Zoos Are Negative Places by:Emma
Zoos Are Negative Places Did you know there are approximately 370 zoos across North America? When I think of animals, I feel that they should be treated with the same respect as us. Zoos put...
View ArticleFueled Boats Are A Bad Way To Travel
Fueled Boats Are a Bad Way to Travel By: Sydney Did you know that many people dislike fueled boats like cruise boats and others vessels. Do you like fueled boats? Perhaps you like boats but you may...
View ArticleMy Essay: Abortion Should be Illegal
Abortion should be illegal By: Julia Life is very precious and shouldn’t be just thrown away when not wanted. Life is meant to love and enjoy and everyone should have a chance to live life at their...
View ArticleMy essay: How Fast Food Drags You In!
How Fast Food Drags You In! By: Christopher Did you know that 1/3 kids in Canada are obese? Have you ever wanted to know how much Wendy’s and McDonald’s make a year? Well they make $4,424,800,000 a...
View ArticleAll Schools Should Have a Pool
Hi Everyone! As you (probably) already know, the class has been writing essays. I have made one of my own, with the thesis being “All Schools Should Have a Pool”. Look down below and find out if you...
View ArticleKids should be able to choose their own bedtime
Kids should be able to choose their own bedtime Written by: Jeremy I am sure you have been in the middle of doing something that needed to be completed when suddenly your mom yells, “It’s time for...
View ArticleThe School Day Should Be Shorter
The School Day Should Be Shorter By: Damian In Canada we have to go to school because it is the law. People that live in Canada might think that going to school is a pain in the butt because of the...
View ArticleThe positives and negatives about divorce
The Positives and Negatives about Divorce By: Arianna Divorce seems to be a common thing in many families. Did you know that 40% of couples are divorced every week? Most people think that divorce is...
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Learning From Jack Gantos
When writing, it is great to learn from the pros! Recently, we’ve been learning different ways to gather ideas for writing realistic fiction. Over the last few days, we’ve had Jack Gantos as our...
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We are Poets
Our classroom is alive with poetry! I’ve been blown away by the ideas, creative thinking, and desire to share those ideas within the class these last 2 weeks in our poetry unit. Our focus this year is...
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Grade 6 in Full Swing
We’re into week #3 of Grade 6 and we’ve established routines and are busy learning and doing great things in our classroom. Our first writing task, Summer Sandwiches, have wrapped up and our summer...
View ArticleThere Their & They’re
These 3 little words often cause a lot of confusion with both kids and adults alike. Here’s a short video that provides some great tips on how to remember which form of the word you should be using:
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Let’s Write!
For the past few weeks the students in our class have been working very hard to create our own personal narratives! What is a personal narrative? Well a personal narrative is a a story that is about...
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Writing Persuasive Essays!
Hi! In class, we’re just at the beginning of starting our new unit in language: Persuasive essays. Jess via Compfight ———————————-> If you don’t know what that is, basically, they are a piece of...
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Poetry is All Around Us
Writing poetry is a state of free float. ― Margaret Atwood In Writing Workshop, our study of poetry and exploring the writing of poetry has been quite liberating for some…we are learning to write Free...
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Happy Long Weekend!
It may be a short week, but we’ve been busy learning and having fun in our classroom. Our mini cross-country meet took place at our school and the students embraced the challenge, the weather was...
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Moving Along In November
We’re a very busy class learning and exploring each and every day. Have a look at our learning over the last week or so… Rubbing balloons on our heads may look weird, but we were doing a science...
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Revising with Partners
To REVISE means to see again. The prefix re- means again and vise means to see such as in the words vision, visor, visionary. As we prepare to publish our narratives, we took some time today to read...
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Powerful Paragraphs
Ah….the infamous paragraph burger! I’m sure many of us, parents included, have learned about paragraphing in this way. Lately in our class, the students in our class know that a strong paragraph...
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Paragraph Patrol
As part of our paragraph writing practice, we took a close look at some paragraphs students had written already and then evaluated their responses in 2 ways: How well the student answered the question,...
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