Welcome to Room 123!

Dear Parents,

Welcome!  We are very excited to get the year started!  Thank you for your patience as we get the year up and running.  We will be introducing the following programs in the coming weeks:

Classroom Champions!  Our Mentor Athletes are Justin Snith and Tristan Walker.  They are Luge athletes and came in 4th at the Sochi Olympics earlier this year.  They are the youngest Canadian team to compete in the Olympics and we are thrilled to have them work with our class.  The topic for the next few weeks is GOAL SETTING!  Students will be setting a short term goal and sharing it with at least three people.  We will be checking in with our goals and setting longer term goals as the year progresses.  You can view Justin and Tristan's video for our class here:

http://www.classroomchampions.org/content/532/Tristan-Walker-and-Justin-Snith-Hard-work-makes-wishes-into-achievable-goals-



Kidblog-our class blogging platform for students to share their thinking and learning through writing.

Spelling city-individualized student spelling lists and activities to practice spelling at home

FreshGrade-our student/parent/teacher portfolios where students and teachers can upload evidence of learning and share with home.

RazKids- our home reading resource providing books and quizzes.

IXL Math- a math practice resource for home practice

Student log in username and passwords will be coming home for students to share with their parents.  Links to the programs are all in one place!  Click the tabs at the top of this blog to go directly to the sites.

Be sure to check out our student blogs and our first lesson on Digital Citizenship/Online Safety.  You can find the link here:


http://kidblog.org/Bayridge123/teacherdiana1/welcome-to-kidblog/

This Thursday, October 23rd we will be having open house style student led conferences from 1:30-4:00.  Please feel free to drop by and learn more about our class.

Have a happy week!
Diana, Gurdev and Nielsen

Our paintings in the style of Yvonne Coomber for Dot Day turned out beautifully!

Mr. Smith teaching about rights and responsibilities