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This is a classroom of readers. Many students pop open a book first thing everyday and get ten or fifteen minutes of reading done before the school day starts. I often over-hear students talking to each other about the books they are reading. To add a special something to our regular silent reading time, we [...]

Tags: book reviews, DEAR, Reading

…your brain’s attention. As we Huzzahnians have discussed (and expert researchers have told us), vision trumps all other senses. We attach meaning and recall better if there is an image connected to a message. Is this why advertising is so successful? We are going to get busy with images this week: finding the right ones [...]

Looking  for some common interests? Blogs let us write about events and topics about which we are passionate. Reading the thoughts and hearing about the experiences of people who share your interests is rewarding, inspiring, and fun. If you have an interest in any of these topics, you may want to connect with these bloggers: [...]

A bit of Friday fun… Thanks to the school leadership club, today was a bit different. Staff and students turned up at school in their pyjamas, with stuffies and blankets in tow. We still managed to get a lot of learning in, despite appearances. Math, Social Studies and Language Arts still happened (as well as [...]

Tags: Pyjama and Stuffy Day, Read-In

We are very fortunate to have many adults working with our class this year. Some are close to home, and some far away. Ms. Fender is a student teacher living…somewhere else! We will solve the mystery of her whereabouts with her help, because she has made a video for us to help guess where she [...]

Readers arrive with questions: Who is this writer? What are his interests? What is her personality like? Do we have anything in common? Your “About” page might just be the first place a reader goes to find out. Your blog is a reflection of your personality. Miss Wyatt’s post gives some directions and examples of [...]

Tags: About, identity, privacy

From Blue Devils swimming, to Chile and beyond! Greetings to all the students and parents of Mrs. Smith’s grade 5/6 class. My name is Mr. Laurie. I am a student teacher from Vancouver Island University. I will be a part of your classroom community over the next year. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity [...]