Falling Leaves = Fall Season The students are learning about the autumn season through a variety of ways. One of the things they learned is that many trees lose leaves during this time of year. Leaves fall off of trees and can be red, orange, yellow, green, or brown in colour. Each student collected a…
What is Story Workshop?
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…
Thankful Turkeys
This year, Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 9. There will be no school that day. Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful and thankful for what we have in our lives. The students brainstormed what they were thankful for. They are thankful for many things which they turned into thankful turkeys (with Big Buddies help)….
Every Child Matters
National Truth and Reconciliation Day is celebrated on September 30. It is also Orange Shirt Day which 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. National Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt…
My Family
“Who is part of my family?” I asked that to the class and they were able to tell me who belongs to their family. We created a family portrait using popsicle sticks and drew the drawings with Sharpie. Enjoy the beautiful artwork!
Me! Me! Me!
All About Me! 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…
I Can Build My Name
This is 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. Learning about their name also ties into our unit “All About Me and My Family”. For yesterday’s literacy…
The Kissing Hand
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…
Terry Fox Run
Terry Fox is a Canadian hero who is known for trying to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Today, every year, schools recognize and celebrate Terry Fox by doing a Terry Fox Run to fundraise money to help fight cancer. Here is the school link (if interested): https://schools.terryfox.ca/33504 Our Terry Fox Run…
Welcome to Division 16 Class Blog 2023-2024
Hi everyone! 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…