Sarah Madter (She/Her)

@LauraTSimmons @silwrdsb I’d love it if you don’t mind. Hope you’re doing well.

@semadter @silwrdsb Hey! I can send stuff to you if it helps! We’re doing it before we get into some heavier stuff to have connections to build on :)

We’ve been working on an interview mini unit, to help in supporting our classroom community through creating connections. Today I asked students why they thought I had them do this assignment. Here’s their thoughts. Look like they got it! @silwrdsb

Excited to welcome poet Sarah Tolmie today and hear what she has to say about poetry! We are beginning my “naming our Marble.”

@GSandowne @unlearn_com Thanks:)

@semadter @unlearn_com I’ll share it your way!

Our paragraphs are finally done! Ss provided a title for one of our ten @unlearn_com posters, and then wrote their reasons why they chose their title and poster they picked. I love some of the awesome thought provoking messages and deep thinking skills. Well done, Rm 12!

Looking forward to launching our poetry reading bracket! Thanks @MsJewson for the inspiration. Which poem will win??? Time will tell.

We began patterning today by asking students to create a variety of patterns to match given criteria. Ask your child their pattern rule.

Grade 5/6 poets are exploring how we can use sensory details related to colour to develop an interesting and engaging poem. I’d say they understood the assignment!

Today we played “roll and round” to practice our skills rounding numbers to the nearest tenth. Using a number line, or our “trick” of underlining and circling has helped us to be successful.

Our mentor text today reminded us that good writers use tools to improve their word choice. Students then used an online thesaurus to find synonyms for boring words, like ‘big’ or ‘cute’. @mckwrdsb

Detail, through the use of adjectives, helped students to develop a clearer visual and increased interest as they read about a pirate. They will apply this understanding to their writing tomorrow. Here are some of our before and after pictures of our visualizations.

Before we can dig into descriptive writing/poetry, we must learn about the parts of speech. These mentor texts and the use of mad libs helped us as a starting point. Ask your child about it.

@mrslippertLKW @lkwwrdsb Could you please tell me more about this activity. It looks fun.

On Thursday, we played “End of the Rope,” a game all about strategy! Students enjoyed challenging their families at our open house. Students loves being the victors 😂 #p8problemsolvers #youbelongatlkw @lkwwrdsb

@MMacsClass I’d love if you could tell me more about this activity…. S’il vous plait

Today we played Kahoot to test our knowledge of how well we’ve gotten to know our classmates. It’s safe to say, I have 25 incredible students in my classroom! Bring on week 3!!

Today, we had to work together in a different way to be successful…. And it was a blast!

Today’s gym class forced us to not only work our bodies, but to also work our brains and communication. Teams had to work together to describe and build Lego towers (but only 2 out of 4 students knew what it looked like). Ask your child about this fun yet challenging activity

Today we discussed/practiced concepts in place value by playing “beat my teacher”. Ask your child about his/her strategy.

As we grow and evolve as mathematicians, students were asked: Do you think some people are born good at math? Here is what the Grade 5/6s had to say….

Today our read aloud, Up The Creek, allowed us to begin thinking about our classroom agreement and what we will need to be successful. Ask your child about it tonight.