This week Ms. Allanson asked the students what they would like others to know about Division 26. We have only been together for a very short time, but already we have begun to grow meaningful connections with each other and with our larger school community, through our explorations and investigations. Every student was excited to […]

Today Divisions 26 and 27 went on their first adventure into the Magic Forest! We headed into the forest to see what magic we could find! Take a peek at the photos below with your family to find out what we discovered!

Today was the day we had been waiting for! It was finally time to taste the pickles that we made together with Division 27! We each had the opportunity to taste and share a tasting word to describe our experience. Here are a few photos from our Pickle Party! Here are some of  the tasting […]

Today Pixie, our classroom Fairy, left us the most amazing gift! When we opened it up, we discovered that she left us a very special growing kit. When we looked closer, we realized it was a mushroom growing kit! Please enjoy the pictures as a sneak peek into how we set up our mushroom growing […]

Today was a beautiful end to our second full week of Kindergarten. I’m feeling very grateful for the kindness and excitement that the students are sharing with me and each other, as we begin to grow our learning community! Please enjoy an assortment of photos as a little peek into a day in the life […]

The rainy afternoon was the perfect time to try and make pickles from the cucumbers we harvested from our garden last week. To make pickles we: Washed our cucumbers. Ms. Allanson chopped up the cucumbers and some fresh garlic from her garden. We tucked the cucumbers and garlic into 4 jars. We added some fresh […]

      On a sunny Friday afternoon, Div. 26 and 27 got together to share their thoughts about the first week of school. Mrs. Brolin asked, “What do you really, really want your grown-ups to know about Kindergarten?” Here are some of their answers! Kindergarten is nice. I have my photo at school. I […]

     Dear Families, Welcome to our classroom hub! I’m hoping to create a space here where families and students can connect with each other and share in the learning journey of Division 26 this year. I invite you to visit here regularly to read and reread the blog posts with your family. It is […]

Hello Families, As I talked about in a previous post (accessible at this link: Educating the Heart and Mind ), at Brentwood Park we have been working with the Heart and Mind Index over the past few years, in recognition of the important role school plays in supporting students’ education of both their hearts, and their […]

Hello! Welcome to my blog! I look forward to using this space to document the collaborative learning journeys of myself and my students. I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to teach in Burnaby, the community that I have always called home and where I now am lucky to be raising my […]