This week we re-visited the idea of being a classroom family. As a family we share a lot with each other and unfortunately sometimes that involves sad news. I am so proud of all of the students this week. I am surrounded by thoughtful, kind and intuitive little kids. They are all truly amazing and never fail to surprise me with their empathy and understanding. It is a privilege to be their teacher and our classroom feels even more like a second family. Thank you to any families that have reached out to offer support during this time.
This week I also shared some exciting (to me) news, as we do with our families. I am very excited to become an Aunt this summer as my oldest brother is having our family's first grandchild. I just want to clarify in case any students misunderstood who is having a baby...
We focused on words from the "-ag" family this week. And in math, we continued talking about doubles and near doubles.
We continued to work towards finishing up our winter animal self portraits. We talked a lot about feedback, it's importance, and how to give and receive feedback. We watched the story of "Austin's Butterfly" and paused along the way to discuss what kind of feedback we would provide to Austin. The students were very thoughtful in their feedback, and very kind. We talked about helpful feedback being kind and specific, but that telling someone "good job" does not help them improve. Students then partnered up and gave each other feedback on their portrait design. We also started working on our backgrounds for our portraits using different materials and textures and will finally finish up early next week! I will post final photos on Google Classroom as the end product will have students faces in them. Ms. Wuetherick also taught students about the importance of totem poles and animals. Students watched the story "Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox" and built their own totem poles.
Adding in some photos I originally forgot to share! (Feb. 29)
Here are some of the backgrounds we started today! The backgrounds had to fit with what type of animal students are turning themselves into - a migrator, hibernator or adapter.
Today, students were very excited for the Class Dojo store. Students had more points than in previous months and had to figure out what they could buy and how many points they would have left.
Today we also talked briefly about Bell Lets Talk Day and the importance of taking care of our bodies and our feelings. We discussed ways we take care of our bodies such as eating well, getting sleep and exercising. We then talked about ways that we cheer ourselves up if we are feeling sad or not ourselves. We watched a story called "Lucy's Blue Day" and watched the 2021 Bell Lets Talk Day commercial with Michael Buble.
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, January 29th - PD Day (No School)
Early February - Report Cards Available (specific date to come)
Wednesday, February 10th - Valentine's Day at school
Thursday, February 11th & Friday, February 12th - Teacher's Convention (No School)
Hello families, We had a great week in room 11! The highlight of our week was our field trip to Studio Bell. Students learned about sound, pitch, volume and rhythm. They had so much fun exploring different musical instruments! Thanks so much to the volunteers who were able to join us. This year we are also planning a field trip to the new SAM Centre at Stampede Park and the Zoo! I learned at Studio Bell that students do not know many (if any) Canadian musicians. So, during snack time we're having "Canadian Musician Appreciation Time" - we are listening to different Canadian artists and deciding if we enjoy the music or not. This week we listened to The Tragically Hip and Corey Hart (they had "the sunglasses" at Studio Bell). They also don't know The Beatles so we'll have to listen to some of their songs as well! This week in science we also wrapped up our learning about matter, including...
Hello families, My apologies again about not making a blog post last week! Here's what we got up to this week: We enjoyed spending lots of time with Elder Shirley on Wednesday morning. She walked students through a smudge and talked about some of the sacred medicines. She taught us how to hoop dance and how we can tell a story using our bodies and the hoops. We also enjoyed spending time outside with the hoops and some stuffed animal friends. We performed some hoop dancing for Ms. Zimmer's class and then enjoyed watching Elder Shirley perform some hoop dancing. We also met her mischievous bear friend, Lemon! We're continuing to learn about the Indigenous Seven Sacred Teachings. This week we learned about the teaching of honesty which is represented by the Sabe. Students wrote about a time when they showed honesty. We also read a story called Finn's Little Fibs by Tom Percival and students used loose parts to create a time when they fibbed....
Our first two days of school in room 11 were great! We enjoyed reading some stories together, getting to know each other and our classroom space, and students enjoyed exploring different work choices together in the classroom. We've also already celebrated two birthdays in the classroom! We had gym outside on Thursday and Friday and are looking forward to joining Ms. Zimmer's class for gym next week! We talked a lot about different expectations at school and why it's important to follow the classroom expectations. I always use my cat, Eli, to show listening expectations on the carpet. A notice from School Council came home today! (At least one was found on the ground so I just wanted to make sure everyone saw) Soft Entry We will be starting "Soft Entry" on Wednesday, September 4th. This means that students can arrive between 8:00-8:10 am, come through the garden doors and walk down to their classrooms. The teachers will be on supervision at the door, in the ...
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