Mr Allan's Classroom Blog

Video Link -  https://youtu.be/45isevK8S8E Good morning everyone! It’s Thursday, but it’s like a Friday because  tomorrow  is a Good  Friday . There is no challenge  today , so just spend some time working on finishing up this week's learning plan as best you can. I apologize in advance for the lengthy email, but there is some important information about how things will go moving forward that I want to communicate. In our morning staff meeting  yesterday  we talked about some feedback that is coming from parents in our school and around our district, so I will be making a few changes on how I deliver things each week: -I will continue to send out the  Monday  Morning email to parents and students (I will check in once later in the week by email as well) -I will only send the daily emails to the  student’s Zimbra  emails (unless parents request the email to be sent to them still) -I will be stopping the use of my blog ...

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today's challenge was inspired by my daily walk where I've been seeing some painted rocks along the pathway. I thought it would be a great idea for you to show some community spirit by creating some art that delivers a positive message for those who see it. What you choose to create is up to you. It could be rocks, posters, anything really, as long as people in your community can see it, it delivers that positive message, oh yea, and it takes some 'artistic ability' to create! You can watch the daily video for more information, as well as to see what I created for my community! Make sure to share what you've created with me as I'd love to see what you come up with. You can find an assignment created in Google Classroom in the Physical Education section (we don't have an art one...), or you can email it to me. Who knows, maybe you'll start something that your entire neighbourhood jumps on board with and joins in? ...

Hey everyone, here is the video link for the tutorial on logging in to your student Zimbra account. Please let me know if you have any questions or need some help getting in. ***REMEMBER - you only need to type your 'firstname.lastname' as your username (you don't need the end part...) Video Link -  https://youtu.be/iEfwsFD0-zc

Here is today's daily challenge and video. Remember, the challenges are extra activities that you can try (though today's challenge would be a great one to finish!). Today is the Day of Sucwentwecw, so our daily challenge is focused on this celebration. Check out the daily video As well as the document that goes along with today's assignment. There are lots of useful (and necessary) links within the document to help you out. Another reminder, don't forget about the Zoom meeting today if you want to attend. Information below: Join Meeting URL:  https://zoom.us/j/4831273020?pwd=TU5wM1N6aFF0MDBMd1FsZ1dIS0tSUT09 Meeting ID:  483-127-3020 Password: allan104 Kyle Allan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Tuesday Checkin/Zimbra Email Time: Apr 7, 2020 11:00 AM Vancouver Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/4831273020?pwd=TU5wM1N6aFF0MDBMd1FsZ1dIS0tSUT09 Meeting ID: 483 127 3020 Password: allan104

Happy Monday everybody! Here is the second Weekly Learning Plan. There are a few assignments continued from last week (Prodigy Math could be another one, I will add to it as well, but I have heard from a few people it is slow, though I would still recommend playing most days when you can). The daily journal is something they can keep working on, as well as their daily reading that we will build on into an independent novel study. Video Link - Weekly Learning Plan Make sure to continue to check back daily for some more challenges and assignments. A couple things to note from last week: I have been updating the agenda on my blog and website each morning. This is just a guideline as to where you could be at, but I do understand the different scenarios people are in. I really enjoyed reading the student responses to their daily reading and their March Journal - keep up the good work! I also had some students share some journal entries. This is by no means required, but it was nic...

Hey everyone, hope this week has been going well and that you're starting to find your groove with this new way of learning. No assignment or challenge today (though there is a bit of a mini-challenge in this mornings video). I guess because it is Fun Friday , I could challenge you to go out (or stay in) and do something you enjoy! (just make sure to mind social distancing). Make sure you find some time to work on/submit any unfinished assignments from the Weekly Learning Plan  or the Daily Assignments . I did really enjoy reading your March Journal's . It sounds like most of you are doing a great job helping out around the house! Here is a link to my Friday Morning Message video: https://youtu.be/04ugRtFrKfI Have a great Friday, and an even greater weekend!

Hey everyone, it is a new month, so we will be filling out our March Journal today as our daily assignment. Please find some links below: Daily Assignment Daily Assignment Video Printable March Journal (NOTE: it is also on Google Classroom as a fillable Google Doc)

Happy Wednesday everybody. In today's assignment you'll get outside and get a bit of fresh air while you measure the perimeter of your house. You can find the Daily Assignment document right here Plus a couple videos: The Daily Assignment Video And a tutorial video that might help you measure your house

Hey everybody, I hope you were productive yesterday, shaking off the rust after a couple weeks. You can find today's daily challenge here . And you can find the video for the challenge here . REMEMBER : This is a challenge, so try to complete it as best you can. If you only connect with one new person on any given day, tell me about that one person. If you miss a day, no big deal, maybe try to connect with an extra person or two the other days, and then tell me about 4 or 5 people you connected with.

