La classe de Mme Nielsen

 Hi all, Here is an image of the calendar of work we're doing in class by due date. Your child should be able to explain what each item is. If not, please have them speak to me. I intend to update this calendar periodically. It does not have the other information about events and activities happening in our class or our school, so that homework and things to study are easier to find.

 Howdy, folks, Here is the summary of what's coming up this week... Work that has already been assigned and is coming due: Social studies reflection questions about privilege are due tomorrow (Monday) and are available on Google Classroom (assigned last Tuesday) Art shape sheets (2 of circles, squares, or triangles) are also due tomorrow (assigned last Tuesday) French idea sort into broader categories, plus listing "what the haters gonna say" is due tomorrow. This started on Wednesday when I asked the kids to pick a topic that was going to incite a reaction (my sample topic was "Soccer is LAME!" You should have heard the reaction!) and then list 15 reasons why they are right. Thursday I asked them to put their ideas into like-topic groupings, and declare the "bigger" idea that those ideas belong to. Also, what would someone who disagrees with them say?  Science has a project due on February 19th about the 3 laws of motion. There is information about th...

 So, I had a couple of really great questions come up today regarding sick kids. Here's what I can share for now... When should we keep our kids home? Well, here is the information from the SD68 stage-2 start-up plan , specifically page 9: And the note from the Medical Health Officer for the Central Region of Vancouver Island Health Authority with the new health check for kids that was sent to parents this week: Where can I get the work for my sick kid? Umm. Well. I'm hoping to get them connected to Google Classroom sometime in the next week or so, plus my website for certain things, and here on the blog for others. Really, a sick kid probably mostly just needs sleep and a book to read. Try to keep some books on hand in both English and French (Scholastic is a good source...) for those unexpected days home when they're almost well enough to go to school. I know that's not really very concrete for an answer, but it's what I've got at the moment. **Side note, all...

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Click here for the link to the original document The "pacing" chart is slightly different this week, since my at-school students don't always have tech at school, and my at-home students don't always have access to a printer. Please do your best to find ways to get it done. Thanks!

Dear parents, I, too, have been trying to keep my children (a) on task, and (b) up to date on their school work while working from home. You'd think that would be easy (especially for a teacher who teaches the same grades as her children) given the flexibility of the virtual environment. PLOT TWIST! It's SO HARD!! I've completely failed at this!  So, what to do... tips from your teacher (read: realistic expectations from your teacher who is speaking from her mom-reality) Do your best. That's it. Let's be real. If nothing school-related gets done, but everyone is still alive and relatively sane, call it a win. In a perfect world, all of our children would be completely up to date and independently working on enrichment projects harmoniously with their siblings. But that's just not gonna happen.  If you're looking to prioritize in order to still get some work done, I've put the assignments in order of importance in Classroom. Also, please prioritize French...

Link to the original document ALSO: Please advise the school about your decision to return (or not) in June as soon as possible. Mme Karina sent out a survey yesterday evening by email. We accept and respect all decisions. Please note that safe distancing expectations will be different when we return to school in a week or so (less restrictive, contact the school for details), and that your children may or may not be in their own classrooms with their own teachers, depending on many different factors. 

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Easy week this week, folks. Click here for the links.

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Looks like we're getting into the swing of things. Here's an image of this week's suggested pacing, with a link to the document itself so you can use the links. Enjoy!