We got it started!

We had our first meeting with the students of the grade level for exhibition today!  We "Got it Started!" by listening to Miss Isabel give a welcome, receiving advice from the 6th grade students who completed the exhibition last year, and watching a video of last year's exhibition.

This is the powerpoint of our opening ceremony with exhibition ideas from previous years:

Here's the video of last year's exhibition.  Take a look at all of the technology they discovered around them!

Now it's your turn to "get it started" by reflecting on our first presentation.  What was your favorite part of the opening ceremony?  What should we include in the opening ceremony for next year's students?  What should we leave out?

We look forward to hearing what you think!
The Misses of Grade 5


PowerPoint Source:  Jessica Allen
Video Source:  Luis Sepulveda

We Got it Started!

Yeah! Yesterday we had our Opening Ceremony for the official start of the Exhibition! The highlight of the assembly was a visit from three sixth grade students who came to share their knowledge and advice of the exhibition from their experience last year.  Here is a summary of some of what they said:

• Be sure to stay organised and use your binder
• Assign your group members jobs that are in areas that they do well
• Be open minded and listen to your group members
• Be balanced in the work in your group
• Don't be nervous
• Practice speaking clearly and slowly for the presentation night
• Have fun!

Was there any other advice that you heard?  What was the most important part of their advice for you?  Was there anything they said that helped you?

I can't wait to hear from you and get the exhibition officially started!

Miss Jessica :)

We got it started!

This past Tuesday we began the exhibition with an opening celebration.  At the opening assembly we had Miss Isabel speak to the students about the exciting time ahead of them.  We also had three sixth grade students come and tell their experiences of the exhibition and give advice to this year's grade five students.  At the end of the assembly the students watched two videos from previous exhibitions to get ideas for all the various ways they could present their learning.  At the end, everyone was excited and motivated to get it started!

Now that the exhibition has begun, what is something that you are excited to do during this unit?  Work in groups?  Write your own questions?  Pick your own topic?  Post a comment and let others know!

Great assembly everyone!
Miss Jessica

PS:  Check out the pictures from the opening assembly to the right!

We got it started!

Yesterday was the official opening to the exhibition! All the students went to the Little Gym to hear a welcome message from Miss Isabel and watch videos of the exhibition from the years 2007 and 2008. Two students from sixth grade also came to the assembly to answer questions from this year's grade five students. The questions were great and the sixth grade students really showed exactly how powerful and successful the exhibition is in their learning. It was a great assembly and everyone left excited and ready....to get it started!

Take a look at the slideshow of the pictures on the right hand side of the blog!

Miss Jessica