tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51068599360149860202024-03-13T08:37:32.972-07:00TWIGThis Week in Gifted: Helping to answer the question "What did you do in gifted today?"Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-68244181481663235602020-05-22T12:13:00.002-07:002020-05-22T12:13:38.057-07:00May 19th and 20thHere are a few of the things we did... This Week In Gifted!<br />
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Hands Up!</h3>
The big excitement this week (ok maybe it wasn't THAT exciting) was that you can now raise your hand in a Teams meeting! When students want to add to the discussion, it can be hard because we can't see everybody at once. Now there is a 'hand' icon that you can select which allows everyone to see that your hand is up. Neat. We were also able to see more than 4 people at one time, which was great.<br />
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Getting Creative</h3>
Each week in our Teams classes we do a short game. This week we played 'When Suddenly...', a storytelling activity where we each take turns adding to the story. You have to listen well to what others have already said, and carry the story forward. We had some very interesting and fun stories! <br />
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Scratch</h3>
The students have all been creating in Scratch and picking up new coding skills. Please check out our Studio <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/26457106/" target="_blank">here</a>. Click on any of the projects to try them out. You can go full screen and you can also select the 'See Inside' button to see the computer programming that went into creating each project. Many of the projects make great use of audio, so don't mute your mics! Some of the projects are complete and others are still in progress. <br />
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During our Teams classes students have sought help on how accomplish different tasks in their programs and they've shared successes. Some resources that were shared this week:<br />
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<li>Tutorials -- the Scratch site has tutorials on how to animate a sprite, make your own Pong game and much more. You can access the tutorials <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=all" target="_blank">here</a>.</li>
<li>The question was asked: how do I end a game when a specific number of points is reached? <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/201048/?page=1#post-2008212" target="_blank">This page</a> offers some ways to approach the problem.</li>
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Lesson Slides</h3>
Below are the lesson slides for this week, in case there is anything students or parents would like to refer to (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c34tQiTSTfHCTrdiOwzfkcIWuO6ROczlDNAJhKuseFU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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For Next Week</h3>
I've asked the students to continue to explore Scratch. If they have a larger project they've been working on, great, they can continue to add to it. If they would like to try some of the other activities that I've loaded in CS First they can do that, or they can check out the <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=all" target="_blank">Scratch tutorials</a> mentioned above and try something from there. The key is to learn some more coding skills and have fun :-)<br />
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Next week we will have our last class for this year. Normally we'd have an in class celebration with goodies, but alas, not this year. I've suggested the students celebrate though by wearing something 'suitable' -- a crazy costume, goofy wig or glasses. If dressing up is not their thing, how about bringing along a favourite stuffy or item to add to the celebratory vibe.<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-41117023215617085792020-05-15T11:03:00.002-07:002020-05-15T11:03:31.456-07:00May 12th and 13th, 2020Here are some of the things that we did... This Week In Gifted!<br />
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Lesson Slides</h3>
Each week now I will be posting the lesson slides that I've gone over with students in class, so that students can refer back to them if need be and that parents can check out if they have questions. Below are this week's slides (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WEyCyxqPkKt4-wNn-MurgT0Ksvn79M3Q8yWDBtCkCfM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Scratch Projects</h3>
It has been great to see the class studio in Scratch fill up with the projects students have been working on. You can check out the studio <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/26457106/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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If students encounter issues with Scratch, please let me know as soon as possible. Some students have reached out to me directly in Teams with their questions and so have some parents. You can also e-mail me. In some cases, using Teams, I've been able to have students share their screens with me which has allowed me to see what they see and then problem solve the issue.<br />
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Students are encouraged to continue their learning in Scratch this week. They can add to a project they've started, or explore some of the other coding activities on the <a href="https://g.co/csfirst" target="_blank">CS First site</a>. Based on student feedback, I've added a section on CS First on Game Design. Students are not required to do all of the activities on the CS First site. They are available for students to explore, to hopefully learn some more coding skills and to have fun.<br />
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Looking Ahead</h3>
I plan to wrap up our online classes at the end of May. Normally this week would have been the wrap up week and today I would be recovering from eating too many cupcakes and other goodies from the wrap up celebrations! In June I will be sending home year end progress reports and arranging to meet, likely virtually, with parents for the year end inclusive education plan (IEP) meetings. <br />
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Thank you for checking in to see what we've been up to. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. <br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-5800294776240881522020-05-06T14:35:00.000-07:002020-05-11T09:44:05.985-07:00Lesson SlidesHere are some of the things that we've been up to... This Week In Gifted!<br />
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Wow, this whole learning and teaching from home has been interesting! Thank you to students and parents for being patient as I've worked on different ways of engaging with the students.<br />
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<b>Weekly Class Meetings</b><br />
Moving forward my plan is to continue meeting with students once a week on Teams.<br />
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<li>Giant's Head Group: Tuesdays at 1pm</li>
<li>Penticton Morning Group: Wednesdays at 10am</li>
<li>Penticton Afternoon Group: Wednesdays at 1pm </li>
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I will aim to keep the sessions to 30 - 40 minutes in length. In the sessions I have been:<br />
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<li> going over the Scratch projects students have been working on</li>
<li>playing a short game -- this week it was "What's the Difference".
