Working on Writing - Publishing Choice Writing

Everybody is making a story. – Stacy

The writing is called publish your choice writing.  It was fun to publish a story!  -Sofia

In our writer`s notebook we are doing something where you draw a circle (brainstorm) and think about what you will write about. –Tashina

In writer’s workshop we are publishing our choice writing! My piece is about……….Me!! I can’t wait till we get to edit! –Jess

In writer’s notebook Ronelle, Sam, Katie and Lauren are doing persuasive writing.  Ronelle is pools vs lakes; Lauren is ringette vs hockey; Sam is sketching vs carbons; Katie is bikes vs cars!  Writing is so much fun! –Ronelle

Everybody is making a story. –Aden

In writer’s notebook there is one group that is practicing persuasive writing because that is their goal. Me, Ronelle, Katie and Sam are doing persuasive writing, my topics are ringette over hockey. –Lauren

In writing we have this new system where if you don’t know how to spell a word then you put a ----- there and if you have an interesting word that you can find a better word for you put a ~~~~~~~~~. –Ally

In our writer`s notebooks some of us are doing persuasive writing.  Which wants someone to pick something over another. –Katie

In writer’s notebook my story is about gummy worm gummy bears. –Eric C

In writer’s notebook we are making a book.  Mine is called the Talking Juice Box it is pretty fun. –Maddox

We made up titles and mine was called the secret garden. When we use the wrong spelling we underline it with a line.  When we do wow words we do a squiggly line. –Heidi

In writer’s notebook, we are working on a story and if you think you spelt something wrong, you use a straight line underneath.  If you write a word you think you could use a better word for, you use a squiggly line. –Derek

Right now in work on writing we are doing choice writing and working on our goals. My story is about a crazy vacation. –Frances

We are making stories in our writer’s notebook. –Eric D

For writer’s notebooks we are working on title, spelling and wow words.  We are doing a story, mine is about camp. –Stacy

In my writer’s notebook I am working on persuasive writing.  My title is sketching over cartoons. –Sam

In our writers notebook we are writing a story about one topic.  It is kind of like  T.W.A.S. because you have to focus on one topic. –Cecilia

In writing I worked on my story named Mine Craft. –Khang

My story is called Renegades.  I have not started it yet. –Kaelan

My story is about Mine Craft.  Khang, Eric D, Derek and me play mine craft. –Ethan

Food fight is about a war between health and junk food but that’s only one story. –Mitchell

For writer`s notebook we are making our own stories. –Dante

Book Clubs

For this book club I was director.  Last time I was map maker. –Tashina

I had fun with reading and doing my job because every job was really easy for me. –Khang

My book club is Sideways Stories.  My members are me, Sofia, Ally, Katie, Cecilia and Maddox!  I love my book because it is funny! –Jessica

We have started book clubs!  We have had three meetings so far and it’s great!  My book is Double Fudge. –Frances

Book clubs – there was a Ralph, Sideways Stories, Brian’s Return and Double Fudge. –Rhian

Eric C, Lauren, Ronelle, Mitchell and Sam and I are all reading Brian’s Return. –Aden

I really like book club because it makes me read different kinds of books than I thought I want to read. –Sofia

In book clubs, there are four books.  Mine is Brian’s Return.  In my group is Lauren, Sam,  Eric. C,  Aden, Mitchell and Me. – Ronelle

In book clubs my book is called Brian’s Return.  There are 6 people in my group.  Me, Ronelle, Sam, Mitchell, Aden and Eric C. –Lauren

In my book clubs group I am reading Brian’s Return and it is fantastic! –Sam

I am sometimes literary luminary like today.  Book clubs are very good for us because we get to share. –Heidi

Book clubs is fun and my book is Brian’s Return.  The people that are in my group are Sam, me, Lauren, Ronelle, Aden and Mitchell. –Eric C.

The book club book that my group is reading is called Double Fudge. –Kaelan

For book club we are in a group.  I am doing Ralph S. Mouse for book club. – Stacy

In book clubs we have to finish our jobs or we get 15 minutes. –Mitchell

Our book clubs are hard sometimes but they are fun even if I’m the only boy in my group. –Maddox

We did book clubs for the third time.  I was word wizard!  Word wizard is when you describe what a word means. –Ally

For book clubs my book is Sideways Stories.  First I was director, then I was literary luminary and now I’m illustrator and passage match.  Next I’m word wizard. –Cecilia

Books for the book clubs are Double Fudge, Sideways Stories, Brian’s Return and Ralph S. Mouse. –Dante

In book clubs I did illustrator and passage match.  I’m with Rhian, Frances and a couple of other people. –Eric D.

