H Class Blog

Title:  We finished our first full week! Author:  Mr. Hodgkinson Date:  September  28, 2020   Quote of the week: "Decomposition is so much easier for mental math, Mr. H." - MayMay Song of the Week: - 54-46 Was My Number  by Toots & the Maytalls - a protest song from 1968, highlighting police profiling in Jamaica . This was discovered during Spelling Scrabble when we encountered the word "SKA". We also lost Reggae legend "Toots" on September 11, 2020.  The Best Thing About This Week (The Rose) The students agreed that getting their two stickers for encouraging their parents to complete the start of the year survey was the highlight. Jazzy pointed out that is was wonderful to get our first week together as a class finished. It has been six months since we've had a full week of school. The Worst Thing About This Week (The Thorn) There wasn't much to complain about during this busy week. Some of the students regretted missing the opportunity to g...

Title:  Sanitize your hands please. Author:  Mr. Hodgkinson Date: September  18, 2020   Quote of the week: "Can you make the S in my name a dollar sign" - $pencer Here is the first of a new experiment. A week in review blog. In order to prepare for it, I introduced the students to the following reflection strategy. The "rose" is the thing, activity or event that made the week fantastic or memorable. The "thorn" is the thing, activity or event that made the week challenging or difficult. Finally, the "bud" is a snapshot of the future. What are we looking forward toward. The Rose  The rose this week was the return to school. We got used to the routines fairly quickly and the weather has allowed us to take mask breaks when necessary. Tuesday was a big day because the classroom projector was installed. That made sharing information much easier. Friday was also a special day. It was the first time we assembled as an entire class. The Thorn Although t...