February 14 - Valentines Day

Here is an article in the Toronto Star about a grade 1s perspective on love and Valentines Day.  Read the article and share your thoughts?

http://www.thestar.com/living/valentinesday/article/938130--grade-1-students-ponder-the-mystery-of-love

United We Stand 2

Is going down to "ground zero" the right choice for James and Will?

predict the outcome of their decision to go into the city.

iRead 4

What is the conflict in your story?  Don't offer a solution.  Everybody else can share a possible solution to the conflict.

iRead 3

What is the main idea of your story?

United We Stand - 2

Was going to James's house the right thing to do?

Do you think you could have done the same?

How do you think James is doing?

What do you think happened to James's father?

Just for fun

with all the star wars chatter that goes on, i figured this commercial was perfect.

Check this out!

any comments?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

United We Stand 1

What do you think the sequel to We All Fall Down is going to be about?

make your predictions.

Snow Day 1

Here is an article about our school closure, check out the blog responses at the bottom, many readers are not very happy with the decision.

read and tell me what you think

http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/schoolsandresources/article/931997--snow-closes-toronto-schools-for-first-time-since-1999

Wednesday February 2

Classes are cancelled today.

enjoy :)

iRead 2

Hey Team, we had a shortened period today, thus we shall have our next iRead period on Thursday.  But for todays blogging task please share something about a character in your book. (a like, dislike, they remind you of something, something unique).

as well for our movie we need a full class session tomorrow to put our ideas together, and importantly picking characters, i want 3 names of real slaves that were freed on the underground railway, names and dates, we want our movie to be real.  post those findings on the movie block.