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Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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An Extra U, A Weird Q, A Strange S, and a Zed
I love the colour of our currency but sometimes I write a cheque. I like going to the Recreation Centre but we just call it the Rec. I practise my strokes and analyze my technique to get efficient and speedy at the 50-metre freestyle in the olympic-sized pool, which is spelled with a Zed. I…
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Cale Sampson Interview and Podcast
Last month, I had the chance to interview Toronto emcee Cale Sampson. I transcribed the interview and laced it with some YouTube videos but at the time of the posting, we had some technical difficulties getting the podcast up. Well, I am glad to announce that the podcast is now available for free download. I…
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Be Kind Today
Please remember to be kind today. After all it is World Kindness Day. The fact that we even need such a day is awfully telling. The world is often not a kind place. Yet, it can be. And it all starts with YOU. That’s right, YOU. No one else can make the world a more…
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Take a Moment
I never understood the phrase “Lest We Forget.” To me, “lest” looks too much like “let’s” and of course, “Let’s forget” is something that we never want to do. I was glad that we had some Veterans come into my class yesterday and talk to my students. I think it was enlightening for them. My…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Monthly Homework Newsletter
I send home a newsletter to parents each and every month. This is the homework portion of the newsletter I sent home last week for the month of November. Homework is an important part of your child’s learning. It is expected that Grade 3 students do at least 20 minutes of homework per night. Below,…
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Reclaimed My Name
Silent Cacophony was born a long, long time ago. It was originally a title of a book I tried to write when I was a teenager. So I knew when I started blogging that it just had to be the title of my blog as well. It just made so much sense. It also seemed…
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Cale Sampson Interview Part 3
In between Part 2 and Part 3 of this interview I had a really hard time reading my messy scribbles otherwise known as interview notes. We had just played a song called “Never Had a Choice” but with my writing it looked like is said “Chance” instead of “Choice.” It led to some funny moments…
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Cale Sampson Interview Part 2
Chase: “How ya doing Cale?” Cale Sampson: “I’m doing great, man. Thanks very much for having me on the show. I really appreciate it. DOPEfm is solid radio show that’s been around for a long time. I got much love for you guys. I’m really happy to be on the air with you guys to…
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Cale Sampson Interview
Last month, I had the honour of interviewing Toronto’s own Cale Sampson. I have transcribed the interview here but you can also catch the whole thing as a podcast at the DOPEfm page. Thanks to Daddy J for helping to set this interview up and for manning the boards. So without further ado, we bring…
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Teaching Tip Tuesday – Mark Book
It is very important to have an organized record of the marks you assign your students. Marks are a personal matter and should not be written down in your Day Book. That’s why it is important to keep a separate Mark Book. I use a sheet just like this one to record all of the…