Oct 29 - Nov 2

I hope everyone has a wonderfully spooky Halloween! I can't wait to see everyone's costumes on Wednesday :)

This week we finished up almost all of our presentations on our Reading Response Artworks. Wow, I am so impressed with the incredible effort you all put into your projects! Amazing work!

The assignment requirements can be found here: Destination Canada Assignment

We will work on this project into next week :)

This week were are beginning Destination Canada. This project will connect to stems in writing, managing information, representing, inquiry and research, and communicating persuasively.

Oct 22-25

This week we will complete our Reading Responses for, The Crazy Man. This project will support our Humanities assessment in reading, writing, managing, representing, communicating.

These projects should be completed and at school for 7-4 and 7-5 on October 25th.

Please use the following checklist to check your work:

We will work on developing short presentations to present our artworks for retell to the class on Oct. 25th. Presentations may travel into next week too. These short 30 seconds to 2 minute presentations will allow you to show your hard work off to the class and allow you to practice your speaking skills. I have been really impressed with the artworks I have seen so far, I can't wait to see them all!

Oct 15 - 19

This week we are starting our Reading Response for, The Crazy Man. We will be working on our retell, relate, and reflect for the entire week.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Calgary Public Library

All students have access to the online resources at the Calgary Public Library. These resources include a comprehensive collection of E-Books and Audiobooks! Instructions to log in can be found on the Calgary Public Library Page at the top of this blog.

Oct 9-13

Welcome back from the long weekend!

This week we will continue our novel study of, The Crazy Man. We will finish listening to the story and them begin to look at the Reading Response format.

We are also finishing our, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox" Explanation. Links can be found on a previous blog post for assignment expectations and a graphic organizer.

Literacy Volunteers and The Crazy Man Update

We are looking for new volunteers to help with the Willow Park Literacy Program. (one to one Reading support) Please contact Joni Mallabone at jemallabone@cbe.ab.ca if you would like to help with this program.  Training will be provided.  The time commitment is flexible – we will work around your schedule!!  We will be thrilled to have your support with this worthwhile program.

As we have been reading, The Crazy Man in class, we have been discussing some strong topics. Some of these topics include the death of a pet, racism, stereotyping, and civil rights. This book has a strong message of growth and acceptance, and we are discussing these ideas within class. If you think that your son or daughter would benefit in speaking about some of these topics further, to strengthen their understanding, I highly encourage you to ask them about the book and discuss it with them to help their personal comprehension of some of these complex areas.

October 1-5

This week we will finish our Sometimes I Feel Like A Fox Artwork, and begin working on our artist statements.

Here are the assignment requirements. Please refer back to them during the writing process to make sure your writing stays on track: Artist Statement Expectations

Here is a graphic organizer to help you begin writing. You can paste this organizer into a new doc to get started, or work on a paper copy provided: Graphic Organizer



We will also begin Pamela Porter's, The Crazy Man, our first novel study. This novel will be read aloud in class, while we stop to discuss, make connections, and predictions.