For some, in Division 10, Peace means sharing nice words.  We recited a Nice Words poem for the Remembrance Day Assembly.  It was a virtual assembly.  I have attached the poetry recital on today’s blog post. Click on the link. https://sd41-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/e13432_burnabyschools_ca/ERK9IYrxe_xFqcHEBM2IwskB_PC1nU7g16MEXBukuCIBbA

Others have shared that reading in a quiet room brings them peace.  Some shared that being out in nature brings them peace.  We have been connecting with trees in nature, working through our classroom inquiry of “What Stories Do The Trees Tell Us?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

We thoroughly enjoyed creating our autumn trees, considering the bare branches and the falling leaves.  With the parade of storms and windy, rainy days, students were able to capture just the right image for their art pieces, “Can You Hear The Trees Talking.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have also witnessed rainbows this November so we have been working with our Word Collector activities, engaging in some Rainbow Writes and Roll a Rainbow word challenges using numeracy vocabulary and nice words.

 

 

 

Reading Stamina has also been a focus for November.  We have increased our reading stamina to 30 minutes.  Students have also worked on listening to reading with Tumble Books and Story Time while improving shared reading skills.  They have developed their own list of strategies and criteria for shared reading.

They are very focused and peaceful during this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laptop Tuesday has been well-received and students are becoming very comfortable logging on with user names and passwords.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diwali brought much light into the classroom and making window diyas brought positivity.

We have been having a very successful first term.