DIVISION 20 BLOG

We had the best time today at Barnet Beach!

The whole day was a fabulous and smooth adventure for us.

We basked in the sunshine, made sand castles, caught crabs, saw starfish, played together, snacked together, laughed together, and explored together.

Div. 20 is an immensely joyful class.

A HUGE thank you to our parent volunteers today (mamas of Aveline, Kaleb, Grayson, Logan) who helped make this field trip one of the best yet! We couldn’t have done it without you. Our hearts are happy! THANK YOU!

 

 

Thank you to our Div. 20 families for taking the time to join us for our last Sip & See of the year!

Your children were extremely excited to perform their story for you for our Reader’s Theatre spotlight.

It has been a delight for us to observe and see their progress in developing many of their reading skills. Students had opportunities to provide their peers with stars of encouragement and praise, as well as positive and realistic feedback for improvement.

We are so proud of this class… such thoughtful minds and hearts.

It was a beautiful day for an adventure to the Burnaby Village Museum.

We all enjoyed traveling back in time to see how people lived, what they wore (they were definitely fancier!), what items stores carried and the types of stores available, how much items cost (movie tickets were 10 cents!), and what a classroom looked like… to name a few! Our class truly loved seeing the general store (as a comparison to our “corner store”) and how the bank and cash registers looked back then.

We had a very interesting conversation about the 1922 classroom features. You would be surprised to hear how many students would like to sit in rows, but would skip the inkwells!

We ended our trip with a spin on the zippy carousel; a first for a few students.

What a fun day out together… we wish we had more time to explore, discuss, and to also see some of the exhibits that were closed. A neat place to visit again with your family!

A BIG thank you to Lily’s parents who joined us on the trip to help supervise.

A few more trips together before the end of the year… and we can’t wait!

We continue to be delighted (and tricked!) by the creativity, fun word problems, and clever hiding places.

Do you know what a “red herring” is in mathematics?

~ A red herring refers to a term or number that is included to distract or mislead you from the important or relevant parts of a problem or situation. It has nothing to do with a coloured fish haha!

Many students have embraced this concept and have attempted to apply it to their word problems. These are really making us read the problems very carefully!

This week’s themes included: Flower Gardens, Hockey, Sumikkogurashi World, Dinosaurs, and a Sanrio Picnic!

Div. 20 has kicked off this final round of Show and Share with much excitement and enthusiasm! Students have worked (and continue to work) hard on their poster projects.

For this round, we begin our day with the Brain Bender questions written by the day’s special sharing person.

We are proud to see the effort, creativity, incredible details, and variety of word problems (using the skills they have learned this year)… we are also having the most fun finding the hidden answers! Each student receives a poster star booklet with a specific note written from each classmate- something specific they noticed and liked about each poster.

Mrs. Kimmie will try her best to join in on the fun when she can get a free moment in her day… and she will be required to do A LOT of math. She loves poster projects!

This week’s math themes included: Kawaii Beach, Outdoor Family Playground, Craft Shop, and Sanrio Cafe!

We can’t wait for next week’s themes!

 

 

To all the hardworking, encouraging, and loving mothers in Division 20…

Happy Mother’s Day!

We hope you are in the sunshine having a wonderful start to your day.

Your children were very excited to make a beautiful gift for you!

We had the best field trip experience (despite the rain!) visiting Lynn Canyon- the ecology centre, surrounding forest, beautiful stream, fascinating creatures, and of course, the suspension bridge!

Our guides shared a wealth of information and we were excited to learn new and surprising facts. We were amazed when we got to see the creatures we found placed under magnification for us to view- we all marvelled at the intricate details and patterns seen on each creature!

A BIG thank you to our parent volunteer drivers (Aveline, Jace, Maxime, Meika) who helped make this field trip possible for us; they took such care in getting everyone to and from Lynn Canyon smoothly and safely. We truly appreciate your time and help!

Click on the photo below to view the video of our adventure! (click full screen once opened)

You will see and feel the enthusiasm and energy of your children while they spent their time outside in nature, breathing in the fresh air.

We were thrilled to see your children showcase their hard work and progress.

We hope you enjoyed your child’s conference and celebrated the many successes they shared with you. They all have been working hard.

It was wonderful to see their excitement and to see you go through their agenda of activities and highlights with them. They also could not wait to show you our class store!

Thank you again for your tremendous support at home in your child’s learning.

We are having a beautiful year together!

 

We had our official Grand Opening of our corner store with Ms. Coletta, our VP, present to mark the occasion!

Here is Ms. Coletta making it official!

We were incredibly proud of our class today.

Our students (shop employees and customers) each contributed patience, calmness, kindness, and respect to make our Grand Opening day a success. They shared their favourite moments and what exactly made this special experience memorable for each of them.

Thank you to all the families who donated items for our store. Today was filled with happy customers and excited cashiers, shop clerks, assistants, and security guards. We can’t wait for the next shopping day!

Take a video peek at the excitement! (click on the photo below and then adjust to view full screen):

We had the best time on Wednesday walking to Kensington Rink with Ms. Mak and Ms. Helfrich’s classes (and with Fritz and Marcel) for our skating field trip. The rain came to a stop, and we really enjoyed walking to the rink and getting our hearts pumping in the fresh air.

Mrs. Nagy and I were proud to see so many things happening while we were at the rink: caring for others, offering of skating tips, sharing words of support and encouragement toward new skaters, parents showing incredible patience and kindness helping students and teachers, new skaters showing perseverance, not giving up, getting up after falling. And most of all… seeing happy faces and students having fun.

A special thank you to the parents who joined us (Calliah’s mom, Meika’s dad, Milan’s dad)- we arrived safely and had a stress-free day because of you all!