Mel's 10EAL

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will not have a class meeting today. If you have any questions, please email me. Make sure to work on completing this week’s assignments today.

Here are some videos to help explain how to use Google Classroom on an Android Phone (i.e., Samsung):

Today’s Lesson:

1. Complete the Ch. 3 Who is Malala? questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due on Friday)
2. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 3 in Google Classroom. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 3 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11) (Due on Friday)
3. Complete Lesson 3 (Short Article) in the Vocabulary Booklet –We will correct it together on Friday
4. Complete the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom (Due on Friday)
5. Watch the videos below if interested.

Here are some topics mentioned in Ch. 1 – 3 of Who is Malala? :

Who are the Taliban?

Have a nice day! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

We will have small class meetings today. I have emailed you the link. Please do not be late for your meeting. Here are the meeting times and groups:

Meeting #1 at 12:00: Mussie, Amir, Suahil, Senait, & Ilyan

Meeting #2 at 12:30: Selam, Jacky, Sadia, Tiblets & Haja

Meeting #3 at 1:00: Tarfa, Arshad, Abeba, Hadijah, & Mohamad

Meeting #4 at 1:30: Shireen, Rajae, Shamsedin, Rezwana, & Cyusa

Today’s Lesson:

1. Re-read Ch. 3 of Who is Malala?
2. Complete work in the Malala study booklet for Ch. 3
3. Complete the Ch. 3 Questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due on Friday)
4. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 3 in Google Classroom. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 3 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11) (Due on Friday)
5. Complete Lesson 3 (Short Article) in the Vocabulary Booklet –We will correct it together on Friday
6. Complete the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom

Have a nice day! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Good Morning Class!

Here is a video explaining how to use Google Classroom & Google Docs with a cell phone. It will also show you how to turn in your work.:

We will not have a class meeting today. If you need to ask me questions, you can email me. I will also be available in an open Google meeting at 12:00 – 1:00 today. Use the same link as yesterday.

Today’s Lesson:

1. Watch the video about Google Classroom (above)
2. Re-read Ch. 3 of Who is Malala?
3. Complete work in the Malala study booklet for Ch. 3
4. Complete the Ch. 3 Questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due on Friday)
5. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 3 in Google Classroom. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 3 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11) (Due on Friday)
6. Complete Lesson 3 (Short Article) in the Vocabulary Booklet –We will correct it together on Friday
7. Complete the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom

Have a nice day! 🙂

Here is a video explaining how to use Google Classroom & Google Docs with a cell phone. It will also show you how to turn in your work.:

Good Morning Students!

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and who have joined Google Classroom.

We will have a short class meeting today at 12:30. Please do not be late.

Here are the two Social Stories that we will read in Friday’s class meeting.:

4 Tips for People Who Sit All Day

Today’s Lesson:

1. Re-read the two social stories that we read together in our meeting on Friday (above)
2. Join my Google Classroom (if you haven’t yet)
3. Read Ch. 3 of Who is Malala?
4. Complete the Ch. 3 Questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due on Friday)
5. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 3 in Google Classroom. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 3 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11)(Due on Friday)
6. Complete Lesson 3 (Short Article) in the Vocabulary Booklet –We will correct it together on Friday
7. Complete the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in Google Classroom

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions Ch. 3 You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 3.

We will correct the Lesson 3 Vocabulary assignment in the class meeting on Friday. Here is a copy of the Lesson 3 (Short Article) assignment.

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 3 for extra marks.

See you at the 12:30 meeting this afternoon 🙂

Hello Students!

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and who have joined Google Classroom.

We will have a short class meeting today at 12:00. Please do not be late.

Today is the due date for several assignments. Please make sure to turn them in today.

Here are the two Social Stories that we will read in today’s class meeting.:

Today’s Lesson:

1. Re-read the two social stories that we read together in our meeting today (above)
2. Join my Google Classroom (if you haven’t yet)
3. Do the Malala -Ch.1 assignment in Google Classroom and turn in to me when finished. I will also post the Ch. 1 paragraph assignment if any students want to type it in there. Most students have already sent me an email of this assignment, so this if just for students who have not done it yet. (Due today)
4. Re-read Ch. 2 of Who is Malala?
5. Complete the Ch. 2 Questions assignment in Google Classroom. (Due today)
6. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 2. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 2 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11). Please do this assignment in Google Classroom. It is due on Monday, April 26.
7. Wednesday was Earth Day. Here are some interesting activities related to Earth Day. Choose one or more (click on the titles) and do it on your own. You may wish to do an activity with your children too.:

Energy Production in Canada
In this activity, you will learn about Canada’s energy story by exploring where, how, and why different types of energy are produced in Canada. You will learn about Canada’s power generation stations, oil refineries, wind farms, and more.

