Mr. Grinnell's Class Blog

 Making a Difference Locally It seems these days that we are inundated with issues from around that world that feel out of our control or too distant to connect with. It is great for students to learn about global issues, but we have problems in our own backyard as well. Potentially, literally in our own backyards! So to conclude our Biodiversity unit, we are going to look at how we can inform people about local threats to biodiversity. In their groups, students are going to make a Public Service Announcement or PSA about an issue in the Durham region that is a threat to biodiversity. The students will be using WeVideo to make the PSA and will learn about Media Literacy as well. I am hoping that the issue the students choose will be quite local so that a trip to the affected area by members of the group and their families might be possible . This would allow for the group to use footage they have recorded to make the PSA. Very cool, right??? Details about expectations to follow...

 Goings-on in 202 as of late... We are rolling now and have been busy with lots of learning in our class! We have lots on the go in the various subjects. Some highlights include: Watercolour and Ink Fall Art Shared Readings of stories called, "Dog" and "Some More Than Others" Learning about the elements of plot Writing of mini-narratives Intense Flag Football games Unpacking Word Problems in Math Reading "We Are Treaty People" leading up to the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Making Frayer models of five groups of vertebrates in Science to hang around the class and much more!!! Coming soon we will be: Writing "seed" stories based on suspenseful pictures from "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" by Chris Van Alsburg Doing a research project on an endangered species with a choice of presentation Using warm and cool colours in contrast with one another Coding with Scratch Learning the "Cup Song" in Music, then expanding to ...