tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91251983358609439892024-03-14T13:18:04.330-04:00Mr. Babcock's Learning Centre!tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-53101984356479197462015-06-24T11:40:00.003-04:002015-06-24T11:40:41.683-04:00Bike Safety Article<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a link to another news article on our bike safety day last week.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/2015/06/19/angus-students-receive-lesson-in-bike-safety" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><u><b>Bike Safety Barrie Examiner</b></u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy the last week, remember tomorrow night (Tues.) is graduation night. Congratulations to all of our graduates!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-12128853825279347712015-06-17T08:21:00.000-04:002015-06-17T10:14:01.672-04:00Transformations<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget that tomorrow is our Bike Safety day, running for grades K-5 from 9-12. Don't forget your bike and your helmet! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some websites on math transformations that we explored today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well don;t forget to practice on<a href="https://www.prodigygame.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: red;">Prodigy.</span></u></span></a></span><a href="https://www.prodigygame.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-35541095721953772762015-06-15T09:31:00.001-04:002015-06-15T09:31:22.851-04:00Nine Days Left!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We actually only have nine days left of school for this year! Even as the students dream of beaches and sleeping in, we are keeping busy. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday the 18th is our Bike Safety Fair, and we hope all students can bring their bike and helmet. The rain date is Friday the 19th.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wrapped up our unit on probability today. Here is a website to have fun with:</span></div>
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tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-51764340043768750602015-06-10T10:40:00.001-04:002015-06-17T10:13:42.398-04:00Frogs and Ladders<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a link to the game we played today as we continue studying probability. It is a little bit addictive, and even more so when you try the higher levels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, here are the instructions to game we played with one die and a piece of paper to keep track of our scores. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">– regular die</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's how it goes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• The teacher rolls the die 20 times. After each roll, students add the number indicated on the die to the total obtained in previous rolls. Students may use paper and pencil to help them keep track of their running total.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• If the teacher rolls a 1, students lose their accumulated total, and their score becomes 1. Students continue to add on from 1 in subsequent rolls of the die.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• At any point in the game, students may “freeze” their score by standing up. For example, if a student has achieved a score of 16, he or she may stop at 16 and stand up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• After the teacher has rolled the die 20 times, the class determines which student has the highest score. Two or more students may have the same high score.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After playing the game a few times, ask questions, such as the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• “What strategy did you use to play the game? How did you decide when to freeze your score?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• “Were you able to predict when a 1 would be rolled? Why or why not?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• “How likely is it for a 1 to be rolled? Why?”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">• “What are the chances that a 1 would be rolled? How do you know that the chances of rolling a 1 are 1 out of 6?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The more players, the more fun this is! It would make a great game for family game night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students will be picking out a favourite song of their own, finding the lyrics, and creating a cd cover that matches the mood or message of the song they chose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, we are continuing on with probability. Here is a video lesson:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span></div>
tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-46852708239969241332015-06-04T09:22:00.002-04:002015-06-04T14:01:25.406-04:00Probability of a PA Day on Friday - Certain!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please remember that tomorrow is a PA day, no school for the students!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We continued our study of probability today. Here is a lesson, demonstration, and quiz to help your child to better understand the concepts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/probability/find-probability.htm" target="_blank">Find Probability</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you looking for a good site for keeping skills up over the summer, here is one we have been using lately. It has Language, Math, and other subjects. There are games for learners from pre-school to grade five. Check it out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good weekend!</span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-57130835129132520072015-06-03T11:39:00.000-04:002015-06-03T11:52:34.926-04:00Stanley Cup Starts Tonight!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It doesn't seem right to be talking about hockey when the weather is so nice, but the Final starts tonight! Hopefully it is a good series. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We continued our work on probability today, discussing combinations of items. Here is a lesson, demonstration, and some follow-up questions. Please note, the first question under "Try It!" involves paints and a canvas. The answer they are looking for does not match the visual, so skip to Try It 2. It has visuals of pastas, sauces, and toppings which allow the student to solve the question. Here is the link:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are just finishing a story we have been writing about a character who is "coming out of their comfort zone", someone who tries new things and challenges themselves throughout life. Here is a book that we heard in class, called Miss Rumphius, that goes perfectly with this subject. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span></div>
