A collection of ideas and learnings for educators, families, and learners created and shared by the Division 1 Learners of 2023 and Ms. Derksen, MEd
When reaching to our book shelves these days, we may feel like the titles are getting a bit repetitive. Like, how many times can a person read the Harry Potter series? Well, that really depends on who you are asking. For me: never enough times #potterhead. Branching beyond our well loved books at home, many […]
In an effort to try and peel your eyes away from a screen, I encourage you to begin journaling (personal writing and art). I am very aware that everyone has access to different supplies at home during this time. If you don’t have access to a sketch book, plain or lined paper, a notebook or […]
Access to Ed Apps I sent out access (via email) to 5 different Educational Applications and Online Classrooms that I hope to use with our class: Take some time to explore tomorrow and Monday! _________________________________________________________________________ Connecting Many students in our class have been getting online and checking their inboxes and Teams at least once a […]
With our class meeting’s success setting the bar for our class’ technological abilities, I am excited to get going in some “regular” programming. I know it may take a little while to get back into the swing of things, and that is definitely okay! Be patient with yourselves, your technology, and your family. For a soft […]
I hope you had a restful long weekend with your families at home! Remember: Class Meeting tomorrow at 11:00am! (I’ll email out instructions shortly) It is recommended to download the Teams application but you still have access through the online Teams application. ______________________________________________________________ Here is an example of how your day could look at home: […]
Check your inboxes! Email updates were sent to parents and students today! Thank you all for your patience, understanding and support this week. It was so great to connect with each family and hear your questions, concerns, and support. Here are a couple of ideas for activities over the weekend to maintain social distancing and […]
Hi all, I will be sending out an email tomorrow with the updates we received from Mr. Chow and the rest of the staff during this afternoon’s conference call. I have begun enrolling our class in a few different online platforms that we will be using more regularly moving forward. For many of these platforms, […]
Band will be continuing with Mr. Cohen in some capacity this term. In order to plan and get an idea of what everyone is able to do at home, please respond to the following survey: Click this: Grade 7 Band Survey: Continuity of Learning Mr. Cohen also has a website that you can check out:Mr. […]
I know. It will be tough. The nights of staying up past 10pm playing games, watching K-Dramas, reading manga, and learning the newest Tik Tok dances have come to an end. Here is a graphic I made (using Canva) to help you get started in the process of getting back into a “school” routine: Click […]
Here is a great 4 week SEL challenge for families created by Mrs. Nicole Wilson, a former colleague and intermediate teacher at Parkcrest Elementary: