Season 1 Episode 00 [18:00]
Last May 2006, 5JS, 5NT, and 4/5AG joined forces to put on a live radio show. You’ll hear over 60 kids singing and playing percussion. Thanks to Plank Road Publishing for giving us permission to post...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 02 [03:06]
Ms. Richardson, a student teacher in 5NT, captured some of the sounds of the start to our school year. You will hear students from 4/5JS and 5NT. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Any other...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 03 [06:38]
Grade 4/5JS has prepared a piece on using math in regular life. Students in 5NT demonstrate how to use the Who/Wants/But/So/Then strategy when making a summary. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 04 [05:54]
In this episode, we have some examples of discussions we’ve had in Social Studies. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Any other music used in this episode was created by Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 05 [05:53]
In this episode we hear a report about Terry Fox and the Terry Fox run. We also answer the question…What’s the matter? WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Any other music used in this episode was...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 06 [06:45]
In this episode, you will hear a special message to a student teacher, some amazing facts and a skit about banning tag in schools. You will also hear about someone’s special rabbit and another play...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 07 [14:45]
In this episode, you will hear about our Grade 4 field trip to the Bill Mason Centre, some commercials advertising our insulating devices, and paragraphs about doing chores. You will also hear four...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 08 [07:51]
In this episode, you will hear another report about our Grade 4 field trip to the Bill Mason Centre. You will also hear a shout out from Professor Cornford. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network)...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 09 [17:06]
In this episode you will hear book reports by students, and Mr. Toft. Hear about Holes, Number the Stars, Harris and Me, Chasing the Falconers, and more. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Any...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 10 [13:20]
In this episode, you will hear a concert put on by 4/5JS and 5NT. Also, student 16nt leaves a musical voicemail. Why not give Portable Radio a call? You could tell us what you think, sing a song, or...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 11 [07:39]
In this episode you will hear a book review of Deltora Quest, a weather report, and New Year greetings from 5NT. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Auld Lang Syne – by Friction Bailey (Podsafe...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 12 [11:55]
In this episode you will hear an interview with Mr. Thompson, a black belt recorder karate song, weird facts, a play about responsibility and a segment called What and Where in the World. WW – by...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 13 [09:20]
In this episode you will hear two soundscapes, the Goal Sport Network, Animal Helpers, breaking news about snow, Polar Express and maniacal laughter. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe Music Network) Vital...
View ArticlePortable Radio featured on Carleton University radio program
We were very excited to have been visited by a fourth year journalism student from Carleton University. Alana Range came to ALC to interview Mrs. Smith, our students and me about our podcast Portable...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 14 [12:47]
In this episode you will Laugh your Head Off, hear sound from the top, bottom and middle of the hills at Mount Cascade, and learn all about our student teacher Ms. George. WW – by Greenroom (Podsafe...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 15 [08:42]
This episode has some opinions about the Carp Dump, Boring and Fabulous Word Choices, Homonyms, Jump Rope for Heart, Reponsibility Part 2, and a factory soundscape. That’s Mr. Toft’s four year old son...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 16 [11:13]
This episode includes Terrific Two Words, a new game show called Grade One Millionaire, part one of a mystery, fan mail, and information about Oil, the pros and cons about this energy resource. WW – by...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 18 [9:51]
Last week, Leo Brooks, a professional drummer and drum builder, visited Grades 4/5JS, 5NT, and 5SM. All three classes have been working on build drums out of cardboard builder’s tubes. Leo spent time...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 20 [14:45]
This episode includes speeches about a sister, dance misconceptions, and the Stanley Cup. You will also hear why British Columbia is a great place to live and sound from our field trip to Parliament...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 21 [11:58]
It’s Portable Radio – the live edition. On Thursday, June 21, Grades 4/5JS, 5NT and 5SMCB joined forces to present a concert version of Portable Radio. In this episode you will hear songs, boomwhackers...
