Wednesday, March 9

 Hi parents,

Sorry about the lack of blog posts yesterday, we were having some internet issues at LBS but it's all resolved now. :)

Today, we continued our discussion on 'conversation skills', and brainstormed some simple questions we can use to keep conversations going. Basically I am teaching the class how to make small talk. We did some conversation exercises, and then, sticking with the theme of dialogue, the students did a fun writing activity which we called "Droon Dialogue".

For this activity, the students each rolled two dice. The number on each die corresponded with a different character from the Secrets of Droon. They then had to write dialogue for a conversation between the two characters. It was a lot of fun to read the responses - the class did a great job of getting 'in character' and making each character say things that reflected their qualities and roles in the novel.

We practiced spelling in the afternoon, did Guest Reader, and Daily LA.

We also read another chapter of Droon.

Tomorrow is our spelling quiz as there is no school on Friday.

Student-Led Conferences: March 10-11

Tomorrow marks our first day of student-led conferences, and unfortunately they have to be virtual once again, which makes the sharing process a bit more challenging. But here's more or less how it will look.

Tomorrow,  each student will take home a folder containing their writing, math, and drawing books, as well as a few other work tasks we've completed recently in class. Please wait until our conference meeting begins to open these folders, as this will give your child a chance to lead the sharing process and show off some of their favourite work.

Each folder will also contain the first Secrets of Droon Novel Study that we completed, along with a self-reflection checklist that I hope will give you an idea of some of the things we're working on in writing.

Please send the folders and the writing, math, and drawing books back to school for Monday, March 14. We're still using those books for schoolwork! 

Finally on an unrelated note, tomorrow is Inside-Out Day at Lake Bonavista School! 

I guess nobody got the memo

Have a nice night,

Zac