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<a href="http://www.iamlp.com/?frontpage=true" target="_blank">LP</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6X0PqIWfzQ" target="_blank">covering Beyonce</a>. That voice! Such a range.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">After our short time in Paris, we had another stopover on the way to Toronto in Iceland. It was such a cool place. We didn't stay in Reykjavik but sort of between there and Keflavik, and our hotel was actually very near the <a href="http://www.bluelagoon.com/" target="_blank">Blue Lagoon</a> and in a lava field. It was surreal - very much how I imagine other planets would look. I happened to be reading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir/dp/0553418025/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=" target="_blank">The Martian</a> while we were there, too, which was more than fitting! (Very cool book, by the way, and soon to become a Matt Damon - great choice! - <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3659388/" target="_blank">movie</a>.) </span><br />
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While it wasn't as cold there as you might expect, it did take Mara some time to adjust.</div>
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One of our first food stops was at a fairly new restaurant right in Reykjavik called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GastroPubRvk" target="_blank">Public House</a>. </div>
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It was delicious, but had <i>very</i> small portions.</div>
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Another place we happened upon was <a href="http://kolrestaurant.is/" target="_blank">Kol</a> and it was really, really good. </div>
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Mara got to ride an Icelandic horse! Fun facts: these horses are the purest breed in the world as they've never been cross-bred and they have five different gaits, where most horses only have three.</div>
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A stop at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Micro-Bar/142974325837795" target="_blank">Micro Bar</a> for some craft brew (apparently <a href="http://travel.cnn.com/11-reykjaviks-coolest-bars-872221" target="_blank">one of the best 11 bars to go to in Iceland</a>).</div>
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Traveling with a baby meant that there's a ton of stuff we couldn't do, so we'd definitely like to go back to tour around more - touch some glaciers, see some hot springs, and hang out with some puffins. <a href="http://www.icelandair.ca/flights/stopover/" style="font-family: Unkempt; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Iceland Air</a><span style="font-family: Unkempt; text-align: left;"> gives up to 7 nights as stopover without fees, so we're actually thinking of taking the Europe route again another time we're flying back to Canada!</span></div>
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We did get to have a hot dog, though, the<i> <a href="http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2014-08-21/the-one-dish-to-eat-in-iceland" target="_blank">One Dish to Eat in Iceland...</a></i></div>
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I picked up this book on a whim for our trip to <a href="http://inspiredinsecond.blogspot.ca/2015/04/ubud-bali.html" target="_blank">Bali</a>. I'm glad I did and read it in about four days.</div>
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Admittedly, this book is a bit racy. It's the story, though, that pulled me in. Anna Benz is an expat living in Switzerland with her husband Bruno. They have three children and she is, as the title suggests, a housewife. From this, though, comes her discontent, her boredom, her isolation. A number of affairs leave her unsure of what to do next, and unsure of who she is, as if she feels increasingly separated from who she thinks she might be or should be.</div>
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This book is beautifully written. I felt compelled to read it with every turn of the page. I was still thinking of Anna's story long after the story ended. It made me think, it made me question, it made me reflect. I think I was trying to connect with Anna the whole time, and there were times I could, but it was both difficult and made me wary. I wanted to yell at her, at her stupidity, and I wanted to break down and cry with her, offering her a hug as though we were longtime friends. While the cover illustration makes it look lovely at first glance, Hausfrau is a sad and heart-wrenching story of a woman lost, one that played with my emotions and that I really enjoyed reading.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">On our way back home we detoured a little from our stopover in London to spend two short days in Paris. Most of what we did was dictated by our tiny travel companion, but we were still able to wander around a lot and get a glimpse of this beautiful city.</span><br />
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We just got back from quite the adventure with our 13-month old! From Manila: London, England - Paris, France - London, England - Iceland - Toronto. As you can see, she was a bit shocked with the temperature change when we arrived in Iceland.<br />
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That first fifteen-hour plane ride was so long. If I thought Mara wouldn't eat it, I definitely would have made <a href="http://mysmallpotatoes.com/2014/07/21/therapeutic-play-dough-with-essential-oils/" target="_blank">this for the flight</a>. Maybe she'll have matured over the summer so I can make it for the flight back? ha.<br />
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Instead, Jeff bought a bunch of plane-friendly (quiet) toys that we wrapped up for her! Every few hours there was a new surprise + some of our <a href="http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/index.html" target="_blank">favourite author's</a> books <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/sandra-boynton/id405368709?mt=11" target="_blank">on the iPad</a>. They're really, really well done.<br />
