It's a wrap! We spent first period this morning wrapping the snowman ornaments from yesterday. These girls pitched in to help most of the class. They're a little like Bryony Elf from the movie Arthur Christmas ... they could wrap a gift with only 3 pieces of tape!
French class brought the rolling of the dough and cookie baking time. The halls were filled with the smells of minty, cookie goodness. We certainly appreciate all of the time and effort (not to mention cost) that Madame put forth to share this Christmas tradition with the Grade Sixes.
Taste testing elves agree that this recipe is a keeper!
On the third day before Christmas, my teacher gave to me
An Hour of Code to challenge me!
This gift came courtesy of code.org . Their site is full of different coding challenges for various ages and ability levels. My class stuck to the Code Your Own Sports Game, Flappy Bird, Moana, and Candy Quest options. Many finished in about 40 minutes. I was one of the laggers and I've coded before! I think it's because I had to stop to take pictures and see what everyone else was up to!
We did a lesson in the morning which involved making the students become programmers and robots. This was to drive home how important it was to not skip steps.
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| Madyson is here in this pic and shows up in the video below. A future programmer? |
Needless to say, there was some frustration (mostly me), complete concentration and engagement and loads of exhilaration! A real sense of satisfaction was felt by everyone who completed their coding challenge. This coding sure teaches perseverance and patience and to follow steps in order.
By the end of the day, we agreed a nap could be in order. Kaylie didn't hesitate and snuck in about 10 winks before having to get ready to board the bus for home!
See what we're up to tomorrow!
~MissBrooks
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