Kenneth Oppel's Airborn

We have begun to read Kenneth Oppel's Airborn as our first read aloud novel this year.  We will be reading a variety of works from this very celebrated Canadian author.  The students are making text to self, text to text, text to media and text to world connections following the daily reading.  They can also use assistive technology to have the book read to them on their computers. 

This is definitely an adventure story for all!

Food Friday and Smile Cookies!

On Food Friday, we celebrated by eating smile cookies from Tim Hortons.  They are sold in support of a local charity, Gilda's Club of Simcoe Muskoka.  

Love the smile!

Make sure you return your permission forms sent home on Thursday in order to begin our regular Food Fridays!  We are beginning our Classroom Cafe unit soon!  Next up is spaghetti and garlic bread!

Tundra the Dog!

Can you spot the dog?

Her name is Tundra!

The International Plowing Match!
Today the Grades 1-8 Maple Grove Grizzlies travelled to the IPM in Ivy.   We had great weather and saw alot of interesting things.  Here are a few snapshots of our day!

Toys in the corn! 

Mini Ponies

Important Farmers

Lots and lots of cows!

Teacher selfie!

Goats....

Do you know what pigs eat?

Lots of displays

Wood carvings

Clydesdale horses, they were huge!

yummy Kawartha Dairy ice cream

Beaver Tails!

It was a busy day in the Resource Room!

As part of our Daily 5 100 minute Literacy Block, we did 20 minutes of independent reading.  This Maple Grove Grizzly joined us!

We learned how to login to the math game called Prodigy, which is aligned to the Ontario Math Curriculum and is also a fun way to build skills. 

Mrs. Hetu was busy as well, assisting students with all of their literacy needs!

Working on our Keyboarding Skills!

Free Typing Games offers a ton of different and useful typing games to improve keyboarding skills. From trick or type to drag racing, check out this link for many hours of fun and skill building at the same time!     http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

Intermediate Trip to Fort Willow!

The Intermediate students traveled to Fort Willow on Friday September 12th.  They experienced a variety of hands-on activities, including candle and rope making.  It was chilly weather, but great for eating corn on the cob, roasted over an open fire!

 The Intermediate Team of Teachers this year!

A beautiful posy of wildflowers!

A knitted, handmade wool soldier.

The boiling corn cauldron.

A sample of student made rope!