Students should write two paragraphs (3-5 sentences in each paragraph) about their long weekend. This is a journal entry, so make sure to write about specific event that occurred over the weekend instead of recounting your entire weekend.

Remember what we have be learning in class about Personal Narratives:
Your introduction paragraph has a comment sentence with an emotion stated and don’t forget to include background information.

As a follow up to Tuesday’s class and our discussion of personification, you are responsible for providing three examples of personification from your current silent reading book.
Your response should include your book title in italics and your three examples numbered 1 to 3.

Personification is giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas). For example: The window winked at me. The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is a non-living object.

Using the link

create a Diamante Poem that follows the following guidelines. The good copy of the poem is due on Wednesday.
• Title starts with a capital letter
• Diamante format is followed
• Personification of topic in line 4
• Spelling correct
• Words fit with topic (a sport)

Please post your good copy of your Movie Review in the comments section of this page. After you have completed your initial post, your task is to comment on one of the other movie reviews. In your comment include two things you like, and one thing you think the author could improve for next time.

Macro means big! When we take a picture of something extremely close up its called Macro Photography. This is because something really small ends up looking really big.

Take a look at this picture (click here for a larger view).

Can you guess what it is? Work with your parent to figure it out and post your answers during Student-led Conferences Thursday night or Friday morning.

Hello Parents! We can’t wait for you to come see some of the great work we have been doing this past term. Student-led conferences are on Thursday March 15th, from 4:30-8:00pm and Friday March 16th, from 8:00-noon. In the Grade 6 pod, be sure to stop by all child’s teachers to see examples of the work they have done. Please check for your time on the slip that was sent home last week in the report cards. See you there!

For all my students who have been asking, there will not be a ‘Wednesday Writing” activity tonight. Instead, we have something special planned for you to do with your parents during “Student Led Conference.” It will be a mystery question, literally! Be sure to check out the blog, and post your answer tomorrow night or Friday morning. I can’t wait to read your responses. =)

Please read the following ‘Who Dun It?’ style story. Using your ‘Evaluating’ skills, answer the question at the end of the story.

Detective Nose reported to the scene of the robbery and immediately noticed that officers were already inside the store speaking with the owner. Since they looked occupied, Nose decided to take a look around to see what evidence he could collect.

The jewellery store was located facing a quiet street, attached to a small boutique on the right. A bright red canopy stretched across the building that seemed to add a touch of a class and elegance to the neighbourhood. As the detective walked around the building, he was careful to watch his step. The sidewalk was littered with broken glass from the large display window where Nose assumed the burglar had gained entry. Around to the left side of the building was a long alleyway that stretched as far as the Detective could see. The buildings that lined the alleyway had no windows facing the left side although he could see a few small air vents. To the back of the building was a steel reinforced door, which was locked.

Nose quickly drew a rough sketch of the scene in his notepad and then hurried off inside to join the officers. Fortunately, his arrival was just in time to hear the owner’s recollection of the morning events.

“I don’t really have much to tell you,” the owner said. “I arrived this morning, albeit a few minutes late, to open up shop for the day. When I arrived, the first thing I noticed was the broken window. I took out my key and unlocked the front door. After taking a quick survey of what was missing, I phoned the police from the phone in my office. It is ironic since just last week I booked an appointment to have an alarm installed on the front door for early this morning. Our last system was outdated and was dismantled just yesterday in anticipation of installing the new alarm system.”

The Detective took a quick look around and noticed many empty jewellery cases where necklaces, rings and other assorted treasures should have been and then he asked to have a private word with the police. They all stepped aside.

“He hasn’t mentioned whether or not his jewellery was insured”, said Nose, “but I’m willing to bet he is trying to commit insurance fraud!”

What lead Detective Nose to believe that the robbery was no more than an attempt at insurance fraud?

Tonight’s writing prompt is a two part question.

In part one, please answer the question, ‘What is your dream career?’

In part two, write about what skills or education you might need to achieve your career.
Each part is one paragraph, making tonight’s writing prompt two paragraphs in total. Each paragraph should contain at least four sentences.

Recently, in class we finished reading the book ‘The Gramma War’. For today’s prompt please write about a personal connection that you may have to the story. Describe a part of the story that you connected with through your own personal experience.
Your entry should be between 8-10 sentences in length.