Students were on camera, then went off camera to change one thing about
their appearance. When they came back we had to guess what was
different. Usually it was something subtle, but one student came back
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<b>Lesson Slideshows</b> <br />
Starting this week, my goal will be to create a slideshow for each class in Teams, that I can then share here. That way the information and links that I've shared with students are also available to parents.<br />
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This week's Tuesday and Wednesday <b>afternoon</b> classes (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YU5fWXsR9_z9ZgOc4jBdJdMbFPdKyv3fGzEHVc82zO4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>):<br />
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This week's Wednesday <b>morning</b> class (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRbUcG6EE25Eh_4cAIs5siK49ZekkH2dk3Z5iEzjKcirZU2dnfPvuieG8zHJTBEv6i87s_piIM9BewX/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000" target="_blank">link</a>):<br />
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I am also continually updating <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o4r5BO-HW4gzzTQO8ep3EinGuY9B3LxU93rCZjB1Gn0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">this document</a> with links to "How To" videos for what we've been doing in Scratch. Students (and parents) are encouraged to get in touch with me if they have any questions. Questions can be e-mailed to me, or posted in Teams. I will try to respond as soon as possible.<br />
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Thanks for checking in to see what we've been up to, and I look forward to seeing the students again next week!<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-74042874094364780092020-04-11T11:14:00.001-07:002020-04-11T11:16:04.579-07:00April 11th, 2020<h3>
April 11th, 2020</h3>
I was able to touch base with all of the families in the Gifted Program this week. It was great talking to everyone and to hear how families are adjusting to school from home. Next week I look forward to starting up virtual classes with students. An e-mail will be coming out shortly with info on how to join the sessions.<br />
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Math Enrichment</h3>
I wanted to highlight a resource that may be of interested to families who are looking for enrichment opportunities in math. Thank you to parent Lindsay for bringing it to my attention. The <a href="https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/index.html" target="_blank">Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing</a> (CEMC), out of the University of Waterloo, has lots of great activities. Of particular interest is <a href="https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/resources/cemc-at-home.php" target="_blank">CEMC at Home</a>. It is described on their website as follows:<br />
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CEMC at Home has been developed to support teachers, students and parents during these challenging times. Most weekdays, we will post something for each of four grade levels: Grade 4 to 6, Grade 7/8, Grade 9/10 and Grade 11/12. The goal is to provide a wide variety of fun and educational ways to do mathematics and computer science while at home practicing social distancing. The resources will include games, new problems to solve, applications, videos, pointers to existing materials and more.</blockquote>
The resources are for kids in grades 4 and up, but many of the grade 2s and 3s would be able to handle the questions. The CEMC resources that I have used in the past have been really well written, and they provide detailed solutions. Some of the parents may remember writing math contests back when they were in high school (the Gauss, Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, Euclid contests); these are run by the CEMC.<br />
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Brain Teasers</h3>
Now for everyone who needs to have their brains teased...<br />
Answers to the brain teasers are at the end of this post.<br />
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<b>Three Lightbulbs and Three Switches</b><br />
There are three light switches outside of a room– labeled number one, number two, and number three. The door to the room is closed and you can’t see in. All three switches are off.<br />
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<li>A farmer has 19 sheep on his land. One day, a big storm hits and all but seven run away. How many sheep does the farmer have left? </li>
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<b>Matchstick Puzzle - Spot the Twins</b><br />
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<li>Three times. By the third time you will select a sock that will match one of the two socks you already have.</li>
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<b>Spot the Twins</b><br />
Triangles #3 and #8 are identical. <br />
<b> </b>Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-69195997638969876682020-04-03T15:52:00.001-07:002020-04-03T15:54:32.475-07:00April 3rd 2020Normally I start off by saying "here's what we've done This Week In Gifted", however, this was not a normal week! Instead, I've posted a short video below -- just me saying hi and letting you know what I've been up to. I've also posted a couple of brain teasers if you feel like your brain needs some teasing.<br />
Cheers,<br />
Ms. Thompson<br />
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Here are a few Brain Teasers that you might enjoy.<br />
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The video below shows how to make a fun and easy hands on optical illusion (<a href="https://youtu.be/W_7CJvmK5z4" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>he picks up the chicken and takes it over to side B -- Viola! They are all on side B and nobody has been eaten. Personally, if I were the farmer I would question why I am keeping foxes and chickens. </i></span></li>
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Octopus by Silas (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17idWWImisvNajUa3N4n4-TBbJlPjPD4DdnHjPDqnR1U/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Acropora humilis by Thomas (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rW-uVP8NR0jS-kP3xjb0D4Sp4qDS4rYrPmKzuQ3pKYg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Parrot Fish by Marlowe (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HavJPWq_uE7gn_t-6-at8Fx03rFNhUMkWS9h-OI8G8Y/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>). Marlowe will be adding her quiz a little later.<br />
