Hello! You have TWO ways to learn how to use the Book Creator app for your poem, an illustration and an audio recording.
If you learn best by WATCHING, here’s a video explaining what to do:
If you learn best by READING, here’s a PDF instruction sheet.
BOOK CREATOR INSTRUCTIONS-1cqdy6z
Find Mrs. Osborne if you have any questions.
STATION 1:
“WHEN I WAS EIGHT” VIDEO
Please click the link below to watch this story about a young girl sent to residential school. Afterwards, please sit with your group at table 1 and discuss what you learned about residential school from this story:
STATION 5:
Number your group off 1-5. Each of you will listen to the audio recording that matches your number. Afterwards, you will sit a table 5 with your group and retell your story to your group, one at a time. Then, each of you will take a response card and post your response to your poster on the whiteboard. You will have to finish one of these sentences:
After listening to this story, I wonder…
After listening to this story, I think…
After listening to this story, I hope…
After listening to this story, I feel…
AUDIO RECORDING 1: (from My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Stirling):
AUDIO RECORDING 2: (from No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen)
AUDIO RECORDING 3: (from No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen)
AUDIO RECORDING 4: (from No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen)
AUDIO RECORDING 5: (from No Time to Say Goodbye by Sylvia Olsen)
For our library Olympics, one event had students creating structures of their choosing using minimum 100 blocks. Here is a gallery of some of the most creative:
Here are some of our submissions for our 5th builder’s challenge- using any supplies students wanted:
Second prize goes to another Lego Soccer Match by Athan and Jonathan, Grade 6:
Soccer match: The Goalie saves the ball! Mr. Redcap is shooting a penalty kick and the goalie is diving for the ball (helmet)! By Athan and Jonathan, Gr. 6
First prize goes to Ben and Ivan for their Keva Disney palace, complete with jail and courtyard!
TODAY’S CHALLENGE:
Students had a box of random odds and ends from which to create an RCS staff member of their choice. Click through the gallery to see which staff members made it into the challenge, and scroll down to see our first and second place winner:
Second prize goes to Priscilla and Kayla in Grade 7 who created their teacher, Ms. Peters:
Ms. Peters likes to ski so we put a mountain behind her and put skis on. By Priscilla & Kayla, Grade 7.
First prize goes to the super creative depiction of our principal and vice-principal by Myles and Jaime, Grade 7:
Darth Finch vs. Burton Yoda by Myles & Jaime, Grade 7.
Prize winners, see Mrs. Osborne on Friday to pick up your prizes! These creations will be on display until Monday, at which time they will be delivered to their dopplegangers.
Here are our contest entries for our second builder’s challenge:
SECOND PLACE goes to The Colosseum by Brayden and Owen in Grade 6:
FIRST PRIZE goes to Carlin and Jon in grade 7 with their elaborate Empire State building:
The Empire State building by Carlin and Jon, grade 7