This week our school and class took part in meaningful discussions about the significance of Orange Shir Day and why it is so important to acknowledge and bring awareness to this day. At Buckingham will continue to keep our promise to bring a better and brighter future for ourselves and the land around us.
We are grateful for all the activities and experiences we got to take part in throughout the first part of our school year. We look forward to where the rest of the year will take us!
Wishing our classroom and school community a year filled with lots of joy, good health & positivity!
Xo Ms. Pastora & Ms. Elly
We want to wish our Buckingham Community a nice and relaxing Spring Break. We know our Spring Break might look a little different this year but hope you still get some time to find joy and laughter along the way.
This past year has been filled with many ups and downs, one thing we can take away from all this is how resilient and strong we are!
Division 7 students took inspiration from, Amy Krouse Rosenthal`s book, I Wish You More story, to create their own wishes for our Buckingham Community. Read below to see what sweet and fun wishes they came up with!
Division 7 students have enjoyed taking part in our Counting Collection activities. The children have enjoyed applying their mathematical thinking to count different materials and objects. This hands-on experience has been a great introduction to our Multiplication Unit.
What are some concepts we practice during counting collection time?
Estimation + Counting Strategies:
We started off by estimating how many items were in each bag. We then had to figure out different strategies to find the answer. We counted by 1`s, 2`s , 3`s, 5`s and 10`s
Introduction to equal groups in multiplication:
Students used their counting collections to make equal groups. We discussed the link between multiplcation and counting strategies.
Division 7 students had fun practicing their coding skills with our brand new beebots.
Each table group got to design and create their very own coding paths. This STEM activity allowed us to use all parts of our Core Competencies skills!
“Our group used our ruler to measure out how far the beebot moved.” -A.T.
“The hardest part was laying out our pathway tape. The tape kept gettings stuck!”-A.G.
“It was really hard to code the beebots steps. We had to keep trying and trying!”-M.W.
“It was hard to measure how long it goes before each turn!”-L.L.
“Our group loved to watch the beebots move!”-N.C
“It was fun working in a group!” -A.Y.
“We had to use our communication and creative thinking skills” -M.W.
“We had to input the right steps. It was lots of fun!” A.C.
Our class is excited to take part in all the fun activities planned for Literacy Week at Buckingham. To jump-start our week we all chose a favourite book to recommend to the rest of the school. The children did a wonderful job of recreating the book covers of their favourite books.
Please log into their Seesaw account to read their book recommendations!
We took our learning outside and talked about the different trees found around our community. We discovered that we have many cedar trees around us. Ms. Carson (our teacher-librarian), talked to us about the many special characteristics the cedar tree has. We talked about its connection to our Indigenous learning.
It was a perfect way to spend our morning!
Today we joined our school district and school by wearing a black shirt. Together we acknowledge how important is to keep reminding the world of how important it is to love and respect each other, no matter our race or religion. We will continue to hold conversations that empower and promote love and peace. Our future is bright and full of LOVE!
“We want everyone to feel as if we are one big family!” -L.L.
“Love everyone. Treat everyone fairly!” – N.C.
“Treat everyone fairly.Just the way your family treats you.” M.A.
We had a successful day of logging on to our school laptops all by ourselves. Our task was to go on to Google to find the National Geographics for Kids websites. We got a chance to explore the website and found neat activities along the way. This website will be a great resource for our Animal Research Project!
Here is a direct link to the website:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
We have enjoyed taking part in activities that help us learn about Coding and the many fun ways it ties into Math and our Core Competencies. Division 7 students continue to build on their Digital Citizenship.
Here is a link to learn more about the Hour of Code program:
Ask your child about our “messenger and receiver” game.
