Today I posted these statements outside our classroom. It helps to have a place to go if you get stuck in your thinking. My students found these statements very helpful last year and provoked great discussions on how to move forward.
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Welcome!
Welcome to our class blog. My name is Mr. Johnson.
You can e-mail me at:pmjohnson@scdsb.on.ca You can also call me at Maple Grove PS (however please do not use my voicemail as it is not working correctly).
Teachers:
Mr. Johnson- Language, Math, Gym, Visual Arts
Mr. Candlelino- Music, Drama, Dance
Ms. Gidge- Social Studies, Science
Important Reminders
Dec 11: SuperHero Villain- Spirit Day
*Please limit personal belongings (for example, please make sure students do not bring toys to school).
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Curriculum Focus
Updated: Oct/2020
Language
Reading
-Reading comprehension: Power to make connections, Power to Visualize, Power to ask Questions before, during and after we read.
Writing
-Writing descriptive paragraphs
-Narrowing our ideas to a specific topic (idea mind map)
-Writing- procedures
Math
-2D Geometry: Names of shapes, symmetry, congruent shapes, right angles (and angles larger/smaller than right angles)
-Adding and subtracting money to $10
-Addition/subtraction of 3 digit numbers (beginning regrouping)