September 2018 – MS Community

Star Wars! This week, Principal Ben brought in an amazing book on the cosmos to the Gr 6 science classroom. The students were so excited when they discovered it, that they swarmed the book, brought it to a desk, and chattered excitedly about the photos and used their learnings from their current astronomy unit to discuss what they saw on each page. This was a spontaneous example of real student engagement with, and excitement for, their learning! Thank you, Principal Ben, for this amazing opportunity for our students. Ris Grade 6 reflected: "Today my class and I got this wonderful book Cosmos, and other books. The book Cosmos teaches us a lot of information about planets and galaxies It really teaches us a lot, because the pictures make it interesting…

Over the course of 5 weeks, the 8/1 homeroom class has been watching two documentaries: Exodus, and Exodus: The Journey Continues. Frontline, an affiliate of PBS, produced the documentaries. In these documentaries Frontline, vividly captures the ongoing global crisis - immigration - by profiling a few families over the span of 2 years. Students were actively engaged while watching these documentaries. They asked a number of questions which allowed us to partake in meaningful dialogue. We, as a class, were quite impacted by the documentary, that we decided to write letters to Frontline. Just a few days ago, Frontline sent us a response which you can see below. The students were amazed that their letters were read by the Frontline team. It was a great reinforcer for students to grasp…

Month: September 2018

Star Wars! G6 by Mr.Jeff P and Ris G6/2

8th Grade Homeroom: Exodus (Frontline Documentary) By Mr. Alex