In book clubs I am reading Ralph S. Mouse with Derek, Khang, Taj, Tashina and Stacy. –Ethan

For book clubs there is a word wizard, connector, question and director, illustrator and massage matcher and map maker.  You can only do every job once.  There are four books you got to choose from.  I am doing Sideways Stories. –Katie

This week in book clubs, my group is doing Ralph S. Mouse and I did map maker, Tashina was director, and Ethan was Word Wizard. –Derek

Art Flowers

For this project I got to pick one flower out of a bunch.  Then we focussed really hard on them to draw them. –Tashina

We sketched flowers in art.  First we sketched then sharpie, then erased the pencil and then coloured it. – Aden

I really like the art we did because we used pastels, also we got to copy a real flower. –Sofia

We got a flower and we got to choose it.  I took my time and it was pink.  I used as much detail as I could.  It looks identical.  We also got to put extra leaves to fill up the page. – Ronelle

I had so much fun!  We had to pick a flower (a real one) and sketch it on a nice big piece of paper.  First with pencil, second with Sharpie, third erase pencil and fourth use pastel. – Lauren

For this project we got a choice for where we wanted to sit.  I sat by the whiteboard.  I did a pink Gerbera Daisy. –Frances

For art flowers you picked a flower and drew it as good as possible.  First you do it in pencil, then in Sharpie.  Then you erase the pencil and use pastels to colour it.  We also did this with our learning buddies. –Katie

When we did art flowers, I epically failed, it looked like a lollipop. –Derek

My flower’s name was Gerbera Daisy, so we tried to copy it. –Khang

Our art flowers are awesome.  It was so much fun and our flowers look real. –Maddox

We did art flowers and we drew them.  We had to put them in our faces and start drawing.  Me and Katie both did a white spikey one. –Ally

For art we drew flowers and then we Sharpied it.  After we drew we erased the pencil and coloured it in pastel.  Now they are up on the board. –Cecilia

For this art project we drew a flower, Sharpied it and then we coloured with pastels. – Eric D.

My art flower is a carnation.  My carnation is awesome! –Ethan

For this project, we picked a flower and sketched it, Sharpied it, erased it and pastel-ed it!  Oh and I love them! –Sam

I loved making the flowers because it was very messy.  My flower was a very good Gerbera Daisy. –Heidi

Art flowers were fun because we had to do lots of detail in our art flowers. –Stacy

Art flowers had four steps: 1st pencil, 2nd Sharpie, 3rd Erase, and 4th Pastel –Dante

I liked making texture on my flower. –Kaelan

Yesterday I did my flower.  It is called a Lily!  Me and Sam did them!  Mine looks bad but Sam’s looks really pretty.  First we drew it, then Sharpied, then we erased the pencil lines and then we used pastels. –Jessica

Mine was a pink flower.  Eric C’s flower was an orange flower.  Eric D’s flower was a pink one.  Aden’s was an orange flower.  Ronelle’s was a pink flower. –Rhian

We used pastels and picked flowers to make it. –Mitchell

Math Board Games

My math board game is a picture of a whale.  I had a big gap so I added another whale.  I made a game board at home too! –Katie

We did math game boards!  My picture is of a pretty fairy.  I watched the show!  I already finished my game board and it’s laminated! –Jessica

For math board games I had a mouse for my picture. –Tashina

We made math board games.  We photocopied a picture and then traced it and made it into a board game. –Aden

The math board game was something new to do for me so it was interesting! –Sofia

We got to look on the internet for a picture and put tissue paper over top of it and we used Sharpie.  Then, on another piece of paper, we Sharpied over top of it. You’re done!  Mine’s a turquoise zebra! –Ronelle

For our fabulous, fun game boards, we had to find a good, simple picture on the internet and mine was a giraffe.  We had to put tissue paper on top of it and trace, then retrace with Sharpie and then color, draw your path and…done! –Lauren

Math board games – Yay!  We’re finally done our math game boards!  For mine I did a dog and my title was “Fetch for Math!” –Frances

It was awesome to do math board games.  Mine was totally awesome! –Derek

My math board game was a mouse and the point the math game boards is to get better at math.   We can’t wait to start playing! –Ally

For my math game board I did Bugs Bunny. –Dante

For math board games we printed the pictures our first because we didn’t know which one to do. –Stacy

My math game board theme is Mario! –Kaelan

The math board games project was awesome because everyone’s turned out good. –Khang

My math game board is about Jaws.  I have one shark. –Ethan

Dice, board, multiplication – that’s what math board games are about. –Mitchell

For our math game boards I did a frog for my picture and the title is “Hopping Math!” –Sam

In this project we had to Sharpie, erase the pencil and color.  My picture in the board game is a frog. –Heidi

We are all finished our math board games.  It took a while to finish but it was fun! –Maddox

For math game boards we planned it out on a little paper.  Then we printed a picture off the computer.  We traced it on tissue paper and Sharpied on the real thing, and then coloured and put extras. –Cecilia

We made game boards!  We did something for our background – well its coloring. –Eric D

For the math board games I did a DSI and it is green.  I put lots of detail. –Eric C.

