Rebecca Hogan

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

We are overwhelmed by the generosity of this amazing community! The boxes are bursting at the seams! Thank you families, and staff members for contributing to our collection for Street Haven. We will be doing our drop off of all items this week. @BishopMacTCDSB @StreetHaven

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Thank you to all families in our community who have donated much needed items to Street Heaven shelter. Thank you for helping us put the virtue of Charity into action! We are accepting donations until December 16th. @StreetHaven @BishopMacTCDSB

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Working through obstacles, not giving up, and knowing when to take a lil break! A little peek into some of the awesome problem-solving conversations that were happening around the room.

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Putting our coding training into action. There was lots of trail and error, problem solving, teamwork, and cheers when a bug was caught and fixed!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Did we have the time of our lives this morning? You better believe it! Perks of being attached to an amazing community centre!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

@michele_mellow @BishopMacTCDSB @scratch @Allen2Learning Thank you for having us! Our students were so impressed and inspired!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

After learning about sequential coding, Ss made their own grid! Get J-bot and K-bot to the gems, but look out for the obstacles!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

@tonjatenn @sara__withtheh Oh the audio on this just warmed my heart! So proud of them! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share our knowledge!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Big announcement: our praying mantis eggs hatched! It has been a very exciting morning over here! We are observing their behaviour & tracking their life cycle. A few slipped out the top, but rest assured that the habitat has been secured & all praying mantis’ have been returned!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Challenge: move to a new paper every few minutes. The number at the top has to be the answer. Obstacle: you can’t repeat the same equation another group has done! So many different ways to get the same number! Little Math geniuses over here 😊

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

An awesome challenge from our SNAP instructor Rolando! We are practicing using our SNAP strategies when we are feeling frustrated or stuck. Take a deep breath, count to ten, think cool thoughts.

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

It warms my whole heart to see kidlets sharing comfy chairs to read side by side; or pointing out funny parts of stories to a friend nearby. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, we love starting our Fridays in the Library 📚

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Everyone had a different way of sharing the cookies equally. Groups of 5,3,1, & 15. One S split the cookies into 2 groups. Some Ss thought it was impossible because 15 is an odd number, but the S explained that they’d cut the remaining cookie in half. 7 and a half cookies each!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

What a day! We had another special delivery today from some of @tonjatenn and Zenny’s friends. We were given some beautiful “Earth Dumplings”! This made our day. We have to get planting! Thank you!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Our ootheca has arrived! We learned that praying mantis’ are usually found in grasslands, so we spent recesses finding some things to make them feel at home. We measured the perimeter of our tub to make a lid, and made sure to add some breathing holes. Now we wait!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

The pizzeria is open for business! Students are putting their knowledge of fractions to work by making pizzas with specific orders. 1/4 pepperoni, 3/4 olives? We’ve got you covered! 🍕

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

We have a delivery of praying mantis eggs coming soon! Ss were asked what they think we need to know about these creatures before welcoming them into our class. We’ve got a lot to learn! Let the research begin!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

We interrupt our regular morning programming to watch some window washing! A very exciting way to start our day!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

The age old question: will it float? Today our little scientists used their knowledge of buoyancy and density to make predictions about the buoyancy of waterproof classroom objects. Key word: waterproof!

[Rebecca Hogan @mllehogan]

Thank you to @coliveira_02 s AWESOME Gr 5 leaders for guiding us through some cooperative games this afternoon! To quote one of our kidlets: “What a great way to spend a nice sunny day!”