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I'll be looking to make this <a href="http://just-making-noise.com/flourless-mango-cake/" target="_blank">flourless cake</a> when we're back in the land of mangoes in late July.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Before we left we finished <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3498622/" target="_blank">Fortitude</a>. My big question throughout the series: What is this show trying to be?? It was the very last episode that brought it all together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Even though we're finished school for the summer, this is great: <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley?language=en#t-145480" target="_blank">How to Escape Education's Death Valley</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Need to buy a cast iron pan so I can make us <a href="http://www.hummingbirdhigh.com/2012/06/dutch-baby-pancakes-with-orange-sugar.html" target="_blank">these</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">The Internet has made me so excited about cooking. I've never cared, really, but now I get happy about trying new dishes. This was one of the latest <a href="http://minimalistbaker.com/sweet-potato-chickpea-buddha-bowl/" target="_blank">great dinners</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I was just reading a post about capsule wardrobes - 37 pieces is supposed to be magic. I probably have 37 of each of the usual wardrobe pieces - 37 dresses, 37 tops, 37 sweaters... you know. On that note, we're off to do some shopping for the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Did I mention that I played golf? First time ever. It wasn't terrrrrible, but I'll be honest, it wasn't great. It was fun, though. Also it was blazing hot (Philippines.) and the price of the round included a caddy, so I was told exactly what club to use, how hard to swing, and where to aim. (Aim. hahah.) Anyway, I think I sprained my thumb. This was weeks ago and it still hurts to put a shirt on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I don't mean to brag, but we have the absolute best mangoes ever here. I made a <a href="http://www.simplebites.net/how-to-make-simple-chia-pudding/" target="_blank">chia pudding</a> on the weekend, added some chopped mango = the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Speaking of vegan-friendly (depending on your milk choice with the pudding), we went to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/susiphilippines" target="_blank">Susi</a> around my birthday and it was so great. Vegan, gluten-free, and organic. Even Mara enjoyed bites of our meals. (I say that like it's unusual...) We're about to live right around the corner...!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We got new toothbrushes. They're black... charcoal bristles. I'm into all the hippy-dippy natural stuff, but brushing with charcoal is not something I'm into. It seems very wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I've been reading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Counting-7s-Holly-Sloan/dp/0803738552" target="_blank">this</a> for awhile now. It shouldn't be taking me awhile, but it is. Jeff got me <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Dept-Speculation-Jenny-Offill/dp/0385350813" target="_blank">this</a> for my birthday and I'm looking forward to the change to adult again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Also for my birthday, a day at <a href="http://www.neospa.net/" target="_blank">the spa</a>! Wonderful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">And I love <a href="http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kimchi-bokkeumbap" target="_blank">kimchi fried rice</a> and finally tried it on my own: so. good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Lots of controversy (again. still.) over Ontario's new sex ed curriculum. I have to say, for the record, that I support the <a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/health1to8.pdf" target="_blank">2015 Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum</a>. It's important. As a teacher and as a parent. A local news company hosted a quick, simple poll: Do you support the new curriculum? Yes or No. This is astounding:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Throughout our short geometry unit, we've had a big emphasis on vocabulary. After a lot of examining related words, the class wanted to make definition cards that we used to create a word wall. They all signed up for a couple of words and then used a <a href="http://www.kaganonline.com/catalog/contents/BCSBMixFreezePair.pdf">Mix-Freeze</a> to teach the words</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">After I posted all the words for the kids to see and asked them to make a T-chart. They wrote down at least five words they confidently understood and could explain in one column, with words they needed to know in the other. With a quick check as they walked out the door, I marked off all the words any kids were still confused about. Later, we looked at this list again and they "signed up" to teach one another:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">This little lady turns one this week! Amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We've been having great light dinners lately: fruit, cheese, bread, olives, chorizo, and wine. Followed up with one of <a href="https://www.theochocolate.com/">these bars</a> and it's perfect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Also, lots of breakfast for dinner. Jeff has been making these <a href="http://iamafoodblog.com/crispy-cornmeal-pancakes-honey-clementine-syrup/">cornmeal pancakes</a> with added flaxseed and they're so so good. I top mine with butter and some fresh mango - no syrup needed. I made a version of these <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2014/04/spinach-and-red-pepper-bacon-wrapped-eggs/">bacon cups</a> one night, too, and he was impressed with those! I