This week, we had our first official garden day! We learned about the medicine wheel and how it connects to the directions, seasons,  and elements in many First People’s traditions. We thought about different garden activities in the garden cycle and how they connect. We also harvested many beautiful vegetables to share with our families. Be sure to tell your family about what special activities you did in the garden! I hope you enjoyed your gorgeous garden veggies this week! Did you notice anything about the taste?

How can elements come together to create something new? Tell your family about the special elements we included in this mural.

Artists in Div. 6 have created art pieces for their Dot Day Art Gallery!

Dear Families of Div. 6,

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Division 6 community! I am very excited to be a part of your child’s learning journey this year and I am looking forward to meeting you all in the coming weeks.

Our goals for this year are community, collaboration, and creativity. The learning will take place across curricular areas, and is based on inquiry, experience, and exploration. We will be taking our learning outside into the garden, forest, and community spaces quite often, so please ensure your children bring appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather each day.

We will be using our classroom blog as one of our communication tools this year. Here you can find snapshots of our journey and materials to support learning at home. Please check the blog on a regular basis, or subscribe to our newsletter for updates about our class community. A newsletter will  be coming home this week.

I am looking forward to getting to know your child and your family as we spend this year together. Please email or call with any questions or concerns. I can be reached at 604-296-9036 or by email at kristina.carley@burnabyschools.ca.

All the best,

Ms. Carley

Dear Families of Division 4,

We have come to the end of a wonderful and unusual school year! Thank you so much for sharing your stories and experiences with our class. Thank you for making this year special by celebrating with us, joining us on field trips, teaching us new things, and connecting us with new experiences.

Thank you for your notes of appreciation and conversations, especially in these last few weeks.

A reminder to please help your children to ensure they have saved their files, photos, and creations. I will be sharing a few more photos with families in the coming week. Please feel welcome to save any of the photos off the blog. I will leave it up for the rest of the summer.

Wishing you all a wonderful, restful summer!

With gratitude and love,

Ms. Carley

P.S. Wishing you celebration and joy on Canada Day! Thanks for the inspiration, Brennan!

Good morning Div. 4!

Please spend today finishing up learning that is meaningful to you.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday at 11 for our zoom call celebration!

We have been busy in the garden this year! We have been harvesting lettuces, green onions, chives, chamomile, mint, kohlrabi, spinach, snap peas, oregano and beet leaves! Can you spot which one is which in the photos?

We have some new native pollinator plants ready for our pollinator garden too!

If your family is interested in helping in the garden this summer with watering, weeding, harvesting, or composting, please let Ms. Carley or the garden committee know!

Good morning, Div. 4!

We have come to our final week of school for the year. A reminder of our student schedule is:

• Monday – last in-school day for Cohort #1
• Tuesday – last in-school day for Cohort #2
• Wednesday – whole class zoom celebration at 11:00am
• Thursday – last day for report card pick up & grade 7 leaving ceremony

Over the next few days, you are welcome to finish up your online learning activities and assignments. Please remember to check the new comments when an assignment is returned to you so you can see your teacher’s message!

If you are looking for something new, try creating a bingo card for you and your family. Here are some ideas: Urban Forest Bingo

Wishing you a wonderful week. I look forward to seeing you!