Oratory

Oratory is fast approaching and will be held in our school gymnasium on Wednesday, May 14th from 9:30-10:30. Students are given the option to take part in oratory and we have a large group of students from our classroom involved. The students read several poems and voted on presenting a humorous poem called "Pet Shopping" by Ken Nesbitt at the oratory. Students who are participating have a copy of the poem to take home and practice. I've also included a copy of the poem below.

  

Pet Shopping

While shopping at the pet store
I got my fondest wish.
I bought myself a fish bowl
and then a pair of fish.
And since I was already
out shopping at the store
I thought I ought to purchase
another smidgen more.

And so I got a rabbit, 

a hamster and a frog,
a gerbil and a turtle, 

a parrot and a dog.

I purchased an iguana,
a tortoise and a rat,
an eight-foot anaconda,
a monkey and a cat.

A guinea pig, a gecko,
a ferret and a mouse,
and had them all delivered,
directly to my house.

My sister went berzerko!
She's now installing locks,
because I said her bedroom
would be their litter box!

-- Kenn Nesbitt

Our Classroom Twitter Feed!
This week we used our twitter board to reflect on our learning. Our "Trending Topic" was "What 'Stuck' With You This Week?" Here is a closer glimpse of what a few of our students had to say! 

"I learned that our heart is protected by our rib cage" - Joshua

"I learned how to write an ESSAY and what I learned in essay is, below the topic sentence you write your support and details." #essay - Maham

"I learned how to work with decimals" #math - Muhammad

"In Phys. Ed I learned that the heart and lungs are an organ" #organ - Chloe

"I learned about rounds and harmony. Rounds are singing the same song, but everyone starts at a different time. Harmony is singing the same song but everyone sings differently." #music  - Carys

"I learned about symbols used in the treaty signings like the British flag" #social - Zaid

"I learned new words from our phenominal word jar. For example: wilt, discontented, fantasy, advantageous" #interesting  -Ishmal

"In math I learned how to write a fraction in decimal form like 7/10 and 0.1 #decimals -Tyler

Important Dates:

Wednesday, May 14: Oratory 

Friday, May 16: PD Day - No School

Monday, May 19: Victoria Day - No School

Wednesday, May 28: GMS Achievers Assembly