Week Three

Week three continued with mapping exercises, going from a small scale, 5 item map, to a larger, outdoors representation of an irregularly shaped plot of land, with numerous images represented. Some had difficulty with spatial awareness, but this is not surprising. In fact, this is why we attempted the exercises. More with mapping next week.

Students discussed books with me, and I was impressed with the love and passion they approach their reading. This is the case every year, but each August I am again struck by the love of the written word, despite other forms of media that beckon for their attention.

Maybe the most far reaching news from week three remains hidden to date. Connections are being made between our grade 6 classroom and one in Malaysia, one in Canada, and one in Mexico. Slowly we will be building relationships with students in other schools with whom we will collaborate on academic projects. We've not attempted this contact on this scale before, so it will be very interesting to see what grows out of it. Stay tuned.