Happy Thursday!

I hope everyone is staying healthy with fresh air and exercise! 

Assignment due today:
Literacy- Poetry song with Literary Devices

Assignments that are due tomorrow:
Science- Research assignment
Social Studies- 2 journals with research!
Math- Ratios lesson 4
Literacy- Reading assignment- Foreshadowing

Assignment due on Tuesday:
Literacy- Poetry Assignment #2- Analyzing rhyming poem

Make sure you get some exercise! Maybe not outside if it's still raining, or maybe you can go and play outside in the rain 👀😉 But get some exercise!

Have a great rest of the day! Talk to you tomorrow :)

Happy Wednesday :)

Thank you everyone for another great day! Make sure you watch our Front Line Workers video. 

https://spark.adobe.com/video/rs2LIfdzV64dc

I have decided to change our schedule a bit for assignments...

Monday's: Science (all week task, due the following Monday) and Math
Tuesday's: Literacy
Wednesday's: Math
Thursday's: Literacy
Friday's: Math--- Social Studies is due, Literacy (Reading) due

There is a new Math assignment assigned today, it is Due on Friday. There are no instructional video's because it is a continuation from Monday's lesson. I have answered questions about #7 in the comments on the Math classroom home page.

Have a great rest of the day, I miss you all! I'll talk to you in the morning :)

Thanks again,
Jen

Tuesday April 28th, 2020.

Today was another good day of several students asking questions about the Science and Literacy assignments. I have answered all of the questions up until now on either the Homeroom classroom or the Literacy classroom. If there are still questions, I will be back online around 7:00 and will check the Homeroom classroom.
Have a good day and I will talk to you all tomorrow.

Assignments that are due tomorrow:
Math- Ratios
Literacy- Poem/Song Lyrics (explanation about ques. #7 is on the Literacy Classroom)

Due on Friday:
Social Studies Journals
Science- Research Project
Literacy- Reading assignment

Tomorrow's assignments will focus on Literacy and Math, they will be due on Thursday so that not everything is due on Friday. Next week I'm going to space it out a bit differently, I don't like how this week is going with assignments on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Have a great rest of the day :)

Happy Sunny Monday :)

Ok everyone, another day done! You have 2 assignment posted today that are due on Wednesday. Literacy-Poem/Song Lyrics and Math- Ratios. You have a new CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW!!!

Literacy- PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO/PICTURE NOW!!!! I'm making the video tonight, if I don't have your poster, it's not in the video!

Science is due on Friday- Make sure that you have followed the rubric
Social Studies is due on Friday- WITH RESEARCH!
Reading- Next assignment is due on Friday

Have a great afternoon, enjoy some fresh air and take a break from your screens!
This is something little from Fancy Friday Spirit Day :)

https://spark.adobe.com/video/SDEdsROBAFmhR

Jen Lummiss

It's Friday! That still sounds good! LOL

Thank you for your questions today :) I hope everyone is having a great day... it's FRIDAY!! Haha

Remember to hand in the following assignments that are due today:
Literacy- Reading Similes and Metaphors
Math- Tenths, Hundredths and Thousandths- Consolidating questions
Social Studies- 2 journals

Monday's assignments:
Literacy- Front Line Workers- PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PICTURE OR VIDEO!!!!
Math- Textbook- CH. 12 Lesson 7- percents (remember to watch the video's)

Science- Due on Friday May 1--- WOW!!!

Have a great weekend, it's supposed to be BEAUTIFUL!! Get outside- Social Distance, but go outside! 

Wednesday April 22, 2020.

Another day done! And 1/2 way through the week! You are all doing so well, I'm very proud of you and please remember to email me when you're feeling overwhelmed, stressed or anxious! We will get through this together :)

Assignment review:
Due today:
Procedural writing
Math- tenths, Hundredths and Thousandths- Lesson 2

Due Friday:
Social Studies- 2 journals for the week
Math- Tenths, Hundredths and Thousandths- Lesson 2 Consolidating Questions
Reading- assignment- Metaphors and Similes

Literacy- Front Line Workers assignment- Due Monday April 27th by 1:00! SUBMIT!
Science Research Project has been extended to Friday May 1!

Have a great day everyone, talk to you tomorrow :)

There are a number of students that I haven't heard from in awhile or seen any work. I will be calling those people tonight to check in, please remember that I'm calling from an unknown number, please answer me :)

Thanks for your continued support, 
Jen Lummiss

Tuesday April 21, 2020.

