When reading the book “Viivi’s New Kamiik” written by Nadia Mike, 5th Block students used the Shape Go Map and Jennifer Serravallo’s “Act It Out to Storytell It” to demonstrate and extend understanding of the text. @TCDSB @JSerravallo

“Teaching Reading Is a Work of Heart” was the theme of our meeting. 5th Block Teachers put their heart into the day’s activities by sharing best practices, writing lesson plans for our new decodable books, and diving into Lindsay Kemeny’s “7 Mighty Moves”. @TCDSB @LindsayKemeny

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RT @eysreading: Uzma Jalaluddin is the internationally bestselling author of Ayesha at Last and Hana Khan Carries On. A high school teacher….

When reading the book “Festival of Colours” written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal, 5th Block students used @JSerravallo’s “Wow” comprehension strategy to explore and discuss new learning about India’s festival of Holi. @kabirsehgal @TCDSB

Thank you to Lee-Ann Lear @SyllaSense for delivering an inspiring, informative, and engaging presentation to our 5th Block Community! @TCDSB

Heartfelt gratitude to TCDSB Knowledge Keeper, Diane Montreuil, Sonya Charal @Equity_TCDSB, and @Allen2Learning for providing such an enriched learning experience for our 5th Block students! Miigwetch! @roch_we @StBonifaceTCDSB @TCDSB

RT @smdp5thblock: Virtual knowledge keeper visit with Diane Montreuil Wednesday May 24 for @5thBlockTCDSB students. @smdporres_tcdsb @Diane….

5th Block students at St. Boniface joyfully read the special letter written to them by their classroom elf. @StBonifaceTCDSB @LisaLaRose9 @TCDSB

5th Block students at St. Matthew Catholic School walk the Red Carpet to practise the short vowel sounds. @TCDSB @DDiGiorgio_ @AmelloRita

After reading “Let’s Play Waltes!” by Kyla Bernard, 5th Block students had fun playing this traditional Mi’kmaq game. @TCDSB @Marcellus_TCDSB

During a recent Zoom session, 5th Block Teachers explored Elkonin Boxes to tap, map, and graph the sounds and spelling of words. Did you know . ? The silent e at the end of ‘have’ follows the rule that words written in English do not end with the letter ‘v’.

An integral part of learning for new 5th Block Teachers is to observe the program in action. A special thank you to Ms. Palma and Ms. deFouw for hosting classroom visits and for sharing their expertise. @loveformyfiat @stconradcs @TCDSB

On this 55th annual International Literacy Day, we are reminded that literacy acquisition is an empowering and transformational human right.

Congratulations to our very own Carolyn Volpe! Carolyn, we’re very proud of you. Your leadership in our 5th Block Community is commendable and greatly appreciated! ❤️🎉@MrsVolpe.

When reading the book ‘Molly Morningstar ~ A Doll for Me’ written by Andrea Coke, 5th Block students used @JSerravallo’s ‘Put on the Character’s Face’ strategy to explore and discuss how a character’s feelings can change throughout a story. @TCDSBSpeechLang @TCDSB

RT @Teacher_Bertin: @MsLin21 @NormTcdsb @5thBlockTCDSB Early intervention is key! We can’t afford a “wait and see” approach! We desperately….

When reading the book ‘Thao’ by Thao Lam, the Grade 2 - 5th Block students used Jennifer Serravallo’s ‘Notice a Pattern & Give Advice’ strategy to build understanding that ‘Names Matter’. @thaolamdraws @JSerravallo @TCDSB

5th Block students have fun practising their Words of the Week by playing a game of ‘Elf Hide & Seek’. @TCDSB @StAntoineDaniel @SilCasa3