January 4, 2017: Wednesday

It was a nice winter break and a well deserved rest for all. At the same time, it was wonderful to see all the students again. I can notice how some of the students grew taller over the 2 week break.

This morning we chatted about our winter holidays and each student presented what they did.

    

Each classroom has been issued a Chromebook (kind of like a laptop), and over the next semester, the students will have a chance to use this Chromebook for various reasons.

The students were introduced to a new app called "Epic Books" that we will be using in the classroom. This app is good for reading books, or having them read to the students. We chose a "Knock Knock" book on Epic today and had some laughs.

Later in the day we had Science. After reviewing the final project, we dove into the next unit on Changes to the Earth's Surface. We identified and compared different landforms and discussed the layers of Earth.

ECA was Chinese New Year themed and we watched a couple of videos to learn about the Nian Monster and some traditions. It's the Year of the Rooster soon!

HOMEWORK:

1) please bring all your textbooks, workbooks, notebooks back to school (Library books will be exchanged on Monday)

2) Read for 10 minutes, however, you do not need to hand in your Reading log this week.

NOTICES:

- The Reading Log program will change slightly. I will attach a letter by the end of the week outlining the changes.

- Electives will begin next Friday, January 13.

I hope you all had a wonderful break. Best wishes to you and your family in 2017. 

Mr Yaremchuk