Donald Arseneault, Minister of Natural Resources, Visits Grade 4/C

Article posted April 24, 2007 at 02:58 PM GMT-4 • Reads 782

Minister of Education Visits Laptop Class!

Article posted April 15, 2008 at 04:10 PM GMT-4 • Reads 85

The Hon. Kelly Lamrock, Minister of Education, visited our class the other day. He said that he "was impressed how the students used technology so well" and congratulated us on the many wonderful things we are doing.Our evaluations are proving that when technology is used correctly, great learning can take place!

Mr.Cyr Wins Nation Wide Microsoft Technology Contest.

Article posted October 29, 2009 at 04:32 PM GMT-4 • Reads 268

Judge’s comment: ―Real world, real savvy, real engagement! I would have loved being in Reggie„s class when I was that age. Even though they live in a small rural community, Reggie made sure that the students were made aware of the greater global community, and the potential for sharing ideas that were transformational, and this happened through various and amazing applications of technology.‖ Well done indeed!‖ – Timothy Gard, MindShare Learning Advisory Board and K12 editor for The MindShare Learning Report. Click link to get an idea of some of the ways technology is used in the class:)

Exchanging Q & A with Our American Friends

Article posted May 14, 2010 at 03:51 PM GMT-4 • Reads 180

Lately, we have been exchanging questions and answers with our new friends in Illinois.

Making Learning Geography Authentic!

Article posted January 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM GMT-4 • Reads 172

To help make geography more authentic, my students have been following the adventures of Alex Bowling. Mr. Bowling is touring Canada and the United Stated by bike. He has a fantastic blogging site where he graciously updates a list of places he has visited, and my students post questions and keep track of his journey on their electronic maps. Alex emails my students answers to their questions, and students email him follow up questions too. Authentic writing and geography in one lesson.



Please visit his blogging site and feel free to make a small donation to help him continue his great adventure and contribution to our learning. Donations can be made through Paypal on his site or sent in with your son/daughter if they are students of 4/C



http://bowlingbybike.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-11-24T22%3A33%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=7

What Fun is Reading Greek Mythology if We Can't Make Some New Friends in Greece?

Article posted January 13, 2011 at 01:31 PM GMT-4 • Reads 233

We are inextricably linking our reading to our social studies to our writing to our technology etc...you get the picture; My class loves practicing reading comprehension strategies while listening to Greek myths during our read alouds. We wanted to learn even more about Greece after reading the myth of Artemis. We now have a whole class of students to write to, video conference with, and share ideas with from Greece. And, purely coincidental of course (wink), the Greek students' teacher's name happens to be Artemis:)



Take a look at a few slides of their city that they recently shared with us:

Tech. Mentors Teach about Internet Safety

Article posted March 1, 2011 at 03:51 PM GMT-4 • Reads 185

My Students Win Anti-Bullying Video Contest

Article posted October 2, 2011 at 12:54 PM GMT-4 • Reads 262

Three of my technology students took a proactive approach to helping others learn ways to deal with bullying. They wrote, filmed, and edited a short video to educate other students on what to do if they are being bullied. Furthermore, they submitted their video to Betty Hoeffner, co-founder & president of HEY U.G.L.Y., INC. This is a non-profit, anti-bullying advocacy group. The submitted video won HEY U.G.L.Y's eight annual video contest. The students will receive cash and clothing prizes but, more importantly, they have learned to take an active role in putting an end to bullying in District 15. The contest was judged by award-winning documentary filmmaker, Rick Erwin.

Hello to Mrs. Hayden and Her Grade 4 Class in Alberta!

Article posted November 4, 2011 at 01:08 PM GMT-4 • Reads 236

Hello from the Maritimes of Canada! We are so excited to be working with you this year. We know that we will learn many wonderful things from each other. Your teacher, Mrs. Hayden, is working extra hard for you as she incorporates technology into an already busy schedule, so make sure you thank her! If you click on your partner's initial, you can read the little 'hello' they blogged for you. After that, you can click on 'comment' and leave your little message. We can't wait to do many fun tech. projects with you this year!

Bully Free Zone Book

Article posted January 29, 2012 at 07:37 PM GMT-4 • Reads 211

Recently, I visited with all the classes at our school to share my book titled: "Bully Free Zone". In the story, the main character actively helps a student who is being bullied. However, the characters does so in a manner as not to have the bully come after her. One picture is the cover page of the book, and the other is one of me reading it. I may place the entire book on youtube along with a narration if teachers show interest.

Heritage Garden Visit

Article posted June 21, 2012 at 02:08 PM GMT-4 • Reads 264

The L.E.R. school community teamed up once again with the ERB First Nation community to provide another great learning adventure for the students. Being one of the first groups to tour the Heritage Garden with its beautiful 8 million dollar lodge, students were taught about various plants and were told traditional native stories.  The day concluded with snacks and ice-cold juice!

 

Health Fair

Article posted June 21, 2012 at 03:46 PM GMT-4 • Reads 250

Members of our little community took time to help educate our students about various health related topics.

Personal Response Writing!

Article posted October 2, 2012 at 10:51 AM GMT-4 • Reads 358

Students have learned how to blog their Personal Response Writings today. They started by posting their first writing sample that they they did at the beginning of the year, and then their most recent writing sample. After various mini-lessons on sentence fragments, run-on sentences, interjection hooks (i.e. Wow! We have to write about more idioms!), and the much needed review of upper-cases to start sentences and punctuation to end them, we hope you see the incremental improvements beginning to take shape.



Personal Response Writing is reactionary responses to 'idioms'. It's risk free writing where students practice expressing feelings, making connections, and incorporating writing traits taught through mini-lessons.



Parents/Guardians...We hope you enjoy seeing the progression, and please comment on your child's blog or another student's as this is very encouraging to them. To comment, slimply click comment and follow the steps. All comments are screened before published.

Hello Parents!

Article posted November 30, 2012 at 10:24 AM GMT-4 • Reads 5532

Here is a writing sample of where we stand now. Our main focus this week has been adding sensory details to help our readers paint a picture of what we are talking about. We have also been practicing our editing through shared writing and peer editing. Take a look at our wonderful samples and enjoy! :)



Miss Amy