Students: Link to Canadian Energy Diet Challenge

Here is the link to the Energy calculator: 

http://www.saskpower.com/calculator/

- Mr. Hyland

Genius Hour Proposal

STUDENTS!
Please use the link below to complete a survey about what you are interested in doing for your Genius Hour Projects.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MNJFg_8ydvsvp32_Rjo57I1_Li9IrHXGD1uPJIvBMi4/viewform

Genius Hour

This term we are trying something exciting and new. We have launched something called "Genius Hour". To see the handout that students received, check out this link here. 

Genius Hour is simple. Students are asked to find something that they are passionate about, or interested in, and learn about it. There are three rules:

1. All projects must be approved by me. 
2. All projects must include research, with proper citation. 
3. All projects must include a presentation of what you have learned. 

I have added (and will be continuing to add) a whole bunch of information on Genius Hour to the tab at the top of the page. You can also click this link here. 

Students are currently brainstorming for ideas. Please take a few minutes to ask them about what they're interested in pursuing for this project. 

A BIG part of Genius Hour is trying to connect students with specialists in a variety of areas. Students are looking into a whole variety of information. I'm hoping that our parent family, and your connections will be able to help us to connect students with "Geniuses" in various fields. I put together a quick survey for parents and would love it if you could spare 3 minutes to fill it out. I've embedded it below. (You'll have to scroll through to access all of it.) 

If the embed code doesn't work, you can also access it here. 

Welcome Back!

Hello all! Welcome back! I hope that every one's break was restful and enjoyable. Mine was full of time with family, which is something that I really cherish.

I wanted to put in a few plugs tonight. Firstly, report cards are coming up soon. Students who are missing assignments MUST get these in ASAP, as they need to be marked, numbers need to be entered, and comments must be made.

Secondly, next week is "Hockey Day in Canada Week" and BLMS is joining in the adventures. Stay tuned for more stories and events that are occurring throughout the week.

Next, we are going to be breaking new ground with an upcoming project called "Genius Hour". Stay tuned for more information, or Google it, and get as excited as I am.

And lastly, though I don't usually do this, I want to put in a plug for an amazing App & web program that I've been using lately. It's called, "Duolingo".

Duolingo is a language learning app that students (or anyone) can take with them anywhere. It's fun, it tracks your progress, you can challenge friends and family members to learn, and you get immediate feedback on how you're doing.

I'm using it to learn Spanish. I've been using it every day for the past 7 days, and I can see myself improving. There are a variety of different languages available, though perhaps many students might see an added benefit of putting in 10 minutes of Duolingo a night to boost those French marks!

It's free and awesome, so check it out.

Have a great day!