Mrs. Harwood's Blog

Today our school participated in the Vow of Silence, where different grades were challenged not to talk for varying amounts of time. Grade 5s were challenged not to talk for at least 30 minutes. This initiative is meant to raise awareness for children who may not have a voice and are victims of things like child labour. I was so proud that the students in our class challenged themselves not to talk for the whole school day instead, which the grade 6 to 8 classes were also attempting. The students spent the day writing notes to communicate and exercising their dramatic skills, and except for a few little slips (and recess when we allowed for a needed break in the day), the vast majority of our classmates were successful in their Vow of Silence! By all accounts that I have heard, our class was one of the most successful in refraining from talk for the whole day. Well done Grade 5! I`m so proud of your committment!

 

Later this upcoming week, our class will be completing again this year "The Touching Program". Over the course of several days, we will watch a movie and complete some discussions and activities that are meant to focus our attention on good and bad touches and how to handle unwanted touches, including bullying. Ask your child to share with you the content and learning from this program. If you have any questions about this program, I would be happy to try to answer them or I can put you in contact with our Child and Youth Worker, Mrs. Hope, for further information.

 

Pull out the cowboy boots and dust off the cowboy hat! It's Western Day at Palmerston Public School on Monday, November 28! Students can participate in this spirit day by wearing any western-themed gear: jeans, boots, plaid shirts, bandanas, etc. Use your imagination!

Picture retakes are scheduled for Friday, December 2. Our class photo will be taken this day as well!  

 

  

 

-School pictures were sent home today (Tuesday), as were permission forms for anyone who is joining us for the Wizard of Oz performance.

-Book orders are due to Ms. Hendy by Friday, December 2, 2011

-Details of the science project, due December 12, have been sent home. If you did not receive a copy or have any questions, please let me know. A reminder that if students want to bring in their sketch to school, I would be happy to look at it prior to students building the model of their human body system.

 

Our home reading minutes now total 5158! We are trying to reach our goal of 20 000 minutes so would love it if any other yellow home reading sheets for October are returned so we may add the "total minutes read" to our class total!

 

Other reminders:

Don’t forget to send in orders for the Parent Council gift card fundraiser, due Tuesday, November 15!

Graphing math test on Wednesday, November 16

UG2GO is a great resource for students to access online at home. It provides access to videos, music, books that can be read online and databases for research purposes. Students are also able to link to Student Link through the UG2GO site. Student Link, which we use at school and should be familiar to students, is a compilation of other websites connected to all curriculum subjects, academic areas and areas of interest. Check out the huge wealth of information and resources it provides! Students should be aware of their UG2GO username and password as they are the same ones that we use to sign on to the computers at school. UG2GO can be accessed at https://www.ugdsb.on.ca/ug2go