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Ms. Coutts & Ms. Vankadari

Month: January 2026

Maple Man

January 23, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Today we had a wonderful presentation from a maple syrup farmer who we call “The Maple Man!” We learned a lot about Québécois culture and heritage, and how maple sap is collected and processed to become delicious maple syrup! We got a taste of the very special treat, maple taffy (or tire d’érable en français!)

Carnaval is next week, so today we’ve started wearing the ceinture fléchée. The ceinture fléchée comes from the same roots of the Métis sash (sayncheur flayshii in Michif). In class we’ve been learning about Métis finger weaving, but we’ll take more about that in another post!

 

 

Literacy Week

January 15, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Seaforth will be celebrating Literacy Week, January 19th – 23rd!

Fun literacy-related activities are planned for each day, but there are a few days to note where you have to prepare a bit. Monday and Thursday have in-class/school-based activities. Friday we will also have the Maple Man here to kick off Carnaval! So many exciting things.

So here is the heads up for next week:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Knowledge in Your Pocket Reading in the Dark Dress as Your Favourite Character OR Read Your Shirt Day

Find an interesting fact in a non-fiction book, write it on a slip of paper, and put it in your pocket. Throughout the day, someone might ask you for your fact!

 

Lights out! You may bring flashlights, blankets, etc to make forts for some cozy reading time.

 

 

 

Dress up as your favourite book character! Or if you’re not feeling very “costume-y,” you can put on a shirt that has words on it.

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

January 12, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Happy 2026 everyone! Welcome to a new year and a new term. Even though we are already in our fifth month of school, it always feels like a fresh start once we come back in January. In class we talked about the metaphor of a new sheet of paper, or a blanket of fresh snow across the ground, to represent the new year and new term. They hold possibilities and potential to start anew, or to continue your story from the last page.

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