Monthly Message
July
July
Hello.
Happy Summer!
Hope that everyone's summer is off to a good start... the weather certainly ...
I will continue to update the website regularly for those of you who are using it...
Here's wishing you a wonderful week and all the best.
Regards,
Carrie AKA Miss Davies
Happy Summer!
Hope that everyone's summer is off to a good start... the weather certainly ...
I will continue to update the website regularly for those of you who are using it...
Here's wishing you a wonderful week and all the best.
Regards,
Carrie AKA Miss Davies
Month
July was named in honor of Julius Caesar. Quintilis, which was his birth month, was renamed July when he died. Quintilis means “fifth month” in Latin, which represents where this month originally fell in the Roman calendar.
Days
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July 1st
Canada Day celebrates the birthday of Canada. 153 years ago, On July 1, 1867 Canada became a new federation with its own constitution by signing the Constitution Act - formerly known as the British North America Act.
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July 18th
Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela's birthday. The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009, with the first UN Mandela Day held on 18 July 2010.
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July 28th
Observed each year on July 28th, World Conservation Day is celebrated internationally to increase awareness about the best practices to protect our natural resources. The Earth is supplied a limited amount of properties that we all rely upon each day like water, air, soil and trees.
The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020, “Sustaining all life on Earth”, encompasses all wild animal and plant species as a component of biodiversity. It also shines a light on the livelihoods of people, especially those who live closest to nature
The theme of World Wildlife Day 2020, “Sustaining all life on Earth”, encompasses all wild animal and plant species as a component of biodiversity. It also shines a light on the livelihoods of people, especially those who live closest to nature
Literacy and Math Calendars
Online At-Home Lessons
These lessons include a variety of the subjects and topics that what I would teach the students over the course of a week or more and are also available in Brightspace. You can choose to complete what you wish...
Scaled Down Lessons
Below are links to the scaled down versions of each of the corresponding lessons listed above. You can choose to complete what you wish...
Above is a copy of the classroom header.. once you are in please go to the contents page for a list of lessons ...
** NOTE 1 - I sent an email which includes login details... if you have not received this email or any of the previous emails please check the junk folder or email me at carrie-anne.davies@granderie.ca and I will get back to you within 24 hours. You can also use my email to forward any work submissions you wish to share.
**NOTE 2 - when logging in please note that you must use the @granderie.ca that I sent you in an email in order to log in successfully... you will not gain access if it is not included as part of your user name.
** NOTE 1 - I sent an email which includes login details... if you have not received this email or any of the previous emails please check the junk folder or email me at carrie-anne.davies@granderie.ca and I will get back to you within 24 hours. You can also use my email to forward any work submissions you wish to share.
**NOTE 2 - when logging in please note that you must use the @granderie.ca that I sent you in an email in order to log in successfully... you will not gain access if it is not included as part of your user name.
During school closures due to COVID-19, your child has the opportunity to use Lexia Core5 Reading, a fun computer-based program that tailors instruction to their specific needs. The activities in Core5 support and build on English instruction and the reading curriculum, focusing on developing skills in six areas: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Math Games
Students have their own login and password which was provided in an email by Miss Davies...
Math Worksheets
The following are two websites that provide free worksheets for all strands of math...
This section provides links to a variety of different at-home learning resources including Ministry resources, Board Calendar for math and language, learning videos and worksheets (some you may need to create an account but they are free).
This section includes information to help build and foster healthy living including coping skills, drawing, breathing, and yoga.
Virtual Field Trips
Take a different virtual trip each week... record where you went, what you did, what you learned, and who in your home may have come along with you...
Toronto Zoo to You
Meet Amani Innis Dagg
A Masai giraffe born at the Toronto Zoo last month finally has a name. The zoo announced on Sunday that the female calf will be called “Amani Innis Dagg.” Amani, which means peace in Swahili, received the most votes out of the eight potential names chosen in collaboration with Sunir Chandaria, the Honorary Consul of Kenya in Toronto and Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri.
September Scenarios
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce announced the government’s plan for the reopening of schools in the fall. The plan includes three options: the continuation of learning at home; a return to in-school instruction with enhanced health and safety protocols; and, an adaptive learning model that features a combination of learning at home and in-school instruction with limited class sizes and alternating days and/or weeks.
The adaptive learning model, as outlined by Minister Lecce, provides for a maximum of 15 students per classroom per day. It also requires students to register prior to the start of the school year so that class assignments and timetables can be set in advance. If the adaptive learning model is selected for the start of the 2020-21 school year, the decision will be re-evaluated at the end of September based on direction from the Ontario Medical Officer of Health as well as local health officials.
Over the next month, the Ministry of Education is asking all publicly funded school boards in Ontario to develop operational plans to match the three options announced today. Grand Erie District School Board staff will have operational plans and protocols in place for all three options by the end of July. The Board will share specific details on Grand Erie’s back-to-school plans with students and families in August.
Grand Erie’s school-year calendar for 2020-21 has not yet been approved by the Ministry of Education. Currently, the first day of school is set for Tuesday, September 8.
The adaptive learning model, as outlined by Minister Lecce, provides for a maximum of 15 students per classroom per day. It also requires students to register prior to the start of the school year so that class assignments and timetables can be set in advance. If the adaptive learning model is selected for the start of the 2020-21 school year, the decision will be re-evaluated at the end of September based on direction from the Ontario Medical Officer of Health as well as local health officials.
Over the next month, the Ministry of Education is asking all publicly funded school boards in Ontario to develop operational plans to match the three options announced today. Grand Erie District School Board staff will have operational plans and protocols in place for all three options by the end of July. The Board will share specific details on Grand Erie’s back-to-school plans with students and families in August.
Grand Erie’s school-year calendar for 2020-21 has not yet been approved by the Ministry of Education. Currently, the first day of school is set for Tuesday, September 8.
