Truth and Reconciliation Day is celebrated on September 30. It was founded in 2014 because of a formal residential student named Phyllis Webstad who wore an orange shirt to the first day of school and had it taken from her. Orange Shirt Day is about recognizing the harmful impact of the residential school system on…

Me! Me! Me! Have you heard that before? Well… they get to embrace their egocentric side by learning and sharing about themselves. In class, the students drew themselves using a Sharpie to create a black and white self-portrait. Some fun facts about each student are included. Check out the drawings!   Here are some close-ups:…

Last week was the first full week of school for the Kindergarten students. They are learning the rules and expectations of the classroom and school. The students are also learning how to recognize, write, and create their names. For last week’s literacy activity, the Kindergarten students explored and used different alphabet letters to build their…

    “Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room?” This classic book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault introduces alphabet letters to the reader. The lowercase alphabet letters take turns climbing the coconut tree. Will there be enough room up there? After reading the story, the students created Chicka Chicka Boom Boom…

Your child has reached another milestone in life- starting elementary school! This can be scary and anxious for your child. To help them, I read a story called, The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn. It is about a raccoon called Chester and he is anxious about the first day of school. His mother teaches him…

What is Story Workshop? Story Workshop is a Reggio Emilia inspired literacy approach where children are encouraged to tell their own story in any form they choose. The children are invited to play with a variety of materials (i.e. loose parts, tempura paints, play dough, wooden blocks) and use these materials to represent their stories…

Welcome to Division 16 Class Blog!   (Please click on the post (the title) for the entire post. Otherwise you won’t be able to read and see the entire post!) Part of celebrating student learning will take place on this blog. To facilitate this, with your child, please view the class blog at least once…