This post contains all of the essential information for public speaking Welcome to this year’s public speaking contest for grades 6-8.  Expressing ideas aloud in a clear and effective way is an important life skill! Students will have the opportunity to plan, develop, and deliver a speech to showcase these skills. Students will be spending the upcoming weeks working towards preparing a 4-5 minute speech. Additionally, we will be spending time in class practicing various oral communication skills (eye contact, inflection, effective use of gestures, etc.)...

In  class I was told to wright a memoir, and I decided to write my memoir on my experience of my one night at the Bedouin tent.   I chose this topic because it was a very meaningful vacation. One, because I was with my whole family, and two was becauseI learned a great lesson, and that lesson is is that you can find happiness wherever you are....

This week we are shifting our focus in Jewish Studies to various resistance attempts that were made by both Jews and gentiles during the Holocaust. Students will be watching, analyzing, and discussing the film, Escape from Sobibor. This film depicts the largest escape from an extermination camp during the Holocaust. Please read the corresponding questions prior to watching the film. Students will be asked to jot down notes as they watch. By taking notes, students will be able to more accurately recall details as they answer the critical analysis questions....

This week students will be completing their analysis of the first chapter of Pirkei Avot. We have reviewed the majority of these verses as a class. Students are being asked to review the 18 verses and select the two verses that they feel are most important. This activity requires students to synthesize information and create personal connections with historic Jewish texts. Task Breakdown:...

We have been practicing a spring song in class. Here is the link to the song and the lyrics:) Enjoy! [embeddoc url="https://theojcsgrade1.edublogs.org/files/2021/04/Le-p’tit-printemps-passe-partout-song-lyrics-Google-Docs.pdf" download="all" viewer="google" ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-brPMP3Rr4...

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In this week's Parsha we were learning with the students about the power of words and what "Lashon hara" can do. For the parsha activity students were writing good things about their classmates, then they shared how they felt when someone said a good thing about them. We all agreed that "Lashon hara" has the opposite effect. We should always think before we speak and not to use "lashon hara", it can hurt somebody's feelings. What a great activity to finish the week with:)...

Dans notre classes de français nous avons appris les directions. J'ai créé un "slide show" et j'ai trouvé une carte sur l'Internet. Après je devais écrire cinq phrases qui expliquaient les directions sur ma carte. Voici ma présentation.

Dans notre classe de francais nous avons appris les aliments. Nous avons cree un “Google Docs” and il fallait faire une carte donner les directions. Voice mon travail.

Dans notre classe de francais nous avons appris les elements. Nous avons cree un “Slide Show” and il fallait faire une carte donner les directions. Voice mon travail.

Dans notre classe de francais nous avons appris les arbre généalogique. ... Nous avons cree un “Slide Show” and il fallait faire une carte donner les directions. Voice mon travail.

Dans notre classe de francais nous avons appris les directions. Nous avons cree un "Slide Show" and il fallait faire une carte donner les directions. Voice mon travail.

.בכיתה איברית אנחנו לומדים מילים חורף .מילים חורף יהיה מילים מחורף .אנחנו גם לומד בגדים מחורף .בגדים מחורף יהיה בגדים שאתה לובש בחורף

בחורף אני אוהבת משחקת בשלג עם האחים שלי  אני אוהבת משחקת משחקי קופסא אני לא אוהבת משחקת בחוץ עם בגדים של קיץ ...

the past few weeks my class has been learning about winter clothes in hebrew. I chose to tell you about the snow man we had to make. I made a basic snow man and I named him Bob..   Thanks for reading...

Here is a workshop that can be used from grade 1 to grade 4.  We will talk about some of the most important ways we can stay safe and kind online while gaming. Protecting our game passwords Not sharing personal information in game chats Being kind in game chats Not being overly competitive Finding our media balance And remembering to be a great digital citizen Here is a link to just the slides!...

I am excited because today is a super fun storytime.  We read not one, but 3 Cranky Bear books!!  I have also included a Cranky colouring page you can print out and colour! The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland The Very Itchy Bear by Nick Bland...

Hello, Grade 4! We made it! This is the last round of multiplication Quizzes and homework tasks. The final week is all about the 9's - I know you all know the trick!...

Today we will discuss public speaking! We will review the different types of speeches (informative, entertaining, and persuasive). Students will receive more information about public speaking (due dates, check-in dates, etc.) at the beginning of next week. Click the links below to access our first public speaking sources: Intro to Public Speaking Slideshow...

To help us celebrate Earth Day, today we are reading 'The Curious Garden' by Peter Brown. Earth Day Activity Ideas Recycle Bin Raid - find one item in your recycle bin and turn it into something new and amazing!  Maybe that little milk carton can become a tiny bird feeder!  Maybe that paper towel tube can become an art project giraffe!  Use your imagination to transform a piece of trash into a treasure. Local Garbage Pick-Up - go out with a parent and find somewhere in your neighbourhood that could use a garbage clean up.  Remember to be safe and wear gloves and don't touch anything sharp! Be a Curious Gardener - if you can get your hands on some seedlings, do some gardening of your own.  If you aren't sure how to plant a seedling, get a parent or an older sibling to help.  Gardening takes lots of practice, but over time you will get your green thumb....

Today we read the true story of Wangari Maathai.  The book is called 'Wangari's Trees of Peace' and it is by Jeanette Winter. Discussion Questions These can be discussed as a class or your answers can be left on this page as a comment. What parallels can you draw between Wangari and Greta Thunberg? What were some of the many ways that Wangari's Green Belt Movement had an impact? How did the Green Belt Movement help to foster peace in Kenya?...

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