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Thank you for checking out the presentations! You can see the other classes's presentations <a href="http://elemtwig.blogspot.com/2020/03/presentations-wednesday-afternoon-group.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://elemtwig.blogspot.com/2020/02/presentations-wednesday-morning-group.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-26422918489383904532020-03-09T11:26:00.000-07:002020-03-09T11:26:16.769-07:00Presentations -- Wednesday Afternoon GroupAll of the classes have been working on presentations, focusing on one of the creatures they created for their underwater scene. Presentations from the Wednesday morning group can be found <a href="http://elemtwig.blogspot.com/2020/02/presentations-wednesday-morning-group.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Below are the slideshows that the Wednesday afternoon group created.</b> Students presented their slideshows to their peers so that we could learn more about these different creatures. The students in this group were learning a lot about making a presentation in Google Slides. Part of their time was spent researching their creature, but an even larger part was learning how to insert images, make text stand out, and how to incorporate slide transitions.<br />
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Angler Fish by London (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rLoP9W5_aiTPba3hcgjZFQZy-hBqOJXevZ1mPsxInBU/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Salmon by Lagos (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HTQoiYrv1c20hQzhQJJ-35_ZVtMf1xXqFtTs_83tdCk/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRBHjnFqJY_WyKLCVv8Vw9Qxsa2vgiXeFyWnRtIpgkJ31Mnbh0-4mMeFZqMksZAPeA-TUty3yBMxg29/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Seahorses by Julian (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ek5g1mN0tjP-3q1gZ8qElCvNYq_1FP6xr50gOul_9Wc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Northern Spotlight Loosejaw by Wyatt (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p2B_sFuaLHC0UBSJgQLRgF-Ev4IImdySoshXzw6m_Vg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Deep Sea Dragonfish by Ronon (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1V88XVMAvElsCWe5hGmA93Wyoao1C1emj7zsCRpHeQHw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>). Ronon had a lot of fun with text and image animations on this one -- it's not for the queasy!<br />
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Corals by Damon (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AopXCDmtypK_-x_snaRvHj3RPYNvlAU7WkCuKWA49pE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Sea cucumbers by Zach (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OhvV4K5CFP5gql_LvQDEYcHLvTwBKhCo9l81KnWP1bQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Presentations from the Thursday afternoon group will be posted soon, so stay tuned!<br />
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</span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-43639759504912834562020-02-26T12:25:00.000-08:002020-02-26T12:25:01.622-08:00Presentations -- Wednesday Morning GroupAll of the classes have been working on presentations focusing on one of the creatures they created for their underwater scene.<br />
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Here are the slideshows that the Wednesday morning group created. Students presented their slideshows to their peers so that we could all learn more about these different creatures.<br />
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Kraken, The Mythical Beast by Skyler and Benjamin (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSYqBgtp4ABfjKT6NYcSSkeomuF_96kb6FJ6nxjZaMMPhhMJzW1RH3-uQZLIH-RF1Nh9MHEbt7NR2ox/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>) (they also created an interactive website! You can view it <a href="https://sites.google.com/sd67.bc.ca/krakensite/" target="_blank">here</a>, but have to be signed into your child's SD67 Google account)<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="299" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSYqBgtp4ABfjKT6NYcSSkeomuF_96kb6FJ6nxjZaMMPhhMJzW1RH3-uQZLIH-RF1Nh9MHEbt7NR2ox/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe><br />
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The Colossal Squid by Ellis (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQur0C9yD38rS4saTqMa8Ki8i1SaYNByVWUJuHhTMsjo80JgeLY4lvSSq2eULlFcKcszZoqu6Zx_JBA/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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The Basket Star by Meghan (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRpqMifX__2JHx5uDEFiLnCEswfbxPWrYF5l1A1EnbkSlvJNuluy91fZJnpMri3ZEBkZiYmIJbDoy6D/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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Green Sea Turtle by Sienna (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSe72W2eBbsNdSTBcpUB7xUtJS-bCLmuKCMsrk3HVTSVnoI33p_s4f4r332xN_rCEwJ9PB8LWO0auca/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-47897657966368686412020-02-09T16:08:00.002-08:002020-02-09T16:08:53.656-08:00Presentations and Amusing a GoldfishThanks for checking the TWIG blog to see what we did... This Week In Gifted!<br />
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All of the students in the Wednesday morning class have presented their slide shows featuring the underwater creature that they made for our underwater scene. The students did a great job presenting their work. As the audience, students were encouraged to ask good questions and to let their peers know what they did well in their presentations.<br />
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Here is a short video showing the underwater scene the Wednesday morning class created (<a href="https://youtu.be/EZtOu1DKooc" target="_blank">link</a>). In it you can see; a brittle star, a colossal squid, a mythical kraken seizing a ship, a sea cucumber, and a sea tortoise. <br />
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The Wednesday afternoon class has started doing their presentations. This week we learned about the Angler Fish from London. We look forward to learning from the rest of the students about the creatures they chose.<br />
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The Thursday afternoon class just got started on their slide shows this week -- I look forward to sharing their work in future posts!<br />
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Amusing a Goldfish</h3>
The Wednesday morning and the Thursday afternoon groups each participated in an activity called <a href="http://cdn.cooperhewitt.org/2011/09/02/Ready%20Set%20Design%20vX.pdf" target="_blank">Ready Set Design</a>. In this activity students are given a problem to solve and asked to make a prototype using specific materials. They have a short amount of time to come up with their design. Once they have created it, they explain the design to their peers. This week's problem was: “I need a way to amuse my goldfish while I am at school - she seems to miss me when I’m away”. The materials available were:<br />
- 1 small paper plate<br />
