Dear Students,
Zorbit’s Math Adventure has landed in our class! This game is a fun way to learn and apply your math! Today I showed you how to login through our blog. Remember that Zorbits only works on LapTops, Desktops and Chromebook/Notebooks. (You can play it on an Ipad but your parents will need to download the Paid App to do this. If your parents are interested in getting the App I will need to give them your username and passcode.)
Enjoy the Zorbits adventure!
Regards,
Mr. D:)
Thank you for your patience with the Class Blog tonight! Blogger is using a new interface, so Mr. D has had adjust its appearance and it figuring out how to do this. Because I am working on it, you may have had more difficulty accessing it tonight. It should run a lot more smoothly tomorrow.
Regards,
Mr. D
Dear Students,
It was a great day after all. We didn't need to do any indoor recesses!
I just wanted to give you a few reminders:
Dear Students,
One of the Math strategies we have been learning about is "fact families." Addition facts can help you find the answer to subtraction facts and the other way around! Here is a fun game you can try to learn and practise fact families. You can increase the skill level as well to do more challenging questions. Give it a try and enjoy!
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/number-facts/number-fact-families
Wow Class!
We had a beautiful morning to do our Terry Fox Run, and you made the most of it! After our warm-up exercises, we ran around the schoolyard five times. That works out to 2500 metres, or 2.5 kilometres. Some of the Junior teachers were impressed that Grade 3s and 2s could do that many laps, and Mr.D was proud of you. (We have some future Cross Country and Track and Field team members!)
It was for a great cause, and remember that families are welcome to contribute to the Terry Fox Foundation now that you have completed the Run. Terry Fox Foundation.
For those of my students who are at home and could not join us, we missed you and don’t worry: there will be other adventures to come that you’ll be able to participate in later in the year. Have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you again on Monday:)
Mr. D
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Dear Students,
On Tuesday, we received our second Words of the Week (W.Ws) based on the Short e sound. Hopefully you have been learning and practising them. If a student has been away for most of the week and comes to class tomorrow, they do not need to write it unless they got the words off our blog and have been practising.
FYI (For your information,) during the year if you are away for a quiz, we don't do a "makeup quiz." There are so many quizzes during the year that you will get many chances to show off your hard work preparing on other quizzes!
Enjoy your evening!
Mr. D:)
PS. Out of all of the W.Ws activities I showed you where you get to "DO" the words to practise them, what has been your favourite so far? Mr. D's favourite is doing the words "Opera Style!"
Dear Grade 2 and 3 Runners,
We're almost there. One more day until we get to do our Terry Fox Run! We will begin at approximately 11:00AM. This year we will be walking around our school yard instead of through the community. Grade 6 students will keep track of the numbers of kilometres we run or walk. Remember that if you are away tomorrow, you can still participate. With your parents' permission, consider doing some laps around your backyard!
Here are some things you should remember to bring:
We aren't collecting donations at the school this year, but your parents/family can consider donating directly to the Terry Fox Foundation.
Have fun!
Mr. D:)
Dear Grade 2s and 3s,
Yesterday you were given your new Words of the Week which focus on the Short E sound. Please continue to learn and practice them. Our very first W.W. Quiz will be this Friday. (For students who did not get the words because they are away, they will not be expected to write this Quiz.)
I was very glad to hear that a few of our students read their first 20 minutes for the Reading Points program! I sent the black Reading Points folders home yesterday and today. Students who have been away will get them when they return.
Remember that RazKids can be used to count for your Reading Points minutes! My class ID and your passwords are now located at the front of your agenda. If you have been away, I will send the password to your parents. Hopefully you have noticed that there is now an icon you can click on our blog to get to RazKids.
Enjoy the beautiful evening!
Mr. D:)
Good Evening Students,
Our Terry Fox Walk is now Friday during 2nd Block between 11 and 12. Every student will get a chance to choose somebody to run for who has been affected by cancer. You could be running for a family member, a relative, a friend or even for Terry. You have a couple of nights to think about this. Tomorrow, we'll be talking more about Terry and the Marathon of Hope.
Regards,
Mr. D
Dear Students,
I know there have been a lot of posts today, but I did promise I would include them on the blog. That way, you can tell them to your parents, siblings, cousins, friends etc.!
Here are the Autumn Jokes:
Why does summer stay so close to autumn?
Because autumn can fall.
How do you fix a broken pumpkin?