Canada’s Atlantic Ocean & Fisheries
In this activity, you will explore the Atlantic Ocean, collapse of the Atlantic cod, current state of Atlantic fisheries and sustainable management practices.

The Arctic Ocean
In this activity, you will explore the Arctic Ocean, the importance of Arctic sea ice and how the Earth’s changing climate impacts both Arctic and global systems.

Toronto’s Urban Forest
In this activity, you will learn about Toronto’s urban forest, and you can add information about your community trees to a public web map.

Living in the Age of Humans

Explore this series of story maps examining the planet-wide impacts of human activities. Take a closer look at understanding the global scale of human activities, how humans have modified the Earth’s limited land space, and discover the various ways forests are essential to life on Earth, and see how they’re faring today.

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions for both the Ch. 1 & 2 assignments. You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 1 & 2 (1 paragraph for EACH chapter).:

Students also need to complete the Reading, Writing & Vocabulary assignment – Lesson 2 (Poem). We will correct it together at the class meetings on Tuesday. Here is the assignment if you don’t have it.:

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 2 for extra marks.

See you at the meeting this afternoon 🙂

Yesterday was our 50^th Earth Day! Share your love for Earth and Canada by adding your favourite Canadian place to the Canada Shares map. Don’t forget to check out your submission on the collaborative map and see what your fellow Canadians have shared.

Hello Students!

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and who have joined Google Classroom.

We will not have a class meeting today. However, I will be available in Google Meeting from 1:00 – 2:00 if students need help with anything. The following students should join me today and I will try to help you join Google Classroom.: Rezwana, Tiblets, Rajae, Shamsedin, Cyusa, Jacky, & Selam

Today’s Lesson:

1. Join my Google Classroom (if you haven’t yet)
2. Do the Malala -Ch.1 assignment in Google Classroom and turn in to me when finished. I will also post the Ch. 1 paragraph assignment if any students want to type it in there. Most students have already sent me an email of this assignment, so this if just for students who have not done it yet.
3. Re-read Ch. 2 of Who is Malala?
4. Complete the Ch. 2 Questions assignment in Google Classroom.
5. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 2. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 2 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11). Please do this assignment in Google Classroom. It is due on Monday, April 26.
6. Yesterday was Earth Day. Here are some interesting activities related to Earth Day. Choose one or more (click on the titles) and do it on your own. You may wish to do an activity with your children too.:

Energy Production in Canada
In this activity, you will learn about Canada’s energy story by exploring where, how, and why different types of energy are produced in Canada. You will learn about Canada’s power generation stations, oil refineries, wind farms, and more.

Canada’s Atlantic Ocean & Fisheries
In this activity, you will explore the Atlantic Ocean, collapse of the Atlantic cod, current state of Atlantic fisheries and sustainable management practices.

The Arctic Ocean
In this activity, you will explore the Arctic Ocean, the importance of Arctic sea ice and how the Earth’s changing climate impacts both Arctic and global systems.

Toronto’s Urban Forest
In this activity, you will learn about Toronto’s urban forest, and you can add information about your community trees to a public web map.

Living in the Age of Humans

Explore this series of story maps examining the planet-wide impacts of human activities. Take a closer look at understanding the global scale of human activities, how humans have modified the Earth’s limited land space, and discover the various ways forests are essential to life on Earth, and see how they’re faring today.

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions for both the Ch. 1 & 2 assignments. You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 1 & 2 (1 paragraph for EACH chapter).:

Students also need to complete the Reading, Writing & Vocabulary assignment – Lesson 2 (Poem). We will correct it together at the class meetings on Tuesday. Here is the assignment if you don’t have it.:

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 2 for extra marks.