- 3 pipe cleaners<br />
- 3 popsicle sticks<br />
- 1 medium balloon<br />
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The range of designs was truly incredible! Some students created a bit of a playground for the fish, complete with a punching bag. Others drew a likeness of themselves on the paper plate so the fish didn't feel abandoned. One student created a helium balloon filled transportation system so the fish could explore the house! The Thursday group was intent on not just amusing the fish, but giving it a bit of a scare with images of scary cats and dogs. Lots of creative, out of the "tank" thinking ;-) <br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-50021614494216010702020-01-26T21:09:00.000-08:002020-01-26T21:09:01.110-08:00Underwater SceneHere's what we've been up to in the past couple of weeks!<br />
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Underwater Scene Update</h3>
The Wednesday afternoon group have finished making their models of underwater creatures. They are now working on making short slide shows, using Google Slides, to highlight the key features of their creatures.<br />
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Check out their creatures in the video below.<br />
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The Wednesday morning group have finished the models for their underwater scene; we're just putting it all together and adding some finishing touches. The Thursday afternoon group is making a diorama and it is coming along nicely! See future posts for a look at both of these projects.<br />
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Deep Sea Fun</h3>
All of the classes checked out the interactive website <a href="https://neal.fun/deep-sea/" target="_blank">The Deep Sea</a>, where we explored to the very depths of the ocean!<br />
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Watersheds and the Water Cycle</h3>
The Wednesday morning group learned more about watersheds and the water cycle. We also discussed water conservation.<br />
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These are just a few of the things we've been doing for the past couple of weeks. Thanks for checking in! <br />
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The Watercraft Design Challenge</h3>
Students were given the following challenge; build a boat with limited materials (see below) that is able to float for at least 10 seconds while carrying 8 heavy washers. The boat is floated empty, and then the washers are added one at a time.<br />
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<li>two 8oz paper cups</li>
<li>10 skinny straws</li>
<li>a 25cm long piece of Saran Wrap</li>
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A key part of the process is it is iterative -- after you test your design you evaluate it and then tweak it, coming up with an improved design.<br />
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The students did an amazing job and the variety of boat designs was truly wonderful! As they tested their designs they had to deal with making their boats more stable or more waterproof. The best part of the challenge was that once each student or pair of students came up with a successful design, they were willing to do more: either make it capable of carrying more washers, or trying a different design or challenging themselves to make a boat with less materials. <br />
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Check out the slides below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSM-6unbFzHFo-AF1hDfaG-lQoNZ6Kgrgu8JLr5qUTGjuQ5AeWTsy16LBGl9ELkmnHk6cnk9Q-JrzFi/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>) to see the students in action:<br />
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This design challenge came from the <a href="https://pbskids.org/designsquad/parentseducators/guides/activity_guide.html" target="_blank">PBS Kids Design Squad Activity Guide</a>.<br />
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Thanks for checking in to see what we've been up to!Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-53276903497312804292019-12-06T15:14:00.001-08:002019-12-06T15:14:50.187-08:00Water OlympicsHere is what we've been up to... This Week (and last!) in Gifted.<br />
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H<sub>2</sub>O Olympics</h3>
This week students participated in the H<sub>2</sub>O Olympics! Seven events which allowed them to explore different aspects of water. Check out the events in the slideshow below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRQOXUs-RHcji6EEUgTH_v-gjcr3T_pU4OtFLhepDMY9I_0vlxZ4Nh6wT5CzyOvQXMvCJfqbah1_NKZ/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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After each of the events we discussed the properties of water that contributed to the students' observations.<br />
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5 Card Photo Story</h3>
Last week the Wednesday morning class exercised their creativity with a 5 Card Photo Story. The students were presented with <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSKk3B9tMCi_CL8gLjIMXsan-v6WwRLUGIn6AQYbaWmUnEQIuRm5J7XUyOTlOADvPGGQXSL5FZNbJMq/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">5 photos</a> (shown below). With only 5 minutes to brainstorm, they needed to come up with an engaging story that included each of the photographs. The resulting stories were funny with unexpected twists and turns! When students were participating as audience members, they were asked to give appreciations -- what did each storyteller do well?<br />
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Underwater Scene</h3>
Students continued to work on the creatures for our underwater scene. Some students have started to create short slideshows with information on the sea creatures they made for our scene. Benjamin and Skyler have also created a website to share what they have learned! We'll be sharing that in a future post. Check out the progress below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSA1AxYGN5fhKWx_A26W5NUz131HatwyWfh6jEINJV7kfp3XVtBHbA3cJ8zEyE9lMlcbts8JREiLQ_p/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Classes wrapped up for December</h3>
We've had our last class for 2019. <b>Classes will start up again in January when school resumes</b>.<br />
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Someone asked me the other day what I see myself doing in the new year. I said: "How would I know? I don't have 2020 vision!" (Bud doom boomp!) Happy Holidays everyone :-)Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-69595381501724469942019-11-22T21:26:00.000-08:002019-11-22T21:26:21.776-08:00Creating an Underwater Scene<br />
