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Does anyone else feel like this?

Yeah it's been one of those weeks but non the less it has been a fun week. We have to applaud a show we grew up with as kids and that is Sesame Street. I am not sure if you are aware but late last week they made a monumental announcement but introducing their viewers Julia, their first autistic character. Jeff decided to use this teachable moment in his class and had a discussion with his students about the significance of it. You have to love when that happens. 

Tell us how your week went. AS well good luck surviving the sugar rush. 

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Well another week is in the books. If your are here in Canada it was a short week due to Thanksgiving. If you are our one of our neighbours to the south you might have celebrated Columbus Day. This week I was reminded how important it is to have a nice supportive staff when I walked into my classroom yesterday and this was done. Sometimes being paired with the right teaching partners can make the difference. Remember to share that with them because sometimes they might need the reminder. 

My classroom has also caught some Blue Jays fever. Only cure for it is winning!!

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Happy Friday!

Today I am thankful for coffee.

This weekend Canadians will be celebrating Thanksgiving.  How have you and your class celebrated for this up and coming holiday?

One of my favourite ways to celebrate Thanksgiving is to remind my students that we need to remember to be thankful for all we have each and everyday. 

Here are a few activities to get your students in the Thanksgiving mood. 

How will you be celebrating Thanksgiving with your class?

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TGIF!

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Well the first official full week is in the books in our neck of the woods. It's been a great week of new routines and getting to know one another. The honeymoon is over and now it is time to see what our students are made of and what we need to teach them.

Jeff has been exploring some new software in his classroom, which is called Seasame Snap. It is an app that helps make andeotal notes and assessments through pictures and videos. So far he likes it but is still trying to get use to it.

In one of our writing classes we had students give us a retell about their summer. They where engaged and loved going through the process of writing.

Jeff is also trying the "Passion Project" idea with his class. It's also known as Genius hour and 20 time. Here are some things from his Bad Idea Factory. He also asked his class what Passion means to them. Here are some of their great responses.

We also love this poster

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TGIF?!?

How's everyone doing out there?  If you are like us, you are finishing up your first week of school.  We are SOOOOOOOOOOOO tired.  As a family, it's all we can do to crawl into bed a night.

How do we survive moments like this?????  It's all about the sugar high baby.  lol!

So we have to ask, what's your secret to surviving the first week of school?  

Candy, Coffee, Wine?????

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend...with lots of sleep. 

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Well well well here we are back in a room with four walls, a door, and a window to the outside if your lucky. Your walls might have been bare last week but now they are completely filled with anchor charts, schedules, and other posters you have put to help make it feel a bit more organized. No, you haven't just moved into a house. You've officially moved into your classroom. You know that place you spend 10 months of your life in. All you need now are the students which guess what? They are coming next week or they have already arrived depending where you teach. Are you ready?

Parents are like this

Well we as teachers are like this

How are you feeling? Are your ready?

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Happy Friday!

So we are very excited to announce that we have launched a YouTube channel. I know look at us. We are getting hip with the times. We thought this would be a great way to share some knowledge of things we do in our classrooms or how we set up certain things whether it be Edpuzzle or Google Classroom stuff. Please feel free to check out 3 of our current 13 videos right now below and don't hesitate to subscribe to the channel here is the link to our channel.

We are also extremely please to share that we have recently completed our Canada & Physical Regions unit and placed it up in the store. This unit is for grade 4 and is based on the new curriculum. We now have all 4 science units and both grade 4 social studies units in our store. So if you are looking for anything grade 4 we might have you covered.  

Another week has come and gone. Tell us how you made it through your week.

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