Mr. Belliveau's Class

September 15, 2025
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Welcome to Division 1

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I am delighted to have the opportunity to teach your child this school year. We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Sanchez, our Educational Assistant, who will be supporting our classroom community. This blog is intended to provide you with important information about our classroom routines and expectations for the year ahead. I look forward to getting to know your child and working together to make this a successful and rewarding year for everyone.

Planners

I wanted to inform you that we will no longer be using traditional planners in class. In previous years I found that many students were not using them consistently, and I believe we can try a more effective approach. Instead, students are encouraged to use their phones to take pictures of the homework that will be displayed on the board and also listed on the class blog site to help them keep track of their assignments and important dates. To check the blog website for homework please you can save this link: https://sd41blogs.ca/belliveauc/For those who prefer, I can also provide small notebooks for jotting down notes and reminders.  Thank you for your understanding and support as we explore this new system to better meet the needs of the students.

Physical Education,  Healthy Living & Well-Being

Students will receive physical activity two days per week on Wednesdays and Thursdays; sometimes this will take place in the gym, outside or in the classroom. Please ensure that your child wears comfortable clothing and appropriate running shoes on these days or has a pair of running shoes to change into. Students do not change for Gym.  Also, please provide a labeled water bottle (one that cannot spill easily) so that they can leave it at their desks. It is important to hydrate the body and it helps the brain with learning.

Arriving on Time

It is important that students arrive on time to school. Students should be lined up at the community room doors by 8:50 and instruction begins at 8:55.  It is a valuable lesson to learn early in life and it starts your child’s day off on a positive note. If your child is going to be late or away, please contact the school at 604-296-9036

Library

From Monday to Friday, students will have the opportunity to visit the library to check out new books. They are to keep the books for at least two days before returning it for a new one. Encourage your child to re-read the books to improve accuracy, practice fluency and deepen thinking about the same book. Please ensure your child takes good care of these books and remembers to return them on time so that they can make a new selection.

Please email, call or drop by if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with you this year as partners in your child’s education.

December 21, 2023
by belliveauc
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Have a Fantastic Winter Break!

Wishing everyone a restful winter break and holiday.  I hope you are able to enjoy some fun family time and create some lasting memories.  I also wanted to thank you for the support you have given to your child and to me this term.

See you in 2024!

Mr. Belliveau

 

September 29, 2023
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Orange Shirt Day

This week Division 1 has been learning about Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Truth and reconciliation is an ongoing process that requires reflection and action. In an interview, Phyllis Webstad, the person whose experience inspired Orange Shirt Day, noted that there will come a time when the people who lived through the experience of residential school will be gone, and we are dependent on our youth to carry forward the knowledge of Canada’s history.

Many students already have some background knowledge about residential schools and are continuing to learn challenging truths of Canada’s past. Reconciliation starts with a willingness to listen and learn in order to restore positive relationships for affected communities.

Below are some links to support you in your truth and reconciliation journey:

  • Orange Shirt Day – the story behind why we wear orange

  • Native Land – learn about whose land you live on

  • 94 Calls to Action – a child-friendly document to learn about important steps still needed to be taken towards reconciliation (did you know that this Day of T&R is #80 of the 94 calls to action?)

September 26, 2023
by belliveauc
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Welcome To Division 1

A belated welcome to the division 1 blog site.  I am so excited to be your child’s teacher this year! Joining our classroom community is Mx Hunt, an Educational Assistant. This blog will give you some general information about our class routines for the coming year.  I am looking forward to getting to know your child better and to having a great year with them… and you!

Planners

The delivery of the student’s planners have been delayed, but I will be providing them with temporary pages to help them organize their daily activities, to write down necessary information to help them remember what they need and to keep you informed.  Any upcoming assignments and longer term projects will also be written in there.  Also, writing a note in the Planner is a great way to communicate with me and I can do the same.

Physical Education,  Healthy Living & Well-Being

Students will receive physical activity twice days per week on Monday and Wednesdays; sometimes this will take place in the gym, outside or in the classroom. Please ensure that your child wears comfortable clothing and appropriate running shoes on these days or has a pair of running shoes to change into. Students do not change for Gym.  Also, please provide a labeled water bottle (one that cannot spill easily) so that they can leave it at their desks. It is important to hydrate the body and it helps the brain with learning. Similarly, it is just as important to pack a healthy lunch and snack; please avoid sending food or drinks with little nutritional value like pop and candy. Let’s try to bring a no litter lunch too by using reusable containers!

Arriving on Time

It is important that students arrive on time to school. Students should be lined up at the community room doors by 8:50 and instruction begins at 8:55.  It is a valuable lesson to learn early in life and it starts your child’s day off on a positive note. If your child is going to be late or away, please contact the school at 604-296-9036

Library

From Monday to Thursday, students will have the opportunity to visit the library to check out new books. They are to keep the books for at least two days before returning it for a new one. Encourage your child to re-read the books to improve accuracy, practice fluency and deepen thinking about the same book. Please ensure your child takes good care of these books and remembers to return them on time so that they can make a new selection.

Please call or drop by if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to working with you this year as partners in your child’s education.

