Michelle berardinetti by: Munibah

Yahoo! Councillor michelle berardinetti is coming to our class.We can ask her questions but the questions about the library but the questions have to be nice.She coming on thursday 18 2013 at 10:00 clock

PIZZA PARTY

BY: ANJELA

We are having a pizza party every week but only if we earn points. This Tuesday on November 26, 2013 we had a pizza party because we earned 10 points. If we want another pizza party we have to earn 11 points, every time we earn points we get a pizza party if we earn 11 points and get a pizza party next time we have to earn 12 points, every time we earn points and get a pizza party we have to start from 0 and earn points. We don't get to earn them teachers have to say to the whole class about us and say that this is a wonderful class or this class is amazing you know some kind of good comments to the class. If they just say it to 1 student it  doesn't count, it only counts if a teacher says something about us so work people be a good class please.   

STORY CONTEST

BY:  ANJELA

We are having a story contest! It is who ever has the best story wins the contest. We are suppose to make a story in our writers notebook or just write it on the computer and print it out. After when we are done typing we have to show it to our teacher Mr. Grady and he will read it over the weekend because it is due on Friday. We are doing it every month. So have a nice and write a nice story every one.

Snack Program

     By: Zuhal

Our schools snack program is every day now, It use to be Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday, We did not had it on Monday & Friday. Now in our  School they call the grade 3,4,&5 every day to come and take there snack to there class room.

MS. WONGS WEBSITE

 BY: ANJELA

Our class goes to music class. It’s kind of like music class or music rehearsal, any way our class is having recorders. We will be playing them for a little while, later we are going to keep them as if the recorders were ours. If you want recorder practice when you get your recorder. Ms. Wong will also give us a papers that say of high notes or low notes every day you must practice when you get your recorder because Ms. Wong always always says to practise. If you lose your recorder you must pay $7, and if you lose your paper you have to pay $1 to get a new one. If you want to go on the website go to http.//wongmusicoakridge.blogspot.com. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RECORDERS.

WINDMILL ART

BY: ANJELA

We are reading a book called "THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND". We made some art it's kind of like a windmill because in the book it said that William made a windmill. So we are drawing something like a 3d windmill. This is how you make it, first you draw a dot in the middle of the page, then make lines from the dot to the corner to make triangles you can at least make 13 or 8 triangles on your page, after that in 1 of the triangle choose happy or frowny and then when you choose it  draw the next one opposite and keep on going. After that get 4 colours, 1 warm 1 cool then get a colour then get a colour that is dark that matches your 1st 2 colours. Colour it like a candy cane. Then get your dark colour and make shades beside the light colours.

Remembrance Day! By Dagmawit          

Hello 212! Yesterday in Remembrance Day it was a very sad and miserable day.

The reason why people celebrate Remembrance Day is because of the soldiers that fight in World War I honored and remember them being brave and also saving our country Canada!! 

People wear poppies because that flower shows that we honor the day Canadians had been in the World War I.

That is how there was a Canadian national anthem, it was based on the Canadian war in 1937 – 1945 most of the people in that war were injured or got killed.

So ever since then Remembrance Day became a very important holiday for Canada.

That is why we celebrate Remembrance Day!

 

Social Studies Quiz on Tuesday

Just a reminder about the social studies quiz on Tuesday. Students will need to know the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens, as well as the responsibilities of the different levels of government. See Below:

Library Visit - October 25, 2013

Library Visit - October 25, 2013 

Our first visit to the library was a successful one. The staff at Albert Campbell welcomed us with a brief tour of the facilities. They reviewed how to search for a book on the internet and how to use the Dewey Decimal system. Our next visit will be on November 22, 2013. The books they took out this time can be kept until the 22nd and they will not be charged a late fee. If a child has taken out any videos they need to be returned by Friday of next week (November 1). You can return them to the Albert Campbell Library or to the bookmobile which will be at the Oakridge Community Centre parking lot on October 31st. 

