This morning in Math we worked in groups to practice our Mental Math skills. Mme Careen wrote different Math questions on the board and we each solved the equation independently before explaining our strategy to our group members. It was great to see and hear how the same Math question can be solved so many different ways!
In Français we got off to a GREAT start with our whole class concours. After voting on our topic (we had a diverse list to choose from... everything form Oreos and Goldfish (the crackers) to Houdini and Star Wars) we started brainstorming everything that could be included in our speech. We shared our ideas by using a collaboration tool on the SmartBoard. We could type in ideas using our iPads and they would *magically* pop up on the SmartBoard screen like a post-it note! Cool!
Once all of our ideas were shared, we grouped the common ideas together to see what the content of our speech would be. Mme Careen wrote all of our ideas on the white board.
We have so many great ideas!
Our next step is to start researching all of the information we'd like to include so that we can accurately represent our school's history. A group of students will make a plan to talk to our administration to see what information they may be able to share with us. We are also hoping they'll be able to provide a contact at the Board Office who will be able to share with us as well. We also discussed that looking at the yearbooks in the school's library, interviewing past and present teachers, visiting our school's website and doing an Internet search would all be excellent ways to learn more about our school's beginnings. We are all quite excited to get started!
And, on that note, do you have any information about Golden Gate's history?
If so, please share it with us! :)
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