Hi everyone, thank you for reading and talking about the Article that I shared with you yesterday, we had a really good conversation today about the positive things that are happening right now. It helped us see things differently and maybe even think about how lucky we are to be with our families and really only have time to spend with eachother right now.

There are no knew lessons for today, some assignments are due and some are due tomorrow. Tomorrow there will be a new literacy/art/drama lesson and a new math lesson.

Assignments:
Math- Relating 10ths, 100ths, and 1000ths- lesson 2 Due today
Literacy- Procedural writing task with feedback from person that completed it (written or video) Due tomorrow

Literacy- Reading (next assignment) due Friday
Social Studies- 2 journals Due Friday
Science- Research project Due Monday April 27th.

Spirit day:
Friday- Fancy Friday

Have a great rest of your day,
Jen Lummiss

Happy Monday! The sun is shining!

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend, it's always nice to have a change of pace, even if we are at home all of the time...
I shared an article with the students today and I asked them to share it with their families tonight and then we are going to talk about it tomorrow. It helped me see some positive in all of this, those that read it today felt the same. Here is the article:

Hi everyone, my mom (Mrs. May) sent me this message this morning and I thought it would be nice to share with you and your family (I will send this to your parents as well, but please share it with them). It made me think… a lot! We are all trying to figure this online learning out, while still trying to live a “normal” at home life and be the kid or adult that we want to be. During the day I am struggling to be the best teacher, best mom, best wife and best daughter that I can all day every day, and I am exhausted! You are all trying to be the best kid or parent that you can be while trying to keep everything under control and roll with all of the changes that are happening extremely quickly. I challenge you to read this SLOWLY, CAREFULLY and think about it! What do you think? How does it make you feel? Can you relate in any way? Do you think it’s possible? Talk about it with your parents and siblings, what do they think? 

Let’s talk about it Tuesday afternoon (1:00).

"If they cancel the rest of the school year, students would miss approx 6 months of education. Many people are concerned about students falling behind because of this. Yes, they may fall behind when it comes to classroom education...

BUT WHAT IF ....

What if instead of falling “behind", this group of kids are ADVANCED because of this? Hear me out.

What if they have more empathy, they enjoy family connection, they can be more creative and entertain themselves, they love to read, they love to express themselves in writing.

What if they enjoy the simple things, like their own backyard and sitting near a window in the quiet.

What if they notice the birds and the dates the different flowers emerge, and the calming renewal of a gentle rain shower?

What if this generation are the ones to learn to cook, organize their space, do their laundry, and keep a well run home?

What if they learn to stretch a dollar and to live with less?

What if they learn to plan shopping trips and meals at home.

What if they learn the value of eating together as a family and finding the good to share in the small delights of the everyday?

What if they are the ones to place great value on our teachers and educational professionals, librarians, public servants and the previously invisible essential support workers like truck drivers, grocers, cashiers, custodians, logistics, and health care workers and their supporting staff, just to name a few of the millions taking care of us right now while we are sheltered in place?

What if among these children, a great leader emerges who had the benefit of a slower pace and a simpler life to truly learn what really matters in this life?

What if they are AHEAD? 🙏🏼🏡♥️🏫"

By: Megan Wood

Please remind your child to submit their work when they are finished the assignments, there are some students that are not submitting their work.

Assignments that are due today:

Literacy- Reading article

Literacy- Reading Summary if not handed in yet!

Math- Representing Tenths, Hundredths and Thousandths- Less. 1 (assigned last week)

Science- Video questions about flight

Due later this week:

Literacy- Procedural Writing- good copy with feedback from person that completed the task- Due Wednesday

Math- Representing Tenths, Hundredths, Thousandths- Lesson 2 (due at the end of the "School day" tomorrow)

Science- Research assignment - Due Monday April 27th

Social Studies- 2 journals for week 3- Due Friday April 24th.

Thanks for your continued support,

Jen Lummiss

Week #2- Check!

Thank you everyone for another successful week! Yesterday and today felt way better than last week, thanks to those of you that spoke up about being stressed and overwhelmed with everything that has been happening!
Next week we will be adding in a Science assignment, from the conversation today on the google classroom, most students feel like it would be fun to do a partner assignment. I am going to leave this up to the students, the assignment will have the instructions on it, they will have the opportunity to pick a partner or group of 3 or work independently. I'm not sure of everyone's availability so I don't want to assign groups. This is not to cause STRESS! Hopefully, it'll be less stressful!

I hope everyone takes a break this weekend and gets some fresh air!