New Math Centres

In math we are learning times, place values and decimals. –Tashina

At first it was hard doing place value but then it’s so easy! –Sofia

In math we were doing place value, at first I didn’t get it but now I’m sorta getting it! I like math pretty soon I love it!–Jess

We are learning x’s place value, decimals and fractions. They are so fun once you get the hang of it! –Ronelle

Soon, we’ll be having a math test for multiplication with a 3 digit number x a 2 digit number.  We’ve been practicing a lot.  We have also started adding numbers with decimals. –Lauren

In math like every day we get a math sheet on our desk to do. –Ally

This week we’ve been doing some place value with decimals! –Katie

In math I went to do place value I am still doing plus then I will do minus. –Eric C

We are learning about multiplication and we do lots of sheets. We are learning what decimals are. We learn in our morning exercise book. -Heidi

In math we are doing centers and place value it is hard until you get the hang of it. –Maddox

In math we did fractions, decimals and x’s.  It was fun. –Khang

We did multiplication with 3 digits and 2 digits. –Derek

In math we have started place value and we are working with decimals. –Frances

We have been doing a lot of multiplication. –Eric D

For math we are doing X, place value and decimal, one and two digits. –Stacy

In math we are doing times with double digits numbers and sometimes three numbers. –Sam

We are doing math.  We are doing x, place value and decimals. –Dante

In math we are working on decimals and multiplication but only x in our morning exercise book. –Cecilia

A lot of stuff to learn and we are going fast. –Mitchell

There are three ways to say point, point, decimals, and, and. –Ethan

We are working on place value and times on different papers and in morning exercise. –Kaelan

Presenting Clay Habitats

Mask Painting

For mask painting we copied a plan sheet and we got working. - Stacy

While we were painting our masks we had to think of the colours we needed and how to add detail. - Sam

For mask painting we had to plan it on a sheet first then paint the whole thing.  They are going on the bulletin board in the hallway. - Cecilia

I painted my Pharaoh purple and gold.  It`s going on the bulletin board. - Kaelan

My mask had stuff from Mine Craft like diamond ore! - Ethan

4 peoples mask will go on the bulletin board at a time, and they will change every 2 days. - Mitchell

For my mask all I used was silver.  Grade 3`s did Pharaohs and 4`s did Inukshuks. - Eric D.

We just got to paint them and mine was amazing!!!  Fantastic!!!  Because it actually looked really real. - Derek

We are done our masks so we painted them and I used lots of brown. - Frances

For our mask painting we put 4 outside the door to look at and every 2 days we rotate them! - Katie

We got to paint our masks we made.  First we had to draw the little detail and then paint.  I used brown and white for the skin colour. - Heidi
It was so much fun.  We had to put a lot of detail into it. - Maddox

We did mask painting. It was fun! - Sofia

We painted our Inukshuk and Egypt mask. - Rhian

A couple of weeks ago we painted our masks!  Mine is a girl and her name is Ruby because of her lips! - Jess

We finally got to paint our masks and we added a lot of detail. - Ronelle

Presenting the Social Studies Projects on Egypt and Canada`s North

I already presented and visited.  First I visited people and then people came to me.  My first person was Ronelle! –Jessica

When I went visiting, I went to everyone but one. –Rhian

For presenting I was a visitor.  My first presenter was Sofia.  She was number 3. We followed the numbers to know who to go to next. –Tashina

We finally got to present our socials studies North and Egypt.  When I was presenting after my throat was so sore. –Ronelle

In social studies when I was presenting my throat was getting sore from talking so much. –Lauren

For social studies presenting you need a number! –Dante

For social studies visiting we did 11 or 9 people. –Stacy

We are done our projects!  When we were presenting we for numbers and then we got to present it! –Frances

We presented our social studies.  I did a project about the North West Territories. –Aden

It was fun to present!  I was nervous! –Sofia

I listened to everyone and they were all detailed like mine. –Khang

You had the choice of a brochure, book, poster or Prezi.  Then we presented and you had to do it over like 8 times.  Half the class was presenting and the other half was visiting. –Katie

Our social studies presentations were fun but it took a long time to make it.  We used a lot of computer lab time. –Maddox

We had a choice of a Prezi, a book, a poster, or a brochure as a final project and that’s all.  We presented and I have a book that I presented 10 times! –Ally

For social studies presenting we got to visit and present.  First I presented because I was the only person who wanted to do a poster. –Cecilia

In social studies presenting I did Egypt and I did it on Prezi. –Eric C.