With a pumpkin patch
How do leaves get from place to place?
With autumn-mobiles.
What is the cutest season?
Awwwwwtumn.
Enjoy your joke-telling!
Dear Students,
Tonight I handed out your new black Reading Points folders. Tonight is your first chance to work towards your Bronze Star (or 30 hours of reading!) Enjoy! For those students at home, here is the link to the package if you want to get a head start, and I'll give you your new folder on your return:)
I also gave you your RazKids information. It was a white sheet with information on your account, and an area for your parents to fill. Tomorrow I will put an info card straight into your agenda front page. For students at home, please send me a message if you can't remember your password from last year. I will send new students their passwords if they weren't here. Later tonight, I will post a direct link to RazKids on our Blog.
Happy Reading!!!
Mr. D
Dear Grade 2s and 3s,
Today I gave you your W.W. Words which you copied in your agenda. I am listing them below. Remember to learn and practise them using the strategies I shared with you last week:
We will do out List 2 Quiz on Friday. Here are the words:
Good luck!
Mr. D:)
Dear Grade 3s and 2s,
Welcome back to another week in Grade 3 and 2! I hope you enjoyed the great weather on the weekend. You seemed to really enjoy our "Clipboard Learning" Friday afternoon where we went outside to do some of our learning. Good news; Mr. D wants to try it again this week!
Please remember to go over the Acceptable Use of Technology agreement I handed you today with your parents. For those of you at home, here is the link below so you can print it and do it at home.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NWsMO57L38tmnPKakFCai9mk57tV9Ly/view?usp=sharing
Enjoy your evening, and I will see you tomorrow.
Regards,
Mr. D
PS. Mr. D has some great Jokes of the Week ready to share with you tomorrow:)
Howdy Grade 3s and 2s,
I hope you enjoyed the new outside game called "Mimic" that we played today in the beautiful weather. Remember to keep practising your new Words of the Week. Here is some info on our Workspace.
Why we Have a Grade 2/3 Class Workspace
To help you and your parents to know what we have been doing in class and help you catch up if you are away from school, I have set up a Grade 2/3 Workspace for you. If you were at school you would already have completed the lessons and activities during class time that are posted to our Workspace. You don't need to do them again (unless you want to!:)
Workspace lessons and activities are not nightly homework. Nightly homework is something separate which Mr. D will be setting up and get you started on in October.)
How do we get onto our Hapara Workspace?
Mr. D showed you today how to get onto our Hapara Workspace. (One of the great things about having our class blog is you can access almost everything through our Blog which can save a lot of time!) To get on our Class Workspace, simply look to the right of this post. On the top left above the Blue Jays photo, you will see a picture that says "Hapara Workspace." Click that and it will ask you to login using your using your OCSB student email address and your password. For students new to St. Leonard, I will be giving your new email address and password. If you or your parents have forgotten them, let me know and I'll share them with you.
A LOGIN TIP: You will not be able to login to our Workspace if you or your parents are logged into a personal Gmail account or a parent work email address provided by Google. Make sure that you log out of those accounts before trying to login to your Workspace.
Please let me know if you or your parents have any questions. Have an awesome evening!
Regards, Mr. D:)
Dear Grade 2s and 3s,
Today you were given your very first Words of the Week list to write in your agenda. Below, I have placed links to your words in case you need to check them over or missed a couple of them. I explained to you what we will be doing with the words each week, and I also have placed the link to a Words of the Week package which will be helpful information for your parents. If you have any questions, we can go over them tomorrow. Have a great evening, students!
Mr. D
Words of the Week Spelling Strategies Package
Dear Grade 2s and 3s,
Welcome back to another week in your new class! I hope you enjoyed our Jokes of the Week, Math Baseball and our new outdoor gym game called "4 lines!"
You will remember that I asked you to "Brainstorm" a list of ideas about how we could create a classroom in which we could stay safe and learn well at the same time. We did this so that we could come up with a list of rules or "Class Do's" we could remember.Your ideas were outstanding and were all very helpful. I knew it would be hard to remember 20 different rules, so I combined them into 7 Class Do's that I am sure will help you learn. Here they are:
OUR 2D CLASS Do’s!
1. We make safe choices always including:
Physical distancing.
Sneezing/coughing into our arm.
Washing our hands regularly.