*As requested, here is a list of recommended websites for children to use for learning at home. Some sites will be useful for you as well:

SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME – Google “Scholastic Learn at Home” for quick access

http://scholastic.ca/kids/thingstodo/

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html

PBS LEARNING MEDIA – https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

NAT GEO 4 KIDS – https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

ABCYA – www.abcya.com

FUN BRAIN – www.funbrain.com

STARFALL – www.starfall.com

HIGHLIGHTS KIDS – www.highlightskids.com

STORYLINE ONLINE – www.storylineonline.net

LEARNING A-Z – www.learninga-z.com

BRAINPOP – www.brainpop.com

VOOKS – www.vooks.com/teacher-appreciation

PHONICS HERO – www.phonicshero.com

DREAMSCAPE – www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape

SWITCHEROO ZOO – www.switcheroozoo.com

BOOM LEARNING – https://wow.boomlearning.com/

KIDS DISCOVER – https://online.kidsdiscover.com/

TIME FOR KIDS – www.timeforkids.com

GONOODLE – www.gonoodle.com

See you at the meetings this afternoon 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Hello Students!

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and emailing me your completed assignments.

We will have small class meetings today. I have emailed you the link. Please do not be late for you meeting. Here are the meeting times and groups:

Meeting #1 at 1:00: Ilyan, Selam, Jacky, Sadia, Tiblets & Haja

Meeting #2 at 1:30: Mussie, Amir, Suahil, Senait

Meeting #3 at 2:00: Tarfa, Arshad, Abeba & Mohamad

Meeting # 4 at 2:20: Shireen, Rajae, Shamsedin, Rezwana, & Cyusa

I am hoping that all students will be able to start using Google Classroom this week. Some students have already joined my Google Classroom, which is great! 🙂 Thank you! I will help some students join GC in our small meetings today. I have emailed each student instructions on how to access Google Classroom and also your student emails, student numbers, and the classroom code. Please try to join my Google Classroom.

Today’s Lesson:

1. Join my Google Classroom
2. Do the Malala -Ch.1 assignment in Google Classroom and turn in to me when finished.
3. Re-read Ch. 2 of Who is Malala?
4. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 2. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 2 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11). This paragraph will be due on Google Classroom. If you have not written it yet, please wait for me to assign it in Google Classroom and type it in there.
5. Make sure that Lesson 2 is complete and ready to mark in small groups (we will correct it today).

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions for both the Ch. 1 & 2 assignments. You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 1 & 2 (1 paragraph for EACH chapter).:

Students also need to complete the Reading, Writing & Vocabulary assignment – Lesson 2 (Poem). We will correct it together at the class meetings on Tuesday. Here is the assignment if you don’t have it.:

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 2 for extra marks.

*As requested, here is a list of recommended websites for children to use for learning at home. Some sites will be useful for you as well:

SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME – Google “Scholastic Learn at Home” for quick access

http://scholastic.ca/kids/thingstodo/

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html

PBS LEARNING MEDIA – https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

NAT GEO 4 KIDS – https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

ABCYA – www.abcya.com

FUN BRAIN – www.funbrain.com

STARFALL – www.starfall.com

HIGHLIGHTS KIDS – www.highlightskids.com

STORYLINE ONLINE – www.storylineonline.net

LEARNING A-Z – www.learninga-z.com

BRAINPOP – www.brainpop.com

VOOKS – www.vooks.com/teacher-appreciation

PHONICS HERO – www.phonicshero.com

DREAMSCAPE – www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape

SWITCHEROO ZOO – www.switcheroozoo.com

BOOM LEARNING – https://wow.boomlearning.com/

KIDS DISCOVER – https://online.kidsdiscover.com/

TIME FOR KIDS – www.timeforkids.com

GONOODLE – www.gonoodle.com

See you at the meetings this afternoon 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Hello Students!

I hope that you had a nice long weekend.

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and emailing me your completed assignments.

We have a class meeting at 1:00 today. I have emailed you the link.

I am hoping that all students will be able to start using Google Classroom this week. We will discuss how to use it in the meeting today. I have emailed each student instructions on how to access Google Classroom and also your student emails, student numbers, and the classroom code. Please try to join my Google Classroom.

Today’s Lesson:

1. Join my Google Classroom
2. Do the Malala -Ch.1 assignment in Google Classroom and turn in to me when finished.
3. Re-read Ch. 2 of Who is Malala?
4. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 2. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 2 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11). This paragraph will be due on Google Classroom. If you have not written it yet, please wait for me to assign it in Google Classroom and type it in there.
5. Make sure that Lesson 2 is complete and ready to mark in small groups (we will correct it tomorrow).

