Pink Shirt Day

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Shane Koyczan author of “To This Day” is a great conversation starter about the lasting effects of nicknames and “Sticks and Stones” derived from a children’s rhyme. Here is an animated video of his poems.

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Aboriginal Animal Symbolism

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Resource Links to stories about Animals

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Insects in Winter

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Not a Buzz to be Found by Linda Glaser is a picture about some of the following insects hiding during the winter.

Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Morning Cloak Butterfly

Mantis

Pondhawk Dragonfly

Gallfly

Bald-Faced Hornet

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Literacy Week in honour of Family Literacy Day

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

In celebration of Family Literacy Day on Saturday, January 27, Inman has decided to focus on a variety Literacy themes during the week. Show your spirit for Literacy and participate!

This is also an opportunity for families to read and engage in literacy-related activities. Download some activities in either English or French to participate at home from ABCLifeLiteracyCanada.ca

Monday – Learning through the Arts

Bookmark Making
Intermediates at YPC Monster Theatre Company Shakespeare’s Dream
Teacher/Book Matching Challenge (Answers will be revealed on Friday)

Tuesday – Knowledge in your Pocket Day

Write down a fact that you’ve learned this year and share it with someone at school. It could be math equations, cool science facts, etc. anything you’ve discovered in your classroom.

Wednesday – READ Shirt Day (must be appropriate for school)

Wear a shirt with an awesome slogan
Surprise reader 2:30

Thursday – Folk/Fairy Tale/Legends Day

Teachers share a written or oral story.
At home, share one that is your all time favourite. The image below can be used help students understand where their story may fit.

Teacher Resource on Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, Legends, Myths.

Friday – Literacy Celebration

Reading Club Acknoweledgments
Special Skit
Answers to the Matching Teacher’s Favourite Book Challenge

Saturday – Family Literacy Day – How will you celebrate?

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Inuit Story ~ The Owl and the Lemming

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. With this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why pride and arrogance are to be avoided.

Check out the differences between how each story unfolds of this Inuit Legend between the picture book and online video stories.

How does the lemming trick the owl?
What lessons does the lemming learn?

Jacobus Willem Hoedeman is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his close observation of human and social interaction. The following video is his interpretation of The Owl and the Lemming by Roselynn Akulukjuk.

A puppet animation has also been produced by Taqquit Productions

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Role of Elders in our Community

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

All cultures have Elders from whom we can learn a wealth of knowledge with respect to relationships with others and with our environment.

Who do you have in your life that you would consider an Elder?
For next session, explain why and their connection to you. In preparation, memorize or write the family connection and their full names.

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Giving Credit Using Citation Builder

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Worldbook Citation Builder

Test it out with the following website that talks about the Mona Lisa:

Select citation type. A website, a book, etc.

There are lots of fields presented for each type. Don’t stress but it is important to try your best by providing the most information as possible.
Sometimes, information about the site or author is available on other parts of the website. If you think about a store such as Walmart, there are many departments to buy the various goods. Well, some websites work the same way. You need to find the information on different areas. More credible websites will have this information available.
Submit when done
Select MLA format. Copy the information.
Paste it onto a ‘new page’ and make sure there is a title: References
Ali Khan, Ahmad. “Mona Lisa Facts For Kids – Learn All About Mona Lisa.” KidzFeed. Web. 6 Dec. 2017. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/citationBuilder>.

Use Citation Builder for the following facts:

CITE
- Contributor:The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica
- Article Title:Mona Lisa
- Website Name:Encyclopædia Britannica
- Publisher:Encyclopædia Britannica, inc.
- Date Published:August 18, 2017
- URL:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting
- Access Date:January 09, 2018

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Inman Community Triumphant at Book Fair

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Mrs. Giacomazza

Mr. Chow’s Tie

Thank you Inman, you’ve raised over $5000 in net sales!!

A big Thank You to PAC for organizing this event in support of the school library! Mrs. Giacomazza is very excited to buy and see our students excited to read! Thank you to Mr. Chow who was a good sport during this event. He even wore his tie out shopping the other night promoting a new fashion in tie wear.

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