Summer! New Web sites, APPS and Photos to CHECK OUT!

Hello Everyone,

Wow! This summer has flown by, I can not believe we are into early August. This summer has been a blur of amazing playdates, visits with friends, swimming, soccer and cottage trips for Ella, Logan and I. I'm not sure where July went. Mr. Wood, Ella, Logan and I just got back from a wonderful week at a cottage with a group of friends, we went canoeing, paddle boating, kayaking, swimming and had a great time. Again, time flies when you are having fun. I think Ella and Logan wished we could stay there all summer long they had a such a great time playing with their friends.

Ella and Logan had a short nap last summer during the day so I had a small window of down time to get things done, but this summer no such luck and we are on the go all day long. Don't get me wrong I am loving every minute of it.

I hope you and your family are having a fantastic summer doing whatever makes you smile and laugh. Please make sure you are reading and writing a bit here and there, you worked hard to get where you are and a little of both each day (or at least three times a week) will keep you ready for grade 3.

Please drop by in September to say Hi and tell me about your summer.

Take care,

Love, Mrs. Wood

WEB SITES or APPS to check out

Brain Quest series - has lots of great questions on line and an app - brainquest.com

APPS- free or inexpensive

Free flow - problem solving
Doodle Fit - problem solving fit the shapes into the outlined areas
Jumbled Sentences - arrange sentences in word order, sentences get increasingly difficult
Penguin Levelled Readers - free or purchase levelled books
National Geographic - Weird But True - free or purchase for 0.99 or $1.99
Math Zombies - select level, and  +, -  and zap the zombies with correct answers - quite neat


 A few photos from the end of the Year

                                                                  MONEY MATH

BALLOON CAR VIDEOS

TO BE FIXED - not sure what went wrong during download x2

                                                MY BUILDING CREW - always creating

                                                                 FAIRY TALE FUN

                                                              BIKE SAFETY RODEO

                                               CANADIAN CELEBRATIONS SHARING

                                                                           Caribanna

                                                                    Toonik Tyme

                                                                  TALENT SHOW

                                                                      Beautiful Art!

Super Singing

                                                                      Magic Tricks

                                                          Some Talented Chinese yo-yos

How to Draw a Ninja

                                                             FAMOUS CANADIAN
                                                             Power Point Presentations

                                                                      Parachute Fun!

YMCA Swim to Survive

                           Learning to breathe to the side and swim

                                                 
                            How long can you tread water for?

                                               
          The famous mushroom/umbrella break before switch up, on the last class.

      The boys Monkey in the Middle involved anywhere from 1 boy in the middle to 4 or 5. Whether
they were in the middle or on the ends they loved it, not sure about the life guard but he didn't stop it.

                                    Last swim class, class photo

Media - ADVERTISING

To PERSUADE, INFORM or ENTERTAIN? 

Where do we see advertisements in the world around us?

                                Success Criteria for creating/developing your own product-
After watching a number of commercials, online advertisements and ads in magazines, we discussed what was interesting about them, what the students liked. Did they INFORM, ENTERTAIN or PERSUADE us to buy a product.
                    We developed the following Success Criteria for the students projects

                                 I would love to try these out Annabel and Dev.

                                     I'm sure people would love this Ashawnee!

               Very creative, interesting way for Cats and Dogs to solve a problem Max and Andrew

                    What an interesting idea, combining your love of horses and hockey.
                                     Nice and bright Sylvia and Grace!

                Do they come in extra long dangly versions Mackenzie and Lara?

                                    Interesting way for your pet to get around Eva and Emily
                                    Love the helmet feature for safety of your beloved pet!