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tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-70326029341456448732015-06-02T10:44:00.001-04:002015-06-02T10:44:18.201-04:00Probability<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're in the last month of the year, but we're not slowing down at all! The final stretch will be a busy one. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a website that has a lesson, demonstration, and activity to help students further learn the concepts of probability:</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u><b><a href="http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/probability/probability-fraction.htm" target="_blank">Study Jams - Probability as a Fraction</a></b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well, here are a few quizzes:</span></div>
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tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-5341871695275988282015-05-29T10:00:00.003-04:002015-05-29T10:03:51.606-04:00Probability of the Weekend Being Here - Certain!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Friday! Here are a couple of reminders:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Monday, the local Crabby Joe's is donating 20% of the total of your non-alcohol order to our school. This is a great excuse for going out on a Monday night. Thanks to Crabby Joes for their support for our school. Make sure you bring your certificate with you, or mention to your server you are a Pine River family</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next Friday, June 5th is a PA day - no school for the students.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In English, we work on parts of speech from time to time. We focus on <b>nouns, verbs, </b>and <b>adjectives. </b>Here are a couple of websites to have fun with:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, we are continuing probability. This weekend, play a board, dice, or card game to work on predicting probabilities. Yahtzee is one of my favourites!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend!</span></div>
tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-6176669861798117602015-05-28T10:26:00.005-04:002015-05-28T10:26:44.006-04:00Probability Lesson<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math class, we are working on using the following words to describe probabilities: CERTAIN, LIKELY, UNLIKELY, IMPOSSIBLE. This is a difficult concept for some of the students to grasp. During board or card games, it would help your child better understand the ideas by stopping every once in a while to ask what the chances of an event happening next would be. For example, when rolling a die, ask "What are the chances you will roll a six?" or "What are the chances you will roll less than a 3?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a site with a quick lesson and some practice to help.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b><a href="http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/math4/d/random4l.cfm" target="_blank">Probabililty</a></b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night. </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-27424485527825340402015-05-26T12:18:00.001-04:002015-05-26T12:18:51.372-04:00One month left!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hard to believe, but there is only one month left of the school year. The weather feels like June already, and it feels strange on those days when you can't wear your shorts and sandals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have moved on to one of the funnest math units of the year - probability. We are working on using appropriate terms to express probabilities, as well as fractions. Here are a few sites to help you practice at home:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mejhm/index.html?l=0&ID1=AB.MATH.JR.STAT&ID2=AB.MATH.JR.STAT.PROB&lesson=html/object_interactives/probability/use_it.html" target="_blank">Toads and Vine</a></span></b></u>s - this site is based on the game Snakes and Ladders. The language is a little dense, so you will probably need to sit with your child to help them read the questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/data/probability/play/" target="_blank">Bamzooki</a></span></u></b> - a fun game, it asks students to express probabilities in fractions, decimals, and percents. This is one for the probability experts!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><u><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/e4f478a60902586b88e22d771326a01e33f197c4.swf" target="_blank">Ball Picking Machine</a></u></b></span> - this one focuses on probability basics, so it is a good starter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In literacy, we have finished our poetry portfolios. Now, we are working on our movie poster media projects, as well as writing a story about characters who demonstrate resiliency. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-73037934232815740782015-05-13T12:40:00.001-04:002015-05-13T12:40:10.026-04:00Comparing FractionsWe are continuing our unit on fractions, and today we worked on comparing to see which one is bigger. <br />
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Here is the site we played today:<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><a href="http://www.fuelthebrain.com/games/comparison-shootout/" target="_blank">Fraction Soccer Game</a></b></span><br />
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We also used this site to help compare:<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.abcya.com/fraction_percent_decimal_tiles.htm" target="_blank">Fraction Tiles</a></span></u></b><br />
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A very fun site we have been visiting lately is called Fuel the Brain. It contains a lot of fun games, mostly for math but some literacy, aimed at grades 3-4 and below. Check it out!<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.fuelthebrain.com/" target="_blank">Fuel the Brain</a></span></u></b><br />
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Have a good night!<br />
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<br />tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-22901641851532357432015-05-12T08:14:00.001-04:002015-05-12T08:14:05.506-04:00Jelly Golf!!!!A very fun site to help practice identifying fractions<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.fuelthebrain.com/games/jelly-golf/" target="_blank">Jelly Golf</a></span></b><br />