For the past couple of weeks students have been working on creating models of aquatic creatures. The models will be incorporated into a number of different underwater scenes. Students are working on; tube coral, a colossal squid, a brittle star, angler fish, salmon, deep sea dragon fish, puffer fish, star fish, a manta ray and more. Check out the progress that is being made in the slides below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR1SGZ-Iod7w_ATB-ZD5a1C331ALPk8hjoLXdiB2PydfiTABtGM1-Kp5Hi2CZvrCAoPreKqHNbfgpXi/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>). <br />
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Cholera Mystery</h3>
The Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon groups worked on solving a mystery! They looked at evidence similar to what Dr. John Snow had access to when he solved the mystery of the cause of the 1854 London cholera outbreak. Students used maps and information about the victims movements (where they worked, where they lived, places they frequented) to hone in on the source of the cholera outbreak. Great detective work was demonstrated, and yes, they solved the mystery!<br />
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Update on Art in the Style of Roy Henry Vickers</h3>
In a <a href="http://elemtwig.blogspot.com/2019/11/art-in-style-of-roy-henry-vickers.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> I described the work that students were doing to create images with the visual themes seen in the art of Roy Henry Vickers. All of the students have now completed their pieces and so I've updated the slideshow (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSv2nHl70tpvjP-TNDKp-sIYZiFsq42uM8fO2rEgPdC8INrETZkIfmEFFmiXduJb3vH8jDTqENUQkmS/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>). Each student incorporated three key elements into their work; bands of colour to represent sunrise/sunset, silhouettes of landscape in the background and silhouettes of people or animals in the foreground, and a single block of blue water. Although the pieces share these three elements, there is also a a great deal of diversity in the images. <br /><br />
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Thank you for checking in to see what we've been up to... This Week In Gifted!<br />
<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-58816575465895752972019-11-09T13:49:00.000-08:002019-11-09T13:49:34.924-08:00Art in the Style of Roy Henry VickersFor the past couple of classes, students have been learning about the work of visual artist Roy Henry Vickers. Roy Henry Vickers is a BC artist who currently spends his time between Hazelton and Tofino. Much of his artistic work focuses on scenes involving water. We did a concept attainment lesson to explore the visual themes in a selection of Vickers's work. Students then created pieces with the same visual themes. Some students are still finishing their pieces, but you can see the process and some of the completed works in the slideshow below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSv2nHl70tpvjP-TNDKp-sIYZiFsq42uM8fO2rEgPdC8INrETZkIfmEFFmiXduJb3vH8jDTqENUQkmS/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>).<br />
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Water Fun Facts</h3>
This week the Wednesday classes did a fun activity to learn some more facts about water. We started off with a quick multiple choice quiz (<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6XdA9jWQWD72ydAO2vgAWS5s1t_WV4qi5CGc51ffKOjlOtQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank">link</a>) where students were asked to give their best guesses. Then they did some research to find out what the correct answers to the questions were. Then it was showdown time! Kids pitted their wits against each other in a game of 'Kahoot!', an online quiz where students race to be the first to enter their answer. Points are awarded not just for being correct, but for answering quickly. It was tense at times, but lots of fun! Now we know:<br />
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<li>how much of the world's freshwater is found in Canada</li>
<li>the name of the longest river entirely located in Canada </li>
<li>which province's name means "river that flows swiftly" in Cree</li>
<li>how much of the earth is covered in water</li>
<li>where Canada ranks in terms of our per person water use (hint: it's not great)</li>
<li>and much, much more!</li>
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Thanks for checking in to see what we've been up to... This Week In Gifted! Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-46712669709236128722019-11-02T10:20:00.001-07:002019-11-02T10:20:17.446-07:00October Round Up!Here's what we've been up to in the first few weeks of classes!<br />
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Back Into the Swing of Things</h3>
Students were keen to get back into things and the classes are really
gelling. Great conversations are happening during social time and
during our class discussions. See the photos taken during social time (slides below) to get a sense of this.<br />
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This Year's Theme </h3>
As most students guessed, this year's theme deals with Water! In our first class we talked about what we know about water and all the different ways that it impacts our lives. Over the coming months we will be:<br />
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<li>creating an underwater scene</li>
<li>looking at water in the art of Roy Henry Vickers</li>
<li>researching underwater life</li>
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Sticky Water </h3>
Our first exploration of water was to look at water from the molecular level. We learned that each water molecule is made of 1 oxygen atom and 2 hydrogen atoms. We also learned that water is 'sticky'. The hydrogen atoms have slight positive charges and the oxygen atom has a slight negative charge. This means that water molecules are attracted to each other by these weak hydrogen bonds.<br />
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We explored the sticky nature of water by doing a little experiment with water and nickles. You can see the results in the slides below.<br />
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October In Pictures </h3>
Below are photos from October (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTZa5D-tR0cmWBR1GGeY9fOeoNLZ4fdnPQx_LVGgpCkhX1GP8FOC04ZO1NuGC7qRUd6VDFRuSJP1Apk/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>). Enjoy and thanks for checking in to see what we've been up to!<br />
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Step 1. Listen to the audio clip below for breaking news about this year's theme.<br />
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Step 3. Do you think you know what the theme is? Put your guess below.<br />