Our trip to the library

Yahoo!! We are having a trip to the Albert Campbell Library on Birchmount  Avenue . I am so exited, most of us will be getting our Library card on Friday, October 25, 2013. Also we will be taking some books out for reading if you have library card. Please make sure that you are dressed for the weather, because we will be walking.

                                               ABCYA.COM

                                                                          BY: ANJELA

You should visit this website because it helps you learn while your playing games on the website. This website has lots of games from kindergarten - grade 5. If you have younger siblings just click on there grade level. At first when you inter the website there is a tree with lots of numbers, you click on 1 of the grades and go have fun learning!

Writing Our "Journey" Stories by Sierra

In class were writing stories that have to do with where we came from or where your parents came from.What I mean by that is what country you lived in before you moved to Canada or where your parents moved from. For example we learned that a lot of people in are class were from the same country.The reason were writing stories about were we came from is so we learn more about you. So for example some of the things that we can learn about is what are some of the simalairties of  Canada and where you moved from before.

Oakridge Book Mobile Schedule

Hello People of Room 212!

Below is the link for the Oakridge Community Centre Bookmobile. The Bookmobile comes every other Thursday. The next time it will be visiting is on October 3rd, 2013. Go and check out some books!

http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMLIB124&R=LIB124

Math by Shamail

In math, we are learning about multiplication. We are learning some different strategies to use when we multiply. We are also learning about different ways to multiply. Some of the ways that we are using are lattice multiplication, friendly number multiplication, and split up multiplication. Every day, we learn another strategy to use when we multiply. Some of the ways we use are hard, and some of them are easy. Sometimes, we have math problems in which we have to place digits in such a way to make the biggest product. The numbers that you are multiplying are called "factors". The answer is called the "product". We also have to do mental math to figure out the answer to a math problem. Sometimes, we play a game called "around the world". It is a multiplication game where you start from one person, and keep on going. You have to try to get the answer quick. Whoever gets the answer first, stays in the game. Thats all we are doing in math.

Writing by Mantaka

In writing we are writing a story about a journey. Most people are writing about coming from another country on a plane. We can write about ourselves, a family member, or a relative who traveled from another country. after we've all got a story written down, we are going to partner up. Then we are going to video tape each other with i pads, saying our story. But that's not all! We also get to illustrate 3 or 4 pictures to go along with the story. we design the pictures on i pads. So, you can say that this project includes writing, art, and of course fun!!!

Science by Mantaka

In science we are learning about the human body. We're learning about 1 part at a time. So far we've been learning about the nervous system and cells. On Friday, September 13, we will be having a test on these 2 parts. We are suppose to know the following words for the test : organ, tissue, cell, system, brain, spinal cord, nerves, voluntary, and involuntary. We should be taking our folders home to practice        so we know what we are doing in class.

COMICS by Samin

From the 2nd week of school, we've been making comics. You may think making comics is drawing, but it is a type of writing, too! Everyone has been making good comics since last week, and had fun making them.  I want to show what our classmates have been making. 

Library, Music, and French (am)

Library is on Day 1 between 9:45 and 10:15. During this time you can return old books and check out new ones. This is also our Reading Buddy time with Ms. Hashimoto's Grade 1 class.

Music is on Day 3 between 9:45 and 10:15. Music will be held in Ms. Wong's music room.

French is on Day 4 between 10:30 and 11:30. Other French classes are during the PM.

Mr. Grady - A Short Introduction

Hello people of Room 212!

My name is Mr. Grady and I am the Grade 5 (am) teacher for Room 212. I will be teaching Language (Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, and Media Literacy), Social Studies, and The Arts (Visual Art, Drama, Dance, Music).

I am originally from New York and immigrated to Canada in 2004. I am married and have a son who just turned 3.  I started at Oakridge in 2007 as a student teacher. While at Oakridge I have taught Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5. This will be second year teaching Grade 5 (I also taught Grade 5 in 2010/2011 school year. )

I am passionate about the subjects I teach and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and  excitement about reading, writing, art, and social issues with the class. I look forward to learning from the experiences and knowledge of the students of Room 212. I look forward getting to know all of you.

Best Regards,

Mr. Grady