Week Four in Portable Two

Friday, September 27, 2019

We just finished week four in portable two and here is a bit of what’s been going on:

Old Town Hall Art Gallery – We took our first trip of many to the Old Town Hall Art Gallery to observe and discuss the current art exhibit. Our goal during this trip was to look at each piece of artwork with a partner and take turns discussing what we see (colour?, line?, texture?, shape?). We also met the Artistic Director of the Old Town Hall, Claire Senko. We are so fortunate to have an Art Gallery within walking distance of our school. Here are some pictures of the event:

Language – One of the things we learned about during language was the variety of texts in our world. The students learned that when they hear a teacher talk about a variety of texts, it means the different types of things that we read or write (not the messages that people type on their cell phones). There are a variety of texts in our world and we can read them on a screen (aka, digital format) or on paper (aka, print format). By learning about the different types of texts in our world, we can better understand what we’re reading and writing. The tree diagram below helped us learn more about the different types of texts in our world:

Terry Fox Run – On Thursday, we celebrated a true Canadian hero, Terry Fox. Each student ran or walked over 2 km in honour of Terry and to raise money for cancer research. We read this non-fiction, informational, text to learn more about Terry Fox and why we run:

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to email me at julie.pragnell@granderie.ca OR call me at school: 519-443-8942.

-Mrs. Julie Pragnell