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Classes start up soon! Penticton / Kaleden grade 3s begin on Wednesday, October 16th. Summerland / Trout Creek students begin on Thursday, October 17th and Penticton / Kaleden grade 4s and 5s begin on Wednesday, October 23rd. <br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-54497356190578129272019-05-21T13:31:00.000-07:002019-05-21T13:31:37.614-07:00It's A Wrap!Gifted Program classes wrapped up last week. Here are some of the activities we did in the final classes.<br />
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Design Challenge</h3>
In our second to last class, the Tuesday afternoon group and the Wednesday morning groups were given rubber bands, sheets of paper and tin foil and asked to use them to design something to solve the problem "I need to create a safe light source for a home with no electricity." The solutions students came up with were creative and varied. Many involved using the reflective properties of the tin foil to reflect sunlight into the home. Check out the construction process in the slides below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSuPpk8W-GdhPazaTvmkqviZWJxw8sJKOMV0IAxY89dp_TohXGDEo1spg3KazRy46TeqipUsbDiXYrG/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000">link</a>).<br />
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Name That Noise</h3>
Students from the Tuesday class, as well as a small group from the Wednesday morning class, took the field recorders and recorded some sounds from around the school. The sounds were played back to the class to see if they could... name that noise!<br />
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Mustache Ceremony</h3>
Wait, what? Mustaches? All I can tell you is that on the final class for the grade 5s, we do the Mustache Ceremony. It involves mustaches. It also involves highlighting the accomplishments of each grade 5 student for the years they have been in the Gifted Program. It may also include some funny dancing and waving of objects by Ms. Thompson. Pictures of mustachioed grade 5s are in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSuPpk8W-GdhPazaTvmkqviZWJxw8sJKOMV0IAxY89dp_TohXGDEo1spg3KazRy46TeqipUsbDiXYrG/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000">slide show</a>.<br />
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On the last class you definitely have to have a party! Depending on which class we're talking about there was; cake, muffins, cookies, watermelon, chips, pretzels, cheezies, pickles, doughnuts, juice... Thank you to everyone who brought something to share. We had an abundance of food! See the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSuPpk8W-GdhPazaTvmkqviZWJxw8sJKOMV0IAxY89dp_TohXGDEo1spg3KazRy46TeqipUsbDiXYrG/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000">slides</a> for some party pics. <br />
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At the beginning of June year end progress reports will be sent out. I will also be scheduling parent meetings to review how the year went and to plan for next year. Information will be sent out in a week or so. Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-55384883076885934452019-05-06T21:54:00.000-07:002019-05-06T21:57:32.404-07:00Field TripOn April 30th the grade 3s, 4s and 5s, along with four wonderful chaperones toured Global Okanagan and CBC Radio in Kelowna. Our hosts were wonderful, we learned a lot, and the students were keen and asked great questions! Please check out the slides below to see what we got up to.<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-87320161390078459502019-04-28T21:38:00.000-07:002019-04-28T21:38:38.008-07:00CFUZ Visit and Zip Line ChallengeHere are a few of the things that we did... This Week In Gifted!<br />
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The students in the Tuesday afternoon class from Summerland hopped in Ms. Thompson's van for a visit to the CFUZ Peach City Radio Station. We toured the small station and got to sit in the studio with the headsets on and speak into the microphones. It was a small taste of what we'll see on our field trip to CBC Radio and Global Okanagan. <br />
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Radio Production</h3>
In all of the classes students are in the process of finishing up recording and editing their radio segments. The segments will be aired later in May and early June. More info to come!<br />
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Students in the Wednesday morning class were given the challenge of designing a carrier that could transport a ping pong ball down a 4 foot long zip line made of fishing line. They were allowed to use the following materials:<br />
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Some students were lucky enough to come up with a design that worked well right off the bat, but everyone, regardless of how successful their initial design was, went back to the drawing board to improve their design. Some went over and above -- designing carriers to transport 2, 4, 8, 10 and even 22(!!!!!) ping pong balls! Check out some of their handiwork in the slides below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vS8cNexQfl4a4r2eRjJNtzC6sp7eZ874HvqZjF4Rlo5oKo0ufusBDeJOaiR2T3TjxgmJt-NhGblmgSj/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>):<br />
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The Wednesday afternoon class exercised their creative storytelling chops by playing 5 Card Photo Story. Students were shown 5 photos and given 5 minutes to come up with an interesting story involving all of the photos. The stories were presented orally to the class. Students worked individually or in groups of two or three. Here are the photos they had to work with (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSrixWNobm8HAJ8Mw7CitAXwSIdLqHphhzPHlLvb40YdqRfN4el3YK2mpcdhahWuNZMcRZLnB4lhakL/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>):<br />
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We ended up with some very outlandish, and very funny, stories! Some stories were even acted out. After each story the audience was asked for their appreciations -- letting the storytellers know what they did well. The students did a great job, both as storytellers and audience members. <br />
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Radio Production</h3>
All the classes continued to work on their radio segments. We now have the following segments:<br />
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<li>Animal Fun Facts episodes 1, 2 and 3</li>
<li>Cinderella Fractured Fairy Tale</li>
<li>Humpty Dumpty Fractured Nursery Rhyme</li>
<li>Fake Ads</li>
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<li>Noah's Mechanical</li>
<li>Smart Jacket</li>
<li>Jam Ad </li>
<li>Cheat Chip</li>
<li>Polly's Perfect Popcorn</li>
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<li>Marlowe's World of Ice</li>
<li>Iain's House of Jokes </li>
<li>Pancakes vs Waffles Debate</li>
<li>Name that Sound </li>
<li>Roberto Baggio story</li>
