Portable Radio is even more “portable” this year. We have three classes involved in this project: Mrs. Smith’s Grade 5 class at South March Public School in Kanata, Mr. Toft’s Grade 5  and Mr. Baird’s 4/5 classes are both at A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary in Stittsville, Ontario. All three classes are part of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.

Here’s what is on the show:

* Maggie tells us why she wants a hamster

* Abeer tells us about Eid

* Sheridan shares an experiment

* Maxim talks about soccer

* Caitlin and Lauren talk about the life Tony Heart (a softball!)

* Keegan tells us how to spend out spare time

* Sydney talks about grasshoppers at recess

* Mr. Baird’s grade 4s sing about the province of Canada

* Caitlin performs White Out! on recorder

* Mr. Toft’s grade 5s create a song using only their first names

Music used in this episode:

WW – Greenroom

White Out! – by Nathan Toft, performed by Caitlin

Sizzle – Lee Brooks

This is our first Point of View of the season. In this Point of View students from South March discuss our opinions about the Government’s plan to scrap the Portrait Museum Project.

.

.

.

Congratulations to Mrs.Smith’s class for getting their Portable Radio P.O.V. about the Portrait Gallery aired on CBC’s Ottawa Morning.

CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning played this point of view at 7:25 am, Thursday, June 11.Good work everyone!

Lisa Raitt, Minister for Natural Resources, has been in hot water lately. We have read the newspaper article and discussed her mistakes. Listen to our point of view about the issue.

You may have already listened to Adrianna, Chelsea and Sarah when they were interviewed by CBC radio, or when they interviewed Daniel Cook.  In this episode, the girls share their thoughts as they prepare for both interviews.  There is also an interview with Karla Hilton, the producer of Ottawa Morning.

Music used in this episode:

* WW – Greenroom

CBC’s Ottawa Morning aired the interview with Daniel Cook today.  Congratulations, Sarah, Chelsea and Adrianna, on getting a quality interview on the air!

What you will hear:

* Candy and Why We Shouldn’t Have it – Grace, Brittany, Shelby

* Why We Do or Don’t Need Libraries – Mark, Spencer, Mitchell K., Andrew F.

* Valentine’s Day – Emily, Olivia

* How to Speak Korean – Jamie

* Do We Need School – Jessica, Mohamud, Eric

* Hockey Fights – 19, Sarah, Nolan, Mitchell H.

* Bullies – Chelsea, Karine, Olivia, Savannah, Emily

* Are Parents Too Strict? – Andrew E., Katie, Elliot, Mitchell

Music used in this episode:

* WW – Greenroom

* Music from FTC Publishing’s SoundPak

At about 8:20 this morning Portable Radio’s Adrianna, Sarah and Chelsea were interviewed by CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning host Hallie Cotnam.  Ottawa Morning has asked them to interview Daniel Cook tomorrow and Hallie brought them into the studios to find out how the preparations for the interview are going.

Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith were very proud of how the girls handled their interview and wish them the best of luck for tomorrow!

Ottawa Morning will air the interview with Daniel Cook on Tuesday, February 17.  We’ll let you know the exact time as soon as possible.

What you will hear….

* Joke time with Stefan and Isaiah

* Christmas traditions with Taylor and Haley

* Sun or Snow with Taylor and Maggie

* More Christmas traditions with Madison, Megan, Maggie and Jamie

Music used in this episode:

* WW – Greenroom

Here’s what is in our fourth episode this season:

* Another song composed by 5NT and 5/6JS

* Would You Rather? by Grace and Brittany

* Why Nature is Important by Karine and Chelsea

* Turtles by Duncan

* Teachers’ Favourite Subjects by Katie and Shelby

* Sports by Mohamud and Spencer

* I Am From Poetry by Nolan, Devyn, Emily, Mitchell K., Mark and Jessica

* I Can’t Write a Poem poems by Savannah and Aiden

* Sounds from the last few minutes of school before the start Christmas holidays

Music used in this episode:

* WW – Greenroom

* My New Beatbox by SampleConstruct

* Hopscotch (Mix-B) by Orb Gettar

* Phat n Sazz by The Dejunair Project

And the following by Kevin MacLeod:

* Laconic Granny

* Just Nasty

* On the Passing of Time

* Enter the Party

* Flutey Funk