don't know how I feel about arugula, though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">These <a href="http://www.healthy-delicious.com/spicy-garlic-noodles-with-pork/">spicy garlic noodles</a> (with pork or, next time, tofu!) will definitely be making it into dinner rotations more regularly. SO SO SO good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I would also like to try to make this <a href="http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/make-homemade-ketchup-just-2-minutes.html?t=SHK">homemade ketchup</a>, but we don't tend to eat enough of it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">At the market we've been getting a little pot of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AdamsIceCream">this ice cream</a>. Chocolate flame is our go-to: dark chocolate and jalapeno chili. It really is seriously good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I got new glasses. Getting new glasses is not easy. When you can't see well, trying to decide on what looks nice on your face is like putting on makeup in the dark. (I couldn't think of a gender-neutral comparison.) Even if there are photos of each new frame, they never do justice to the real thing - the super reflective lenses are never realistic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I am surprisingly into <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/">this show</a>. I keep imagining it as comic frames, which helps remind me it's about superheroes and villains, not real people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">By far my favourite baby books author: <a href="http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/index.html">Sandra Boynton</a>. I love singing these books to that little almost one-year-old up there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">To continue our <a href="http://inspiredinsecond.blogspot.com/2015/04/our-beautiful-mess.html">initial launch</a> of the final unit, each of our seven grade three teachers hosted a Tuning In learning experience last Friday morning. Classes spent fifteen minutes in each room, noticing and wondering about different aspects of our Communication Systems unit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We're starting our final unit of inquiry for the year: Communication Systems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Before our April break, we were lucky enough to attend our PTA Cultural Show, which showcased a dozen countries with countless talented performers. To begin tuning in to the unit, we made a quick mind map based on what the noticed during the show:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I took a quick snap of the map and printed it out for the kids to categorize the ideas. We didn't even brainstorm the categories, but the kids did a phenomenal job of classifying terms using their own ideas and understandings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We haven't done a lot, really, but set the stage for understanding when it's all done. The kids made sense of the commonality by choosing a sentence and putting it in their own words - and not just by replacing words with synonyms, but by finding the essence of the text and truly understanding. They've determined that our unit will be about the messages we share and the ways we communicate these messages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">From here, we pulled out some key vocabulary and ideas so that we could search our library for books related to Communication Systems. We checked them all out and spent some time browsing the many different books they found: everything from fables/folktales, the history of music, colours, and culture to symbols, signs, languages, and hieroglyphics. They came up with categories of personal interest and we taped sign-up sheets to the board so kids could decide what they're most interested in learning about. This was great because it gives me, as the teacher, a jumping off point with immediate engagement <i>and </i>sets us up for later independent inquiry. I'm sure these lists will be ever-changing!</span><br />
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We stayed at a great place outside the city center, so it was pretty quiet: <a href="http://www.sriratih.com/">Sri Rathi</a>. Ubud was surprisingly touristy for an April break.</div>
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We enjoyed some great meals at a place not far away, <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g297701-d1422324-Reviews-Sari_Organik-Ubud_Bali.html">Sari Organik</a>.</div>
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It's not easy travelling with a baby, but people are so gracious - staff at Sari occupied Mara so Jeff and I could eat a meal together, and people on every airplane did their best to distract and entertain Mara!</div>
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I think I'd like to go back someday...</div>
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My professional goal this year has been to make <a href="http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html">Visible Thinking</a> (as a form of documentation and through the use of <a href="http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03a_ThinkingRoutines.html">routines</a>) an organic part of the classroom. This has meant introducing and using pre-selected routines throughout the year: I emphasized five in the first semester and have introduced two new routines (so far) in this second semester. The reason for this is so the kids learn some ways to organize and develop their thoughts with guidance, the intention being that the routines are used independently when students are ready in a way that supports deeper thinking.</div>