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These segments, as well as others that are just wrapping up production, will be stitched together into a number of half hour episodes that will air on CFUZ - Peach City Community Radio. Students and their families will all be informed prior to the episodes airing. The episodes will also be archived and a link to the archive will be sent out once the episodes air.<br />
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Coming Up...</h3>
This week the Tuesday afternoon class will be heading over to the CFUZ - Peach City Community Radio Station in Penticton. Students will get a chance to sit down in a bona-fide radio studio and see how the magic happens.<br />
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Next week on Tuesday April 30th all of the grade 3, 4 and 5s will be going on a field trip to Kelowna to tour the Global Okanagan television studios as well as the CBC Radio station! Regular gifted program classes on Tuesday April 30th and Wednesday May 1st are cancelled.<br />
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Gifted Program classes wrap up in mid-May; the Tuesday afternoon group has their last class on May 14th and the Wednesday groups have their last class on May 15th. Shortly after that progress reports will be sent out and parent meetings will take place. The goal of the meetings is to review how the year went for your child and to plan for next year.<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-47010263197002393082019-04-08T14:35:00.000-07:002019-04-08T14:36:07.602-07:00Two Truths and a LieLast week was our fist week back after Spring Break. Since it had been three weeks since we were together it seemed like a good time to play...<br />
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I'm always amazed at how popular this game is with students. The students were told to tell the class two true statements about their break and one false statement. The group had to vote on which statement they thought was the lie. Before choosing their statements we talked about different strategies to make it difficult to determine which statement was the lie. I have good news and I have bad news; some of the students were very good at tricking us...<br />
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The Tuesday afternoon group watched part of a short video (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWRYIAfojqk" target="_blank">link</a>) with tips on interviewing people. We then got some practice interviewing each other. Students were paired up and asked to find out 3 interesting things about their partner, but they couldn't outright say "Tell me three interesting things about yourself". Some great questions were: What do you want other people to notice about you? Where do you dream of travelling? What is an unusual thing that you can do that most of your friends cannot? </div>
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Work continues on our radio segments for the Creation Station. We have not aired any of the segments yet, that will be happening later this month (hopefully). All students and families will be informed prior to shows airing so that you, and all our other fans, can listen live or access the link to listen on demand. Stay tuned!</div>
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Field Trip</h3>
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Every year the grade 3s, 4s and 5s in the program are invited to attend a field trip related to our theme. Classes will get info on this year's trip during their class this week and field trip forms will be sent home with them. Just like our theme, I like to keep the details of the field trip top secret until the last minute. Thus, no info will be leaked at this time! </div>
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Radio Sampler</h3>
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Improv Bingo</h3>
The Students in the Wednesday morning class played Improv Bingo. It is a fun drama game where students have to quickly come up with a short skit that they act out. In this case the students had to include (<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8k4qo3ndYr8aUF6djZNM1pka2pSSENZczZyd3BVdnhoLWtV" target="_blank">link</a>):<br />
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There was a lot of discussion about why you would have a blizzard in the Sahara, but eventually folks accepted that it had to be part of the skit. Before getting into their groups to brainstorm ideas we talked about how to work positively with your group members, ensuring that everyone was able to contribute and participate fairly. When it was time to get to work, the students were amazing! They generated ideas and everyone looked like they were happy with how their group was working. This is pretty incredible. When I've done this activity with other groups there are always times I have to step in to help mediate conflicts or deal with tears. Not with this class! <br />
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The skits were hilarious! One skit involved a giant lollipop god who was generating the blizzard (which was actually a DQ Blizzard), another involved creative use of furniture to depict a character struggling with a beefy 5 foot tall butterfly. There were creative uses of lollipops, amazing acting, excellent use of narrators, and so much humor! At the end of each skit the audience members were asked to give appreciations and to comment on what the group did well. This helps all of us understand what elements people enjoy and what makes a great skit.<br />
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The Wednesday afternoon class did a modified version of Improv Bingo. Instead of doing skits, students worked alone to come up with stories which they told aloud. Again, there were creative and humorous stories!<br />
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The Tuesday afternoon class had another go at My Favourite Thing, the storytelling activity described in <a href="http://elemtwig.blogspot.com/2019/03/music-and-my-favourite-thing.html" target="_blank">last week's post</a>. The creativity from this group is wonderful! One of our students from this class is moving away at Spring Break so we wished her well with some donuts -- but everyone had to tell a creative story about why donuts were their favourite thing in order get in on the food!<br />
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More Project Time</h3>
All of the classes had lots of time again this week to work on their audio projects -- either writing scripts, voicing them, or editing the audio. Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-62920015252586134612019-03-07T14:01:00.000-08:002019-03-07T14:01:04.599-08:00Music and My Favourite Thing<h3>