My social studies presenting was about the Yukon.  It is freezing there! – Ethan

It turned out fantastic!  Everyone did a great job and now I know a lot, I mean A LOT of facts! –Sam

I did a brochure.  We got to present them and go around and write stuff on kind compliments. –Heidi

My social studies presentation was on Prezi.  I’m doing a Prezi at home too. –Kaelan

Our class presented information on Canada’s North and Egypt. –Eric D.

It was all about Pac Man L! –Mitchell

Making Bug Boxes

For bug boxes we went to another school and built our bug boxes. –Rhian

For a field trip we went to Kildonan East School to make bug boxes.  Then we got to hammer nails! – Tashina

We went on a field trip and we made bug boxes. –Aden

Bug boxes – it was cool to build something!  We built bug boxes and at first I did not know what it was. – Sofia

We went to K.E. to build bog house and we get to decorate them. –Ronelle

Right now our bug boxes are sitting stacked up on top of each other on the small white table.  We went to a high school to do it which my Mom and Mrs. Kosolowski went to! –Lauren

For bug boxes we went to K. E. (aka-Kildonan East)!  I was in Mrs. Oddy’s group.  We always took turns just to be fair!  I only remember some people that were in my group. –Jessica

For bug boxes, you needed a partner. –Dante

We went to Mr. Janz’s workshop and made bug boxes with a partner.  We will soon be putting stuff in it so the bugs won’t die.  I liked hammering because I was good at it! –Katie

We all went to a work shop and built a cool house for bugs! –Khang

When we went to Kildonan East School, we were making bug boxes.  I worked as a team with Maddox to get my bug box done. –Ally

We went to a high school to make bug boxes.  It took a lot of hard work but they look awesome! –Maddox

For bug boxes we built boxes at the high school wood shop place. –Stacy

For bug boxes we went to Mr. Janz’s and his students helped us and did the drills and all that stuff but we got to hammer than nails. –Cecilia

In April we made a box at Kildonan East School. –Eric D.

My class went to Kildonan East School to build bug boxes.  I nailed hard! – Ethan

Teenagers are good helpers when it comes to wood. –Mitchell

For the bug boxes we went to a different school. –Eric C.

We did well-made bug boxes.  We made them at Kildonan East School. –Derek

It was fun to make bug boxes.  It was a very good experience! –Sam

We went to a high school and we made bug boxes. We got to hammer a lot of nails into the wood. –Heidi

We went to a different school to make bug boxes. Some students helped us! –Kaelan

For bug boxes we went to Kildonan East and we got into groups. I was in a group with Sam, Dante and Stacy.–Frances

Finished Habitats using The Element of Texture!

The thrasher shark is my favourite. – Aden

We are doing art and we are learning about habitats and the element of texture because we are using clay while making a habitat. – Ronelle

My habitat is the arctic.  My friend Katie helped me make a polar bear. – Tashina

For our art my habitat was the forest.  We are learning about texture.  Ways to make texture is using pretty much everything around you.  We got some ideas from Barbara Reid. – Lauren

The coolest piece that I did in the art was my separate leaves on my tree. – Ally

My favourite piece was the “talking bison”! – Mitchell

I’m finally done!!  The element of art we were focussing on was texture so we used Barbara Reid for ideas because we are using clay! – Sam

My favourite part on my board is my waterfall. – Kaelan

Her art is like it would take her a year to finish it. – Eric D.

I like doing the board because I like clay. – Eric C.

Our next element of art is texture.  We have clay habitats on our wall.  I am making some clouds. – Heidi

We are suppose to put texture and make it look real not like a cartoon and we have cool stuff to add texture. – Sofia

In our art for habitats we are adding texture by using forks, knives, tooth picks and we got this idea from Barbara Reid.  We looked in her books to get some ideas. – Katie

I am doing the ocean habitat and it is awesome cause it had cool stuff in it. – Khang

My art is about the arctic, so far I have put in this beautiful sunset, I am proud of it and so is Mrs. Kosolowski. – Jessica

My habitat that I am doing is the forest.  We are making boards with clay and our habitat. – Frances

My favourite part was when I made the actual mountains and the giant lobelia, we had to add texture to it. – Cecilia

For my habitat art my favourite part is the rainbow fish and bird. – Stacy

I got my tiger shark idea from Maddox. – Ethan

It is cool using clay for a habitat. – Dante

We are using clay like Barbara Reid. – Rhian

We got the ideas from Barbara Reid. - Derek