Assignments that are due today:
Reading summary- Literacy classroom
Procedural Writing- Literacy classroom
Social Studies journals week 2

Due Monday:
Math
Science video questions

Next assignments:
Science
Literacy good copy with feedback from someone who did your procedure (family or friend).

Thanks for your continued support, have a great rest of the day! 
Jen Lummiss

Happy Thursday April 16th.

Hi everyone, thank you for a great day! 
I hope that you are still doing well and getting fresh air. Remember that it is really important for you to be taking breaks from screens and go outside, in any capacity! 

Literacy- Procedural Writing Task- Due Friday (rough copy) Final with feedback from someone else- Due Wednesday April 22
Literacy- Reading- Due tomorrow
Science- Watch the video by Monday April 20
Social Studies- 2 Journal per week- Make sure that you are actually submitting your assignments so that I cangive you proper feedback!
Math- tenths, hundredths and thousandths due Monday. Yesterday's work due today. 

I know that I am supposed to be teaching all subjects below, but I will add it in slowly. Next week we need to add Science, let's start with that and go from there!

Health- Not going there yet!
Drama- Hhhhhhmmmm I feel like we all have enough drama in our life right now!
Gym- Do what you can, go for a walk, stop and do push ups on a commercial, do crunches when you're hungry or bored, and see how many PROPER burpees you can do when you get out of bed... Follow Mr. D's plan, if you're submitting something to him, submit it to me as well :)
Dance- Dance like no one is watching! :)

Have a great afternoon!! As always please email me if you need to talk, vent, ask questions or hear my kids scream- sometimes in a good way, sometimes not! :)
Jen Lummiss

Wednesday April 15, 2020.

Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well and staying positive while making the adjustments needed for online learning. I have made some changes to the due dates for some assignments as well some of the expectations for some assignments.
Here are the changes:

Some new due date and assignment changes:
Literacy- Procedural Writing Task- Due Friday (rough copy) Final with feedback from someone else- Due Wednesday April 22
Literacy- Reading- Staying the same
Science- Watch the video by Monday April 20
Social Studies- 2 Journal per week
Math- one assignment every 2 days

Health- Not going there yet!
Drama- Hhhhhhmmmm I feel like we all have enough drama in our life right now!
Gym- Do what you can, go for a walk, stop and do push ups on a commercial, do crunches when you're hungry or bored, and see how many PROPER burpees you can do when you get out of bed... Follow Mr. D's plan, if you're submitting something to him, submit it to me as well :)
Dance- Dance like no one is watching! :)

How does this look? Does this reduce anyone's stress? Please be honest and let's go from here! Thank you for those of you that are reaching out and emailing me when you need to!

Thanks again for communicating with me, 
Take care, have a good day, 
Jen Lummiss

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great long Easter and Passover weekend! I was online a couple of times over the weekend and noticed some other students on and doing assignments, asking questions and posting homework. This is great! However, remember to take a break! You need to go outside, be active and have some family time as well!

Please remember to submit all of your assignments with the same effort that you would use in class. I am working on doing feedback for everyone, but where there is little effort, it's hard. I understand that this is not how you would like to learn, but we have to make the best of what we have!

There are still some students that have not handed in any assignments from week 1, please try to stay on top of the due dates!

Today's information:

CRAZY HAIR/HAT DAY tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Math: Representing Decimal Numbers- due Thursday April 16

Science: Watch the Bill Nye video- Due Thursday April 16

Literacy: Procedural Task 2- Due Thursday April 16th (good copy due Monday April 20)
Literacy: Reading Assignment- Summary Due Friday April 17th

Social Studies: 3 Journals Due Friday

Join Mr. Alexanders class

Watch Mrs. Fords post

Have a great day! Talk to you tomorrow :)

We made it through week 1- wow!

Thank you everyone for your work this week and your patients! It's been a learning curve for me, but I think I'm getting the hang of it!
I have updated the Google Homeroom Classroom, I will update this blog and I will be sending out an email on Edsby as well.
Mme. Caughey also just posted a reminder on the Homeroom classroom, check it out.

Happy Easter! There is no "school" tomorrow or Monday!

Math Fractions and Decimal assignment-  Due on Tuesday

Continue to work on Social Studies, Math and your Reading assignments.

Tuesday we will do more math, and add on to the Social Studies Assignment and maybe some Science.

Stay safe, be active!

Take care, 
Jen Lummiss

Tuesday April 7th, 2020.

