, I'll be busy with the editing as I try to stitch everything together into 3 videos. Once complete, I will share the finished videos here on our blog sometime later this month.

Informative Writing Project Video (Coming Soon)

The final writing project for Grade 3 has been to write an informational text about our school. Most of the groups have finished recording their news report style videos and I will share it once all of the editing is complete. In the meantime, here are a couple shots of the students in action!

Grade 5/6 Exhibition 

We also visited the Grade 5/6 Exhibition this week. Their projects touched on many deep and important social issues such as poverty, homelessness, Women's Rights, Racism and Cyberbullying. The displays were quite impressive and some of the children may have further questions about some of these issues. To find out more about the topics and the exhibition, please check out the link here or on the school blog. It was a great opportunity for the students to see the types of projects that they will be working on in the future when they are in Grade 5 or 6.

Pack Up

As we will start packing up the students' belongings on Monday, please make sure that they have a large, sturdy bag to carry all of their belongings home in. 

Last Day Half Day

Please be aware that the last school day for the year is Wednesday, June 16th. This will be a half-day for students with school ending at 12:00. Students do not need to bring a lunch. Grades 3 & 4 will be having a small farewell party from 11:00 with snacks. Ms. Ramani and I will be providing some snacks for them.

Only 3 more days until the end of Grade 3!!!

SLCs and 3 Plays

 This week, the students worked hard to reflect on all of their learning and prepared to share their learning with their parents at the Student-Led Conferences. Thank you to all the parents for taking the time to listen to your children talk about what they have been doing in school this year, and for your amazing patience when trying to connect to the Zoom meeting. Once we got past all the initial technical problems, it seemed like the rest of the conferences went smoothly.

Aside from the SLCs, the students were busy working putting together 3 short plays. They organized themselves into 3 groups, sorted out their roles and responsibilities, and started to prepare a list of props, costumes, and backdrops. They may need to bring in some things such as clothes or props on Monday. We hope to shoot a scene each day next week.