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The great thing is: it's working! Some students use the <a href="http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03c_Core_routines/SeeThinkWonder/SeeThinkWonder_Routine.html">See Think Wonder</a> routine as a graphic organizer for pre-writing; some used the <a href="http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03d_UnderstandingRoutines/ThinkPuzzleExplore/ThinkPuzzleExplore_Routine.html">Think Puzzle Explore</a> routine on a walking field trip we took to see how solar energy is transformed for use in our school; some used the <a href="http://www.visiblethinkingpz.org/VisibleThinking_html_files/03_ThinkingRoutines/03d_UnderstandingRoutines/ColourSymbolImage/ColourSymbolImage_Routine.html">Colour Symbol Imag</a>e to respond to a short movie we watched in class. They use them! I could think of more instances when the kids have used these routines independently, without prompting, and that's the beauty of it. So now that they're more comfortable with a few routines and I see their thinking really starting to change - from surface level to so much deeper - offering more choice is only natural.</div>
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This semester we've been focusing on <a href="http://visiblethinkingroutines.blogspot.com/2013/05/chalk-talk.html">Chalk Talk</a>, which is like a silent conversation on paper. This routine makes for a great interactive bulletin board for students outside your classroom, too! The <a href="http://www.ronritchhart.com/COT_Resources_files/microlabs.pdf">Micro Lab Protocol</a> is another, which promotes valuing ideas and reflecting on the thoughts of others. Focusing on collaboration and communication have become really important in our classroom culture, so it's a natural fit. More to come on how we've used this routine!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">It is getting <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/PH/Manila.html"><i>hot</i> in Manila</a>. We also have a <a href="http://pagasa.dost.gov.ph/">typhoon on the radar</a> - beginning of April... It has been downgraded from its initial Category 5 and is expected to really slow down once it makes landfall. Crossing my fingers that the rains and winds don't interfere with our flight plans on Sunday morning!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.teachingparadox.com/" style="font-family: Unkempt;">This blog</a><span style="font-family: Unkempt;"> is giving me so much to think about for next year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">A friend sent me <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/matcha-dessert-recipes_n_6920504.html?ir=Taste">this</a>. (In an effort to sabotage my low sugar-ness, I'm sure.) Except that my little Japanese grocer beside our condo closed, so I need to scope out a new matcha supplier in the city. I scrolled through the post thinking <i>I'll just call out a few things I'd like to make, like the mousse</i>. But so quickly the list became almost everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">My latest <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2013/03/roasted-red-pepper-quinoa-white-bean-burgers/">sandwich obsession</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Does anyone else Mark Unread a jillion emails? Currently in my personal account, 15 unread. Work, 23. </span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">And those are majorly whittled down since we started holidays on Wednesday. </span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I'd like to think of it as a bad habit, but I'd probably never remember a thing if it weren't for that option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23freeneilandferdi&src=tyah">#FreeNeilandFerdi</a>. It's time, Canada.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">This is where our baby's at: everything doesn't belong in its place. This includes diapers, clean laundry, dirty laundry, pantry items, and more. Fun fun. She also does a good job of rolling her stroller in circles, digging up the plants, toothy-smiling, playing with the recyclables, interrupting REM sleep cycles, and other general busyness. She'll be one year in one month!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We're moving in May and while the unit is furnished, we got a couple new pieces to make the space our own. Who knew that Muji has the best furniture? Jeff got this "<a href="http://www.muji.us/store/furniture-1/living/body-fit-cushion.html">Body Fit Cushion Set</a>" (adult bean bag chair) and I got <a href="http://www.muji.us/store/furniture-1/living/high-back-reclining-sofa-polyester-cover-1-seater-grey-beige.html">this gem</a>. It reclines. It has a positionable pillow. We are comfy people. We may never sit on a couch together again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Have I mentioned these <a href="http://www.veganinbellingham.com/2010/10/vegan-coconut-heaven-cupcakes-perfect.html">cupcakes</a>? They're really good. <i>But</i> they don't stick together very well. After the second day we were basically eating them with a spoon. Which isn't really a problem, let's be honest, but I would like to figure out what to add to give them a little more stick. And no icing because I'm still trying to be off sugar. Which has somehow caused super heightened sugar cravings, six months in, and I'm most definitely struggling to deal with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="http://iamafoodblog.com/hello-spring-crispy-coconut-waffles-with-mango/">If only we had a waffle iron</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I don't think I've ever had reason before to buy cream of tartar. <a href="http://www.acalculatedwhisk.com/2015/03/matcha-mug-cake.html">This little beauty</a> is finally that reason. (What do people actually use cream of tartar for? Aside from tea-based cakes?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I've had a mean hunger for brownies these days. Maybe <a href="http://www.laceandlilac.com/2015/03/02/alice-medrichs-cocoa-brownies.html">these</a>?