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions for both the Ch. 1 & 2 assignments. You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 1 & 2 (1 paragraph for EACH chapter).:

Students also need to complete the Reading, Writing & Vocabulary assignment – Lesson 2 (Poem). We will correct it together at the class meetings on Tuesday. Here is the assignment if you don’t have it.:

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 2 for extra marks.

*As requested, here is a list of recommended websites for children to use for learning at home. Some sites will be useful for you as well:

SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME – Google “Scholastic Learn at Home” for quick access

http://scholastic.ca/kids/thingstodo/

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html

PBS LEARNING MEDIA – https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

NAT GEO 4 KIDS – https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

ABCYA – www.abcya.com

FUN BRAIN – www.funbrain.com

STARFALL – www.starfall.com

HIGHLIGHTS KIDS – www.highlightskids.com

STORYLINE ONLINE – www.storylineonline.net

LEARNING A-Z – www.learninga-z.com

BRAINPOP – www.brainpop.com

VOOKS – www.vooks.com/teacher-appreciation

PHONICS HERO – www.phonicshero.com

DREAMSCAPE – www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape

SWITCHEROO ZOO – www.switcheroozoo.com

BOOM LEARNING – https://wow.boomlearning.com/

KIDS DISCOVER – https://online.kidsdiscover.com/

TIME FOR KIDS – www.timeforkids.com

GONOODLE – www.gonoodle.com

See you at 1:00! 🙂

Idiom of the Day:

Hello Students!

Thank you to those students who have been joining my Google Meetings and emailing me your completed assignments.

We WILL NOT have a class meeting today. However, if any students need to contact me today, I will be available in an open, optional meeting at 12:00 – 1:00 today. I have emailed you the link. Feel free to join me at this time if you need to speak to me or ask me anything.

We were supposed to have our next class meeting tomorrow. However, tomorrow is an In-service day, so there WILL NOT be any classes tomorrow, Friday. I will be participating in online staff meetings tomorrow, so I will not be available to answer your emails or meet with students. We will have our next class meeting on Monday at 1:00. I will send a reminder email on Monday morning.

Today’s Lesson:

1. Re-read Ch. 2 of Who is Malala?
2. Write either a Retell, Relate or Reflect paragraph about Ch. 2. Make sure to use at least one of the Ch. 2 vocabulary words in your paragraph (from the Malala study booklet -pg. 11). Once you have edited it and corrected all your mistakes, please email it to me. If possible, please type the paragraph on your computer. If not, just send me a picture of your writing. This paragraph is not due until next week.
3. Watch this YouTube video about Malala:

*Some students still need to work on completing the Who is Malala? Ch. 1 assignment. This assignment is due tomorrow, Friday, April 17.

Here is the Retell, Relate, Reflect instructions for both the Ch. 1 & 2 assignments. You need to choose to either retell or relate or reflect on Ch. 1 & 2 (1 paragraph for EACH chapter).:

Students also need to complete the Reading, Writing & Vocabulary assignment – Lesson 2 (Poem) by this Friday, April 17. We will correct it together at the class meeting on Monday. Be prepared to show it to me at the meeting. Here is the assignment if you don’t have it.:

Students who are finished all of the above assignments can work on the extra practice booklets that were given to you in March before the school closed. Students may also choose to do the optional Narrative Writing assignment at the end of Lesson 2 for extra marks.

*As requested, here is a list of recommended websites for children to use for learning at home. Some sites will be useful for you as well:

SCHOLASTIC LEARN AT HOME – Google “Scholastic Learn at Home” for quick access

http://scholastic.ca/kids/thingstodo/

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/resources-for-families.html

PBS LEARNING MEDIA – https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/

NAT GEO 4 KIDS – https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

ABCYA – www.abcya.com

FUN BRAIN – www.funbrain.com

STARFALL – www.starfall.com

HIGHLIGHTS KIDS – www.highlightskids.com

STORYLINE ONLINE – www.storylineonline.net

LEARNING A-Z – www.learninga-z.com

BRAINPOP – www.brainpop.com

VOOKS – www.vooks.com/teacher-appreciation

PHONICS HERO – www.phonicshero.com

DREAMSCAPE – www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape

SWITCHEROO ZOO – www.switcheroozoo.com

BOOM LEARNING – https://wow.boomlearning.com/

KIDS DISCOVER – https://online.kidsdiscover.com/

TIME FOR KIDS – www.timeforkids.com

GONOODLE – www.gonoodle.com

Have a good day & weekend! See you on Monday! 🙂