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<br />tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-76193806072845325332015-05-06T10:25:00.001-04:002015-05-06T10:25:09.109-04:00Fraction Fun<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, we have started a new unit on fractions. Here is a very fun 'Angry Birds' kind of site</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.abcya.com/fraction_fling.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Fraction Fling</u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u> </u></span> </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-2107786713662612702015-04-14T09:06:00.001-04:002015-04-15T15:07:55.107-04:00Todays math site<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a website to help students with their 'counting on' skills. Remember to click the "hide jumps" box to make it a challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ictgames.com/catapultCountOn/" target="_blank">Catapult Count</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another site we used the other day to practice making change using Canadian coins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/cash-out-canada/" target="_blank">Cash Out Canada</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today in math we started division, using it as a method to share equally. Here is a website to review at home:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/division/play/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Division Mine</u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In English, we continued to work on our Jacques Cartier projects. Please see yesterday's post for more details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-65658598849845761012015-03-23T15:17:00.001-04:002015-03-23T15:17:48.660-04:00Welcome back!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tanned, rested, and ready to go!! Well, rested and ready to go anyway. I hope everyone had a good March Break. The first day of Spring came on Friday, and by Saturday we had a few new centimetres of snow! Today was at least the last day for snow pants</span>, <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, we worked on our multiplication skills. This is definitely something to work on at home, and practice makes perfect. Flash cards are useful tools for this, allowing students to become more confident in their mental math abilities, and making problem solving easier. Here is a fun Harry Potter based site we worked with today.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/voldemath/" target="_blank">Lord Voldemath</a></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In English, and Social Studies, we are working on a research project on Jacques Cartier. Here are a few of the sites we looked at when doing our research:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/jacques_cartier/">http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/jacques_cartier/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9273538/Jacques-Cartier" target="_blank">http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-9273538/Jacques-Cartier </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.landofthebrave.info/jacques-cartier-facts.htm" target="_blank">http://www.landofthebrave.info/jacques-cartier-facts.htm </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For parents, here is a good resource for helping to identify mental health disorders in children and youth. One in five children under 19 experience a mental, behavioural, or emotional disorder. Early identification can be an important factor ini treatment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span><br />
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<br />tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-44341662843184160292015-03-12T15:56:00.003-04:002015-03-12T15:56:53.289-04:00One Day to Go!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only one more day until a well-deserved March Break. If you're heading to someplace sunny, enjoy! If not, well, at least the snow has started to melt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math we have been working on multiplication. Here is a site to follow up with:</span><br />
<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/soccer/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Cup Math</span></span></u></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new site I just learned about is called Prodigy Math. It is a role-playing game involving wizards and magic that asks the players math questions as they progress through the game. I have created a login for each of my students that comes to me for math (only first names were used). An information letter will go home tomorrow with your child's login info. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the site if you want to check it out:</span><br />
<a href="https://www.prodigygame.com/Play/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Prodigy Math</u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Patty's Day comes over the March Break. Here are some sites:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.abcya.com/saint_patricks_day_crossword_puzzle.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Crossword Puzzle</u></span></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.abcya.com/word_search_saint_patricks_day.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Word Search</u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, tomorrow (Friday) is pajama day. Everyone is dressed for school right away! Have a good night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-36763040104713663002015-02-26T12:42:00.003-05:002015-02-26T12:42:50.240-05:00Where is spring????<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where is spring? It has to be around here somewhere. Yesterday, we began planning for when the weather turns warmer, and wrote about what we would do on the first day of spring. Unfortunately, the long bike ride along the beach that I have planned is going to have wait for awhile. Spring has to come eventually, doesn't it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, we worked on parts of speech, focusing on nouns and verbs. We used this skill to help create some Mad Libs. Here is the site we worked on:\</span><br />