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This week we discussed the function that music plays in radio and video. Music helps set the mood, and often in radio there are short clips of music that listeners identify with the show and that are used to help separate different segments of a radio program, these are called <b>stingers</b>. If you listen to CBC radio's <i>Daybreak South</i> in the morning you are probably familiar with the music they use in their stinger for the start of each segment after the news breaks (it's upbeat and groovy). The CBC radio show <i>Q</i> uses the intro music from the BROS' song <i>Tell Me</i>. <br />
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Radio shows also use <b>bumpers</b>. A bumper is a short segment of audio that is prerecorded and usually consists of a voice over music, for instance a bumper for our radio show might say "you are listening to the Creation Station on Peach City Radio!" Bumpers serve as transitions from one audio segment to another.<br />
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Where to find music to use with an audio segment though? This week we looked at a music site called <a href="https://incompetech.com/" target="_blank">Incompetech</a>. This site has royalty free music and graph paper -- an intriguing combination! (I have to admit to using the site for both of these items.) Royalty free music is music that is free, or that you have to only pay for once, that you can use in different projects for as long as you like. If you've ever tried to add a favourite track of music to a video that you are uploading to YouTube you may have had the unpleasant experience of having your music blocked. This is probably because you do not have permission from the song's distributor to use the track. Royalty free music can be used without this problem. Incompetech's site is really handy because you can search for music based on how it feels (ie the mood it conveys). Maybe you need a piece of music that is bouncy and humorous sounding, or perhaps you are looking for something eerie and dark.<br />
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Students exercised their creative and divergent thinking muscles this week by playing 'My Favourite Thing'. In this storytelling activity students are shown an ordinary object and they have to explain (in 2 or 3 sentences) why it is their favourite thing. The Wednesday classes told some great tales about a frying pan, sponge, fake flower, and other items. The Tuesday class came up with riveting yarns about a tissue box, a small plastic hand, and part of a marble works track.<br />
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Students continued to work on their radio projects. All of the classes got quite a bit of recording done. The Wednesday morning class tackled another fractured fairy tale, this time written by Char G. The tale involved 10 voice actors and the students did a great job working together to get the recording done! <b> </b><br />
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Check out the photos below of the students at work (and at play!)<br />
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Logos</h3>
Now that we have a name for our Radio Show, <i>The Creation Station</i>, it's time to come up with a logo. We did a concept attainment lesson on what makes a good logo. Students were shown the slides below (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1crWOi0iO-MLZu8qq99Ff0yI-20SUq-RtaHnA9Rzoc9g/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">link</a>). We looked at logos that had been divided into 2 groups; the 'Yes' group and the 'No' group. The students had to decide why the logos were placed into each group. In the end we discovered that 'Yes' group represented logos that followed good design principles (simple, few colours, images that related to the product) and the other group did not. Student then worked on their own logos. <br />
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More Radio Work</h3>
Students continued to work on their radio segments. We are building up some great content! We will begin airing episodes once we have generated enough material. Stay tuned!<br />
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Encrypted Welcome</h3>
The Summerland group welcomed a new student to the class. I had received information that this student had some pretty good 'spy' skills, so an enciphered welcome message was in order! Once the students deciphered the message, one of the veteran students added an additional line to the message for our newcomer -- nice move! (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTp-aOJO96XylFqzxbvqfmctDv3veotAol2ACF-TXEQ3LYjPTiPg4-SycBGNQt5pbFFSJfElLm5H_5P/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a> to slides)<br />
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<br />Claire Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703826593291031621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106859936014986020.post-23123316548526011572019-02-23T11:59:00.003-08:002019-02-23T11:59:43.967-08:00Drumroll Please!<h3>
A Name For Our Radio Show</h3>
Over the past few weeks the students and Ms. Thompson have suggested names for our radio show. Last week students voted and this week our radio show name was revealed. Drumroll please!<br />
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Our show name is...<br />
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(<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ3Ixlfssi3Td6wNgfnuLynkoZ9xba4MGei9hG6SAcrW4qIKDB-lb-S_xzrL8nE5zfi5QJWw6ryvX9r/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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When we have enough content for a few episodes, we will be airing it under our new show name!<br />
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Speaking of Content...</h3>
The students have been very busy the past couple of weeks. We now have the following completed audio segments:<br />
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<li>an ad for Noah's Mechanical Shop</li>
<li>an ad for Sophie's Homemade Jam</li>
<li>Fun Facts About Animals, Episode 1</li>
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A couple of other segments are almost complete, while many more are in production.<br />
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Check out the slides below for photos of the producers at work! (<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRxZOrZOSV0fggSIAzciydHMfiQAgKeN9N-mSMYPCieMNvYLwg13ysO0dULpuq4pzZlkmXyh-aYW3T7/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=3000" target="_blank">link</a>)<br />
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What is it?</h3>
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This week we played "What is it?" Students were shown an ordinary object and asked to think outside the box when answering "What is it?" You would not believe some of the crazy things students came up with for a spoon and a rubber koosh ball!<br />
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Thanks for checking in to see what we did... This Week In Gifted!</div>
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