2. We treat others kindly W.W.J.D (What would Jesus do?)
3. We help to create a quiet and positive work area where everyone can learn.
4. We use good manners including listening politely when others speak.
5. We keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
6. We respect our class/school environment.
7. We always try our best and never give up.
Your homework tonight is to read over the list of Class Do's to become familiar with them. Tomorrow, we will discuss and review them. Well done, Grade 2s and 3s!
Regards,
Mr. D:)
PS. The Raptors tried very hard but lost to the Celtics on Friday night. Now Mr. D can focus on cheering for his Blue Jays!
Howdy Students,
Thank you for making our first week together a fantastic one. Enjoy the time with your families, and Mr. D will see you again on Monday!
Regards,
Mr. D:)
PS. LET'S GO RAPTORS!
Dear Students,
I hope you enjoyed yet another day in your new class. Mr. D can’t believe it’s almost the end of the our first week together! I hope that you enjoyed our new “Shipwreck” outdoor game and “Exit Math."
Here is the final “First Week” quiz.
1. The Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics:
A. In overtime
B. In double overtime
C. In regular time.
2. Mr. D’s nephew who goes to an outdoor school lives in:
A. Toronto
B. Winnipeg
C. Vancouver Island
3. This is the name of one of Mr. D's favourite books:
A. Lord of the Rings
B. Harry Potter
C. Curious George
4. This is the prayer that we began the day with today:
A. The Our Father
B. The Hail Mary
C. The Lunchtime Prayer
5. We can use our class “Safe Place” when it becomes difficult to learn because of how we are feeling. Which feelings zone is it best to be in for learning?
A. The Yellow Zone
B. The Green Zone
C. The Blue Zone
GIVE THE QUIZ A TRY!!!
You got all the answers correctly from last night's First Day Quiz. Well done! Here is another set of trivia questions to challenge you! Enjoy!!!
1. In case of a fire, which are the closest doors we use to safely exit the school?
A. The Front Office doors
B. The Library doors
C. The doors we use at recess
2. During good hand washing, what is the part of the hand that we scrub last?
A. Between our fingers
B. Our thumbs
C. Our palms.
3. Mr. D told you a true story about how an uninvited dog ran into Mr. D's Gr. 3 portable many years ago. What did the dog do once he was inside the portable?
A. barked loudly
B. chased the students
C. ate Cameron's lunch
4. How many years did Mr. D teach Grade 3?
A. 1 year
B. 12 years
C. 2 years
5. If someone gets hurt (or is about to get hurt) during gym, how many times will Mr. D blow his whistle?
A. 3 times
B. 1 time
C. 10 times
GOOD LUCK STUDENTS!!!
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Howdy Grade 3s and 2s,
Mr. D enjoyed another great day with you. You continue to work hard on learning and following the new health and safety rules, and you are starting to get to know your classmates and Mr. D. I hope that you enjoyed our outdoor gym class. I know that "Math Baseball" was a big "hit" (get it?:) with the class. Here is a website where you can practise the types of basic facts we answered today in Math Baseball:
https://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards (Grade 3 students will want to try to move up a level or two after trying the first level.)
Have a greeeeat evening Grade 2s and 3s!
Regards,Mr. D :)
PS. LET"S GO RAPTORS!
CLASS TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Think about your first day back at school today. See how many of these questions about our first day you can answer correctly. I will give you the answers in class tomorrow!
What shape is the area we play in at recess?
triangle
rectangle
circle
2. When do we do French class with Mme Blok?
after lunch recess
after morning recess
after afternoon recess
3. When you hear a song on the radio and pretend to play a guitar, what do you call the guitar?
sound guitar
snow guitar
air guitar
4. What NBA basketball team is Mr. D cheering for right now?
The Boston Celtics
The Toronto Raptors
The LA Clippers
5. At school, when should we wash/sanitize our hands?
When we come in from recess
Before we eat lunch and snack
Both A and B
Good luck with answering the trivia questions. I’ll have some more for you tomorrow!
Dear Grade 2s and 3s,
It was an awesome first day together! I really enjoyed meeting you, and I was impressed with how smoothly our first day went even though it was a very busy day. There were a lot of new rules and routines to learn, but I could tell that you were trying hard to follow them. We will keep reviewing and practising them. Thank you for making our first day together a great one to remember, and I will see you again tomorrow; give yourselves a "round of applause!" 
Regards,
Mr. D
Dear Students, Thank you for sharing your awesome talent with Mr. D and the class. Thank you as well for making it a great last day toge...