<a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm#" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Nouns and Verbs</u></span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're unfamiliar with Mad Libs, they are a blast. Please visit this site to try your own:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.classroomjr.com/printable-mad-libs-for-kids/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Mad Libs</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please remember that tomorrow is the last Zumba day for this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night! </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-12402184489784088772015-02-25T11:41:00.003-05:002015-02-25T11:41:59.668-05:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow (Thurs.) is our character ed. assembly, we hope to see you there. Also, its Crazy Socks day. Wear your best and your brightest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night! </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-18577598091864602912015-02-20T09:46:00.001-05:002015-02-20T09:46:31.292-05:00Report cards today, Zumba Tonight<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please remember that tonight (Fri. Feb 20th)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at 6pm is Zumba night where our school community is invited to come in and dance the evening away. We hope to see you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, our unit on operations (+, -, /, x) is well underway. Here is our warm up game today:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters3/ghostadd2.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: red;">Ghost Blasters III</span></u></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a change of pace on Friday, we also used the pentominoes. If you are unfamiliar, check out this game. Warning, it is addictive!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.scholastic.com/blueballiett/games/pentominoes_game.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pentominoes</span></span></u></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In literacy, here is a fun game to practice finding antonyms (opposites). Who wouldn't want to play a game called <a href="http://www.arcademics.com/games/furious-frogs/furious-frogs.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: red;">FURIOUS FROGS</span></u><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">?</span></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Report cards go home today. Please contact me here at the school if you have any questions or you wish to set up a conference. Have a good weekend!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-77713251377360035762015-02-19T12:44:00.002-05:002015-02-19T12:44:49.679-05:00A big thank you!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A big thank you to M. Cannon and parent council for the Carnaval they organized yesterday. Students from grades 3-8 had a great day, and the weather was just right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember that tomorrow night (Fri.) at 6pm, PIne River is having parent Zumba night. Come see what your child has been up to on Fridays in February! Report cards go home as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In math, we continue to explore addition of two and three digit numbers, using base ten blocks to help. Here are a couple of fun sites to follow up on:</span><br />
<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/tackled-1/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><span style="color: red;">Tackle Math</span></u></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://mrnussbaum.com/dodgeball/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Math Dodgeball</span></u></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a good night!</span><br />
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<br />tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-65987768992235254462015-02-17T14:17:00.002-05:002015-02-17T14:22:18.895-05:00Carnaval tomorrow!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hopefully everyone had a good long weekend. After the cold that we had, It may take a few days to thaw out. Tomorrow, M. Cannon and parent council have organized a Carnaval for grades 3-8. Students will be doing indoor and outdoor activities, so remember to wear warm clothes. It is supposed to be warmer than the weekend, but still well into the minus double-digits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today in math, we started our unit on Number Sense, revolving around the operations (+, -, /, x). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started using base ten blocks to add 2 and 3-digit numbers today, and will be back to it either tomorrow or the next day.</span> This is a website we used today, one that we've visited before:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/addition_and_subtraction/play/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Molly and the Pyramid</u></span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget that report cards go home on Friday the 20th. Friday @ 6pm is also our Zumba Family Night. </span><br />
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tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125198335860943989.post-11355700999839788472015-02-12T14:34:00.000-05:002015-02-12T14:34:01.225-05:00Wigglebottom!!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With our dance-a-thon today, I couldn't think of a better title for today's post. Howard B. Wigglebottom is a picture book character that my own children are very fond of. His books talk about how to deal with some of the problems that kids have while they are growing up. They are a great character education resource. The link below will take you to the site, and while the online story books are fantastic, there is a lot more to see. The songs are very catchy and free to download. As well, there are games, colouring sheets, and more. The polar vortex is back, so take some time to have a look! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today in math, we built nets of 3-D shapes. Tomorrow (Friday) we are having an assessment and getting ready to move on to our next topic. Students can use the websites I have posted over the past couple of weeks to review. Under the Sea is a great site for math practice. Click the link below, input a good fishy name, and on the right hand side of the screen you will see "3-D Objects and 2D shapes". Send your fish to that, then go to the 3-D section. . <u><span style="color: red;"> </span></u></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Tomorrow is Zumba, Red and White Day, and don't forget that Monday is Family Day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Have a good night!</span></span>tbabcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259576664965092500noreply@blogger.com