Imagine a Place

homework instructions: audio

Imagine a place where people could eat chocolate and not feel guilty about it.  Imagine a place where your dreams matched what some people can achieve.  Imagine a place where education is free and all can have it.  Imagine a place without hate. Imagine a world full of tree houses, where adults and kids can play and climb to the sky. Imagine a place in which purple hair would be cool once in a while.  Imagine a place where there wasnt any littering but rather lots of green space.  Imagine a place where we could travel back in time and watch history unfold in front of our eyes. Imagine a place where we can all imagine and believe in all life’s possibilities no matter where you live on the planet.

What’s your “Imagine a Place”?

Follow this pattern and write a descriptive paragraph.

Enjoy.

Rethinking “disABILITY”

As a culture, we have historically placed “disabled” persons in a negative way. The term “disabilities” assumes that they are not able.  The Paraorchestra shows how we need to rethink how these persons are viewed.

Please write 2-3 sentences per line explaining your new thinking.

1. Write one connection 2. Write one surprise   3. How does this relate to another thing or idea that we have seen, discussed, watched, or  read about this year?

Who do you Admire?

Everyone has at least someone in life that stands about the rest as a person you admire.  A person that you may know very well or someone with whom you have only met a couple of times.  But, it’s their character or what they have achieved or how this person believes in you makes them worthy to be written about.

Write about this person or another person in your life that inspires you, challenges you and or makes you want to be better.  Please back up your selection with evidence that would make us truly respect and want to meet this person that you admire.  Limiting your choices, is not a common practice of mine but for this assignment, do not refer to celebrities in your selection….unless you know that person personally.

Checklist:

____: a good/catchy opening sentence.

____: evidence to support my statements

____: feelings or emotions that make your bio story real to you (personal experiences)

____: a great closing to your paragraph (1 or 2 sentences)

Our PJ and Tech Toy Day…we had a blast

Fun in our PJ’s Playing with Our Tech Toys on PhotoPeach

Shipwrecked

Imagine that you are shipwrecked on an island far away from civilization.
What would be 6 things you would grab before your ship went down to survive?

Explain your answers with detail and why you made those choices.

Our Grade 5 “Define Canada” Show

Winter Is…

Follow this style of poetry and create a mood or a feeling surrounding winter.

Winter is a time for me where I am torn between the good and the bad. Winter is snow forts and having fun outside in the powdery white stuff. Winter is also getting stuck in traffic due to the weather. Winter is a nice, warm cup of hot chocolate. Winter is cold fingers. Winter is Canada and winter means ice hockey. Winter is many grey days without our friend mr. sunshine. Winter is warm sweaters. Winter is thinking of those sleeping outside in the cold and hoping they get can get some warmth inside. Winter is snow boots and all the warm battle wear to combat the cold. Winter is shoveling late at night. Winter is a season that its’ ups and downs.

Our Silly Class Pic

Is a Ball Ban a Good Thing?

voices in the park

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