What makes a great blog post?

Wondering what a great blog post is like?  Take a look at the exemplars shown here.
Happy reading!

Rubric for blog posts

Hello parents and students,
Here is the link for the blogging rubric.  This is the rubric that I will be using for all future blog posts.  Student blogs will be read regularly by me, hopefully by parents and colleagues, too!  For marking purposes, students will receive one mark per month for their posts.  They will also be getting regular comments with suggestions and hopefully lots of praise on a regular basis.  Looking forward to some great blog posts!

Posting comments

Hello parents, here are a few useful points to help your son or daughter post comments on their friends' blogs

The method that I have taught them follows these 4 steps;

1) Gather facts

2) Make Connections

3) Ask Questions

4) Give Opinions

And a few sentence starters for their comments....

• This reminds me of… 
• This is similar to… 
• I wonder… 
• I realized… 
• I noticed… 
• You can relate this to… 
• I’d like to know… 
• I’m surprised that… 
• If I were ________, I would ______________ 
• If __________ then ___________ 
• Although it seems… 
• I’m not sure that… .   

(Ferrier, 2011)

Once again, I want to thank all of our parents for the support that they have been able to give the kids as they explorer blogging! 

Blogging is fun! (and educational!)

Hello parents, by now your students have hopefully told you all about our blogging plans for the year.  As a teacher who supports and encourages the use of technology in the classroom (where appropriate!) I will be utilizing many different technological resources to help teach your children.  Blogging, as you could probably now guess, will be high on my list of tools.  Your children will be learning how to create a blog, how to write a great blog post, how to stay safe online and how to post constructive and useful comments.  Their...

Classroom News

Homework for September 10th, 2012
ELA - Finish reading poetry booklet
Math - Complete page 43 and 44

Upcoming field trip
Museum of Man and Nature - October 1st
Please complete and return this permission slip by September 20th.

Our Halloween party with take place the afternoon of the 31st.
Parents can sign up here to bring treats for the class

Classroom News - First week

Hello parents and students!
What a great first week we have had.  I am happy to report that students are getting into a good rhythm as we get to know one another.  You won't be seeing any homework go home this week, but make sure to check back next week to see what we've been up to!
Please have students bring in their change of clothes for Gym class on Monday.  Every student needs a pair of shorts, a t-shirt and a pair of non-marking runners.
Feel free to comment or email if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks!