This past month, the students have been working on writing a biography of a person of their choice. Their task was to research a famous person, this could be an athlete, an actor/actress, an author etc., then write a biography (in French) about this person. We read and discussed several models together as a class prior to the students beginning their project. Many students have either completed, or are in the final stages of typing up their biographies using the school laptops. During this project students learned how to copy and paste and image from google, how to create a text box using Word and how to format a Word document.
The second part of this project is to give an oral presentation of thier chosen celebrity. This presentation should include 5 facts they learned about their celebrity, should include visuals and should be memorized. Presentations will begin by the end of this week (Nov 28th, 29th, Dec.2nd and 3rd).
We have begun our next unit of study in Math, which is the study of 2D Geometry. I always love teaching this unit becuase their are so many fun activities the students can do and so many math manipulatives for them to use to help them explore 2D geometry.
Our first topic was looking at symmetry. The students practiced folding a figure and using Mira's to help them find the lines of symmetry. On Friday, the students were given a task to create a symmetrical design using dotted paper. Their design had to be symetrical both vertically as well as horizontally. They also had to colour their design using symmetry. The task took a lot of concentration and the students really took their time to ensure their designs met the criteria. I am happy with how they turned out and have been hung up on our Math wall.
Here are a few samples.
Last week was Anti-Bullying week. Throughout the week we discussed different types of bullying and how students can recognize and stop bullying when they see it. The types of bullying we discussed are: Verbal bullying, Social bullying, Cyber bullying and Physical bullying.
Our next English project is for the students to create an Anti-Bullying Public Service announcement. The students were placed in groups of 4 and each group was to choose one type of bullying to be their focus. We watched several Public Service Announcements on YouTube on the theme of bullying and discussed what a PSA must include. I hope to begin filming the students' PSA's withing the next 2 weeks.
Here are a few of the PSA's we watched as a class.
Physical Bullying
Social Bullying
Cyber Bullying
Verbal Bullying