Lea Varvaresos

Gr. 5 and 5/6 ETFI teacher at Berrigan Elementary

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Measurement Scavenger Hunt happening today as we review mm, cm, dm, m and km. @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Special guest in from the CPA talking to the students about financial literacy, saving and bank accounts. ⁦Ask your child if they remember the five basic aspects of money management. ⁦@BerriganSchool⁩

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Using technology to begin our study of stacked bar graphs. What do we notice? What do we wonder?⁦@BerriganSchool⁩

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Due to inclement weather all school buses & school vans are cancelled for today Friday December 16, 2022. Schools are open, however parents/guardians are responsible for transportation of students attending open schools at the end of the day.

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

During our Data Management unit we are reviewing our mental math (multiplication) using 3 number cubes to find the product of our rolls. We are collecting 30 pieces of data and then organizing it in a relative frequency table and a stem and leaf plot. @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Reading buddies with our JK/SK friends. @BerriganSchool

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Working with Math riddles today as we practice our mental math. Can you find both solutions? We then challenged our partners by writing our own riddles. ⁦@OCDSB⁩

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

We are learning to represent patterns in a table of values and how to use these values to graph a linear pattern and use this to solve a problem. @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Learning about the Métis culture and traditions today with Brad Lafortune. @OCDSB @BerriganSchool

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Our first Knowledgehook game show in Math today reviewing what we have learned, to date, in our place value unit. Students were excited to compete. @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

What do we remember about place value? How many different ways can we represent a number? What is the biggest and smallest number we can make with the 4 or 5 digits we have chosen? Lots of learning happening! @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

@DanRather Sunset in Neapoli, Laconia, Greece. So good for the soul.

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Working on some persuasive writing techniques by analyzing various points of view. Should students wear school uniforms?⁦@BerriganSchool⁩

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Leaving this right here …

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

After yesterday’s visit from the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre, we received a class set of owl pellets to conduct a scientific investigation on what the owl had eaten. The students were so excited to see small animal skeletons. @BerriganSchool @OCDSB

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

When there is a heat wave and your classroom is sitting at 28 degrees what is one to do? Well, go outside, find some shade and do some independent reading! ⁦@BerriganSchool⁩ ⁦@OCDSB⁩

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Knowledgehook game show is underway. A bit of friendly competition as we review our knowledge of patterning. Fun way to test ourselves. @BerriganSchool

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

We are working on creating catchy headlines for newspapers that grab reader’s attention, preview 1-2 of the 5 W’s and create curiosity for the reader. @BerriganSchool

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

We are so excited to be back in the library after two long years! Big thanks to Ms. Randall for getting the library back in order after the long months on construction. @BerriganSchool

[Lea Varvaresos @MrsVarvaresos]

Using dice to practice our mental math, collect data from our rolls,represent and organize our data in a stem and leaf plot, frequency table and a bar graph with intervals. Then analyzing our data using mean, median and mode! Lots of learning happening today!@BerriganSchool