View ArticleSeason 1 Episode 22 [6:39]
Recorded over the last few weeks of school, episode 22 has the final episode of our mystery “Mindy and Meg”, some soundscapes created as part of the Learning Through the Arts Program, a song for our...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 1 [3:50]
It’s a brand new year of school which means we’re starting a brand new season of Portable Radio. In this first episode of the season we are bringing you sounds from September 4, 2007; the first day of...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 2 [14:07]
Welcome to our special Math Lincs episode. Math Lincs is a collaborative project for 5th and 6th grade math students around the world. Every month we are given a special math assignment to complete and...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 3 [16:30]
In this episode you will hear a French Rap by the students in 5/6JS, all about our email exchange project, information about time zones, 5/6NT’s New Zealand Epals, some 20 word stories, our Grade 6...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 4 [10:30]
This episode includes a poem about keeping our environment clean, information about one of our email exchange schools in Germany, a segment on using variables and expressions in math, writing good and...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 5 [17:14]
We have a big and varied show for you this week. This episode includes two stories, one made with short and one made with long vowel sounds, sports news about the A. Lorne Cassidy 2007 soccer season, a...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #1 [02:47]
This is our first Portable Radio Point of View. In this episode you will hear our response to a story that came out this week about a brawl involving two hockey teams in Guelph, Ontario. The kids...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 6 [12:05]
Episode 6 Season 2 includes Kayla and Fiona’s How To Show, Dylan and Luka’s instructions on how to play Fishy Fishy, Megan and Emma’s facts about bullying, Hadi and Robin’s holiday survey, and Amanda...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #2 [3:28]
Today we learned about Ottawa’s royal swans and an issue surrounding them. Queen Elizabeth II gave the swans to Ottawa as a present in 1967. It turns out that the swans’ winter shelter needs to be...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 7 [16:15]
We would like to wish all our listeners a happy and safe holiday season. Mr. Toft and Mrs. Smith In this episode you will hear our first Portable Radio episode of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader as...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #3 [3:08]
We read in the Ottawa Citizen about how Winnipeg is trying to get the title of World’s Longest Skating Rink. Ottawa currently holds this title in the Guiness Book of World Records. In the winter, a...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 8 [14:37]
In this first episode of 2008 we bring you a story about a mooing milk carton, a Rams’ hockey team update, some listener mail, and Ripley’s Amazing Facts. There’s also an interview with Tyrell, the...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #4 [2:10]
We have been learning about different drugs and their effects on the body. One of the drugs we have been studying is nicotene, the drug that is found in cigarettes. Last week there was a story on the...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #5 [1:50]
The story of Ray Emery’s being late for practices and other off-ice behaviour have been making the headlines this week. As a result, there has been talk about trying to trade the Ottawa Senators...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #5 CBC [3:03]
We were played on CBC’s Ottawa Morning today. Here’s what it sounded like: Download You can hear what more about the Emery story and what other fans had to say at Ottawa Morning’s archive. Scroll down...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 9 [17:15]
In this episode you will learn about How to Make a Podcast, the A. Lorne Cassidy Performance Group, and a tragic accident in the maritimes. We have the second installment of the Bit Bit and Burple...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #6 [3:30]
On these days when buses are cancelled, those of us hardy enough to come to school have been asking the question: Is it better to stay in town or go away during March break. The students behind...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 10 [14:15]
Episode 10 was completed on yet another snow day. Buses were cancelled due to snow and freezing rain – so we only had a handful of students. Even Mr. Toft didn’t make it in this time. In this episode...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #7 [3:10]
CBC’s Ottawa Morning aired this P.O.V. on March 19, 2008. This week 5/6JS and 5/6NT read an article about a cell phone company in Europe that is marketing its phones to 5 year old kids. We read the...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 12 [15:10]
In this episode you will hear some public service announcements about alcohol. Amanda and Robyn find out if grade 6s can figure out percentages and while Remi and James challenge our vice principal...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 13 [14:20]
Are you superstitious? Well I am now that I have been working on episode 13. This episode gave me more computer problems than any other episode I have ever worked on! Even when it was finished and...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #8 [1:24]
Recently, New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin raised the idea of abolishing the penny. Our students shared their opinions on this idea. Listen
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 14 [12:30]
In this episode you will here about a real mystery that is happening in the grade 5/6 portable 1 classroom. An unknown, mystery student has been leaving clues to their identity on Mrs. Smith’s desk....
View ArticlePortable Radio P.O.V. #9 [3:19]
Yesterday, police near Maniwaki, Quebec, captured a lion cub named Boomer who had escaped from his babysitter. Our classes had a discussion about whether or not people should be keeping lions or other...
View ArticleSeason 2 P.O.V. #10 [3:30]
On the front page of the May 7th Ottawa Citizen, there was a picture and story about 24 Sussex Drive. The NCC wants to do a major renovation of the building. This would take about 15 months and cost...
View ArticleSeason 2 Episode 16 [14:25]
Episode 16 is all about our drum project. Amanda, Robyn, Ruben, McKenna, and Charles talk about how the frame and tube drums were made. They also interview drum builder/musician Leo Brooks. You will...
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