April 21, 2020
by belliveauc
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Daily Physical Activity & Outdoor Learning Week 3

Alphabet Body: Call out a letter and work together to form that letter by using your bodies. Letters that work well are: A, X, S, C, F, J, I, L, U, V, K, Z. Don’t forget to stretch and hold your position to the count of 10. Try counting in a different language.
Testing Your Taste Buds: Close your eyes and hold your nose. Your partner will choose a few mystery items from the fridge/pantry. Once your partner gives you a little taste, describe the taste and see if you can properly identify the food item.  
Exploring Your Recycling Bin: What do you have in your recycling bin(s)? Design and create a futuristic machine using what you choose.
Hanging Sight Words: Write out common words (i.e. ‘said,’ ‘little,’ ‘that,’ etc.) on index cards. Then tape streamers/string at varying lengths from a doorway. Tape the index cards to the end of the streamers/strings. Jump up, grab the word, and yell it out while pulling the word off! Source: simpleplayideas.com/hanging-sight-words.
Spy on a Squirrel: Spot the squirrels in your yard and spend time watching what they do during their day. Where do they go? How do they move? Create a map of your yard and track their travel throughout the day.
Mystery Items in a Bag: One person puts a household item into a bag. While holding the bag, your partner should close their eyes and reach in. Can you feel the item to guess what it is?
 Nature Wands. Collect a variety of nature items (i.e. leaves, petals, cones, etc.) to create a ‘nature wand’ by securing these items to a sturdy stick with masking tape.

April 20, 2020
by belliveauc
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Math & Literacy Activities Week 3

Hello All,

Below is a list of literacy activities that you can choose from to work on with your child through the week.  These are not mandatory activities that must be completed, but are meant to be another option to supplement their math and literacy learning at home.  

Math Activities Week 3
Look at a grocery store flyer. If you had $10.00 to spend, what two items could you buy? What change would you get back?
Fill it Up! Find different sized measuring cups and a large plastic jug. One at a time, estimate how many of each it will take to fill the jug. Test out your prediction. What do you notice?
Simon Says! Find someone to play the game “Simon Says”. Use words like forward, backward, left and right when Simon gives their instructions (e.g., take two hops backwards, take three small side steps left).
What is in the kitchen cupboard? Think of a sorting pattern for the food containers to organize them. Will you sort them by size and shape? Shape and colour? Or something else? Sort them and see if someone can figure out your sorting rule.
Baking in the kitchen (with help)! Choose a favourite family recipe (or learn a new one) to make with the help of an adult. Gather and measure out the ingredients! Follow the recipe directions! Share and enjoy!
Getting active with math! Create a BINGO card with your family and in each square put a simple exercise (e.g., jumping jacks, jog on the spot, dance around etc.). If you complete 20 minutes of physical activity, how much time will you have to spend on each activity if you complete one line in any direction? If you complete two lines? If you complete 20 random exercises? Pick a game and try it out!
 
LITERACY ACTIVITIES
Read or listen to a story and discuss what happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end.
Choose a word that has a common spelling pattern (e.g. -est, -ike, -eat, -ight, -ow). Write as many rhyming words as you can with the same spelling pattern. Choose one more and do the same thing.
Create a scavenger hunt, with verbal or written clues, for another family member to complete. (e.g. In the room where I sleep find a big blue stuffie).
Create a mini poster to remind everyone in your family to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Read a book, poem, or article with your child. Have them tell you what five key words in the reading mean (e.g. feeling words like “embarrassed”, descriptive words like “unpleasant”, action words like “glaring”).
Stay- In Restaurant – have child(ren) create menus for tonight’s meal. Menus can be used that night for “customers” to choose from and children can record the orders on a note pad and then read out the order to the “cook”.
Call, Facetime, message a friend or family member and tell them a joke (or maybe a few). (E.g. Why did the orange stop? Because it ran out of juice. What goes tick, tock, bow, wow, tick, tock? A watch dog.)

April 16, 2020
by belliveauc
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Important Update for Class Meetings

Hello All, 

I just thought I would provide an update to everyone as to how to join future weekly class meetings.  You will have to find the class meetings button.  Click on it and it will be there.  Today, I think there may have been some confusion as to where to access the meeting.  Please email me if you have any questions.   

April 15, 2020
by belliveauc
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DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/ OUTDOOR LEARNING

Fitness Stations. Create fitness stations around your space (living room, backyard, garage, driveway). Lay out the equipment you’ll need at each station. Rotate through the stations and spend 2 minutes at each. (Station Ideas: skipping, running on the spot, jumping jacks, sit ups, side-to-side jumping, sidekicks, ball toss against a wall).
A Field Trip at Home. Travel to the garage. Discover 3-5 new things you haven’t seen before. What are they? How do they work? Use your imagination.
Search and Find. Head outside… Find, draw and describe the following: 2 structures that are man-made, 2 structures that are found in nature. What types of loads (i.e. a solid or liquid that has weight) do these structures carry or hold? Compare and contrast how these items are similar and different.
Be Anything. March on the spot and when a command is given, jump into a frozen position representing an action, or statue. Leader calls out the frozen action. Telephone pole Baseball pitcher, Quarterback throwing a football, Mountain climber, Race car driver, Grow like a flower, Lightning bolt.
Outfit Combinations. Choose two drawers from your dresser. Sort the clothing items so common items are grouped together (i.e. shirts, pants, etc.). How many of each item do you have? What items do you need to make one complete outfit? How can you pair the items you have to make as many different outfits as possible? Grade 3 DPA/Outdoor Learning Date Activity Saturday, April 18 Water Exploration.
Water Exploration. Choose 1 soft surface (i.e. grass, dirt, etc.) and 1 hard surface (i.e. sidewalk, deck, etc.). Pour 1 cup of water on the soft surface and 2 cups of water on the hard surface. What happens to the water on each surface? How does each surface change in different ways? How long do you think it will take for the water to dry?
Simon Says Movement Game. One person calls out a movement for the others to follow. (i.e. spin 3 times, 5 jumping jacks, 10 knee high kicks etc.) Take turns as the leader to call out “Simon Says…”