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PinkberryPhilippines">Our Pinkberry</a> has a new flavour right now: blood orange. It's delicious, but it was even more delicious when I remembered we have a <a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/products/frozen/frozen-yogurt/gotta-have-vanilla">tub of this</a> in the freezer so I could make a creamsicle treat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">My reads-everything-top-speed husband might somewhat disagree with this next idea, but I'm devouring <a href="http://www.themanbookerprize.com/books/tale-time-being">this book</a>. Seriously. Since the weekend I have basically read as far as I have in the five months it's taking me to read <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Am-Malala-Stood-Education-Taliban/dp/031628663X">I Am Malala</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">We're <a href="http://www.journeywoman.com/gfc/25thingstoknowbeforevisitingubudbali1.html">OFF TO BALI</a> next week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">After our <a href="http://inspiredinsecond.blogspot.com/2015/03/tuning-into-perimeter.html">hands-on intro to perimeter</a> learning, the kids had a chance to do some authentic measuring of perimeter using their own creations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Our Unit Work right now is focusing on energy sources, so the grade three classes are creating energy efficient houses. The kids shared some of the ways they found the perimeter of their homes, which are traditional squares and rectangles: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><i>"Measure one side and double it. Or you could multiply it by two. Then do the same thing for the other side and add them together." </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><i>"If it's a square you just multiply the first side you measured by four."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Today I told them that Mr. Phillips and I want to get a puppy for Mara (<i>no we don't</i>) and we have to fence in a play area for it in the backyard (<i>we don't even have a backyard...</i>). For the sake of creating a model, I said we had 24 cm of fence and had to use it all. They went ahead and all of them created a square or a rectangle:</span><br />
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The next day we launched into finding the area of the puppy's play space, which was a perfect connection and easier for the kids to conceptualize. They even came up with a strategy to accurately find the area of the irregular shapes they made by partitioning them and finding the area of each smaller space. Pretty great!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">To help students tune into measurement, our student teacher and I challenged the kids in math class to do this:</span><br />
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students chose how to organize information</div>
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accurate use of measurement tools</div>
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noticing how understanding fractions on a number line helps when measuring (!!!)</div>
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using prior knowledge</div>
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attending to precision</div>
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interest piqued!</div>
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collaboration</div>
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organization</div>
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misconceptions uncovered</div>
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From here, we did a bunch of talking and sharing. Next, we'll be able to define perimeter, model and teach formulaic equations, and practice precise measurement techniques. It was a great way to get the kids focused on math in a hands-on way and engaging in math conversations with little intervention. For us as teachers, it was a great little check-in to see what the kids know and how much, and where we'll need to step in to improve conceptual understanding.</div>
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This is a question I posed to my class a few days ago.</div>
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It sits among evidence of our inquiry learning about Connections to the Natural World, with emphasis on energy sources and human impact on the earth.</div>
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The kids had some really interesting responses, ranging from reflections on themselves as researchers to specific content they've learned to generalizations about research itself.</div>
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For example:</div>
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<i>I learned that the internet can be really frustrating.</i></div>
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<i>There's lots of ways to research.</i></div>
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<i>I learned that solar energy uses turbines, too, not just hydro.</i></div>
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<i>Print resources are sometimes easier to find information in.</i></div>
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The great thing is that this can be adapted in so many ways!</div>
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What have you learned most recently ...</div>
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<i>as a mathematician?</i></div>
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<i>as a friend?</i></div>
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<i>as a writer?</i></div>
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<i>as a scientist?</i></div>
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<i>at home?</i></div>
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<i>from someone else?</i></div>
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Using this question frame, we've started examining our reading habits and interests, reflecting on what we've learned most recently as <i>readers</i>.</div>
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I'll post more on that soon, as there have been some really rich conversations in our room lately.</div>
