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Hi, I’m Toby                                         And I’m Riley.

You know our human, Ms. Gourlay.  We loved having her at home for Spring Break.  Here’s what we did:

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We went on lots of walks. We helped with the chores (“Not so helpful”). We ate snacks. We took naps. We read books (“I love reading”).  We went on more walks. We snacked again. We read another book. We took longer walks (“Why am I not thinner?  Oh, yes . . . the snacks”). We needed a rest after being so busy (“Toby looks like a rug”).

We would love to see what you did over Spring Break.  Please draw some pictures, add some sentences if you can and send it to our human, Ms. Gourlay.  She can post them so that you can see what your friends did.

Love, Toby and Riley (with comments by Ms. Gourlay)

Welcome back!

I miss you all and hope that you had a great Spring Break . . . . . resting and spending time with family.

Sometimes, in the moment, we don’t understand why things are unfolding as they are.  It is only in hindsight that we can begin to make sense of it all.  The most desirable course of action then is to remain as positive as we can and try to do our best to get through these unprecedented times.  So, as Dr. Seuss suggests, let’s use this opportunity to make some wonderful memories with the children.

I know that everyone’s situation is different and trying to accomplish anything at home with small children around can be challenging (been there).  Please know that I do not have any expectations regarding how much school work your child manages to get done – quality over quantity.  So don’t worry. I will be providing you with ways in which you can engage your child in learning.   Just do what you can and have fun . . . make some memories!

You should have received an email from me yesterday.  Please let me know if you got it so that I can keep in touch.

Love, Ms. Gourlay

The Applied Design, Skills and Technologies (ADST) curriculum encourages children to think, design and re-design.

Children are expected to evaluate their ability to successfully problem solve, as well as work effectively in a group.  This includes:

• Persevering when something doesn’t work and being flexible enough to try different ways of doing things  
• Working respectfully and constructively with others

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Much thanks to Ms. Field and Ms. Coutts for facilitating our learning.