Division 15 Blog

Division 15 had a very eventful past few weeks! As you may know already, Mother Nature gifted us some lively caterpillars on Earth Day. We were so lucky to observe the caterpillars form a chrysalis and eventually metamorphize into beautiful butterflies! We compared photos of different species of butterflies and determined that our butterflies were Painted […]

Hello Division 15 families, I first want to say thank you to all the families that participated in the Student Led Conferences. I am so proud of the students and how they lead their families around the classroom. These conferences are a great way for students to demonstrate their learning directly to their families. Many […]

Hello division 15 families,   I hope you all had a good long weekend! We had many thematic lessons since we came back from spring break.   Ramadan: As we came back from Spring Break, many members of the Morley Community have started observing the month of Ramadan. We learned about Ramadan and made many […]

Welcome back families! I had a great time today listening to all the stories from the restful break. Here are some of the things we did before the break: Pink Shirt Day Promise: Pink Shirt Day was created to stand-up against bullying in our communities. We read the book Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman […]

Hello Division 15 families, I hope you all had a restful long weekend! The last few week was packed with lots of themes to explore in our class. We first talked about love, and we all agree that we love… LOVE! We talked about things that we love and created the good copies of our […]

Hello Division 15 families, Happy February! In this month, we talk a lot about kindness and friendship in preparation for Valentine’s Day and Anti-Bullying Day (Pink Shirt Day). We introduced the idea of “drafts” when we created our heart maps. Heart maps are visuals that show what is important to someone (things that are in […]

Hello Division 15 families, This week has definitely been an exciting one! This week our main theme was Lunar New Year (commonly known as Chinese New Year). We had rich discussions over this holiday and the celebrations we might see in our community. We found out that most of us are Roosters! (This is also […]

Happy New Year Division 15 families! I’m sorry to the parents who anticipate my blog posts! I try to upload at least every two weeks, however, as many of our activities are routine, I don’t want to flood your inboxes with the same materials. Welcome to 2023! Here is an activity we did to supplement […]

Hello Division 15 families! The past two weeks have been festive and full of fun. I hope you enjoyed the presents the kids made for their families. We talked about some of the major holidays celebrated in December, such as Christmas, Hannukah, and Kwanza. We had a great discussion about identity and the connections between […]

Winter is here! I am so proud of the many students that are able to dress themselves up with all their snow gear. Great job! Please replace any wet/soiled clothes that are sent home. Here are some highlights of this week: This week we learned letters “L” and “F” We also learned about Body Parts […]