This is crazy!! But I'm happy that you are all online and asking questions and learning! I don't know how people do this all of the time, it's a lot!

Thank you everyone for another great day of learning and helping each other as we go. That will continue to be very important!

Homework:
Video due tomorrow.
Social Studies- 3 journals a week
Math- Mariam Small questions due Thursday please take pictures and submit
Literacy- Procedural writing assignment due Thursday
French Form from yesterday

That seems like a lot, let me know your thoughts about this!
Talk to you in the morning :)

First Day of Online Learning!

This is from Hudson:
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Happy first day back... Kind of! Haha
It actually went really well, I thought! Thanks for everyone that was on this morning, it was good way to start with everyone just reconnecting.

There are 2 assignments for today:
A media Video message due Wednesday at 1:00, see the homeroom classroom for instructions.

Social Studies Journal Due in the middle May, date is to be determined. 3 entries per week, shared with me for ongoing feedback.

Mme. Caughey has also posted a google form, please complete it.

Thanks again for today, have a great rest of the day!

Tomorrow we will begin with Math (no math textbook needed) and Literacy.

Thanks again, 

Talk tomorrow! 

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I hope you are excited about tomorrow!! I am hoping that everything will work out, fingers crossed!

I will be online from 8-9am, if you are awake, please log in to the google homeroom classroom and we can have a check in and say hello to everyone! Remember that this time will be used as my office hours, so tomorrow this will be very basic. However, please make sure that you are logged on from 1-2pm, where we review the expectations, assignments and day to day learning. Tomorrow will focus more on reconnecting, saying hi and learning how we are going to continue with online learning.

Moving forward, you are not expected to be logged on from 8-9am unless you have questions, want to share something or are looking for feedback. Our learning and lessons will take place from 1-2pm.

Since we can not use any type of media that has a camera, we are very limited with the communication tools that we are allowed to use. Hopefully this will change as we continue, but for now most of our communication will be you watching videos of my lessons and then working independently on the tasks. I am hoping to post different videos so that you have access to all of the lessons just in case you are not able to be online from 1-2 every day.

Please keep in mind that we are learning as we go and things will probably change as we figure out what works and what does not. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss any tasks, difficulties that you are experiencing or have other questions. I will be checking my emails throughout the day and will respond as soon as possible.

Thanks again for your support during this journey, I am looking forward to reconnecting with everyone tomorrow!

Stay safe, be healthy,
Jen Lummiss

More information...

Hi everyone, I hope that you are continuing to stay healthy and active while at home. I have recieved a few emails about the times that I have suggested for our class and learning to begin on Monday. I understand that 8:00am is an hour before school, I am also trying to figure out what will work best for me and allow me to give you my undivided attention. With my 2 little kids at home, I'm sure you can agree that getting time on the computer will be challenging! What I can offer is to switch the learning time and the office hour. Therefore, Monday morning I will be online from 8-9am and willing to talk to anyone that is awake and logged in. Then every day from 1-2pm, I will teach the lessons. As always I will also be online after 7:00pm editing your work and providing feedback. I hope that this will support everyone's learning and excitement to return to learning on Monday. I am sorry for causing any stress that may have occured with the suggested schedule. This will be a learning curve for everyone, including me and I hope that you are up for new experiences, challenges and fun times as we continue on this journey together.
Stay well, talk soon,
Jen Lummiss

Hey everyone!

Hi everyone, it was really nice talking to you or your parents this week and I am really excited to begin some type of communication on Monday.

It is still very unclear about our expectations come Monday. There are 2 documents circulating right now and they are very different, we are trying to figure out which one we are to follow.

What I know as of right now...

My plan at this point is to be online teaching a lesson and communicating with all of you every morning (Monday-Friday) from 8:00-9:00. This is when most of our math lessons will take place. Then I will have an office hour from 1:00-2:00 every afternoon (Monday-Friday) to conference, support and provide feedback with anyone that needs it. 

What will we be learning:

• Math- continue with fractions
• Literacy- independent novel study, exposition essay
• Science- Begin flight unit, we will come back to electricity later
• Social Studies- one big project about Canada and connections around the world

This coming morning, April 6th, please log onto your google account, go into the homeroom classroom and follow the instructions on how to access google meet. 

The code for the Homeroom classroom is: ufes5il

The code for the Math classroom is: lg7qw4f  (the first letter is an "L")

I'm going to attach the Math textbook to the Math classroom tonight. 

Stay active and healthy, 

I'll be in touch soon!