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travel teach and lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456857873743958185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349106627916118902.post-12968157022787917252015-03-16T02:56:00.002-07:002015-03-24T05:11:56.651-07:00off the bookshelf: rain reign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Rain-Reign-Ann-M-Martin/dp/0312643004/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">Rain Reign</a>. Read it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">On Monday we have a student teacher joining our class for six weeks. The kids are pretty excited to have a second teacher (<i>not too sure how to feel about that!</i>) and were busily preparing some important things today to help her settle in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Earlier in the week I asked what they think a new teacher to ISM might need. They had so many responses:</span><br />
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Each student signed up for a creation task.</div>
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And then they...</div>
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created a large map of the most important places she'll need to find while she's here</div>
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set up a tour to take her around</div>
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decided on some getting-to-know-you activities for Monday morning</div>
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tidied up a large desk area in the room for her, complete with a desk plate and pencil holder!</div>
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collected email addresses/phone numbers of teachers so she can get in touch with people while she's here</div>
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wrote a welcome note</div>
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made a large poster</div>
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made a brochure of all the places she should go while she's in the Philippines</div>
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wrote a list to fill her in on the learning we're knee deep in right now</div>
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created a special calendar and daily schedule so she can stay organized</div>
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collaborated to complete it all.</div>
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Looking forward to this teaching and learning journey!</div>
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travel teach and lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456857873743958185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349106627916118902.post-63699410538909804542015-03-06T01:43:00.000-08:002015-03-06T01:43:53.780-08:00lately<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="http://www.loveandlemons.com/2015/01/15/seared-tofu-banh-mi-sandwiches/">These sandwiches</a> have been my favourite dinner lately. I think we've had them about once a week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="http://lovehasnolabels.com/">This</a> is absolutely beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I am most definitely a victim of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzbxpzKwDXA">this</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">A friend of ours gave Mara a pair of adorable little leather moccasins that her son had outgrown - so cute! I'll be looking out for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mhyrtlekids">this local company</a> to get her the next size for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Reign-Ann-M-Martin/dp/0312643004/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=">This</a> is the next book up. It's come highly recommended so I'm looking forward to it! Yes, that means I've finished <a href="http://inspiredinsecond.blogspot.com/2015/02/why-we-broke-up-part-2.html">the last one</a> - I have to say it ended up ending the way I eventually expected. It got to a point where I said to myself, <i>this has to be the reason they break up</i>. In the meantime I'm rereading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-Namesake-Novel-Jhumpa-Lahiri/dp/0618485228">The Namesake</a> because I started it again in Japan and still really like it. With <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/namesake/">86%</a> it might even be worth watching the movie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I'm thinking <a href="http://jamiecatt.com/product/the-chase/">this</a> and <a href="http://jamiecatt.com/portfolio/fennec-fox/">this</a> will look really cute when we move into our new place in May and our baby will have her own room. But hopefully not in a predator-prey sort of way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I haven't been feeling well this week, and I have to say that my favourite home remedy for upset stomach is to have a beer. (Thanks to Mara's papa for that one!) It beats out ginger tea, ginger ale, apple juice, and all the Tums every time.</span></div>
travel teach and lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456857873743958185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349106627916118902.post-28734995361014224692015-02-23T03:17:00.003-08:002015-02-23T03:18:07.673-08:00let the text inspire you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">In class we've been talking about what we can do as readers - what ideas we're making.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">One girl decided to make her own book (in Google Docs) after one from her <a href="http://www.raz-kids.com/">Raz-Kids</a> bookshelf about immigration really resonated with her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Two others are in their own "book club" - they borrowed the same book from the library and get together to read and discuss, sometimes even at recess.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I shared these simple projects with the class in the hopes that others will find inspiration and act on that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">This is a quote shared by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kathy-Collins/e/B001JRUXPU">Kathy Collins</a> during our week of PD. Click to download from TpT.</span></div>
