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…

Welcome to Mrs. Wong and Ms. McCarthy’s (Div. 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!) I (Mrs. Wong) will be the teacher updating this blog. Part of celebrating student learning will take place on this blog….

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…