Welcome to your first day back!

Today is going to feel quite different than our usual first day back from spring break. It is okay to feel happy, sad, worried, or any other feeling you might be having. You might even be feeling a mix of different emotions throughout the day. 

Families, here is a great resource for you to take a look at: https://www.openschool.bc.ca/keeplearning/

Students, as I meet (virtually) with other educators in Burnaby today, here are a few things to get started for your first day back. 

Talk with your family about your school day schedule:

  • What time will you wake up each school day? 
  • Can you choose a special “work space”?
  • Which activities will you do today? 
  • Will you have access to technology (ipad or laptop) at a certain time during the day for school work?

Activities 

Here are some activities you can choose to do today! These are just suggestions, not requirements. There are many ways we can learn at home!

  • Science
  • Math
    • Play some math games to practice your fluency of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts 
    • Grade 4’s can work on their multiplication/division booklets if they are not finished
  • Reading 
    • Read a book! Or two! (I will be sending some online reading programs later this week as well).
    • Listen to a story from Audible (free collection available)
    • Check out our new blog posts from before spring break (below)
  • Writing
    • Create a visual journal about spring break – pictures and words about what you did
    • Write and draw about your favourite things about school! You can also include some things you would like to do during our distance learning!
  • Daily Physical Activity
    • Ideas: walking, hiking, yoga, dancing!
    • Remember to take lots of physical activity breaks throughout the day
  • Art 
    • Spring is here! If you can, find your spring bud from the last week of school! See if you can find the exact one and draw it! How do you noticed it has changed?
    • Or, find something to draw outside your window that shows spring is here!
  • Extensions
    • You could work on your extensions from AIP – body systems of your animal and humans: digestive, musculo-skeletal, respiratory, circulatory