travel teach and lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456857873743958185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349106627916118902.post-11024215268189224862015-02-20T23:46:00.003-08:002015-02-20T23:46:26.103-08:00why we broke up: part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I can't wait to understand why they broke up. </span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I'm about halfway through and it's all sort of... theoretical? </span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Although she ends each part (pretty much) with "and that's why we broke up," there's nothing tangible. I can't figure it out; I don't get it yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">There has to be something that happens, is done, but there's no reference yet. </span><span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I read <a href="https://psvlifesigns.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/why-we-broke-up/">a review</a> that says page 335 was heart-wrenching. I'll have to wait for it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">I love young adult literature. Everything is so weighty and important and I find that hilarious and real at the same time. In a "we've all been there" sort of way. Plus, it's hard to help someone else make sense of all our thoughts, so maybe that's a big part (?) of my confusion about it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">The <a href="http://www.mairakalman.com/">art</a> is really cool.</span><br />
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Along with some great PD with some like-minded schools (Collaboration for Growth), I was able to do some sightseeing in and around Yokohama - in to Tokyo and out to Kamakura. It was more than chilly, but I love Japan. The order, the cleanliness, the culture. Jeff and I are even thinking of going back again in our next October break! We've been together just one other time, a short time, also, and there's just so much to see in this tiny country.</div>
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yokohama chinatown: the largest one outside of china</div>
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<span style="font-family: Unkempt;">Today in a PD session with <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Growing-Readers-Kathy-Collins/dp/1571103732">Kathy Collins</a> (I don't know how to link her, really? Her Twitter feed sort of ends in August last year... I know that doesn't sound great, but I've been inspired the whole time she's been at our school.), we were asked to do a little "close reading" of Daniel Handler's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Broke-Daniel-Handler/dp/0316127264">Why We Broke Up</a>.</span><br />
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Kathy shared with us the <a href="http://www.wattpad.com/57672155-why-we-broke-up-dear-ed">first chapter</a>:<br />
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She said something like, "Talk about it. What do you notice?" </div>
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So a colleague and I did that - we analyzed, we made inferences, we drew conclusions... based only on those few paragraphs. It was getting intense - we were digging. We were on fire.</div>
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But really, none of what we had said had any significance at all, anymore, when another colleague who had left the room in the meantime, came back without a clue and sat down to read it over in thirty seconds, turned to us to say, "<i>She committed suicide. Couldn't the 'thunk' be her having jumped from the roof?</i>" Conversation went cold. Shivers. It got the attention of others at the table. We were all convinced, because it made perfect sense, in the most chilling way - a way we hadn't considered.</div>
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And so I had to read it; running out to the bookstore after the PD to buy it. I haven't had this <i>desire</i>, really, to read a book for fun in a long time. I need to know: what is the thunk?! </div>
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More to come.</div>
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travel teach and lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456857873743958185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349106627916118902.post-8970154104234952592015-02-16T00:54:00.000-08:002015-02-16T00:54:02.357-08:00are non-fiction texts still important?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Early last week, I posed the question to the class, “What is a story?” This led to some really interesting discussion and wonderings. After some whole-class talk, one of my girls stopped everyone when she asked, “Are non-fiction books still important since we have the Internet now?” The room was abuzz as they all started talking at once about their opinions, which set up a lovely inquiry for the remainder of the lesson.</div>
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Students chose a side and started completing a persuasive writing graphic organizer to get their arguments and reasoning in order. (This had been introduced the week prior, so it was fresh in their minds.)</div>
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The next day, students were introduced to the persuasive essay format, complete with well-written paragraphs and transition words. Pairs then used their graphic organizer to inform their essays, and these are beautifully written pieces!</div>
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Our next step will for students to present their arguments to the class or in small groups - we haven't figured that one out yet.</div>
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This was such a great way for my kids to practice communicating, reasoning with logic, writing supporting details, and focusing on persuasion. I never mind when my "plans" get derailed by a student comment or question - that's the beauty of inquiry to me!</div>
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