Hey everybody, hope you've had a good break! I also hope you're ready to get back to some learning!!! Find this weeks Weekly Learning Plan   here . You can also find the Monday Morning Video   here . Within the Weekly Learning Plan  you will find information for the upcoming week, as well as all the assignments that are planned. Within each assignment you will find an introduction, the What You Need To Do section (which just outlines what needs to be done), as well as the Submitting Your Work  section (which just outlines how to submit the work). With submitting the work, there are lots of ways to do! I make some suggestions, but if there is another way you think you could do it, by all means just ask me. With this, just be sure that what you submit completes the activity as laid out in the assignment. It is my hope to also add some challenges or assignments each day, so check email, Google Classroom, this blog, or my new website  for information through...

Congratulations to our Tier 2 Girls basketball team on their championship yesterday! They played a great team game with some good shooting and passing to get the win over a competitive team from Rayleigh. Nice job ladies!

While reading Touching Spirit Bear, the main character had a morning routine each day that he was on the island. I asked the class if we would be interested in doing a mindful activity like Cole did each morning, and most students answered yes. We started doing Tai Chi in the mornings as a mindful practice, and most students have started to take to it really well, and have noticed a difference in how it helps them during the day. We have been using 5 Day Fit Chi  to help guide us through our routine.

We were fortunate to have The Great Canadian Invention Circus  perform for us today. Their goal was to teach us about some great Canadian inventors and inventions, while also tying it in to a circus-style performance. Their act included performances around balancing, unicycles, and lots of juggling You can find some more information about the group and their performance on their website .

We were fortunate enough to have a great presentation yesterday by the Hip Hop Hoop Dancers! It was a performance that combined the dance styles of hip hop and First Nations hoop dancing by Chancz Perry and Terrence Littletent. The performance also taught about cultural identity and racism through the two performers own live's and their ancestry. The performers used black lights and neon colours for one of their dances. You can see more from the performers at the following links: Hip Hop Hoop Dance Promo Hip Hop Hoop Dance Performance

Today we went snowshoeing on the Terry Fox trail out back. We were collecting a river water sample for our science lab How Can We Measure the pH  in our Environment . For our experiment we used litmus paper to test the pH level of the water. A healthy pH level would be somewhere between 6-9, and we found that it thankfully fell within that level!

We had Michael Kjellstrom and Thompson Shellborn from the BC Ambulance Services yesterday to teach us about how to stop bleeding in case of an emergency. The three steps were learned were: Packing Pressure Tourniquet We also learned the ABCs of bleeding control A = Alert 911 B = Bleeding C = Compress

Click on the link to see the schools December newsletter. It was emailed out, as well as being posted on the school website. December Newsletter There was also a notice sent out about peer conflict, mean behavior, and bullying. It outlines the difference between the three, and some strategies we can use to help work out these conflicts. Check it out, and encourage your student to use these strategies if they are having conflicts at school - including using our WITS! Peer Co nflict

We were fortunate enough to have Moccasin Trek come in yesterday to teach us about various aspects of First Nations culture from around North America. There were stations on Coast Salish Storytelling, Pow Wow Dancing, and other forms of storytelling.

We were fortunate to have Mrs Webber  (who is our ELL resource teacher) to come in and work with our students on Google Read & Write. It is an amazing tool that all of our students have access to through their GEDU accounts. Some if its features include: Speech to Text Personal Dictionary Word Predictor Fact Finder Screen Reading Capabilities Translator Highlighting Capabilities Vocabulary Builder Simplify Webpages Students can access Google Read & Write from their GEDU accounts by clicking on the following icon in their taskbar: Here are some helpful Google Read & Write links: Google Read & Write Quick Reference Guide Helpful Videos Tech Support Questions Training Portal

The winning gingerbread house design is The Creamy Palace  designed by Patrick and Tyson! Our class will be building a gingerbread house for an event hosted by the Uptown Chefs in Kamloops. All the gingerbread houses will be displayed from December 1st to December 24th at the Coast Hotel in Kamloops. Each person who goes and to view the houses and votes for their favourites will get a complimentary hot chocolate and cookie from ROMEOs Kitchen + Spirits, located at the Coast Hotel. The Uptown Chefs will also be donating $10 to the Food Bank for each house entered to help toward holiday gifts for those who are less fortunate. There are 5 categories of houses: toddlers, elementary, high school, individual, and professional - so if you're in town doing some Christmas shopping stop by and check it out to support a great cause (and to vote for our house!). You can find some more information on the contest here .